- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 21 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded convictions there have been for drug trafficking in the (a) Hamilton North and Bellshill and (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun parliamentary constituency in each of the last five years.
Answer
The information held centrally on persons with a charge proved cannot be broken down by parliamentary constituency. Figures for Hamilton and Kilmarnock Sheriff Courts are given in the table. Data for the year 2002 are not yet available.Persons with a Charge Proved where the Main Offence was a Drug Trafficking
1 Offence in Selected Sheriff Courts, 1997-2001
| Sheriff Court | Year of Sentence |
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Hamilton Sheriff Court | 59 | 68 | 48 | 58 | 75 |
| Kilmarnock Sheriff Court | 46 | 49 | 42 | 42 | 51 |
Note:1. Includes illegal importation, production and supply of drugs, and money laundering and other related offences.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Des McNulty on 20 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33400 by Des McNulty on 5 February 2003, how many of the planning permission appeals in each category were in the (a) Hamilton North and Bellshill and (b) Kilmarnock and Loudon parliamentary constituency.
Answer
The information requested is not held on a parliamentary constituency basis. The relevant planning authorities are North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire and East Ayrshire. The following tables therefore show the number of planning permission appeals determined by the Scottish Executive Inquiry Reporters Unit (SEIRU) and the number successful for each of the business years since 1999, in respect of each of these planning authorities. 1. North Lanarkshire
| | Planning Permission Appeals Decided | Number Successful | % |
| 1.4.99 to 31.3.00 | 12 | 3 | 25% |
| 1.4.00 to 31.3.01 | 23 | 12 | 52% |
| 1.4.01 to 31.3.02 | 22 | 9 | 41% |
| 1.4.02 to 31.12.02 (part year) | 17 | 6 | 35% |
2. South Lanarkshire
| | Planning Permission Appeals Decided | Number Successful | % |
| 1.4.99 to 31.3.00 | 28 | 10 | 36% |
| 1.4.00 to 31.3.01 | 37 | 12 | 32% |
| 1.4.01 to 31.3.02 | 25 | 11 | 44% |
| 1.4.02 to 31.12.02 (part year) | 21 | 10 | 48% |
3. East Ayrshire
| | Planning Permission Appeals Decided | Number Successful | % |
| 1.4.99 to 31.3.00 | 10 | 5 | 50% |
| 1.4.00 to 31.3.01 | 13 | 7 | 54% |
| 1.4.01 to 31.3.02 | 24 | 10 | 42% |
| 1.4.02 to 31.12.02 (part year) | 13 | 5 | 38% |
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Des McNulty on 20 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many planning applications have been referred to its Inquiry Reporters Unit in each year since 1999 in the (a) Hamilton North and Bellshill and (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun parliamentary constituency.
Answer
While information is not held centrally on a parliamentary constituency basis, the following table provides a breakdown of figures on a local authority basis.
| Year (1 April to 31 March) | South Lanarkshire | North Lanarkshire | East Ayrshire |
| 1999-2000 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2000-01 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 to date | 1 | 3 | 0 |
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 19 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are employed in the construction industry under the modern apprenticeship scheme in the (a) Hamilton North and Bellshill and (b) Kilmarnock and Loudoun parliamentary constituency.
Answer
There are 59 modern apprentices (MA) in the Hamilton North and Bellshill parliamentary constituency and 78 in the Kilmarnock and Loudoun parliamentary constituency who are training towards Construction Industry Training Board MA frameworks.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 22 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28387 by Mr Andy Kerr on 10 September 2002, who delegated to the Permanent Secretary and his colleagues the responsibility to deploy and manage civil servants; when this responsibility was delegated, and whether there are any waivers that allow ministers to intervene in the deployment and management of civil servants.
Answer
The delegation to the First Minister of powers in relation to certain personnel issues was made on behalf of the Minister for the Civil Service on 1 July 1999. The delegation is subject to the condition that the First Minister complies with the provisions of the Civil Service Management Code (CSMC). In order to preserve the political impartiality of the civil service and in accordance with established practice, these powers are exercised by civil servants on behalf of the First Minister. Ministers are consulted about the appointment of civil servants in accordance with the requirements of the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Code. In addition, ministers are consulted about some internal deployment such as the appointment of staff to a minister's private office.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 16 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to announce specific measures to tackle the falling population.
Answer
The Executive believes that a growing population, with a highly skilled and motivated workforce, will help grow the economy. We want Scotland to be an attractive place to live and work for both individuals and businesses. Measures that will affect the size of Scotland's population range from those that ease the financial and practical difficulties of parenting to our collaboration with the enterprise networks and Scottish Development International on a number of initiatives to link Scottish businesses with successful Scots now living overseas and to attract those with appropriate skills to live and work in Scotland.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2002
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Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the internal organisation of its Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department, detailing the specific roles of divisions within the department.
Answer
The information requested about the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department can be found in the Scottish Executive Business Directory, which is available to MSPs.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2002
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Answered by Hugh Henry on 10 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2393 by Mr Jim Wallace on 19 January 2000, whether it will provide up-to-date percentage staff turnover figures since April 1999 for HM Prison (a) Barlinnie, (b) Edinburgh, (c) Kilmarnock, (d) Perth and (e) Peterhead.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30525 on 28 October 2002, which contains the most recent information held on percentage of turnover in the SPS.The SPS does not hold information on staff turnover at Kilmarnock. This is a matter for Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited.All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 9 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many classroom assistants are currently employed in each local authority area.
Answer
Details of the number of classroom assistants currently employed in each local authority area are not held centrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-2006 by Mr Jim Wallace on 3 November 1999, how many staff have left HM Prison (a) Kilmarnock, (b) Barlinnie, (c) Edinburgh, (d) Perth and (e) Peterhead since April 1999.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. Staff leaving SPS were as follows:
| Barlinnie | 149 |
| Edinburgh | 149 |
| Perth | 118 |
| Peterhead | 82 |
I also refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30525 on 28 October 2002, which contains the most recent information held on the numbers of leavers in the SPS to date. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.The SPS does not hold information on staff turnover at Kilmarnock. This is a matter for Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited.
