Former Member of the Scottish Parliament

Charlie Gordon

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At a glance Charlie Gordon was a Member of the Scottish Parliament.

Questions106 tabled

Charlie Gordon has tabled 106 questions in the Scottish Parliament.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce secondary legislation before the dissolution of the Parliament … 8 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce secondary legislation before the dissolution of the Parliament to enable civil enforcement of bus lanes.

Answer · Keith Brown · 22 Mar 2011

The Scottish Government is committed to introducing such legislation. Draft statutory instruments are almost complete but it will not be possible to lay the legislation before the dissolution of the Parliament.

To ask the Scottish Executive what training arrangements there are for (a) dentists and (b) anaesthetists who might req… 18 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what training arrangements there are for (a) dentists and (b) anaesthetists who might require to sign certificates authorising treatment under general anaesthetic on behalf of adults with incapacity.

Answer · Shona Robison · 14 Mar 2011

Medical practitioners, and this of course includes anaesthetists, have been assessing capacity for the purposes of Part 5 (Medical treatment) of the Adults With Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (the 2000 Act) since that act came into force. Anaesthetists have training on assessing capacity as part of their training to become a doctor so are not specifically required under the 2000 Act to undertake additional training, in terms of signing medical treatment certificates. In practice, it is more likely that an anaesthetist would be working under the authorisation of another medical practitioner in terms of section 47(3) of the 2000 Act, which gives power to any other person who is authorised by the person on whom authority has been conferred to carry out medical treatment and who is acting on his behalf under his/her instructions or with his/her approval or agreement. When the 2000 Act was amended in 2006 to extend the scope of the range of healthcare professionals who can issue a section 47 certificate of incapacity, to include certain other healthcare professionals such as dentists, the need for additional training for these professionals was recognised. Scottish Ministers were therefore given powers to prescribe requirements that would need to be met by all of these additional healthcare professionals before they could issue certificates. The Adults with Incapacity (Requirements for Signing Medical Treatment Certificates (Scotland) Regulations 2007 therefore require other health professionals such as dentists to have completed and passed the course entitled Adults with Incapacity: Part 5 Amendment “ Assessment of Incapacity for Health Professionals. This course was piloted by Edinburgh''s Napier University, who hope, dependent on demand, to run this course again 16 May 2011.

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will respond in full to the recommendations of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Dea… 4 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will respond in full to the recommendations of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 1976 review led by Lord Cullen of Whitekirk.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill · 24 Feb 2011

We expect to be able to respond to the review within the next few weeks.

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to help retain BMI’s air service between Glasgow International Ai… 25 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to help retain BMI’s air service between Glasgow International Airport and London Heathrow Airport.

Answer · Keith Brown · 3 Feb 2011

We deeply regret BMI''s decision to suspend its service between Glasgow and Heathrow. In recognising the importance of our connections to Heathrow for business and for tourism, I met BAA''s Chief Executive Officer on 19 January 2011 and I reiterated our concerns about the impact of Heathrow''s new charging structure on Scottish services. We do not accept that costs associated with international travel, including customs and immigration control, should be attributed to domestic services accessing Heathrow. I also met separately with Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, Chief Executive Officer of BMI. I have also written to the Secretary of State for Transport asking him to bring all parties together “ BMI, Heathrow and Glasgow “ to preserve this route for Glasgow and for Scotland and I will be making this point again in discussion with him.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, in his official capaci… 20 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, in his official capacity, has had direct involvement with the Gourock to Dunoon ferry service tender by way of (a) meetings or (b) correspondence with (i) the selected bidders or (ii) Calmac.

Answer · Keith Brown · 31 Jan 2011

The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has had no involvement in his official capacity.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the staffing ratio per bed is of qualified nurses in paediatric intensive care units. 11 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the staffing ratio per bed is of qualified nurses in paediatric intensive care units.

Answer · Shona Robison · 20 Jan 2011

Paediatric intensive care units in Scotland follow the Paediatric Intensive Care Society Paediatric Intensive Care Standards for staffing ratio per bed as a minimum guide. The PICS Standards state the ratio should vary from 1:1 to 2:1, depending on the level of care required. The actual level of qualified nurse per bed is set following an assessment of individual patient nursing needs.

To ask the Scottish Executive what statutory responsibilities Transport Scotland has for road safety and under what leg… 13 Dec 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what statutory responsibilities Transport Scotland has for road safety and under what legislation.

Answer · Keith Brown · 13 Jan 2011

Local roads authorities, and Transport Scotland, have a statutory duty to manage and maintain all roads within their area. For Transport Scotland, this responsibility is for the trunk road network. The statutory duty is outlined in Section 1 of the Roads Scotland Act 1984 and these duties are intrinsic to the overall road safety effort.

To ask the Scottish Executive what statutory responsibilities chief constables have for road safety and under what legi… 9 Dec 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what statutory responsibilities chief constables have for road safety and under what legislation

Answer · Kenny MacAskill · 20 Dec 2010

Chief constables do not have any specific statutory responsibilities for road safety. They have a responsibility under the Police (Scotland) Act 1967: to protect persons and property.

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Motions lodged36 lodged

15 Mar 2011	Transport	0 sig.
1 Mar 2011	Fuel Duty	0 sig.
28 Jan 2011	Castlemilk High School: Daily Record School Sports Team of the Year	19 sig.
20 Jan 2011	Fight to Retain BMI's Glasgow/Heathrow Air Link	22 sig.
11 Jan 2011	Green Bus Fund Good for Jobs in Camelon	19 sig.
23 Dec 2010	Proposed Reduction in Coastguard Stations in Scotland	26 sig.

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Seat & career2 seats held

Glasgow Cathcart Constituency MSP · Dissolution 3 May 2007 – 22 Mar 2011
Glasgow Cathcart Constituency MSP · Dissolution 29 Sep 2005 – 2 Apr 2007

Source: this MSP's profile on parliament.scot.

Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.