Questions and answers

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.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)

Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

Question reference: S2W-01425

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 July 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 31 July 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact passive smoking has on the health of staff who work in premises where smoking is permitted.

Question reference: S2W-01423

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 July 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 31 July 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8262 by Susan Deacon on 10 July 2000, what clear evidence it has that the Scottish Voluntary Charter on Smoking in Public Places is working.

An independent survey was undertaken by MVA in order to establish the baseline on which targets for the Scottish Voluntary Charter on Smoking in Public Places was set in 1999-2000. ASH (Scotland) and Health Scotland have commissioned MVA, on behalf of the Scottish Executive, to carry out a follow up survey to establish whether or not the voluntary charter has met its targets. A report on the survey findings will be available in the next few weeks.

Question reference: S2W-01428

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 July 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 31 July 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the assessment made by the Chief Medical Officer for England in his annual report for 2002 on the health risks associated with passive smoking.

Question reference: S2W-01424

Asked by: Stewart Maxwell, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 July 2003
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 31 July 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive it has any plans to ban smoking in public places.

The Scottish Executive has not ruled out introducing legislation to restrict smoking in public places if the Scottish Voluntary Charter on Smoking in Public Places fails to deliver a substantial increase in smoke-free facilities. Action on Smoking and Health (Scotland) and Health Scotland have commissioned an independent survey on behalf of the Scottish Executive on the uptake of the Voluntary Charter across Scotland. The Executive will undertake a detailed review of the Charter when the report becomes available in the next few weeks.

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