- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 14 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is planning to help care homes that will face paying their water charges in full as a result of the Court of Session decision on Scottish Water v Clydecare Limited.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-33481 on 11 February 2003. 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: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2003
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken, or plans to take, towards the disposal of the former remand centre at Longriggend, Greengairs, North Lanarkshire.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The SPS are in negotiation with a potential purchaser of the former remand institution at Longriggend.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 January 2003
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Answered by Hugh Henry on 4 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to bring forward proposals for juvenile safety orders as piloted by Strathclyde Police in Hamilton during 1999 and 2000.
Answer
None. Strathclyde Police did not pilot any juvenile safety orders in Hamilton. On 23 October 1997, Strathclyde Police in partnership with South Lanarkshire Council, introduced a Child Safety Initiative within three areas of Hamilton, returning children home who were out unsupervised on the streets at night. The initiative was subsequently extended to all areas of Hamilton.It is an operational matter for individual Chief Constables in association with their local authority, to determine whether such measures provide the means to effectively address issues of particular concern in their area. The initiative has not been adopted elsewhere in Scotland.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2003
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to address any impact on service provision in the NHS of the call-up of reservists in anticipation of military action against Iraq.
Answer
NHS Scotland has contingency plans in place to minimise the effect of staff shortages in hospitals, however they are caused. It is expected that they will be able to cope with this requirement as part of normal operational adjustments for staff absences, without affecting services in general.Experience from other military deployments has indicated that the mobilisation of individual reserves will not have a significant effect on the NHS in Scotland.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS staff members have been called up in anticipation of military action against Iraq, broken down by NHS board area and profession.
Answer
As at 24 January, 24 members of staff, covering a variety of specialties, have been called up across Scotland. This is out of a total of more than 138,000 staff (115,000 Whole-Time Equivalent).
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 January 2003
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown by local authority area of the figures given in its statistics release, Home Care Services, Scotland 2002.
Answer
These statistics are too lengthy to include in a reply. I shall write to the member as soon as possible with these detailed statistics and arrange for a copy to be made available in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2002
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Answered by Margaret Curran on 9 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how often the Scottish Executive/Voluntary Sector Forum has met since June 2001 and when the annual review of the Scottish Compact for 2001-02 will be published.
Answer
The Scottish Executive/Voluntary Sector Forum met in June and October 2001 and in April and December 2002.The joint review of the Scottish Compact in 2000-01 recommended that a monitoring framework should be developed based on agreed indicators for the Scottish Executive, its agencies, non-deparTmental public bodies and the voluntary sector. A joint Compact Review Group was established in May 2002 to advise on the development of such a monitoring and evaluation framework and this group aims to report to the forum early next summer. Further monitoring of the compact will be undertaken in due course once a robust framework is in place.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2002
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Answered by Hugh Henry on 16 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners were held on remand in bail hostels in (a) 1999, (b) 2000 and (c) 2001; what the average cost was per prisoner, and how many bail hostel places are currently available.
Answer
The Scottish Executive provides funding to local authority criminal justice social work services to provide bail services for offenders. The service includes the provision of bail accommodation in certain areas for offenders released with a condition of supervision. As bail services are provided through local authorities, the information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to publish its response to the Scottish Charity Law Review Commission report.
Answer
I have today published my response to the report and copies have been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 25562).
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2002
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 12 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements there are, or are planned, to provide parenting classes as a measure to deal with offending by children.
Answer
While parents and other relevant persons are required to attend children's hearings, compulsory measures of supervision can only currently be imposed on the child. Parents may voluntarily access support services or play an active part in the child's programme aimed at stopping offending. Action Point 9 of the Action Plan to Tackle Youth Crime and Disorder seeks to promote parental responsibility. We will shortly announce approvals under the £10.5 million Youth Crime Prevention Fund, which will include schemes enhancing parental support.
