- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any notification of change of ownership as required to be notified under section 43 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock has been given to the Scottish Ministers such that it has been deemed to be a change of control of Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited as defined at Paragraph 43.3.2.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:In accordance with the requirements of the contract between the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited (KPSL), KPSL advised SPS of the proposed purchase by Group4 Falck of The Wackenhut Corporation.SPS is currently in discussion with KPSL to assess the implications, if any, if Group4 Falck proceed with their proposal to purchase The Wackenhut Corporation.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what system of recording gifts and hospitality has been put in place to aid in monitoring compliance with section 44 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock on corrupt gifts and payments.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:No special system has been put in place. The standard SPS systems operate.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 8 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning will reply to my letter of 30 January 2002 regarding my constituent Mr D Thomson of Macduff.
Answer
A reply to your letter was issued on 26 March 2002.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Health and Community Care will reply to my letter dated 30 January 2002 regarding my constituent Mrs A Anderson of Macduff.
Answer
I replied to the member on 18 March 2002.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2002
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 2 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-19339, S1W-19397 and S1W-23505 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 26 November 2001, 11 January 2002 and 12 March 2002, whether it will give full details of any direct discussions with Her Majesty's Government about the impact of the European Commission's Physical Agents directives on the agriculture and transport sectors and why the information requested was not given in the answer to question S1W-23505.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-23505 on 12 March 2002.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 27 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the businesses started up through the small business gateway are still trading successfully.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally. Management of the small business gateway is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost of catering services was to the Scottish Prison Service in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01 and (c) to date in the current financial year.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:(a) £7.2 million(b) £6.8 million(c) The cost of catering services for the current year 2001-02 is not yet available.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates to be the cost of catering services to the Scottish Prison Service in 2002-03.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No estimates for 2002-03 have yet been set.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 February 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what stress prevention and management measures operate within the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
Answer
The department is actively pursuing the Scottish Health at Work initiative; is working with its trade unions and the Scottish Executive to develop a stress management policy, and will be commissioning tailored training courses in stress prevention and management for its staff.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2002
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 20 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to include the promotion of internet access through digital television within its broadband policies.
Answer
Digital television is one of a number of means of accessing the internet. The Scottish Executive's broadband strategy is not prescriptive of any one particular technology.
