Kenny MacAskill

31 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) uniformed and (b) non-uniformed female personnel are employed in the fire and rescue services in (i) retained posts, (ii) wholetime posts, (iii) emergency fire control rooms and (iv) volunteer and auxiliary posts.

Answer · Hugh Henry: The information requested isgiven in the table of the Diversity Profile of Scottish Fire Brigades by Sectoron page 29 of the Annual Report of Her <i>Majesty’s Chief Inspector of FireServices for Scotland</i> published in December 2004, a copy of which isavail…

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many premises have been closed down using the closure of premises powers in each month since the powes were introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Hugh Henry: Monthly statistics on the use of powers for closure of premises under the Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004 are not collected by the Scottish Executive. Nine closure orders have been applied since the powers were introduced in October 2004 until the en…

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many fixed penalty notices for fly-tipping have been issued by police in each month since they were introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Ross Finnie: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many fixed penalty notices for littering have been issued by police in each month since they were introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Ross Finnie: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many graffiti removal notices have been issued in each month since they were introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Hugh Henry: Monthly statistics on the use of graffiti removal notices are not collected by the Scottish Executive. Six-monthly statistics based on returns from local councils will be available in due course.</p>

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many parenting orders have been issued in each month since they were introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Peter Peacock: No parenting orders have been issued since they came into force on 4 April 2005 by way of a three year national pilot. Parenting orders will only be appropriate where a parent has been offered help and support on a voluntary basis and has refused to engage wi…

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many fixed penalty notices for noise nuisance have been issued in each month since they were introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: Monthly information is not held or required centrally until the annual report is sent to the Executive from participating local authorities on 31 January 2006. As part of the grant process associated with the implementation of the antisocial noise regime, we …

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many convictions there have been for the sale of spray paint to people under 16 in each month since the offence was introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Finalised statistical data onconvictions since October 2004 when this offence was introduced are not yet available.The court proceedings statistics for 2004-05 are scheduled for publication in March2006.</p>

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which areas have been designated as areas where police officers can use powers of dispersal as introduced by the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Hugh Henry: Dispersal powers can be authorised in any area of Scotland where antisocial behaviour is a significant, persistent and serious problem. Authorisation of a dispersal order is made by a senior police officer in consultation with the relevant local authority (or…

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many restriction of liberty orders have been imposed on people under 16 in each month since they were introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: One person under 16 has been made subject to a restriction of liberty order. This order was imposed by Glasgow Sheriff Court in August this year.</p><p>Tagging is also available as part of intensive supervision and monitoring service (ISMS) which can be impos…

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many community reparation orders have been administered in each month since they were introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The following table providesthe requested information for the three Community Reparation Order pilots in Dundee, Inverness andGreenock since commencement of the pilots in April:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> <p>&nbsp;…

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many instances of anti-social behaviour by people aged from 12 to 15 have been reported to police in each month since January 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Hugh Henry: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many instances of anti-social behaviour by people over 16 have been reported to police in each month since January 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Hugh Henry: This information is not held centrally.</p>

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged from 12 to 15 have breached an anti-social behaviour order in each month since the orders were introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Hugh Henry: Monthly statistics on the use of Antisocial Behaviour Orders for people aged 12 to 15 years are not collected by the Scottish Executive. Six monthly statistics based on returns from local councils will be available in due course. We are currently aware of two…

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of granting an anti-social behaviour order for a person aged from 12 to 15.

Answer · Hugh Henry: There is no information available on the average cost for granting an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) for a 12 to 15 year old in Scotland. Research on the use of mediation to tackle antisocial behaviour collected cost data producing an average cost of a gr…

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of granting an anti-social behaviour order for a person over 16.

Answer · Hugh Henry: There is no robust information on the average cost for granting an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) available for Scotland. Research on the use of mediation to tackle antisocial behaviour collected cost data producing an average cost of a granted ASBO in Sco…

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many anti-social behaviour orders have been (a) applied for and (b) granted for people aged from 12 to 15 in each month since they were introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Hugh Henry: Monthly statistics on the use of Antisocial Behaviour Orders for people aged 12 to 15 years are not collected by the Scottish Executive. Six monthly statistics based on returns from local councils will be available in due course. We are currently aware of two…

28 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many anti-social behaviour orders have been (a) applied for and (b) granted for people over 16 in each month since they were introduced, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Hugh Henry: The available information on numbers of ASBOs applied for and granted in each local authority area between 1 December 1999 to 31 March 2004 is presented in the following two tables. This information is not compiled on a monthly basis.</p> <p>ASBOs Granted by …

26 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has in respect of the (a) location and (b) nature of events being hosted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to mark St Andrew’s Day 2005; what involvement it will have in such events; what requests it made for such events to be held, and what other St Andrew’…

Answer · Tom McCabe: The Scottish Executive has askedall Foreign and Commonwealth Office overseas posts to advise us of any St Andrew’sDay events they are aware are happening in their country. We will make that informationavailable to you once we have received it. We are offering…

26 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many events it is hosting to mark St Andrew’s Day 2005, broken down by (a) location and (b) nature of event.

Answer · Tom McCabe: Last year the First Minister announced plans to establish St Andrew’s Day as a day when Scots of all backgrounds, both at home and abroad, can join together in an annual celebration of Scotland.</p> <p>The Executive has since planned a range of activities to …

26 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it has provided in each year since 1997 to local authorities to promote and support the teaching of English as a foreign language.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: I refer the member to the answer question S2W-15235 on 11 April 2005. 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.se…

26 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has in respect of Scots living abroad, particularly in relation to (a) numbers, (b) countries of residence, (c) skills and (d) workplaces and, if it does not have such information, whether it will seek to gather it and, if so, by what means.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The informationrequested is not held centrally.</p><p>Such information, if required to inform specific Executive policiesin particular markets, is gathered from sources such asother Government departments, relevant Executive agencies and non-departmental publ…

5 Oct 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to protect Lothian Buses as a public entity when considering proposals for the introduction of trams in the city of Edinburgh; what assurances it has obtained from promoters and other organisations that Lothian Buses will not be adversely affected by the introduct…

Answer · Tavish Scott: The future ownership and structure of Lothian Buses is a matter for City of Edinburgh Council.</p>

28 Sep 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18743 by Tavish Scott on 22 September 2005, whether the three vessels must be used by any incoming operator from the start of the new contract currently being tendered and, if not, whether, in the event of a new operator not using these vessels, any …

Answer · Tavish Scott: The incoming operator for thenext Northern Isles Ferry Services contract will be required to use the three leasedpassenger and vehicle vessels from the start of the new contract. This will be arequirement in the contract and the question of a new operator not…

28 Sep 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive in how many cases since 1999 where an accused appeared before a court on a charge of (a) murder, (b) culpable homicide, (c) rape and (d) a serious sexual offence bail was not opposed by the Crown, broken down by Sheriff Court district.

Answer · Colin Boyd: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service only records in its national database whether bail was granted or refused for each accused. It does not record in the database whether bail was sought by an accused or whether the Crown opposed the granting of ba…

28 Sep 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which administrative tribunals are devolved and subject to the competence of the Parliament; how many people have had applications heard by them in each year since 1999; what financial and other resources were made available to each tribunal, and what plans the Executive has to improve th…

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Available information is shownin the following tables. Table 1 lists tribunals and similar bodies operatingin the devolved area; Table 2 shows cases heard by each tribunal; Table 3provides information about financial and other resources made available totribu…

27 Sep 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the maximum number of prisoners is that each prison is contracted to take under the new contracts introduced this year by the Scottish Prison Service.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p>The information is:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td> <p>Aberdeen</p></td> <td> <p align=right>225</p></…

27 Sep 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the design capacity is of each prison.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p>The information is:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td> <p>Aberdeen</p></td> <td> <p align=right>154</p></…

22 Sep 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-15477, S2W-16906 and S2W-19097 by Mr Jim Wallace, Mr Tom McCabe and Cathy Jamieson on 14 May 2001, 2 June and 21 September 2005 respectively, why information on the cost of fuel for police vehicles was available for 1999-2000 and 2000-01 but not fo…

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The information requested for 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 or 2004-05 is not available centrally because it is not routinely collected from the police forces. The information for 1999-2000 was provided as a result of a one-off exercise.</p>

8 Sep 2005 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7657 by Henry McLeish on 20 June 2000, what fuel costs have been incurred by VisitScotland and its predecessor and each area tourist board in each year since 1999.

Answer · Patricia Ferguson: This is an operational matter for VisitScotland. I will ask the Chief Executive of VisitScotland to write to you on this matter.</p>