Parliamentary questions
Sandra White
1,617 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
26 Sep 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-27679 by Mr Andy Kerr on 26 August 2006, what the timetable is for carrying out the review of car parking arrangements in each NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to thequestion S2W-28666 answered on 24 October 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliaments website, the search facility forwhich can be found at: <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…
26 Sep 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-27679 by Mr Andy Kerr on 26 August 2006, when the findings of the review of car parking arrangements in each NHS board will be published.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to thequestion S2W-28666 answered on 24 October 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliaments website, the search facility forwhich can be found at: <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…
26 Sep 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-27679 by Mr Andy Kerr on 26 August 2006, what stage the review of car parking arrangements in each NHS board has reached.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The review, in the form of aquestionnaire, was sent out to all boards for completion by 31 August 2006. Certainboards failed to meet the deadline due to holidays but all boards havecompleted the questionnaire.</p><p>Health Department officialsare currently pu…
8 Sep 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-27562 and S2O-10418 by Lewis Macdonald and Mr Andy Kerr on 21 August and 7 September 2006 respectively, what anecdotal evidence it has of instances of increased noise outside some licensed premises.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Anecdotal evidence is not collectedcentrally. We have asked the Royal Environmental Health Institute (REHIS) to keepthis issue under review.</p>
8 Sep 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-27562 and S2O-10418 by Lewis Macdonald on 21 August 2006 and Mr Andy Kerr on 21 August and 7 September 2006 respectively, what studies it has undertaken in order to arrive at the conclusion that there is no evidence to suggest that there has been a…
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: We have undertaken no such studies.We have asked the Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland (REHIS) to keepthis issue under review.</p>
5 Sep 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on court cases brought by the Glasgow Housing Association in each year since its inception.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:</p><p>Communities Scotland doesnot collect information on the amount spent by Registered Social Landlords on courtcases.</p>
5 Sep 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many court cases brought by the Glasgow Housing Association were sent to mediation in each year since its inception.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:</p><p>Communities Scotland doesnot collect information on the number of court cases brought by any Registered SocialLandlord which are sent to media…
5 Sep 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people brought to court by the Glasgow Housing Association lost their case in each year since its inception.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:</p><p>Communities Scotland doesnot collect information on the number of people brought to court by any RegisteredSocial Landlord.</p>
5 Sep 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been brought to court by Glasgow Housing Association in each year since its inception.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:</p><p>Communities Scotland doesnot collect information on the number of people taken to court by any RegisteredSocial Landlord.</p>
30 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it can take if it becomes aware of differences in the application of UK-wide benefits and services which disadvantage people in Scotland.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: UK welfare benefits and services are a reserved matter andtheir application is standardised across the UK. If there was evidence of differencesin the application of benefits and services which disadvantage people in Scotland, thereare mechanisms in place to a…
30 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it gives to Scottish organisations working with deaf people in respect of issues regarding new interpretations of the guidelines for the Access to Work scheme.
Answer · Allan Wilson: The Scottish Executive has nofunctions in relation to the Department for Work and Pensions’ Access to Work programmewhich is delivered in Scotland by Jobcentre Plus.</p>
22 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been collected from fixed penalty fines for litter offences in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Ross Finnie: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>
22 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of fixed penalty fines for litter offences have been successfully collected in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Ross Finnie: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>
22 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been issued with fixed penalty notices for litter offences in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Ross Finnie: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27559 on 21 August 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
21 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to secure extra funding for the increased security measures implemented nationwide in the wake of the recent alleged terrorist plot.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: We are committed to ensuringthat police in Scotland have adequate resources to assist in combating terrorism.In June this year the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) announcedthe appointment of a Counter Terrorism portfolio holder who wi…
21 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional funding it will receive from the UK Government to counter the increased threat of terrorism.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27900 on 19 September 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp…
21 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what extra resources it will receive from the UK Government, in light of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s statement on 13 February 2006 that a further £135 million will be provided for regional intelligence and investigation, resulting in an additional investment of £230 million across t…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: National security is reserved.The level of investment announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer will be directedto enhancing the security of the UK as a whole.</p>
3 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether guidance issued to NHS boards regarding hospital car park charging schemes applies to car parks built and run under PFI/PPP initiatives.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The guidance covers all hospitalsin Scotland, although it cannot be applied to PFI/PPP contracts,such as that at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh between Lothian NHS Board and ConsortHealthcare Ltd, which were in existence before the guidance was issued in 20…
3 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what checks and safeguards are in place to ensure that monies earned from hospital car parking charges will not be used to fund or offset other expenditure by hospitals.
Answer · Andy Kerr: An exercise was recently undertakento seek assurance statements from NHS board chief executives or directors of financeto confirm that boards are not generating income that is being used for purposesother than providing and maintaining car parking facilities.…
3 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been levied in car parking charges by NHS hospitals in each year since 2004, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>
3 Aug 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to ensure compliance with guidance issued to the NHS in April 2004 on car park charging schemes at NHS hospitals.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Health Department officials arecurrently undertaking a full review of the car parking arrangements in place withineach NHS board, in accordance with the guidance in HDL (2004) 19.</p>
24 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any increase in the incidence of public disorder since the introduction of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: There is no evidence at presentto suggest that public disorder related to the ban on smoking in enclosed publicplaces is a significant problem, although there is some anecdotal evidence of instancesof increased noise outside some licensed premises. Local auth…
24 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to monitor the impact of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places in relation to any additional costs incurred by local authorities in the clean-up of discarded cigarette ends.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Local authorities are responsiblefor handling the problem of litter and they will be keeping the issue under reviewas experience of the smoke-free legislation grows. Local authorities have been givensignificant additional funding not only to enforce the new l…
24 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much additional money has been allocated to local authorities in respect of the implementation of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Local authorities have been allocatedjust over £6 million over three years to enforce the smoke-free legislation (£0.6million in 2005-06, £3 million in 2006-07 and £2.5 million in 2007-08). In additionto providing for the employment of additional staff across…
24 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how people have been fined for dropping cigarette ends since the introduction of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The number of fixed penalty noticesfor littering issued by police and local authorities under their respective powersin Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 is not held centrally.</p>
24 Jul 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been fined for litter offences in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The available information isgiven in the following table.</p><p>Persons Fined in Scottish Courtsfor Litter Offences<sup>1</sup>, by Approximate Local Authority Area<sup>2</sup>,1999-2000 to 2004-05</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr>…
16 Jun 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive where the national concessionary travel scheme passes are produced and from where are they distributed.
Answer · Tavish Scott: The National Concessionary TravelScheme is one application on the National Entitlement Card. The Entitlement Cardis produced and managed under contract to the Improvement Service, which is partof the Scottish Executive’s Modernising Government programme.</p><…
1 Jun 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has about how many women who were deported after being rescued from trafficking in Scotland have been re-trafficked since 1999.
Answer · Hugh Henry: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>
1 Jun 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any role in determining the asylum status of victims of trafficking in Scotland.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Scottish Executive has norole in determining the asylum status of anyone, as this matter is reserved.</p>
1 Jun 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it has in procedures for dealing with the cases of victims of trafficking in Scotland who claim asylum.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Executive has no role insuch procedures which are reserved matters.</p>