- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 3 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will deliver the commitment to a treatment and assessment unit for former patients of Woodlands Hospital on the site of the hospital.
Answer
I refer the member to S2W-14659, answered 3 March 2005. 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: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 February 2005
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to review the use of ProLaser III speed guns.
Answer
ProLaser III is a Home Officetype-approved device and one of a number of such devices that can be used by policeforces in the United Kingdom. Type-approval and any review would be a matter for theHome Office.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2005
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 28 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it endorses the seizure of mobile phone batteries by police as a reasonable measure to maintain public order at football matches.
Answer
Policing of football matches is the operational responsibility of chief constables.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 28 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it and Tayside Police have received regarding the conduct of police officers involved in the seizure of mobile phone batteries at the recent Arbroath FC versus Aberdeen FC football match.
Answer
I am not aware of having received any representations in relation to the Arbroath FC versus Aberdeen FC football match of 8 January 2005. I understand that Tayside Police have received two letters on this matter.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 28 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it has received on whether seizure of mobile phone batteries by Tayside Police at the recent Arbroath FC versus Aberdeen FC football match was lawful under section 51 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.
Answer
The Executive has neither sought nor received advice on whether the action described was lawful. Policing of football matches is the operational responsibility of chief constables.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 28 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how often mobile phone batteries have been seized by police in connection with football matches, broken down by police force.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2005
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Answered by Andy Kerr on 28 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any correlation between the incidence of sexually-transmitted diseases and where and how sex education was delivered.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-14011 answered on 28 February 2005. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 28 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any correlation between the incidence of unwanted pregnancies in young people and where and how they received sex education.
Answer
Relevant data are not available to establish whether or not any such correlation exists.
I understand it would theoretically be possible to relate teenage pregnancies to the school which the mothers had attended, but that there are significant legal and ethical problems with this, and technically it would be very difficult to analyse and interpret the results because there are so many known and unknown influences on sexual behaviour.
This is however something which the National Sexual Health Advisory Committee could consider when it provides advice on a sexual health research programme for Scotland.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2005
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 23 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-13855 by Lewis Macdonald on 7 February 2005, which local authorities have applied for funding to implement the forthcoming EU Environmental Noise Directive; how much funding each local authority has requested, and when funding allocations will be announced.
Answer
There is no link between the noise provisions of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004, the subject of question S2W-13855, answered on 7 February 2005 and the EU Environmental Noise Directive. As stated in my answer to S2W-13865, answered on 7 February 2005, implementation of the Directive will be subject to consultation in the next few weeks. Decisions on funding will follow the consultation process and the making of the proposed Regulations to transposethe Directive’s requirements into national law.
- Asked by: Brian Adam, MSP for Aberdeen North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 23 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will commission research into any correlation between where and how sex education is delivered and the incidence of unwanted pregnancy in young people and the incidence of sexually-transmitted disease.
Answer
The Executive has no such plans at present. It will be a function of the National Sexual Health Advisory Committee, which is being established as part of the Strategy and Action Plan for Improving Sexual Health, to offer advice on a sexual health research programme for Scotland, in partnership with key policy, research and practice stakeholders.
