Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25425 by Lewis Macdonald on 21 May 2002, whether Caledonian MacBrayne has been guided by either the Executive or Her Majesty’s Government in any way and at any time as to the service it could or could not provide on the Gourock to Dunoon route.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26283 by Ross Finnie on 5 June 2002, what stakeholders will be consulted on the finalised strategy for enhancing disease surveillance.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many test sites of genetically modified crops there are and where each such site is situated.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17343 by Angus MacKay on 29 August 2001, how many websites offering devolved government services online, other than those provided by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland, now use customer relationship management systems.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are being treated under the NHS for stress or stress-related conditions.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on air travel for (a) staff and (b) patients by each NHS board in each of the last three years.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26164 by Mr Jim Wallace on 5 June 2002, whether the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland is consulting health and safety specialists outwith the Scottish Police Service in order to determine whether current shift patterns are affecting the health and performance of its officers.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many employees in each police force are currently absent from work on a long-term basis, broken down by grade.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many employees in police forces are currently absent from work having been medically diagnosed as suffering from (a) stress, (b) work-related stress or (c) a stress-related condition.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many employees in the Scottish Prison Service are currently absent from work on a long-term basis, broken down by grade and region.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its employees are currently absent from work having been medically diagnosed as suffering from (a) stress, (b) work-related stress or (c) a stress-related condition.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive what its strategy is for dealing with its employees who suffer from stress, work-related stress or a stress-related condition.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it issues to public bodies on the management of stress at work.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26283 by Ross Finnie on 5 June 2002, when the stakeholder consultation into a strategy for enhancing disease surveillance is expected to be completed, and how long after completion of the consultation the report will be published.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to Caledonian MacBrayne’s position that a reduced ferry service between Gourock and Dunoon provides best value for the people of that area and what definition of "best value" was used.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation it has had with (a) MSPs representing the parliamentary constituency of Argyll and Bute and the Highlands and Islands parliamentary region, (b) interested community bodies in Dunoon and (c) the wider Dunoon community in regard to proposed restructuring of the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry service between Gourock and Dunoon.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the figures relied upon by Caledonian MacBrayne to reach the conclusion that the proposed service configuration on the Dunoon to Gourock ferry route is the most cost-effective option.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will seek a derogation from any proposed ban by the European Union on the transportation of livestock by sea when wind speeds are Force 5 or over.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive whether any consultation has taken place between Caledonian MacBrayne and those responsible for drawing up the draft specifications for the Islay route prior to competitive tendering and whether new Caledonian MacBrayne plans for the Islay route will be incorporated into those draft specifications.
Duncan Hamilton: To ask the Scottish Executive whether the frequency limitation order in regard to the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry service from Gourock to Dunoon specifies the type of service to be provided.