- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 20 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on publicising and making available the consultation document Hungry for Success - A Whole School Approach to School Meals in Scotland.
Answer
The consultation exercise was launched on 17 July 2002. The cost of printing and publishing the expert panel's interim report and consultation document, analysing the responses and commissioning consultants to gather views of pupils on issues related to the panel's recommendations has been £31,783.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has provided to the British Fluoridation Society in each year since 1997; what this funding was for, and from which budget it came.
Answer
The Scottish Executive's funding of the British Fluoridation Society is provided through section 16B of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.The amounts awarded since 1997 are:
| 1997-98 | £6,500 |
| 1998-99 | £8,000 |
| 1999-2000 | £8,000 |
| 2000-01 | £8,000 |
| 2001-02 | £8,000 |
| 2002-03 | £10,000 |
With regard to the purpose of funding, I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30479 on 28 October 2002. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 18 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any evaluation has been made of any effects of action taken by police in respect of domestic abuse on stopping further incidents of such abuse and, if not, whether there are any plans to carry out such an evaluation.
Answer
There has not been a centrally commissioned evaluation of any effects of action taken by police in respect of domestic abuse on stopping further incidents of such abuse and there are no plans to commission any such evaluation. However, most police forces in Scotland now record repeat incidents of domestic abuse in order to provide a full account of the abuse experienced by individual victims and ensure an appropriate response.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 18 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take to ensure that domestic abuse cases reach the courts.
Answer
A working group established by the National Group to Address Domestic Abuse in Scotland has carried out a review of legislation and practice relating to domestic abuse.The working group made a number of recommendations for improvement and these are currently being considered by the Executive.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 18 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to address repeat domestic abuse.
Answer
Repeat victimisation is, by its nature, a characteristic of domestic abuse and therefore all action taken to address domestic abuse will address repeat domestic abuse.Police databases now record repeat victimisation in order to provide a full account of the abuse experienced by individual victims and ensure an appropriate response. Police Domestic Abuse Liaison Officers provide support to repeat victims.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spends, on average, on publicising a consultation document.
Answer
There is currently no central record of such costs. Such detailed information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 15 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on publicising and making available the consultation document The National Debate on Education - The best for ALL our children.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-24690 on 1 May 2002, where all costs associated with the National Debate briefing pack were estimated at £360,000. The actual costs were £350,000 (including VAT). 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on publicising and making available the consultation document Towards Better Oral Health in Children.
Answer
Publication costs of the consultation document Towards Better Oral Health in Children including web publication were £8,500 and distribution costs £4,000.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 15 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on publicising and making available the consultation document Reform of Social Work Education: Proposals for Consultation on the Curriculum for the New Honours Degree.
Answer
The total cost of publicising and making available the consultation document,
Reform of Social Work Education: Proposals for Consultation on the Curriculum for the New Honours Degree, was as follows:
| Cost of publishing and distribution of document | £2,465 |
| Cost of 6 roadshows | £13,490 |
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 15 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on publicising and making available the consultation document The Scottish Executive's Consultation on the Future of the Scottish Prison Estate.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29287 on 28 October 2002. 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/search_wa.
