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As a result, it is a matter for local consideration whether the hostels are being used either as a form of low-priced hotel for visitors or as people's principal accommodation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many trained rehabilitation workers there are for blind and partially sighted people, expressed per 100,000 population. This information is not held centrally.
At the other end, there are those who the class teacher thinks are doing fine but who could—if their work was examined and they were given a bit of help and knowledgeable input—go from credit level 2 to credit level 1 or from general up to credit level.
I will not blind you with statistics—were that possible—but will raise some rather practical criticisms that have been expressed by the Health Committee.The Health Committee has expressed a concern that, although extra money becoming available during a financial year is always welcome, that makes it extremely difficu...
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had any discussions with police forces on the implications of privatisation of air search and rescue services and, if so, what concerns were expressed. No discussions have taken placeon this issue.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients in 2005 received a scan on the same day as having a stroke, expressed also as a percentage of patients who had a stroke in the same timescale.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what share of the total budget for the proposed online upgrade of the A80 is being provided by European structural funds, expressed both in cash and percentage terms.
However, you seem to be saying that you are driven by events and are simply responding to crises and, in particular, to political pressure from Duncan McNeil—all credit to him—and the others who have come to your door.
His response is as follows:The information requested is given in the following table.Performance Points - January to March 20032.1(a)Absconds02.1(b)Temporary Release: Inadequate Risk Assessment02.1(c)Release of Prisoner in Error02.1(d)Failure to Provide Accurate Daily Report02.1(e)Failure to input basic Details into Prisoner Records02.1(f)Failure to Process Accurate Warrant Details02.1(g)Discovery within Prison of Smuggled-in-Items3502.1(h)Key/Lock Compromise02.1( i)Failure of Security Procedures1502.2(a)Serious Injury0Minor Injury20No Injury552.2(b)Serious Injury0Minor Injury20No Injury702.2(c)Incident of Concerted Indiscipline1202.2(d)Incident of Hostage Taking02.2(e)Incident of Roof Climbing02.2(f)Incident of Self-Harm202.2(g)Incident of Class 'A' Drugs3702.2(h)Incident of Drugs Other than Class 'A'602.2(i)Contingency Planning Exercise (Non-Completion)02.2(j)Fire Evacuation Exercise (Non-Completion)02.2(k)Failure to Comply with Agreed Reporting Procedures02.2(l) Tool/Implement Loss (Recovered)42.2(m)Tool/Implement Loss (Not Recovered)42.3(a)Failure to Provide Timeous Medical Assistance02.3(b)Failure to see Medical Officer on Admission02.3(c)Failure to Provide Meal02.3(d)Failure to Comply with Health and Safety and Hygiene Requirements/Legislation02.3(e)Failure to Respond to Prisoner Complaint Timeously02.3(f)Substantiated Complaints Against Staff02.3(g)Failure to Comply with Cleaning Schedule02.3(h)Failure to Repair (Equipment and Services)102.3(i)Failure to Repair (Accommodation and Other Areas of Prison)02.4(a) Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (76-95%)0Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (66-75%)0Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (56-65%)0Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (Less than or Equal to 55%)02.4(b) Failure to deliver Work Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (76-95%)60Failure to deliver Work Hours (Sentenced Prisoner )(66-75%)10Failure to deliver Work Hours (Sentenced Prisoners)(56-65%)0Failure to deliver Work Hours (Sentenced Prisoners)(Less than or Equal to 55%)02.4(c) Failure to Deliver Education Hours (76-95%)0Failure to Deliver Education Hours (66-75%)0Failure to Deliver Education Hours (56-65%)0Failure to Deliver Education Hours (Less than or Equal to 55%)02.4(d) Failure to Provide Structured Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) ( 75-95%)200Failure to Provide Structured Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (66-75%)30Failure to Provide Structured Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (56-65%)0Failure to Provide Structured Activity Hours (Sentenced Prisoners) (Less than or Equal to 55%)302.4(e) Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours for Remand Prisoners (76-95%)0Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours for Remand Prisoners (66-75%)0Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours for Remand Prisoners (56-65%)0Failure to Deliver Regime Activity Hours for Remand Prisoners (Less than or Equal to 55%)02.4(f)Failure to Provide Sentence Planning02.4(g)Failure to Provide Prisoner Compacts02.5(a)Failure to Deliver Pre-Release Programmes02.5(b)Visits - Failure to Start within 20 Minutes of Visitor...