Parliamentary questions

Tom McCabe

222 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

25 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-37685 by Stewart Stevenson on 25 November 2010 and given that the inquiry was concluded two years ago, when it expects to announce the outcome of the public local inquiry into the M8 Baillieston to Newhouse scheme.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35713 on 23 August 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Busines…

18 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Raith Interchange upgrade will be completed.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: As announced in the budget statement on 17 November 2010, the M74 Junction 5, Raith scheme will be taken forward as part of a non-profit distributing contract with the M8 Baillieston to Newhouse and M8, M73, M74 Network Improvements schemes.</p> <p >Subject …

23 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the delay in progress of the M8 Baillieston to Newhouse Scheme will impact negatively on the programme for the M74 Junction 5, Raith Scheme

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35459 on 20 August 2010. 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/Apps2…

23 Jul 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can confirm that the Raith Interchange will be completed by 2013, as indicated by the Transport Scotland Programme Update dated published on 31 December 2009

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: We intend to examine the benefits of including the M74 Junction 5, Raith Scheme in the proposed Not for Profit Distribution (NPD) procurement of the M8 Baillieston to Newhouse Scheme. Ministers have announced that should a favourable decision on the M8 Public…

25 Mar 2010 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent officials at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority are allowed to use their discretion in considering cases involving historical abuse.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The terms of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme are governed by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995. Changes to the Scheme are matters for the UK Government. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority is the cross border public authority that…

17 Dec 2009 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has plans to help acquitted defendants recover legal costs.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The legal aid scheme already meets the legal costs of defendants in criminal cases where it is considered that they would suffer undue hardship if they did not have access to publicly funded legal assistance.</p> <p >We have no plans to provide for the legal…

16 Sep 2009 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in its Audiology Modernisation Programme.

Answer · Shona Robison : <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/sor0924-01.htm">http://www.scott…

2 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to ensure that the NHS meets its mental health HEAT targets.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government has invested £3 million per year for three years in the Mental Health Collaborative which is specifically tasked to support the NHS to deliver its four mental health HEAT targets.</p> <p >This money funds a national team which works w…

2 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce a timescale in line with its commitment to introduce waiting time guarantees for mental health services.

Answer · Shona Robison: We are currently considering new waiting times targets for areas where individuals are not always currently able to access mental health services within 18 weeks.</p> <p >We are working to establish by April 2010 a referral to treatment waiting time target f…

2 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how it works with local authorities in relation to efficiency savings in services for people with mental health problems and (b) whether it is developing a strategic context for such savings.

Answer · Shona Robison: The concordat and single outcome agreements give local authorities far greater autonomy not only to allocate funding on all local services in line with local need but also to manage efficiency savings locally without any constraints of ring-fenced funding str…

2 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there has been an impact on services for people with mental health problems as a result of the loss of ring-fencing and how it would address the situation if evidence emerged that services had deteriorated.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government is not formally monitoring the impact on any specific service or set of services provided by local authorities. The concordat and the introduction of SOAs “ together with the removal of ring-fenced funding - were designed to substantia…

2 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it is monitoring the effects of single outcome agreements on services for people with mental health problems.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government is not formally monitoring the effects of the introduction of single outcome agreements (SOAs) on specific services provided by local authorities as part of local partnerships.</p> <p >We are confident that the effects of the concord…

2 Sep 2009 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive To ask the Scotish Executive whether the impact of single outcome agreements on direct service provision for mental health services by the third sector has been fully evaluated.

1 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many qualified audiologists it estimates will be available to the NHS in Scotland by 2012 via the BSc honours in audiology course delivered by Queen Margaret University.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11930 on 29 April 2008. 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/Apps2/…

1 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many qualified audiologists it estimates will be available to the NHS in Scotland by 2012 via the graduate diploma in audiology course delivered by Queen Margaret University.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Queen Margaret University estimate that approximately 43 graduate diploma students will take up employment with the NHS by 2012.</p>

1 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many graduates of Queen Margaret University’s graduate diploma in audiology course have entered employment as audiologists with the NHS in Scotland.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: We estimate that approximately 18 students from the graduate diploma have entered the NHS in Scotland.</p>

1 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many audiologists have undertaken continuing professional development courses at Queen Margaret University since 2005.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: We estimate that approximately 100 audiologists have taken Continuing Professional Development courses at Queen Margaret University since 2005.</p>

1 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many students have entered the BSc honours degree in audiology course at Queen Margaret University since 2005.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Sixty-five students have entered the BSc honours degree in audiology course at Queen Margaret University since 2005.</p> <p >Source: NHS Education for Scotland (NES).</p>

1 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many students have entered the graduate diploma in audiology course at Queen Margaret University since the course began in 2005.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Since September 2005, 49 students have entered the Graduate Diploma in Audiology at Queen Margaret University.</p>

1 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with NHS Education for Scotland in relation to the successful delivery of the BSc honours degree in audiology, the graduate diploma in audiology and the continuing professional development courses for existing audiologists at Queen Margaret University.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11924 on 29 April 2008. 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/Apps2/…

1 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors the performance of the £3 million contract awarded to Queen Margaret University in 2005 under the auspices of the Audiology Modernisation Programme to deliver the graduate diploma in audiology course, the BSc honours degree in audiology and the continuing professional deve…

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11923 on 29 April 2008. 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/Apps2/…

2 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11897 by Stewart Stevenson on 30 April 2008, how many road accidents have occurred on the A723 in since 2006, broken down by driver age group.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following table shows the number of reported road accidents identified as occurring on the A723. </p> <p >Injury Road Accidents on the A723 Between 2006-08</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=139 colspan=2 valign=top >…

2 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11898 by Stewart Stevenson on 30 April 2008, how many road accidents have occurred on the A724 since 2006, broken down by driver age group.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following table shows the number of reported road accidents identified as occurring on the A724. </p> <p >Injury Road Accidents on the A724 Between 2006-08</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=139 colspan=2 valign=top >…

2 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11899 by Stewart Stevenson on 30 April 2008, how many road accidents have occurred on the A72 in each year since 2006, broken down by driver age group.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following table shows the number of reported road accidents identified as occurring on the A72. </b></p> <p >Injury Road Accidents on the A72 Between 2006-08</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=139 colspan=2 valign=top…

2 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11900 by Stewart Stevenson on 30 April 2008, how many road accidents have occurred on the B755 in each year since 2006, broken down by driver age group.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following table shows the number of reported road accidents identified as occurring on the B755. </p> <p >Injury Road Accidents on the B755 Between 2006-08</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=139 colspan=2 valign=top >…

2 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11901 by Stewart Stevenson on 30 April 2008, how many road accidents have occurred on the B7071 in each year since 2006, broken down by driver age group.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following table shows the number of reported road accidents identified as occurring on the B7071. </p> <p >Drivers or Riders Of Vehicles Involved In Accidents On The B7071 Between 2006 and 2008</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead…

2 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11902 by Stewart Stevenson on 30 April 2008, how many road accidents have occurred on the B7012 in each year since 2006, broken down by driver age group.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following table shows the number of reported road accidents identified as occurring on the B7012. </p> <p >Injury Road Accidents on the B7012 Between 2006-08</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=139 colspan=2 valign=top…

2 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11903 by Stewart Stevenson on 30 April 2008, how many road accidents have occurred on the B758 in each year since 2006, broken down by driver age group.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following table shows the number of reported road accidents identified as occurring on the B758. </p> <p >Injury Road Accidents on the B758 Between 2006-08</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=139 colspan=2 valign=top >…

2 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11904 by Stewart Stevenson on 30 April 2008, how many casualties have resulted from road accidents on the A723 in each year since 2006, broken down by severity.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following table shows the number of reported casualties resulting from road accidents, identified as occurring on the A723. </p> <p >Road Accident Casualties on the A723 by Severity, 2006-08</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <…

2 Jul 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11905 by Stewart Stevenson on 29 April 2008, how many casualties have resulted from road accidents on the A724 in each year since 2006, broken down by severity.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following table shows the number of reported casualties resulting from road accidents, identified as occurring on the A724. </p> <p >Road Accident Casualties on the A724 by Severity, 2006-08</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <…