- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-795 by Stewart Stevenson on 19 June 2007, who will be consulted as part of Transport Scotland’s review of all strategic transport projects.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S3W-01256 answered on 24 July 2007. All answers to written PQs 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, 26 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what research it has carried out into the effect of ending graduate endowment payments on the number of students applying to study at Scottish institutions from other EU countries.
Answer
The Scottish Executive hasnot carried out specific research into the prospect of ending the graduateendowment fee payments on the number of students applying to study at Scottishinstitutions from other EU countries.
We will continue to monitorthe number of students from other EU countries who apply to study in Scotland andany impact the abolition of the graduate endowment fee, if agreed byParliament, may have.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it has received on its ability to make payments to graduates to enable it to implement retrospectively a policy of abolishing student loans.
Answer
I am currently working withofficials to take forward the proposals of replacing loans with grants andremoving the burden of student loan repayments for Scottish resident anddomiciled borrowers. The Scottish Executive takes all appropriate advice as isnecessary in relation to the formulation of each policy.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it has received on its ability to make payments to graduates to enable it to implement retrospectively its policy of ending the graduate endowment.
Answer
The Scottish Executive takesall appropriate advice as is necessary in relation to the formulation of eachpolicy. The policy of abolishing the graduate endowment is currently subject topublic consultation and the Scottish Executive will give consideration to anyadvice it may receive as a result of that exercise.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-795 by Stewart Stevenson on 19 June 2007, when the results of Transport Scotland’s review of all strategic transport projects will be made available to the Parliament.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S3W-01256 answered on 24 July 2007. All answers to written PQs 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: Wednesday, 06 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 26 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is working with Aberdeen City Council and other agencies to ensure that regeneration work in the Middlefield area of Aberdeen begins as soon as possible.
Answer
I understand thatAberdeen City Council is developing regeneration proposals for six areas of theCity, including Middlefield. The council has had informal discussions with CommunitiesScotland but no formal proposals for funding have been submitted to the governmentfor consideration.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 26 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding will be made available for regeneration work in the Middlefield area of Aberdeen.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-601 26 June 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found 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: Wednesday, 06 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 26 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when funding will be made available for regeneration work in the Middlefield area of Aberdeen.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-601 26 June 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found 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: Wednesday, 06 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 26 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timetable is for the completion of regeneration work in the Middlefield area of Aberdeen.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-601 on 26 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found 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: Wednesday, 13 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 21 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-515 by Kenny MacAskill on 13 June 2007, how many people aged under 18 have been charged with possession of an offensive weapon in the Grampian Police area in each of the last five years for which information is available.
Answer
Statistics onpersons cautioned and charged by the police are not collected centrally. Theavailable information on persons proceeded against in court is given in the followingtable.
Persons AgedUnder 18 in Grampian Police Force Area Proceeded Against in Court for CarryingKnives or Possessing an Offensive Weapon1, 2001-02 To 2005-06
| Year | Having in a Public Place an Article with a Blade or Point | Possession of an Offensive Weapon | Total |
| 2001-02 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2002-03 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2003-04 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 2004-05 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2005-06 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
Notes:
1.Where main offence.
2.May exclude some acquittals due to recording delays.
