Parliamentary questions
Andrew Wilson
771 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
22 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22857 by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 February 2002, why the support it provides for lip-reading "is focussed on the training of tutors in lip-reading, rather than the support of classes in particular areas of the country".
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Scottish Executive support for lip-reading skills is focussed on the training of tutors in lip-reading, rather than the support of classes in particular areas of the country because support for local classes is a matter for local authorities and health boards.
22 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the statements contained in motion S1M-2756 in the name of Cathie Craigie, what effect its allocation of resources has had on police investigations in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in each of the past 12 months
Answer · Jim Wallace: Information on expenditure by police forces on individual aspects of operational policing with force areas is not held centrally. Funding for the police, which is currently at record levels, is allocated in total to each force. It is for police authorities in…
22 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the statement referred to in motion S1M-2756 in the name of Cathie Craigie that "limited resources allocated to investigating fatal road traffic accidents affect the quality of the police investigations of them", detailing the reasons behind its position on this ma…
Answer · Jim Wallace: The statement referred to in motion S1M-2756 reflects a conclusion of a report of the Transport Research Laboratory, which examined issues relating to careless and dangerous driving throughout the UK. Information on expenditure by Scottish police forces, on i…
21 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions in each of the past 12 months police were required to attend a young persons' residential care facility in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency (a) to conduct inquiries pertaining to persons reported missing by staff and (b) in the course of criminal investigatio…
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not held centrally.
21 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many arrests were made in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency for drink-related offences in each of the past 12 months, broken down by whether the persons arrested were juvenile or adult.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not collected centrally. The information in the following table relates to crimes recorded by the police for each quarter of 2000 for North Lanarkshire Council area. Data for the year 2001 is not yet available.<P>"Drink Relat…
21 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cautions were given for drug-related offences in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in each of the past 12 months, broken down by whether the persons cautioned were juvenile or adult.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not available. Scotland does not have a system of formal police cautions, as used by police forces in England and Wales
21 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions were instigated for drug-related offences in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in each of the past 12 months, broken down by whether the persons prosecuted were juvenile or adult.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information held centrally on persons prosecuted, cannot be broken down by parliamentary constituency. The available information relates to persons proceeded against by court and is given in the following table. The statistics identify persons proceeded a…
21 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many arrests were made in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency for drug-related offences in each of the past 12 months, broken down by whether the persons arrested were juvenile or adult.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not held centrally. The available information is given in the following table. This relates to crimes recorded by the police for each quarter of 2000 for North Lanarkshire Council area. Data for the year 2001 is not yet available.…
21 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cautions were given for offences of vandalism in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in each of the past 12 months, broken down by whether the persons cautioned were juvenile or adult.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not available. Scotland does not have a system of formal police cautions, as used by police forces in England and Wales.
21 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions were instigated for offences of vandalism in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in each of the past 12 months, broken down by whether the persons prosecuted were juvenile or adult.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information held centrally on persons prosecuted cannot be broken down by parliamentary constituency. The available information relates to persons proceeded against by court and is given in the table. Data for the year 2001 are not yet available.<P>Person…
21 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many arrests were made for offences of vandalism in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in each of the past 12 months, broken down by whether the persons arrested were juvenile or adult.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The requested information is not held centrally.
21 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidences of vandalism were reported to police in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in each of the past 12 months.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The requested information is not held centrally. The available information is given in the table. This relates to crimes recorded by the police for each quarter of 2000 for North Lanarkshire Council area. Data for the year 2001 is not yet available.<P>Crimes …
20 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what compensation schemes are currently available or planned for residents of the Abronhill area of the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency affected by the four power outages in January 2002 and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: All matters pertaining to electricity supply are reserved. Any question of compensation in the event of an electricity supply failure would be a matter for discussion between Scottish Power and the industry regulator, Ofgem.
20 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the Prime Minister's statement, in respect of student grants and tuition fees, that "students in Scotland pay as a result of the Scottish system" (House of Commons Official Report, 13 February 2002; Vol. 380, c. 201) and what the reasons are for its position on thi…
Answer · Wendy Alexander: We presume that the Prime Minister was referring to the Graduate Endowment scheme, introduced as part of the new student support arrangements from the current academic year. <P>We explained, in the consultation document <I>Helping Students</I>, published in M…
19 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date it released its press statement on Moving On - From School to College; whether this was issued under embargo and, if so, until what time; when the report itself was made available to journalists; whether any official briefing on the report or its subject area took place and w…
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Douglas Osler, Chief Executive of HM Inspectorate of Education, to respond. His response is as follows:<P>HM Inspectorate of Education issued its press statement on <I>Moving On - From School To College </I>at 10:00 on 19 February 2002. A copy of…
19 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which publications or reports have been released to journalists prior to being lodged with the Scottish Parliament Information Centre in each of the past twelve months, and what the reasons were in each case.
Answer · Andy Kerr: In general the Scottish Executive does not issue in advance to journalists, embargoed copies of policy documents, which are to be the subject of a statement to Parliament. Embargoed copies of publications are only normally issued to journalists, where there i…
19 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will lodge all publications and reports on an embargoed basis with the Scottish Parliament Information Centre to ensure they are available to members simultaneously with any press statement it issues, and what its reasons are for the position on this matter.
Answer · Andy Kerr: It is not the Scottish Executive's normal practice to issue publications and reports on an embargoed basis. Publications are available on the internet at the time of launch, as electronic publishing is the quickest way of making information available simultan…
19 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any occasions in each of the past 12 months when it has released a press statement on a publication or report without that material having been lodged and available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre beforehand or simultaneously, and what the reasons wer…
Answer · Andy Kerr: As a rule we do not issue a press release on the publication of a report until the formal steps relating to publication have been taken, including lodging the publication in the Parliament's Reference Centre. However, due to occasional difficulties experience…
15 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22673 by Lewis MacDonald on 15 February 2002, (a) in what format it holds the information requested in respect of questions answered substantively by referring to the answer to inspired question S1W-20573 by Lewis MacDonald on 29 November 2001, (b) w…
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: I have no further information to give to the member beyond that given in my answer to question S1W-22673.
14 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency area have (a) been waiting for sheltered housing placements and (b) were provided with such a placement in each of the last (i) 12 months and (ii) five years.
Answer · Iain Gray: The information requested is not held centrally.
14 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether people with a severe and irreversible vision impairment living alone in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency area should be housed on the upper floors of a tower block; whether there are any safety implications for such persons in the event of a fire or any other emergency; w…
Answer · Iain Gray: The Scottish Executive issues general guidance on allocations from time to time, but allocation policies and individual allocations are the responsibility of the relevant landlord. Acting within the framework set by legislation, Communities Scotland may exami…
12 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many juveniles from the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency have been brought before a Children's Hearing on more than one occasion in each of the last 12 months.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-23011.
12 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many juveniles from the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency have been brought before a Children's Hearing in each of the last (a) five years and (b) 12 months.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The information requested is not held centrally. Operational statistics relating to the children's hearings system are the responsibility of the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration. National statistical bulletins for 1997-2000 are available in the Par…
12 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many juveniles in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency have been arrested on more than one occasion in each of the last 12 months.
Answer · Jim Wallace: This information is not held centrally.
12 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many juveniles in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency have (a) been offered a caution by the police and (b) accepted such cautions on more than one occasion in each of the last 12 months.
Answer · Jim Wallace: This information is not held centrally.
12 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many persons with a criminal record in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency have (a) been offered and (b) accepted fiscal fines on more than one occasion in each of the last 12 months.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not collected centrally.
12 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many persons with a criminal record in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency have (a) been offered and (b) accepted fiscal fines in each of the last 12 months.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not collected centrally.
12 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fiscal fines were (a) offered and (b) accepted by persons arrested, taken into custody and charged in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in each of the last 12 months.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not collected centrally.
12 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fiscal fines were (a) offered and (b) accepted in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in each of the last 12 months.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The latest available information shows that there were 2,973 fiscal fines offered and 2,014 fiscal fines accepted in North Lanarkshire in 2000-01. Breakdowns by constituency and by month are not available.
12 Feb 2002 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) adults and (b) juveniles arrested, taken into custody and charged with an offence at (i) Motherwell and (ii) Wishaw police station were prosecuted in each of the last 12 months.
Answer · Colin Boyd: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service does not collect statistical information by reference to individual police stations. Accordingly, the information is not available.