- 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 solvents to minors in each year since 1997.
Answer
The available information shows that no persons were proceeded against, or convicted of, the sale of solvents to minors in Edinburgh sheriff court or district court between 1997 and 1999. Information for 2000 is not yet available.
- 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 the Lothian and Borders Police Force were (a) recruited, (b) on secondment and (c) on long-term sick leave in each year since 1997.
Answer
The information requested for Lothian and Borders Police on recruitment and long-term sick leave is shown in the following table. The number of officers on secondment is not held centrally.
| | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-/01 |
Number of Recruits | 26 | 32 | 62 | 189 |
Number of long-term sick absences | 254 | 251 | 296 | 254 |
Note:
Long-term sick absence is defined as sick leave of more than 28 calendar days.
- 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: Tuesday, 09 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 6 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the route by which the First Minister and the Minister for Lifelong Learning recently travelled to Helsinki.
Answer
The Minister for Lifelong Learning and I left Edinburgh to fly to Helsinki via Brussels, and returned to Edinburgh via Copenhagen.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 6 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it has made or plans to make available to the Scottish Youth Hostels Association following the recent terrorist attacks in the United States of America as part of any assistance to the tourist industry.
Answer
I have asked VisitScotland to discuss with the SYHA how best they can help. VisitScotland is working with the industry and is increasing its marketing activities in those countries that offer the best prospect at this time. Funding for VisitScotland is at a record level. The Enterprise Networks have prepared advice for businesses and made that available through outlets such as the Small Business Gateway and the Local Enterprise Companies.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) rapes and (b) attempted rapes have been reported to police in the city of Edinburgh in each year since 1997 and how many convictions were secured following such reports.
Answer
Information in the format requested is not held centrally. The available information, on crimes of rape and assault with intent to rape which are recorded by the police, and on persons with a charge proved in court where the main offence was rape or assault with intent to rape, is given in the table.Rapes and assaults with intent to rape recorded by Lothian & Borders PoliceCrimes recorded and persons with a charge proved in court, 1997-2000
1Year and Crime | Number of offences recorded by the police in: | Number of persons with a charge proved2 |
City of Edinburgh Council area | Lothian & Borders Police Force area | |
1997 |
Rape | 95 | 144 | 6 |
Assault with intent to rape | 28 | 41 | 3 |
Total | 123 | 185 | 9 |
1998 |
Rape | 114 | 151 | 6 |
Assault with intent to rape | 25 | 36 | 1 |
Total | 139 | 187 | 7 |
1999 |
Rape | 60 | 111 | 8 |
Assault with intent to rape | 18 | 27 | 4 |
Total | 78 | 138 | 12 |
2000 |
Rape | 76 | 119 | N/A |
Assault with intent to rape | 22 | 31 | N/A |
Total | 98 | 150 | N/A |
N/A data not yet available.Notes:1. The statistics dealing with recorded crime and court proceedings are not directly comparable as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime involving more than one victim, or a crime may be recorded in one year and proceedings taken in a subsequent year.2. Where rape or assault with intent to rape was the main offence. Figures relate to all cases originating from Lothian & Borders Police; no separate breakdown is available for cases originating from City of Edinburgh.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 6 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria were used in the recent re-appointment of two members to the board of VisitScotland whether any other candidates were considered at that time for nomination to the board and, if so, how many were considered and by what means were they identified
Answer
The re-appointments were made in accordance with the procedures set down in the Commissioner for Public Appointments' Code of Practice. Under the terms of the code, members can be re-appointed subject to a satisfactory performance appraisal of their first period of appointment.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive why the application by the Scottish Football Association to designate Hampden Park on trunk road signs has been refused.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has not received a formal application from the Scottish Football Association (SFA) for signing for Hampden Park from the trunk road network.Following a preliminary enquiry, the SFA was advised on the procedure to follow in submitting their signing application for consideration in accordance with the Trunk Road and Motorway Tourist Signposting Policy.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 6 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive who accompanied the First Minister and the Minister for Lifelong Learning on their recent visit to Finland; whether it will give a detailed breakdown of the costs of the trip and from which expenditure heads were these costs met.
Answer
The information is as follows:
First Minister | Flight | £746.20 |
Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning | Flight | £746.20 |
Subsistence | £21.95 |
Principal Private Secretary to the First Minister | Flight | £746.20 |
Senior Press Officer | Flight | £746.20 |
Head of Digital Scotland Unit | Flight | £724.86 |
Subsistence | £76.00 |
Policy Unit Adviser on Broadband | Flight | £746.20 |
Subsistence | £75.90 |
Consultant on Broadband | Flight | £724.86 |
Subsistence | £133.50 |
The costs were met from the relevant ministerial and travel and subsistence costs.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 6 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to support a route development fund for air links to and from Scotland and, if so, what scheme is under consideration and, if not, what strategy it has for the development of air links
Answer
There are no specific plans for a route development fund. The Scottish Executive works in partnership with the Enterprise Networks, VisitScotland and the airport operators on how best any available funding can be deployed for the greatest benefit of the Scottish economy and tourism. The Scottish Executive continues to encourage the development of more commercial and cost effective air services from Scotland for the benefit of the travelling public and the Scottish economy.
