- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank Mulholland on 22 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) reports have been sent to the Procurator Fiscal and (b) convictions have been obtained under section 103(2) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 in (i) Edinburgh, (ii) West Lothian and (iii) Midlothian in each of the last two years.
Answer
Section 103 (2) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 provides for the penalties which apply to the offence of allowing the sale of alcohol to a child or young person under section 103 (1) of the act. That section does not come into force until 1 September 2009.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank Mulholland on 22 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) reports have been sent to the Procurator Fiscal and (b) convictions have been obtained under section 106(5) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 in (i) Edinburgh, (ii) West Lothian and (iii) Midlothian in each of the last two years.
Answer
Section 106 (5) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 provides for the penalties which apply to the offence of knowingly allowing a child or young person to consume alcohol under Section 106 (2) of the Act. That section does not come into force until 1 September 2009.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank Mulholland on 22 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) reports have been sent to the Procurator Fiscal and (b) convictions have been obtained under section 107(4) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 in (i) Edinburgh, (ii) West Lothian and (iii) Midlothian in each of the last two years.
Answer
Section 107 (4) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 provides for the penalties which apply to the offence of allowing the unsupervised sale of alcohol by a child or young person under section 107 (1) of the act. That section does not come into force until 1 September 2009.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 14 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14434 by Linda Fabiani on 14 July 2008, whether a minute of the meeting was taken which might be accessed by MSPs and constituents.
Answer
This was an informal, introductory discussion of which no minute was taken.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 June 2008
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Answered by Linda Fabiani on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to the first supplementary to question S3O-3776 by Linda Fabiani on 19 June 2008 (Official Report c. 10008), whether it will publish the agenda of topics discussed at the meeting in Paris.
Answer
I met Denis Simonneau, the Directeur de Cabinet for the French Minister for Europe in Paris on 3 June. There was no formal agenda for the meeting. The main items discussed were the priorities for the French Presidency of the European Union, and the proposal for a “Union for the Mediterranean” that was agreed in principle by the Spring European Council.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to the first supplementary to question S3O-3776 by Linda Fabiani on 19 June 2008 (Official Report c. 10008), whether it will list whom she met during her visit to Paris.
Answer
During my visit to Paris on 3 June, I had meetings with the Scottish Development International team based in Paris; representatives of the Global Scots and Global Friends of Scotland networks, and Denis Simonneau, the Directeur de Cabinet for the French Minister for Europe, and took part in the handover of Glasgow’s bid for UNESCO City of Music status. The other attendees at this event included the Lord Provost of Glasgow, members of the bid team, and the United Kingdom, Spanish and Indian Ambassadors to UNESCO.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 March 2008
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Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 19 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to meet 100% of the costs of permanent work at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not intend to meet the full costs of refurbishment of the Royal Commonwealth Pool (RCP).
When Scotland submitted its bid document for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, it was necessary for the Scottish Government to give a guarantee that the diving competition facility would comply with the regulations set out by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The RCP is listed in the bid document as the venue to host the diving event.
I understand that Edinburgh Council''s independent review suggested that the Scottish Government should pay for the total cost of redeveloping the Commonwealth Pool if the council cannot find the funds. It should not be assumed that the government will meet these costs given that the proposal to develop the pool was planned prior to the Glasgow bid. It would be unrealistic to expect Government to support the full cost of any one project.
The Scottish Government is currently committed to the £4 million allocated against the RCP development through Stage 1 of the National Regional Facility Strategy.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2008
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Answered by Maureen Watt on 12 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to balance the number of PE teachers in training with the permanent vacancies available at the end of their probationary years.
Answer
The form of contract under which teachers are employed are matters for local authorities as employers. The Scottish Government carries out an annual teacher workforce planning exercise to estimate the number of new teachers required in the years ahead at national level irrespective of the type of contract under which they are employed.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2008
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Answered by Shona Robison on 5 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of reports that small public houses and bars have seen significant reductions in their takings since the implementation of the smoking ban, it will make representations to Setanta Sport Holdings Ltd and British Sky Broadcasting to reduce the cost of commercial satellite and cable sports subscriptions.
Answer
At present we have no robust evidence to indicate that the Scottish smoking ban has had an adverse effect on sales in Scottish pubs. In any event, however, commercial discussions of the nature proposed are a matter for the satellite and cable sports companies and the operators of the individual premises concerned and not for the Scottish Government.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 28 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what average (a) percentage and (b) number of one-year trained PE students secure permanent contracts at the end of their probationary years.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
