- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) where the sheriff court service accounts can be accessed and (b) whether such accounts form part of the justice budget.
Answer
The administration of the sheriff courts is the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service whose accounts are published and laid before the Scottish Parliament annually. The service's Annual Report and Accounts for 2000-01 is available from the Parliament's Reference Centre. The report for 2001-02 is currently being prepared.The Scottish Court Service is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Executive Justice Department and its funding and expenditure forms part of the Justice budget.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in its consideration of the permanent closure of court facilities in Peebles, it is taking into account usage made by the Peebles District Court.
Answer
Yes.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the absence of third party rights of appeal in relation to planning issues is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answer
The Executive undertook a review of existing planning legislation and concluded that the current planning system, with its inbuilt checks and safeguards, is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) without further amendment.However, we keep under review the need to amend existing law and procedures to comply with the Convention and shall continue to do so, particularly in consequence of any relevant developments in ECHR and domestic case law.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 July 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many summary complaints have been dealt with at Peebles Sheriff Court , whether proceeding to trial or otherwise, in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02 and (d) 2002 -2003.
Answer
The information provided by the Scottish Court Service for the number of summary complaints dealt with at Peebles Sheriff Court is set out in the following table. The table includes those summary complaints registered under the jurisdiction of Peebles Sheriff Court. Since December 2001, any court appearances have been held at Selkirk Sheriff Court.Sheriff Court - Summary Criminal
| | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | April-June 2002 |
| Complaints Registered | 142 | 190 | 241 | 45 |
| Complaints Concluded | 176 | 203 | 220 | 61 |
| Trials Evidence Led | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the reports prepared for HM Prisons Barlinnie and Peterhead as part of the estates review and submitted to the Scottish Prison Service at the same time as the report Constructing the Future was submitted will be placed in the Scottish Parliament's Information Centre, detailing the reasons behind its response on this matter.
Answer
refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25721.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to increase public awareness of the Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001 and, if so, what form publicity to this end will take.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27839.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 20 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Parkinson's disease nurses there are, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases initiated under the Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001 have proceeded to a power of arrest.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27839.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on publicising the Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27839.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many GPs have accredited training in Parkinson's disease, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
There are no central records kept of courses attended by individual GPs. However, GPs are encouraged to look at their own personal learning needs (based on the principles of adult learning), and the needs of their patients. Each GP receives an annual Postgraduate Education Allowance to support an agreed amount of training in areas approved by the Postgraduate Deaneries. In the future, the GP appraisal process will assist GPs to identify their learning needs with the help of trained appraisers.
