- Asked by: Susan Deacon, MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 10 March 2004
To ask the Presiding Officer what arrangements there will be in the new Parliament building to support MSPs and their staff who are breast-feeding.
Answer
The new accommodation inHolyrood provides space for two baby changing/nursing mother rooms. The room designatedfor use by MSPs and all Parliament staff is located adjacent to the MSP/staffrestaurant at garden level, and the room for the public is located within the crèche.Each room will have an en-suite WC/wash-hand basin compartment and a mobilechanging trolley.
- Asked by: Susan Deacon, MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 10 March 2004
To ask the Presiding Officer what provision there will be in the new Parliament building for Parliament staff who are breast-feeding.
Answer
The new accommodation inHolyrood provides space for two baby changing/nursing mother rooms. The room designatedfor use by MSPs and all Parliament staff is located adjacent to the MSP/staffrestaurant at garden level, and the room for the public is located within the crèche.Each room will have an en-suite WC/wash-hand basin compartment and a mobilechanging trolley.
- Asked by: Susan Deacon, MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 10 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of passengers using Newcraighall and Brunstane stations arrive at the stations (a) by public transport, (b) by private car, (c) on foot and (d) by bicycle.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Susan Deacon, MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 9 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the reason is for delay in amending the requirement that trains terminating at Newcraighall must enter the reversing siding rather than turning round at the platform, given the implications for passengers' convenience, and when the issue will be resolved.
Answer
This is a reserved matter.We understand that Her Majesty’s Railway Inspectorate have givenrecommendations on the best way forward. These have been accepted by NetworkRail and ScotRail, who now plan to turn around an additional six trains a day (andany delayed services) at Newcraighall.
- Asked by: Susan Deacon, MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 1 March 2004
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to the answer to question S1W-28863 by Sir David Steel on 17 September 2002, what progress has been made in developing public transport options to ensure that there are easily accessible and affordable transport links to the new Parliament building.
Answer
The Parliament isresponsible for providing the infrastructure to allow transport links to thesite of the new building as part of the landscaping scheme and the convener of the Holyrood Progress Group has informed me that good progress has been madetowards that. Provision has been made in the scheme for the inclusion ofappropriately located bus stops, a disabled parking area on Horse Wynd, and acycle rack close to the building. There will also be an extended taxi rank onthe Canongate. Apart from particular routes, the City of Edinburgh Council has ultimate responsibility for public transport to all areas of theCity. It would be a matter for the council and local bus companies to determineroutes and timetables, as well as a pricing structure.
- Asked by: Susan Deacon, MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 5 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to address the issue of odour emissions from waste water treatment plants.
Answer
The Executive is currently preparinga voluntary code of practice setting out best practice guidance for dealingwith odour problems. We plan to consult on the code this spring.
If the House of Lords decidesto accept the appeal before it on the control of odour, the Executive will consulton legislative options. Once the result of any appeal is known, the Executivewould then be ready to introduce new legislation if required.
- Asked by: Susan Deacon, MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 6 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to enable people with learning disabilities to influence the development and implementation of policy.
Answer
People withlearning disabilities are directly involved in the development andimplementation of policy at local and national level. Half of the board membersof the Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability are people with learningdisabilities or family carers. The same as you? National Implementation Group hasfour people with learning disability as members. Our users and carers referencegroup that helped shape learning disability policy in Scotland continues to meet to advise onimplementation. A third of the members are people with learning disabilities.
People withlearning disabilities are involved in the recruitment of local areaco-ordinators and in the work of NHS Education for Scotland in training for nurses. The MentalWelfare Commission has also recently advertised for a person with a learningdisability to be employed as a part-time commissioner.
- Asked by: Susan Deacon, MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 22 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when the final report of the expert group on the National Sexual Health Strategy for Scotland will be published.
Answer
The Scottish Executive received the draft national sexual health strategy on 25 September. Itwill be published for consultation in the near future.
- Asked by: Susan Deacon, MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 1 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Her Majesty's Government to ensure that people receiving benefits, pensions and tax credits (a) can still collect them and (b) have a range of current accounts available at the Post Office in order to maintain strong local communities.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with theUK Government on a wide range of issues, including the impact of recent changesto the ways benefits are paid. As part of the Executive’s commitment to buildingstronger communities, we are supporting the Scottish Post Office Network througha £2 million development fund for urban post offices.
- Asked by: Susan Deacon, MSP for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is addressing capacity building in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) voluntary and representative sectors, both nationally and locally.
Answer
The Executive is providing fundingto two national LGBT organisations, the Equality Network and LGBT Youth Scotland,to develop networks and structures for consultation with LGBT communities acrossScotland. The Executive has also funded the production of a directory of LGBT organisationsby Beyond Barriers and supported the Beyond Barriers conference on 13 to 14 September2003, which focussed on issues facing LGBT communities in rural Scotland.
We will continue to work withLGBT communities and with others in the public and voluntary sectors to examinehow best to further develop capacity and build on the work which we are alreadydoing.
