- Asked by: Bill Aitken, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 22 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many arrest warrants are outstanding within the Strathclyde Police area.
Answer
This is a matter for Strathclyde Police. We understand from Strathclyde Police that on 14 April 2004 there were 5,327 warrants outstanding.
- Asked by: Bill Aitken, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 22 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many means warrants are outstanding within the Strathclyde Police area.
Answer
This is a matter for StrathclydePolice. We understand from Strathclyde Police that on 14 April 2004 there were 20,249warrants outstanding.
- Asked by: Bill Aitken, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 13 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive in how many cases Crown motions for adjournment were refused within Glasgow Sheriff Court and Glasgow District Court in each of the last two years.
Answer
The information requested isnot available.
- Asked by: Bill Aitken, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 March 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 1 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the effect on small companies in the construction industry of the insolvency of the main contractor, it will examine insolvency law in respect of those matters within its control.
Answer
Corporate insolvency law isalmost wholly reserved to the UK Government under the Scotland Act 1998. It isfor the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to review the effect ofinsolvency legislation on industry. The Enterprise Act 2002, which followed arecent DTI review, contains provisions to promote company rescues. Theseprovisions will be of direct benefit to small businesses in Scotland (andin the rest of the UK) such as sub-contractors in the building industry.
- Asked by: Bill Aitken, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 8 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the draft Debt Arrangement Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2003, what fee is envisaged in respect of access to the register by a creditor or loan provider.
Answer
The current consultation on thedraft regulations seeks views on the level at which register search fees shouldbe set. That consultation closed on 2 October and the views of the respondents willbe taken into account in determining the level of the fees.
- Asked by: Bill Aitken, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 8 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the draft Debt Arrangement Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2003, what the role of money advisers and Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) administrators will be in respect of debt management, collection and the making of payments to creditors.
Answer
Money advisers and the DAS Administratorhave no direct role in these areas. The aim of the scheme is to assist and supportdebtors to enable them to manage the debt themselves. Money advisers will do thisby offering money advice and assistance in implementing and applying for approvalof a debt payment programme. The DAS Administrator will determine such applications,in accordance with the regulations, and maintain the register of applications fordebt payment programmes and of debt payment programmes in force.
- Asked by: Bill Aitken, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 8 October 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the draft Debt Arrangement Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2003, whether it will make explicit references to the need for total disclosure of all debts at the start of any debt arrangement scheme.
Answer
It is not intended that the regulationswill require this. During the passage of the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Bill,the Social Justice Committee expressed concern that a debtor may genuinely forgeta debt. It would be unduly harsh if a debt payment programme were to be revokedbecause of this. The bill was amended to reflect this. Section 2(3)(a) of the acttherefore now provides for debtors to specify, to the best of their knowledge andbelief, details of debts to be paid under a debt payment programme. The detailsrequired under section 2 include the amounts, periods and manner in which the debtsare to be paid.
- Asked by: Bill Aitken, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 19 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases not proceeded with by procurators fiscal in 2002-03 were in respect of (a) non-endorsable road traffic offences, (b) road traffic offences endorsable and subject to disqualification under "totting up", (c) disqualifiable motoring offences, (d) offences against property, (e) offences against the person and (f) offences involving the misuse of drugs.
Answer
The information sought can only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Current Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service information systems are designed to support core operations of the department and track the progress of cases and it is not possible to extract the information sought from these systems.
- Asked by: Bill Aitken, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 28 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local enterprise companies should be led by people that have expertise in high-growth entrepreneurial multi-sector enterprises, in the light of recent developments in some business sectors and, in particular, in the manufacturing sector.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
- Asked by: Bill Aitken, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 28 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any guidelines on the appointment of chairpersons of local enterprise companies (LEC).
Answer
Scottish ministers are responsible for appointments to the Boards of Scottish Enterprise (SEn) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) under the terms of the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, and in accordance with the code of practice issued by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA). LECs are private companies, wholly owned by SEn and HIE, and as such the appointment of their chairmen and board members are entirely a matter for the Enterprise Networks. However, the networks ensure that the selection procedures adhere to the principles of the OCPA guidance.
