- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what screening exists at each prison for (a) tuberculosis, (b) mental illnesses requiring medical treatment and (c) withdrawal symptoms resulting from the use of drugs, medication or alcohol.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:All prisoners on admission to custody are offered an appropriate health care assessment by nursing and medical staff.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29525 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 October 2002, what guarantee it can give that the remuneration of medical staff in prisons is no lower than that which would be used in other public health sectors, in accordance with section 22 of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Recommendation R(98)7.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:None. Remuneration of medical staff is a matter for the contractor, however, on account of market forces, the remuneration of medical staff in Scottish prisons is unlikely to be very different from that in the NHS.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29477 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 October 2002, whether all its arrangements for procuring medical services in prisons have been in accordance with the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Recommendation R(98)7.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Yes.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29477 by Mr Jim Wallace on 14 October 2002, what formal steps it took when taking into account the recommendations of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Recommendation R(98)7 when procuring medical services for prisons.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The Scottish Prison Service considered the Recommendations of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers on the Ethical and Organisational Aspects of Health Care in Prison when it procured medical services for prisons.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 29 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any specific small institution funding could be made available to the Heriot-Watt University Scottish Borders campus in relation to its textile, clothing and fashion courses.
Answer
The allocation of funds to individual higher education institutions is a matter for the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC). Ministers are expressly prevented, in terms of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992, from framing SHEFC grant conditions by reference to particular institutions or programmes.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28350 by Cathy Jamieson on 23 September 2002 and with regard to Annex B, paragraph 8 of its Social Work Services Group circular SWSG 9/98, what the normal upper age limit is for (a) new and (b) reappointed members of children's panels.
Answer
Panel members are normally recruited up to the age of 60 and will not usually be re-appointed beyond the 15 May following their 65 birthday. However, if recommended by a Children's Panel Advisory Committee (CPAC), appointments may be made up to the age of 62 for new applicants. Reappointment of serving panel members beyond their 65 birthday may also be approved subject to a recommendation by a CPAC. Reasons might include recruitment or retention difficulties affecting the balance of skills and experience, age or gender of the panel. This change was notified to CPACs on 18 August 2000. The circular is currently being updated to reflect this and other changes.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued guidelines on the average caseload of community social workers.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has issued no guidance on average caseloads for social workers working in the community. Employers take account of complexity, local circumstances such as geography and the experience of individual social workers in determining caseloads.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it has taken with regard to the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights on issues relating to secure accommodation, as recommended in section 2.14 of Secure Accommodation Advisory Group Interim Report May 2001.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30448 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has funded a feasibility study into providing a 24-hour online information service on placing for local authorities, as recommended in section 2.12 of Secure Accommodation Advisory Group Interim Report May 2001.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30448 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what records are now kept by secure units in relation to young people retained in secure accommodation due to a lack of follow-up facilities, as recommended in section 2.7 of Secure Accommodation Advisory Group Interim Report May 2001.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30448 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
