- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2002
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Answered by Frank McAveety on 28 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the Better Government for Older People and Older People Advisory Group event at Victoria Quay on 28 and 29 May 2002 will cost.
Answer
The cost to the Scottish Executive of providing buffet lunches and coffee for local authority and older people's representatives attending the event at Victoria Quay is being met from within existing running costs. Other costs are a matter for the Better Government for Older People Network.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 28 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the aim is of the Better Government for Older People and Older People Advisory Group event at Victoria Quay on 28 and 29 May 2002; how the outcomes of the event will influence its policy, and what action will be taken in respect of such outcomes.
Answer
The aim of the event, which is being organised by the Better Government for Older People Network and the Scottish Older People's Advisory Group, is to work towards a Scottish Better Government for Older People Network. The Scottish Executive is providing facilities at Victoria Quay for the event and will be looking at the outcome with interest.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 April 2002
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Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 14 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what parliamentary procedures are involved in the preparation and passage of an Order in Council to transfer reserved powers from Her Majesty's Government to the Scottish Parliament.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25483.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 April 2002
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Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 14 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to the transfer of reserved powers from Her Majesty's Government to the Scottish Parliament, whether an Order in Council requires the approval of both the House of Commons and the Scottish Parliament.
Answer
Yes. Orders in Council under section 30 of the Scotland Act must be laid in draft before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament and each House of Parliament at Westminster before a recommendation to make the order can be made to Her Majesty in Council.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2002
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Answered by Iain Gray on 14 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to act on the recommendations in the report Research and Knowledge Transfer in Scotland produced by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council and Scottish Enterprise joint task group.
Answer
The Executive is considering the issues raised by this report in the context of its current review of higher education, the second consultation paper on which was published on 26 April.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2002
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Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23379 by Mr Andy Kerr on 22 March 2002, when it will publish the analysis being carried out into migration and demographic change in Scotland and how these will impact on the Scottish economy.
Answer
This work is at an early stage and no decisions have yet been taken on dissemination arrangements for any resulting analysis.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2002
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Answered by Mike Watson on 8 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact of Tartan Day on visitor numbers to Scotland.
Answer
I have asked VisitScotland to undertake an analysis of the impact of Tartan Day on tourism to Scotland.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2002
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make infliximab available throughout Scotland to arthritis sufferers in line with the practice of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) in England and Wales.
Answer
Infliximab is available on NHS prescription and its use depends on the clinical judgement of specialists experienced in the management of rheumatoid arthritis.The Health Technology Board for Scotland will look at the NICE guidance on the use of the anti-TNF drugs, infliximab and etanercept, to see if there are any important differences that would impact on the implementation of the NICE guidance in Scotland.In the meantime, Scottish clinicians should use all available evidence, including the NICE guidance, to guide their clinical decisions.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2002
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Answered by Peter Peacock on 1 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what its current policy is on charging business rates on the location of cash machines.
Answer
Automated telling machine (cash machine) sites are liable for business rates in the same way that all non-domestic lands and heritages, which have not been specifically exempt from rates, are liable. Responsibility for setting rateable values for these sites lies with the Scottish assessors who are independent of both central and local government. Provision for exempting from rates sites occupied by automated telling machines in certain rural areas will be included in the forthcoming Local Government Bill.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost is of training police officers of Strathclyde Police to deal with disturbances at HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Strathclyde Police and the information requested is not held centrally.
