Parliamentary questions
Roseanna Cunningham
965 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
8 Dec 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2711 by Mr Jim Wallace on 1 December 1999, on what basis estimates are made of the number of required places for (i) young offenders and (ii) women offenders in Scottish prisons.
Answer · Jim Wallace: Estimates of the future prison population are based on historical data and recent sentencing trends.
8 Dec 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2711 by Mr Jim Wallace on 1 December 1999, what level of detail is distinguished for projection numbers of prisoners in Scottish prisons.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The methodology used to produce projections of the Scottish prison population is designed to provide projections of the total number of prisoners only.
7 Dec 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give an indication of the tax status of any income received by superiors under the compensation proposals, and of any payments made by vassals, in the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc (Scotland) Bill and what representations if any have been made to Her Majesty's Government …
Answer · Jim Wallace: No representations have been made to the Scottish Executive about the tax status of any income received by superiors under the compensation proposals contained in the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Bill. The scheme for compensation in respect of t…
7 Dec 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate has been made of the value of compensation which may be payable to (i) the Scottish Executive, (ii) other government departments, (iii) local authorities, (iv) agencies in their position as superiors, as a result of the proposed compensatory arrangements in the Abolition of …
Answer · Jim Wallace: No estimate has been made. Compensation for lost feuduty or development value will only be payable if a superior claims it. It will be for each of the authorities listed to take decisions on whether to claim in the light of the provisions of the Bill.
7 Dec 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate has been made of the number of feudal superiors in Scotland who will be eligible to claim compensation under the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc (Scotland) Bill.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer I gave to question S1W-3045.
7 Dec 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate has been made of the levels of unclaimed feu duty which will be eligible for recovery under the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc (Scotland) Bill by total value and by number of arrears.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer I gave to question S1W-3045.
7 Dec 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the number and percentage of vassals who would be due to make a compensatory payment under the proposed Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc (Scotland) Bill of (i) less than #100, (ii) between #100 and #200, (iii) between #200 and #500, (iv) between #500 and #1000…
Answer · Jim Wallace: The detailed information requested is not available and could not be obtained without extensive research into actual title deeds. However, the Scottish Law Commission has estimated that less than 10% of properties still remain subject to feu duty and that the…
29 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local reviews of acute services have been planned by Health Boards in Scotland to take place in the next five years.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Ms Cunningham to my answer to her question S1W-2854.
29 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local reviews of acute services are currently being undertaken by Health Boards in Scotland.
Answer · Susan Deacon: Information on local reviews of acute services by Health Board area is as follows:<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=616><TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">In Hand</B></TD><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">In th…
29 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local reviews of acute services have been undertaken by Health Boards in Scotland in the past five years.
Answer · Susan Deacon: I refer Ms Cunningham to my answer to her question S1W-2854.
29 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list, by constituency, health expenditure in Tayside for each of the past five years.
Answer · Susan Deacon: Details of NHS expenditure are only available by Health Board or NHS Trust. Health Boards are responsible for the costs of Healthcare for their resident population, whether this be spent within its geographical boundaries or in other locations. It is therefor…
29 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list, by constituency, per capita health expenditure in Tayside for each of the past five years.
Answer · Susan Deacon: Details of NHS expenditure are only available by Health Board or NHS Trust. Health Boards are responsible for the costs of Healthcare for their resident population, whether this be spent within its geographical boundaries or in other locations. It is therefor…
29 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list, by local authority area, health expenditure in Tayside for each of the past five years.
Answer · Susan Deacon: Details of NHS expenditure are only available by Health Board or NHS Trust. Health Boards are responsible for the costs of healthcare for their resident population, whether this be spent within its geographical boundaries or in other locations. It is therefor…
29 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list by local authority area, per capita health expenditure in Tayside for each of the past five years.
Answer · Susan Deacon: Details of NHS expenditure are only available by Health Board or NHS Trust. Health Boards are responsible for the costs of healthcare for their resident population, whether this be spent within its geographical boundaries or in other locations. It is therefor…
29 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines have been issued to Tayside Health Board regarding the acute services review which is currently under way.
Answer · Susan Deacon: The Acute Services Review published by the Health Department in June 1998 provides the context for Health Boards reviewing acute services.
29 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide population figures and projections for (a) the Tayside Health Board area; (b) the Tayside Health Board Area broken down by local authority area, and (c) the Tayside Health Board Area broken down by constituency for (i) 1999; (ii) 2000; (iii) 2001; (iv) 2002 and (v)…
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested for health board and local authorities within Tayside is published by the Registrar General in Table 1 of the booklet <I>Population Projections, Scotland (1996 based)</I>, a copy of which is available in the Scottish Parliament Infor…
22 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many motorists have been stopped under the Strathclyde Police operation Chat Point and of those how many, expressed as both a figure and a percentage of the total, were subsequently found to have committed an offence.
Answer · Jim Wallace: While this is an operational matter for the Chief Constable, I understand that Strathclyde Police Chat Points are a crime prevention exercise aimed at educating car drivers on how to avoid vehicle crime. Sites are chosen, such as car parks, where vehicle crim…
22 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimates have been made of the rise in Time Off in Lieu accruing to prison staff as a result of the recently imposed cessation of recruitment in the Scottish Prison Service.
Answer · Jim Wallace: There has not yet been any effect, as the next intake of officers were not due to become operationally available following their initial training, until 20 December.
22 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the expected percentage decrease is, if any, in the number of inmates held at Cornton Vale Prison in 2000 as compared with 1999.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not available. Projections of the numbers of prisoners in Scottish prisons do not distinguish this level of detail.
22 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimates, if any, have been made of the expected number of prosecutions and/or convictions arising as a result of the activities of the Drug Enforcement Agency on a yearly basis for 1999-2000 and any future years for which estimates are available.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The prime function of the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency will be to co-ordinate the intelligence and operational elements of the Scottish Crime Squad in co-operation with force drug squads and in consultation with other law enforcement and intelligence agen…
16 Nov 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive to specify, in relation to the Public Defence Solicitors' Office, (a) the number of clients serviced in 1998-99 on (i) a directed basis, and (ii) a voluntary basis, (b) the number of waivers from direction applied for and (i) refused and (ii) granted, and (c) the number of trials undertak…
Answer · Jim Wallace: The PDSO opened on 1 October 1998. By 31 March 1999, it had serviced 318 clients. Of these, 251 were directed and 67 were non-directed.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">In the same period the PDSO received 382 waiver requests, of which 102 were refused and 280 were granted.…
25 Aug 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it received notification of the lodging of an appeal at Lanark Sheriff Court on 22 July 1999 by Brian Doherty, currently residing at Carstairs State Hospital.
Answer · Jim Wallace: Notification of the appeal was received by the Executive on the 4<SUP>th</SUP> August 1999.
25 Aug 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it received notification of the lodging of an appeal on 8 July 1999 by Karl Tonner, currently residing at Carstairs State Hospital.
Answer · Jim Wallace: Notification of the appeal was received by the Executive on the 22<SUP>nd</SUP> July 1999.
27 Jul 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many requests for an interpreter have been made in criminal conduct proceedings in Scotland in each of the last five years; how many of these requests were met at the stage of initial asking, and what was the breakdown of such requests by language in each year.
Answer · Colin Boyd: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is responsible for obtaining the services of interpreters during criminal court proceedings. However, information is not collected centrally as to the number of requests by the Crown for an interpreter, the timi…
27 Jul 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to "The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry: An Action Plan for Scotland" (Recommendation 54), what timescale has been set for the consideration of particularly Scottish initiatives to be pursued in the area of training in racism awareness.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to my answer to question S1W-720.
27 Jul 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to "The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry: An Action Plan for Scotland" (Recommendations 20-22), what deadlines have been set for the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland's Personnel and Training Committee to produce the various proposals referred to.
Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to my answer to question S1W-720.
27 Jul 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to "The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry: An Action Plan for Scotland" (Recommendation 7), by what date is the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities due to report on their review of ethnic and cultural balance in Police Authorities.
Answer · Jim Wallace: It will be for my Steering Group to decide an appropriate programme of work and target dates. In doing so, we will take into account responses to the consultation exercise on our action plan.
20 Jul 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board and what is the disposition of these staff.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The number of staff by department employed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board as at 23 July 1999 is set out in the table.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=616><TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Department</B><…
20 Jul 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what targets are set by the Scottish Legal Aid Board for (a) response to telephone calls; (b) response to letters; (c) assessment of accounts in civil legal aid, criminal legal aid and legal advice and assistance respectively, and (d) payment of accounts, when the various targets were s…
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information is set out in the table.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=616><TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"> </TD><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"><B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Target </B></TD><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"><B><P AL…
20 Jul 1999 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Legal Aid Board staff have (a) resigned; (b) been dismissed from their posts, and (c) been suspended since 1 January 1999 and what categories of staff fall into each of (a), (b) and (c).
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information is set out in the table.<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=576><TR><TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=1><P>Grade<P> </TD><TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN=2><FONT SIZE=1><P ALIGN="CENTER">1<P>(Admin …