- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will meet additional unplanned cost pressures in the NHS arising from the new consultants' contract and GP contract.
Answer
The cost of the consultants’contract will be met through NHS boards’ general allocations. Boards have receivedrecord funding in this spending round and the cost of the new contract will besubsumed within the very significant overall real-terms uplift received by boards.An additional £30 million was allocated to NHS boards in March 2004 in order tohelp meet the pressures relating to pay and service modernisation.
Implementation of the new GeneralMedical Services contract in Scotland is supported by a 33% increased investment inprimary care over three years to cover the costs of delivering the contract.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 May 2004
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 17 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its response to the Nicholson Committee's Review of Liquor Licensing Law in Scotland.
Answer
I am delighted toannounce today the publication of the Executive’s response to the Nicholson Reportand to the Report by the Working Group on Off Sales in the Community.
“The Licensing (Scotland) Bill: A consultation on liquor licensing”sets out our proposals for a national framework within which local licensing boardswill operate guided by the core licensing principles.
These proposals arenow open for consultation until the end of August. The publication can be viewedon the Scottish Executive website and copies are available from the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 32688).
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 14 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to acknowledge the connection between Dumbarton Castle and Napoleon Bonaparte as a means of encouraging tourism.
Answer
I have asked Graeme Munro, Chief Executive of Historic Scotland to reply. His response is as follows:
Historic Scotland doesnot have plans to recognise the Napoleonic connection at Dumbarton Castle, untila more complete picture of this period in its history emerges. Dumbarton has clearerassociations with other high profile historical figures, such as Mary Queen of Scots. By promoting this legacy, we can continue to attract visitors to Dumbarton Castle.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 April 2004
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 11 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the monitoring framework for the operation of the Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd contract in Dumbarton Sheriff Court.
Answer
I asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executiveof the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-7560 on 11 May 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 11 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what training will be provided for the Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd staff due to operate in Dumbarton Sheriff Court and what the content and the duration of any such training will be.
Answer
I have Tony Cameron, Chief Executiveof The Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-7560 on 11 May 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 10 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to reduce the number of drug-assisted sexual assaults.
Answer
We are running an awarenesscampaign “Who’s Keeping an Eye on Your Drink?” on drug assisted sexual assaultthrough our Know the Score drugs communications strategy, in liaison with theAssociation of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS).
The first phase of thiscampaign took place over Christmas and New Year, and involved posters in licensedpremises in Scotland, and leafleting of town and city centre clubs andpubs. Additional information materials, including a DVD, video and a drinkcover, will be available shortly. Drug-assisted sexual assault is also coveredin new advice for parents about drugs.
ACPOS has already issuedguidance to investigators on drug assisted sexual assault, and preparatory workis under way to develop new guidance for police forces on handling sexualassault cases, including drug assisted sexual assault.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 10 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug-assisted sexual assaults took place in each regional police area in the last year.
Answer
The statistics availablecentrally on crimes of sexual assault recorded by the police do not distinguishthe requested information.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 10 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to reduce the availability of gamma hydroxybutyrate to the general public.
Answer
Gamma hydroxybutyrate, morecommonly known as GHB, is now categorised as a Class C drug under the Misuse ofDrugs Act 1971. Possession is therefore, punishable by up to two years inprison (plus an unlimited fine) and supply is punishable by up to 14 years inprison (plus an unlimited fine).
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 4 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-7083 by Colin Boyd QC on 31 March 2004, how many legal staff have been employed in the Crown Office in each year since 1999 and how many such staff have been employed in the (a) Criminal Confiscation Unit and (b) Civil Recovery Unit since their inception.
Answer
The information requested isprovided in the table below:
| Crown Office Legal Staff (Including Trainees) | 1/4/1999 | 1/4/2000 | 1/4/2001 | 1/4/2002 | 1/4/2003 | 1/3/2004 |
| Cumulative Crown Office Total (inc High Ct Lawnmarket and Glasgow) * | 35.6 | 45.6 | 55.6 | 61.5 | 69.3 | 71.5 |
| The Following are Recorded Within the Above Total |
| Criminal Confiscation Unit | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 |
| Civil Recovery Unit | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Lockerbie Team | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| Total Crown Office Based Trainee Solicitors | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
Note:
*Staff at the High Court, Lawnmarket,Edinburgh were not included in Crown Office figures until March 2004. Glasgow HighCourt staff were not included in Crown Office figures until April 2003.
The number of trainee solicitors has increasedfrom 10 in April 1999 to 37 in August 2002. Currently, we have 16 1st year traineesolicitors and 21 2nd year trainee solicitors.
The majority of 1st year traineesolicitors are Crown Office based with the remainder based in designated ProcuratorFiscal Offices. The second year of the traineeship is spent within a designatedProcurator Fiscal’s Office.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 30 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to expand the free central heating programme to include people over 80 who have partial or inefficient central heating already installed in their homes.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, the Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:
It is expected that the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 allowing the central heating programme to be extended to include the over 80s with partial or inefficient central heating will come into place on 10 May 2004.
