Parliamentary questions
George Foulkes
1,927 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.
Answer · John Swinney: The Cabinet Secretary for Justice has had one overnight hotel stay since May 2007 at a total cost of £155.</p>
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.
Answer · John Swinney: The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment had 14 overnight hotel stays since May 2007 at a total cost of £1,658.67.</p>
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.
Answer · John Swinney: The Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism has had 30 overnight hotel stays between May 2007 and March 2008 at a total cost of £2,342.31</p>
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.
Answer · John Swinney: The Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change had three overnight hotel stays since May 2007 at a total cost of £271.</p>
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the Minister for Parliamentary Business since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.
Answer · John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as the information is available.</p>
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the First Minister since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.
Answer · John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as the information is available.</p>
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.
Answer · John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as the information is available.
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.
Answer · John Swinney: The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing has had one overnight hotel stay since May 2007 at a total cost of £73.</p>
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10404 on 11 March 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/webap…
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overnight stays in hotels have been charged for by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth since May 2007 and what the total cost of those stays was.
Answer · John Swinney: I have had five overnight hotel stays since May 2007 at a total cost of £626.98.</p>
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many oral questions the Minister for Children and Early Years has answered since May 2007.
Answer · Bruce Crawford: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10400 on 4 March 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/webapp/w…
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many oral questions the Minister for Schools and Skills has answered since May 2007.
Answer · Bruce Crawford: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10400 on 4 March 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/webapp/w…
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many oral questions the Minister for Communities and Sport has answered since May 2007.
Answer · Bruce Crawford: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10400 on 4 March 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/webapp/w…
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many oral questions the Minister for Public Health has answered since May 2007.
Answer · Bruce Crawford: All answers to oral parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's Official Report website, the search facility for which can be found at:</p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/index.htm">http://www.scottish.p…
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when section 49 of the Charities and Trustee Investments (Scotland) Act 2005 will come into force.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Sections 49 to 64, which provide for the creation of Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIOs), will not be brought into force until the introduction of the subordinate legislation, necessary to set out the detailed operational arrangements of th…
26 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timetable is for introducing Scottish charitable incorporated organisations under the Charities and Trustee Investments (Scotland) Act 2005.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10399 on 5 March 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/webapp/w…
21 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any ministers have met representatives of British Energy and, if so, when the meetings were, who was present and what was discussed in each instance.
Answer · Jim Mather: As part of a series of introductory meetings with Scottish businesses, I met with both the Company Secretary and Public Affairs Officer of British Energy on the 20 September 2007. I was accompanied by two officials with responsibility for Energy Policy.</p> …
21 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any ministers have met representatives of Babcocks and, if so, when the meetings were, who was present and what was discussed in each instance.
Answer · John Swinney: No meetings have taken place.</p>
21 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been to the NHS of using agency nurses since May 2007.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the cost of using agency nurses in NHSScotland since May 2007 is not yet available. Latest available data is at 31 March 2007.</p> <p >The table Agency Nurse Usage by NHS Board and Speciality “ Hours, WTE and Costs in the nursing and midwifery…
21 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost to the NHS was of using agency nurses in each year since 1999.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the cost of using agency nurses in NHSScotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Workforce Statistics at <a href="http://www.isdscotland.org/workforce">www.isdscotland.org/workforce</a>.</p> <p >The table <i >Agency …
21 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many telephone eavesdroppings have been authorised by ministers since May 2007 and how this compares with the number for the equivalent period in the previous year.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9298 on 12 February 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/weba…
21 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what correspondence it has had with the European Commission regarding the cross-Forth hovercraft service; when that correspondence was exchanged, and who was involved.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The Scottish Government has had no correspondence with the European Commission regarding the cross-Forth hovercraft service.</p>
21 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it received advice regarding the legal implications of providing a direct operating subsidy to a single operator for the cross-Forth hovercraft service and, if so, what the detail was of that advice.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The Scottish Government has previously received advice from Scottish Government Legal Directorate on a range of issues and implications on providing any subsidy on cross-Forth travel including hovercraft. The Scottish Government does not normally publish the …
21 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which bus operators ministers have met since May 2007; when these meetings took place; who was present, and what issues were discussed in each case.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Meetings ministers have had with bus operators since May 2007 and what was discussed are outlined in the following table.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td valign=top > <p align=left >Date</p> </td> <td val…
18 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider increasing the frequency of meetings with the Ministry of Defence to improve the way in which the NHS in Scotland provides facilities for military personnel.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government already meets regularly with the Ministry of Defence to discuss a range of issues and will continue to do so.</p> <p >The Partnership Board, which includes senior Ministry of Defence and UK Health Departments'' officials, meets three…
18 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will implement the recommendations of the House of Commons Defence Committee’s seventh report of 2007-08 on military care for the armed forces relating to the registration of GPs and dentists in Scotland.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Health care, including dentistry, for serving armed forces personnel is provided by Medical Defence Services. On leaving the Service, they are entitled to register with a GP in the same way as the general population. The extension of priority treatment for ve…
18 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it plans to give to the recommendations affecting Scotland contained in the House of Commons Defence Committee’s seventh report of 2007-08 on military care for the armed forces.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Our servicemen and women do an outstanding job and it is only right that they get the health care they need both during and once they leave the services.</p> <p >The Scottish Government will consider carefully the Defence Committee''s Report and will continu…
18 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider fast track facilities for military personnel in the NHS, similar to those in England.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The fast track arrangements in England provide fast access to treatment, generally for musculo-skeletal disorders. These are open to all serving UK armed forces personnel who, in the main, return to England from overseas to receive any treatment required. Thi…
18 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the turnover of staff has been in each cabinet secretary’s and minister’s private office since May 2007.
Answer · John Swinney: The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as the information is available.</p>
18 Feb 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many members of staff are employed in each cabinet secretary’s and minister’s private office.
Answer · John Swinney: Each Cabinet Secretary and Minister's Private Office have the following numbers of staff:</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td valign=top > <p align=center >Office</p> </td> <td valign=top > <p align=cente…