Cathy Jamieson

25 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints the Scottish Water Complaints Management Unit has received from business customers, broken down by provider.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information is not held centrally and I have asked the Chief Executive of Scottish Water to reply to you.</p>

18 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the average occupancy rate at HMP Kilmarnock over the last five years.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The average occupancy at HMP Kilmarnock from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2009 was as follows:</p> <p >2005 “ 543</p> <p…

18 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current capacity is at HMP Kilmarnock.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The contract for HMP Kilmarnock is for the provision of 500 available prisoner places. The contract also allows for the pro…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which ministers have been involved in discussions with elected members in (a) East Ayrshire and (b) South Ayrshire Council regarding the future of Crossroads Primary School serving pupils in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.

Answer · Keith Brown: Scottish ministers meet with councils, including East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire, on a regular basis to discuss a wide range of important issues. There have however been no specific discussions between ministers and elected members in East Ayrshire and South…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place between ministers and elected members in South Ayrshire regarding the decision by South Ayrshire Council not to hand over ownership of Girvan swimming pool to the local community.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government has not been in discussion with South Ayrshire Council regarding the decision not to hand over ownership of Girvan swimming pool to the local community as we believe that local authorities are best placed to address and meet local need…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place between ministers and elected members in South Ayrshire regarding the closure of Girvan swimming pool.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government has not been involved in discussions with South Ayrshire in connection with the closure of Girvan Swimming pool as we believe that Local Authorities are best placed to address and meet local needs and priorities and the future of Girva…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what provision is being made for access to free swimming for children in South Carrick following the closure of Girvan swimming pool.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31703 on 10 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executivehow many primary schools have received an Eco-Schools Green Flag award, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Keith Brown: The number of primary schools that have attained Green Flag status is 730. The following table sets this out by local authority area:</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=608 > <thead> <tr > <td width=168 valign=top > <p >Local Au…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age have access to free swimming in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31703 on 10 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age have access to free swimming in the South Ayrshire Council area.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31703 on 10 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age have access to free swimming in the East Ayrshire Council area.

Answer · Shona Robison: We are currently working with Scottish Swimming, sportscotland and others to ensure we offer more and better opportunities for our young people across Scotland to enjoy and benefit from swimming. Our investment of over £1.3 million to Scottish Swimming this y…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards had overspent on integrated care and emergency services associated with winter pressures and the influenza A (H1N1) virus as of 31 December 2009.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: All NHS boards receive and annual allocation of funds. It is for each NHS board to decide how best to utilise these funds. No specific budget is allocated for integrated care and emergency services associated with winter pressures and the influenza A (H1N1) v…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards had underspent on mental health services as of 31 December 2009.

Answer · Shona Robison: No specific budget has been allocated to the NHS boards for Mental Health Services. All NHS boards receive and annual allocation of funds. It is for each NHS board to decide how best to utilise these funds to meet the health care needs of its resident populat…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards have indicated that they are unlikely to meet the HEAT target of a 30% reduction in cases of staphylococcus aureus bacteraemias (SABS) by 31 March 2010.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The 30 per cent reduction in SAB case numbers is a national rather than an NHS board specific target. The position on overall delivery will not be known until Health Protection Scotland (HPS) publish their validated case number data for year ending March 2010…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of representations from NHS Ayrshire and Arran, what action it has taken regarding the reduction of non-recurring funding to meet waiting time targets.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government have allocated additional non-recurrent funding of around £5 million to NHS boards including NHS Ayrshire and Arran over the last few months to support delivery of the waiting time targets. Since December we have allocated an additiona…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many homes with a band E energy performance in the (a) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency, (b) East Ayrshire Council area and (c) South Ayrshire Council area have been accepted for the Energy Assistance Package since the eligibility criteria changed in November 2009.

Answer · Alex Neil: The change to eligibility criteria for Stage 4, that I announced in November 2009, came into effect on 21 December 2009, following an amendment to the regulations.ª</p> <p >While information about the Energy Assistance Package is not held at constituency le…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many mixed sex wards there are in psychiatric hospitals.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31696 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 <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made to end mixed-sex wards in NHS hospitals.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Work to eliminate mixed sex wards was completed in autumn 2005 and all patients should be cared for in wards or bays which are for single sex occupancy. We are not aware of any hospital which still makes routine use of mixed sex general wards although there a…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what account is taken of community views when deciding the siting of pedestrian crossings on trunk roads.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson : Investigations into the provision of pedestrian crossings on trunk roads are typically instructed following views expressed by the community. These representations are examined in accordance with assessment framework guidelines in Local Transport Note 1/95 <i…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it issues to Transport Scotland regarding the provision of pedestrian crossings on trunk roads.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson : A site being considered for pedestrian crossing facilities is assessed and designed using the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) Volume 8 Section 5 Part 1 (TA 68/96), Local Transport Note 1/95 <i>The Assessment of Pedestrian Crossings</i> and Local Tr…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the maximum sentence for those convicted of wildlife crimes.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Scottish Government has no plans to increase the maximum sentence for those convicted of wildlife crimes. The government''s policy is to maximise the effectiveness of action against criminal behaviour of this kind. To that end we are continuing to encoura…

10 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many businesses in the (a) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency, (b) East Ayrshire Council area and (c) South Ayrshire Council area have successfully applied for the £1,000 incentive offered by the Invest in an Apprentice scheme running until 26 March 2010.

Answer · Keith Brown: This is an operational matter for Skills Development Scotland (SDS). However for your convenience I have set out the information requested below.</p> <p >(ii) The number of businesses in the areas requested supported through the Apprenticeship Grant scheme …

3 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with local authorities to ensure that local businesses do not suffer because of the closure of local roads damaged during the recent severe weather conditions.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The Scottish Government have been in correspondence with COSLA over additional funding to local authorities following the recent spell of inclement weather with £5 million being allocated to share among councils to repair damaged roads. It is however for each…

3 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued guidance to local authorities on the timescale within which local roads closed following damage sustained during the recent severe weather conditions must be repaired.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The Scottish Government provides local authorities with funding for local roads and transport through the core local government finance settlement and each council is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of local roads in their area. The actions ta…

3 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what roads are closed, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information is not held centrally.</p>

3 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many roads are closed, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information is not held centrally.</p>

3 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many roads are closed following damage sustained during the recent severe weather conditions, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information is not held centrally.</p>

3 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many roads were closed by local authorities following damage sustained during the recent severe weather conditions, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information is not held centrally.</p>

2 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve support for those leaving the armed forces to access suitable accommodation.

Answer · Alex Neil: We are taking forward a number of measures, in consultation with the veterans community, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Ministry of Defence (MOD), to support those leaving the armed forces to access suitable accommodation including:</p> <p …

2 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with (a) veterans’ organisations, (b) housing providers, (c) local authority veterans’ co-ordinators or champions and (d) the Ministry of Defence regarding improving support for those leaving the armed forces to access suitable accommodation.

Answer · Alex Neil: The Scottish Government has regular contact with veterans'' organisations, housing providers, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Ministry of Defence on improving support for those leaving the armed forces to access suitable accommodation. This i…