- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, following his resignation on 1 December 2000, Mr Ron Smith, the former Chief Executive of the Common Services Agency of the National Health Service in Scotland, has received or is to receive any termination payment relative to the termination of his contract of employment over and above normal entitlements to salary, holiday pay and related matters accrued to that date.
Answer
This is a matter for the Common Services Agency. However, I understand from the Common Services Agency that any payment to Mr Smith will not be over and above any normal contractual entitlement on termination of a contract.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any claim for compensation in respect of the termination of the contract of employment for Mr Ron Smith, the former Chief Executive of the Common Services Agency of the National Health Service in Scotland, has been initiated by him or on his behalf.
Answer
This is a matter for the Common Agency. However, I understand from the Common Services Agency that no claim has been initiated.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 January 2001
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Answered by Sam Galbraith on 23 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost will be to local authorities which own and manage crematoria of complying with the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions' Air Quality Division's guidance notes requiring crematoria to undergo major industrial changes involving flue gas cleaning equipment should these changes be deemed necessary to reduce background emissions of mercury.
Answer
Process Guidance Note PG5/2, which relates to emissions from crematoria, is currently subject to review. Accordingly, no final decision has been taken on whether or not to require the fitting of flue gas cleaning equipment to existing crematoria for the purpose of reducing mercury emissions. Discussions on how to proceed are still taking place with the relevant stakeholders, and the cost implications for crematoria will be taken into account before any decision is taken.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2000
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-1700 by Mr Jim Wallace on 17 January 2000, whether it will explain the difference between an opinion that "there were no statable case" and an opinion that there was "no prospect of any success and no merit in going ahead with a judicial review" in respect of the Sheriff's decision in Noel Ruddle's appeal hearing.
Answer
As indicated in my answer to question S1W-1700, Scottish Ministers took the view that there was nothing to be gained from proceedings for judicial review. Legal advice given to the Scottish Ministers was that there was no argument which might have been stated in court which would have succeeded in achieving Mr Ruddle's continued detention in hospital.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2000
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Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Parliament complied with paragraph 2.20 of the Scottish Ministerial Code before he initiated civil proceedings in his personal capacity against Scottish Media Newspapers Ltd. and Iain McWhirter in the Court of Session and, if so, when he consulted with the Law Officers.
Answer
I am responsible for the Ministerial Code and judgements about compliance with its terms are a matter for me.I can confirm that the Minister for Parliament consulted the Law Officers before initiating civil proceedings against Scottish Media Newspapers Ltd. and Iain McWhirter.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 15 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the end-year balance in each sub-heading of the Scottish Courts budget was in 1999-2000.
Answer
The information requested in contained in the following table.
Subheading | Provision £000 | Actual £000 | (Under)/overspend £000 |
Running costs | 34,816 | 30,584 | (4,232) |
Capital | 12,000 | 11,131 | (869) |
Appropriations in aid | (17,781) | (17,829) | (48) |
Operational | 5,035 | 4,119 | (916) |
Lockerbie | 11,259 | 10,049 | (1,210) |
Total | 45,329 | 38,054 | (7,275) |
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 5 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the end-year balance in each sub-heading of the Crown Office budget was in 1999-2000.
Answer
In 1999-2000 the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service underspent on its allocated budget by £1.3 million. This was added to existing "End-Year Flexibility" entitlement from previous years, and the department carried over voted provision of £4.6 million into 2000-01. This is being used principally to fund a major investment in modern technology and changes in working practices, which will improve service delivery over the next two years.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 29 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what senior vacancies there are in the NHS Management Executive, when any such vacancies arose and how they arose.
Answer
I refer to the Press announcement made by the Scottish Executive on Monday 10 July regarding the outcome of the recent review of the Scottish Executive Health Department (SE 1989/2000, 10 July) which is available on the Scottish Executive website.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 22 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions directions have been given to the Scottish Qualifications Authority since its inception in terms of section 9 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1996 and what the nature and content of such directions was on each occasion.
Answer
There have been no directions to SQA under section 9 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1996.
- Asked by: David McLetchie, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 22 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions guidance of statutory or non-statutory nature has been given to the Scottish Qualifications Authority since its inception and what the nature and content of such guidance was on each occasion.
Answer
No guidance of a statutory nature has been given to the SQA since its inception. Guidance on the relationship between Scottish Ministers and the authority is set out in a Management Statement and Financial Memorandum. Guidance is also given annually on objectives and performance indicators in approving SQA's Corporate Plan.
