- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will direct Tayside Primary Care NHS Trust to ensure that the Eating Disorder Service at Murray Royal Hospital in Perth does not close as the result of any cost cutting measures.
Answer
It is for the board to consider their position in light of local needs and planned best responses to those needs, against the background of expectation set out in the original Framework for Mental Health and the support group forward agenda which includes specific attention on the creation/expansion of eating disorder services.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 26 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to arrange a ministerial visit to the Ballinluig junction on the A9 Inverness to Perth trunk road in order to inspect the safety of the junction.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no plans to arrange a ministerial visit to the Ballinluig junction. However, officials have visited the site on many occasions to meet with local community representatives, Tayside Police and BEAR Scotland Ltd. Visits have included safety inspections, safety audits, and onsite meetings to discuss ways of increasing safety at the junction.In addition, I have met with various parties to discuss this matter including John Swinney MSP, local Community Council representatives and the Chief Constables of Tayside Police and the Northern Constabulary.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 20 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to review safety on the A90 at Friarton Bridge following the recent fatal accident there.
Answer
The Scottish Executive's Accident Investigation and Prevention Unit will meet with Tayside Police to determine the circumstances of the accident and consider whether immediate remedial measures need to be undertaken.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 8 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what research it has undertaken into the cost of construction of slip roads connecting the A9 northbound carriageway at the Ballinluig junction with the A827 Ballinluig to Killin Road and what the outcome was of any such research.
Answer
In 1995 Tayside Regional Council carried out a review of options for providing grade separation of the Ballinluig junction, by providing slip roads connecting the northbound carriageway of the A9 to the A827 Ballinluig to Killin Road. This study took into account earlier work carried out by Acer Consultants in 1992, which considered the provision of low flow grade separation. The outcome of the Tayside Regional Council's study was that none of the options brought forward could be economically justified within the competing priorities of the trunk road programme at that time.At my request, consultants are now re-examining options for improving road safety at this junction, including those previously considered by Tayside Regional Council with a view to identifying and costing an improvement scheme that may be taken forward.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 15 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will direct Tayside Health Board to review its decision to withdraw acute services from Stracathro hospital now that the NHS Tayside budget deficit has been written off.
Answer
The pattern of acute hospital services in Tayside is a matter for the NHS board, in consultation with its planning partners and the people of Tayside. The decision to withdraw acute services from Stracathro was a clinical safety issue and was not taken on cost grounds. It is vital that health care services are sustainable, safe, and take account of local priorities.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 11 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional support is being given to the Scottish tourist industry in view of the potential likely reduction in the number of visitors to Scotland from North America.
Answer
We need to assess the position carefully and provide the right response. We have therefore brought together representatives of the industry and of the support agencies to consider the nature of the problem that we face. VisitScotland and the British Tourist Authority are urgently reviewing their marketing strategies. We are continuing to review our strategy for the tourism industry. This review will take into account the current world situation and the effects that the foot-and-mouth disease crisis had on the tourism industry.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 4 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is being made available for farm tourism.
Answer
We announced in August, as part of the foot-and-mouth disease recovery package, that £300,000 would be spent on developing environmentally based tourism opportunities for the farming sector. Initial work has been undertaken. The project will focus on Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders.
