- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 26 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has, since the publication of the Civil Partnerships Bill in the House of Lords, consulted with Scottish faith communities to ask if they would wish the freedom to choose whether they will be able to officiate in the creation of the civil status that will arise from the Civil Partnerships Bill once enacted in the same way as they may officiate in the creation of the civil status of marriage under the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 and what the results of any such consultation were.
Answer
The Executive consultedwidely prior to the publication of the Civil Partnership Bill including withfaith groups. Since the publication of the Civil Partnership Bill on 31 March 2004, the Scottish Executive has not consulted with Scottish faith communities to ask if they wishto officiate in the formation of civil partnerships. It is of course the casethat faith groups if they wish will be able to conduct blessings or other formsof ceremony in line with the wishes of the partners, before or after a civilpartnership is registered.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 26 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many couples, in the last year for which statistics are available, chose to have the civil status of marriage created between them in a ceremony conducted by a registrar and how many in a ceremony conducted by a minister of religion authorised pursuant to the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977.
Answer
Statistics published by theRegistrar General for Scotland on 31 July 2003 in his Annual Review ofDemographic Trends show that in 2002 there were 11,449 civil marriages carriedout by registrars and 18,377 marriages carried out by religious celebrants.Provisional figures for the year 2003 show that there were 13,861 civilmarriages and 16,896 religious marriages.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 May 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 24 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in relation to the petition of Robert Napier for judicial review, it will provide details of (a) how many days the main hearing before Lord Bonomy took and how much was paid to each counsel engaged in the case on each of those days, (b) how much was paid to counsel for preliminary work up to the main hearing, (c) how much was spent on each expert witness instructed, (d) how many hours were spent by solicitors and other staff employed by it on the case and (e) any other costs incurred by it on the case.
Answer
The hearing before Lord Bonomy lasted for 20 days. The information on costs is not available in the format requested. The costs provided in the table represent the total involvement of counsel and expert witnesses throughout the case, rather than the costs associated with the Proof diet alone.
| Service | Cost |
| Counsel’s fees and court costs | £370,000 |
| Expert witness reports and evidence | £98,000 |
| Livenote system used in court and some small miscellaneous costs | £52,000 |
| Total | £520,000 |
In-house solicitor’s time is not recorded on a case-by-case basis so it is not possible to provide these costs.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 24 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-3912 by Cathy Jamieson on 18 November 2003, what information it has in respect of the evaluation of the impact of accredited offending behaviour programmes, including the cognitive skills programme, at HM Prison Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
Kilmarnock Prison delivers “angermanagement” and “problem solving skills” programmes. Both of these areindependently accredited. Evaluation is on-going as it is for similarprogrammes delivered elsewhere to SPS prisons.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what it anticipates the additional costs will be to the Justice Department of having a UK Supreme Court, rather than the Court of Session, and what the breakdown of any such costs will be.
Answer
The new Supreme Court will takeover the same jurisdiction, in relation to Scotland, as exists at present inthe Appellate Committee of the House of Lords and the Judicial Committee of thePrivy Council. The Court of Session will continue in existence and will exercisethe same jurisdiction as at present.
The final form of the newcourt has not yet been developed and the proposals are still being scrutinisedthrough parliamentary processes. We will consider the full budgetary implicationsonce the proposals are clearer.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 20 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-3488 by Cathy Jamieson on 13 November 2003, how many police have been redeployed as a result of the contracting out of prisoner escort and court custody services.
Answer
My earlier answer to S2W-3488referred to the expected position following full implementation. Implementationof the contract was always planned over a number of phases.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for whichcan be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33583 by Mr Jim Wallace on 10 February 2003, what the total delegated budget has been for each prison and young offenders' institution in each of the last three financial years and the present financial year to date and what the expenditure out-turn has been in each case.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The following table gives the information for 2002-03 and 2003-04.
For 2000-01 and 2001-02, I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-33583. 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/search_wa.
| | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Budget (£ Million) | Outturn (£ Million) | Budget (£ Million) |
| HM Prison Aberdeen | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| HM Prison Barlinnie | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.5 |
| HM Prison Castle Huntly | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| HM Prison Cornton Vale | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| HM Prison Dumfries | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| HM Prison Edinburgh | 19.2 | 19.4 | 24.6 |
| HM Prison Glenochil | 17.4 | 17.1 | 19.0 |
| HM Prison Greenock | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
| HM Prison Inverness | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| HM Prison Kilmarnock | 13.1 | 12.7 | 13.9 |
| HM Prison Low Moss | 7.4 | 7.2 | 10.1 |
| HM Prison Noranside | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| HM Prison Perth | 17.5 | 17.2 | 20.4 |
| HM Prison Peterhead | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.0 |
| HM Prison Polmont | 13.7 | 13.9 | 19.4 |
| HM Prison Shotts | 17.9 | 17.0 | 17.1 |
Outturn figures for 2003-04 arenot yet available.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 19 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacancies there are for modern studies teachers and, of these, how many have existed for more than one year.
Answer
Information on the number ofteacher vacancies is published in the Statistics Publication Notice entitled“Results of the Teacher Workforce Planning for 2004-05” published on 24 February 2004. Acopy can be found on the Scottish Executive website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00322-00.asp.No local authority hasreported a modern studies vacancy lasting for more than one year.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 19 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many secondary schools do not have a separate and discrete modern studies department.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 19 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many secondary schools operate a faculty system for social sciences.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally.
