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To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21502 by Cathy Jamieson on 14 December 2005, whether the term “otherwise”, as defined by section 43(1) of the Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989, would cover a person committed for torture.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 December 2005
The evidence shows that Bookstart children are further ahead than their peers in their reading, writing, maths and science at the end of Key Stage 1 than non-Bookstart children. S2W-21201
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 November 2005
Figures on discharges from general acute hospitals with a diagnosis of alcoholic cardiomyopathy during 2000-01 to 2004-05 is shown in table 1. S2W-20342
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 November 2005
The information requested is published by ISD and copies are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 37957) Figures on discharges from general acute hospitals with a diagnosis of alcoholic polyneuropathy during 2000-01 to 2004-05 is shown in table 1. S2W-20341
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 September 2005
Speeding offences proceeded against in Scottish courts, 1999-2003 Year Number 1999 14,922 2000 11,931 2001 10,579 2002 10,138 20032 12,635 Notes:1. Includes motorway and clearway offences.2.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 August 2005
The minutes of such meetings are not normally made public and are exemptfrom disclosure under section 32(1)(a)(ii) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland)Act 2002.
Further to my answer to question S2W-13481, updated tables and figures for the period 1 January 2005 to 31 March 2005 are available from the Parliament’s reference centre.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 April 2005
All local authorities are required by section 78R of Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to keep a public register. Section 78R(1) specifies what material is to be in the register, with the detail prescribed in the Contaminated Land (Scotland) Regulations 2000.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what its target response times are in respect of ministerial correspondence from MSPs and how it is performing in relation to these targets. Since 1 January 2005 the Executive’starget for replying to all ministerial correspondence is 20 working days from thedate of receipt.