Bill Kidd

26 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many breaches of antisocial behaviour orders have resulted in a criminal conviction.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The information requested isprovided in the following table.</p><p>Individual offences ofbreach of ASBOs with a charge proved in Scottish Courts, 1999-00 to 2005-06</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 width=252> <tr> <td width=120 valign=top> <p…

26 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many breaches of antisocial behaviour orders (ASBOs) have been recorded since 2002, also expressed as a percentage of the total number of ASBOs issued during that period.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: Reliable data for breach ofantisocial behaviour orders is only held centrally for 2004-05 and 2005-06. Thisreveals that 140 and 153 orders were breached in these years, respectively. Theindependent research which provides us with this data expresses the numbe…

26 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been given to Glasgow City Council to tackle antisocial behaviour in each year since 2004, broken down by project.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The funding given to GlasgowCity Council since 2004 to tackle antisocial behaviour, which is notring-fenced for specific projects, is as follows:</p><p>2004-05- £ 2,487,000</p><p>2005-06- £ 2,760,950</p><p>2006-07- £ 3,238,000</p><p>2007-08- £ 3,401,000</p><p…

26 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in the Glasgow City Council area since March 2006.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The information requested isnot yet held centrally. We expect the figures for 2006-07 to be available bythe end of this year.</p>

21 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what support is given to denominational and non-denominational schools considering twinning arrangements.

Answer · Maureen Watt: In May 2006 the Executive,the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Scottish Catholic EducationService ran a national seminar to promote twinning. This was followed in Decemberby publication of <i>Building Friendships and Strengthening Communities:…

21 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it intends to take to encourage both shared campus and twinning initiatives between denominational and non-denominational schools.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The Centrefor Education forRacial Equality in Scotland has been commissioned to updateand augment the Executive’s anti-sectarianism education resource <i>Don’t Give It,Don’t Take It</i>. As part of that work a new section on twinning between denominationaland…

21 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many shared campus arrangements between denominational and non-denominational schools also involve twinning arrangements in each local authority area.

Answer · Maureen Watt: Such information aswe have on schools involved in twinning does not identify whether the schools inquestion form part of a shared campus.</p>

21 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many twinning arrangements between denominational and non-denominational schools have been implemented in each local authority area.

Answer · Maureen Watt: A March 2007 survey ofdenominational schools (which achieved a response rate of 69%) produced theinformation set out in the following table. Of the 271 denominational schoolsresponding to the survey, 74% were involved in twinning arrangements.</p><p>Number of…

21 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many shared campus arrangements between denominational and non-denominational schools are being considered in each local authority area.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The Executive doesnot collect systematic information on numbers of shared campuses which may be underlocal authority consideration.</p>

21 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many shared campus arrangements between denominational and non-denominational schools have been implemented in each local authority area.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The Executive doesnot collect systematic information on the incidence of shared campus arrangementsbetween denominational and non-denominational schools. However, we understand thatthe number of such campuses may be as set out in the following table, although…

12 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-32072 by Johann Lamont on 7 March 2007, whether it will provide a breakdown by year of the community projects that have benefited from the funds confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The answer toS2W-32072 listed all those projects which benefited from funding from thissource in 2006-07, which was the first year in which that funding source wasused to support community projects.</p><p>The CabinetSecretary for Justice announced on 6 June t…

12 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures that the Scottish Consolidation Fund is ring-fenced for investment directly back into the community where the crimes have been committed.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Cabinet Secretaryfor Justice announced – in Parliament on 6 June 2007 – the Scottish Government’sintention to establish a new approach to reinvesting money confiscated from criminalsunder the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. By the autumn of this year, we will…

12 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current value is of the Scottish Consolidation Fund.

Answer · John Swinney: The balance on theaccount at June 1 is £79,003,833.14.</p>

12 Jun 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been confiscated in each year since the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 came into force, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The following tableconfirms the money recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td valign=top> <p align=center>Financial Year</p> </td> <td valign=top> <p align=center>Amount</p> …