- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the applicants who were unsuccessful at the June 2001 meeting of the interim Selection Board applied for the judicial vacancy arising from the appointment of Lord Gill as Lord Justice Clerk.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer given to Question S1W-20455.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19871 by Susan Deacon on 26 November 2001, what assessment has been made of the impact of unmet needs on service provision levels of the West of Scotland cancer service in relation to resulting pressures on waiting times for out-patient consultations and for investigative treatments.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to Question S1W-20412.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive where and on what date the advertisement for the judicial vacancy arising from the appointment of Lord Gill as Lord Justice Clerk was placed.
Answer
The vacancy was filled by Mrs Anne Smith, who had appeared before the ad hoc Selection Board, which met in June 2001. The board considered that Mrs Smith was fitted for appointment. In accordance with the procedure laid down by section 95 of the Scotland Act 1998, acting as First Minister I decided to recommend her when this vacancy arose.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants for the judicial vacancy arising from the appointment of Lord Gill as Lord Justice Clerk were interviewed and on how many occasions.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer given to Question S1W-20455.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19756 by Susan Deacon on 26 November 2001, when it expects the first meeting of the West of Scotland Regional Cancer Advisory Group to be held.
Answer
The first meeting of the West of Scotland Cancer Advisory Group is expected to take place on 20 December 2001.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 11 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-18283 by Allan Wilson on 15 October 2001, what the numbers, grades, salaries and career experiences are of Executive staff with responsibility for monitoring and advising on the implementation of recommendations made to state and independent schools by the Health and Safety Commission's Adventure Activities Industry Advisory Committee concerning adventure activities undertaken during school trips.
Answer
The role of the Adventure Activities Industry Advisory Committee (AAIAC) is to provide advice to the Health and Safety Commission and guidance to the industry and it does not make recommendations direct to schools. Given this, there is no role for anyone within the Executive to monitor or advise on their implementation.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), who provide the secretariat function, publish the AAIAC advice and literature. If that guidance is followed then the industry, and schools, will be complying with the health and safety legislation. It is the role of the HSE to ensure health and safety legislation is complied with.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 11 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice or guidance is issued by it or on its behalf to state or independent schools on the preparation and requirements of risk assessment in respect of adventure activities in the context of school trips.
Answer
The circular issued by the Scottish Office Education Department in October 1994, referred to in the answer to question S1W-18279 on 18 October 2001, stressed the importance of risk assessment by organisers when planning activity visits and noted that detailed advice on risk assessment can be obtained from the Health and Safety Executive.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-18284 by Allan Wilson on 15 October 2001, what forms of monitoring are undertaken by it or on its behalf of Improvement Notices served by the Health and Safety Executive concerning adventure activities in the context of school trips and what information it has received regarding the results of any such monitoring.
Answer
Improvement notices served by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are the responsibility of the HSE and are matters between the HSE and the body on which a notice is served. The Scottish Executive has no role in monitoring Improvement Notices served by the HSE in the context of school trips.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding (a) has been made available for the recruitment and support of student nurses in the current year and (b) will be made available for this purpose in the next two years.
Answer
Forty-four million, six hundred thousand pounds is available for support of student nurses this year. £47.9 million will be available in 2002-03, and £51.4 million in 2003-04.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it is giving to increasing the bursary and tuition support available to student nurses who are willing to work in under-served areas of the NHS in Scotland.
Answer
From autumn 2002, all nursing students will have their tuition fees paid for them and have living cost support by way of a non-means-tested bursary and dependants' allowance where necessary. The teaching institutions have local arrangements to assist students, through car loan schemes, student accommodation and ensuring that when possible, placements are arranged at locations convenient for the student. These arrangements should ensure that all students have the necessary support to undertake nursing studies in their chosen discipline and we have no plans to introduce different levels of support.
