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To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to reduce the number of women sent to prison and what resources it will allocate to support women in the community as an alternative to custody. The Scottish Executive is funding a range of measures to provide the courts with alternatives to custody for women offenders.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been allocated for (a) pay and (b) pension costs in the fire service in each year since 1999 and what funding has been allocated for modernisation costs in the fire service in each year in which figures are available.
GaelicLanguage in the Primary School schemes are eligible for funding under the Scottish Executive Language Fund and a number of local authorities are currently using thefunding to support Gaelic for learners.The Executive has provided the following Gaelic translation:Tha sgeamaichean Gàidhlig annsa’ Bhunsgoil ion-ro...
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it has made available to upgrade private water supplies to enable compliance with new EU regulations or connection to public water supplies; who is responsible for the disbursal of such funds, and how owners of private water supplies can apply for funds.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 November 2002
No requests have been declined. Additional funding has been provided for the following schemes:SchemeYear2001-02(£ million)2002-03(£ million)2003-04(£ million)River Kelvin FPS5.254.25 Johnston FPS1.00 Wemyss Villages CPS2.25 Crosslee FPS 1.50 Linlithgow FPS 0.200.90Total8.55.95*0.90*Note:*Part-year totals only.The balance of the additional funding for years 2002-03 and 2003-04 remains to be allocated.All the schemes are complete or virtually complete, with the exception of the Linlithgow Flood Prevention Scheme which is planned to commence construction in 2003.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 March 2002
Over the last three years, Scottish Enterprise Glasgow has provided funding of £225,000, to the City Centre Partnership, for a range projects in the city centre, including the retail sector.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will change the rules pertaining to the Schools Fund to allow the fund to be used to support prudential borrowing where that borrowing relates to the school estate.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what reallocation of funds has been made, or spent, from funds earmarked for hosting the European Football Championships in 2008.