Parliamentary questions
Fiona McLeod
516 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
19 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether training for library services through the New Opportunities Fund began in April 2000 and what targets have been set for ICT training of school and public librarians and teachers.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: Information on this matter is included in my reply to question S1W-8092.
19 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remaining #11.5 million in the New Opportunities Fund for ICT will be used to fund.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: Information on this matter is included in my reply to question S1W-8093.
19 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many public libraries have been linked to the People's Network since the launch of the initiative, how many remain to be linked up and what the target date is for completion of that process.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: The development of the network is being funded with £11.5 million from the New Opportunity Fund's Community Access to Lifelong Learning (CALL) programme with the aim of linking all public libraries to the Network by the end of 2002. This element of the CALL p…
19 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) public librarians, (b) school librarians and (c) teachers have been trained to date through the New Opportunities Fund ICT training initiative.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: The ICT training programmes for public librarians, school librarians and teachers are funded and administered by the New Opportunities Fund with the aim of completing all the programmes by the end of 2002. The programme for teachers and school librarians was …
30 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many radiologists are employed (a) in total, (b) by health board area and (c) in each hospital.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The numbers of radiologists employed in the NHS in Scotland by health boards are shown in the attached table. Information by hospital location is not held centrally. The table should be read in conjunction with the notes below.<P>Radiologists employed in the …
30 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many radiographers are employed (a) in total, (b) by health board area and (c) in each hospital.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The latest information available centrally on numbers of qualified radiographers employed in the NHS in Scotland is shown in the table. Information by hospital location is not held centrally.<P>Qualified Radiographers employed in the NHS in Scotland by Health…
30 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many training courses in the use of ultrasound equipment are available to radiographers and where these training courses are based.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The College of Radiographers has advised that one higher education Institution in Scotland, The Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen) offers post-graduate training leading to a post-graduate certificate, post-graduate diploma or MSc in Medical Ultrasound. There…
30 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive where radiographers and other hospital staff can study for a diploma in Ultrasound.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The College of Radiographers has advised that in Scotland the Robert Gordon University (Aberdeen) offers an accredited post graduate diploma in Medical Ultrasound.
30 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many radiographers have been trained in the use of ultrasound equipment in the last 12 months.
Answer · Susan Deacon: This information is not held centrally.
30 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many performance bonuses or merit awards have been paid out and to what total value since the reorganisation of the NHS Trusts in the Greater Glasgow Health Board area, broken down by Trust.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The payment of performance bonuses to staff working in NHS Trusts is a matter for trust management. No central records are held. New arrangements for the pay of Trust chief executives and executive directors were introduced from 1 April this year. These arran…
30 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many managerial posts have been gained or lost since the reorganisation of the NHS Trusts in the Greater Glasgow Health Board area, broken down by Trust.
Answer · Susan Deacon: As a result of Trust reconfiguration the number of Trusts in the Greater Glasgow Health Board area halved from eight to four, as a result the number of chief executive and executive director posts reduced from 40 to 20. Information on the number of other mana…
30 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many clinical posts have been gained or lost since the reorganisation of the NHS Trusts in the Greater Glasgow Health Board area, broken down by Trust.
Answer · Susan Deacon: Information on the number of clinical posts in each NHS Trust is not collected by the NHS in Scotland. Information on the number of medical and dental posts is collected as at 30 September each year. Information on the position at April 1999, the date of reor…
19 Apr 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current national waiting time target is for first appointments with specialists in child dental health and whether it will list any health authorities which are not meeting this target, specifying in each case the actual waiting time for such appointments.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The current national target for a first outpatient appointment following a General Medical Practitioner/General Dental Practitioner referral in all specialties is nine weeks.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The percentage of patients whose first outpatient appointment was …
19 Apr 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has changed the waiting time target for first appointments with specialists in child dental health in the last three years.
Answer · Susan Deacon: No changes have been made in the last three years to the national waiting times target of nine weeks for a first outpatient appointment following referral by a General Medical Practitioner/General Dental Practitioner.
6 Apr 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the case of Khaliq versus Her Majesty's Advocate (1984 SLT 137), (a) how many reports have been received by Procurators Fiscal in Scotland relating to offences of culpably, wilfully and recklessly supplying kits and/or substances for the purpose of inhalation, (b) how many of t…
Answer · Neil Davidson: No statistics are available indicating the number of reports received by the Procurator Fiscal alleging the commission of the offences referred to. The available statistics indicate that between 1984 and 1998 inclusive, 11 persons were prosecuted in Scotland,…
31 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will place copies of its Action Programme for Youth in the Document Supply Centre; how much money it will invest in the short and long term in the Action Programme and from which budget heading, and whether it will make a Ministerial statement.
Answer · Sam Galbraith: The Action Programme for Youth is our pledge in the <I>Programme for Government</I> to launch an initiative which values young people and reflects their aspirations and needs. We are working with a range of voluntary and statutory agencies to engage with a wi…
7 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children under the age of 16 were held in each adult prison in Scotland (a) for less than 24 hours; (b) for less than 48 hours; (c) for less than 7 days and (d) for more than 7 days in (i) 1997; (ii) 1998, and (iii) 1999.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>The table below sets out the number of unruly certificate remands for 1997 and 1998 where the child was under the age of 16. Figures for 1999 a…
6 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a letter has been received by the Minister for Children and Education from Gordon Christie of Arthur Andersen Consulting dated 24 February 2000; whether this letter states "whilst the Scottish Football Association deal appeared to be the next best option, it stresses that unless t…
Answer · Sam Galbraith: I apologise for not replying earlier to the member, and will write to her as soon as possible.
6 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive why the Scottish Football Association deal for the National Stadium is being pursued when the interim administrators for Queens Park FC consider that an alternative, better option for the stadium and the co-funders is available.
Answer · Sam Galbraith: I apologise for not replying earlier to the member, and will write to her as soon as possible.
6 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive why it will not sign up to any plan which does not have the Scottish Football Association in control and why this is an essential element of any plan.
Answer · Sam Galbraith: I apologise for not replying earlier to the member, and will write to her as soon as possible.
6 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether an alternative option lead by Glasgow City Council concerning the future management and operation of the National Stadium was proposed earlier this year and, if so, to provide full details of that option.
Answer · Sam Galbraith: I apologise for not replying earlier to the member, and will write to her as soon as possible.
6 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all the co-funders of the Hampden redevelopment consider the Scottish Football Association deal to be the best option for the future operation and management of the stadium.
Answer · Sam Galbraith: I apologise for not replying earlier to the member, and will write to her as soon as possible.
6 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what circumstances led the Minister for Children and Education to believe that completion of a deal involving the Scottish Football Association taking over the management of Hampden was imminent and when he was advised that it was imminent.
Answer · Sam Galbraith: I apologise for not replying earlier to the member, and will write to her as soon as possible.
3 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in relation to increasing access to drug information and drug services for "vulnerable groups" in the last year and how many more "vulnerable" young people are now receiving an "appropriate service" compared with 12 months ago.
Answer · Angus MacKay: The information requested on the number of "vulnerable" young people receiving an "appropriate service" is not available centrally.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Information available from Drug Action Teams (DATs), however, suggests that drug misuse i…
3 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in relation to improving the range and quality of drug services for young people, particularly under 16s, in the last year and how many more under 16s with drug problems are now receiving an "appropriate service" compared with 12 months ago.
Answer · Angus MacKay: The information requested on the numbers of under 16s receiving an "appropriate service" is not available centrally. However, the following table presents for 1997-98 to 1999-2000, the number of new individuals aged less than 16 years reported to the Scottish…
1 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the Children in Scotland report on key issues regarding children and young people in the review of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The <I>Children in Scotland</I> report on issues affecting children and young people in the review of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 was not commissioned by the Scottish Executive. The report was commissioned by the Millan Committee, which is currently…
1 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make the proposed Code of Management Practice for owner-occupied sheltered housing compulsory.
Answer · Jackie Baillie: The Code of Management Practice for owner-occupied sheltered and retirement housing was prepared by a working group chaired by the Scottish Executive and comprising representatives of a wide range of interested parties. Its remit was to prepare a voluntary co…
18 Feb 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is in place regarding the treatment of young people (a) under 16 years and (b) 17-21 years who are asked to give evidence in court proceedings.
Answer · Jim Wallace: In 1990 the then Lord Justice General issued a Memorandum on Child Witnesses (a term which denotes all witnesses under 16 and some under 18) to provide assistance to Judges in the exercise of their discretionary powers. The general objective is to ensure, so …
18 Feb 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children under the age of 16 were held overnight in police cells (a) for less than 24 hours and (b) for more than 24 hours in each police force area in (i) 1997, (ii) 1998 and (iii) 1999.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not held centrally.
11 Feb 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which of the present Premier League clubs had a long-term commitment to youth development, with either or both a coaching and training regime and a youth football academy before their involvement in the Scottish Football Partnership.
Answer · Sam Galbraith: The SFA has indicated that all its member clubs, whether SPL, SFL or non-league senior are committed to the need for youth development. The detail of individual clubs commitments and proposals is a matter for those clubs.