Parliamentary questions
Iain Gray
713 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
5 Mar 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0305-01.htm">http://www.scott…
12 Feb 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0212-01.htm">http://www.scott…
10 Feb 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to dualling the single carriageway sections of the A1 trunk road in East Lothian.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20202 on 9 February 2009. 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/Apps…
10 Feb 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the potential benefits are of dualling the single carriageway sections of the A1 trunk road in East Lothian.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20203 on 9 February 2009. 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/Apps…
10 Feb 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-20202 and S3W-20203 by Stewart Stevenson on 9 February 2009, what plans it has to improve safety on the A1 trunk road between Edinburgh and the border with England.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: To improve safety on the trunk road network Transport Scotland undertakes an annual review of its accident database to determine accident cluster sites or lengths of road which have recorded a high rate of accidents. Following the latest annual review Transpo…
5 Feb 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0205-01.htm">http://www.scot…
27 Jan 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average accident rate is, expressed in accidents per 100 million vehicle kilometres, for (a) the A1 trunk road, (b) dualled sections of the A1 trunk road and (c) single carriageway sections of the A1 trunk road between Dunbar and the border with England.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The accident rates for the A1 trunk road between Dunbar (A1087 Junction) and the border with England are:</p> <p >(a) 13.7 injury accidents per 100 million vehicle kilometres for all dual and single carriageway sections.</p> <p >(b) 10.6 injury accidents …
27 Jan 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average accident rate is, expressed in accidents per 100 million vehicle kilometres, for (a) the A1 trunk road, (b) dualled sections of the A1 trunk road and (c) single carriageway sections of the A1 trunk road in East Lothian.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The accident rates for A1 trunk road in East Lothian are:</p> <p >(a) 8.4 injury accidents per 100 million vehicle kilometres for all dual and single carriageway sections.</p> <p >(b) 6.9 injury accidents per 100 million vehicle kilometres for dual carri…
27 Jan 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the potential benefits are of dualling the single carriageway sections of the A1 trunk road between Dunbar and the border with England.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The corridor between Edinburgh and the Border currently enjoys relatively low traffic volumes and operates efficiently. Therefore there are few issues on this corridor and as such the potential benefits of dualling would be limited.</p> <p >The needs of thi…
27 Jan 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to dualling the single carriageway sections of the A1 trunk road between Dunbar and the border with England.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The needs of this transport corridor were considered as part of the Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR) which recommended that our aim should be to optimise the operation of the route through active traffic management and targeted individual investment…
22 Jan 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i> This PQ was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0122-01.htm">http://www.scottish.pa…
15 Jan 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i > This PQ was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></b></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0115-01.htm">http://www.scotti…
8 Jan 2009 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >The following question was answered in the Chamber on </i><i >8 January 2009</i><i >. For the text of this answer please see the following link:</i></b></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-0…
4 Dec 2008 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what engagements he has planned for the rest of the day.
Answer · Alex Salmond: <i >This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-08/sor1204-01.htm">http://www.scott…
3 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many East Lothian residents are in NHS care awaiting an appropriate care package because of a lack of funding from East Lothian Council.
Answer · Shona Robison: At the latest validated census (July 2008) there were no East Lothian residents delayed as a direct result of awaiting funding.</p>
31 Oct 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many East Lothian residents are in NHS care awaiting an appropriate care package.
Answer · Shona Robison: At the latest validated delayed discharge census (July 2008) there were 22 East Lothian residents delayed in hospital awaiting an appropriate care package, four of whom had been delayed outwith the agreed six week discharge planning period.</p> <p >The next …
9 Sep 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines it plans to issue to local authorities following the launch of its national waste strategy.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government, and bodies funded by the Scottish Government, will issue guidance and information to local authorities on a number of issues, working closely with the COSLA. Waste Aware Scotland have just issued a report on recycling advisers at:</p>…
23 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that East Lothian Council has adequate funding to ensure that subject choice in East Lothian secondary schools is not reduced.
Answer · Adam Ingram: The settlement for each local authority provides a single budget within which authorities can exercise flexibility to reach decisions on how to achieve agreed outcomes as set out in the concordat between the Scottish Government and local government. This mean…
23 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that East Lothian Council has adequate funding to maintain the current level of extra-curricular activity in East Lothian schools.
Answer · Maureen Watt: This Scottish Government, as part of its new relationship with local government, is investing record levels of funding in local government. The settlement for each local authority provides a single budget within which authorities can exercise flexibility to r…
23 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that East Lothian Council has adequate funding to reduce class sizes to 18 for P1 to P3 pupils.
Answer · Adam Ingram: We have signed a concordat with local government under which local government will make year-on-year progress to reduce class sizes. Local government has been provided with funding of £34.9 billion over the spending review period which represents a 13.1% incr…
23 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what it defines as the difference between efficiency savings and funding cuts.
Answer · John Swinney: Our published efficiency guidance is quite clear. Efficiency is about enhancing value for money, improving public service delivery and raising productivity. There are two types of efficiency:</p> <p >Cash-releasing efficiencies<b> </b>are achieved by deliver…
6 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much Housing Association Grant has been allocated to East Lothian in each year since 1999-2000.
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The grant allocation at the beginning of each financial year is a single figure which includes provision for all relevant elements of the Affordable Housing Investment Programme (AHIP). In addition to the provision of affordable housing for rent to housing as…
1 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any legal powers exist to ban or otherwise restrict the consumption of methadone in public places.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The relevant legislation is the Medicines Act 1968 and the Controlled Drugs Regulations. Neither provide legal powers to ban or otherwise restrict the consumption of methadone by a patient in a public place where the methadone has been legally prescribed and …
25 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a correlation exists between pollution from PM2.5 particles and higher than average incidence of diabetes and how any such correlation will be considered by ministers in permitting or monitoring energy from waste facilities.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: Scientific studies conducted worldwide have found varying levels of association between inhalation of small airborne particles and a range of acute and chronic diseases. In some cases, the airborne particles have been shown to increase the incidence of diseas…
25 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a correlation exists between pollution from PM2.5 particles and higher than average incidence of respiratory problems and how any such correlation will be considered by ministers in permitting or monitoring energy from waste facilities.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: Scientific studies conducted worldwide have found varying levels of association between inhalation of small airborne particles and a range of acute and chronic diseases. In some cases, the airborne particles have been shown to increase the incidence of diseas…
25 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a correlation exists between pollution from PM2.5 particles and higher than average incidence of cardiovascular diseases and how any such correlation will be considered by ministers in permitting or monitoring energy from waste facilities.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: Scientific studies conducted worldwide have found varying levels of association between inhalation of small airborne particles and a range of acute and chronic diseases. In some cases, the airborne particles have been shown to increase the incidence of diseas…
25 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a correlation exists between pollution from PM2.5 particles and higher than average incidence of cancer and how any such correlation will be considered by ministers in permitting or monitoring energy from waste facilities.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: Scientific studies conducted worldwide have found varying levels of association between inhalation of small airborne particles and a range of acute and chronic diseases. In some cases, the airborne particles have been shown to increase the incidence of diseas…
25 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a correlation exists between pollution from PM2.5 particles and higher than average rates of birth defects and how any such correlation will be considered by ministers in permitting or monitoring energy from waste facilities.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: Scientific studies conducted worldwide have found varying levels of association between inhalation of small airborne particles and a range of acute and chronic diseases. In some cases, the airborne particles have been shown to increase the incidence of diseas…
25 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a correlation exists between pollution from PM2.5 particles and higher than average infant mortality rates and how any such correlation will be considered by ministers in permitting or monitoring energy from waste facilities.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: Scientific studies conducted worldwide have found varying levels of association between inhalation of small airborne particles and a range of acute and chronic diseases. In some cases, the airborne particles have been shown to increase the incidence of diseas…
25 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which recommendations of the Howat report it is still considering.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the questionS3W-08935 answered on 8 February 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…