Questions · Kenny MacAskill

11 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what costs have been incurred in each year since 2001, broken down by fire authority area, on (a) vehicle fuel and (b) transport.

Answer · Hugh Henry: This is a matter for the Fireand Rescue authorities. Not all the information requested is held centrally.For fuel costs from 2001-02 to2004-05 I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-19098 on 22 September 2005. Allanswers to written parliamen…

11 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what budgetary allocation has been made to local authorities for each of the last four years to make provision for replacement of lead piping within (a) private sector and (b) public sector households.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows.Since 2003-04 grant has beenallocated to local authorities to fund improvements in private sector housing includingthe replacement of lead pip…

11 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what additional resources will be made available to Lothian and Borders Police in view of any increased security requirements in Edinburgh as a result of international terrorism since 2003.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Special Branch activity is themain component of the Scottish Police Service’s response to terrorism. Special Branchesare funded mainly from within police Grant Aided Expenditure (GAE). The Lothianand Borders Police share of GAE has risen by £25.6 milli…

10 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has given to football in each year since 1999 and which organisations received any such funding.

Answer · Patricia Ferguson: This information is not heldcentrally. However, I have asked the Chair of sportscotland to write tothe member with the information that they have available.

10 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-19101 by Cathy Jamieson on 15 September 2005, what fuel costs were incurred by the Scottish Prison Service in 2005-06.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:The information is asfollows:<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=93 valign=top> Year </td> …

10 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what fuel costs it has incurred in each year since 2001, broken down by department.

Answer · Tom McCabe: I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-19100 on 20 September 2005. The full figures for 2005-06 should be available shortly.I will write to you again, including an updated version of the table, when the finalfigures for 2005-06 become available.

6 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people currently serve on more than one non-departmental public body (NDPB) and what NDPBs these are; what remuneration each of these persons receive from each NDPB; whether any of these persons are politically affiliated, and how long each person has served on each NDPB.

Answer · Tom McCabe: A total of 32 people currentlyhold more than one appointment on the boards of NDPBs sponsored by the ScottishExecutive and regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland. Theother information requested is set out in the following table:…

6 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are expected to move residence to Edinburgh in the next five years.

Answer · George Lyon: The latest population projections,based on the 2004 mid-year population estimates, assume a net in-migration of 11,350people to Edinburgh City Council area over the next five years.

6 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Lothian and Borders police officers have been (a) recruited, (b) on secondment and (c) on long-term sick leave in each year since 2001.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not held centrally and is a matter for the Chief Constable of Lothian and BordersPolice. I understand that the force has invited the member to a meeting todiscuss this and other issues.

6 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Lothian and Borders police officers will be eligible to retire in each year to 2016.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not held centrally and is a matter for the Chief Constable of Lothian and BordersPolice. I understand that the force has invited the member to a meeting todiscuss this and other issues.

6 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many officers have left Lothian and Borders Police as a result of work-related ill health in each year since 2003.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not held centrally and is a matter for the Chief Constable of Lothian and BordersPolice. I understand that the force has invited the member to a meeting todiscuss this and other issues.

6 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Lothian and Borders police officers have been the subject of a complaint in each year since 2003.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not held centrally and is a matter for the Chief Constable of Lothian and BordersPolice. I understand that the force has invited the member to a meeting todiscuss this and other issues.

6 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many officers have (a) retired, (b) taken early retirement, and (c) resigned from Lothian and Borders Police in each year since 2001, broken down by (i) gender, (ii) age profile and (iii) length of service.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not held centrally and is a matter for the Chief Constable of Lothian and BordersPolice. I understand that the force has invited the member to a meeting todiscuss this and other issues.

6 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Lothian and Borders police officers were on secondment in 2005, and which organisation or post each officer was seconded to.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not held centrally and is a matter for the Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders police.I understand that the force has invited the member to a meeting to discuss thisand other issues.

6 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences involving the (a) use, (b) presentation or (c) possession of imitation firearms there were in the city of Edinburgh in each year since 2001.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not held centrally and is a matter for the Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police. I understand that the force has invited the member to a meeting to discuss this and other issues.The Executive have supplied the following …

6 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Lothian and Borders police officers in the city of Edinburgh area have had less than (a) one year’s and (b) two years’ service in each year since 2001, broken down by division.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not held centrally and is a matter for the Chief Constable of Lothian and BordersPolice. I understand that the force has invited the member to a meeting todiscuss this and other issues.

6 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive the number of people from each EU state, excluding the UK, who are resident in (a) Edinburgh and (b) Scotland.

Answer · George Lyon: The latest availableinformation is from the 2001 Census. The following table gives a breakdown,by country of birth, of people who were born outside the UK butwithin the EU.2001 Census, People Livingin Scotland and in the City of Edinburgh Local Authori…

5 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many call centres there were in each year since 2001.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: There are no official statisticalsources which accurately record the number of call centres operating in Scotland overthe period requested.

5 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses owned by the City of Edinburgh Council have been demolished in each year since 2001.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The following table shows thenumber of dwellings owned by the city of Edinburgh council which have been demolished from 2001-02 to 2004-05.Demolitions of Dwellings Ownedby the City of Edinburgh Council;2001-02 to 2004-05<table border=1 cell…

5 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses owned by housing associations have been demolished in the City of Edinburgh Council area in each year since 2001.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:Reporting of demolitions at councillevel was not introduced until 2003. There have been no demolitions of houses reportedby Registered Social …

5 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many high profile or VIP visits to Edinburgh since January 2003 have required the use of Lothian and Borders Police resources.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not held centrally and is a matter for the Chief Constable of Lothian and Borders Police.

5 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many employees of the Scottish Prison Service are currently absent from work on a long-term basis, broken down by grade and region.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:The SPS determines that an absenceof more than 21 days is long-term.Employees absent on 11 April 2006 for aperiod of more than…

5 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many employees of the Scottish Prison Service are currently absent from work having been medically diagnosed as suffering from (a) stress, (b) work-related stress or (c) a stress-related condition.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:On 14 April 2006 there were 22employees absent from work recorded as due to stress.

5 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many custodial sentences were imposed by Edinburgh Sheriff Court in each year from 1998 to 2005.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The available information isgiven in the following table.Number of custodialsentences imposed by Edinburgh Sheriff Court, 1998-99 to 2004-05<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=104 valign=top> Year </td…

5 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils left schools in Edinburgh with no qualifications in a foreign language in each year since 2001.

Answer · Peter Peacock: The following table shows thenumber and percentage of pupils leaving publicly funded schools in Edinburgh withno qualifications in a foreign language at SCQF level 3 or better 2001-05:<table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td nowrap…

4 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much public money was made available for capital expenditure to each of the airports in Scotland for each financial year since May 2001.

Answer · Tavish Scott: The only direct support to airportsby the Scottish Executive is provided through Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd(HIAL) for the operation of airports in the Highlands and Islands. Capitalexpenditure provided by HIAL from 1 May 2001 until 31 March 2005 is se…

4 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive to provided details of the costs incurred by each local authority in operating (a) school buses and (b) mobile libraries in each of the last three years.

Answer · Tom McCabe: Local authorities notify the Executive of their annual revenue expenditure in the local financial returns (LFRs).These forms include expenditure on school transport which is expenditure incurredunder sections 50 and 51 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980. Th…

4 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give an estimate of the impact on net revenue of using the tax-varying powers of the Scottish Parliament to (a) reduce and (b) increase income tax by (i) one pence, (ii) two pence and (iii) three pence in the pound.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The Executive has made it clearthat it does not intend to use the tax-varying powers in the course of the currentParliament.Wedo not make separate estimates of the likely revenue, costs of collection and economicimpact of using the tax-varying powers o…

4 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates the costs would be of making use of the tax-varying powers of the Scottish Parliament to reduce income tax by (a) one, (b) two and (c) three pence in the pound, and on what such costs would be incurred.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The Executive has made it clearthat it does not intend to use the tax-varying powers in the course of the currentParliament.Wedo not make separate estimates of the likely revenue, costs of collection and economicimpact of using the tax-varying powers o…

4 Apr 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates the costs would be of making use of the tax-varying powers of the Scottish Parliament to raise income tax by (a) one, (b) two and (c) three pence in the pound, and on what such costs would be incurred.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The Executive has made it clearthat it does not intend to use the tax-varying powers in the course of the currentParliament.Wedo not make separate estimates of the likely revenue, costs of collection and economicimpact of using the tax-varying powers o…