Parliamentary questions
Roseanna Cunningham
965 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any specific representations to (a) the Council of the European Union, (b) any member or body of (i) the European Parliament and (ii) the Committee of the Regions and (c) the European Commission about the draft Council of the European Union decision on establishing a m…
Answer · Richard Simpson: Negotiations within the European Union on such issues are conducted by the UK Government, taking due account of the views of the devolved administrations.<P>The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of EU-related issu…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the draft EU decision on the investigation and prosecution of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
Answer · Richard Simpson: The provisions of the draft Council decision on the investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, if adopted, will be implemented as required throughout the UK as part of the UK's international obligations. However, in Sco…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of any impact that the draft EU decision on the investigation and prosecution of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity will have on Scots law.
Answer · Richard Simpson: The draft Council decision on the investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes is still under discussion and negotiation at EU level. The Scottish Executive is studying the decision to determine what the implications might…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any specific representations to Her Majesty's Government about the draft EU decision on the investigation and prosecution of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
Answer · Richard Simpson: The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including the draft Council decision on the investigation and prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any specific representations to (a) the Council of the European Union, (b) any member or body of (i) the European Parliament and (ii) the Committee of the Regions and (c) the European Commission about the draft Council of the European Union decision on the investigatio…
Answer · Richard Simpson: Negotiations within the European Union on the draft Council decision on the investigation and prosecution of, genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes are being conducted by the UK Government, taking due account of the views of the devolved administra…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the draft EU framework decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties.
Answer · Richard Simpson: The provisions of the draft framework decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties, if adopted, will be implemented as required throughout the UK as part of the UK's international obligations. However, in Scotland,…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of any impact that the draft EU framework decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties will have on Scots law.
Answer · Richard Simpson: The draft Framework Decision (FD) on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties envisages financial penalties imposed in one member state being enforced in another member state, if this proved necessary and if there was a re…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any specific representations to Her Majesty's Government about the draft EU framework decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties.
Answer · Richard Simpson: The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including the draft framework decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties.
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any specific representations to (a) the Council of the European Union, (b) any member or body of (i) the European Parliament and (ii) the Committee of the Regions and (c) the European Commission on the draft EU framework decision about the application of the principle …
Answer · Richard Simpson: Negotiations within the EU on the draft framework decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties are being conducted by the UK Government, taking due account of the views of the devolved administrations. The Scottish…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the draft EU framework decision on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The provisions of the draft framework decision on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, if adopted, will be implemented as required throughout the UK as part of the UK's international obligations. However, in Scotland, the imple…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of any impact that the draft EU framework decision on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography will have on Scots law.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The draft framework decision on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography requires the harmonisation of member states criminal law and penalties on the use of children as prostitutes, their participation in the production of pornogra…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any specific representations to Her Majesty's Government about the draft EU framework decision on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including the draft framework decision on combating the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography.
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any specific representations to (a) the Council of the European Union, (b) any member or body of (i) the European Parliament and (ii) the Committee of the Regions and (c) the European Commission about the draft EU framework decision on combating the sexual exploitation…
Answer · Jim Wallace: The Scottish Executive is in close touch with the UK Government on this draft EU framework decision to ensure that Scotland's interests are taken fully into account when it makes representations to these EU bodies.
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28035 by Ms Margaret Curran on 27 August 2002, whether it has yet reached any conclusion on the implications for Scots law of the EU draft framework decision on combating racism and xenophobia.
Answer · Margaret Curran: The European Union framework decision on combating racism and xenophobia is still under discussion by member states and we must make sure that our considerations take account of the finalised text. Any implication for Scots law will be highlighted in the usua…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what importance it gives to legislation on the confiscation of proceeds of crime.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The Scottish Executive attaches very considerable importance to the effective implementation of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 which received Royal Assent on 24 July. The act enhances the powers to confiscate assets following conviction, strengthens police po…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28027 by Mr Jim Wallace on 9 September 2002, whether it has yet reached any conclusion on the implications for Scots law of the EU draft framework decision on the confiscation of crime-related proceeds, instrumentalities and property.
Answer · Richard Simpson: The draft framework decision on the confiscation of crime-related proceeds, instrumenalities and property is still being negotiated within the EU and thus the Scottish Executive is continuing its determination of what the implications might be for Scotland. H…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what importance it gives to legislation on combating corruption in the private sector.
Answer · Richard Simpson: Acts of active and passive bribery in the private sector are already criminal offences under Scots law. The Scottish Executive is considering reform of the law of corruption and will consult in due course.
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28031 by Mr Jim Wallace on 27 August 2002, whether it has yet reached any conclusion on any implications for Scots law of the EU draft framework decision on combating corruption in the private sector.
Answer · Richard Simpson: The EU draft framework decision on combating corruption in the private sector is still under discussion by member states. Should any implications for Scots law emerge, these will be highlighted in the usual way through the UK Government.
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what work has been carried out by its officials on the clauses applying to Scotland in the draft Extradition Bill relating to the European arrest warrant.
Answer · Richard Simpson: My officials have been preparing appropriate amendments to the bill as a whole to ensure that the new legislative framework for extradition as proposed in the bill will operate satisfactorily in Scotland. This work covers those clauses which implement the Fra…
16 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it sent any representative to attend the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union on 14 and 15 October 2002 and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
Answer · Jim Wallace: There was no representative from the Scottish Executive at the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union on 14 and 15 October 2002. Negotiations within the European Union are conducted by the UK Government, taking due account of the views of the …
15 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what developments of prison accommodation are currently planned for the next 10 years and what the planned design capacity is for each such development, giving an approximation where no exact figure is available.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30375 on 31 October 2002. 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.u…
11 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, for those aged (a) 16 to 17, (b) 18 to 20 and (c) 16 to 20 accused of an offence, what the average time was in days from the (i) incident to a report being made to the procurator fiscal, (ii) report to the procurator fiscal to the marking of the report, (iii) marking of the report to the…
Answer · Colin Boyd: The information requested is not held centrally.
11 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, for persons under 16 accused of an offence where, if that offence is proved, that person has committed 10 or more offences, what the average time was in days from (a) the incident to receipt of the case by the children's reporter, (b) receipt of the case by the children's reporter to a d…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The collation of statistical information on the children's hearings system is the operational responsibility of the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA). The information requested is not held centrally. <P>To date, Time Intervals data has been p…
10 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what requirements a police officer must meet before being entitled to be issued with a firearm.
Answer · Jim Wallace: Firearms are only issued to officers who are authorised and trained in that particular class of weapon and have continued to undergo the corresponding tactical training. <P>Every applicant for firearms training is required to complete a comprehensive applicat…
10 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) firearms are currently held by the police and (b) officers are qualified to hold firearms, broken down by police force area.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is given in the following table:<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=434><TR><TD WIDTH="37%" VALIGN="TOP"><P>Forces</TD><TD WIDTH="26%" VALIGN="TOP"><P>No. of Firearms</TD><TD WIDTH="37%" VALIGN="TOP"><P>No. of Qualified O…
10 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what rules govern the disposal of surplus police weapons.
Answer · Jim Wallace: Scottish Police Service policy is that all police firearms deemed surplus to requirements are destroyed.
9 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fiscal fines, accepted as an alternative to prosecution under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, were outstanding on 31 March (a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000, (d) 2001 and (e) 2002, broken down by sheriff court district.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not held centrally.
9 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many district court fines were outstanding on 31 March (a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000, (d) 2001 and (e) 2002, broken down by district court.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not held centrally.
9 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many sheriff court fines are currently outstanding, broken down by sheriff court.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The latest available information is given in the following table. The figures shown relate to the total number of fine accounts open at each date, including those where fines are due to be paid by instalment or where time has been given to pay. They are not e…
9 Oct 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many sheriff court fines were outstanding on 31 March (a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000, (d) 2001 and (e) 2002, broken down by sheriff court.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information available is given in the following table. The figures shown relate to the total number of fine accounts open at each date, including those where fines are due to be paid by instalment or where time has been given to pay. They are not equivale…