Parliamentary questions

Jackie Baillie

9,397 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

12 Mar 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will change the charitable status of non-departmental public bodies.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-34609 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at <A HREF="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/searc…

12 Mar 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make progress on the recommendations in the report of the Scottish Charity Law Review Commission report in advance of United Kingdom legislation on charities.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1O-6565 on 6 March 2003, which is available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at <A HREF="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/search.htm">http://www.scottish.parliament.uk…

12 Mar 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will update the definition of charity as recommended in the report of the Scottish Charity Law Review Commission.

12 Mar 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will introduce a charities bill.

12 Mar 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of a new "alcopop" called ROXXOF which is being marketed to young people as an aphrodisiac and whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government regarding ROXXOF, its marketing and any contravention of the Portman Code of Practice and Advertising Standar…

Answer · Mary Mulligan: We are aware of this product and understand that Alcohol Focus Scotland have lodged an official complaint about it under the Portman Group's Code of Practice on the Naming, Packaging and Promotion of Alcoholic Drinks. The complaint will be looked at by…

12 Mar 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the results of the pilot proof-of-age schemes to reduce under-age drinking are expected and what action it will take if the schemes prove effective.

Answer · Mary Mulligan: Voluntary proof of age was an integral part of the Scottish Executive funded Dialogue Youth and Young Scot smart card pilot project. Under the pilot, cards containing a digital photograph and verified date of birth were offered to all secondary school pupils …

12 Mar 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to reduce the incidence of (a) under-age drinking, (b) drinking by young adults and (c) drinking by children and what resources it has allocated for this purpose.

Answer · Mary Mulligan: Reducing harmful drinking by children and young people is one of the key priorities of the Plan for Action on alcohol problems, published on 18 January 2002. The plan sets out a range of action in relation to school and community-based education. There…

12 Mar 2003 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance has been given to local authorities on the implementation of the McCrone settlement in relation to promoted posts.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive has not issued guidance to local authorities in relation to the implementation of new promoted post structures.The new promoted post structure is detailed in the agreement A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century which was n…

5 Mar 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses owned by (a) West Dunbartonshire Council and (b) Argyll and Bute Council had no central heating in each year since 1999.

Answer · Des McNulty: No such estimate has been made centrally. The answer given to question S1W-34508 today sets out the number of council dwellings in which central heating has been installed in West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and Bute under the Central Heating Installation Progr…

5 Mar 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses in (a) West Dunbartonshire, (b) Argyll and Bute and (c) Dumbarton parliamentary constituency are now centrally heated as a result of its central heating installation programme.

Answer · Des McNulty: The Central Heating Installation Programme for local authorities began in April 2000. Under the programme, West Dunbartonshire Council installed central heating in 72 dwellings in 2001-02 and in 36 dwellings in 2002-03. Argyll and Bute installed central heati…

5 Mar 2003 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure an adequate supply of good quality social housing.

Answer · Des McNulty: We have enhanced the strategic planning role of local authorities by giving them responsibility for producing local housing strategies which will lead to a better analysis of the need for the provision and improvement of social housing across Scotland. Delive…

4 Mar 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what further action it intends to take to promote science in schools.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The Scottish Executive is continuing to implement a range of measures as part of its commitment to school science within A Science Strategy for Scotland and supporting delivery of the National Priorities in Education. Over the next three year…

26 Feb 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) have been issued in the (a) Argyll and Bute Council area, (b) West Dunbartonshire Council area and (c) Dumbarton parliamentary constituency in each year since 1999.

Answer · Jim Wallace: In the period 1 December 1999 to 30 November 2001, no ASBOs were granted in Argyll and Bute and nine were granted in West Dunbartonshire. The information cannot be broken down by parliamentary constituency area. This is the latest information held centrally.

20 Feb 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been invested by Communities Scotland and its predecessor in housing association stock in the (a) Argyll and Bute Council area, (b) West Dunbartonshire Council area and (c) Dumbarton parliamentary constituency in each year since 1999.

Answer · Margaret Curran: I have asked Bob Millar, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. His response is as follows:Out-turn expenditure, new and improved units and completed units for the years 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2001-02 for the West Dunbartonshire and Argyll and…

20 Feb 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been invested in local authority housing stock in the (a) Argyll and Bute and (b) West Dunbartonshire council area in each year since 1999.

Answer · Margaret Curran: Audited returns from local authorities show the amounts invested by Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire Councils in their housing stock. The following table shows this investment, which is made up of usable capital receipts, capital funded from current re…

20 Feb 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to ensure the availability of affordable, good quality housing for those on low incomes in the Dumbarton parliamentary constituency.

Answer · Margaret Curran: I have asked Bob Millar, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. His response is as follows:Communities Scotland is investing £11.405 million in new social rented housing provision within the Dumbarton constituency over the three-year period 20…

20 Feb 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce a performance indicator to measure police success in tackling all hate crime.

Answer · Jim Wallace: The statutory performance indicators for the police, prepared by Audit Scotland on behalf of the Accounts Commission for Scotland, include the numbers and percentages of racially motivated crimes cleared up, as well as equivalent information on serious violen…

20 Feb 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to ensure that people with learning disabilities are involved in community safety partnerships.

Answer · Hugh Henry: It is for the individual partnership to determine the level of involvement of people with learning disabilities or other special interest groups. In July 1999 we produced comprehensive guidance Safer Communities in Scotland to assist Community Safety P…

20 Feb 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether policies and procedures have been set up to prevent and respond to hate crime against people with learning difficulties such as third-party reporting, positive arrest policies, recording and monitoring and social target-hardening procedures and, if not, whether such measures are b…

Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answers given to questions S1W-33987 on 21 February 2003 and S1W-34192 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:<A HREF="http://…

20 Feb 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to ensure that crime against people with learning disabilities is explicitly recognised and not described by other terms such as bullying, harassment and abuse.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I announced in Parliament on 20 February during the debate on Stage 3 of the Criminal Justice Bill that the Scottish Executive would set up a working group to look at how the justice system deals with people within groups defined by gender, age, disability an…

19 Feb 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people in the (a) West Dunbartonshire and (b) Argyll and Bute council area have received education maintenance allowances in each year since 2001.

Answer · Iain Gray: Education maintenance allowances (EMAs) were first piloted in West Dunbartonshire from the start of academic year 2001-02. Five hundred and twenty-six West Dunbartonshire young people received EMAs during 2001-02 and in year 2002-03 there are currently 680…