- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 15 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Scottish Beer and Pub Association and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Scottish Government officials last met with the Scottish Beer and Pub Association on 8 December 2014 as part of the Scottish Government Alcohol Industry Partnership meeting. Various issues around tackling alcohol misuse in Scotland were discussed at that meeting.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 15 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to make changes to the tied pub model.
Answer
The Scottish Government have no current plans to make changes to the tied pub model. Scottish Ministers met last year with representatives, who expressed an interest in making changes to the current tied pub arrangements. At that meeting Scottish Ministers encouraged the attendees to provide evidence that there was a need for change. We remain open to receive such evidence.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 15 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the UK Government's Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill on UK businesses that use the tied pub model in Scotland.
Answer
Since the measures of this Bill do not apply to Scotland, no assessment has been made on the potential impact of the UK Government’s Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill on the seven Pub Co. Companies that the legislation will apply to. Only four of these seven Pub Co Companies operate in Scotland, with their ownership accounting for around 10% of all pubs in Scotland.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2014
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Fife and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2014
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 November 2014
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to deal with antisocial behaviour on quad bikes.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2014
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 October 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 6 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many hospital appointments have been missed as a result of the Patient Transport Service cancelling journeys in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 October 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 6 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions the Patient Transport Service has (a) cancelled a patient's journey on the day of their medical appointment and (b) failed to notify patients that their journey has been cancelled in (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2013-14.
Answer
This is an operational matter for the Scottish Ambulance Service; the information requested in not held centrally.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 October 2014
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures the fair treatment of disabled people.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 29 October 2014
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2014
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the headcount, enrolment and full-time equivalent figures are for female students at colleges in 2014 compared with 2011.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2014
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 June 2014
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 16 July 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that local residents and communities of interest have rights to formally comment on new or upgraded hill track construction.
Answer
Where a planning application is submitted to the planning authority, the legal requirements for neighbour notification and publicising the application will be followed and local residents and communities are given the opportunity to make a representation. Where an agricultural or forestry track is considered to be permitted development then, as with any other permitted development, there is no legal requirement to publicise the matter.