- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what acute specialities will be introduced on an out-patient or day-case basis at the new ambulatory care and diagnostic unit at Stobhill Hospital
Answer
The £60 million Ambulatory Care and Diagnostic Centre planned for the site of Stobhill Hospital will encompass a full range of diagnostic and imaging services together with facilities to support day surgery for people living in the Stobhill catchment area. A wide range of out-patient and related services will be provided including:radiology diagnostics (including ultrasound, CT and MRI);nuclear medicine;medical day care (diabetes, dermatology etc);ophthalmology;renal dialysis (28 stations);elderly day care;cardiological and respiratory investigations;cardiac rehabilitation;dental services;minor injuries unit;medical oncology with supportive pharmacy, andaccommodation for the G.P. emergency out of hours service and allied health professionals.The plans also include a substantially refurbished main theatre block and day surgery unit, which will increase capacity and allow the transfer of some Glasgow Royal Infirmary day surgery activity to Stobhill.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 17 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has received from East Dunbartonshire Council regarding the disbursement by the council of funding allocated for the implementation of free personal care in the council area.
Answer
East Dunbartonshire Council have recently been asked to provide details to the Joint Scottish Executive/COSLA Group on Free Personal Care of how they have used their allocation of free personal care monies. No reply has yet been received.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 15 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are proposed or are being considered to ensure equality of treatment among the pool of eligible candidates from which advocates depute might be selected and appointed, in relation to their terms and conditions and any pension entitlement, in the light of the arrangements for the prosecution of serious crime in the High Court set out in Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: The Way Forward and the announcement by the Lord Advocate on 17 December 2002.
Answer
We will put in place arrangements which ensure that Advocate Deputes are engaged on terms which ensure equality of treatment, including the remuneration of Advocate Deputes and Senior Advocate Deputes. Only Advocate Deputes who are employed by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service will have a pension entitlement, but the value of that entitlement will be reflected in their remuneration in order to ensure equality of treatment with Advocate Deputes who are not employees.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 15 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether procurators fiscal appointed as ad hoc advocates depute will be required to hold extended rights of audience before the High Court, in the light of the arrangements for the prosecution of serious crime in the High Court set out in Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: The Way Forward and the announcement by the Lord Advocate on 17 December 2002.
Answer
Members of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service appointed by the Lord Advocate to prosecute in the High Court will have, or will have to obtain, rights of audience before the High Court.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 15 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are proposed or are being considered regarding the marking of cases by members of the procurator fiscal service for trial by sheriff and jury, in the light of the arrangements for the prosecution of serious crime in the High Court set out in Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: The Way Forward, and the announcement by the Lord Advocate on 17 December 2002.
Answer
The paper Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: Proposals for Change, published in September 2002, provided details of the proposed arrangements for the marking of sheriff and jury cases: paragraphs 24-30, in particular paragraph 29.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 15 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what safeguards will be put in place to address any perceived lack of independence of procurators fiscal appointed on an ad hoc basis and to ensure that a fiscal appointed as ad hoc advocates depute are not required to act as an ad hoc advocate depute in any case in which they had any prior involvement as a procurator fiscal or that has originated in the region where their office is currently located, in the light of the arrangements for the prosecution of serious crime in the High Court set out in Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: The Way Forward the announcement by the Lord Advocate on 17 December 2002.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-32753 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 15 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what improvements are being considered in the time to be made available to advocates depute for the preparation of trials allocated or to be allocated to them, in the light of the arrangements for the prosecution of serious crime in the High Court set out in Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: The Way Forward and the announcement by the Lord Advocate on 17 December 2002.
Answer
The proposals announced in the paper Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: The Way Forward are intended to improve the preparation of High Court cases, particularly those which are serious and complex. Additional preparation time will be made available to Advocate Deputes.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 15 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what improvements in meeting targets and overall performance are being considered in respect of the conduct of sittings of the High Court, in the light of the arrangements for the prosecution of serious crime in the High Court set out in Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: The Way Forward and the announcement by the Lord Advocate on 17 December 2002.
Answer
The widening of the pool of eligible candidates from which Advocate Deputes may be selected, the provision of additional preparation time, improvements in training and the arrangements to ensure that the most senior Advocate Deputes prosecute the most serious and complex cases, are designed to improve the preparation and prosecution of High Court cases.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 15 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what safeguards will be put in place to protect the independence of solicitors advocate appointed on an ad hoc basis and to ensure that solicitors advocate appointed as ad hoc advocates depute are not appointed in respect of cases emanating from any region in which they undertake criminal defence work on a regular basis, in the light of the arrangements for the prosecution of serious crime in the High Court set out in Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: The Way Forward and the announcement by the Lord Advocate on 17 December 2002.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-32753 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 15 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements have been made or are being considered to safeguard the independence of all categories of appointment as High Court prosecutors, in the light of the arrangements for the prosecution of serious crime in the High Court set out in Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: The Way Forward and the announcement by the Lord Advocate on 17 December 2002.
Answer
The paper Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: Proposals for Change published in September 2002 made clear my commitment to the independence of Crown Counsel. I confirmed in Modernising the Effective Prosecution of Serious Crime - Appointment and Role of Advocate Deputes: The Way Forward that the key elements of the proposals for change would be implemented, and that the further work required to implement the details would be taken forward over the next few months. This work will include setting out further details of the arrangements to secure the independence of all categories of appointment as High Court prosecutors.
