- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 2 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8553 by Sarah Boyack on 19 July 2000, whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre copies of the latest Route Accident Reduction Plan studies carried out on the A725 trunk road between Whirlies Roundabout, East Kilbride and Whistleberry Toll, Bothwell and between Raith Interchange and the Shawhead Junction with the A8.
Answer
The A725 Whirlies Roundabout to Whistleberry Toll Route Accident Reduction Plan (RARP) study report was submitted to the Scottish Executive in February 2000 and its recommendations have in the main been addressed. No further RARPs have been carried out on this section of trunk road.A further RARP study is currently being carried out on the A725 between Raith Interchange and Shawhead Junction, known as the Bellshill Bypass. A copy of the study report will be placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre when completed.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 2 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consult the Parliament before reaching a position on the impact in Scotland of the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26834.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 2 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any Ministers have been involved in making representations to Her Majesty's Government about amendments to the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill and, if so, which ones.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26834.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 2 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the impact in Scotland of the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26834.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 2 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26232 by Ms Margaret Curran on 6 June 2002 giving its position that it is for landlords, local authorities and the police to determine the most effective response to anti-social behaviour, whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government that the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill does not apply to Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26834.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 2 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact of proposals to remove housing benefit from any individual not subject to any court order, but living with a tenant who meets the criteria proposed in the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill, would be on social justice in the context of the European Convention on Human Rights and whether such proposals are compatible with its policies in this area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26834.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 2 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific representations it has made to Her Majesty's Government about the impact in Scotland of the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26834.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 2 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill in its current form would have on social justice in the context of the European Convention on Human Rights and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26834.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 1 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many road traffic accidents there were on (a) the A725 and (b) the A71 in (i) 2000 and (ii) 2001 in each local authority area and how many fatalities and serious injuries there were in each case.
Answer
Data about injury road accidents are collected by the police and reported to the Scottish Executive using the STATS 19 statistical report form. These returns cover only road accidents in which one or more people were injured: they do not cover damage only accidents.The table gives the numbers of road accidents which were identified in the STATS 19 returns as occurring on (a) the A725 and (b) the A71 in the specified years, and the associated fatalities and serious casualties. The information is broken down by local authority area.It should be noted that the statistics given in the table are based upon the data which are held in the central statistical database and which were collected by the police at the time of the accident and subsequently reported to the Executive. They may differ from any figures which the local authorities would provide now, because they do not take account of any subsequent changes or corrections that local authorities may have made to the statistical information, for use at local level, about the location of each accident, based upon their knowledge of the roads and areas concerned.(a) Injury road accidents occurring on the A725, and the associated numbers of fatalities and seriously-injured casualties, as reported in the "STATS 19" statistical returns.
| Local Authority | Year | Injury road accidents | Fatalities | Seriously-injured casualties |
| North Lanarkshire | 2000 | 41 | 0 | 15 |
| 2001 | 43 | 1 | 6 |
| South Lanarkshire | 2000 | 58 | 0 | 17 |
| 2001 | 44 | 0 | 5 |
| of which: on that part of the A725 which is a trunk road - |
| North Lanarkshire | 2000 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| South Lanarkshire | 2000 | 58 | 0 | 17 |
| 2001 | 44 | 0 | 5 |
(b) Injury road accidents occurring on the A71, and the associated numbers of fatalities and seriously-injured casualties, as reported in the STATS 19 statistical returns.
| Local Authority | Year | Injury road accidents | Fatalities | Seriously-injured casualties |
| Edinburgh | 2000 | 62 | 1 | 12 |
| 2001 | 43 | 0 | 5 |
| West Lothian | 2000 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| 2001 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
| North Lanarkshire | 2000 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| South Lanarkshire | 2000 | 31 | 2 | 9 |
| 2001 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| East Ayrshire | 2000 | 30 | 1 | 7 |
| 2001 | 33 | 3 | 11 |
| North Ayrshire | 2000 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of special constables was from ethnic minority groups in each police force at 31 March 2002.
Answer
The percentages of special constables from ethnic minority groups in each police force at 31 March 2002 are shown in the following table.
| Force | Percentage of Special Constables from Ethnic Minority Groups |
| Central | 0% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 2% |
| Fife | 2% |
| Grampian | 1% |
| Lothian & Borders | 2% |
| Northern | 0% |
| Strathclyde | 3% |
| Tayside | 0% |
| Total | 1.3% |
