- 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 11 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31272 by Mr Jim Wallace on 18 November 2002, whether it will provide details of the final costs of the petition of Scott Davidson for judicial review, 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 associated withthe petition of Scott Davidson for judicial review to date, inclusive of VAT,are (a) £363,277 for counsel’s fees and court costs, (b) £250 for an expertreport and (c) £100,500 for part of the Scottish ministers’ liability for expensesto the petitioner. The remaining costs to be borne by Scottish ministers (coveringthe most recent proceedings in the action) have yet to be finalised.
- 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 11 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote air freight.
Answer
We are currently developing aNational Freight Strategy for Scotland. This strategy will consider how all transport modescan be used most effectively to assist the flow of goods in, out and within Scotlandand so help grow the Scottish economy in a sustainable way, including air freight.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 11 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-19101 by Cathy Jamieson on 15 September 2005, what fuel costs were incurred by the Scottish Prison Service in 2005-06.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:
The information is asfollows:
| Year | £ million |
| 2005-2006 | 4.585 |
Note: the cost informationabove excludes fuel used in vehicles, which is not measured separately fromother vehicle costs.
- 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 11 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost has been to Lothian and Borders Police of policing events involving VIP or Royal visitors, Scottish Executive and Parliament events and UK Government and EU events since 2003.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally. It is a matter for the Chief Constable of Lothian and BordersPolice.
- 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 11 May 2006
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 2001 and how many convictions were secured following such reports.
Answer
The available information isshown in the following tables. However, the statistics dealing with recordedcrimes and those dealing with court proceedings are not directly comparable.The former counts the number of crimes and the latter the number of persons,and clearly a person may commit or be proceeded against for more than one crime.There is also the possibility that the crime recorded by the police may bealtered in the course of judicial proceedings. Also a crime may be recorded bythe police in one year and court proceedings concluded in a subsequent year.
Number of Crimes of Rape andAttempted Rape Recorded by the Police in the City of Edinburgh, 2001-02 To2004-05
| | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Rape | 72 | 97 | 88 | 130 |
| Attempted Rape | 18 | 29 | 16 | 26 |
Number of Persons with aCharge Proved for Rape or Attempted Rape in the Lothian and Borders PoliceForce Area1, 2001-02 To 2004-05
| | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Rape | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Attempted rape | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Note: 1. In all cases wherethe main offence is rape, prosecutions take place in the High Court, andfigures for the City of Edinburgh cannot be separated from those for the rest of theLothian and Borders area.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by George Lyon on 10 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are expected to move residence to Edinburgh in the next five years.
Answer
The latest population projections,based on the 2004 mid-year population estimates, assume a net in-migration of 11,350people to Edinburgh City Council area over the next five years.
- 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 Malcolm Chisholm on 10 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what budgetary allocation has been made to local authorities for each of the last four years to make provision for replacement of lead piping within (a) private sector and (b) public sector households.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows.
Since 2003-04 grant has beenallocated to local authorities to fund improvements in private sector housing includingthe replacement of lead piping. Private Sector Housing Grant (PSHG) is unhypothecatedand it is for local authorities to decide on priorities. In 2006-07, £65 millionPSHG has been allocated to local authorities.
In terms of public sector housingit is for each local authority to make provision for improvements mainly from rentalincome.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 10 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what fuel costs it has incurred in each year since 2001, broken down by department.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-19100 on 20 September 2005. The full figures for 2005-06 should be available shortly.I will write to you again, including an updated version of the table, when the finalfigures for 2005-06 become available.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2006
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Answered by Tom McCabe on 9 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it, or any of its agencies, has taken to promote Scotland as a place in which to live, study and work in (a) Bulgaria and (b) Romania.
Answer
To date, the Executive has nottargeted either Bulgaria or Romania, in its activities to promote Fresh Talent overseas. However, we do promote Scotland internationallythrough our website
www.scotlandistheplace.com,together with the services of the Relocation Advisory Service, which are accessibleworldwide.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 9 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it has provided to curling in Scotland in each year since 1997.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally. However, I have asked the Chair of sportscotland to write to themember with the information that they have available.
