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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S1W-05562

Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 August 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will encourage local authorities to set up "licensing forums" to allow members of the licensing board, licensing officials, police and representatives of licensees to meet informally to discuss local issues relating to the operation of the licensing system and allow licensing boards to become better informed on these issues.

Question reference: S1W-08582

Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 July 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 25 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that the Sacred Heart Primary School in Cumbernauld is not closed by North Lanarkshire Council until the judicial review requested by local parents has been completed.

Question reference: S1W-06882

Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 25 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was paid by the Scottish Arts Council (a) directly to consultants and (b) in grants to clients to enable them to pay consultants in each year from 1995-96 to 1999-2000.

The Scottish Arts Council made payments a) directly to consultants and b) in grants to clients to enable them to pay consultants in each of the years specified as shown in the following table.

£000
	General Funds		Lottery Funds		Total
	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)
1995-96	-	46.6	-	-	-	46.6
1996-97	-	34.5	-	3.0	-	37.5
1997-98	16.5	34.2	13.6	26.3	30.1	60.5
1998-99	8.5	-	4.0	78.6	12.5	78.6
1999-2000	50.5	27.5	-	137.4	50.5	164.9
	75.5	108.6	17.6	245.3	93.1	388.1

Question reference: S1W-07176

Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2000
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 25 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to and what plans it has for the creation of "Millennium Greens", using National Lottery money to help people design, create and own their own local green area.

Question reference: S1W-08602

Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 July 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 20 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to questions S1W-6451 by Mr Jack McConnell on 16 May 2000 and in the light of the finalisation of the Holyrood design, what roadworks will need to take place as a result of the location of the new Parliament building at Holyrood; how much such roadworks are expected to cost and how much the landscaping of the surrounding area is expected to cost.

External works proposals are not yet finalised, and firm cost estimates are therefore not available. £2.5 million has been made available to Historic Scotland for works in Holyrood Park likely to be required this year. In addition, the Scottish Executive Development Department has been discussing with Edinburgh City Council financial requirements for the roadworks. Future expenditure will be considered in the expenditure review.

Question reference: S1W-08456

Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 03 July 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 17 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6967, what plans it has to ensure that persons with suitable medical training are available in schools where no teacher or other member of staff has volunteered to administer medicine to pupils.

Health boards have the statutory responsibility for the medical inspection, medical supervision and treatment of pupils in schools, including the administration of medicines. The day-to-day management of pupils requiring medication would normally be undertaken by school staff on a voluntary basis. In circumstances where it is not possible to put these arrangements in place then the School Health Service would have to reach agreement with parents and education authorities on appropriate arrangements for the pupils concerned.

Question reference: S1W-08436

Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2000
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to prescriptions of beta interferon by GPs, (a) what the policies are of each health board or NHS Trust on funding them and (b) what instructions or guidelines have each health board or NHS Trust issued to GPs.

Each health board determines its prescribing policy on drugs taking into account the advice provided by its local Drug and Therapeutics Committees.

In 1995, guidance about new drugs for multiple sclerosis, and clinical advice from the Standing Medical Advisory Committee, was issued to health boards. The guidance asked health boards, in consultation with other key interests, to develop and implement local arrangements to manage the entry of these drugs into the NHS and, in particular, to instigate and continue prescribing through hospitals. The implementation of that guidance is a matter for each health board and information about instructions or guidelines which may have been issued by health boards or NHS Trusts to GPs is not held centrally.

Question reference: S1W-08435

Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2000
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 14 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support was given by the Scottish Office or the Scottish Executive in each of the last five years to each of the national youth organisations.

The information is set out in the table below. Decisions on this year's training grants will be notified to organisations very shortly.

HEADQUARTERS GRANT
Organisation	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01
Abernethy Trust	4,000	5,000	6,000	6,180	6,180
The Boys' Brigade	30,000	35,000	36,500	37,595	37,595
Boys' Clubs of Scotland	10,000
Boys' & Girls' Clubs of Scotland		11,000	14,000	14,420	14,420
Caledonian Award		5,000	6,000	6,180	6,180
Campaigners Scotland	5,000	5,500	6,500	6,695	6,695
Community Service Volunteers	55,000	60,500	63,000	64,890	64,890
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scotland	17,000	18,500	19,500	20,085	20,085
Endeavour Training	12,500	3,125
Fairbridge in Scotland	30,000	33,000	43,000	44,290	44,290
Fair Play for Children in Scotland	11,000	11,000	11,000
Fast Forward	32,200	46,000	49,000	50,470	50,470
The Girls' Brigade Scotland	11,000	11,500	11,500	11,845	11,845
The Guide Association Scotland	8,500	15,000	16,000	16,480	16,480
International Voluntary Service	5,500	6,200	7,500	7,725	7,725
Iona Community	4,000	5,000	6,000	6,180	6,180
National Centre for Play	15,000	16,500	17,500
Ocean Youth Club/Trust Scotland	18,000	20,000	21,000	10,815	21,630
Outward Bound Loch Eil	6,000
PHAB Scotland	20,000	22,500	23,500	24,205	24,205
Play Scotland				29,355	29,355
Scottish Association of Young Farmers' Clubs	52,000	53,500	55,750	57,422	57,422
Scottish Centres	55,000	56,500	59,000	59,000	59,000
Scottish Chess Association	7,850	8,000	8,600	8,858	8,858
Scottish Conservation Projects	20,000	26,000	27,250	28,067	28,067
Scottish Crusaders	4,500	5,000	6,500	6,695	6,695
Scottish National Council of YMCAs	30,000	35,000	55,000	56,650	56,650
SSC (Club for the Youth of Scotland)	5,500	5,500	5,500	5,500	5,500
SSCVYO	60,000
Scout Association	26,000	28,500	30,000	30,900	30,900
Tangents			20,000	20,600	20,600
Venture Scotland	5,000	5,500	10,000	10,300	10,300
Woodcraft Folk	9,000	9,000	10,000	10,300	10,300
Youth Clubs Scotland	64,000	70,000	75,000	77,250	77,250
YouthLink Scotland		67,500	92,525	95,300	95,300
YWCA of Great Britain	40,000	44,000	46,000	47,380	47,380

TRAINING GRANT
Organisation	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01
Abernethy Trust	253
Barchaple Christian Outdoor Centre		1,053
The Boys' Brigade			1,338	4,000
Boys' & Girls' Clubs of Scotland			3,125	2,500
British Red Cross, Scotland				3,827
Campaigners Scotland	800	965	965	995
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scotland	245	225	137	335
Endeavour Training	730
Fast Forward			435
The Girls' Brigade Scotland	788	1,214	1,467	512
The Guide Association Scotland	1,600	9,110	815	6,000
Ocean Youth Club/Trust Scotland	975	3,402	9,071	1,597
Partners in Learning	2,000
PHAB	740	1,446		1,913
Rathbone C.I. (Scotland)			4,196
Salvation Army	1,625		1,500	895
Scottish Association of Young Farmers' Clubs				1,755
Scottish Centres				2,165
Scottish Chess Association		205
Scottish Conservation Projects	575	626		200
SCVO		8,304	6,650	5,456
Scottish National Council of YMCAs	739
SSCVYO	1,980
Scout Association	2,455	13,155	12,604	9,145
Venture Scotland				778
YWCA of Great Britain	1,550	2,293	3,219	4,140
Youth Clubs Scotland	625	283	4,013	5,177
YouthLink Scotland			1,717	2,980
					£75k to be allocated

Question reference: S1W-08415

Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 13 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to extend the scope of community transport schemes to encompass urban housing estates which are currently excluded.

The Rural Community Transport Grant Scheme applies to community transport activities in settlements with populations of 10,000 or less, although applications would be eligible if the project involved travel to towns with a population of over 10,000 provided the project was for the benefit of a rural area. There are no plans to extend the scheme to include urban areas. Local authorities can make grants in relation to the provision of community transport services in urban areas.

Question reference: S1W-08414

Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 13 July 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will include the Kelvin Valley route in the options to be considered in the multi-modal study of the A80/M80 and, if not, whether it will explain why this option will not be considered.