- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 9 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many flights have been taken by (a) ministers and (b) civil servants since 11 September 2001 and how many were with low cost carriers.
Answer
The number of flights undertaken by ministers and officials for the period 11 September 2001 through to 12 October 2001 is as follows:
| Return Flights | One Way Flights |
Ministers | 30 | 14 |
Officials | 613 | 82 |
Five return flights were with low cost carriers. A low cost reservation service through the Scottish Executive's business travel agent commenced on 4 December 2000 and to date 100 return flights have been booked with low cost carriers.Business travel schedules of ministers and officials are frequently subject to change at short notice. Low cost carrier bookings are non-refundable and cannot be changed. The majority of Scottish Executive travel is with carriers with whom the Executive has negotiated discount rates and which meet business travellers' requirements on routes, schedules and flexibility.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 9 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many civil servants in Victoria Quay, Edinburgh have obtained a Lothian Buses Ridacard with assistance from their employer, in each year since 1997.
Answer
The total number of civil servants in Victoria Quay, Edinburgh who have obtained a Lothian Buses Ridacard, with a repayable loan from the Scottish Executive, in each year since 1997 is listed below. It should be noted, however, that the Scottish Executive no longer holds information for the period 1 January 1997 to 31 March 1997. The 1997 figure therefore represents Ridacards obtained from April to December 1997.1997 - 37 (from April 1997)1998 - 431999 - 522000 - 792001 - 76 (to 31 October 2001).
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) what funding was provided to colleges for training in the construction industry, (b) which colleges received such funding and how much each received and (c) what methodology was used to determine the sums involved, in each of the past three years.
Answer
Decisions on the funding of individual colleges of further education are a matter for the Scottish Further Education Funding Council (SFEFC). The council is currently conducting studies into the supply of, and demand for, further education across four Scottish sectors, including construction. The results will be shared with the colleges, and others, to help inform decisions on how best to provide suitable and efficient further education so as to meet identified needs. Improving the matching of skills supply to demand in Scotland is a core function of the new Future Skills Scotland unit. With regard to the construction sector, Future Skills Scotland will draw upon the outcomes of the SFEFC studies and on labour market information and intelligence provided by the Construction Industry Training Board.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 8 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken or proposes to take to support multi-skilling in the construction industry.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1O-3911 on 4 October 2001.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were injured by fireworks in the City of Edinburgh in November of each year since 1997.
Answer
The number of fireworks injuries dealt with by Edinburgh hospitals for the years 1997-2000 are shown in the following table:
Year | Total | Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | Royal Hospital for Sick Children | Western General Hospital |
1997 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
1998 | 4 | - | 3 | 1 |
1999 | 7 | 5 | 2 | - |
2000 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
Source: Fireworks Injuries Survey.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many officers from the Lothian and Borders Police Force were on secondment in the year 2000, and which organisation or post each officer was seconded to.
Answer
This is a matter for Lothian and Borders Police. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 7 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, as part of its broadband strategy, it has information on how many British Telecom operated telephone exchanges have installed Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line equipment
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-17355 on 1 October 2001.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the City of Edinburgh were (a) charged and (b) convicted of the sale of fireworks to minors in each year since 1997.
Answer
The information requested is not separately identifiable in the data held centrally, from other crimes relating to the keeping and supply of explosives.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many officers of Lothian and Borders Police will be eligible to retire for each year between now and 2010.
Answer
This is a matter for Lothian and Borders Police. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 7 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many officers have (a) retired or (b) resigned from Lothian and Borders Police Force in each year since 1997, broken down by (i) gender, (ii) age profile and (iii) length of service and how many took early retirement in each year broken down similarly.
Answer
The information requested for Lothian and Borders Police is shown in the following table. Information on age profile and early retirements is not held centrally.
Retirement | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
on completion of 25-30 years service | 34 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
on completion of over 30 years service | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
on ill-health pension | 17 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 30 | 5 |
on gratuity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
compulsory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 61 | 5 | 66 | 9 | 67 | 5 | 67 | 5 |
Voluntary Resignation: | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F |
during probation | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
with 2-10 years service | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
with 10-20 years service | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
with 20-25 years service | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 9 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 7 |
Source: Annual Statistical Returns from forces.
