Parliamentary questions
Andrew Welsh
539 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
9 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that there are no health problems associated with emissions from Seed Crushers Scotland Ltd.
Answer · Sarah Boyack: The problem associated with emissions from Seed Crushers (Scotland) Ltd's plant is principally one of odour. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency, which regulates operations at the plant, is addressing this issue by requiring the company to upgrade faci…
9 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time for occupational therapy is in Angus.
Answer · Susan Deacon: Information regarding occupational therapy waiting times in individual Trust and health board areas is not collated centrally.
9 Jun 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what staffing levels in the field of occupational therapy within Angus were in each of the past five years.
Answer · Susan Deacon: This is a matter for the Tayside Health Board. The information requested is not held centrally.
24 May 2000 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation it has had with The Scotland Office regarding the reinstatement of the four Angus wards excluded from the revised Assisted Area proposals.
Answer · Henry McLeish: The Scottish Executive maintains regular contact with The Scotland Office on a range of matters affecting the development of the Scottish economy, including the proposals for a new Assisted Areas map.
18 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what each local authority's total expenditure on education was in each of the past five years.
Answer · Sam Galbraith: The available information is given in the tables below. A number of changes in grant arrangements for pre-school provision were made over the years in question. Final outturn figures for any year are generally higher than provisional outturn and budget estima…
18 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of each local authority's total expenditure in each of the past five years was spent on education.
Answer · Sam Galbraith: The information requested is shown in the table below.<P>Education Revenue Expenditure as a Percentage of Total Local Authority Expenditure.<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=2 WIDTH=559><TR><TD WIDTH="31%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=34><P></TD><TD WIDTH="17%" …
18 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what each local authority's capital expenditure on schools was in each of the past five years.
Answer · Peter Peacock: The tables below give details of local authority gross capital expenditure on education, by authority, for financial years 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000. The 1999-2000 data are provisional. The information has been compiled from local authority capi…
17 May 2000 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the loss of assisted area status to Arbroath will have on the local economy.
Answer · Henry McLeish: <B><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=2>T</B>his is a reserved matter.<P>The Scottish Executive does not make economic or employment forecasts for local areas in relation to the Assisted Areas map. However, I recognise that there are concerns in Arbroath, and in other a…
15 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures will be taken to address any losses to Angus if Her Majesty's Government's revised Assisted Area boundary proposals are introduced.
Answer · Henry McLeish: Scottish Enterprise Tayside is funded to implement all aspects of its agreed strategy and to deal with economic pressures that may arise from time to time within its area.
15 May 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the Department of Trade and Industry to reinstate the four Angus wards excluded from the revised Assisted Area proposals.
Answer · Henry McLeish: The Assisted Areas map is a reserved matter.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The Scottish Executive maintains regular contact with The Scotland Office and the Department of Trade and Industry on a range of matters, including the development of proposals for a new UK Assist…
23 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which of the scenarios proposed by the Tayside Acute Services Review Interim Findings: A Case for Change Toward a New Model of Health Delivery In Tayside will be costed and when these costings will be completed.
Answer · Susan Deacon: All six of the potential scenarios will be costed and evaluated against non-financial criteria as part of their development by about July 2000. This process will be carried out by Clinical Working Groups established by the Review Project Team and representing…
23 Mar 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the types and number of operations which have taken place at Stracathro Hospital, Angus, since the removal of emergency surgery in 1998.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The types and numbers of operations undertaken at Stracathro Hospital both before and after the removal of emergency surgery in August 1998, are indicated in the table below. Only general and major surgery have been transferred to Ninewells. Orthopaedic surge…
1 Mar 2000 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which Ministers have met their European counterparts over the past two months and what issues were discussed.
Answer · Jack McConnell: Since 1January 2000, Mr Sam Galbraith has met the Albanian Minister for Education and Science; Susan Deacon has met the Finnish Ministers for Social Affairs and Health and Social Services; Sarah Boyack has met the Icelandic Minister for Transport, Communicati…
17 Feb 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guarantees it will give over the future of Postgraduate Diploma funding and what discussion it has had with university students and students' bodies over this matter.
Answer · Henry McLeish: I received a report on the Postgraduate Students' Allowances Scheme in November last year which made a number of recommendations to change the current system following a review by the Miller Committee. The review took evidence from a wide range of organisatio…
16 Feb 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether extra resources will be made available to Tayside Health Board if extra funding is among the recommendations of the task force to oversee the management of the NHS services in Tayside.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Mr Welsh to my answer to his question S1W-4429.
16 Feb 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the task force to oversee the management of NHS services in Tayside will meet with patient groups within Angus and Tayside and what other public consultation it will undertake.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Mr Welsh to my answer to his question S1W-4429.
16 Feb 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive why the task force to oversee the management of NHS services in Tayside has been established.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The people of Tayside deserve well-run, flexible health services in which they can have confidence - and for which local health bodies are truly accountable. I therefore announced on 15 February, the creation of a high level Task Force whose remit is to work …
16 Feb 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit is of the task force to oversee the management of NHS services in Tayside and what authority the taskforce will have to implement the recommendations it makes.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Mr Welsh to my answer to his question S1W-4429.
16 Feb 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive to whom the task force to oversee the management of NHS services in Tayside will report and when.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Mr Welsh to my answer to his question S1W-4429.
2 Feb 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive to provide a breakdown, by course type, of the funding paid out under the Post Graduate Students' Allowances Scheme in each of the past five academic years.
Answer · Henry McLeish: The breakdown, by course type, of the funding paid out under the Postgraduate Students' Allowances Scheme (PSAS) in each of the past five academic years is set out in the table below.<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=616><TR><TD WIDTH="20%" VALI…
2 Feb 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been allocated to the Postgraduate Students' Allowances Scheme for the coming academic year and each of the past five academic years.
Answer · Henry McLeish: The funding allocated to the Postgraduate Students' Allowances Scheme for academic year 2000-01 and each of the past five academic years is set out in the table below:<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=678><TR><TD WIDTH="12%" VALIGN="TOP"> <…
2 Feb 2000 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to address the financial problems facing the farming industry.
Answer · John Home Robertson: The Executive is committed to supporting and enhancing the rural economy, and agriculture is an important and integral part of that strategy. We are resolved to develop an approach to the agriculture sector in Scotland which results in its long-term sustainab…
26 Jan 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times for Angus outpatients were in each of the past six months and what the comparable figures were for the previous year.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The information on waiting times for an outpatient appointment following referral from a General Practitioner/General Dental Practitioner is shown in the table below:<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=616><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN=2><P ALIGN="…
12 Jan 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what compensation was paid to each Chief Executive for loss of office at each outgoing NHS Trust in 1999.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The Trust reconfiguration process was a managed one and is expected to save £100 million for investment in patient care. Annual savings of £8 million are expected as a direct consequence of the reduction in the number of chief executives and executive directo…
7 Jan 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many job losses are proposed for the coming year at Stracathro Hospital, Angus and in which departments.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Mr Welsh to my answer to his question S1W 3608.
7 Jan 2000 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs have been lost at Stracathro Hospital, Angus over the past year and in which departments these job losses occurred.
Answer · Susan Deacon: This is a matter for Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust. I expect local Trusts to consult fully with staff on service developments.
14 Dec 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings of the Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust Board have been held in public since the establishment of the Trust and when these meetings took place.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust assumed its full operational responsibilities on 1 April 1999. The following Trust Board meetings in public session have been held:<FONT FACE="Arial"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH…
13 Dec 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there any plans to introduce car parking fees for staff and/or patients at Stracathro Hospital, Angus.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust indicates it has no plans at present to introduce car parking fees at Stracathro Hospital.
13 Dec 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hospitals charge car parking fees for patients and/or staff, and which these are.
Answer · Susan Deacon: 7 hospitals in Scotland currently charge car parking fees: <TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=309><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Aberdeen Royal Infirmary</TD></TR><TR><TD VALIGN="TOP"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Edinburgh Royal Infirmary</TD></TR…
29 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what are the remit, membership and objectives of Clinical Networks in Tayside.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The precise remit, membership and objectives of Clinical Networks is a matter for determination by local clinicians. Managed Clinical Networks offer the prospect of delivering high quality services with more uniform access for patients regardless of where in …