- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 15 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18357 by Tavish Scott on 5 September 2005, what elements of the A6091/A7 Route Action Plan Study have been completed to date.
Answer
The elements of the A6091/A7 Route Action Plan Study which have been completed to date are the construction of two kilometres of cycleway and the provision of a safety barrier in the Boleside area. The extension of the Galashiels to Selkirk cycleway is currently being progressed for completion this financial year.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers in Lothian and Borders police are eligible for retirement in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008, broken down by division.
Answer
The information requested is shown, by force, in the following table:
| Year | No. of Officers Eligible to Retire |
| 2005-06 | 109 |
| 2006-07 | 69 |
| 2007-08 | 89 |
| 2008-09 | 96 |
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers in Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary are eligible for retirement in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008.
Answer
The information requested is shown in the following table:
| Year | No. of Officers Eligible to Retire |
| 2005-06 | 13 |
| 2006-07 | 10 |
| 2007-08 | 11 |
| 2008-09 | 15 |
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what projections it has made in respect of police staffing levels in Lothian and Borders police in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008.
Answer
Since the practice of setting establishments was abolished in 1996, police staffing levels have been a matter for each Chief Constable.
The levels of Police Grant Aided Expenditure (GAE) allocated to Lothian and Borders Police in 2006-07 and 2007-08 are shown in the following table.
| 2006-07 | £185.4 million |
| 2007-08 | £195.2 million |
GAE levels for 2008-09 and future years will be considered as part of the next Spending Review.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many unfilled vacancies for police officers there are in Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary and at what level.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. The management of vacancies in Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary is a matter for the Chief Constable.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what projections it has made in respect of police staffing levels in Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008.
Answer
Since the practice of setting establishments was abolished in 1996, police staffing levels have been a matter for each Chief Constable.
The levels of Police Grant Aided Expenditure (GAE) allocated to Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary in 2006-07 and 2007-08 are shown in the following table.
| 2006-07 | £29.1 million |
| 2007-08 | £30.5 million |
GAE levels for 2008-09 and future years will be considered as part of the next Spending Review.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many unfilled vacancies for police officers there are in Lothian and Borders police and at what level, broken down by division.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. The management of vacancies in Lothian and Borders Police is a matter for the Chief Constable.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 13 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of what the 2007-08 allocation of £180,196,000, shown under the "National Priorities Action Fund" category in table 3.05 of its Draft Budget 2006-07, will be used for.
Answer
The National Priorities Action Fund plays a key role in providing financial support for the Government’s key commitments of raising standards in schools and promoting social inclusion. The fund supports a number of programmes of activity around various ministerial priorities. Local authorities have the flexibility to target the gross allocation made available through the fund in ways which best suit their local community and circumstances. The ministerial priorities in 2007-08 will be determined in due course.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 13 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of what the 2007-08 allocation of £4,325,000, shown under the "Festivals" category in table 4.06 of its Draft Budget 2006-07, will be used for.
Answer
The £4.325 million will be used to fund several special events and festivals being initiated by the Executive over the next four years. This includes £3 million for the 6 Cities Design Festival in 2007 and £1.325 million for initial work to develop Scotland’s Year of Homecoming in 2009, which is the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 13 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of what the 2007-08 allocation of £18,848,000, shown under the "Other miscellaneous" category in table 1.07 of its Draft Budget 2006-07, will be used for.
Answer
In 2007-08 the level 3 Other Miscellaneous budget will be used to fund a variety of justice – related services. These include: civil contingencies, civil and criminal law research projects, civil justice publications and public information, criminal justice joint working fund, family mediation bodies, Immigration Advisory Service, in-court advice projects, Lord Lieutenants’ expenses, the Parole Board, pilot projects under part V of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986, Prisoner Complaints Commission, publications for Sheriffs, Risk Management Authority, Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman, Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal, Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, Scottish Prisons Inspectorate, Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey, and the Sentencing Commission.
It is standard practice for the Justice Finance Team to provide the two Justice Committees with a full breakdown of the Justice Budget to level 4 to assist the Committees in their consideration of the Justice Budget. Arrangements are already in hand for this information to be forwarded to the Justice Committees for this year’s budget process. A copy of this information will be forwarded to Mr Brownlee when it issues shortly.
