- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to S2W-16622 by Patricia Ferguson on 1 June 2005, whether it will provide an update on what funding has been provided for the development of women’s football in each year since 1999; to which organisations such funding has been paid, and through which funding bodies.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally. I have asked the chair of sportscotland to write to you settingout these details.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 2 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had, or plans to have, any meetings with companies or organisations involved in the manufacture or supply of genetically modified food products.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has nothad any meetings, nor are any meetings planned with any companies or organisationsin relation to the manufacture or supply of genetically modified food products.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Johann Lamont on 31 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has collated relating to loss of urban green space since 1999.
Answer
Information on urban green spaceis not held centrally.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 25 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote transport links between Scotland and the Faroe Islands and whether it will categorise any plans it has by mode of transport.
Answer
The Scottish Executive’s RouteDevelopment Fund (RDF) is to provide funding for a new air service between Sumburghand the Faroe Islands which will operate twice weekly from 23 June until 30 October 2006. Thiswill link with direct connections to the Scottish mainland. There is an existingair service between the Faroe Islands and Aberdeen.
The Smyril Line already operatesa passenger and freight ferry service between the Faroes with Shetland, linkingwith NorthLink’s ferry services from Shetland to Kirkwall and Aberdeen.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 25 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-25017 by Mr Tom McCabe on 24 April 2006, what information it has on the net revenue from income tax raised in Scotland in each tax year since 1999-2000.
Answer
Estimates of net revenue fromincome tax are included in the Scottish Executive publication
Government Expenditure& Revenue in Scotland 2003-04 (Table 6.8). Data is available for each yearbetween 1999-2000 and 2003-04. The methodology used to obtain these figures is alsoset out in this publication (appendix B).
Receipts Components for Scotland, 1999-2000to 2003-04.
| Year | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Income Tax (Excluding Tax Credits) |
| £ Million | 6,570 | 7,360 | 7,670 | 7,880 | 8,340 |
| Share of UK | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 7.3% |
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of motor insurance was for (a) each police force, (b) each fire service, (c) the ambulance service and (d) the prison service in each year since 2001.
Answer
Information on the cost of motorinsurance for police forces and the fire and rescue authorities is not held centrally.As an agency of the Scottish Executive Justice Department, the Scottish Prison Servicehas Crown immunity in respect of insurance of vehicles. Figures for the motor insurancecosts of the Scottish Ambulance Service are given in the following table.
Motor Insurance Costs of the Scottish Ambulance Service, 2001-02 to 2005-06
| Year | Costs (£) |
| 2001-02 | 508,094 |
| 2002-03 | 623,343 |
| 2003-04 | 691,641 |
| 2004-05 | 784,270 |
| 2005-061 | 258,714 |
Note: 1. There was a reductionin motor insurance costs for 2005-06 because the Scottish Ambulance Service changedthe way it insured its vehicles.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the fuel cost was for (a) each police force, (b) each fire service, (c) the ambulance service and (d) the prison service in each year since 2001.
Answer
Information on the fuel costsfor police forces is not held centrally. On the fuel costs of the Fire and Rescueauthorities, I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-25149 on 27 April 2006. Figuresfor the fuel costs of the Scottish Ambulance Service are given in the followingtable. Information on the fuel costs of the Scottish Prison Service was given inthe answer to questions S2W-19101 on 15 September 2005 and S2W-25140 on 11 May 2006.
Fuel Costs of the Scottish AmbulanceService, 2001-02 to 2005-06
| Year | Costs (£) |
| 2001-02 | 3,305,881 |
| 2002-03 | 3,371,815 |
| 2003-04 | 3,924,648 |
| 2004-05 | 4,239,630 |
| 2005-06 | 4,993,965 |
All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional resources will be made available to Lothian and Borders Police in view of any increased security requirements in Edinburgh as a result of international terrorism since 2003.
Answer
Special Branch activity is themain component of the Scottish Police Service’s response to terrorism. Special Branchesare funded mainly from within police Grant Aided Expenditure (GAE). The Lothianand Borders
Police share of GAE has risen by £25.6 million (or 16%) overthe past three years to £185.4 million in 2006-07
. This will increase furtherin 2007-08 to £195.2 million.
The Executive has also providedincreased levels of 100% funding for a number of specific activities linked to orcomplementary to Special Branch working. These include force Counter-Terrorist SecurityAdvisers, units responsible for co-ordinating the response to threats to nationalsecurity.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 18 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures that Scotland's interests are represented in the work of Ofcom.
Answer
Scottish interestsin Ofcom work are represented by reserved statutory mechanisms suchas the Ofcom office in Scotland,Ofcom’s Scottish advisory committee and members on Ofcom’s consumer panel and content board. The Executive works closelywith all parts of Ofcom through regular dialogue on Scottishissues and via responses to key Ofcom consultations.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 17 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-8136 by Cathy Jamieson on 24 May 2004, whether it will provide details of the final costs of the Napier case, broken down into (a) counsel’s fees and court costs, (b) expert witness reports and evidence, (c) the Scottish Ministers’ liability for expenses to the petitioner and (d) other expenses.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:
The costs in the Napiercase, to date, inclusive of VAT are (a) £486,674 for counsel’s fees and courtcosts, (b) £98,220 for expert witness reports and evidence, (c) £1,014,237 forthe Scottish ministers’ liability for expenses to the petitioner and (d) £51,718 for other expenses.
