Parliamentary questions
Roseanna Cunningham
965 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
6 Oct 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many requests have been received by Disclosure Scotland since its inception to provide criminal record checks on individuals from (a) Scotland, (b) the rest of the United Kingdom, (c) the rest of the European Union and (d) non-EU countries.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Disclosure Scotland does not record information about the origin of applicants for criminal record checks.</p>
6 Oct 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many current consultant vacancies there are across all specialities in each NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Information on staff in postin NHS Scotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under WorkforceStatistics, at <b><a href="http://www.isdscotland.org/workforce">www.isdscotland.org/workforce</a></b>. </p><p>Section B gives details of medical…
6 Oct 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the value was of bookings taken by visitscotland.com for tourist providers in Perth and Kinross and what percentage of total Scottish bookings taken this represented in (a) the first 18 months of visitscotland.com's operation and (b) the most recent six months for which figures are a…
Answer · Patricia Ferguson: The value of bookings made through visitscotland.com for tourist providers in the Perth and Kinross area for the first eighteen months of its operation was £233,000. This business represented 3% of all bookings made through visitscotland.com during this perio…
6 Oct 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reports of (a) murder, (b) culpable homicide, (c) assault to severe injury, (d) assault and (e) offences involving the possession of a bladed weapon have been referred to the Procurator Fiscal in Perth in each of the last five years.
Answer · Colin Boyd: The information requested is set out in the following table. Information is not available for periods prior to April 2002<sup>1</sup>.</p><p>Number of Charges Reported to the Procurator Fiscal at Perth<sup>2,3</sup></p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpaddi…
7 Sep 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many respite day care places there were in residential homes in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not held centrally.</p>
6 Sep 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fostering households (a) there are and (b) are required in each local authority area.
Answer · Robert Brown: The information requested is not held centrally.</p> <p>However, the Scottish Executive is currently collecting information about the number of foster carers and any shortfall of foster carers in each local authority area in order to evaluate the impact of th…
6 Sep 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what average capped income recipients of direct payments in each local authority area are allowed to retain before being required to pay back part of the cost of their care.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Direct payment recipients are usually allowed to keep two months allocation of money as contingency before paying back part of the cost of their care.</p>
6 Sep 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many recipients of direct payments in each local authority area are in (a) part-time and (b) full-time work and how many recipients in each category are in receipt of income taking them over the level assessed as being required for their needs.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not held centrally.</p>
6 Sep 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals in each local authority area are employed in the delivery of services to people in receipt of direct payments and how many such individuals are local authority employees.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not held centrally. However,most of this data will be available from 2005-06 onwards.</p>
6 Sep 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities permit recipients of direct payments to purchase services directly from the local authority making such payments and what the cost of services is in each case.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not held centrally.</p>
6 Sep 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals in receipt of direct payments under section 7 of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 are required to make a user's contribution and how much has been ingathered from this source in (a) Scotland as a whole and (b) each local authority area.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not held centrally. User contributions may be required for all local authority community care services, apart from free personal care for older people.</p>
6 Sep 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what amount has been paid out in direct payments under section 7 of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 in (a) 2004-05 and (b) so far in 2005-06 (i) in total and (ii) broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-18998 on 16 September 2005. 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/web…
6 Sep 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals in each local authority area are currently in receipt of direct payments under section 7 of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Not all the data requested is available. Table 1 of the 2004-05 statistics release, published by the Scottish Executive on 13 September at <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/74529">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/74529</a>, shows the numbers and values of direct …
11 Jul 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on what the (a) total cost and (b) cost to it was of hosting the G8 summit, broken down into costs incurred (i) prior to, (ii) during and (iii) after the summit.
Answer · Tom McCabe: Final estimates of the costsof the G8 summit are not yet available. Information will be published later in the year.</p>
30 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what counselling was offered to patients diagnosed with (a) HIV and/or (b) hepatitis C prior to 1987.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Counselling for patients diagnosedwith hepatitis C was not available prior to 1987 as hepatitis C was not discovereduntil 1989. Testing to diagnose the Hepatitis C Virus infection only became availablein 1991.</p><p>For HIV patients, testing forHIV infection …
30 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what choice of treatment was available to patients diagnosed with (a) HIV and/or (b) hepatitis C prior to 1987.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Prior to 1987, there were noeffective anti-retroviral therapies for HIV and Hep C. Hep C was not identifieduntil 1989. It was not until the mid-90's that a licensed antiviral therapy becameavailable.</p><p>For HIV, certain treatments forlife-threatening condi…
30 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information was given to patients treated with Scottish factor VIII prior to 1987.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The Report <i>Hepatitis C and Heat Treatment of Blood Products for Haemophiliacs in the mid 1980’s</i>, published in October 2000, a copy of which is available in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 36612), discusses the information that was given …
30 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what regular contact and communication is maintained by members of the Judicial Appointments Board with existing members of the judiciary in Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Three members of the board aremembers of the judiciary in Scotland. Three other members meet very regularly with existingmembers of the judiciary as part of their professional lives. After receiving theboard’s recommendations, the First Minister consults with…
30 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what training is given to members of the Judicial Appointments Board before and during the period of their appointment.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: There are five legal membersof the Judicial Appointments Board: a judge, a sheriff principal, a sheriff, a solicitorand an advocate. The five lay members bring their own professional backgrounds tothe board, with expertise for example in human resources and i…
30 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what regular contact and communication is maintained by members of the Judicial Appointments Board with sheriff courts.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The Judicial Appointments Boardfor Scotland includes among its members a serving sheriff and a servingsheriff principal. Several other members of the board have contact and communicationwith sheriffs on a regular basis as part of their professional lives. In …
30 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what programme of visits to sheriff courts has been undertaken by the Judicial Appointments Board since its inception.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Lay members of the Judicial AppointmentsBoard for Scotland have undertaken familiarisation visits to sheriff courts.The five legal members were already familiar with the courts system.</p>
20 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what monitoring of the activity of individual sheriff courts is currently being undertaken by the Judicial Appointments Board and what monitoring has taken place since the board's inception.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Monitoring the activity of individual sheriff courts does not lie within the remit of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.</p>
22 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-11118 by Mr Tom McCabe on 1 November 2004, whether the Association of British Insurers was contacted as part of the exploration of issues relating to the compensation of business and individuals in Perth and Kinross and, if so, what advice was receiv…
Answer · Tom McCabe: I understand that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office consulted the Association of British Insurers in drawing up guidance for residents and businesses relating to insurance issues associated with the G8 summit. The guide has been available on the Foreign and…
4 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-11118 by Mr Tom McCabe on 1 November 2004, whether, after jointly exploring issues related to compensation and insurance with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the position of those who suffer loss and damage as a result of the hosting of the G8 s…
Answer · Tom McCabe: A Question and Answer brief onthis subject has been available on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office G8 website,<a href="http://www.g8.gov.uk/">www.g8.gov.uk</a> since 26 January 2005.</p>
14 Jan 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12956 by Mr Andy Kerr on 23 December 2004 regarding the committee of the National Framework for Service Change, what the geographical base is of each member of the sub-group.
Answer · Andy Kerr: </p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>Name</p> </td> <td> <p>Designation</p> </td> <td> <p>Area </p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td> <p>Prof David Kerr</p> </td> <td> <p>Rhodes Professor of Cancer Ther…
17 Dec 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12479 by Tavish Scott on 7 December 2004, whether it will express the figures in the first table, the Number of Persons Living in the Rest of the UK (outwith Scotland) who Lived in Scotland One Year Before the 2001 Census, as percentages of the popul…
Answer · Tavish Scott: The information is provided in the following table.</p><p>Number of Persons Living in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, who Lived in Scotland One Year Before the 2001 Census, by Local Authority of Previous Residence and Age Group, Expressed as a Percentage …
17 Dec 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12470 by Mr Jim Wallace on 7 December 2004, whether it will express the figures in table 5, Working Age People in Employment by Local Authority Area, as percentages of the total population in each local authority area and outline how many people are …
Answer · Jim Wallace: Table 1 gives the number of working age people in employment divided by the total number of working age people for each local authority area in Scotland. This is the working age employment rate for each local authority area in Scotland.</p><p>Table 2 gives th…
17 Dec 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12429 by Nicol Stephen on 8 December 2004, whether it has any plans to extend, improve or otherwise affect the rail network north of the central belt at any time before 2007 and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The Executive supports a number of on-going railway projects north of the central belt, reflecting our commitment to improving the rail system across Scotland. These are at various stages of development and include:</p><p>Commitments in First ScotRail’s franc…
16 Dec 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12427 by Rhona Brankin on 6 December 2004, whether the information in both tables could be presented in respect of non-salaried general dental practice closures.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: The information requested is shown in the following tables.</p><p>The Number of Non-Salaried Dental Practices in Scotland that Ceased Providing NHS General Dental Services<sup>1</sup>; Year Ending March</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> …
16 Dec 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what new crimes have been created since June 1999; how many persons have been charged under each of these crimes and, of these, how many have been convicted.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The legislation listed in the first table below covers provisions in primary legislation receiving Royal Assent after June 1999 and provisions in secondary legislation laid after June 1999 which were identified in the Scottish Executive Justice Statistical U…