Questions · Jackie Baillie

10 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the ministers and officials with whom the First Minister subsequently discussed matters arising from his meeting with representatives of the Trump Organisation at the Marcliffe Hotel on 3 December 2007.

Answer · John Swinney: In his capacity asconstituency MSP Mr Salmond spoke to Jim Mackinnon, Chief Planner following themeeting. Mr Salmond sought advice from the Chief Planner on whether it wouldstill be permissible for the officials from the Scottish Government PlanningDirectorat…

10 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the First Minister will make a statement on the matters discussed at his meeting with representatives of the Trump Organisation at the Marcliffe Hotel on 3 December 2007.

Answer · John Swinney: As Mr Salmond attended themeeting in his capacity as a constituency MSP, it would be inappropriate forhim to make a statement as First Minister. Mr Salmond has, however, answered questions aboutthis meeting at First Minister’s Question Time on 13 December 200…

10 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the First Minister informed Executive officials of a request to meet representatives of the Trump Organisation on or around 3 December 2007 and, if so, what advice he received.

Answer · John Swinney: Mr Salmond sought advicefrom the Chief Planner and the Head of Planning Decisions Division, in hiscapacity as MSP for Gordon on 29 and 30 November 2007. This confirmed Mr Salmond as constituency MSP was entitled torepresent properly the interests of constitue…

10 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister received a request to meet representatives of the Trump Organisation on or around 3 December 2007.

Answer · John Swinney: The request wasmade in Mr Salmond’s capacity as constituency MSP.

10 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the meeting between the First Minister and representatives of the Trump Organisation on 3 December 2007, whether the First Minister’s office contacted the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and (b) Chief Planner following the meeting.

Answer · John Swinney: Mr Salmond didnot contact me. On 3 December 2007, the Chief Planner took a call from Mr Salmondin his capacity as constituency MSP. Mr Salmond sought advice from the ChiefPlanner whether it would still be permissible for officials from the ScottishGovernment …

10 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the meeting between the First Minister and representatives of the Trump Organisation on 3 December 2007, whether any government resources were used (a) in advance of or (b) at the meeting.

Answer · John Swinney: As a result of the unusualamount of public interest in the First Minister’s travel to this meeting, the Permanent Secretary has personally considered what use was made of the Government Car Service on this occasion. He has noted that it is commonplace for civ…

10 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive who was present at the meeting between the Chief Planner and representatives of the Trump Organisation on 4 December 2007.

Answer · John Swinney: The meeting was attended byJim Mackinnon, Chief Planner and David Ferguson, Head of Planning Decisions, ScottishGovernment along with George Sorial and Neil Hobday, from the TrumpOrganization.

10 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive who was present at the meeting between the First Minister and representatives of the Trump Organisation on 3 December 2007.

Answer · John Swinney: Mr Salmond took part in thismeeting in his capacity as the MSP for Gordon. It is therefore not appropriatefor the Government to answer. I refer the member to the Official Report,column number 4433, on 13 December 2007. The official report is available …

10 Dec 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions have been brought under section (a) 311, (b) 313, (c) 315, (d) 316, (e) 317 and (f) 318 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 in each year since the Act came into force and how many of the prosecutions have resulted in conviction.

Answer · Elish Angiolini: Since the implementation of theMental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003, four charges have been prosecuted undersection 311 of the act. As at 17 December 2007, only one of these charges had reacheda conclusion and the accused was convicted of an …

27 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it estimates it will cost to place the new Welcome to Scotland advertising logo in appropriate locations and whether it will list such locations.

Answer · Linda Fabiani: Welcome to Scotland is notan advertising logo. It is a simple and straightforward welcome to those arrivingin our country. The new posters are replacing existing Scottish Government postersat Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Prestwick airpo…

27 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much the new Welcome to Scotland advertising logo cost to develop.

Answer · Linda Fabiani: Welcome to Scotland is nota slogan or a logo – it is a simple and straightforward welcome to those arrivingin our country. No money was used to develop the “Welcome to Scotland” message.The message reflects recommendations from customer research and evaluatio…

26 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of the personnel concerned were informed about the loss of their pension details as part of a package of information sent by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Answer · John Swinney: No. It was quicklyestablished that the data were not lost.

26 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the matter of the missing personal pension information sent by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde only became public in response to an inquiry from Scotland on Sunday on 24 November 2007.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Governmentbecame aware on Friday that a package of pension benefit statements might have gonemissing. Investigations were already underway when we received an inquiry from Scotland on Sunday. On this occasion, exceptionally, ministe…

26 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive why a ministerial statement has not been made to the Parliament about the missing personal pension information sent by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Answer · John Swinney: A ministerial statementwas made on 28 November 2007, the first parliamentary sitting day after the issueemerged.

26 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when ministers were made aware that personal pension information sent by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde had gone missing.

Answer · John Swinney: My statement to parliamentof 28 November 2007 confirms that the SPPA informed the ScottishGovernment of the potential problem on Friday 23 November 2007.

26 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the personal pension information sent by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde went missing.

Answer · John Swinney: My statement to parliamentof 28 November 2007 confirms that the data did not go missingand was in fact located at the address to which it had been sent.<</p

23 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde last advertised for an anaesthetist for the Vale of Leven Hospital.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: GreaterGlasgow and Clyde NHS Board have advised that they last advertised for an Anaesthetist post on 13 November 2007. The advert was in the British Medical Journal andhas a closing date of 14 December 2007.

23 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde last advertised for staff for the Vale of Leven Hospital and what the nature was of the posts advertised.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Thisinformation is not held centrally however, Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Boardhave advised that they advertised four posts on 23 November 2007. The following table showsdetails of the posts advertised. <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 widt…

23 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many births have taken place at community midwife-led units at (a) the Vale of Leven Hospital, (b) Inverclyde Hospital and (c) the Royal Alexandra Hospital in each year since the inception of the units.

Answer · Shona Robison: The informationavailable is shown in table 1.Table 1: Allbirths at selected Community Maternity Units, 2003-2007<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 width=571> <thead> <tr> <td width=322 nowrap valign=top> Year </td> <td nowr…

23 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what time targets apply to the ambulance service for responding to emergency calls and what times are actually achieved for the Vale of Leven Hospital catchment area, broken down by local authority ward.

Answer · Shona Robison: The key response timetargets which apply to the Scottish Ambulance Service differ according to the priorityattached to the call. The performance information requested is not broken down bylocal authority ward, however the ambulance stations which service the …

23 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-41 by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2007, whether it is yet aware of any members of the community engagement panel involved in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s review of services at the Vale of Leven Hospital who are satisfied with the process or the outc…

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6905 on 5 December 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.…

23 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-42 by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2007, whether it has now received a report from the Scottish Health Council on the community engagement process undertaken by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in the review of services at the Vale of Leven Hospital.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: As I made clear inmy previous response, it is imperative that NHS boards engage with patients andthe public and that their views are fully taken into account as proposals for servicechange are developed. The remit of the Independent Scrutiny Panel (ISP) which…

22 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any concerns about the quality of the education and environment provided in Dumbarton Academy.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The quality ofeducation and environment provided in Dumbarton Academy is the responsibility of West DunbartonshireCouncil. We expect West Dunbartonshire Council to take the necessary action to secure continuous improvementin the school and our experience is t…

22 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that the curriculum for excellence can be satisfactorily delivered in all schools in West Dunbartonshire.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The values,purposes and principles of Curriculum for Excellence are not dependenton structures. It is for individualauthorities and schools to consider how best to provide an enriched curriculumfor pupils in order to maximise the educational benefits f…

22 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the schools in Argyll and Bute where primary 3 pupils are in classes of 18 or under.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6885 on 29 November 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/w…

22 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the schools in West Dunbartonshire where primary 3 pupils are in classes of 18 or under.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6885 on 29 November 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/w…

22 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the schools in Argyll and Bute where primary 2 pupils are in classes of 18 or under.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6885 on 29 November 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/w…

22 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the schools in West Dunbartonshire where primary 2 pupils are in classes of 18 or under.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6885 on 29 November 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/w…

22 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the schools in Argyll and Bute where primary 1 pupils are in classes of 18 or under.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6885 on 29 November 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/w…

22 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the schools in West Dunbartonshire where primary 1 pupils are in classes of 18 or under.

Answer · Adam Ingram: Information on individualclass sizes from the 2006 pupil census (the latest figures available) is publishedon the internet and can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/16412/PrimClassSizesSep06">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/To…