- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 10 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to support the Hamilton Advertiser campaign in Lanarkshire to provide a memorial to the 15 men from Lanarkshire men who won the Victoria Cross.
Answer
War memorials are a constant reminder of the sacrifices made and bravery displayed by those people involved in active service for their country and therefore Scottish Ministers, collectively, are supportive of the local campaign to erect a memorial to the Lanarkshire men who were awarded the Victoria Cross. The Scottish Executive will offer what advice it can on progressing this matter but the cost of war memorials is not usually met from public funds, but from private donations or public subscription.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 4 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider extending provisions in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 to cover licensing shops to sell fireworks.
Answer
The Scottish Executive currently has no such plans.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 4 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government requesting that measures be taken to deter shopkeepers from selling extra-strong cider at cheap prices specifically in order to attract young people and the poorest adults, given the health and public order implications which such practices may have.
Answer
No. Section 68 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 makes it an offence to sell alcoholic liquor to persons under the age of 18 years. Any public order implications can also be handled under existing Scots law. The Scottish Advisory Committee on Alcohol Misuse (SACAM) is already developing a national strategy to address all aspects of alcohol misuse in Scotland.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review and amend the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 or whether it has any plans for a new Licensing (Scotland) Bill.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no plans at present to review and amend the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, or to introduce a new Licensing (Scotland) Bill.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to amend the law to give tenants of licensed premises greater security of tenure.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no plans at present to amend the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to amend the licensing system so that licensed premises are covered by one set of licences and the licensee by another set.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no plans at present to amend the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 12 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made regarding the introduction of identity cards to provide proof of age for young people when purchasing alcohol, tobacco, lottery tickets or fireworks.
Answer
The Scottish Executive and CoSLA are working together on the introduction of a card that will incorporate a wide range of functions to give young people easy access to local authority services such as libraries, leisure and recreational facilities and reduced access to travel costs. It is anticipated that an integral part will be to provide proof of age, which will enable retailers to screen the sales of age-restricted products, such as alcohol, tobacco, lottery tickets, and fireworks to young people. The technical development of this "one card" approach is being taken forward as part of the Young Scot youth information and discount package. It is hoped to commence the first pilots of this new style card by the beginning of next year.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 5 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to meet Falkirk and West Lothian Councils to discuss the Avon Gorge route from the M8 to the M9.
Answer
The matter was discussed at my meeting with representatives of Falkirk, West Lothian, and North Lanarkshire Councils on 31 January 2000.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 5 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to make an announcement about its decision on who should pay for police checks with the Scottish Criminal Records Office on volunteers and paid staff working with young people.
Answer
The Review Group which I announced would consider the impact of charges for criminal records on the voluntary sector is chaired by Jackie Baillie, Deputy Minister for Communities. It is meeting regularly and plans to report later this year.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 17 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-630 by Susan Deacon on 3 August 1999, whether it is satisfied with the accuracy of the reporting method used in the preparation of statistics such as those contained in the answer to S1W-630.
Answer
Statistics on the hours worked by junior doctors in Scotland are compiled from six- monthly returns submitted by NHS Trusts. Each return must be validated by the Chief Executive and a representative of the junior doctors. A common software package has been issued to all Trusts which is designed to analyse information provided by junior doctors and identify breaches of the New Deal targets.The group which we have set up to support the implementation of the New Deal in Scotland (referred to in my answer to S1W-630) will among other things carry out an audit of the returns submitted by Trusts under the current system of monitoring and, where necessary, make recommendations to improve the accuracy of future returns.
