- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 14 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in improving safety on the A84 and A85.
Answer
The following works on the A84/85 were completed last year: verge safety fences were replaced;carriageway warning signs were erected and two surface dressing schemes carried out at Glen Ogle;road maintenance scheme between Dunbeg and Oban Phase 1, androad maintenance scheme between Airds Bay and Fearnoch Phase 1 and 2. The following works on the A84/85 are programmed for completion this year: a 30mph speed limit through Lochearnhead should come into force in February 2003. Village gateway signing and countdown markers will be erected;improvement works to the A84/A85 junction will start on site in February 2003;replacement of street lighting in Callander will be carried out by May 2003;alterations to the pelican crossing in Callander will be carried by May 2003;road maintenance scheme between Dunbeg and Oban Phase 2 has started on site and will be completed by March 2003, andthe Lochearnhead footway scheme has been designed, although construction has been delayed due to land acquisition difficulties. The following works on the A84/85 are programmed for completion next year: a road and bridges scheme will be carried out to replace the bridge at the foot of Glen Ogle.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 6 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is in place regarding public access to the December 2002 electoral register.
Answer
Matters relating to electoral registration are reserved and for the Electoral Commission who are responsible for issuing such guidance.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 12 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to highlight road safety during the festive season.
Answer
The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland is conducting an enforcement campaign, focussing on drink driving, drug driving, speeding and seat belt use from 9 December to 6 January. The Scottish Road Safety Campaign has arranged complementary publicity on drinking and driving.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 5 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young students' bursaries have been awarded since they were introduced.
Answer
The Young Students' Bursary is provided as an entitlement based on the level of parental income. Eligibility for the bursary is assessed as part of the overall assessment of eligibility for student support. In academic year 2001-02, there were 13,579 recipients of the Young Students' Bursary. In the current academic year, to date, 20,190 awards have been made.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29677 by Ross Finnie on 2 October 2002, whether it has had any further discussions with Superfast Ferries regarding implementation of the pet passport scheme on the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry route.
Answer
Officials still await receipt of Superfast Ferries' proposed methods of operation for the carriage of pet dogs and cats. Discussions will resume once these have been received and evaluated.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 14 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve public access to angling on rivers and lochs.
Answer
A review of the existing system of Protection Orders, made under the Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976, is scheduled to begin in March 2003.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many female offenders that appeared at (a) all sheriff summary courts, (b) Glasgow Sheriff Summary Court, (c) Kilmarnock Sheriff Summary Court and (d) Glasgow Stipendiary Court were sentenced or convicted in 2001.
Answer
The latest available information, for 2000, is given in the following table. The statistics on court proceedings in 2001 are expected to be published later this year.Female Offenders Proceeded Against in Selected Scottish Courts, 2000: Number with a Charge Proved
| Court | Number |
| All sheriff summary courts | 8,021 |
| Glasgow Sheriff Summary Court | 774 |
| Kilmarnock Sheriff Summary Court | 422 |
| Glasgow Stipendiary Magistrate Court | 657 |
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many female offenders convicted or sentenced in 2001 at (a) all sheriff summary courts, (b) Glasgow Sheriff Summary Court, (c) Kilmarnock Sheriff Summary Court and (d) Glasgow Stipendiary Court received a (i) resultant custodial sentence, excluding those defaulting on a fine, or (ii) fine.
Answer
The latest available information, for 2000, is given in the following table. The statistics on court proceedings in 2001 are expected to be published later this year.Female Offenders Proceeded Against in Selected Scottish Courts, 2000: Number Given a Custodial Sentence or Fined
| Court | Number Given a Custodial Sentence | Number Fined |
| All sheriff summary courts | 683 | 3,871 |
| Glasgow Sheriff Summary Court | 62 | 269 |
| Kilmarnock Sheriff Summary Court | 66 | 213 |
| Glasgow Stipendiary Magistrate Court | 75 | 349 |
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many female offenders receiving a fine in 2001 at (a) all sheriff summary courts, (b) Glasgow Sheriff Summary Court, (c) Kilmarnock Sheriff Summary Court and (d) Glasgow Stipendiary Court defaulted on that fine.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Dr Sylvia Jackson, MSP for Stirling, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many female offenders that defaulted on a fine in 2001 received at (a) all sheriff summary courts, (b) Glasgow Sheriff Summary Court, (c) Kilmarnock Sheriff Summary Court and (d) Glasgow Stipendiary Court were sent to prison as a result of that default.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The available information is given in the following table. The information held centrally cannot link a reception into custody for fine default to the original proceedings where the fine was imposed and therefore cannot distinguish fines imposed at summary court proceedings. Information for Glasgow Stipendiary Magistrates Court and the District Court is combined because both courts are recorded issuing the same code in the relevant database.Female Fine Default Receptions to Penal Establishments by Court, 2001
| Court Imposing Imprisonment for Fine Default | Number of Receptions |
| Glasgow Sheriff Court | 20 |
| Kilmarnock Sheriff Court | 28 |
| Other Sheriff Courts | 204 |
| All Sheriff Courts | 252 |
| Glasgow Stipendiary Magistrates Court and District Court | 129 |
| Other Courts | 163 |
| Total fine default receptions | 544 |
