- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 30 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-23798 by Mr Andy Kerr on 20 March 2002, in which department each qualified accountant is employed.
Answer
The breakdown of qualified accountants by department is as follows:
| Education | 3 |
| Enterprise and Lifelong Learning | 11 |
| Development | 4 |
| Finance and Central Services | 18 |
| Health | 9 |
| Justice | 11 |
| Environment and Rural Affairs | 2 |
| Secondment | 3 |
| Total | 61 |
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Answered by David Steel on 22 March 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will seek to re-negotiate its management contract with Bovis Lend Lease following the company's awarding of the contract for the supply for timber and stone products to Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd.
Answer
Audit Scotland has recently completed a review of the Flour City Architectural Metal (UK) Ltd contract as part of their routine audit of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body's (SPCB) accounts. Any further action by the SPCB with regard to this matter will be considered in the light of Audit Scotland's findings.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 March 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 19 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration sportscotland has given to the claims made by Arnold Beckett, formerly employed as senior drugs tester by the International Olympic Committee, that the banned substance found in skier Alain Baxter's drug test at the Winter Olympic Games is not a performance enhancing drug and, as such, should not constitute grounds for his being banned from his sport or being stripped of his Olympic bron'e medal and what representations it and sportscotland plan to make to the British Olympic Association on this matter.
Answer
It is UK Sport, not the home country sports council, who is responsible for providing advice to ministers on policy in relation to drug taking in sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decides which substances should be banned from Olympic competitions; the British Olympic Association does not have a role. The case involving Alain Baxter is still being considered by the IOC in accordance with its rules and procedures and it would be inappropriate and premature for any representations to be made by the Executive or sportscotland on these matters.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2002
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Answered by Andy Kerr on 12 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which companies amongst those involved in Public/Private Partnerships operate final salary pension schemes.
Answer
This is a matter for the procuring bodies and companies involved in Public/Private Partnerships. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2002
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been notified of when the report of the review into the provision of domiciliary oxygen supplies in England will be published and what its timetable is for the consideration of this report and the implementation of any similar review in Scotland.
Answer
We are not aware of any impending announcement by the Department of Health.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2002
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Answered by Iain Gray on 15 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20704 by Iain Gray on 28 January 2002, whether it will give details of any (a) private and (b) public meetings that have been held with representatives of City of Edinburgh Council regarding the Cities Review.
Answer
The Review Team have met privately with the City of Edinburgh Council on three occasions and ministers have met privately with the council on two occasions. Ministers also attended meetings with the City Partnership and with an invited audience of local interest at both of which the City Council was present.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2002
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Answered by Iain Gray on 15 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20704 by Iain Gray on 28 January 2002, how many private meetings the Minister for Social Justice has had with local authorities regarding its Cities Review.
Answer
I have had three meetings with local authorities on the Cities Review: one with Glasgow City Council; one with the local authorities neighbouring Glasgow, and one with the local authorities neighbouring Edinburgh.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2002
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Answered by Iain Gray on 12 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to lay the order under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 imposing specific duties to promote racial equality on local authorities and other specified public bodies.
Answer
We are aiming to lay the order later this month.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2001
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 1 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that the statistical information on hospital-acquired infection collated by the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health is communicated to, and acted on, by hospitals.
Answer
Regular feedback from the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health (SCIEH) to NHS boards and hospitals of centrally analysed local and national data about hospital infections is a key component of the new national surveillance framework announced in July 2001. Information began to be collected in October 2001. Analysed information will begin to flow from SCIEH to NHS boards and hospitals from the beginning of April this year. Local NHS managers are responsible for ensuring that information is reviewed and where necessary acted on. The new standards for NHSScotland for infection control, cleaning services and decontamination of reusable medical devices which are being introduced by the Clinical Standards Board will help ensure this happens.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2001
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 17 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Lothian NHS Board has advised it of any delay in transferring the sterilising centre from the City Hospital to the new Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Answer
The sterilising centre is on target to transfer to the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh on 28 January 2002.
