- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22242 by Mr Jim Wallace on 11 February 2002, whether the ranking of the candidates interviewed for appointment as a Senator of the College of Justice, as decided by the ad hoc Judicial Appointments Board in June 2001, applied in respect of those candidates recommended by the board to the First Minister to fill the judicial vacancy that arose following the appointment of Lord Gill as Lord Justice Clerk.
Answer
The ad hoc board advised ministers on the suitability of candidates for appointment to the Supreme Court bench, and not for any particular vacancy on the bench.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the benefits of weekend detention and home curfews for persons convicted of minor non-violent criminal offences, with particular reference to rehabilitation and recidivism.
Answer
We have made no assessment of the benefits of weekend detention. Restriction of Liberty Orders will be introduced as a community disposal for courts across Scotland from May 2002. Electronic monitoring will be used to check compliance. We also plan to extend the availability of electronic monitoring for use as a condition in community disposals and for offenders released on licence.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider inviting current office holders in the supreme, sheriff and district and minor courts to disclose membership of Freemasonry and any other secret society.
Answer
I have no plans to take action on this matter at present.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the expert group on acute services reviews will report on any recommendations made by health boards with regard to in-patient bed capacities and the service implications of such capacities.
Answer
The role of the expert group is presently under consideration, and I hope to be able to make an announcement in the near future.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider directing the Judicial Appointments Board to require applicants for appointment to the supreme, sheriff and district and minor courts to disclose membership of Freemasonry and any other secret society.
Answer
I will give consideration to this once the membership of the Judicial Appointments Board has been finalised.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the expert group on acute services reviews will have a role in respect of tracking and reporting on the (a) impacts of service changes and (b) co-ordination of NHS specialisms included in the service reviews.
Answer
I am presently considering the role of the expert group on service reconfiguration.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the ad-hoc Judicial Appointments Board invited applicants for appointment to the supreme courts to declare membership of Freemasonry and any other secret society and whether any such declaration by any of the candidates was made.
Answer
No such information was requested and none was volunteered.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20750 by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 February 2002 and in relation to the levels and trends of new patient referrals accepted or planned for each whole-time equivalent NHS consultant oncologist in the North Glasgow University Hospital NHS Trust and the Greater Glasgow NHS Board areas (a) from whom the information will be derived and (b) what mechanisms it has put in place (i) for Dr Bryson and the board and trust to report to it and (ii) for assessments to be carried out on any such reports.
Answer
All NHS Scotland organisations responsible for patient services are required to provide activity data via Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR) to the Information and Statistics Division, NHS Scotland.It is a matter for NHS boards to use all available sources of information in planning healthcare services required to meet the assessed needs of their resident populations. Six additional consultant oncology posts were created from the first year's investment plans to support implementation of Cancer in Scotland: Action for Change. It is expected that appointments to these posts will drive down the current levels of new referrals per consultant at the Beatson. During the term of his appointment as Medical Director at the Beatson Oncology Centre, Dr Adam Bryson reports directly to the Chief Executive of NHS Greater Glasgow, Mr Tom Divers. The NHS Performance Assessment Framework provides the focus for annual accountability reviews with NHS boards.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the ad-hoc Judicial Appointments Board ranked the candidates they interviewed in June 2001 for recommendation for appointment as a Senator of the College of Justice.
Answer
Yes.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve public awareness of organ donation.
Answer
We are working with all the key interests to develop a national publicity campaign aimed at raising awareness of organ donation and transplantation. This will complement the education resource pack on the subject which we announced last week.
