- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it or the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland has issued on the provision of substitute medicine and HIV medication, in particular highly active antiretroviral therapy, to people in police custody already prescribed such medicines.
Answer
The provision of medical care in police custody is determined at a local level, and each police force in Scotland has arrangements in place for the health care of those in their custody. The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland Health and Medical Services Reference Group, on which the Scottish Government is represented, is currently considering a range of issues relating to medical in police custody, with a view to identifying effective and efficient practices in the custody setting.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued on the use of burprenorphine or suboxine in the treatment of heroin addiction as part of choice in management and recovery for addicts.
Answer
The Drug Misuse and Dependence: UK Guidelines on Clinical Management (sometimes known as the Orange Book) provide guidelines for clinicians on the treatment of drug misuse. This includes information on pharmacological interventions including buprenorphine and Suboxone®. The Scottish Government strongly supports these guidelines as stated in the drug strategy -
The Road to Recovery.
A copy of the guidelines can be found at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/09/drug-clinical-guidelines.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is promoting the use of dried spot blood testing for hepatitis C virus infection.
Answer
As part of the Hepatitis C Action Plan, funding has been provided to evaluate dried blood spot testing for hepatitis C diagnosis. If evaluation shows that testing of dried blood spot specimens is as accurate as using conventional blood testing, such an approach could provide a convenient alternative for use across different settings and would be supported by the Scottish Government.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 20 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what changes to passenger rail services between Edinburgh and Fife between 10 pm and 6 am necessitated that Transport Scotland require DB Schenker Rail to reroute deliveries of coal to Longannet power station via Larbert, Stirling and Alloa.
Answer
There were no changes to passenger rail services between Edinburgh and Fife between 10 pm and 6 am that necessitated the rerouting of coal deliveries to Longannet power station via Larbert, Stirling and Alloa.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 20 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate Transport Scotland has made of the cost of doubling the track on the railway line from Alloa to Stirling.
Answer
Transport Scotland has not prepared a cost estimate for doubling the track on the railway line from Alloa to Stirling.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 20 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether speed restrictions on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line are being applied differently to trains with new and old wagons.
Answer
No.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 20 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what external consultation was undertaken regarding the operation of freight trains on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line, as referred to in an email from DB Schenker Rail to Transport Scotland on 22 February 2008.
Answer
Transport Scotland understand that the consultation referred to is with other train operating companies as part of the normal rail industry timetable setting process.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 20 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it first considered the operation of freight trains between 11 pm and 7 am on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line and how many train journeys to and from Longannet between 11 pm and 7 am were considered.
Answer
Transport Scotland first became aware of DB Schenker''s proposal to operate freight trains between 11 pm and 7 am in February 2008. The number of trains was a matter for DB Schenker to consider.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 20 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the UP passenger loops at Stirling railway station allowing parallel moves on platform six and nine have been completed and, if so, what effect this has had on timings of the Alloa to Glasgow rail link and freight train operation.
Answer
The works have not been completed.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 20 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it intended to inform the public and affected householders along the Larbert to Stirling train line of the intention to operate freight trains at night.
Answer
The Scottish Government has no powers to control the operation of rail freight services at night and therefore would expect normal rail industry processes to apply.
