- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 13 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31164 by Allan Wilson on 14 November 2002, what progress has been made on improving access for anglers to rivers and lochs.
Answer
Further to my answer of 14 November 2002,an initial review of the system of Protection Orders has now been completed. Ihave recently received an analysis of the responses made. Once I have had timeto consider these, I will discuss next steps with my officials.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 13 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Superfast Ferries with regard to providing a pet passport scheme for the Rosyth ferry port.
Answer
Officials from my departmenthave been in discussion with Superfast Ferries since January 2001 regarding theimplementation of Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) on the Rosyth to Zeebruggee ferryroute; the latest communication with them being on the 9 October. We awaitproposals from them for suitable operation procedures for the carriage of petcats and dogs which would allow the route to be authorised.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 12 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Ebixa (memantine) is being routinely prescribed for the treatment of moderately severe to severe Al'heimer's disease.
Answer
In August 2003, the ScottishMedicines Consortium (SMC) considered memantine (Ebixa) and on the evidencesubmitted by the manufacturer did not recommend it for use in NHSScotland. Weunderstand from the SMC that they have been in touch with the manufacturer andexpect a resubmission.
SMC advice does not overridethe individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriatedecisions in the circumstances of the individual patient. Prescription data forJanuary to August 2003 (the latest available data) show that a total of 1,205prescribed items for memantine were dispensed by community pharmacists anddispensing doctors in Scotland. Data on prescriptions dispensed by hospitals orhospital-based clinics are not available centrally.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 9 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to encourage young people and the long-term unemployed to enter retraining opportunities as a means of combating the skills shortage.
Answer
CareersScotland provides a range of impartial information, advice and guidance on employmentand training opportunities to help people of all ages enter and re-enter the labourmarket. Advice reflects the labour market information provided on skills shortagesby Future Skills Scotland.
The UK Government’s Welfare toWork programmes offer help to unemployed people to move into or return to sustainedemployment. These include New Deal for Young People, New Deal for the Long TermUnemployed and New Deal 50 plus.
In addition, the Training forWork programme provides a wide range of retraining opportunities designed to helplong-term unemployed people secure work.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 2 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is tackling noise pollution.
Answer
The Pollution, Prevention andControl (Scotland) Regulations 2000 introduced stringent controls specificallyto regulate noise from relevant industrial installations.
In addition, the Scottish Executive is preparing to implement, by July 2004, Council Directive 2002/49/EC onthe assessment and management of environmental noise. The directive requires severalinitiatives to be put in place relating to noise from roads, railways, airportsand industry. These initiatives are to be taken forward progressively and includenoise mapping, provision of information to the public on environmental noise andits effects and, where necessary, the adoption of action plans with a view to preventingand reducing excessive noise.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 30 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many bail supervision schemes have been set up.
Answer
Bail supervision schemes areoperated by local authority criminal justice social work teams, which are organisedon a grouping/unitary authority basis. Schemes are currently available to sheriffcourts in the following areas:
Ayrshire (confined to solemncases)
Argyll and Bute/Dunbartonshire
Fife
Forth Valley
Edinburgh, Lothians and ScottishBorders (excluding Linlithgow and courts in Scottish Borders)
Glasgow (also includes Stipendiary Magistrates Court)
Lanarkshire (excluding Airdrieand Lanark)
Northern
Orkney
Tayside (non-residential bailnot provided at Dundee and Perth)
The following areas do not currentlyprovide bail supervision schemes:
Dumfries and Galloway
Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
Shetland
Western Isles
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 30 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been put on bail supervision schemes.
Answer
The number of cases dealt withby local authorities requiring bail supervision in 2002-03 was 646.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to introduce civil partnerships.
Answer
We note the UK Government's consultation on civil partnership registration for same-sex couples and are considering how to proceed on this matter.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 26 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on the implementation of the pet passport scheme on the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry route.
Answer
The Pet Travel Scheme (Scotland) Order 2003 was made by the Scottish ministers on 31 March and came into force in Scotland on 8 April 2003. Superfast Ferries the company which operates the route indicated to my officials in April that they planned to put any work on PETS on hold for at least six months to concentrate on developing other parts of their business.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 12 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what contribution Scotland is making to the genetic modification national public debate.
Answer
The GM Public Debate is being organised at arms length from Government by an independent steering board. It features a series of conferences, debates and meetings across the UK during June and July. The first event in Scotland took place in Glasgow yesterday and local events are expected to follow throughout the country. The Executive understands that there have been expressions of interest to hold meetings in the Highland area, Edinburgh and Aberdeen as part of the wider programme of debate.
