Parliamentary questions
Brian Fitzpatrick
529 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
28 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25679 by Mr Jim Wallace on 27 May 2002, what portions of the internal Scottish Prison Service submission Constructing the Future prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss on or about 21 April 2000 were taken into account and by whom, and betwee…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25721 today.
28 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25554 by Mr Jim Wallace on 27 May 2002, which of its officials, of what grades and on what dates, have received any memoranda, drafts, notes, submissions or reports regarding any assessment made by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) of the internal SP…
Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25721.
28 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25554 by Mr Jim Wallace on 27 May 2002, how many hearings of the Criminal Compensation Authority were conducted for the authority in Scotland by persons other than members of the Law Society of Scotland in each of the last three years for which figur…
Answer · Jim Wallace: This is a matter for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. The information requested is not held centrally.
28 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25554 by Mr Jim Wallace on 27 May 2002, what information it holds on the number of members of the Law Society of Scotland likely to be employed for the determination of applications for compensation by victims of criminal injuries to the Criminal Inj…
Answer · Jim Wallace: This is a matter for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. The information requested is not held centrally.
24 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest projections are of the prison population.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The latest projections of the prison population, which were prepared in April 2002, are given in the following table. The projections are almost identical to those prepared in September 2001 and published in Appendix F of the <I>Scottish Prison Service Estate…
22 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it is giving to monitoring the incidence and nature of offending by young offenders during school hours.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: All local authorities have been asked to submit youth justice action plans to the Scottish Executive outlining the nature of offending in the area and what measures are being put in place to address this.<P>The timing and circumstances of offending is an impo…
21 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25553 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 May 2002, what the reasons were for each adjournment of a hearing under the (a) non-statutory Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme and (b) 1996 Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Answer · Jim Wallace: This is a matter for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and Appeals Panel. The information requested is not held centrally.
21 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25552 by Mr Jim Wallace on 15 May 2002, on what date each application was lodged in each year from 1990 to date; how many hearings were held in each year for each such application; how many such hearings were adjourned in each year, and what the reas…
Answer · Jim Wallace: This is a matter for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. The information requested is not held centrally.
16 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to establishing "Job-Ready Centres" for secondary school pupils and further education students providing career and vocational education programmes tailored to local workforce needs and supplementing the existing curriculum.
Answer · Iain Gray: Vocational education programmes are already available through further education colleges and Local Enterprise Companies. Additionally, the recently established Careers Scotland provides a one-stop shop for careers advice and guidance to all ages. Careers Scot…
15 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it holds on the number of cases of blindness by macular degeneration in adults over the age of 50 in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answer · Mary Mulligan: The information requested is not held centrally.
15 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it holds on the incidence of macular degeneration, broken down by age and geographic location.
Answer · Mary Mulligan: The information requested is not held centrally.
15 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it holds on the number and geographical location of those nurses who have (a) undertaken, (b) completed and (c) re-registered on completion of, a return to practice course, in each year since 1999, broken down by training provider.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Prior to 2000, Return to Practice Courses were not mandatory and comprehensive details of those undertaking the courses was not recorded by the former National Board for Scotland. Information about those re-registering following completion is also not held ce…
8 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25238 by Mr Jim Wallace of 3 May 2002, what financial review has been made on its behalf or by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) of the investment decisions proposed in the internal SPS submission Constructing the Future prepared by Mr Eric Murch of …
Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25678.
8 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to S1W-25237 by Mr Jim Wallace on 3 May 2002, what assessment has been made on its behalf or by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) of the internal SPS submission Constructing the Future prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss on or about 21 April 2000.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:<P>No assessment of <I>Constructing the Future</I> as a whole has been carried out. However, some of the information it contained was taken …
8 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25236 by Mr Jim Wallace on 3 May 2002, whether and when it received any submission from the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) on the proposals of the internal SPS submission Constructing the Future prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss on or ab…
Answer · Jim Wallace: Ministers did not receive such a submission. In the first phase of the Estates Review submissions were sought by SPS of most of its establishments in relation to their development plans. Detailed submissions were made by those establishments which required ma…
2 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners currently held at HM Prison Cornton Vale are held because of their failure to pay fines.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>As at 7 May 2002, none.
1 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it holds on the number of members of the Law Society of Scotland employed for the determination of applications for compensation by victims of criminal injuries in each of the last three years for which figures are available and whether any increase or decrease in the nu…
Answer · Jim Wallace: The following table shows the number of staff at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority who worked in their professional capacity as members of the Law Society of Scotland during the three years 1999-2000 to 2001-02. The number of such staff is expected…
1 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it holds on the number of hearings adjourned since 1 January 2002 of applications for criminal injuries compensation in respect of victims of criminal injuries resident in Scotland under (a) the non-statutory Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, which came into operatio…
Answer · Jim Wallace: The number of adjournments of hearings of non-statutory scheme cases concerning incidents in Scotland between 1 January and 28 April 2002 was 36, of which six cases have since been finalised. In relation to 1996 scheme cases concerning incidents in Scotland b…
1 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it holds on (a) the number of outstanding applications submitted in each year to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority under the non-statutory Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, which came into operation on 1 February 1990, from victims of criminal injuries res…
Answer · Jim Wallace: The Criminal injuries Compensation Authority classifies application according to the location of the incident that gave rise to the claim. The following table shows applications outstanding under the 1990 non-statutory scheme that concern incidents that occur…
1 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it holds on (a) the number of applications received by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority under the 1996 Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme from victims of criminal injuries resident in Scotland and (b) the rate of processing of such applications.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority classifies applications according to the location of the incident that gave rise to the claim. The following table shows the number of applications concerning incidents in Scotland received under the 1996 scheme si…
1 May 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority annual report and accounts for 2000-01 will be laid before the Parliament.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority 2000-01 Annual Report was laid before the Parliament on 21 May.
1 May 2002 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources are being made available to improve services for young people with special educational needs.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Local authorities receive very significant resources for education provision in the local government settlement. In addition, the following targeted resources are being provided for school education for children and young people with special educational needs…
30 Apr 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the number of young offenders who committed offences during school hours in each of the last three years.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The information requested is not held centrally. It is not always possible to establish precisely when an offence took place.
30 Apr 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the number of young offenders who offended while on bail in each of the last three years.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information available centrally relates to offenders convicted with an aggravated sentence recorded in respect of their having committed an offence while on bail, or who had a charge proved under the Bail (Scotland) Act 1980 for re-offending while on bail…
30 Apr 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people under the age of 17 appeared before the courts in respect of more than three different matters in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The available information shows that 66 persons under the age of 17 were proceeded against on more than three occasions in 2000. The equivalent figures for 1998 and 1999 were 152 and 117 respectively. These figures exclude proceedings where the main offence w…
30 Apr 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when training standards for fingerprint experts were last reviewed.
Answer · Richard Simpson: Training and development standards are constantly monitored within the fingerprint service and reviewed in light of emergent changes and practices. A strategic reassessment of how training is delivered was carried out in 2000 by the Association of Chief Polic…
24 Apr 2002 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that public transport accessibility is taken into account in the planning application process.
Answer · Margaret Curran: The Executive's guidance to planning authorities contained in <I>National Planning Policy Guideline (NPPG) 17, Transport and Planning</I>, places particular emphasis on accessibility to new development by public transport.
19 Apr 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial review, if any, has been made on its behalf of the investment decisions proposed in the report, Constructing the Future, prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss on or about 21 April 2000.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25236.
19 Apr 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made on its behalf of the report, Constructing the Future, prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss on or about 21 April 2000.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25236.
19 Apr 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received from the Scottish Prison Service the report, Constructing the Future, prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss on or about 21 April 2000 and, if so, when it received it.
Answer · Jim Wallace: No. Mr Murch did not prepare such a report. <I>Constructing the Future</I> was one of several internal Scottish Prison Service (SPS) submissions which were subsequently taken into account in the SPS Estates Review.