- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether applicants to the Skipton Fund are entitled to legal aid if they appeal against a decision taken by the fund.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S2W-12642 answered on 13 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the appeals panel in respect of the Skipton Fund is paid for by the fund and, if not, where the funding for the panel comes from.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S2W-12642 answered on 13 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the funding of the Skipton Fund is used for administrative purposes, broken down into (a) office costs, such as rent, business rates, telephones, electricity and any other such costs, (b) medical panels, (c) the processing of initial decisions and (d) processing appeals.
Answer
This information is not held.
The Skipton Fund is a private company limited by guarantee, engaged to operate the ex gratia payment scheme on behalf of the four UK Health Departments. The fund opened for business on 5 July 2004 and will be required to submit records in respect of all expenditure once a year.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants to the Skipton Fund have had their stage 2 application for ex gratia payment declined.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12632, answered on 13 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many members of the appeal panel in respect of the Skipton Fund are from the legal profession.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S2W-12642 answered on 13 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how people are appointed to the appeal panel in respect of the Skipton Fund.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S2W-12642 answered on 13 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional funding has been given to the MacFarlane Trust to enable it to administer the Skipton Fund and from which budget such additional funding came from.
Answer
No funds have been made available to the MacFarlane Trust to administer the Skipton Fund.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether applicants to the Skipton Fund are entitled to legal representation when appealing against a decision taken by the fund.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S2W-12642 answered on 13 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether appellants will have access to expert opinion to challenge the decision of the medical panel in respect of the Skipton Fund.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S2W-12642 answered on 13 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether expenses incurred by appellants attending an appeal panel hearing against a decision made by the Skipton Fund will be met.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S2W-12642 answered on 13 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
