- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 11 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that all schools have fire safety certificates.
Answer
Schools are not designated under section 1 of the Fire Precautions Act 1971 and therefore do not require fire certificates.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will receive the preliminary report on the Expert Group on Financial and Other Support.
Answer
I discussed the preliminary report of the Expert Group on Financial and Other Support with the Health and Community Care Committee today. Copies of the preliminary report have been placed in Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 25060) today and it is also available on the Scottish Executive website.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what provision is in place within the contract for the operation of HM Prison Kilmarnock to vary the contract to take account of any changes in policy relating to prisoners.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:Clause 7 of the Minute of Agreement contains provision for SPS to request a change to the service provided. Details are given in the contract which is published on the SPS website at: www.sps.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many requests have been received to vary the contract for the operation of HM Prison Kilmarnock since commencement of the contract.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:To date, SPS has made no request for a change of service under Clause 7 of the Minute of Agreement. Details of the contract are published on the SPS website at: www.sps.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many variations in the contract for the operation of HM Prison Kilmarnock have been approved since commencement of the contract.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:To date, there have been no changes of service under Clause 7 of the Minute of Agreement. Details of the contract are published on the SPS website at: www.sps.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many criminal convictions quashed by the courts in each of the last five years were for (a) serious and (b) minor offences.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table:Convictions Quashed on Appeal by Main Offence of Original Conviction, 1997-2001
| Main Offence Group1 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Crimes |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 6 |
| Crimes of indecency | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 14 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| Criminal damage | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other crimes | 12 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
| Offences |
| Miscellaneous offences | 25 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| All crimes and offences | 72 | 32 | 68 | 51 | 24 |
Note:1. For statistical purposes offences are classified as either "crimes" or "offences". "Crimes" generally encompass the more serious criminal acts, though "offences" may also relate to serious breaches of the criminal law.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 17 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many voluntary community responders currently operate within the Scottish Ambulance Service, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
Community First Responder schemes are part of the Scottish Ambulance Service's implementation of priority-based dispatch. All of the service's divisions are developing these schemes and all are currently engaged in the process of identifying and recruiting suitable candidates. At present, there is one responder scheme in operation - at RAF Leuchars, where the initial pilot scheme proved to be highly successful.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 17 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to provide legal protection in any negligence claims against Scottish Ambulance Service voluntary community responders.
Answer
All voluntary community responders, like all Scottish Ambulance Service personnel or volunteer ambulance car drivers who attend patients, are covered by the Clinical Negligence and Other Risks Indemnity Scheme which operates throughout NHSScotland.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 17 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many permanent posts in the Scottish Ambulance Service have been replaced by voluntary community responders.
Answer
No permanent posts in the Scottish Ambulance Service have been replaced by voluntary community responders. Indeed, the service's modernisation programme will result in the biggest recruitment drive in its history, recruiting over 200 new staff in addition to employing voluntary community responders.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 17 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of training is provided to Scottish Ambulance Service voluntary community responders.
Answer
The Scottish Ambulance Service will train volunteers to first aid, lifesaving or Heartstart qualification standards. The service is working towards enabling these first responders to be accredited to the Institute of Health Care Development "first person on scene" level.
