Parliamentary questions

Bill Kidd

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

12 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many reported attacks by dogs on people there have been in each year since 1999.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The available informationis given in the following table. As well as the number of attacks by dogs whichresult in an injury, and are subsequently recorded by the police, the numbers includeoffences connected to destructionand disqualification (for having cust…

12 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many orders specifying measures to be taken to keep dogs under proper control, whether by muzzling, keeping on a lead, exclusion from specified places or otherwise, have been made in each year since 1999.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: Information at thelevel of detail requested is not held centrally.

12 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions for offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 there have been in each year since 1999.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The available informationis given in the following table.Persons with a ChargeProved for an Offence Under the Dangerous Dogs Act 19911, 1999-2000 -2005-06.<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td nowrap valign=bottom> <p a…

12 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many orders for offenders to be disqualified from having custody of a dog for such a period as the court saw fit were made under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each year since 1999.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: Information at thelevel of detail requested is not held centrally.

12 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many orders for destruction were made for dogs in respect of which offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 were committed in each year since 1999.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: Information at thelevel of detail requested is not held centrally.

11 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether services for young adults with physical disabilites can be differentiated from those for other adults with physical disabilities to ensure that they are accessible and appropriate to their needs.

Answer · Shona Robison: NHS Scotland is committedto delivering patient-centred services and, as such, a young person diagnosed witha physical disability should be provided with accessible services which are appropriateto their individual needs.Additionally, theChildren and Yo…

11 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what provisions are made to ensure that young people with physical disabilities receive comprehensive information at the point of diagnosis about their condition and the health and social care services available.

Answer · Shona Robison: In a patient-centredNHS we would expect people diagnosed with a physical disability to receive servicestailored to their individual needs and to receive information about their condition and the health and social careservices available to them whichis accessi…

3 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has undertaken or will undertake a comparative study of the savings that would have been made to existing PFI/PPP projects by using a Scottish futures trust.

Answer · John Swinney: As part of our workon developing the Scottish futures trust (SFT) initiative, we have been comparingthe cost of existing PFI/PPP projects with what we consider may be available throughthe SFT. This has confirmed our view that the “standard form” of PFI is exp…

3 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what savings are envisaged through the use of a Scottish futures trust.

Answer · John Swinney: Our Scottish FuturesTrust (SFT) initiative will seek to deliver better value arrangements for majorpublic infrastructure projects. I am confident that through SFT we will deliverinfrastructure investment cheaper than using the expensive “standard form” of PFI…

3 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3715 by John Swinney on 11 September 2007, what the total cost to the taxpayer will be of all existing PFI/PPP projects, broken down into (a) capital construction, (b) lifecycle maintenance and (c) facilities management.

Answer · John Swinney: As you mention, thetotal cost of all PPP projects over the whole length of their contracts (the unitarycharge) was provided in a previous answer, and that figure was £22.3 billion. Theunitary charge is the amount paid by the public sector procuring body to th…

3 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will address the concerns of Unison that public money is being used to provide private medical care through Scottish Enterprise’s private health care benefits via Westfield Health.

Answer · Jim Mather: The provision of benefitsto staff within the total reward package is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise.However, my officialswill raise the matter with Scottish Enterprise.

3 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the associated costs are of the provision of private health care by Westfield Health to staff of Scottish Enterprise.

Answer · Jim Mather: The provision of benefitsto staff within the total reward package is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise.I have asked the Chief Executive at Scottish Enterprise to write to you on this matter.

3 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the agreement between Scottish Enterprise (SE) and Westfield Health to encourage SE staff to register for private health care.

27 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to ensure that Glasgow is protected against flooding, broken down by area at serious risk of flooding.

Answer · Michael Russell: Local authoritieshave powers under the Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961 to mitigate the flooding of non-agricultural land in theirarea. It is entirely a matter for Glasgow City Council to determine, whetherand to what extent, to exercise their powers.…

27 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to ensure that developments along the River Clyde include proper precautions and protection against flooding and that developers co-ordinate with local government and the Scottish Government to minimise the risk of flooding along the river.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Statutoryprovisions are in place so that if a proposed development is likely to resultin an increase in the number of buildings at risk of being damaged by floodingthe planning authority have to consult the Scottish Environment ProtectionAgency (SEPA) before …

20 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that modes of transport used for official government business are more environmentally friendly.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-2830 on 3 September 2007. 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…

21 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether allegations about Gerard Sinclair, Chief Executive of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission and temporary sheriff, that were published in The Sun on 14 August 2007 have been authenticated and, if so, whether it considers him to be a suitable person to continue to hold thes…

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The reported incidentoccurred in 2001 at a private function attended by Mr Sinclair in a personal capacitywhile he was in private employment. Mr Sinclair has been Chief Executive of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission since 1 July 2003 and has held …