Parliamentary questions
Angela Constance
227 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
3 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in receipt of the low rate of the mobility component of disability living allowance since the introduction of the national concessionary travel scheme have lost their eligibility for concessionary travel.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information isnot held centrally.</p>
3 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what local concessionary travel schemes that included people in receipt of the low rate of the mobility component of disability living allowance existed prior to the introduction of the national travel scheme in April 2006.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information isnot held centrally.</p>
1 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3802 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, what changes to patient numbers are anticipated following the new proposed catchment areas for (a) St John’s Hospital, (b) the Western General Hospital and (c) the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4848 on 18 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questionsare available on the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
1 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3802 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, what the proposed catchment areas are for emergency medical admissions to (a) St John’s Hospital, (b) the Western General Hospital and (c) the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I understand fromNHS Lothian that they are currently preparing a plan to change the catchment areas.The details are still being worked on and the board expect to implement the plan in February 2008.</p>
1 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3797 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, when any outstanding aspects of NHS Lothian’s Improving Care, Investing in Change plans will be implemented.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4845 on 18 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questionsare available on the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
1 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3797 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, what aspects of NHS Lothian’s Improving Care, Investing in Change plans have still to be implemented.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4845 on 18 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questionsare available on the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
1 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3797 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, what aspects of NHS Lothian’s Improving Care, Investing in Change plans have been implemented.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Action plans from “ImprovingCare, Investing in Change” covered a wide range of options for service change inacute services, older people’s services and mental health services.</p><p>I understand that NHS Lothianhave implemented a number of schemes and full de…
1 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3800 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, what the difference is between intensive therapy unit services and critical care capability.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Intensive therapyunit services are a subset of critical care capability. The term “critical care”is generally used to describe all levels of clinical support required for seriouslyill patients and encompasses routine monitoring after major surgery, high depen…
1 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3799 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, whom NHS Lothian consulted prior to making the decision that colorectal surgery would be relocated from the Western General Hospital to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4840 on 18 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
1 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3799 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, when colorectal surgery will be relocated from the Western General Hospital to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4840 on 18 October 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…
1 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3799 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, when NHS Lothian decided that colorectal surgery would be relocated from the Western General Hospital to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I understand thatNHS Lothian consulted on a number of planned hospital service changes, includingrelocation of colorectal surgery from the Western General Hospital to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, in 2004.Action plans were subsequently approved by Lothian…
1 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3799 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 September 2007, why NHS Lothian decided that colorectal surgery would be relocated from the Western General Hospital to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
27 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider returning to the fire and rescue services the responsibility for inspecting non-domestic premises to ensure that they comply with fire safety legislation.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Responsibility forinspecting non-domestic premises to ensure that they comply with fire safety legislationstill sits with the fire and rescue services in the majority of cases. Informationabout the new legislation is available at <ahref="http://www.infoscotla…
27 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the process of self-regulation, whereby property owners and occupants are responsible for ensuring that non-domestic premises comply with fire safety legislation, contradicts the principle of community fire safety being the responsibility of the fire and rescue s…
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4742 on 18 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
27 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to review Part 3 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 and return to a fire and rescue service-led proactive inspection process
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4742 on 18 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
27 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the options in the Mott MacDonald report, The Future of Fire Service Control Rooms in Scotland, to reduce the number of control rooms from eight to three or less, it will confirm whether it intends that the existing level of control rooms should be retained.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4738 on 18 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
27 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to reduce the number of fire service control rooms.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Following an analysisof responses to an earlier consultation exercise in respect of the future of firecontrol rooms, the Minister for Justice of the previous Executive announced on 1June 2006 that the matter should be further considered as part of a wider rev…
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Association of Building Standards Managers is funded by public money.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: I have asked DrPaul Stollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency, toanswer. His response is as follows:</p><p>I can confirmthat the Scottish Association of Building Standards Managers does not receivefunding support from the Scottish Go…
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider reviewing the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 in order to permit competition between neighbouring local authorities in relation to the provision of building warrants.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: I have asked DrPaul Stollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency, toanswer. His response is as follows:</p><p>There is nojustification for such a review.</p>
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to review the Building (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 in order to permit competition between neighbouring local authorities in relation to the provision of building warrants.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: I have asked DrPaul Stollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency, toanswer. His response is as follows:</p><p>No.</p>
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Prison Service currently seconds staff to the International Correction and Prison Association and, if so, which organisation funds the related salary costs.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The ScottishPrison Service Board recently agreed to second a member of staff, on apart-time basis, to act as Executive Director of the Interna…
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the location and costs of all conferences attended by senior members of Scottish Prison Service staff since 1999.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>Separate details of the location and costs of all conferences attended by senior managers are not held centrally by the SPS and could no…
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Prison Service has any plans to attend or participate in overseas conferences.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The SPS will considerparticipation in conferences or other forums in the UKor elsewhere where we have something to contribute, something…
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many conferences on prison privatisation members of staff of the Scottish Prison Service have attended in the last year.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response isas follows:</p><p>None.</p>
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-30117 by Cathy Jamieson on 14 February 2007, whether it will provide a breakdown of the flight costs incurred by senior staff of the Scottish Prison Service on overseas trips in each year since 1999.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>Separate figures forthe flight costs incurred by senior staff on overseas trips are not held centrallyby the SPS and could not be provid…
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers membership and the active involvement of the Scottish Prison Service and its staff in the International Correction and Prison Association to be a productive use of public funds.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>Yes.</p>
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of Scottish Prison Service (SPS) expenditure for financial years 2005-06 and 2006-07 was used to fund the involvement of SPS staff in the administration and organisation of the International Correction and Prison Association.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>Less than0.0005%.</p>
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15383 by Cathy Jamieson on 19 April 2005, what expenditure the Scottish Prison Service incurred in connection with its involvement in the International Correction and Prison Association in 2005-06 and 2006-07.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The Scottish PrisonService has national membership of the International Corrections and Prisons Associationfor which the subscription wa…
17 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many unlicensed security guards have been recorded in each year since 2001.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This information isnot recorded.</p>
17 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Security Industry Authority licences have been (a) applied for and (b) awarded.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Security IndustryAuthority (SIA) has regulated the private security industry in England and Wales since 2004. Licensing in Scotland will become mandatory on 1 November 2007.</p><p>The following tableshows the number of applications received by the SIA on …