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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S2W-01072

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 June 2003
Current Status: Answered by Colin Boyd on 22 July 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any charges have been brought as of 19 June 2003 against Mr Tony Freeman of Solutions RMC.

Question reference: S2W-00710

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 June 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 2 July 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on whether patients should wait up to two years to see an audiologist in a Fife Acute Hospitals NHS Trust hospital and what action it will take to remedy any such situation.

Reducing waiting is a priority for the Executive. This was set out in the health white paper, A Partnership for Care. On Friday 13 June Malcolm Chisholm launched the Out-patient Action Plan which will help Scotland achieve the maximum wait of 26 weeks for out-patient appointments by 2005.The Executive made a commitment to modernise audiology services in response to the Public Health Institute report NHS Audiology Services in Scotland. We have asked NHS boards to develop modernisation action plans for hearing aid services, and an additional £1.5 million was made available earlier this year for the purchase of new audiology equipment. £750,000 was made available during 2002-03 to reduce waiting times.In 2003-04 boards will receive an average increase of 7.8% in their budget allocations. We expect boards to use some of this funding to help implement these plans. In addition the Executive is making £8 million of central funding available over the next four years to support the modernisation process, and will appoint a project manager to facilitate and co-ordinate modernisation over the next two years.

Question reference: S2W-00684

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2003
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 19 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive which public bodies did not have members' codes of conducts approved by ministers by 1 May 2003, as required by the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000.

The Board of Management of Aberdeen College, the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission and the Parole Board for Scotland did not have codes approved at 1 May 2003. A code has now been approved for the Board of Management of Aberdeen College.There are a number of outstanding issues surrounding the production of codes for the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission and the Parole Board. These are being taken forward by the Executive in consultation with the individual bodies.

Question reference: S2W-00683

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2003
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 19 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many public bodies have had members' codes of conduct approved under the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000.

One hundred and twenty-nine public bodies have had codes of conduct approved under the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, out of a total of 131 covered by the act at present. Two bodies have yet to have codes approved. There are a number of outstanding issues surrounding the production of codes for the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission and the Parole Board for Scotland. These issues are being taken forward by the Executive in consultation with the individual bodies.

Question reference: S2W-00559

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Enterprise was aware that Solutions RMC and Mr Tony Freeman were being investigated by the Scottish Charities Office during the period when Solutions RMC was seeking and receiving financial assistance.

Question reference: S2W-00560

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will institute an inquiry into the awarding of public funds by Scottish Enterprise to Solutions RMC.

Question reference: S2W-00558

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures and guidelines are in place to ensure that Scottish Enterprise considers the background and previous employment history of companies and individuals seeking financial and other assistance.

Question reference: S2W-00561

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the procedures and guidelines operated by Scottish Enterprise offer adequate safeguards for public funds when it considers applications from individuals and companies seeking financial assistance.

The Management Statement between the Executive and Scottish Enterprise sets out requirements which Scottish Enterprise must observe when considering the provision of financial assistance to individuals and organisations. The detailed processes whereby Scottish Enterprise secure the appropriate assurances are for that body to determine. Adherence to requirements will be checked by internal and external auditors.

Question reference: S2W-00487

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Colin Boyd on 10 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive why the activities of Breast Cancer Research (Scotland) were not suspended when the formal investigation into its activities began.

Question reference: S2W-00514

Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Colin Boyd on 10 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Charities Office (SCO) became aware that Solutions RMC was seeking an interim interdict against Mr Robert Winter of Breast Cancer Research (Scotland) and whether the SCO made any representations to oppose the application.