Parliamentary questions
Annabel Goldie
508 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
4 Sep 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to launch a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of endometriosis.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Executive hasno plans to launch a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of endometriosis.</p>
26 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the school infrastructure within the Inverclyde Council area is of an acceptable standard to provide a modern and congenial environment for children and staff.
Answer · Peter Peacock: Inverclyde Council's assessment prior to May 2003 was that the school estate in Inverclyde required both rationalisation and significant investment in new and refurbished school buildings. They were developing a Public Private Partnership proposal designed to…
19 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times a young offender under 16 has been sent to an adult prison in each of the last six years.
Answer · Hugh Henry: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>The available information on receptions of under 16s to Scottish Prisons is given in tables 16 to 19 of <I>Prison Statistics Scotland, 2001</I>…
19 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times a young offender under 16 has been sent to secure accommodation outside Scotland in each of the last six years.
Answer · Hugh Henry: Scottish ministers exercise discretion over the place and conditions of detention of those sentenced to detention in terms of sections 205(2) and 208 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. No individuals under 16 have been sent to secure accommodation…
19 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times a secure place has not been found for a young offender under 16 after a court or children's hearing has placed an order for a secure place in each of the last six years.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: So far as those persons in respect of whom the Scottish ministers exercise discretion over the place and conditions of detention are concerned, there was one case in 2001 where the unavailability of a suitable place in secure accommodation led to the young pe…
17 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fines imposed by courts have been recovered by deductions from benefits in each of the last six years, as referred to in section 24 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The available information is given in the following tables.<P>Number of Sheriff Court Fines Marked for the Deduction of Income Support, 1996-97 to 2001-02<SUP>1</SUP><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=2 WIDTH=219><TR><TD WIDTH="74%" VALIGN="TOP"><P>Year …
17 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many occasions fines imposed by courts have been recovered by civil diligence in each of the last six years, as referred to in section 214(6) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The available information is given in the following tables. <P>Number of Sheriff Court Fines Resulting in the Use of Civil Diligence<SUP>1</SUP><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=2 WIDTH=225><TR><TD WIDTH="74%" VALIGN="TOP"><P>Year Ending 31 December</TD…
12 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it was first advised of issues with the new integrated Scottish criminal justice information system and what action it then took.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The Integration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems programme commenced in 1992 and supports the development of IT links between existing computer systems in the various Scottish criminal justice organisations by developing agreed data standards.…
12 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether fiscal fines have been extended to cover a wider range of common law offences and, if so, which offences they now cover.
Answer · Colin Boyd: Procurators fiscal are authorised by section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to issue conditional offers of a fixed penalty (commonly referred to as fiscal fines) as an alternative to prosecution in relation to any offence in respect of whic…
12 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fiscal fines have been offered in each of the last four years.
Answer · Colin Boyd: The figures for each of the last four financial years are as follows:<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 WIDTH=390><TR><TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P>Financial Year</TD><TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P>1999-2000</TD><TD WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="MIDDLE"><P>2000-01</T…
12 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of fiscal fines have been paid in full in each of the last four years.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The information requested is not held centrally. Fiscal fines are collected by district courts which are the responsibility of local authorities.
12 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any fiscal fines have been offered and accepted for assault where a weapon has been used in the last six years.
Answer · Colin Boyd: During the financial year 2002-03, procurators fiscal received reports containing 3,188 charges of assault where a weapon had been used. Thirty accused were offered a fiscal fine, and 12 of these are recorded as having been paid.<P>These cases included cases …
11 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people, in each year since the introduction of Drug Treatment and Testing Orders, have (a) had an order imposed, (b) breached the conditions of an order and (c) committed another drugs offence following the conclusion of their order.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The following table detail for each scheme (a) the number of Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs) imposed since the introduction of the order in 1999 and (b) the numbers of offenders who have been reported to the courts for breach of their orders. It sho…
11 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people, in each year since the introduction of drugs courts, have (a) appeared before the courts, (b) breached the conditions of their sentence and (c) committed another drugs offence after completing their sentence.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Glasgow Drugs Court - in the first 18 months of operation (November 2001 to April 2003), 144 people were referred to Glasgow Drugs Court. Eighty-six offenders received Drugs Court Orders. Ten orders were breached and four orders were revoked. <P>Fife Drugs Co…
5 Jun 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-113 by Mrs Elish Angiolini on 2 June 2003, whether it will give a breakdown by type of offence of reports to procurators fiscal that were marked "no proceedings" for reasons of (a) time-bar, (b) delay by police/other agency, (c) lack of court resourc…
Answer · Elish Angiolini: The information sought can only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Current information systems are designed to support core operations of the department and track the progress of cases and it is not possible to extract the information sought from these sy…
7 May 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what risk assessment procedures exist within the enterprise network to minimise any exercise of bad commercial judgement and waste of public money.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The Management Statements between the Scottish Executive and the enterprise networks require that risk assessment is incorporated into all project appraisals, that guidance in the Scottish Public Finance Manual is observed and that appraisals follow HM Treasu…
17 Mar 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a post responsible for equine matters will be created within its Environment and Rural Affairs Department similar to that within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and, if so, what the timescale for the appointment will be.
Answer · Ross Finnie: Equine matters are diverse including animal health, tourism and rural enterprise. These issues are dealt with by a number of Scottish Executive Departments and we are not convinced that a post in a single department would improve the consideration of equine m…
4 Mar 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22412 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 11 February 2002, how much Scottish Enterprise has spent on contracted public relations services in each year since 1999-2000.
Answer · Iain Gray: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise.
4 Mar 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22408 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 11 February 2002, how many permanent members of staff were employed by Scottish Enterprise on 1 January 2003.
Answer · Iain Gray: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise.
4 Mar 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22410 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 11 February 2002, how much Scottish Enterprise has paid to contracted consultants in 2002-03.
Answer · Iain Gray: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise.
4 Mar 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much Scottish Enterprise has spent on internal public relations staff in each year since 1999-2000.
Answer · Iain Gray: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise.
4 Mar 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what Scottish Enterprise's criteria are for awarding external consultancy contracts.
Answer · Iain Gray: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise.
28 Feb 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to reallocate surgical beds as medical beds in the Inverclyde Royal Hospital.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: This is an operational matter, best addressed by Argyll and Clyde NHS Board.
28 Feb 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) surgical and (b) medical beds the Inverclyde Royal Hospital (IRH) had available in each of the last six months.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The following table covers the most up to date information held centrally:<P>Average Available Staffed Beds; Inverclyde Royal Hospital; Acute Surgical and Medical Specialties<SUP>1</SUP>: Months Ending August 2002 to January 2003<SUP>2 </SUP><TABLE BORDER CEL…
25 Feb 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been of implementing the working time directive for (a) each non-departmental public body and executive agency, (b) local authorities and (c) the NHS in each year since the directive came into force.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested is not held centrally.
6 Feb 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of anti-social behaviour orders (ASBO) has been issued to control unacceptable conduct in retail outlets in the last year.
Answer · Jim Wallace: While ASBOs can be used to address anti-social behaviour wherever it occurs, research commissioned by the Executive into the use of ASBOs suggests that, in the period 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2001, no ASBOs have been issued specifically to control anti-…
5 Feb 2003 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been available for grants for urban renewal in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.
Answer · Margaret Curran: I have asked Mr Bob Millar, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. His response is as follows:<P>The following has been made available in the way of capital grants for urban renewal in 2001-02 and 2002-03.<P>Grants for Urban Renewal (2001-02 and …
29 Jan 2003 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Registers of Scotland has comprehensive data available in relation to house prices.
Answer · Hugh Henry: The two property registers in Scotland, the General Register of Sasines and the Land Register of Scotland, are maintained by Registers of Scotland. Deeds of transfer recorded in the Sasine Register, which is a register of deeds, generally contain the consider…
1 Jan 2003 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what use is made of the record of house prices held by Registers of Scotland to inform the provision of data relating to the economy.
Answer · Iain Gray: Information on house prices is considered alongside the full range of indicators which the Scottish Executive uses to inform our understanding of Scotland's economic position.
20 Dec 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the council tax collected was as a percentage of council tax due in each local authority in 2001-02.
Answer · Peter Peacock: The council tax collected, as a percentage of the council tax billed for 2001-02 for each local authority, is shown in the following table. This is the amount collected as at 30 September 2002, the latest date available. <P>Council Tax Collected as a Percenta…