- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 22 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what stage the proposal to construct an underpass at the Sheriffhall roundabout on the A720 Edinburgh city bypass is at and what its policy is in respect of this.
Answer
The Executive has no plans to construct an underpass at the Sheriffhall Roundabout.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to any potential for the liability of land managers to increase as a result of the access rights proposed in the draft Land Reform (Scotland) Bill and whether it has any plans to review the provisions of the Occupier Liability (Scotland) Act 1960 in the light of this.
Answer
It is not our intention that the liability of landowners in respect of those visiting their land should increase as a result of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. Our present view is that the existing law in respect of Occupiers' Liability, in particular the Occupiers' Liability (Scotland) Act 1960, will still be appropriate to cover the position after the Bill is in force. However, we are giving further careful consideration to that aspect of the Bill in the light of the recent consultation exercise.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 16 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the targets set by the Home Office to ensure equality in recruitment, promotion and any other aspects of the fire service apply in Scotland; if not, whether any equivalent targets have been set and, if so, by whom, and whether it will outline the details of any such targets.
Answer
No. However, I launched the "Fairness and Equality" Guidance Framework for the fire service in Scotland on 18 December 2000. Copies of the framework have been made available at every fire station in Scotland.
Since then the Scottish Fire Service Fairness and Diversity Forum have established a working group to develop an Action Plan for Scotland which will be adopted by all Scotland's Fire Brigades. The detail will become available in due course.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 9 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many court cases relating to organ retention are currently being brought against hospitals by parents.
Answer
We are not aware of any court cases related to organ retention having been brought by parents against any NHS Trust in Scotland. We understand, however, that some claims are being considered.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 1 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many babies were given intrauterine transfusions due to rhesus incompatibility in each year from 1965 to 1975.
Answer
Information is available centrally for 1975 only.
Centrally held obstetric information identifies six babies who were given intrauterine transfusions in 1975. It is not possible from available information to identify if these transfusions were due to rhesus incompatibility. However, it is understood that the majority of intrauterine transfusions performed in Scotland are due to rhesus.
The figures have been supplied by ISD Scotland.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 1 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there will be funds available from the Scottish Prison Service budget for 2000-01 through year-end flexibility and, if so, whether such funds, or a portion thereof, will be used to end slopping out at HM Prison Barlinnie.
Answer
No final decisions have been taken on the allocation of End Year Flexibility accruing from 2000-01 budgetary underspends to any Scottish Executive department/agency.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 1 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to S1W-14802 by Susan Deacon on 4 May 2001, how many letters it has received from Scottish Parents for a Public Enquiry into Organ Retention since 12 April 2001, how many it has replied to and whether it plans to have a meeting with the parents' group.
Answer
Since publication of the report on the first phase of the work of the independent Review Group on the Retention of Organs at Post-Mortem, six letters have been received from this group. A comprehensive reply has been sent which addresses the issues raised in the correspondence. There are no plans currently to meet the group.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 1 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms are in place to assist parents to obtain information from hospitals about organ retention.
Answer
Each NHS Trust has nominated a member of staff with a sound understanding of the sensitive issues involved to act as the initial contact point for parents and other relatives wishing to obtain information about organ retention. NHS Trusts are aware of the need to do whatever they can to provide parents with the information they are seeking.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 1 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many parents have applied to hospitals for information about organ retention to date and whether the information requested was given in each case.
Answer
By the end of June 2001, NHS Trusts had received 1,745 parental enquiries regarding retention of organs at post-mortem. We understand that in each case, the parents were given as much information as the Trust could supply.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 28 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the programme is for future review of local government constituencies and how it will ensure that the wider implications of such review are taken into account.
Answer
The next statutory review of local authority electoral wards is scheduled to take place between 2006 and 2010. Any implications arising from that review will be considered at that time.
