Marlyn Glen

16 Jul 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many learners in the (a) Dundee, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire local authority areas have received financial support through Individual Learning Account Scotland since 2004.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: In the Dundee, Angusand Aberdeenshire Local Authority areas the Individual Learning Account Scotland schemehas supported 3,255 learners since 2004. This is broken down by each Local Authorityarea in the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpa…

20 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to develop an overarching national structure of domestic abuse courts and a national action plan to consider the lessons of the Glasgow pilot scheme and the roll-out of best practice across Scotland.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-1296 on 16 July 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…

20 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will agree in principle to a phased roll-out of the Domestic Abuse Court at Glasgow Sheriff Court to cover the whole of Glasgow.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-1296 on 16 July 2006. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…

20 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to continue the operation of the Domestic Abuse Court at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I am considering howbest the Executive can support how the courts deal with cases of alleged domesticabuse. I will take into account the independent evaluation of the pilot court inGlasgow Sheriff Court and also the progressive implementation of summary justi…

20 Jun 2007 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to promote a diverse rural economy though waste management improvements.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: TheWaste and Resources Action Programme provides a number of capital grants to supportthe provision of recycling and composting infrastructure. Some of these grants inthe past have gone to rural enterprises and some of the infrastructure may takeagricultural …

19 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of households have had a domestic (a) broadband and (b) dial-up internet connection in each of the last three years.

Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-1266 on 9 July 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…

19 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of households in (a) Scotland and (b) each parliamentary constituency have a domestic internet connection.

Answer · Jim Mather: The information requestedis not collated on a comprehensive Scotland-wide basis and therefore no such datais held within the Executive.</p>

19 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding sportscotland has provided to (a) Dundee City, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire councils in each of the last three years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: In each of the lastthree years sportscotland has provided funding to (a) Dundee City, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire councilsas follows:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td width=94 valign=top> <p align=center>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td v…

19 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average value has been of offers of Regional Selective Assistance made to indigenous firms in (a) Dundee City, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire in each of the last five years.

Answer · Jim Mather: The average valueof RSA offers to indigenous firms in the Dundee City Council Area is asfollows:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td valign=top> <p>Year</p> </td> <td valign=top> <p>Amount</p> </td> </tr> </thead> <…

19 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offers of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) have been made to indigenous firms in (a) Dundee City, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire in each of the last five years, also expressed as a percentage of the total number of RSA offers.

Answer · Jim Mather: The following tableprovides details of the number of RSA offers made to indigenous firms in theDundee City Council Area in the last five financial years. It also shows whatpercentage these are in relation to the total number of RSA offers.</p><p>There were no…

14 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions there have been of people aged under 18 for possession of an offensive weapon in Tayside in each of the last four years.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: <b>&nbsp;</b></p><p>Persons AgedUnder 18 in Tayside Police Force Area with a Charge Proved in Court forCarrying Knives or Possessing an Offensive Weapon¹, 2001-02 to 2005-06</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width…

14 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions there have been for possession of an offensive weapon in Tayside in each of the last four years.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available informationis given in the following table.</p><p>Persons in TaysidePolice Force Area with a Charge Proved in Court for Carrying Knives orPossessing an Offensive Weapon¹, 2001-02 to 2005-06</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpaddin…

13 Jun 2007 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what value it places on the role of the arts and culture in the regeneration of Scotland¿s cities.

Answer · Linda Fabiani: I am convinced of the positive impact that arts and culture make to Scotland’s communities. Local authorities and others do much in this area already,and I think there is much more to do.</p>

6 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much regional selective assistance was given to companies based in (a) Dundee, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire in 2006-07 and how many jobs were (i) created or (ii) safeguarded.

Answer · Jim Mather: In the financial year 2006-07,businesses in the Dundee City Council Area accepted Regional Selective Assistance(RSA) offers totalling almost £5 million for projects that involved the plannedcreation of 459 jobs and the safeguarding of a further 20.</p><p>Ther…

6 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of people were long-term unemployed in each council ward in (a) Dundee City, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire on the most recent date for which figures are available.

Answer · John Swinney: The claimant count gives thenumber of people claiming unemployment related benefits and is produced by the Officefor National Statistics.</p><p>Tables 1 to 3 show the numberof long-term unemployed people claiming unemployment related benefits in each councilw…

6 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to increase the uptake of free school meals throughout all years of primary school.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I refer the memberto answer to question S3W-595 on 18 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search"…

6 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to increase the uptake of free school meals throughout all years of secondary school.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Governmentsupports Education Authorities to promote uptake of school meals by making fundsavailable through the National Priorities Action Fund and sharing good practicethrough the Scottish Health Promoting Schools Unit. The Schools (Health Promo…

6 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what financial resources it has provided towards the staging of the Open Championship at Carnoustie.

Answer · Linda Fabiani: The Open Championshipat Carnoustie is supported by almost one hundred and forty six thousand pounds (£146,000)of Scottish Government funding through equal payments of £72,850 each from EventScotlandand VisitScotland. This is supplemented by a further £72,850 …

5 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average annual number of long-term unemployed people has been in Aberdeenshire and what percentage of the total number of unemployed they accounted for in each of the last five years.

Answer · John Swinney: The Claimant Count gives thenumber of people claiming unemployment related benefits and is produced by the Officefor National Statistics.</p><p>Table1 shows the number of long-term unemployed people claiming unemployment relatedbenefits in Aberdeenshire and a…

5 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executivewhat the average annual number of long-term unemployed people has been in Angus and what percentage of the total number of unemployed they accounted for in each of the last five years.

Answer · John Swinney: The Claimant Count gives thenumber of people claiming unemployment related benefits and is produced by the Officefor National Statistics.</p><p>Table1 shows the number of long-term unemployed people claiming unemployment relatedbenefits in Angus and also the …

5 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executivewhat the average annual number of long-term unemployed people has been in Dundee and what percentage of the total number of unemployed they accounted for in each of the last five years.

Answer · John Swinney: The Claimant Count gives thenumber of people claiming unemployment related benefits and is produced by the Officefor National Statistics.</p><p>Table1 shows the number of long-term unemployed people claiming unemployment relatedbenefits in Dundee and also the…

5 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the number and percentage of jobs in the public sector have been in each of the last five years in (a) Dundee City, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire local authority areas.

Answer · John Swinney: The official source for dataon public sector employment is the Quarterly Public Sector Employment (QPSE) series.However, the QPSE is not available below a national level.</p><p>Data on public sector employmentis available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) an…

4 Jun 2007 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether the process of setting up the Scottish Commission for Human Rights will commence before the summer recess.

Answer · Mike Pringle: The nomination to the Parliament of a chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission will be made by aselection panel of members of the Parliament in line with Rule 3.11 of StandingOrders.  Whilst the panel is not a matter for the SPCB, I do understand thatthe…

30 May 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many 16 to 18 year-olds live in the (a) Dundee City, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire local authority areas.

Answer · John Swinney: Mid-2006 populationestimates for these local authority areas is available from the GeneralRegister Office for Scotland website through the following link:</p><p><ahref="http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data/population-estimates/mid-2…

29 May 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what latest information it has on the average daily traffic flow for the Tay Road Bridge in 2007.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The latest information on theaverage daily traffic flows for the Tay Road Bridge in 2007 is a matter for the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board.</p><p>However, the Tay Road BridgeJoint Board has provided the Scottish Executive with the average daily traffic figure(s…

29 May 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average daily traffic flow for the Tay Road Bridge was in each four-monthly period in 2006.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The average daily traffic flowsfor the Tay Road Bridge are a matter for the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board.</p><p>However, the Tay Road BridgeJoint Board has informed the Scottish Executive that the average daily traffic flows(southbound only) for each quarter d…

29 May 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average daily traffic flow over the Skye Bridge was in each of the (a) 12 months (i) before and (ii) after the removal of tolls and (b) last 12 months.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The annual average daily trafficflow for the twelve months (December 2003 to November 2004) prior to the removalof tolls was 2,480.</p><p>The annual average daily trafficflow for the twelve months (December 2004 to November 2005) following removal of the toll…

29 May 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average daily traffic flow over the Erskine Bridge was in each of the 12 months (a) before and (b) after the removal of tolls.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The annual average daily (traffic)flow for the 12 month period prior to the removal of tolls (April 2005 to March2006) was 27,024.</p><p>The annual average daily flowfor the twelve month period following removal of the tolls (April 2006 to March2007) was 34,0…

24 May 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to take forward the recommendations of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s review of the investigation and prosecution of sexual offences in Scotland.

Answer · Elish Angiolini: Following publication of theReport last June, a COPFS Implementation Team was established to implement thefifty recommendations of the review over the three year programme to which theLaw Officers committed.</p><p>Fourteen recommendationshave now been impleme…

24 May 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of its employees were aged (a) 16 to 24, (b) 25 to 34, (c) 35 to 44, (d) 45 to 54 and (e) 55 to 64 in each of the last five years and what the most up-to-date figures are.

Answer · John Swinney: The information requested isprovided in the following table and reflects the position at the end each yearfrom 2002 to 2006. The most up-to-date figures available give the position atend April 2007.</p><p>Number and Percentage of PermanentStaff in the Scottis…