- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 December 2001
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 26 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to Her Majesty's Rail Inspectorate regarding the opening of Beauly Station and when any such representations were made.
Answer
Railway safety is a reserved matter. The re-opening of Beauly Station is a matter for Railtrack and the Health and Safety Executive. The Scottish Executive has no direct locus or powers to intervene.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Answered by Elish Angiolini on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22081 by Mrs Elish Angiolini QC on 4 February 2002, how many reports were submitted to the Lothian and Borders Regional Procurator Fiscal regarding alleged offences under section 41 (1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967; in respect of how many such reports were prosecutions proceeded with by the service of a complaint or petition, and how many such reports resulted in a conviction, in each year since 1997.
Answer
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service does not collect statistical information broken down by reference to particular crimes or offences. Thus, information about the numbers of reports of offences under section 41(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 is not routinely available.Information is available from the Scottish Executive Criminal Statistics Division in relation to convictions under section 41(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967: the following table provides the numbers of persons with a charge proved where the main offence was under section 41(1) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 in the Lothian and Borders Police Force area.
Section | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
41(1) A | 389 | 456 | 382 | 380 |
41(1) B | 17 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
Total | 406 | 462 | 393 | 389 |
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Answered by Colin Boyd on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-18674 by Colin Boyd QC on 1 February 2002, how many cases relating to a contravention of section 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 were reported to the Procurators Fiscal in the City of Edinburgh and how many were dealt with by (a) a warning letter, (b) a fixed penalty notice and (c) the service of a complaint or petition, in each year since 1997.
Answer
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service does not collect statistical information broken down by reference to particular crimes or offences. To provide the information requested it will be necessary to prepare and run a special computer programme. This will provide numbers of cases reported to the Procurator Fiscal at Edinburgh; the numbers will include offences committed outwith the city of Edinburgh but within the jurisdiction of the Procurator Fiscal there. It will not be possible to provide information for 1997.The available information will be provided shortly.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2002
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20219 by Lewis Macdonald on 1 February 2002, what the extent and nature are of the aviation experience of the two members of the Board of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd with such experience.
Answer
One of the board members of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) had 17 years' experience in aviation with helicopter, airline and oil companies prior to his appointment. The other member had six years' experience with an airline.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2001
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Answered by Jack McConnell on 19 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will clarify the role and remit of the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport with regard to transport and training.
Answer
Transport and training are the responsibility of the Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning. However, Executive ministers work closely together on all areas where there are cross-cutting issues.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Answered by Nicol Stephen on 19 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children left schools in Edinburgh with no qualifications in a foreign language in each year since 1997.
Answer
The following table shows the number and percentage of pupils that left publicly funded schools in the City of Edinburgh education authority in 1997-98 and 1998-99, who had not attained a Standard Grade qualification in a foreign language.
Year | Total number of leavers | Number of leavers not attaining a Standard Grade in a foreign language |
1997-98 | 3,388 | 629 |
1998-99 | 3,408 | 642 |
Note:1. Data relating to 1999-2000 is not yet available.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 December 2001
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 19 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many studies it has commissioned or carried out since 1997 into (a) the Stirling to Alloa rail link and (b) the proposed Larkhall to Milngavie rail link and how much each study cost.
Answer
None. However, the Scottish Executive is one of a number of organisations that is contributing to a study on the Stirling to Alloa rail link commissioned by Scottish Enterprise.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2001
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 18 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has made of any additional costs to local authorities as a consequence of the privatisation of the trunk road maintenance contracts.
Answer
There has been no privatisation to the trunk road maintenance contracts. Bids were invited and received from both local authorities and private sector consortia in 1995, and again in 2000-01, in open tender competitions subject to EU procurement rules. The Scottish Executive makes no estimate of the consequences for any bidder of not being successful in any such tender competition.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 18 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Sport for Life scheme operates in Scotland and, if so, through what mechanism the scheme operates, what the eligibility criteria are and how many awards have been made and how much was awarded in each instance since 1997.
Answer
Sport for Life is not currently in operation in Scotland. The scheme is a distance learning course funded by the Learning and Skills Council and open to anyone over 16, leading to an accredited qualification. Its introduction in Scotland would be a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority, although I understand that at present they have no plans to introduce the course.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
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Answered by Iain Gray on 18 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive further to the answer to question S1W-20928 by Ms Margaret Curren on 7 January 2002, how much development funding to assist with the provision of affordable housing in Edinburgh was made available in each year since 1996-97, and will be made available in 2002-03, and whether it will give a breakdown of the source of this funding and of the recipients.
Answer
I have asked Mr Bob Millar, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. His response is as follows:The following table sets out the development funding made available through Scottish Homes, and now Communities Scotland, for the provision of affordable housing in the City of Edinburgh for the years in question. Development funding is provided through grant in aid funding from the Scottish Executive.
| Year | Development Funding for housing for social rent | Development funding for housing for low cost home ownership | Total |
| £million | £million | £million |
| 1996-1997 | 24.0 | 2.4 | 26.4 |
| 1997-1998 | 14.5 | 2.3 | 16.8 |
| 1998-1999 | 15.3 | 2.7 | 18.0 |
| 1999-2000 | 14.6 | 3.3 | 17.9 |
| 2000-2001 | 15.1 | 2.1 | 17.2 |
| 2001-20021 | 13.1 | 0.7 | 13.8 |
| 2002-2003 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Note:1. Estimate.
