Parliamentary questions
Linda Fabiani
2,507 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations any staff who have been on secondment during the period July 2001 to September 2001, and whose salary costs have been met by the receiving organisation, have been on secondment to.
Answer · Angus MacKay: The organisations of the staff on secondment during the period July 2001 to September 2001, whose salary costs are being met by the receiving organisation are as follows:<P>Cairngorm Partnership <P>Common Services Agency <P>European Commission <P>Highlands an…
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations any staff who have been on secondment during the period July 2001 to September 2001, and whose salary costs it has met, have been on secondment to.
Answer · Angus MacKay: The organisations of the staff on secondment during the period July 2001 to September 2001 whose salary costs are being met by the Scottish Executive are as follows:<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">European Commission<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Glasgow Employer Coalition<P ALIGN="J…
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17545 by Angus MacKay on 6 September 2001, which organisations the 91 staff whose salary costs the receiving organisation is meeting are on secondment to.
Answer · Angus MacKay: Further to the answer provided to question S1W-17545, I can confirm that the organisations of the 91 staff currently on secondment whose salary costs are met by the receiving organisation are as follows:<P>Cairngorm Partnership <P>Common Services Agency <P>Eu…
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17545 by Angus MacKay on 6 September 2001, which organisations the 17 staff whose salary costs it is meeting are on secondment to.
Answer · Angus MacKay: Further to the answer provided to question S1W-17545, I can confirm that the organisations of the 17 staff currently on secondment whose salary costs are being met by the Scottish Executive are as follows:<P>European Commission <P>Glasgow Employer Coalition <…
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17547 by Angus MacKay on 6 September 2001, which organisations currently have staff on loan from the Scottish Executive.
Answer · Angus MacKay: Further to the answer provided to question S1W-17546 and not S1W-17547 as stated, I can confirm that the following organisations currently have staff on loan from the Scottish Executive:<P>Cabinet Office <P>Department of Trade and Industry <P>Foreign and Comm…
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17547 by Angus MacKay on 6 September 2001, which organisations have had staff on loan from the Scottish Executive in the period May 1999 to July 2001.
Answer · Angus MacKay: Further to the answer provided to question S1W-17547, I can confirm that the following organisations had staff on loan from the Scottish Executive in the period May 1999 to July 2001: <P>Audit Scotland<P>Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council<…
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17739 by Mr Jim Wallace on 4 September 2001, on what dates South Lanarkshire Council and the Social Work Services Inspectorate have met the Immigration Service to discuss future working arrangements in connection with the Immigration Detention Centre…
Answer · Nicol Stephen: Officers and members from South Lanarkshire Council have met with representatives of the Immigration Service on a number of occasions in the last year to discuss safety, health and educational arrangements. Strathclyde Police and Lanarkshire Health Board and …
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement the Scottish Prison Service will have with refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland in this financial year.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The Home Office Immigration Service is responsible for refugees and asylum seekers and such matters are reserved. The Scottish Prison Service has housed such individuals, mainly in Greenock Prison. However, with effect from 3 September the process began of tr…
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are likely to be made for South Lanarkshire Council social work department's involvement with residents of the Immigration Detention Centre at Dungavel House.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: This is a matter for South Lanarkshire Council. Additional information is available in answers to questions S1W-17739 and S1W-17996.
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether consultation has taken place with Historic Scotland regarding alterations to existing buildings and additional building works at Dungavel House.
Answer · Allan Wilson: I have asked Graeme Munro, Director and Chief Executive of Historic Scotland, to answer. His response is as follows: <P>"Historic Scotland has not been consulted as the planning authority, South Lanarkshire Council do not consider that Listed Building Co…
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether an application for planning consent for a change of use of the accommodation at Dungavel House was made to South Lanarkshire Council.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: No. South Lanarkshire Council advise that no application for planning permission was required because, in their opinion, the use of Dungavel House as a detention centre does not constitute a change of use in planning terms.
7 Sep 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16545 by Jackie Baillie on 31 July 2001, whether it will collect interim information in relation to the number of heating units installed, broken down by housing sector, during each year of the central heating programme and whether it will place such…
Answer · Jackie Baillie: The information specified will be collected and a report will be published each year.
24 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has carried out, or intends to carry out, any investigation or research into restorative justice.
Answer · Jim Wallace: Restorative justice can be defined as the process whereby the parties involved in a specific offence collectively resolve how to deal with the aftermath. In particular, it aims to involve the victim and the offender in discussing the implications of the crime…
24 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to introduce a Charity Law Bill and, if so, when.
Answer · Jim Wallace: After the report of the McFadden Commission was published on 9 May, we invited comments on the recommendations. This consultation will end on 30 September. In the meantime, the Performance and Innovation Unit (PIU) of the Cabinet Office has announced a review…
24 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has held any discussions with, or corresponded with, Lanarkshire Health Board or Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in relation to adverse press reports about the level of service provision and accommodation at Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride.
Answer · Susan Deacon: Yes. I received a full report from the Chief Executive of Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust at the time the said articles first appeared, and my officials continue to closely monitor the position and liaise with the trust.<P>Where there are matters that s…
24 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether public buildings built under public procurement procedures funded by the public sector are subject, under good practice procedures, to construction standards which are more stringent than those imposed by legally required construction standards.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Public sector clients will require buildings to satisfy Government policies on matters such as environmental performance or access for people with disabilities as they deem necessary in particular cases. The standards may exceed, or expand on, those set by th…
24 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16839 by Jackie Baillie on 3 August 2001, whether payment in any form is made by it to the organisations or individuals listed in respect of their involvement in the various working groups and task forces.
Answer · Jackie Baillie: Apart from travelling expenses, which have been paid to only one individual from the lists, no payments are made to the organisations or individuals listed in respect of their involvement in the various working groups and task forces.
24 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16839 by Jackie Baillie on 3 August 2001, how many of the listed members of the (a) Housing Interests Group, (b) Working Group on Single Social Tenancy, (c) Short Life Right to Buy Working Group, (d) Working Group on Implementation of Part 2 of the H…
Answer · Jackie Baillie: The information requested is not held centrally.
24 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-16907 and S1W-16908 by Jackie Baillie on 9 August 2001, whether it will supply the information given broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Jackie Baillie: Further to my answers given on 9 August on grants paid under section 54 of the Housing Act 1988 which relate to accounting periods ending in 1999-2000, the following table shows this information broken down by local authority area.<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 …
24 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers by Jackie Baillie to questions S1W-16905 and S1W-16904 on 6 and 7 August 2001 respectively, whether the remit of the working group to look at the detailed impact of the withdrawal of Section 54 (tax relief grant) on housing associations will include consideration o…
Answer · Jackie Baillie: The working group will examine the impact of the withdrawal of section 54 grant and, in particular, the effect on repairs programmes. The group is not precluded from considering alternative mechanisms for funding such repairs programmes in the future.
24 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16824 by Jackie Baillie on 2 August 2001, whether, following stakeholder consultation, an appropriate local authority could be considered as a potential landlord for transfer of Scottish Homes properties within that local authority's area of operatio…
Answer · Jackie Baillie: Local authorities are free to bid to acquire Scottish Homes' stock.
22 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements have been made for addressing the medical needs of residents of Dungavel Detention Centre.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Home Office is responsible for the Immigration Detention Centre at Dungavel House. Discussion is taking place with Lanarkshire Health Board<FONT SIZE=2 COLOR="#0000ff"> about appropriate arrangements for the medical needs of individuals held there.
22 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements have been made for the education of any school-age children to be accommodated at Dungavel Detention Centre.
Answer · Jack McConnell: The operation of Dungavel Detention Centre is the responsibility of the Home Office. I understand Premier Detention Services, who have been contracted by the Home Office to run the centre, have been in discussions with South Lanarkshire Council about the most…
16 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the Scottish Executive staff who were on secondment to other organisations at any time in the period since May 1999 had their salaries or other remuneration while on secondment paid by (a) it and (b) the receiving organisation and what the total cost to the Scottish Consolidat…
Answer · Angus MacKay: The number of staff on secondment to other organisations in the period May 1999 to July 2001 who have had their salary costs met by the Scottish Executive is 27. The number of staff on secondment to other organisations during this period who have had their sa…
16 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the Scottish Executive staff who were on loan to other organisations at any time in the period since May 1999 had their salaries or other remuneration while on loan paid by (a) it and (b) the receiving organisation and what the total cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund was.
Answer · Angus MacKay: The total number of staff on loan to other organisations at any time in the period May 1999 to date is 61. Staff on loan move to the pay systems of the receiving organisation with full salary costs met by that organisation. There is no cost to the Scottish Co…
16 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the Scottish Executive staff who are currently on loan to other organisations are having their salaries or other remuneration paid by (a) it and (b) the receiving organisation and what the total cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund is.
Answer · Angus MacKay: The number of staff currently on loan to other organisations is 35. Staff on loan move to the pay systems of the receiving organisation with full salary costs met by that organisation. There is no cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund.
16 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the Scottish Executive staff who are currently on secondment to other organisations are having their salaries or other remuneration paid by (a) it and (b) the receiving organisation and what the total cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund is.
Answer · Angus MacKay: The number of staff currently on secondment to other organisations who are having their salary costs met by the Scottish Executive is 17. The number of staff currently on secondment who are having their salaries met by the receiving organisation is 91. The to…
2 Aug 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-15534 by Jackie Baillie on 30 July 2001, what legal advice it took before concluding that amendment 150 to the Housing (Scotland) Bill, now incorporated in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, would comply with the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answer · Jackie Baillie: The Scottish Executive always seeks to act within the law and takes legal advice as appropriate. The policy of the Executive is, as a general rule, not to disclose that legal advice has been obtained on any particular matter, or to disclose the content or sou…
24 Jul 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-14478 by Rhona Brankin on 12 April 2001, how many felling licences have been withdrawn in each of the past 10 years.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: No felling licences have been withdrawn when landowners have failed to comply with the conditions in the licence. The Forestry Commission has, however, served 16 enforcement notices on landowners in these circumstances over the last five years.
24 Jul 2001 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage of officers from ethnic minority groups was at each rank within each Scottish police force and within the Scottish Crime Squad at 31 March 2001.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information is shown in the following table. The figures in brackets are the number of officers. There are no officers from ethnic minority groups in the ranks above Inspector.<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=472><TR><TD WIDTH="40%" VALIGN=…