- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider a pilot programme for drug courts in North East Scotland.
Answer
Decisions on the piloting of drug courts will be made within the next few months. I have meantime noted the member's interest in a pilot in North East Scotland.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2000
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Answered by Jackie Baillie on 16 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will make an announcement on the future funding of current Rough Sleeper Initiative projects.
Answer
Rough Sleeper Initiative projects are currently funded through to March 2002. An announcement on funding after that date will be made after Christmas.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 9 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to ensure that Great North Eastern Rail services north of Edinburgh are restored.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in daily contact with GNER about the suspension of its services north of Edinburgh. GNER wrote on 8 November to all MSPs concerned about disruption of services to Aberdeen in order to advise them of its plans for restoring a normal timetable from 13 November.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 October 2000
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Answered by Frank McAveety on 27 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its announcement on central heating grants on 19 September 2000, whether such grants will be available to complete partial systems.
Answer
The scheme is intended to help those households most at risk from cold and damp homes. They comprise an estimated 70,000 pensioner households across all sectors of the stock and another 70,000 households in local authority and housing association dwellings who lack any form of central heating.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 27 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its announcement on central heating grants on 19 September 2000, whether such grants will be available to replace unsuitable existing systems on health or other grounds.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-10369.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 27 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its announcement on central heating grants on 19 September 2000, what advice it will offer local authorities and other housing providers concerning any current programmes they may have for the installation of central heating systems in their properties.
Answer
These programmes are supported by resources made available to local authorities by the Scottish Executive. Authorities should continue with them. Later this year they will be receiving advice from the Scottish Executive on additional resources for the central heating initiative for council tenants which is to begin in April 2001.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 27 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its announcement on central heating grants on 19 September 2000, whether the grants will cover complete central heating systems.
Answer
The central heating initiative will provide up to £2,500 per dwelling to install an insulation package and a heating system. If this amount can deliver whole-house heating it will be provided. Where partial heating is installed it will be put into all main living and sleeping areas but not into additional bedrooms.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 24 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the results of its inquiry into Hepatitis C contracted as a consequence of treatment by contaminated blood products.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-6273.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 24 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-5627 by Susan Deacon on 11 April 2000, when the internal investigation into Hepatitis C infection due to contaminated blood products will be completed and when the report will be made public.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-6273.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 24 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-5627 by Susan Deacon on 11 April 2000, whether the scope of the internal investigation into Hepatitis C infection due to contaminated blood products will include consideration of and recommendations on compensation.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-6273.