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To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional sittings of the High Court of Justiciary were requisitioned by the Lord Advocate in terms of section 2(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in the year up to 31 August 2001 and the two previous years.
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Date answered:
15 October 2001
Controls over the burning of waste in industrial processes, including the production of cement, is the responsibility of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). There is one cement kiln in Scotland, operated by Blue Circle near Dunbar.
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Date answered:
12 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the implications for the business and judicial resources of the supreme courts of Senators taking up public duties on UK bodies or outwith Scotland. The loss of a judge or judges to public duties elsewhere in the UK or abroad is one of the factors which the Lord President will take into account...
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Date answered:
11 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional support is being given to the Scottish tourist industry in view of the potential likely reduction in the number of visitors to Scotland from North America. We need to assess the position carefully and provide the right response.
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Date answered:
11 October 2001
Further, Section 129(5) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 makes it an offence to cycle on a footway which has not been redetermined for use by both pedestrians and cyclists.It is of course a matter for the police and for Procurators Fiscal to proceed as they deem appropriate when any offence has been committed.
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Date answered:
5 October 2001
Methods of improving access to civil justice more generally are being discussed by a broadly-based working group which I set up to consider how a community legal service might be developed for Scotland. I expect to receive its report at the end of October, and will consider the way forward once I have studied it.
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Date answered:
5 October 2001
Local authorities may have a duty themselves under section 46 the Countryside (Scotland) Act 1967 to clear landslip debris blocking a public right of way in certain circumstances.
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Date answered:
4 October 2001
It is up to the individuals involved to decide on how they wish to trade. It is true that, in Scotland, most husband and wife teams will form a partnership for the purposes of claiming subsidy.
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Date answered:
27 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of outstanding student loans in Scotland has been sold by it or by the Student Loans Company to commercial financial organisations in each of the last three years and what the total value was of any loans sold in each of these years.
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Date answered:
27 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations are engaged in the recovery of outstanding student loans in Scotland; when the contracts for such work were concluded, and what details of these contracts are in the public domain.