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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S2W-16189

Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Euan Robson on 10 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15706 by Euan Robson on 21 April 2005, when it intends to collate the relevant data so that any harm to children whose parents are imprisoned can be properly assessed.

Question reference: S2W-16201

Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total number of meals consumed by prisoners was in each prison in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S2W-16254

Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 5 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what its definition is of "services" in Part 5 of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Bill and whether it intends to lodge an amendment to insert a definition of "services" at stage 2 of the bill.

Part 5 of the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Bill contains references to ”services” in sections 25, 28, 29 and 31.

The reference to “services” in section 25 is in the context of the meaning of “independent health care service” as set out in section 2(5) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.

The references to “services” in section 28 and 29 are in the context of housing support services and childcare agencies as defined in sections 2(27) and 2(7) of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001, respectively .

The references to “services” in section 31 are to services provided to enable persons or groups of persons exercising functions, or otherwise providing services, under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

The Executive does not intend to further define “services” within the bill.

Question reference: S2W-15845

Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 3 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what resources are currently provided in the NHS per week per patient to maintain wheelchairs.

Question reference: S2W-15844

Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 3 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve the NHS wheelchair repair service, in particular by addressing waits of up to four days with no temporary replacement chairs provided and preventing disabled people remaining bed-bound while they wait for repairs to be carried out.

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) has been commissioned to look at possible options for redesign of the NHS wheelchair service. The aim of the review is to provide a plan for improved NHS wheelchair service provision across the whole of Scotland. The review will identify the needs of all people using the service and make recommendations in consultation with stakeholders on how the service might be improved.

Question reference: S2W-15705

Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 28 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost of each daily meal per prisoner is in each prison.

Question reference: S2W-15741

Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, given that it acknowledges the Assignation Statement in respect of the Skye Bridge tolls is not probative, how the statutory aspect of the assignation is proved in law.

The Assignation Statement is valid even though it is not a probative (or self-evidencing) document. It complies with the requirements of paragraph 14A of schedule 1 to the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and the Assignation Statement (Prescribed Information) (Scotland) Regulations 1991. The Appeal Court, the High Court of Justiciary, in the stated cases of Smith and others v Procurator Fiscal, Dingwall, considered submissions that the Assignation Statement did not satisfy those requirements. On 16 December 1999 the court, in its decision, rejected these submissions.

Question reference: S2W-15739

Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the Assignation Statement in respect of the Skye Bridge tolls was made; who made it, and how it was made.

Question reference: S2W-15738

Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 demanding subscription applies to the Assignation Statement in respect of the Skye Bridge tolls.

Question reference: S2W-15740

Asked by: Carolyn Leckie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Assignation Statement in respect of the Skye Bridge tolls is the legal equivalent to a general scheme or an order that is made by ministers.