Parliamentary questions
Bruce Crawford
999 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
16 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to promote breakfast clubs.
Answer · Euan Robson: The Executive is providingover £43 million this year in child care strategy funding to local authorities,who with their partners will determine how to meet local child care need,including the need for breakfast clubs.</p>
16 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support the implementation of extended school programmes to provide adequate childcare from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm.
Answer · Euan Robson: In Scotland we already have a strong network ofvoluntary, public and private sector providers offering a range of child care servicesfrom 8am to 6pmwhich we plan to build on.</p>
16 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how the use of funding to the Scottish Community Diet Project is monitored.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Scottish Executive funding for the Scottish Community Diet Project (SCDP) is subject to formal conditions agreed to by the SCDP and in accordance with the work outlined in their Business Plan. The latest business plan covers the period 2005–08.</p> <p>The SCD…
16 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the £1.2 million in funding given to the Scottish Community Diet Project was used to fund breakfast clubs in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04 and (d) 2004-05.
Answer · Andy Kerr: It is not possible to identify the exact proportion of Scottish Community Diet Project (SCDP) funding exclusively used to support breakfast clubs.</p> <p>Many SCDP supported projects include breakfast club provision as one element of a wide range of activitie…
10 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit is of the Improvement Service and how much financial support it will receive in 2005-06.
Answer · Tom McCabe: The Improvement Service is a partnership between the Scottish Executive, COSLA and SOLACE. Its remit is to work with Scottish Councils, their Partners and Stakeholders to improve the efficiency, quality and accountability of local Public Services across Scotl…
10 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit of Audit Scotland is and how much financial support it received in 2004-05.
Answer · Tom McCabe: These are not matters for Scottish ministers. Audit Scotland was established under the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 to provide audit services on behalf of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission. Audit Scotland is…
10 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit of the Accounts Commission is and how much financial support it received in 2004-05.
Answer · Tom McCabe: The remit of the Accounts Commission is set out in the commission’s April 2005 strategy document on its website at:</p> <p><ahref="http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/publications/pdf/2005/05cp02ac.rtf">http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/publications/pdf/2005/05cp…
9 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of additional financial resources will be made available to Central Scotland Police to enable it to address issues arising from the G8 summit.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Officers from all eight Scottish forces, including Central Scotland Police, will be involved in the policing operation for the forthcoming G8 summit. We have already said that the additional costs incurred by forces as a result of their participation in that …
9 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific programmes were delivered by the Blantyre/North Hamilton Social Inclusion Partnership in 2004-05.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: In 2004-05 Blantyre and North Hamilton Social Inclusion Partnership delivered on the following specific programmes:</p> <p>Employment Links Programme</p><p>Inclusive Learning Programme</p><p>Community Safety Programme</p><p>Youth Health and Wellbeing Programm…
9 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its response was, as a statutory consultee, to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in respect of the proposed ship-to-ship transfer of oil in the Firth of Forth by Melbourne Marine Services of Sunderland.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The Environment and Rural AffairsDepartment replied to the relevant documentation on 22 April 2005. A copy of the letterhas been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 36799).</p>
9 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific action it is taking through encouraging participation in lifelong learning to raise the personal aspirations of the people of Scotland.
Answer · Allan Wilson: The Scottish Executive recognises that lifelong learning has an important and distinctive contribution to make to people’s wellbeing, to a more inclusive society and to a vibrant and sustainable economy. The Executive’s policy on lifelong learning is containe…
9 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific action it is taking through its health programmes to raise the personal aspirations of the people of Scotland.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: The Executive's variousinitiatives on health improvement, including our work on improving mentalhealth and wellbeing, are all designed to help people both improve their healthand wellbeing and develop their confidence and self-esteem.</p><p>Thisinvolves encou…
9 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific action it is taking through enterprise education in schools to raise the personal aspirations of the people of Scotland.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The Executive’s strategy for enterprise in education – <i>Determined to Succeed (DtS) </i>– aims to develop in all our schools a culture of creativity and ambition in which Scotland’s young people can develop confidence and aspiration. Through DtS, we have ma…
9 Jun 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff have been employed in social inclusion partnerships in each financial year since their inception and how much has been paid in staff salaries, broken down by partnership.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: This information is not held centrally.</p>
30 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total level of spending on social inclusion partnerships (SIP) has been in each financial year since their inception, broken down by partnership.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:</p><p>The information requested isshown in the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p align=cent…
26 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether planning permission would be required to build a new nuclear power station on the site of a former nuclear power station.
Answer · Allan Wilson: The construction of a nuclear power station with a capacity in excess of 50 MW, whether or not on the site of a former nuclear power station, would require a consent under s.36 of The Electricity Act 1989. The consent application process involves wide consult…
26 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what review of the financial resources made available to NHS boards it intends to undertake as result of the Kerr report.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I welcomed the vision outlined in the Kerr report in my statement to Parliament on 25 May 2005. In the short-term, NHS boards will prioritise action to support Kerr report recommendations from within their existing record budgets. The Executive response to th…
26 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific programmes it has developed to help lift people out of poverty.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Our Closing the Opportunity Gap (CtOG) approach aims to: prevent individuals and families from falling into poverty; provide routes out of poverty for individuals and families; and sustain individuals and families in a lifestyle free from poverty. I announced…
26 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to raise the personal aspirations of the people of Scotland.
Answer · Margaret Curran: Raising the aspirations of all of our people is at the heart of our ambitions for Scotland. We are delivering this through a range of policies including enterprise education in schools, encouraging all of our citizens to have healthy and fulfilling lives and …
26 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific discussions or correspondence it has had with Her Majestys Government in respect of alteration, amendment or review of the Barnett formula.
Answer · Tom McCabe: Both the Executive and the UK Government's policy since devolution has been to support the Barnett formula as simple, straightforward and objective, and the Executive believes the formula has served Scotland well. Since the UK Government has no plans to revie…
26 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it intends to take in view of the decision by Strand Lighting to end production at its Kirkcaldy factory.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I very much regret the news that Strand Lighting has entered into a period of consultation with a view to closing its facility in Kirkcaldy which employs nearly 90 people. Scottish Enterprise Fife has a track record of working very closely with the company an…
26 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice or guidance it will provide to NHS Forth Valley to help it shape its review of health services in light of the recommendations in the Kerr report.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-16941 on 10 June 2005. 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/wa.searc…
26 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what immediate advice or guidance it will provide to NHS Fife to help it shape its Right for Fife strategy in light of the recommendations in the Kerr report.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I welcomed the vision outlined in the Kerr report in my statement to Parliament on 25 May. The Scottish Executive is currently considering the report in detail and has no plans to issue immediate advice or guidance. The Executive’s response to the report will…
23 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is concerned about the level of risk and the possibility of damage to environmental and economic interests, such as coastal tourism and fishing, as a result of the ship-to-ship oil transfer on the Firth of Forth planned by Melbourne Marine Services of Sunderland.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W–16753 on 7 June 2005. 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/wa…
23 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in clinical oncology in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-16723 on 7 June 2005. 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/wa…
23 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in geriatric medicine in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-16723 on 7 June 2005. 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/wa…
23 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in dental/oral surgery in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-16723 on 7 June 2005. 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/wa…
23 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in rheumatology in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the question S2W-16723 answered on 7 June 2005. 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/wa.…
23 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in respiratory medicine in each year since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the question S2W-16723 answered on 7 June 2005. 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/wa…
23 May 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times were for patients requiring acute procedures in palliative medicine in each since 2000-01 in (a) NHS Fife, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Tayside.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the question S2W-16723 answered on 7 June 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:</p> <p><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/we…