Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-13988 by Susan Deacon on 21 March 2000, what plans it has to gather information in the future on the amount spent by the NHSiS on the use of bank and agency nurses.
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made in preparing for the move to a single water authority.
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive, in the light of the major developments in the canal system in Scotland, in particular the Millennium Link, what steps it is taking to ensure that the relevant authorities have given adequate attention to the potential increased risks to the public in the area of water and leisure activity.
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made on the review of initial teacher education since the publication of the first stage report on 9 July 2001.
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive what training is available to staff in further education colleges to enable them to address the needs of students with disabilities.
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive what funding was made available to each further education college to assist students with severe disabilities to pursue their studies in academic session 2000-01 and what funding is available to each college for 2001-02.
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive what resources are made available to assist community groups who are seeking to respond to planning applications.
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive when it will respond to the Care Development Group’s report and recommendations.
Mary Mulligan: I thank all those members who signed my motion and I welcome to the public gallery members of Oxfam, particularly those from my constituency. The Linlithgow Oxfam group was founded in 1975 by 10 people who had previously been donors to Oxfam and some of whom had returned from volunteer work overseas. The group has now grown to the extent that more than 70 households and more than 100 people...
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive what advice is given to schools regarding the cost to parents of school trips within Scotland.
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive what advice is given to schools regarding the cost to parents of school trips overseas.
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to encourage local authorities to increase the amount of money available to assist with the purchase of school uniforms.
Mary Mulligan: What action, if any, is being taken to encourage mature men, in particular, into primary schools, given that the gender imbalance in primary schools is becoming a particular problem?
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive what special advice services are available for young people with disabilities who are considering further education on leaving school.
Mary Mulligan: The bill appears to have two aims. The direct aim is to change the way in which the legal system works in relation to sexual offences. The indirect aim is to change the social climate of sex offence trials. Although the bill has received much support, I am concerned about the apparent split between the legal profession and others, particularly those who support victims and witnesses. I can...
Mary Mulligan: First, I will make three quick points. I can speak only for West Lothian Council, but I assure John Farquhar Munro that it would not have identified a site that did not contain coal. It is clear that Polkemmet contains coal. The bonds that were adopted in the past did not work and did not protect sites. Companies have preferred to go into receivership than pay to restore the land that they...
Mary Mulligan: To ask the Scottish Executive what actions it plans to take following the publication of its report , Estimating the National and Local Prevalence of Problem Drug Misuse in Scotland .
Mary Mulligan: I thank members for their kind words and congratulate Mike Rumbles on securing a debate on this topic, which is of considerable interest to many MSPs. If the debate had happened last week I would probably have been sitting beside him. However, as they say, a week is a long time. I would like to spend a little time filling in some of the background to this issue. In March 2001 we provided NHS...
Mary Mulligan: I can say only that he wrote fairly recently. If Mike Rumbles wants a specific date I will get back to him. We are awaiting the replies, which will give us a fuller picture of what is happening. We want and expect further progress to be made. We all want a good hearing service and we need to accept that there are many different aspects to that. Hearing aid selection is just one of those. In...
Mary Mulligan: One of the advantages of still being part of the United Kingdom is that we can share knowledge across boundaries. The English pilot project has already been set up and is in operation. We will therefore have an early opportunity to examine its results. We believe that it is important to look at the broader picture. To that end, we have commissioned a thorough review of audiology in NHS...