- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hours were lost to the NHS as a result of patients failing to attend appointments in each year since 1999, also broken down by NHS board.
Answer
The information requested is not collected centrally.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hours of spare capacity there were in NHS facilities in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
The requested information is not available.
Information on the numbers of staffed available beds and bed occupancy in NHS Hospitals in Scotland is published on the NHS National Services Scotland Information Services Division website at http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/3426.html.
It should be noted that the range of facilities provided by hospitals (including inpatient beds) makes up only a small proportion of the total services provided by the NHS in Scotland.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money ASH Scotland received from the Scottish Government and other government-funded bodies last year, expressed (a) in cash terms and (b) as a proportion of ASH Scotland’s total budget.
Answer
ASH Scotland is the only national voluntary sector agency dealing with tobacco control issues in Scotland. The funding it receives from the Scottish Government in the form of core and project grant funding is in return for agreed outcomes which contribute to the development and delivery of effective policies to reduce the unacceptable toll smoking takes on the nation''s health.
The information requested on the funding made available to ASH Scotland in Financial Year 2008-09 is provided following:
(a) Available funding in cash terms
(i) Scottish Government funding
| Core Grant | £255,000 |
| Local Alliances Project | £60,000 |
| Tobacco and Inequalities Project | £60,000 |
| ASH Scotland Information Service | £62,950 |
| Capital Grant | £30,737 |
| *PATH | £453,150 |
| Total | £921,837 |
Note: *Partnership Action on Tobacco and Health (PATH) is a joint initiative set up in 2002 to support the expansion of evidence-based smoking cessation services involving the Scottish Government, NHS Health Scotland, the NHS in Scotland and COSLA, which is co-located with and managed on behalf of the partners by ASH Scotland.
(ii) Other Public Funding
NHS Health Scotland: £34,172.
(b) As a Proportion of ASH Scotland''s Budget
ASH Scotland is an independent Scottish charity and the Scottish Government does not hold information on ASH''s total budget other than that published annually in ASH''s audited accounts. Its audited accounts for 2008-09 have not yet been published but will in due course be publicly available and can be requested directly from the charity concerned.
It should also be noted that independent reviews to examine ASH Scotland''s performance in providing value for money in relation to the funding provided by the Scottish Government to support its core activities and projects and of PATH were undertaken in 2007-08. Copies of the review findings are available on the attached links http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/08/29113558 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/08/28155352.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether public funds continue to be paid to house the relatives of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi in East Renfrewshire and, if so, what sum is involved and what bodies are responsible for funding this arrangement.
Answer
We are not aware of any public funds being paid to house relatives of Mr Al-Megrahi in East Renfrewshire.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what assurances it has received from the Government of Libya that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi will be returned to custody in Scotland should he breach the terms of his release; whether these assurances have been relayed to East Renfrewshire Council and, if no such assurances have been received and relayed, what purpose is served by requiring East Renfrewshire Council to monitor Mr Al Megrahi’s movements to establish if he is observing the terms of his release licence.
Answer
Mr Megrahi has been released on licence conditions similar to those of any other prisoner released on licence on compassionate grounds. These are available on our website
www.scotland.gsi.gov.uk/lockerbie. The Scottish Government neither sought nor received such assurances. East Renfrewshire Council is not required to monitor Mr Megrahi''s movements, any more than they are for any other prisoner released on licence.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any costs incurred by requiring East Renfrewshire Council to monitor the movements of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi in Libya will be funded directly by the Scottish Government or whether these costs will be met by council tax payers in East Renfrewshire.
Answer
East Renfrewshire Council is not responsible for monitoring the movements of Mr Megrahi in Libya. They are responsible for supervising compliance with the terms of the compassionate release licence. Any associated costs are met in the same way as costs of supervising any other prisoner released on licence, through funding allocated by the Scottish Government through Community Justice Authorities.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners granted compassionate release have been given freedom to travel abroad when the terms of the relevant release licence are monitored by a Scottish local authority.
Answer
The licences of prisoners granted early release on compassionate grounds routinely allow travel abroad subject to the approval of the individual''s supervising officer.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, in the event that East Renfrewshire Council reports that it believes that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi has breached the terms of his release, how the Scottish Government intends to recall him to custody.
Answer
The powers of the Scottish Ministers and the Parole Board for Scotland are set out in section 17 of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993. The processes for any recall are the same as for any other prisoner released on licence and who is now outside of Scotland, including those foreign nationals who are deported on release.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 3 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with the farming industry regarding the introduction of electronic identification for sheep in December 2009.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0903-01.htm
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 29 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what evidence it has of smaller business consortia being formed to participate in public procurement contract tenders and what success any such consortia have had in securing public procurement tenders.
Answer
There are no specific indicators which track the formation of, or success of, consortia in securing public procurement tenders. However, public bodies can track the percentage of their spend with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the Scottish Procurement Information hub. Over time, Public Contracts Scotland portal will also allow public sector bodies to track the proportion of their contracts that are awarded to SMEs.
