- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spent establishing the "Clearing the Air" website.
Answer
The cost of setting up the “Clearing the Air” web-site was £18,275.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much its consultation exercise on smoking in public places cost and whether it will provide a breakdown of the expenditure
Answer
A breakdown of the expenditure on the consultation on smoking in public places is outlined as follows:
| Category | Description | Cost (£) |
| Consultation (Written and web-based) | Materials, distribution, postage, advertising, IT, acknowledgements, miscellaneous expenses | 175,068 |
| Regional seminars | Scottish Civic Forum costs and venues | 23,003 |
| Youth consultation | Young Scot fee | 30,000 |
| Opinion survey | MRUK Contract | 6,098 |
| Analysis, evidence report and Focus Group work | George Street Research contract | 128,191 |
| National conference | Venue, catering, materials, speakers’ expenses | 28,121 |
| Evidence report | Printing and distribution of evidence report | 6,843 |
| Casual staff costs | Casual staff costs to handle volume of responses | 6,321 |
| Total | | £403,645 |
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much Passive Smoking and Associated Causes of Death in Adults in Scotland cost to produce.
Answer
The study of Passive Smoking and Associated Causes of Death in Adults in Scotland was produced at no cost to the Scottish Executive. The total estimated cost of referee reports and printing of this and the other two pieces of research referred to in S2W-13798 and S2W-13800 is £10,000.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much Workplace Smoking Policies in Scotland cost to produce.
Answer
The study of Workplace Smoking Policies in Scotland cost £113,050. The total estimated cost of referee reports and printing of this and the other two pieces of research referred to in S2W-13798 and S2W-13799 is £10,000.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much Smoking in Public Places: A Consultation on Reducing Exposure to Second Hand Smoke, cost to produce.
Answer
The production costs of Smoking in Public Places: A Consultation on Reducing Exposure to Second Hand Smoke were £116,981.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much International Review of the Health and Economic Impact of the Regulation of Smoking in Public Places cost to produce.
Answer
The International Review of the Health and Economic Impact of the Regulation of Smoking in Public Places cost £46,873. The total estimated cost of referee reports and printing of this and the other two pieces of research referred to in S2W-13799 and S2W-13800 is £10,000.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 9 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the opinion survey research commissioned from Market Research UK as part of the preparation of Smoking in Public Places : A Consultation on Reducing Exposure to Second Hand Smoke, cost.
Answer
The opinion survey carried out by Market Research UK as part of the consultation on smoking in public places cost £6,098.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 31 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to combat retail crime.
Answer
The Scottish Business Crime Centre (SBCC) is a partnership involving the Executive as principal sponsors, Association of Chief Police Officers of Scotland and leading retail, business and commerce organisations. The SBCC has for a number of years provided advice and guidance on crime reduction and prevention to all types and scale of business in all parts of the community.
The Scottish Executive has provided £1 million over three years for the establishment of Safe City Centre Initiatives in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Inverness and Perth. We have agreed to extend the Initiative to other towns in Scotland and a decision on the towns which will be invited to participate will be made soon.
Retail businesses have also benefited from public space CCTV systems funded by the Scottish Executive. In Partnership for a Better Scotland, the Scottish Executive committed to expand CCTV in shopping and other areas, supporting businesses and others to reduce crime. £1 million has been allocated in 2005-06 for this and decisions will be made soon on how this commitment will be delivered.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 27 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost to businesses of retail crime has been in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) local authority area, (b) town/city and (c) police force area.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not directly collect data on the cost to business of retail crime.
The Scottish Retail Consortium has conducted an annual survey of retail companies since 2000 which estimates the cost to businesses of retail crime. The report from this survey can be obtained from the SRC ([email protected]).
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 January 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 26 January 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of retail crime is drug related.
Answer
The information requested is not available. Recorded crime statistics do not distinguish “retail crimes” or provide information on the motivation for crimes. The only available information on retail crime comes from an annual survey of retail companies conducted since 2000 by the Scottish Retail Consortium, which estimates the cost to businesses of retail crime. However, the results from this survey do not identify the proportion of retail crime which is drug related.
