- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 6 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to help pupils learn about the events of the Holocaust as part of lessons on citizenship and anti-racist education.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9612 on 6 March 2008. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 4 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support amateur rugby clubs.
Answer
All Scottish Government funding for sport is routed through sportscotland and amateur rugby clubs can apply for funding from the various programmes sportscotland operates.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 4 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to increase the funding available to amateur rugby clubs.
Answer
Sportscotland grant to the Scottish Rugby Union for 2007-08 was £752,500. This is a significant investment in the development of the amateur game in Scotland. Sportscotland's investment is made on the basis of a development plan for the sport which is the responsibility of the Scottish Rugby Union. It is therefore for the sports governing body to prepare and present the case for any additional support for its member clubs.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 4 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support amateur rugby clubs in encouraging more young people to actively participate in sport.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10358 on 4 March 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 4 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it is making available to amateur rugby clubs to support greater participation in sport.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10359 on 4 March 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.>
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is making available to community patient transport services
Answer
Community transport organisations play a vital role in proving access to NHS facilities in areas where public transport services are limited. They benefit from a number of funding streams, for example funding from the Rural Communities Transport Initiative, provided under section 70 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, as well as grant aid from NHS boards and local authorities.
Information is not held centrally on the total amounts made available.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 7 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to increase the number of women aged between 20 and 26 taking up smear tests, in light of the number of women eligible for a test who do not currently take up the offer.
Answer
The Scottish Government is consideringhow to improve uptake in all age groups for cervical screening and has asked foradvice from the National Advisory Group on Breast and Cervical Screening on thissubject. At the same time the teams working on Cervical Cancer Screening and HPVimmunisation are working closely together to coordinate future communications onboth subjects.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 7 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the national human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programme is on schedule for the 2008-09 school year.
Answer
Yes, implementation of thehuman papilloma virus (HPV) immunisation programme is on schedule for delivery inthe 2008-09 school year.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 7 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make either the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine or cervical screening available to all women aged between 18 and 26 who request them.
Answer
The national HPV immunisationprogramme includes girls aged around 12-13 years and a catch up campaign for girlsaged 13 to under 18 years at September 2008. This is based on advice from the JointCommittee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), which advises the UK Government,Scottish Government and other devolved administrations. Women aged 18 and over areoutwith the national HPV immunisation programme.
The Scottish Cervical ScreeningProgramme invites women from age 20. However, any woman under 20 who is concernedshould seek advice from their GP who will be able to advise on any further actionrequired.
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 7 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to inform mothers and daughters about the importance of cervical screening through a new national information and awareness campaign timed to coincide with the roll-out of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programme.
Answer
The Scottish Cervical ScreeningProgramme are working closely with Health Service colleagues delivering the HPVvaccination programme to ensure women are informed of the importance of screening.Existing publications on cervical screening are being revised to include informationon HPV.
