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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S1W-26766

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 27 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many secure accommodation places are specifically designed to hold girls, broken down by secure accommodation facility.

Question reference: S1W-26765

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 27 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive in which secure accommodation facilities girls are held together with boys.

Question reference: S1W-26725

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether regional disease registers are anonymised.

There are no regional disease registers in Scotland, described as such. NHSScotland and the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health maintain a number of databases which record the incidence and prevalence of a range of diseases and other conditions. This surveillance information can be vital for maintaining and improving safety of patient care as well as allowing rapid investigation of outbreaks of serious infection or clusters of unusual illness. Complete anonymisation of these datasets could therefore compromise safety. Surveillance information also underpins research, policy development, and service planning. As such, it is an important element of the Scottish Executive's plans to continue to improve treatment and care in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-26726

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether local health care co-ordinators should have a direct role in commissioning hospital services.

No, if this means creating unnecessary bureaucracy for Local Health Care Co-operatives to hold funds for commissioning secondary care. Local primary care teams already have a leading role in driving forward the development of care and the redesign of services around the needs of patients. In order to support and empower primary care teams to lead change across the local health system it is important that consideration is given to the future role of Local Health Care Co-operatives. It is for this reason that a major part of the review of The strategic development of management and decision-making in NHSScotland will focus on the developing role of Local Health Care Co-operatives in the planning and delivery of patient care.

Question reference: S1W-26724

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive which diseases require to be registered on the disease register.

There are no disease registers in Scotland, described as such. NHSScotland and the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health maintain a number of databases which record the incidence and prevalence of a range of diseases and other conditions. This surveillance information can be vital for maintaining and improving safety of patient care as well as allowing rapid investigation of outbreaks of serious infection or clusters of unusual illness. Surveillance information also underpins research, policy development, and service planning. As such, it is an important element of the Scottish Executive's plans to continue to improve treatment and care in Scotland.

Question reference: S1W-26555

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 21 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to reports to the Procurator Fiscal by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), (a) how many such reports the Procurator Fiscal has received, (b) how many cases have (i) been marked "no proceedings" as a result of delay on the part of the HSE and (ii) proceeded to trial and (c) how many convictions were secured in (1) 1998-99, (2) 1999-2000, (3) 2000-01 and (4) 2001-02.

Question reference: S1W-26554

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 21 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to reports to the Procurator Fiscal by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), (a) how many such reports the Procurator Fiscal has received, (b) how many cases have (i) been marked "no proceedings" as a result of delay on the part of the FSA and (ii) proceeded to trial and (c) how many convictions were secured in (1) 1998-99, (2) 1999-2000, (3) 2000-01 and (4) 2001-02.

Question reference: S1W-26552

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 21 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to reports to the Procurator Fiscal by the Department of Trade and Industry's Companies Investigation Branch, (a) how many such reports the Procurator Fiscal has received, (b) how many cases have (i) been marked "no proceedings" as a result of delay on the part of the branch and (ii) proceeded to trial and (c) how many convictions were secured in (1) 1998-99, (2) 1999-2000, (3) 2000-01 and (4) 2001-02.

Question reference: S1W-26556

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 21 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to reports to the Procurator Fiscal by HM Customs and Excise, (a) how many such reports the Procurator Fiscal has received, (b) how many cases have (i) been marked "no proceedings" as a result of delay on the part of HM Customs and Excise and (ii) proceeded to trial and (c) how many convictions were secured in (1) 1998-99, (2) 1999-2000, (3) 2000-01 and (4) 2001-02.

Question reference: S1W-26550

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Elish Angiolini on 21 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to reports to the Procurator Fiscal by the Data Protection Registrar, (a) how many such reports the Procurator Fiscal has received, (b) how many cases have (i) been marked "no proceedings" as a result of delay on the part of the registrar and (ii) proceeded to trial and (c) how many convictions were secured in (1) 1998-99, (2) 1999-2000, (3) 2000-01 and (4) 2001-02.