- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2002
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made towards the provision of ambulatory oxygen on prescription for people with lung disease.
Answer
The possibility of providing portable or ambulatory oxygen is currently under consideration.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2001
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19197 by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001, what the total cost was to it of the tender process in respect of HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:SPS did not collect tender cost data in respect of the contract for HM Prison Kilmarnock. Tender costs are not separately identified in any Scottish Prison Service contract.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
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Answered by Colin Boyd on 19 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions Tony Gauci was brought to Scotland by (a) the police or (b) the Crown Office.
Answer
It would be inappropriate to comment on matters relating to a witness in the Lockerbie case while the appeal is continuing.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-18301 by Mr Jim Wallace on 4 October 2001, how many offences there were in the Central Scotland Police force area involving the possession of knives in 2001 and how many homicides there were in the area involving the use of knives in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001.
Answer
Information on recorded crime in 2001 is not yet available.There were no homicides involving the use of sharp instruments in Central Scotland police force area in 2000. Data for 2001 are not yet available.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
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Answered by Colin Boyd on 19 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates any visits to Scotland were made by Tony Gauci and what the cost was of facilitating any such visits.
Answer
It would be inappropriate to comment on matters relating to a witness in the Lockerbie case while the appeal is continuing.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
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Answered by Colin Boyd on 19 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any sightseeing trips around Scotland were organised during Tony Gauci's visits; to what locations any such trips were made, and what the cost was of each such trip.
Answer
It would be inappropriate to comment on matters relating to a witness in the Lockerbie case while the appeal is continuing.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2002
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Answered by Elish Angiolini on 8 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish a report on the progress made with each of the 58 recommendations contained within the Summary of the Review of the Investigation of Road Deaths in Scotland by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Quality and Practice Review Unit.
Answer
Work has been on-going to implement the recommendations of the Quality and Practice Review Unit review of the investigation of road traffic deaths. There are no plans to publish a progress report at this stage.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2002
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Answered by Elish Angiolini on 8 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the outstanding 22 recommendations referred to in the Summary of the Review of the Investigation of Road Deaths in Scotland by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service Quality and Practice Review Unit.
Answer
It is not intended to publish the 22 unpublished recommendations of the Quality and Practice Review Unit review of the investigation of road traffic deaths. They are of an internal administrative nature only. All 80 recommendations for improvements in practice are being implemented and I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-21900 on 22 January 2002.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what response it intends to make to the report funded by the Nuffield Foundation, Paths to Justice Scotland.
Answer
Paths to Justice Scotland raises a number of important issues both in terms of how people try to resolve their legal problems and their perceptions of the legal system. I intend to bear the report findings in mind, in addition to the Microcosm study The Public Perspective on accessing Legal Advice and Information recently carried out by the Scottish Executive Central Research Unit, as we continue to look at developing a community legal service for Scotland and for civil justice more generally.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2001
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost per hour of retrieving information under the Code of Practice on Access to Scottish Executive Information has been in respect of each body named in Schedule 1 of the code in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) 2001-02 to date.
Answer
The information requested is not available.All requests for information received by the Executive and other public authorities covered by the Code of Practice on Access to Scottish Executive Information must be considered under the terms of this code (whether or not the code is cited). For monitoring purposes, requests for information are recorded as "formal" requests under the code if the applicant specifically mentions the code, or where the information is refused or where a charge is to be made. Under the code, charges may be made - on the basis of actual staff costs to search for and retrieve information and, where appropriate, photocopy it - if the cost to the public authority of providing the requested information is above £100. During the period 1 July 1999 to 31 December 2000, 27 requests for information (of many thousands) were recorded as having incurred charges. Details of formal code requests for the calendar year 2001 will be available early this year.
