- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 12 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to ensure that McKesson Corporation will be pursued for payment of any fines incurred in respect of work for the NHS.
Answer
Because contracts of this nature are between trusts and the company, the Executive has no power to seek compensation directly. However, I expect that any compensation properly due from McKesson Corporation to be pursued.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 5 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the towns which have a town crier and whether Kilwinning and Linlithgow both have town criers.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a full explanation of the circumstances surrounding the removal of the maxiofacial surgery unit from St. John's Hospital in West Lothian.
Answer
It is the responsibility of NHS boards and trusts to address issues relating to the provision of services in their areas.The maxillofacial surgery service at St John's Hospital has not been removed.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it evaluates task forces like the one set up for former Motorola employees at Easter Inch; what criteria it uses in such evaluations, and whether such an evaluation has been carried out on the Motorola Task Force and, if so, whether it will publish any findings.
Answer
An evaluation of Motorola Taskforce (MTF) activity has been commissioned by Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian on behalf of the Taskforce and is currently in the final stages of preparation. The final report is due at the end of July at which time decisions will be taken as to publication and distribution of the findings.The MTF action plan set targets at the outset to evaluate the effectiveness of the response and to identify learning points and best practice. The objectives of the evaluation include:
- Mapping the process (including influencing factors; organisations involved; actions taken; and identification and analysis of outputs);
- Impact assessment (impact of intervention and other measure of effectiveness), and
Recommendations (identification of learning points/good practice; recommendations for future redundancy responses).
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether training opportunities through the Institute for System Level Integration were provided for former employees of Motorola's Easter Inch plant.
Answer
I understand that a number of the former employees of the Motorola Easter Inch plant have been taken on by the Institute for System Level Integration (ISLI) via the normal MSc recruitment channels, with individuals accessing existing support mechanisms.No training opportunities for ISLI were specifically provided by the Motorola Taskforce.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it allocated the #16.75 million in Regional Selective Assistance recovered from Motorola at the time of the closure of the Easter Inch plant and how much of that money has been spent in generating new centres of employment in West Lothian or in supporting and improving the transport and communications infrastructure of the area.
Answer
On 25 April 2001, Wendy Alexander announced in the Parliament that the Scottish Executive was setting aside up to £10 million to help fund the Motorola Taskforce's action plan. Expenditure reports from Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian (SEEL) for the financial year 2001-02 show costs to date of £3.3 million for the activity of the Motorola Taskforce (MTF). SEEL's projected costs for the financial year 2002-03 are £150,000. The total costs from both financial years amount to £3.45 million.On 19 December 2001 Wendy Alexander further announced in the Parliament that the Scottish Executive will provide £6 million (of the up to £10 million which had been set aside) to the West Lothian Strategic Action Plan for economic development for the area. The aim of the Plan is to provide a three-year programme of specific actions to help get the West Lothian economy back on the growth track, and this work is currently under way.All recoveries of Regional Selective Assistance are returned to the Executive's budget, in line with normal procedure.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21786 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 25 January 2002, whether the #6 million set aside for the West Lothian Strategic Action Plan for economic development for the area has been made available and, if so, when the funds were made available and to whom.
Answer
The funding for the West Lothian Strategic Action Plan is spread over three years and is available as from this financial year. Scottish Enterprise is administering the funds on behalf of the West Lothian Economic Partnership.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current status of the Motorola Task Force is.
Answer
From 1 July 2002, the activities of the Motorola Taskforce were dispersed although a range of support and advice for former employees is still available from all the public agencies involved.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25676 by Mr Andy Kerr on 27 May 2002, whether any monies were paid to the Scottish Consolidated Fund as a result of adjustments prior to the statement by the Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services on 23 January 2002 and, if so, whether the Deputy Minister was aware of the position when he made that statement.
Answer
No monies were paid to the Scottish Consolidated Fund prior to the Statement.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what monies spent by the Motorola Task Force have been used to pay for staff from the Inland Revenue, the Benefits Agency and other United Kingdom government departments and why it was necessary to pay for these services from the funds available to the task force.
Answer
None.
