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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S1W-15127

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive how many students in Scotland who achieved qualifications at HNC and HND level in the 2000 exam diet still await receipt of their certificates.

Question reference: S1W-15157

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 4 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage of officers from ethnic minority groups is at each rank within each Scottish police force and within the Scottish Crime Squad.

The information is provided in the following table showing the position at 31 March 2000. At that time there were no officers above the rank of Inspector.

The SCS, as at 1 April 2001, has one detective constable which represents less than 1% of officers at that rank within the SCS.

	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable
	%	%	%
Central	0	0	0.4
Dumfries & Galloway	0	0	0.3
Fife Constabulary	0	0	0.5
Grampian	1.3	0	0.4
Lothian & Borders	0.8	0	0.5
Northern Constabulary	0	0	0.2
Strathclyde	0	0.2	0.8
Tayside	0	0	0.4
SCS	0	0	0

These figures are taken from Force's Annual Statistical Returns for 1999-2000. Information for 31 March 2001 is expected to be available in June 2001.

Question reference: S1W-15156

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 4 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage of female officers was at each rank within each Scottish police force and within the Scottish Crime Squad at 31 March 2000 and when the comparative figure for 31 March 2001 will be available.

The information is provided in the following table showing the position at 31 March 2000. Information for 31 March 2001 for each force is expected to be available in June 2001.

	Chief Constable	Asst. CC	Super-Intendant	Chief Inspector	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Central	0	0	0	0	5.5	6	16
D&G	0	0	0	0	10	4.4	22.5
Fife	0	0	0	7.7	2.8	3.6	18.2
Grampian	0	0	0	10.5	2.7	6.5	20
L&B	0	0	5.7	8.3	2.3	8.2	17.4
Northern	0	0	0	0	0	4.5	16.6
Strathclyde	0	14	0	7.1	3.2	6.9	18.5
Tayside	0	0	0	0	5.3	8.3	20.6
SCS	0	0	0	0	0	5.9	22

Question reference: S1W-15081

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 3 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10150 by Jackie Baillie on 15 November 2000, how much of the #350 million funding for its central heating scheme it has provisionally allocated in each of the five years of the operation of the scheme to cover the costs of central heating installation in local authority homes in the Scottish Borders Council area in the event of tenants in the Scottish Borders voting against whole stock transfer, and what will happen to any such provisional allocation in the event of whole stock transfer proceeding.

Question reference: S1W-15082

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 3 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10150 by Jackie Baillie on 15 November 2000, how much of the #350 million funding for its central heating scheme it has provisionally allocated in each of the five years of the operation of the scheme to cover the costs of central heating installation in local authority homes in the Glasgow City Council area in the event of tenants in Glasgow voting against whole stock transfer, and what will happen to any such provisional allocation in the event of whole stock transfer proceeding.

Question reference: S1W-15079

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 3 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10150 by Jackie Baillie on 15 November 2000, how much of the #350 million funding for its central heating scheme it has provisionally allocated in each of the five years of the operation of the scheme to cover the costs of central heating installation in local authority homes in the Aberdeen City Council area in the event of tenants in Aberdeen voting against whole stock transfer, and what will happen to any such provisional allocation in the event of whole stock transfer proceeding.

Question reference: S1W-15078

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 3 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10150 by Jackie Baillie on 15 November 2000, how much of the #350 million funding for its central heating scheme it has provisionally allocated in each of the five years of the operation of the scheme to cover the costs of central heating installation in local authority homes in the Orkney Islands Council area in the event of tenants in Orkney voting against whole stock transfer, and what will happen to any such provisional allocation in the event of whole stock transfer proceeding.

Question reference: S1W-15080

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 3 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10150 by Jackie Baillie on 15 November 2000, how much of the #350 million funding for its central heating scheme it has provisionally allocated in each of the five years of the operation of the scheme to cover the costs of central heating installation in local authority homes in the Shetland Islands Council area in the event of tenants in Shetland voting against whole stock transfer, and what will happen to any such provisional allocation in the event of whole stock transfer proceeding.

Question reference: S1W-15095

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 3 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10150 by Jackie Baillie on 15 November 2000, how much of the #350 million funding for its central heating scheme it has provisionally allocated in each of the five years of the operation of the scheme to cover the costs of central heating installation in local authority homes in the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area in the event of tenants voting against whole stock transfer, and what will happen to any such provisional allocation in the event of whole stock transfer proceeding.

Question reference: S1W-15077

Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 3 May 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10150 by Jackie Baillie on 15 November 2000, how much of the #350 million funding for its central heating scheme it has provisionally allocated in each of the five years of the operation of the scheme to cover the costs of central heating installation in local authority homes in the Dumfries and Galloway Council area in the event of tenants in Dumfries and Galloway voting against whole stock transfer, and what will happen to any such provisional allocation in the event of whole stock transfer proceeding.

In those local authority areas actively considering community ownership, the resources required for the installation of central heating will be included in the business plan. In the event that tenants vote against community ownership, the necessary resources will be secured from the savings made in debt servicing. Irrespective of the decision on community ownership, all council tenants will receive central heating.