- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what number and percentage of bank account arrestments were exercised last year on people who were on benefits at the time of arrestment.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 14 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what process will be used in preparing its response to the UK Raptor Working Party report; what timetable is envisaged; which organisations will be consulted, and whether it will make available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre all the submissions it receives on the matter.
Answer
I have asked Scottish Natural Heritage to provide formal advice to me on the recommendations in the UK Raptor Working Group report by spring 2001 and suggested they consult widely with interested organisations. The Scottish Executive will give careful consideration to the SNH response, and any other relevant material, before responding to the report.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail by health board area the incidence of burkholdaria cepacia in each of the last five years including details of the number of fatalities and the age groups of those affected.
Answer
Between 1995-99 29 cases of this infection were reported to the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health. The centre received no reports of fatalities as a result of this infection. The age profiles of those affected shown by health boards are detailed in the table below:
Year | Health Board | Age Group | Total |
1995 | Ayrshire & Arran | 35-39, 40-44, 65+ | 3 |
| | Grampian | 65+ | 1 |
| | Lanarkshire | 15-19 | 1 |
| | Lothian | 55-59 | 1 (6) |
1996 | Ayrshire & Arran | 55-59 | 1 |
| | Argyll & Clyde | 0-4 | 1 |
| | Greater Glasgow | 65+ | 1 |
| | Lanarkshire | 40-44 | 1 |
| | Lothian | 65+ | 1 (5) |
1997 | Ayrshire & Arran | 65+ | 1 |
| | Greater Glasgow | 55-59 | 1 |
| | Highland | 0-4 | 1 |
| | Lanarkshire | 65+, 65+ | 2 |
| | Lothian | 60-64 | 1 (6) |
1998 | Ayrshire & Arran | 60-64 | 1 |
| | Forth Valley | age unknown | 2 |
| | Greater Glasgow | 50-54, 65+ | 2 |
| | Lanarkshire | 65+ | 1 (6) |
1999 | Greater Glasgow | 0-4, 0-4, 60-64, 65+ | 4 |
| | Lothian | 0-4, 65+ | 2 6 |
| | | | Total (29) |
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 14 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the process which will be used in preparing its response to the Hawk and Owl Trust Report; what timetable is envisaged; which organisations will be consulted, and whether it will make available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre all the submissions it receives on the matter.
Answer
The Scottish Executive will not be making a formal response to the report A Study into the Raptor Predation of Domestic Pigeons, which was completed under contract to DETR to inform the work of the UK Raptor Working Group.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the number of (i) bank account arrestments and (ii) wage arrestments in each of the past three years.
Answer
The table below sets out the information which is recorded on the number of arrestments which were executed in Scotland in each of the past three years.
| | Earnings Arrestments Executed | Non-Earnings Arrestments Executed | Other Arrestments |
1997 | 88,152 | 89,641 | 4,917 |
1998 | 74,200 | 96,707 | 4,584 |
1999 | 73,464 | 98,613 | 4,612 |
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 14 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of information communications technology training by it and its agencies for each of the past two years and the current year, broken down by local enterprise company area.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise and I have asked the respective chairmen to reply to the member. A copy of the replies will be placed in SPICe.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 14 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what has been the number of redundancies in the forestry and related industries since May 1999.
Answer
The information requested on redundancies in the forestry and related industries is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many bank accounts arrested last year recovered sums greater than #63 and how many were of a value that exceeded the value of the debt being recovered.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 14 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are for tackling unemployment in Hamilton and Bellshill.
Answer
I would refer Mr Neil to the answer which I gave to his earlier question on this subject on Thursday 8 June (S1W-7197).
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 14 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated value is of the outstanding repair and maintenance requirements of secondary schools in Kilmarnock and Loudoun.
Answer
The overall management of their school building stock is a matter for individual education authorities. Detailed information of the kind requested is not held centrally.
