- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders regarding the provision of court services in Peebles and the time taken to resolve the situation.
Answer
None. However, the Scottish CourtService, which has operational responsibility for courthouses, has kept the SheriffPrincipal of Lothian and Borders fully advised of its discussions with the ScottishBorders Council on providing court services from an alternative location in Peeblesand the reasons for the delay in concluding these.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to questions S1W-28460 and S1W-28894 by Mr Jim Wallace on 11 September 2002, whether it will consider funding the building of a joint courthouse and police station in Peebles in light of the current police stations not complying with the terms of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Answer
Responsibility for such a developmentlies with the Scottish Borders Council, the Scottish Court Service and Lothianand Borders Police, each of which has a capital budget to deploy in accordance withits own priorities.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current average waiting time is for a first appointment with a paediatric occupational therapist, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received representations from Lothian and Borders Police regarding the funding of any development of a joint courthouse and police station in Peebles.
Answer
Lothian and Borders Police werein contact with the Executive in 2002 about the possibility of exceptional additionalfunding for a joint proposal.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Euan Robson on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Borders Council has at any time expressed any concerns, or made any representations, concerning Glenview Young People's Unit, Galashiels.
Answer
We have received no such representationsfrom Scottish Border's Council about its own facility.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what procedures the Care Commission follows when it has made an inspection of a young people's residential unit.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-1901 today. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament鈥檚 website, the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Euan Robson on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the conditions for staff and young people at Glenview Young People's Unit, Galashiels, in light of recent inspection reports.
Answer
This report was produced by the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (the Care Commission) which becamethe independent regulator of care homes, including those for children, from 1 April 2002. The CareCommission regulates services by inspecting them against associated legislationand the relevant national care standards. It will be for the Care Commission towork with Borders Council to ensure the issues raised in their report are addressed.The Care Commission has powers should they be unsatisfied with the action taken.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive why the Care Commission report on Glenview Young People's Unit Galashiels, dated 29 May 2003, differs from the commission's report dated 3 March 2003.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-1901 today. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament鈥檚 website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Euan Robson on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what statistics it has on the incidence of staff long-term sickness in young people's residential units.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines are in place on the preparation, form and publication of Care Commission reports.
Answer
The inspection process includingthe preparation, form and publication of inspection reports and any associated guidelinesare an operational matter for the Care Commission.
An individual may raise any concernsthey have over the operation of a care service or with the way the Care Commissionhas conducted any part of the regulatory process through the Care Commission鈥檚 complaintsprocedure. Details can be found on its website at:
www.carecommission.com.
