- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings were held by Argyll and Clyde NHS Board with Greater Glasgow NHS Board in relation to the review of maternity services; what the names and designations were of those present at the meetings; what issues were discussed, and what specific conclusions were agreed by both boards.
Answer
While I am aware that there have been a number of meetings between NHS Argyll and Clyde and NHS Greater Glasgow in relation the former’s review of maternity services, I have asked the Chief Executive of Argyll and Clyde NHS Board to write with the details. A copy will be placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what influence local communities and patients have in any consultation with local health boards and in what circumstances, if an overwhelming view is expressed by a local community, that view can be ignored.
Answer
We expect NHS boards tofollow national guidance on public engagement and consultation. One of the keyprinciples of effective engagement with individuals and local communities overproposals for service change is that NHS boards are explicit about why changeis necessary and what the options and restrictions are for future change.Issues around patient safety are paramount.
The views of all localstakeholders should be taken into account in coming to a decision at the end ofa consultation process.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects NHS boards to work across administrative boundaries in the delivery of services, in the interest of patients, and, if so, how it monitors compliance with this approach.
Answer
Yes. The health department issuedguidance to NHS boards on regional planning in March 2002. The guidanceincluded advice on planning and provision of services across NHS boardboundaries. A copy can be found at:
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/mels/HDL2002_10.pdf.Other recent guidance to theNHS has emphasised the importance of collaborative planning and provision ofservices – for example, guidance dated September 2002 on establishing ManagedClinical Networks (MCNs), which may offer services across more than one boardarea. The guidance on MCNs can be found at:
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/mels/HDL2002_69.pdf.In June 2003 the Executivepublished a draft bill, the NHS Reform (Scotland) Bill, which proposes that NHS boards should begiven a new statutory duty to co-operate with each other, and with the SpecialHealth Boards, to secure and advance the health of the people of Scotland.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 18 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many contact orders applied for by non-resident fathers were not granted by the courts in each year since 1999.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-1614 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 18 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many contact orders were applied for by non-resident fathers in each year since 1999.
Answer
This information is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 18 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many contact orders applied for by non-resident fathers were granted by the courts in each year since 1999, broken down into orders for direct unsupervised contact, direct supervised contact and indirect contact.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-1614 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 31 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Registrar General for Scotland will publish his Annual Report for 2002.
Answer
Scotland's Population 2002: the Registrar General's Annual Review of Demographic Trends is published today. The report focuses on one of the major issues affecting Scotland's population - declining fertility. A copy of the report is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib No. 28557) or from the GROS website at: .
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 15 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in the development of a strategic approach to animal health and welfare.
Answer
Following extensive consultation earlier in the year, we have published today an Outline of an animal health and welfare strategy for Great Britain. This document builds on the wide range of views which emerged from the consultation. It sets out a clear vision for animal health and welfare in Great Britain for 10 years ahead, and outlines principles for Government, industry and other stakeholders to work to in order to improve our performance in this area.We will be consulting stakeholders to develop the outline into a final strategy to be published next spring. My officials will also be working with stakeholders to produce a plan to implement the strategy specifically for Scotland's needs.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 25 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how interested organisations will be able to become conservation bodies for the purpose of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003.
Answer
The Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 provides a property law regime for enforcing conditions in the title deeds of land which safeguard conservation interests. It provides for a conservation body, prescribed by Scottish ministers, to be able to enforce a particular condition affecting a certain piece of land. Both the conditions and the body will have to seek to protect, for the benefit of the public:
- the architectural or historical characteristics of the land (which includes buildings), or
- any other special characteristics of the land (including a special characteristic derived from the flora, fauna or general appearance of the land).
These burdens can be used when the conservation body is selling land, but imposes a condition to ensure that the conservation characteristics of the property are not lost.It will also be possible for conservation bodies to preserve existing feudal burdens as conservation burdens, provided that they meet the criteria for conservation burdens. The deadline for saving burdens will be the Appointed Day on which the feudal system is finally abolished. We have already announced that this will be on 28 November 2004.The Executive is currently in the process of inviting applications from those interested in becoming conservation bodies. Those who would like to be considered should contact the following address:Iain Hockenhull, Civil Law Division, 2 West Rear, St Andrew's House, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG.Phone/e-mail: 0131 244 8228;
[email protected] text of the act and its Explanatory Notes may be found at:.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 24 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when the appointed person's report under section 291 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 will be laid before the Parliament.
Answer
The appointed person's report is being laid before the Parliament and is also being published today.Copies of the report have been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 28075).
