- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 27 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to the impact that the most recent consumption figures, showing that the proportion of men and women drinking over the weekly recommended limit has declined since 2003, would have on the minimum pricing modelling used in the University of Sheffield appraisal of alcohol minimum pricing and off-trade discount bans in Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27926 on 27 October 2009 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 27 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason consumption data from the Scottish Health Survey 2003, rather than the recently published 2008 survey, was used in the University of Sheffield appraisal of alcohol minimum pricing and off-trade discount bans in Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27924 on 27 October 2009 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to concerns raised by the Scottish Information Commissioner that the public have lost rights to information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 from certain bodies due to changes in public service delivery, whether it will proceed to formal consultation on an extension to the Act to cover contractors who provide public services, registered social landlords and local authority trusts.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28109 on 26 October 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its discussion paper published on 17 November 2008 on the possibility of extending the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to cover contractors who provide public services, registered social landlords and local authority trusts, what further action it plans to take regarding this issue.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28110 answered on 26 October 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to bring contractors who provide public services, registered social landlords and local authority trusts within the scope of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Answer
A discussion paper was published in November 2008, which explored the key issues around extending coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act to these types of bodies. The responses to the discussion paper are under active consideration and an announcement on the Scottish Government''s conclusions will be made in due course.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when a decision will be made regarding whether to hold a formal consultation on the possibility of extending the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to cover contractors who provide public services, registered social landlords and local authority trusts.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28109 answered on 26 October 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 26 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to carry out a consultation on the possibility of making an order under section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 in relation to contractors who provide public services, registered social landlords and local authority trusts.
Answer
The Scottish Government will announce in due course its conclusions on the issue of making such an order which may extend the coverage of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports the redevelopment of Dalmarnock Station as a key public transport hub for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor1008-01.htm.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many residential places there are for (a) alcohol and (b) drug rehabilitation, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. However, information from the National Directory of Drug Services, maintained by the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF), shows that there are currently 451 beds provided by 28 residential services in Scotland. The number of beds does not equate to the number of places available which depends on occupancy rates and length of programme.
The SDF Directory is available online at http://www.scottishdrugservices.com/sdd/homepage.htm.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 30 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many non-residential places there are for community-based (a) alcohol and (b) drug rehabilitation, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
Information on the number of non-residential places for community-based alcohol and drug rehabilitation is not held centrally. However, information from the national Directory of Drug Services, maintained by the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF), showed that 215 providers offered non-residential community-based services.
Non-residential community-based services include a wide range of interventions that have the purpose of tackling the wider social and psychological problems experienced by clients (such as housing, employment/training/education, relationship/family problems, debt, benefits and relapse prevention).
The SDF Directory is available online at http://www.scottishdrugservices.com/sdd/hompage.htm.
