- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children and young people were admitted to hospital in Grampian as a result of domestic violence in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004, (d) 2005, (e) 2006 and (f) 2007.
Answer
The requested information isnot centrally available.
There is no specific diagnosisfor domestic violence as coded by International Classification of Diseases and RelatedHealth Problems (10th Revision).
Statistics on incidentsof domestic abuse reported to the police are published annually, most recently inNovember 2007. The bulletin, Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2006-07, can be accessed via the following link:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11/22153700/0.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change has yet received the STAG 2 report on the Aberdeen Crossrail project which was due at the end of summer 2007 and, if not, what the reasons are for the delay.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-8313 on 24 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.Scottish Parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change will next meet Nestrans to discuss the Aberdeen Crossrail project.
Answer
I have no plans to meetNESTRANS. However Transport Scotland officials have been involved in discussions withNESTRANS on the emerging conclusions from the STAG 2 report.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change expects to receive the STAG 2 report on the Aberdeen Crossrail project which was due at the end of summer 2007.
Answer
Transport Scotlandofficials have been involved in discussions with NESTRANS on the emergingconclusions from the STAG 2 report on the Aberdeen Crossrail project which hasbeen received in draft format only. As a result of this dialogue, it wasjointly agreed that NESTRANS should give further examination to the passengerbenefits which could be achieved from the existing infrastructure. Alternativeproposals have been identified and submitted to Transport Scotland. Theseare currently being assessed to identify which meet our strategic prioritiesand best meet the needs of rail users in the Aberdeen area whilst at thesame time offering best value.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will conduct a consultation on the proposed Aberdeen Crossrail project and, if so, when it anticipates that such a consultation will take place.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-8313 on 24 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will move from assessing proposals for Aberdeen Crossrail to construction of the project and what timescale it anticipates for the construction.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-8313 on 24 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.Scottish Parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers it expects to redeploy to Grampian over the next three years.
Answer
The deployment and redeploymentof police officers is a matter for which the chief constable is responsible.
We will work with chief constablesand other partners to support the introduction of initiatives designed to reducebureaucracy and strip out red tape and the reinvestment of these efficiency gainsto enable chief constables to redeploy officers to strengthen operational policingin our communities.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding the area hub of sportscotland in Aberdeen and the Grampian Institute of Sport will receive over the four years up to the 2012 London Olympics.
Answer
Funding for the Aberdeen Huband the Grampian Institute of Sport will be a matter for the new management teamand board of sportscotland to determine once the structures and staffing are inplace.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many licences issued to pubs and clubs were revoked by Aberdeen City Licensing Board in (a) 2003, (b) 2004, (c) 2005, (d) 2006 and (e) 2007.
Answer
Licensing boards have no powersto revoke a licence under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, they do, however, have powers to suspend alicence. The following table gives the number of suspensions of public house andentertainment licences by Aberdeen City Licensing Boards during 2003, 2004, 2005and 2006.
| Licence | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Public House | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Entertainment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No exact figure can be givenfor nightclubs as they are usually licensed through entertainment licences and thiscategory also includes other premises where the sale of alcohol is ancillary totheir main activity. Registered clubs restricted to members and their guests arepresently licensed through the sheriff court.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many licences were granted by Aberdeen City Licensing Board to pubs and clubs in (a) 2003, (b) 2004, (c) 2005, (d) 2006 and (e) 2007.
Answer
The information is not availablein the format requested, however, the number of applications for an On Sales licencereceived by Aberdeen City Licensing Board during 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 is givenin the following table.
| Year | Granted | Refused | Withdrawn | Total |
| 2003 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 2004 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2005 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2006 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 39 |
On Sales licence covers hotels,restricted hotels (where a bar counter is not permitted), public houses, restaurants,entertainment venues and cafes. Night clubs are licensed as entertainment venues.
