Former Member of the Scottish Parliament

Ben Wallace

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At a glance Ben Wallace was a Member of the Scottish Parliament.

Questions205 tabled

Ben Wallace has tabled 205 questions in the Scottish Parliament.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many in-patient and day case discharges from waiting lists there were in (a) 2001-02… 28 Feb 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many in-patient and day case discharges from waiting lists there were in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03, as shown for previous years on table M6.1 of the ISD Scotland national statistics release on waiting times.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm · 28 Mar 2003

Table M6.1 is no longer published. Information on in-patient and day case activity in each of the last five years for which information is available is given in the table. Information for 2001-02 is provisional.<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=609><TR><TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP">Year</TD><TD WIDTH="22%" VALIGN="TOP">Number of Elective In-patient/Day Case Discharges </TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">Of Which Admissions from In-Patient/Day Case Waiting List</TD><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">Emergency In-Patients</TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP"> Total Emergency In-patients and Elective Discharges</TD></TR><TR><TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP">1997-98</TD><TD WIDTH="22%" VALIGN="TOP">622,198</TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">487,627</TD><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">459,303</TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">1,081,501</TD></TR><TR><TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP">1998-99</TD><TD WIDTH="22%" VALIGN="TOP">649,188</TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">495,219</TD><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">463,720</TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">1,112,908</TD></TR><TR><TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP">1999-2000</TD><TD WIDTH="22%" VALIGN="TOP">629,832</TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">461,550</TD><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">468,458</TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">1,098,290</TD></TR><TR><TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP">2000-01</TD><TD WIDTH="22%" VALIGN="TOP">633,009</TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">454,646</TD><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">471,756</TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">1,104,765</TD></TR><TR><TD WIDTH="13%" VALIGN="TOP">2001-02P</TD><TD WIDTH="22%" VALIGN="TOP">600,206</TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">426,881</TD><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP">480,006</TD><TD WIDTH="25%" VALIGN="TOP">1,080,212</TD></TR></TABLE>PProvisional.

To ask the Scottish Executive . further to the answer to question S1W-29930 by Mr Frank McAveety on 9 October 2002, whe… 11 Dec 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive . further to the answer to question S1W-29930 by Mr Frank McAveety on 9 October 2002, when it intends to complete its consideration of the implications for its policy on free personal care of the decision of the Competition Commission Appeals Tribunal.

Answer · Frank McAveety · 3 Jan 2003

We do not consider there are any immediate implications for, or actions required in respect of, our policy on free personal care arising from the Bettercare judgement. I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-31405 on 20 November 2002, which makes clear that more general assessment must await judgement on another related case and that we remain in close contact with our counterparts in Northern Ireland and the other UK administrations on this matter.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/webapp/search_wa">http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa</A>.

To ask the Scottish Executive what bodies were formally consulted by the First Minister in the preparation of his repo… 4 Oct 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what bodies were formally consulted by the First Minister in the preparation of his report to be submitted to the Committee of the Regions for the Convention on the Future of Europe.

Answer · Jack McConnell · 27 Nov 2002

The Opinion "More democracy, transparency and efficiency in the European Union" was drafted by me for the Committee of the Regions in a personal capacity. The Scottish Executive has consulted extensively on Future of Europe issues to inform an official submission to be sent to the Convention later in the year.

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to any implications for its policy on free personal care … 25 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to any implications for its policy on free personal care of the decision by the Competition Commission Appeals Tribunal on 1 August 2002 in favour of Bettercare Group Ltd with reference to payment for nursing and care services in the North and West Belfast Health and Social Services Trust and whether it plans to take any action in respect of this matter.

Answer · Frank McAveety · 9 Oct 2002

We are currently considering the implications of the judgement.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) contributions and (b) responses it has received in respect of its national … 18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) contributions and (b) responses it has received in respect of its national debate on the Future of Europe and, of these, how many have been posted on its website about the Future of Europe under (i) "noticeboard" and (ii) "contributions".

Answer · Jim Wallace · 23 Oct 2002

As at 11 October, 28 responses had been received. Three contributions have been posted on the "Noticeboard" on the Executive's Future of Europe website, and five have been posted under "Contributions". The remainder are either not available electronically or sought further clarification and were not final responses to the consultation. In addition, forty Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) were represented at three seminars organised on the Executive's behalf by the Scottish Civic Forum.

To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations have submitted applications for grants from its fund for Future of Eu… 18 Sep 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations have submitted applications for grants from its fund for Future of Europe debates, referred to in paragraph 10 of its paper submitted to the European Committee on 18 June 2002, Future of Europe Debate: Involving Civil Society, and which applications (a) are pending and (b) have been successful.

Answer · Jim Wallace · 2 Oct 2002

The Scottish Executive approached the Scottish Civic Forum to gauge interest in the Future of Europe debate amongst medium- and small-sized Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). Based on their findings, and in the interests of ensuring that a reasonable number and wide spread of NGOs could take part in the debate, it was decided that the most effective option would be to commission the civic forum to hold a small number of seminars open to all NGOs, rather than to invite bids for grant funding from individual bodies. Three events were held during September, in Dumfries, Edinburgh and Perth, which were attended by 40 NGOs and a number of individuals.

To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the recommendation at paragraph 106 of the House of Commons Europ… 6 Aug 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the recommendation at paragraph 106 of the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee's 30th Report, European Scrutiny in the Commons.

Answer · Jim Wallace · 3 Sep 2002

The House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee's 30th report is addressed to the UK Government, which will be responding to it shortly.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has complied with guidance issued by Her Majesty's Government that comments on… 6 Aug 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has complied with guidance issued by Her Majesty's Government that comments on European memoranda be with the relevant departments within 10 days of receipt from the European Union.

Answer · Jim Wallace · 3 Sep 2002

UK Government departments are under an obligation to the UK Parliament to ensure that explanatory memoranda are provided to the UK Parliament within 10 days of the deposit of the European Union document which requires the memorandum. Any consultation between Government departments and the Scottish Executive on the content of memoranda should be completed within this timescale.

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Motions lodged14 lodged

18 Mar 2003	Support for Armed Forces	14 sig.
4 Dec 2002	The Future of Europe Convention - The Scottish Dimension	0 sig.
14 Nov 2002	Armed Forces Personnel and Firefighting Duties	10 sig.
2 Oct 2002	Action Against Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke	0 sig.
15 Jul 2002	Sovereignty of Gibraltar	3 sig.
26 Sep 2001	Care Development Group	0 sig.

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Seat & career1 seat held

North East Scotland (region) Regional MSP · Dissolution 6 May 1999 – 31 Mar 2003

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Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.