Parliamentary questions

Brian Adam

1,580 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

30 Apr 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications there were for degrees in (a) mechanical engineering, (b) civil engineering, (c) electrical engineering and (d) chemical engineering at higher education institutions in each of the last five years.

Answer · Iain Gray: The number of applications to specific engineering degree courses in Scottish higher education institutions (HEIs) for the last five years has been:<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=2 WIDTH=434><TR><TD WIDTH="57%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=17><P></TD><TD WIDT…

30 Apr 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many acceptances there were for degrees in (a) mechanical engineering, (b) civil engineering, (c) electrical engineering and (d) chemical engineering at higher education institutions in each of the last five years.

Answer · Iain Gray: The number of accepted applicants to specific engineering degree courses in Scottish higher education institutions (HEIs) for the last five years has been:<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=2 WIDTH=585><TR><TD WIDTH="44%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=17><P></TD><…

29 Apr 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any NHS boards have placed restrictions on the prescribing of Glivec as a treatment for chronic myeloid leukaemia, and, if so, which boards.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Information on drugs dispensed in hospitals is not held centrally.<P>The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has assessed Glivec and has recommended it for restricted use within NHSScotland. The Executive expects NHS boards to take account of advice and evide…

26 Apr 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when its plans for the summit on hospital-acquired infection will be announced.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25417.

26 Apr 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to allow the broadest range of organisations to take part in the summit on hospital-acquired infection.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25417.

26 Apr 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive who will chair the summit on hospital-acquired infection and what expertise the chairperson will hold.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25417.

26 Apr 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive on what date, and where, the summit on hospital-acquired infection will take place.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25417.

26 Apr 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations will be invited to attend the summit on hospital-acquired infections; how much notice will be given to these organisations to enable them to prepare adequately, and how evidence will be taken from them.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The convention offers an excellent opportunity to promote new ideas and gain consensus on practical measures that can encourage best practice in tackling health care associated infection. It will build on work already under way and help ensure a more prominen…

18 Apr 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to develop monitoring mechanisms for the tourism niche market of genealogy.

Answer · Mike Watson: This is an operational matter for VisitScotland. VisitScotland currently track the numbers of visitors to their genealogy website:<P>www.ancestralscotland.com. <P>They intend to further develop the interactive communication on the site as this will help to mo…

26 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what efforts are being made to forge links with Scottish branches of clubs and societies throughout the world.

Answer · Elaine Murray: The Scottish Executive and its linked bodies are actively developing networks of many kinds throughout the world with organisations which have a Scottish focus. For example, links are being built with the American Scottish Foundation and the network of St And…

26 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it estimates the tourism niche market of genealogy is currently worth annually to each area tourist board area.

Answer · Mike Watson: The information requested is not held centrally.

26 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive further to the answer to question S1W-23592 by Mike Watson on 15 March 2002, how much funding is allocated specifically to the development of the non-marketing aspects of genealogy tourism.

Answer · Mike Watson: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. However, Scottish Enterprise have told me that they will allocate a minimum of £30,000 in the current financial year. Highlands and Islands Enterprise have no specific…

19 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is on reimbursing the costs of care and resettlement of offenders, including any costs incurred by parties outwith the local authority and police force areas where the offender normally resides.

Answer · Jim Wallace: The specific costs incurred by local authorities in assisting offenders in their area who have care and resettlement needs, irrespective of their normal place of residence, are eligible for grant under the 100% funding arrangements for criminal justice social…

19 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is on the care and resettlement of offenders, including offenders from outwith Scotland who have resettled in Scotland following release.

Answer · Jim Wallace: The arrangements relating to the transfer of prisoners between UK and Islands jurisdictions are governed by statute - the Crime (Sentences) Act 1997 - and apply across the jurisdictions. They enable prisoners to transfer during the custodial part of their sen…

14 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is giving to National Science Week and Science Year.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive is providing £115,600 (2001-02) in support of Science Year. This includes funding for a Science Year Co-ordinator whose role is to promote events, activities and initiatives throughout Scotland. <P>National Science Week (8 to 17 March) …

7 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make provision for affordable access to alternative clothing and furniture to those who suffer from multiple chemical sensitivities.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Executive has no plans to make such provision.

7 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice or guidance it has given, or plans to give, to NHS boards on the provision of services for patients who have multiple chemical sensitivities.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Executive has not issued any guidance specific to multiple chemical sensitivity, and has no plans to do so. General guidance on immunology and allergy services in Scotland was issued in September 2000, in the form of a report by the Scottish Medical and S…

7 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when Factor IX, as used in the blood transfusion service, was made safe.

Answer · Hugh Henry: The Factor IX product supplied by Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) for use by the NHS in Scotland after May 1985 was heat-treated to 80º for 72 hours, which protected against hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.<P>In October 1985 SNBTS formall…

7 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what specific measures it has taken, or plans to take, to ensure that indigenous companies are well placed to compete for manufacturing opportunities in the renewable energy sector.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: We work closely with Scottish Enterprise to help Scottish companies working in the area of renewable energy to grow, and to encourage diversification of other companies into the manufacturing opportunities which are already arising in Scotland from developmen…

7 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Pilot or its associated groups have mapped the fallow acreage in the UK Continental Shelf and whether it will publish details of any such mapping.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: I understand that Pilot has not itself mapped the fallow acreage, but there are an estimated 120 fallow discoveries and 160 fallow blocks on the UKCS. In due course, details of the fallow assets will be placed on the LIFT (Licence Information for Trading) web…

7 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many oil and gas fields, and which ones, are currently under consideration for development by the Progressing Partnership Group of Pilot.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The Progressing Partnership Working Group of PILOT is not directly responsible for development of particular fields, as that is the responsibility of the operators themselves; however its work means that it liaises closely with these operators. In addition, t…

7 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions ministers have attended meetings of the PILOT oil and gas industry task force and which ministers attended.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The minutes and attendance records for all PILOT meetings are available on the PILOT website at: <A HREF="http://www.pilottaskforce.co.uk">http://www.pilottaskforce.co.uk</A>.

7 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings of the Pilot oil and gas industry task force there have been in each year since it was created.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: There were four Pilot meetings in each of 2000 and 2001, and so far this year there have been two meetings. More information is available on the Pilot website at:<P><A HREF="http://www.pilottaskforce.co.uk">http://www.pilottaskforce.co.uk</A>.

6 Mar 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications for (a) chemistry, (b) physics and (c) biological sciences degree courses were received by higher education institutions by the closing date in each of the last five years.

Answer · Wendy Alexander: The number of applications to full-time degree courses in chemistry, physics and biological sciences, received by Scottish higher education institutions through UCAS over the last five years has been:<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=2 WIDTH=531><TR><TD…