Questions · Rosie Kane

4 Oct 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a suspect has the right not to self-incriminate on being questioned by the police.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: A suspect has a common law rightnot to incriminate themselves under police questioning.

4 Oct 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a suspect has the right to silence on being questioned by the police.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: A suspect has a common law rightto remain silent under police questioning.

4 Oct 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a suspect has the right to be cautioned before being questioned by the police, either verbally or by document.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Where the police have reasonablecause to suspect a particular person has committed a crime the suspect should becautioned as this warns them that they will be asked questions but they are notobliged to answer.

4 Oct 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether evidence of excessive speed as provided by an approved device is sufficient in itself to convict a driver or whether any further corroborative evidence is required.

Answer · Elish Angiolini: In terms of section20 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, unless it is challenged by the accused,a record produced by a type approved device and a properly served certificate asto the circumstances in which the record has been produced can be sufficient e…

4 Oct 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, under section 20(9) and (10) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, as amended by the Road Traffic Act 1991, devices employed by police forces in Scotland in the measurement or recording of vehicle speed are of a model type specifically described as approved in a UK statutory in…

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Not all speed measuring equipmentused by the police requires statutory approval and the decision as to the equipmentdeployed within each force area is an operational matter for the Chief Constable.Where the police wish to relyin court on evidence from …

2 Aug 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether concerns expressed by Prestwick Airport’s air traffic controllers’ trade union in respect of the dangerous nature of the United States of America’s munitions supply flights have been conveyed to it and, if so, whether it has made representations to UK Ministers to outline these co…

Answer · Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive has notreceived representations from Glasgow Prestwick Airport’s air traffic controllers’ trade union on this issue.

2 Aug 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has sought meetings with UK ministers to convey its concerns regarding the United States of America’s use of Scottish airfields in its transportation of munitions supplies to Israel.

Answer · Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive is inregular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including theUSA’suse of Scottish airfields in its transportation of munitions supplies to Israel.

2 Aug 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has sought the advice of civil servants to establish whether the powers granted under The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (SI 1999/1750) could be invoked to enable it to prevent flights landing in Scotland which are carrying m…

Answer · Tavish Scott: The purpose of the relevant powerunder section 78(3) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 is to limit or mitigate noiseand vibration from aircraft. This power cannot be used to prohibit aircraftfrom landing at Scottish airports for reasons other than noise or vibra…

2 Aug 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has sought the advice of the Lord Advocate and Solicitor General for Scotland to establish whether the powers granted under The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (SI 1999/1750) could be invoked to enable it to prevent flights la…

Answer · Tavish Scott: By longstanding convention,the Scottish Executive does not disclose whether Law Officers’ advice has, orhas not, been sought on a particular matter.

2 Aug 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered using the powers granted to it under The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (SI 1999/1750) to invoke section 78(3) of the Civil Aviation Act 1982, empowering it to publish a notice “to prohibit specified aircraft f…

Answer · Tavish Scott: The purpose of Section 78(3)of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 is to limit or mitigate noise and vibration fromaircraft. This power cannot be used to prohibit aircraft from landing atScottish airports for reasons other than noise or vibration.

24 May 2006 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of recent comments by the Prime Minister, what its next steps would be if the UK energy review recommends that new nuclear power stations be built in Scotland.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: Ministers will make their viewsknown once the UK energy review has been made public.

27 Jan 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the transport infrastructure projects valued at £5 million or more which have commenced since 1999, and those which are planned to commence, including when the projects were, or are scheduled to be, completed.

Answer · Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive has had a number of transport infrastructure projects valued at £5 million or more which have been completed since 1999. Seventeen Capital Roads Projects which meet this description have been completed. One major rail project over £5 mi…

27 Jan 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many PPP or PFI transport projects it has funded since 1999; how many it intends to fund in future years, and whether it will provide details of the nature of each project, its capital cost and the expected annual payment to the provider of the infrastructure.

Answer · Tom McCabe: Information on PPP projects in Scotland, including transport projects, can be found on the Scottish Executive Financial Partnerships Unit’s website at: <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/ppp">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/ppp</a>. All Scottish Exe…

27 Jan 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it provided to local authorities for capital investment in projects designed to improve or enhance local bus networks in each year since 1999 and what estimates are available for future years.

Answer · Tavish Scott: Local authorities have been awardedcapital funding for bus improvement and enhancement measures under both the PublicTransport and Integrated Transport Funds, as set out in the following table. Manyof these projects also contain elements involving rail, cycli…

27 Jan 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much capital funding it allocated for investment in the construction of new rail lines and stations in each year since 1999 and what estimates are available for future years.

Answer · Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive has a capital investment programme in transport over 2003‑13 of £3 billion. Of this, an estimated £1.7 billion (including £375 million for trams) will be invested in rail in Scotland. Since 1999, the Scottish Executive has …

27 Jan 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spent on capital investment in the construction of new trunk roads infrastructure in each year since 1999 and what estimates are available for future years.

Answer · Tavish Scott: Details of capital investment in the construction of new trunk roads are shown in the following table. <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td> 1999-2000 (£ Million)</td> …