- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 11 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers of sign language there are in Scotland.
Answer
At September 1998, there were an estimated 164 full-time equivalent teachers who had a hearing impairment teaching qualification in publicly funded schools in Scotland.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to develop transport infrastructure in the Glasgow area.
Answer
We plan to spend around £31 million on motorways and trunk roads in Glasgow in the period to 31 March 2002, and £17.5 million, via the Public Transport Fund, on bus priority measures, the Partick Interchange and improved train rolling stock.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what profit is made by each prison involved in the manufacture of goods for commercial enterprises.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
It is not possible to provide this information as a contract for a particular product may be manufactured across a number of prisons. The price charged for goods manufactured in prisons is set to cover the costs of manufacture and to include an element which contributes to the cost of running the industries function within prisons.
The purpose of providing work to prisoners is not profit-driven. Section 68 of the Prisons and Young Offenders Institutions (Scotland) Rules 1994 requires every prisoner to work in prison. In addition, research shows that a prisoner gaining employment on release is less likely to re-offend. The work secured provides prisoners with the opportunity to gain experience of working and to develop a work ethic. Industries work very closely with education and programming to address offending behaviour and improve the employability of offenders.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive to which part of the prisons budget the profit made from the manufacture of goods in prisons for commercial enterprises goes.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
In accordance with Government Accounting, the income from the sale of prison manufactured products is classified as Appropriation in Aid and the various costs of producing the goods are classified under Current Expenditure.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it was aware that one surgeon was in place at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary Heart Transplant Unit and what action it has taken to address the situation.
Answer
As I made clear during the debate on 24 May, the Scottish Executive, the North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust and National Services Division had been concerned for some time about the surgical complement of the Scottish Heart Transplant Unit. The Trust had been trying for about 18 months to recruit a second transplant surgeon.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive why no contingency plan was in place for the operation of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary Heart Transplant Unit.
Answer
I refer to my answer to question S1W-6958 for information about the steps which were being taken to deal with the surgical complement of the unit.As a general contingency arrangement, the National Services Division (NSD) of the Common Services Agency has Service Agreements with each of the transplant units in England to cover any access required by Scottish residents.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 28 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, whether it will list the members of the Scottish Social Inclusion Network.
Answer
The current membership of the Scottish Social Inclusion Network is set out in the table below. It is chaired by Ms Wendy Alexander.
| Joy Barlow | Consultant |
| David Belfall | Scottish Executive |
| Alan Brown | Employment Service |
| David Coulter | Scottish Enterprise |
| Mike Ewart | Scottish Executive |
| Mike Foulis | Scottish Executive |
| Rozanne Foyer | STUC |
| Ian Graham | Association of Scottish Colleges |
| Jon Harris | CoSLA |
| Tam Hendry | Edinburgh Streetwork Project |
| Damian Killeen | Poverty Alliance |
| Kaliani Lyle | Citizens Advice Scotland |
| Hugh MacIntosh | Barnardos (Scotland) |
| Duncan MacLennan | Scottish Executive |
| Frances McCall | Independent Community Adviser |
| Corrie McChord | CoSLA |
| Nell McFadden | Strathclyde Elderly Forum |
| Lynne Main | Wester Hailes Representative Council |
| Stephen Maxwell | SCVO |
| Nicky Munro | Scottish Executive |
| Linda Newlands | Broomhouse Health Strategy Group |
| Gail Newton | Scottish Homes |
| Liz Nicholson | Shelter |
| Angela O'Hagan | Equal Opportunities Commission |
| Douglas Osler | Scottish Executive |
| Selma Rahman | Fife Racial Equality Council |
| Ian Robertson | Highlands and Islands Enterprise |
| Archie Roy | Benefits Agency |
| Hammie Smillie | CBI (Scotland) |
| Chris Spry | Greater Glasgow Health Board |
| Gillian Stewart | Scottish Executive |
| Yvonne Strachan | Scottish Executive |
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 28 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7257 by Jackie Baillie on 8 June 2000, who currently serves on the Social Inclusion Partnership Advisory Group.
Answer
The Social Inclusion Partnerships Advisory Group no longer exists. It was set up to advise on the designation of new Social Inclusion Partnerships and last met in March 1999.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria are applied by Ministers in deciding who should reply to official correspondence from their own constituents and other members' constituents.
Answer
Ministers will normally reply direct to correspondence from their own constituents where the subject matter of the correspondence falls within their ministerial portfolio.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 26 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have contracted Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and other infections at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow during the last five years.
Answer
Infection control is the responsibility of NHS Trusts who are expected to act in accordance with guidance set out in the Scottish Infection Control Manual and other nationally agreed recommendations.
