- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 10 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Charities Office interviewed, or sought to interview, Mr Robert Winter as part of its inquiry into Breast Cancer Research (Scotland) prior to the interim interdict against him being granted by the Court of Session.
Answer
It would not be appropriate to comment on who has been interviewed, or when, in the course of an investigation, especially when the matter is sub judice. The existence of the interdict would not prevent a witness from being interviewed by the Charities Office.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 10 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its proposed fire service bill will be based on its consultation document The Scottish Fire Service of the Future or on the recommendations of the Bain report commissioned by the Deputy Prime Minister.
Answer
The two are not mutually exclusive. A number of the Bain report recommendations, particularly those on risk management and community fire safety, chimed with proposals in our policy document. We will take both into account as we take forward our work on the fire services bill for Scotland, which we plan to publish in the first year of this session.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 10 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Lord Advocate will seek the lifting of the interim interdict granted to Tony Freeman of Solutions RMC preventing Mr Robert Winter of Breast Cancer Research (Scotland) from divulging any information pertaining to Solutions RCM's business, finances, products, dealings, transactions or affairs to any third party.
Answer
The interim interdict relates to business matters flowing from Mr Winter's employment with RMC Solutions and in no way prevents him from speaking to the regulatory authorities.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 10 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Charities Office was prevented from interviewing Mr Robert Winter as part of its inquiry into Breast Cancer Research (Scotland) because of the interim interdict against him granted by the Court of Session.
Answer
It would not be appropriate to comment on who was interviewed in the course of investigation as the matter is sub judice.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 10 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when concerns were first raised about the operation of Breast Cancer (Research) Scotland and on what date the formal investigation into the charity began.
Answer
The investigation which led to the current court proceedings began in October 2002. It would not be appropriate to comment further as the case is sub judice.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 10 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the Scottish Charities Office formally passed the results of its investigation into Breast Cancer Research (Scotland) to the Lord Advocate.
Answer
The Scottish Charities Office is a division of the Crown Office and investigates misconduct and mismanagement in charities on behalf of the Lord Advocate who raised the court action against Breast Cancer Research (Scotland).
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 9 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to locate the medical records of haemophiliacs infected with hepatitis C and whether a public inquiry will be held into this matter.
Answer
Patients who receive treatment from the NHS in Scotland have the clear right, for whatever reason, to ask NHS organisations for the medical records of their treatment. I recently took steps to make it clear that NHS Scotland must be as open and transparent as possible in responding to requests from patients. Of course this includes haemophiliacs infected with hepatitis C. I have previously stated that anyone who is having problems should contact the Health Department with details to allow officials to ascertain the position. I repeated this offer on 28 May and a departmental contact telephone number was given.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive which public bodies have members' registers of interest under the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 and whether, and how, each such register is made available to the public.
Answer
Devolved public bodies which come within the ambit of the 2000 act will not need to have their register of interest in place until May 2003. The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc (Scotland) Act 2000 (Register of Interests) Regulations 2003 (SSI/2003/135), made on 5 March 2003, stipulates that the register should be open to public inspection at an office of the applicable council or devolved public body at all reasonable hours and without charge.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive which public bodies have submitted members' codes of conduct that have not been approved under the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000.
Answer
refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-34456. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many public bodies have submitted members' codes of conduct under the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000.
Answer
At 11 March 2003 a total of 104 devolved public bodies had submitted codes of conduct under the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000. Consideration of the codes of conduct for members of devolved public bodies will be finalised shortly and the bodies will then be notified of ministers' decisions. This will be completed well in advance of the 1 May commencement of the ethical standards framework.Thirty-five codes have yet to be submitted from bodies which will come within the ethical standards framework on 1 May 2003. These relate to boards of management of further education colleges whose sectoral code has only recently been agreed with the Association of Scottish Colleges.The codes for The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and The Cairngorms National Park are not required to be submitted until 1 September and 1 December 2003 respectively. This was specified in the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (Stipulated Time Limit) Order 2003 (SSI/2003/122).
