- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2002
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 3 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authorities have (a) applied and (b) been granted permission to introduce quality contract schemes under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001 since 7 August 2002.
Answer
None.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
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Answered by Allan Wilson on 2 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the ministerial statement by the Minister for Environment and Rural Development on 30 October 2002, what scientific data is available on the impact of power station seawater coolants on fish stocks; whether it is estimated that 2 million fish per day per filter are killed, and what information it has which countries have banned the use of sea water coolants at power stations and what the EU policy is on this issue.
Answer
Scientific assessments have been carried out at selected power stations around Scotland. The results of the studies show that some fish are being killed when power stations abstract water, but a figure for fish killed per filter per day cannot be extrapolated from the data. A relevant scientific report titled, Are coastal power stations affecting Northern European inshore populations?, of which a copy is available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 25349).
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice's letter to me of 7 November 2002 regarding preliminary investigations into the proposal for a new criminal offence of "grooming" to cover adult behaviour towards a child for the purpose of facilitating sexual contact, whether it will extend these preliminary enquiries to include the "grooming" of vulnerable adults.
Answer
We are considering whether to strengthen the law in this area and in particular whether we need a specific offence of grooming. We will include other vulnerable groups in this consideration.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2002
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Answered by Ross Finnie on 26 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31134 by Ross Finnie on 13 November 2002, when it will come to a view regarding the effects of industrial fishing on the food sources for young haddock and cod and whether it will make its findings public.
Answer
Young cod and haddock have a catholic diet that is not currently prejudiced by the industrial fisheries.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 October 2002
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Answered by Margaret Curran on 25 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28895 by Ms Margaret Curran on 18 October 2002, whether it will define "reasonable adjustments" required to the physical features of premises to overcome physical barriers to access in relation to existing sheriff courts in historic/category B listed buildings.
Answer
There are no plans to provide a further definition of "reasonable adjustments" for a sheriff court or any other public building. Given the wide range of disabilities and the disparate nature of each building this would not be practicable. Ultimately it will be for the courts to decide on how the legislation should be interpreted in individual cases.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-29470, S1W-29471, S1W-29510 and S1W-29527 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002, why no information is available on the number of prisoners that have a mental illness requiring medical treatment.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Mainly because of the constantly changing prison population.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 November 2002
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether children and young people with specific or pronounced educational needs that require continuing review will be provided with a co-ordinated support plan.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30910 on 19 November 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 November 2002
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the 148 responses to Assessing our Schools - Assessing our Children's needs - The Way Forward? stated that the Record of Needs system should be replaced.
Answer
In response to the consultation document Improving our Schools - Assessing our Children's Educational Needs - The Way Forward?, the Scottish Executive received 119 responses which indicated dissatisfaction with the Record of Needs system and a further 21 responses which stated specifically that the Record of Needs should be replaced.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the existing level of needs matrix set out in the Manual of Good Practice will be revised and distributed to parents and young people in co-ordinated support plans.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30910 on 19 November 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 November 2002
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30597 by Cathy Jamieson on 29 October 2002, whether the "normal" upper age limit of 60 for recruitment as a member of a children's panel is discriminatory.
Answer
The age limit is applied flexibly in recognition of the recommendation of the Kilbrandon Committee that panel members should in broad terms be the peers in age of the parents of the children coming before the hearings. The application of age limits for panel member recruitment is not therefore discriminatory.
