Parliamentary questions

Christine Grahame

3,532 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

20 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive why the Borders railway line is not included in the list of "Up-front" transport improvements to be put in place before congestion charges are introduced referred to in the Have Your Say leaflet issued by the City of Edinburgh Council.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The wording and distribution of the Have Your Say consultation leaflet is a matter for City of Edinburgh Council.

18 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26250 by Hugh Henry on 17 June 2002, whether there is an accelerated procedure for accessing the central heating installation programme in cases of emergency and, if so, how such a procedure is publicised and in what circumstances it can be accessed …

Answer · Hugh Henry: To be eligible for the central heating programme in the private sector all applicants or their partner must be aged 60 or over. Applications to date show that a very large number are in their 70s. All applicants would naturally like central heating as quickly…

13 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many secure accommodation places are specifically designed to hold girls, broken down by secure accommodation facility.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26765.

13 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive in which secure accommodation facilities girls are held together with boys.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Boys and girls are held together in all of Scotland's secure units, with the exception of Kerelaw, which has a six bed girls-only unit.

13 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-18362 by Nicol Stephen on 22 November 2001, what the (a) average number of children held in secure accommodation and (b) total number of children sent to secure accommodation was in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-99, (iii) 1999-2000, (iv) 2000-01 and (v) 200…

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: It is important to recognise that young people in secure accommodation includes young people at risk as well as those who have committed offences.<P>The following tables outline the available information for 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000. Information for 200…

13 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26177 by Mr Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002, what costs were incurred by (a) Keppie Design (b) Currie & Brown, (c) White Young Green and (d) Melville Dundas on the refurbishment of Peebles Sheriff Court.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have been advised by the Chief Executive of the Scottish Court Service that the individual fees paid to the consultants who provided the feasibility report on Peebles Sheriff Court are subject to commercial confidentiality. However, I can advise that the to…

13 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has formally responded to the Sheriff Principal's report on the review of the provision of sheriff courts in East Lothian and the Borders as referred to in its news release SE0042/2000.

Answer · Jim Wallace: There has been no formal response to the Sheriff Principal's report beyond the statement made by the Deputy Minister for Justice at the conclusion of the Member's Debate on court provision which took place on 12 January 2000. Ministers accepted the recommenda…

12 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether local health care co-ordinators should have a direct role in commissioning hospital services.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: No, if this means creating unnecessary bureaucracy for Local Health Care Co-operatives to hold funds for commissioning secondary care. Local primary care teams already have a leading role in driving forward the development of care and the redesign of services…

12 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether regional disease registers are anonymised.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: There are no regional disease registers in Scotland, described as such. NHSScotland and the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health maintain a number of databases which record the incidence and prevalence of a range of diseases and other condit…

12 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which diseases require to be registered on the disease register.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: There are no disease registers in Scotland, described as such. NHSScotland and the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health maintain a number of databases which record the incidence and prevalence of a range of diseases and other conditions. <P>…

12 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio of ancillary staff to general practitioners is in Scotland compared with England and Wales.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested is not held centrally.

10 Jun 2002 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what measures the Scottish Executive is taking regarding the protection and security of young missing persons.

Answer · Jack McConnell: Children and young people are at the heart of our agenda. <P>Services for young runaways are provided by a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies. We also support preventative work to help tackle the underlying causes of running away.<P>Ministers have…

7 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26058 by Mr Jim Wallace on 5 June 2002, why the question was referred to the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service for answer, given that it related to the factual basis of the answer to question S1W-25236 by Mr Jim Wallace on 3 May 2002.

Answer · Jim Wallace: Question S1W-26058 related to an internal Scottish Prison Service (SPS) management matter, namely who within SPS had prepared the report referred to. Question S1W-25236 asked when the Executive had received that report from SPS and was therefore answered by m…

7 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to reports to the Procurator Fiscal by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), (a) how many such reports the Procurator Fiscal has received, (b) how many cases have (i) been marked "no proceedings" as a result of delay on the part of SNH and (ii) proceeded to trial and (c) how many …