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We will then ask technical questions on the content of the SSI, which the Scottish Executive officials who are here to support the minister may answer as necessary. After that, we will have a question and answer session, during which I ask members to steer clear of engaging in overt political debate.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many planning applications were referred to Scottish ministers in each month since May 1999. The number of planning applications referred to the Scottish ministers since 1 May 1999 totals 830.
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-15143 on 9 May 2001, whether he will outline each step in the process of selecting the venue that will host plenary meetings of the Parliament in May 2002.
To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the number of persons whose employment may be jeopardised by the passage into law of the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Bill and whether it will meet representatives of those persons whose livelihoods may be lost in this way.
For the benefit of the clerks apart from anything else, I highlight the possibility that we might be slightly distracted on 5 May. It could be that, in the three or four weeks running up to 5 May, our availability for overseas visits might be rather curtailed.
I noticed the change in tone when the Lord Advocate came before us.Anyway, I purely flag the matter up because I have a hunch—although it may just be the cynical side of me coming out—that the minister may have had sight of our questions.
A compulsory treatment order lasts initially for six months. It may then be extended for six months after the first review and is renewable annually thereafter.Under section 75, the patient or his named person may apply for revocation of a determination extending a compulsory treatment order.
It could be a red herring to say that we should do what Norway does; the fact that ISA appears to be returning to Norway may give credence to that view. This may be something that we want to keep an eye on and come back to in future.