- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 May 2002
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Answered by David Steel on 14 May 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer what steps have been taken, or will be taken, to publish a daily document entitled "What's On in the Scottish Parliament" publicising parliamentary business, cross-party group meetings, visiting delegations, receptions and other related events within or around the vicinity of the parliamentary complex to ensure that the general public and the Parliament itself are aware of all events in advance in order to encourage maximum awareness and participation.
Answer
This information is not gathered together in one convenient place at the moment, and staff in the relevant offices are examining ways in which this might best be achieved without duplicating existing efforts.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2002
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Answered by Richard Simpson on 13 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much earmarked funding has been received, or will be received, by each NHS board for drug treatment services under the Arbuthnott Substance Misuse Formula (a) since the formula came into use and (b) in future financial years for which budgets are available, expressed in cash terms and per capita.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25154 on 1 May 2002, which detailed allocated resources to each NHS board for drug treatment services for 1998-99 to 2002-03, in cash terms and per capita. The current position is that allocations for 2003-04 will remain the same as for 2002-03, and NHS boards have been notified accordingly. The Arbuthnott Substance Misuse Formula was used to determine allocations for 2001-02 to 2003-04.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2002
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 13 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24633 by Cathy Jamieson on 23 April 2002 and following the meeting of Minecor on 25 April 2002, whether it is now able to give its position on Scottish representation on the Youth Convention on the Future of Europe.
Answer
A final decision about the composition of the UK delegation to the Youth Convention has not yet been taken. I shall write to the member when this information is available.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2002
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 13 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24633 by Cathy Jamieson on 23 April 2002, what further information it is awaiting in respect of the proposed Youth Convention and what the relevance is of the European Youth Gathering in Murcia, Spain, to the proposed Youth Convention and to potential Scottish participation in the convention.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25469 today. Scottish participation in the Murcia Gathering shows collaborative working with all the devolved administrations and the UK departments in action.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 April 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, in respect of each committee listed in Part A - Annex I(a) of the Final adoption of the general budget of the European Union for 2002 (OJ L 29 31/01/02), whether any of its officials attended any meeting of each such committee in 2001 and, in each case, how often.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally. Officials have attended appropriate committees where there has been a devolved interest.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21028 by Mr Jim Wallace on 22 January 2002, whether it will give its definition of "led the UK delegation".
Answer
In this context, "led the UK delegation" means that the minister concerned was the primary spokesperson for the UK at the meeting in question.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 13 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to question S1W-21028 by Mr Jim Wallace on 22 January 2002, who the members were of each delegation that was led by a Scottish Minister.
Answer
On all three occasions the Scottish minister formed the UK ministerial delegation and was supported by officials as appropriate.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 April 2002
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Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new Category A fishing licences, excluding Category A (Pelagic Purser), Category A (Pelagic Free'er) and Category A (Pelagic Trawler), as referred to in paragraph 3 of the Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) (Scotland) Scheme 2001, have been issued since the scheme began, regardless of whether the new licence holder had previously held such a licence or received any assistance under the scheme.
Answer
As previously explained, the Fisheries Departments in the UK operate a restrictive licensing system, whereby anyone wishing to replace an existing vessel, or introduce a new vessel into the fleet, has to acquire an existing licence, or licences for aggregation, of an appropriate type and capacity to cover the incoming vessel. No new licences, other than to replace existing licences used in this way, have therefore been issued since the decommissioning scheme began. Indeed, as at 1 May, 46 licences have been surrendered and cancelled, as a result of operation of the scheme to date; and the number of licences within the system in the UK will have further reduced, as a result of transactions involving the aggregation of existing licences.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 April 2002
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Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24417 by Ross Finnie on 9 April 2002, how many vessels which have had decommissioning plans accepted are being, or have been, scrapped in each of the locations mentioned.
Answer
As at 15 April, the number of vessels which are being, or have been scrapped at each of the locations listed in the answer provided to question S1W-24417, is as follows:
| Location | Number of Vessels |
| Arbroath | 2 |
| Carradale | 1 |
| Dunbar | 1 |
| Esbjerg, Denmark | 11 |
| Grenaa, Denmark | 36 |
| Kilkeel | 5 |
| Macduff | 6 |
| Newcastle | 5 |
| Orkney | 2 |
| Port Bannatyne | 1 |
| Portavogie | 3 |
| Sandhaven | 3 |
| Stornoway | 5 |
| Stranraer | 2 |
| Vigo, Spain | 1 |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
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Answered by Mary Mulligan on 9 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SEhd027/2002 of 25 April 2002, what the implications are for (a) general dental practitioners and (b) acute dental services in (i) Grampian and (ii) Tayside and whether both regions will have full access to available funding.
Answer
General dental practitioners in both areas will benefit from elements of the Executive's "Golden Hello" package directly and indirectly. Grampian is included in the designated areas targeted for additional resources as agreed with the British Dental Association Scotland. Consequently, dentists who have completed their vocational training and enter substantive general dental practice in Grampian will receive a £10,000 allowance over two years and dental graduates taking up their training year in this area will receive an allowance of £3,000. In Tayside, dentists who have completed their vocational training and enter substantive general dental practice will receive a £5,000 allowance over two years.The package is aimed at general dental practice and not at the acute sector.
