- Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of deaths from cervical cancer occurred in women aged (a) 60 and over, (b) between 30 and 59 and (c) under 30 in each year since 2001.
Answer
- Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 28 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to work with local authorities to provide free swimming for people aged 60 and over.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises the valuable contribution swimming can make to the health and wellbeing of the nation. Many local authorities already offer free or discounted access to public swimming pools for targeted groups, despite the current challenging economic climate.
Local authorities have a statutory responsibility to ensure there is adequate provision to allow their residents to take part in sporting and recreational activities. It is for them to determine the level and range of services offered accordingly to local needs and circumstances. Scottish ministers have no role to play in the local decision making process.
- Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 28 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what work it is carrying out in conjunction with local authorities to provide free swimming for people aged 60 and over.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-33181 on 28 April 2010. 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: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) biodiversity, (b) soil and (c) water impact is of eucalyptus forestry planting.
Answer
Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) and Forest Research have established a programme of field research to look at all aspects of short rotation forestry including biodiversity, soils, carbon balance and hydrology, and covering a wide range of species, including eucalyptus. Data has begun to be collected from five research sites and will feed into future guidance and policy development. Further information on these trials will shortly be available on the FCS website. Presentations from a seminar held in November 2009, setting out current knowledge, can be found at:
http://www.usewoodfuel.co.uk/PastEventPresentations.stm#Energy%20Forestry%20in%20Scotland.
Guidance on the establishment of short rotation forestry, including eucalyptus, funded under the SRDP can be found at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/forestry.nsf/byunique/infd-7rlm3l.
Short Rotation Forestry must comply with the UK Forestry Standard and appropriate design criteria. The Standard and associated guidelines are currently being reviewed. The UK Forestry Standard is available at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/planting and associated guidelines at the FCS online library at http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/publications.nsf/$$search.
- Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued on the planting of eucalyptus to meet the requirements of the UK Forestry Standard.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32717 on 22 April 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: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how it has assessed the (a) biodiversity, (b) soil and (c) water impact of eucalyptus forestry planting on Forestry Commission Forest Research trial sites.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32717 on 22 April 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.
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- Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how it has assessed the (a) biodiversity, (b) soil and (c) water impact of eucalyptus forestry planting funded by the Scotland Rural Development Programme.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32717 on 22 April 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: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 22 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued on short rotation forestry to meet the requirements of the UK Forestry Standard.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32717 on 22 April 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: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the consultation by the Department of Health on proposals that would allow generic medicines to be substituted for branded medicines in primary care in England, whether it plans to conduct a similar consultation in Scotland and, if so, what the expected timescale is.
Answer
The Scottish Government is currently considering proposals for consulting in Scotland on the introduction of generic substitution into the NHS. The timetable for implementation will be influenced by the outcome of the consultation.
- Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3O-8010 by Shona Robison on 1 October 2009, what work is being undertaken between Scottish Swimming and local authorities in the South of Scotland to deliver the provision of free swimming for school children, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31441 on 3 March 2010. 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.