- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 11 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how low-income borrowers can be provided with a route to financial inclusion.
Answer
We will work with thefinancial services industry to provide borrowers with access to products andservices, including basic bank accounts, and with third sector lenders (creditunions and community development finance institutions) to offer affordablecredit.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that care staff and medical staff are able to reach the population of the Rosneath Peninsula during blockades of HMNB Clyde by the Faslane 365 protesters.
Answer
Maintenance of road access isan operational policing matter and is the responsibility of the relevant Chief Constable.NHS Highland and the Scottish Ambulance Service regularly consult with the policeto ensure that disruption to those requiring medical services on the peninsula iskept to a minimum.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are in place to allow unhindered access for emergency vehicles during the blockades on the A814 caused by the Faslane 365 protests at HMNB Clyde.
Answer
Maintenance of road access isan operational policing matter and is the responsibility of the relevant Chief Constable.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 11 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many arrests of people participating in the Faslane 365 protests at HMNB Clyde have resulted in prosecutions.
Answer
The information requested isnot available. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s Case ManagementDatabase records details of the charges against each accused in terms of the specificcommon law or statutory offence that is alleged to have been committed. It is notpossible to identify separately within the database offences relating to specificevents.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 11 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is provided for credit unions.
Answer
We are providing £500,000 in2007-08 to support credit unions. As social enterprises, credit unions areincluded in the strategic aims of Better Business - a strategy andaction plan for social enterprise in Scotland published in March2007 which aims to grow and develop social enterprises in Scotland todeliver services and improve communities.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2O-11927 by Cathy Jamieson on 8 February 2007, how many arrests there have been during the Faslane 365 protests at HMNB Clyde.
Answer
From 1 October 2006 to 3 June 2007, 785people have been arrested, by either Strathclyde Police or the Ministry ofDefence Police, in relation to the Faslane 365 campaign.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been of deploying police to cover the Faslane 365 protests at HMNB Clyde.
Answer
The organisation of police operations,including the allocation of resources to this operation, is a matter for the ChiefConstable of Strathclyde.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 8 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will invite trade unions to be represented on its council of economic advisers.
Answer
The First Minister will makea further statement to Parliament on the council’s role and membership before thesummer recess.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 6 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers have been deployed in relation to the Faslane 365 protests at HMNB Clyde and whether alternative police cover was provided for communities from which these officers were drawn.
Answer
The organisation of police operationsin Strathclyde, including the deployment of police officers to this operation fromacross the force, is a matter for the Chief Constable of Strathclyde.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 5 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what savings have been identified in the (a) civil service and (b) ministerial team as a consequence of the changes made to departmental structures and to what extent these savings are real or notional.
Answer
Changes made to departmentalstructures will result in real savings of a minimum of £300,000 per year in thecivil service and a minimum of £230,000 per year in terms of ministerialchanges. Further savings are likely to become apparent over time. A number ofScottish Executive staff have been redeployed to other duties.
