- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2000
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Answered by Sarah Boyack on 2 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had any consultation with the police over its decision to give the power of inspection of orange badges to them and to make it an offence not to produce an orange badge on request.
Answer
The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland was previously consulted about these measures as part of a UK-wide consultation exercise on overhauling road traffic regulation law.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 February 2000
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Answered by Ross Finnie on 24 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what factors contributed to its decision to extend the scope of the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute study into the effect on the rural economy of banning hunting with dogs.
Answer
The original study commissioned by the Scottish Executive has been extended in response to representations received. A sample of businesses supplying the hunts have been sent questionnaires in addition to the hunts and their followers. Further, following representations on behalf of the Scottish Hill Packs Association and Gamekeepers, I have extended the research to include the possible effects on their businesses in the event of a ban on hunting with dogs.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2000
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Answered by Iain Gray on 18 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to extend payments under the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996 to people over the age of 65 and between the ages of 16 and 18.
Answer
We are currently reviewing the scope of the Community care (Direct payments) Act 1996 and associated guidance. The review addresses a number of wide-ranging issues which require careful consideration, including whether to extend the scheme to people aged 65 years or over and young people between the ages of 16 and 18.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 31 January 2000
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Answered by Ross Finnie on 14 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the study undertaken by the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute into the impact of banning hunting with dogs on the rural economy will be published.
Answer
The study has been extended to cover additional aspects of hunting with dogs and consequently publication will be delayed until the report has been completed.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 1999
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Answered by Susan Deacon on 11 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement it has had in Fife Health Board's review of services in Fife, and whether it will make a statement about the resignation of Fife Health Board's Chairperson.
Answer
Fife Health Board and the two NHS Trusts in Fife are still developing their proposals for acute hospital services. As such, the advice given by the Health Department has focused on the process to be followed in appraising the options they have under consideration. Mrs Stenhouse wrote to me on 2 November to tender her resignation as the Chairman of Fife Health Board.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 January 2000
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Answered by Susan Deacon on 9 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to answer question S1W-2483 lodged on 10 November 1999.
Answer
I answered S1W-2483 today
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 January 2000
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 1 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish local authority tenants have exercised their right to buy after proceedings to evict them for anti-social behaviour have been initiated in each of the last five years.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 January 2000
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 1 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many evictions from Scottish local authority housing have been carried out in the last five years for (a) rent arrears and (b) anti-social behaviour.
Answer
Information is already available in respect of eviction decrees issued by the courts, but not broken down by category of tenant nor by reason for eviction being sought by landlords. We are currently considering, with local authorities, whether information in respect of eviction actions and actual evictions against council tenants, should in future be collected centrally. Any such arrangements, if agreed, will apply from 1 July 2000.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 1999
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many victims of crime in Scotland have been waiting between three and four years for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to settle their claim.
Answer
I refer to my answer to S1W-3093.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 1999
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many victims of crime in Scotland have been waiting more than four years for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to settle their claim.
Answer
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority advise that the number of cases awaiting a decision (either a first decision, a review decision, or following an appeal) in respect of Scottish incidents, as at 13 December 1999, was as follows:-
1990 Scheme (This scheme closed to new applicants on 31 March 1996)
(a) Up to 1 year - 29
(b) 1-2 years - 12
(c) 2-3 years - 13
(d) 3-4 years - 308
(e) over 4 years - 541
1996 Scheme (Appeals under this scheme are dealt with by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel)
(a) up to I year - 7,615
(b) 1-2 years - 2,137
(c) 2-3 years - 779(d) 3 years + - 196
