- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it offers to individuals and businesses who work with animal hides in relation to the potential risk from anthrax, in light of the recent death in the Scottish Borders.
Answer
Advice and guidance on the potentialrisk from Anthrax to individuals and businesses who work with animal hides is amatter for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The HSE has advised the ScottishExecutive Health Department that guidance published in 1997 on Anthrax: Safe Working andPrevention of Infection (HSG174) is available via HSE Books.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice there was prior to July 2006 for individuals and businesses who work with animal hides in relation to the potential risk from anthrax.
Answer
Advice and guidance on the potential risk from Anthraxto individuals and businesses who work with animal hides is a matter for the Healthand Safety Executive (HSE). The HSE has advised the Scottish Executive Health Department that guidancepublished in 1997 on Anthrax: Safe Working and Prevention of Infection (HSG174)is available via HSE Books.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive which agency or official made the decision to send a sample related to the death of Christopher Norris to Porton Down Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27842 on 11 September 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish any initial report produced by Health Protection Scotland into the death from anthrax of Christopher Norris from the Scottish Borders.
Answer
Once all relevantcontrol measures have been completed and subject to further legal guidance fromthe procurator fiscal, NHS Borders will formulate a report on the incident whichwill include a review of the measures taken, lessons learned and recommendations.This report will be prepared by NHS Borders with input from Health Protection Scotland.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date it was made aware of a case of anthrax in the Scottish Borders which resulted in the death of Christopher Norris in July 2006.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27842 on 11 September 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether officials have confirmed which range of tests were carried out on the samples which were later used to establish that Christopher Norris from the Scottish Borders had died from anthrax.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27842 on 11 September 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date officials involved in the testing of a sample from Christopher Norris from the Scottish Borders first suspected that it was a case of anthrax.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27842 on 11 September 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what provisions or plans it has made to offer additional assistance to low income consumers in light of research by energywatch which indicates that higher tariffs charged on gas and electricity prepayment meters disproportionately disadvantage low income households.
Answer
Energy pricing and regulationof energy supply companies is a matter reserved to Westminster.Nevertheless I will meet over the next few weeks with representatives from the mainenergy suppliers in Scotland to discuss the measures they are taking to protect vulnerable,low-income customers.
I already announced in Marchthat fuel poverty programmes will continue and from January next year will be extendedto provide up-grades for partial or inefficient central heating systems for thoseon the guarantee element of Pension Credit and Warm Deal measures for families withdisabled children.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to organise a summit of gas and electricity suppliers to examine ways in which low income households are disproportionately disadvantaged or forced into voluntary disconnection as the result of additional tariffs on prepayment meters and record rises in energy bills.
Answer
I will meet over the next fewweeks with representatives from each of the main energy suppliers in Scotland to discussmeasures they are taking to protect vulnerable customers from the effects of risesin energy costs. I intend to include the issue of pre-payment meters in these discussions.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any representations about the provision of additional assistance to low income consumers, in light of research by energywatch which indicates that higher tariffs charged on gas and electricity prepayment meters disproportionately disadvantage low-income households.
Answer
Energy pricing and regulationof energy supply companies are matters reserved to Westminster.Nevertheless I will meet over the next few weeks with representatives from the mainenergy suppliers in Scotland to discuss the measures they are taking to protect vulnerable,low-income customers.
