Parliamentary questions

Anne McLaughlin

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

13 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been questioned in Scottish airports under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year since 2007.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Government does not hold this information.

13 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been stopped at Scottish airports under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in each year since 2007.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Government does not hold this information.

10 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to ensure that residential rehabilitation services for drugs and alcohol are expanded and available throughout Scotland.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government provides funding, via NHS boards, for treatment and support services. Decisions on spend “ including for residential rehabilitation services “ are made at a local level by Alcohol and Drug Action Teams (Alcohol and Drug Partnerships fr…

10 Jun 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what role it considers that residential rehabilitation services play in improving Scotland’s relationship with alcohol and how effective it considers such treatment to be.

Answer · Shona Robison: Decisions on appropriate services for individuals are made by clinicians. The Scottish Government provides funding, via NHS boards, for treatment and support services. Decisions on spend are made at a local level by Alcohol and Drug Action Teams (Alc…

5 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what is being done to support local community radio stations.

Answer · Michael Russell: The Scottish Government recognises the valuable contribution that community radio stations make in engaging with local people and generating a sense of community identity and cohesion, and it has recently moved some of its radio advertising expenditure to sup…

5 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what is being done to increase diversity in the public appointment process.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government issues notification of public appointment opportunities to a list of diversity contacts to raise awareness of and indicate where information about vacancies can be obtained. Sponsor Teams across the Scottish Government are enc…

5 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to increase the levels of organ donation in the black and minority ethnic community.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Transplant Group, which we have asked to oversee implementation in Scotland of the recommendations in the first report of the UK Organ Donation Taskforce, is considering how best to take forward recommendation 13, which calls for promoting organ …

5 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action has been taken to address truancy in schools.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Government wants all children and young people to be included, engaged and involved throughout their education and to make the most of the educational opportunities available to them. In December 2007, we published Included, Engaged and Invol…

5 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to promote arts and culture in schools.

Answer · Keith Brown: All young people should have access to a broad general education that provides flexibility, breadth and depth across all curriculum areas. The expressive arts are an integral part of the new curriculum and can strengthen learning across the curriculum, allowi…

5 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the UK Government with regard to the Welfare Reform Bill.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: A comprehensive response to the Welfare Reform Green Paper which preceded the Welfare Reform Bill was submitted to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) by the Scottish Government in November 2008. The Welfare Reform Bill - specifically those asp…

5 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken to address men’s health issues.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government is providing a range of health and supporting services which are particularly sensitive to men''s health needs. An example is the Keep Well anticipatory care programme, which is targeted at 45 to 64-year-olds in the 15% most d…

5 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken to increase levels of adult literacy.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Improving levels of adult literacy and numeracy (ALN) is crucial to securing a competitive economy; promoting education and lifelong learning and tackling health and wellbeing. The Scottish Government directly supports adult literacy developments in …

5 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what is being done to tackle human trafficking into Glasgow.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Trafficking in human beings is an abhorrent crime and one that the Scottish Government is committed to tackling. We have a comprehensive strategy in place to tackle this crime which is set out in the UK action plan published jointly by the Scottish Government…

11 Mar 2009 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in reducing any democratic deficit in the provision of healthcare by establishing elected NHS boards.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon : This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0312-01.htm">http://www.scott…