Questions and answers

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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

Question reference: S1W-16641

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people suspected of swallowing a package have been kept in the health centre in HM Prison Kilmarnock for less than four hours since the health centre opened.

Question reference: S1W-16642

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what input nurses have had to the mental health strategy at HM Prison Kilmarnock.

Question reference: S1W-16646

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will investigate the policies and practices adopted within the health centre at HM Prison Kilmarnock in relation to any downgrading of priority treatment for violent prisoners or prisoners with mental health problems.

Question reference: S1W-16651

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions over the past year methadone has been prescribed by nurses at the health centre in HM Prison Kilmarnock.

Question reference: S1W-16650

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurses are qualified to issue prescriptions for methadone at the health centre at HM Prison Kilmarnock.

Question reference: S1W-16653

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many times have staff in the health centre at HM Prison Kilmarnock refused to treat prisoners, what reasons were given for each refusal and whether prisoners being too violent was cited as a reason in any refusal.

Question reference: S1W-16658

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the turnover of medical staff in HM Prison Kilmarnock was in each year since it opened.

Question reference: S1W-16659

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints have been lodged about the health centre at HM Prison Kilmarnock since it opened and what the source was of each complaint.

Question reference: S1W-16656

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many breaches of security there have been in the health centre in HM Prison Kilmarnock in each year since it opened.

Question reference: S1W-16657

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 August 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many days of sick leave have been taken by medical staff in HM Prison Kilmarnock in each of the last two years.

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