- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 4 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it or any of its agencies purchases any services from the Met Office.
Answer
Over the past threefinancial years the Scottish Executive have made the following payments to theMet Office:
| Year | Payments |
| 2002-03 | £1.309 million |
| 2003-04 | £1.342 million |
| 2004-05 | £0.017 million |
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 4 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it or any of its agencies contributes directly or indirectly to the Met Office’s budget.
Answer
The Scottish Executivetransferred the sum of £1.112 million to the Met Office for the provision ofsevere weather warnings for the emergency services in the 2004-05 autumn budgetrevision. A similar sum will automatically be transferred each year for thispurpose.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 4 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what courses in nautical studies are available from further education colleges or universities and at which institutions they are available.
Answer
Scotland’s leading institution in nautical studies is GlasgowCollege of Nautical Studies, which has an international reputation as a centreof excellence. Banff and Buchan College is also very highly regarded in the delivery ofcourses for seafarers. Courses which involve aspects of nautical studies, orwhich have some nautical or maritime dimension, are however available at a widerange of institutions in Scotland.
Details of courses offeredby individual institutions can be obtained via the websites of the Associationof Scottish Colleges http://www.ascol.org.uk/contacts.aspand of Universities Scotland http://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 4 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms exist for articulation from further education colleges to degree level courses for cadets in the merchant navy in Scotland.
Answer
In line with ScottishExecutive policy, colleges and universities are committed to encouraginglearners to reach their full potential. An important factor in the delivery ofthat commitment are the arrangements between many colleges and universitieswhich are designed to facilitate the progression of students to degree levelcourses and beyond. The Scottish Executive does not, however, maintain acentral register of these arrangements, details of which are best obtained directfrom the institution concerned.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the numbers of specialist nursing posts for colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Answer
The planning of the workforce, including specialist colitis and Crohns Disease nurses, is primarily a matter for individual NHS boards.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many specialist nursing posts for colitis and Crohn’s disease there are, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Centrally held information does not explicitly identify specialist nursing posts for colitis and Crohn’s disease. However a number of nurse specialists, including gastro intestinal and stoma nurses, may be included in the care of patients presenting with colitis and Crohn’s disease
Information on the clinical nurse specialists in post in NHS Scotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Workforce Statistics, at:
www.isdscotland.org/workforce.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 1 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions ministers have had with their counterparts in Wales regarding prescription charges.
Answer
There have been no discussions with Ministers of the Welsh Assembly Government on this subject.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 1 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of prescriptions issued are not filled.
Answer
This information is not available. The number of items dispensed is known. However, information about NHS prescriptions issued to patients is recorded by prescribers in patients’ notes and the number is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 25 July 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has examined the wireless network which provides broadband internet in Estonia.
Answer
We are aware of the wirelessnetwork in Estonia. The Executive has of course supported a number of wirelessnetwork projects in Scotland including “Connected Communities” which will bring broadbandcoverage to parts of the Western Isles. Furthermore, our recent procurement wastechnology neutral and has led to a contract which will deliver broadband accessto every Scottish community by the end of 2005.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 15 July 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it would consider a pilot scheme to set up a wireless network in north-east Scotland to increase access to broadband internet.
Answer
Our commitment is to ensureevery community across Scotland will have access to broadband by the end of thisyear. This has been taken forward via the Executive’s “Broadband for Scotland’srural and remote areas” open procurement which was technology neutral andwhere, ultimately, ADSL technology was judged to provide the best solution forincreasing broadband coverage.
