Christine Grahame

8 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many foreign-registered vehicles it estimates used roads in Scotland in each year since 1999.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The informationrequested is not available.</p>

2 Oct 2007 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what funding has been available for art works in each year since 1999 and how much was spent in each year.

Answer · Tricia Marwick: The Scottish ParliamentaryCorporate Body does not have a specific annual budget for the acquisition ofart.  Where the SPCB mightdecide to purchase art, we would look to resource this through capitalcontingency, prioritising against other demands.  The expendi…

2 Oct 2007 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body who is responsible for (a) purchasing and (b) exhibiting art works in the Parliament.

Answer · Tricia Marwick: The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is responsible for purchasing and exhibiting artworks in the Parliament.  In previous sessions, an Art Advisory Group (AAG),comprising members and external representation, has supported the SPCB in thisactivity.  The …

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many journeys were made by ministers by (a) official car, (b) air, (c) rail and (d) ferry in each year from 2000 to May 2007.

Answer · John Swinney: The information availableis set out in the following tables.</p><p>Tables 1-3 cover officialcars.</p><p>Table 4 covers airtravel.</p><p>Table 5 covers railtravel.</p><p>Table 6 covers ferrycrossings.</p><p>Tables 1 and 2: CarJourneys Undertaken Between 1999 a…

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers have received riot training in each year since 1999, also broken down by force.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This information isnot held centrally. Riot training is provided in-force and the number of officersrequired to undergo training is determined by individual Chief Constables on a year-by-yearbasis.</p>

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals have been questioned by the police under prevention of terrorism legislation in each year since 1999, also broken down by force.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This information isnot held centrally.</p>

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: I refer the memberto the answer I gave to her earlier question on this matter S3O-831 on 4 October 2007 which is available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/sch/search">http://w…

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to establish a marine management organisation to control human activity out to the boundary of international waters.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: As I have alreadyindicated to the Parliament, I am committed to bringing forward Scottish marinelegislation and to consult on this issue. As part of this process, I am consideringthe range of options for improved delivery of public sector activities on the ma…

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review the process for commissioning and paying police informants and to ensure that adequate independent scrutiny of this process is possible.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Independent scrutinyof the process of managing covert human intelligence sources within police forcesis provided by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary. The Scottish Executivehas no plans to review this process.</p>

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive who authorises payments by police to informants.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Responsibility forpayments made to covert human intelligence sources rests with chief constables.</p>

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the annual police budget is assigned to payments for information from informants and other sources.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: None of theannual police budget is assigned to payments for information from covert humanintelligence sources and other sources. Operational responsibility for paymentsto covert human intelligence sources rests with chief constables.</p>

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many known attempts to hack into the IT systems of non-departmental public bodies there have been in each year since 1999.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Governmentdoes not keep records of security incidents in non-departmental public bodies asthe IT systems involved are the responsibility of those bodies. Records of any suchincidents will be held by them.</p>

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many known attempts to hack into IT systems operated by the Scottish Government there have been in each year since 1999.

Answer · John Swinney: There have been noreported incidents of hacking into Scottish Government IT systems since 1999.</p>

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many statutory notices have been issued to food premises by environmental health officers in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following is atable of enforcement notices served under food safety legislation between 2001 and2005-06, broken down by local authority. The reporting periods changed in 2004 froma calendar year to a financial year basis. During 2004, the figure reported …

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many complaints have been received by trading standards offices in each year since 1999, expressed also as a per capita figure and broken down by local authority.

Answer · Jim Mather: The informationrequested is not held centrally.</p>

25 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions of traders have resulted from investigations by trading standards officers in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Convictions of tradersresulting from investigations by trading standards officers cannot be separatelyidentified from other convictions of traders within the data held centrally.</p>

24 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish any information that it holds on the number of court cases involving internet fraud or corruption in each year since 1999.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available informationis given in the following table. The charges relate to fraud or attempted fraudby electronic means (that is obtaining or attempting to obtain goods or servicesby computer, electronic or telephone means) and is not limited to transacti…

24 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many successful convictions have been secured against individuals involved in consumer internet fraud in each year since 1999.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available informationis given in the following table. The charges relate to fraud or attempted fraudby electronic means (that is obtaining or attempting to obtain goods or servicesby computer, electronic or telephone means) and is not limited to transacti…

24 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number of Scottish consumers who have been the subject of internet consumer fraud in each year since 1999.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This information isnot held centrally.</p>

24 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what additional resources have been allocated to police forces to tackle internet fraud in each year since 1999, broken down by force, and what information it has on the additional resources similarly allocated to trading standards offices, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: It is for chief constablesto decide how to allocate resources to meet policing priorities in their forceareas, including tackling internet fraud. Police forces are funded by acombination of police grant from the Scottish Government and from localauthorities. …

24 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of internet fraud have been reported to the police in each year since 1999, broken down by force, and what information it has on the number of incidents similarly reported to trading standards offices, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The statistics held centrally on crimes of fraud recorded by the police do not distinguish the circumstancesof the fraud, such as whether the fraud involved use of the internet. No informationabout incidents reported to trading standards offices is held centr…

24 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many emergency ambulance staff have been injured at work (a) accidentally or (b) as a result of assault in each year since 1999, broken down by Scottish Ambulance Service division.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information onthe number of emergency ambulance staff who have been injured at workaccidentally or as a result of assault is not collected in the formatrequested. The Scottish Ambulance Service began capturing information on thenumbers of incidents of violenc…

24 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many fire officers have been injured at work (a) accidentally or (b) as a result of assault in each year since 1999, broken down by brigade.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The information requestedon accidental injuries is available for Scotland as a whole only, and is given inHer Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire Services for Scotland annual reports publishedby the Scottish Executive in January 2003, January 2004; December 200…

24 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers have been injured at work (a) accidentally or (b) as a result of assault in each year since 1999, broken down by force.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available informationis shown in the following table. The available data on assaults does not give anyinformation about whether the officer was injured, nor does it identify the numberof officers, since it is possible that an officer may have been assault…

24 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many road traffic accidents have involved police pursuits in each year since 1999, broken down by force area.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The number ofroad traffic accidents that have involved police pursuits from 1999 until 2007</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td rowspan=2 valign=top> <p align=center>Year¹</p> </td> <td colspan=8 valign=top> …

24 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many serving police officers have been convicted of criminal offences in each year since 1999, broken down by force.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Information onthe occupation of persons proceeded against in Scottish courts is not heldcentrally.</p>

24 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers have been (a) served with a notification of intended prosecution and (b) admonished in each year since 2003, broken down by force.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Information onthe occupation of persons proceeded against in Scottish courts is not heldcentrally.</p>

20 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils with severe learning difficulties or complex learning needs were mainstreamed in school in each year since 2002, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) school.

Answer · Adam Ingram: This information isnot held centrally.</p>

20 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to encourage the Crown Office to follow the Scottish Government’s guidance on flag flying and to fly the Saltire above court buildings.

Answer · Linda Fabiani: The ScottishGovernment distributes its flag flying guidance annually to agencies andassociated departments including the Crown Office. The guidance advocates thatthe Saltire should be flown daily. The flag poles above the Crown OfficeDepartment Headquarters a…

20 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the courts which are flying (a) the Saltire only, (b) the Union Flag only and (c) both the Saltire and the Union flag together.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Saltire only: Thefollowing courts fly the Saltire flag on a daily basis:</p><p>Mercaitgait, Aberdeen</p><p>Inverness</p><p>Lerwick</p><p>Parliament House,Edinburgh</p><p>Lawnmarket, Edinburgh</p><p>(a) Union Flag only:The following courts fly the Union flag o…