Parliamentary questions
Annabel Goldie
508 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
12 Feb 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0212-01.htm">http://www.scott…
5 Feb 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0205-01.htm">http://www.scot…
29 Jan 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i><i ></i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0129-01.htm">http://…
22 Jan 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i> This PQ was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0122-01.htm">http://www.scottish.pa…
15 Jan 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Secretary of State for Scotland.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >This PQ was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></b></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0115-01.htm">http://www.scottis…
8 Jan 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister when he will next meet the Prime Minister.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >The following question was answered in the Chamber on </i><i >8 January 2009</i><i >. For the text of this answer please see the following link:</i></b></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-0…
14 Jul 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria were used in appointing the members of the Committee of Inquiry on Crofting.
Answer · Michael Russell: Appointments to the Committee of Inquiry on Crofting were made by the previous administration.</p> <p >I understand that in appointing the independent chair of the inquiry, the previous administration looked for the following skills and experience:</p> <p >…
14 Jul 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the Committee of Inquiry on Crofting cost.
Answer · Michael Russell: As at 15 July 2008, the Committee of Inquiry on Crofting has cost £574,786.61.</p>
7 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what quantities of drugs were found in each prison in each of the last five years, broken down by type of drug.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >All suspected drug finds are reported to the police. The SPS do not determine the type or category of drug recovered.</p> <p >For t…
7 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug finds there were in each prison in each of the last five years, broken down by type of drug.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The table below illustrates the number of suspected drug finds recorded in each of the last five years broken down by establishment.…
6 Dec 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment of alcohol and drug action team activity and audit of outcomes of these teams is proposed by the Executive.
Answer · Shona Robison: The Stocktake of Alcoholand Drug Action Teams (ADATs), which was published this summer, found that performancemanagement of ADATS should be strengthened and made a number of recommendationson performance and accountability. The Scottish Government is working …
6 Dec 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the review of alcohol and drug action teams carried out by Peter Bates, former Chair of NHS Tayside, and commissioned by the previous administration is to be published and, if so, when.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: We have no plans topublish this report, which was commissioned by the previous administration as aninternal study overseen by Peter Bates, former Chair of NHS Tayside. The findingsof the exercise helped inform the drugs element of the terms of reference for t…
7 Nov 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is proposed to maintain funding for the Youth Music Initiative beyond the current financial year and, if so, at what level.
Answer · Linda Fabiani: I can confirmthat our budget plans include a proposal to maintain funding to the Youth MusicInitiative over the period of the Spending Review at the current level of £10 millionper annum.</p>
17 Aug 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers the statement in section 4.5 of Choosing Scotland's Future: a National Conversation, "the trend in the United Kingdom is likely to be for greater devolution from the United Kingdom Government", to be wholly accurate in light of the narrow margin of victory in the refe…
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This sentence reflectsthe Scottish Government’s view which is based on the other evidence cited in theparagraph: the new Government of Wales Act 2006; the re-establishment of devolvedgovernment in Northern Ireland, and the result of the Scottish parliamentary…
17 Aug 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to section 3.23 of Choosing Scotland's Future: a National Conversation, whether it supports Scottish membership of NATO.
Answer · Linda Fabiani: An independent ScottishGovernment would inherit treaty obligations entered into on behalf of Scotland, including those to the European Union and NATO.</p><p>This government iscommitted to defence co-operation including the Partnership for Peace (PfP) programo…
17 Aug 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guarantees it has that an independent Scotland would be permitted to remain in the European Union, as referred to in section 3.21 of Choosing Scotland's Future: a National Conversation.
Answer · Linda Fabiani: Paragraph 3.21 of<i>Choosing Scotland’s Future</i> reflects the government’s assessment of the negotiationson the terms of an independent Scotland’s membership of the European Union.</p>
17 Aug 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the well-established legal principles are for setting down Scotland's maritime boundaries and share of the continental shelf, as referred to in section 3.5 of Choosing Scotland's Future: a National Conversation.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: The legal principlesare set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Thisgoverns the maritime boundaries between nation states that have a coastline, includingthe continental shelf. Under the Convention coastal states exercise sove…
5 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases heard in Scottish courts in each of the last eight years were due to alleged breaches of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Scottish Court Service does not hold this information centrally.</p>
31 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many foreign nationals are currently housed in each prison.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>On 5 February 2007 Foreign Nationalswere recorded as follows.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td valign=to…
17 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many foreign nationals who are currently held in Scottish prisons are eligible for deportation on release.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The deportation of foreign nationalsin Scotland’s prisons is a matter for the Home Office. On 19 January 2007,the SPS held 71 foreign…
23 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many areas in Scotland are complying timeously with the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network’s national clinical guideline on the management of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence in primary care, with specific regard to section 4 on detoxification.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Information regarding theimplementation of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)national clinical guideline on the management of harmful drinking and alcoholdependence in primary care is not held centrally.</p><p>The Executive is currentlyexp…
17 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children referred to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration in each of the last 10 years have suffered from (a) an alcohol dependency and (b) a drug addiction problem.
Answer · Robert Brown: This information is not heldcentrally. Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) has, however, carriedout research which is published in <i>Social Backgrounds of Children Referred tothe Reporter: a pilot study</i>. A copy is available from SCRA’s web…
17 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children referred to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration in each of the last 10 years have been repeat referrals.
Answer · Robert Brown: Information is only availableon the number of re-referrals on offence grounds. This information can be foundin the <i>Youth Justice Performance Reports</i> at <ahref="http://www.scra.gov.uk/">www.scra.gov.uk</a>.</p>
17 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children referred to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration in each of the last 10 years have been victims of abuse.
Answer · Robert Brown: The information requested ispublished in Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) Annual Reports andStatistical Bulletins. Copies are available from SCRA’s website at <ahref="http://www.scra.gov.uk/">www.scra.gov.uk</a>.</p>
17 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children referred to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration in each of the last 10 years have come from a home where (a) both parents have and (b) one parent has a drug addiction problem.
Answer · Robert Brown: This information is not heldcentrally. Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration(SCRA) has however carried out research whichis published in <i>Social Backgrounds of Children Referred to the Reporter: a pilotstudy</i>. A copy is available from SCRA’s websit…
17 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children referred to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration in each of the last 10 years have come from a home where (a) both parents have and (b) one parent has an alcohol dependency problem.
Answer · Robert Brown: This information is not heldcentrally. Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) has however carriedout research which is published in <i>Social Backgrounds of Children Referred tothe Reporter: a pilot study</i>. A copy is available from SCRA’s websi…
17 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children referred to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration in each of the last 10 years have come from a home with (a) both parents, (b) one parent and (c) no parents in residence.
Answer · Robert Brown: Information on the living groupsof children referred to the reporter was published for the first time in the ScottishChildren’s Reporter Administration’s (SCRA) <i>Annual Report for 2005-06 </i>on16 November 2006. A copy is available in the Scottish Parliamen…
15 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures are followed on admission to prison to assess whether a prisoner is a drug addict or receiving treatment for drug addiction; how long this assessment takes, and what practices are followed to address any addiction or to continue existing treatment programmes.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>Prisonersundergo a health care assessment on admission to identify any health care needs.If a prisoner reports that they have a drug or alc…
3 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many returns were received by the Common Services Agency in respect of the prescription of methadone in 2005-06.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The number of prescription itemsfor methadone hydrochloride dispensed by community pharmacists and dispensing doctorsin Scotland during the twelve months from April 2005 to March 2006 was 460,091.</p>
3 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it has provided for drug and alcohol action teams in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The following table providesinformation on funding provided to NHS boards since 1999-2000, for allocation toalcohol and drug action teams (ADATs). Information about distribution to ADATs withineach NHS board area is not held centrally. From 2004-05 an additio…