- Asked by: Gil Paterson, 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 13 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations, direction or guidance have been made to or given to the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority regarding the Bathgate to Airdrie rail link and, if none, what representations, direction and guidance it proposes to make or give.
Answer
Under the provisions made in the UK Transport Bill, introduced on 1 December 1999, the Scottish Ministers will be able to issue directions and guidance to the Strategic Rail Authority for passenger rail services that begin and end in Scotland. Since the Bill has not completed its passage through Parliament at Westminister, the Scottish Ministers are not yet able to exercise these powers. The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority on a wide range of matters affecting the development of the railways in Scotland.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive in (a) how many and (b) what percentage of rape cases where the accused people have represented themselves was a verdict of (i) not proven, (ii) not guilty and (iii) guilty returned.
Answer
The information sought is not routinely collected and collation of this information would incur disproportionate costs.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 12 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations were or will be consulted on The Development of the Scottish Partnership on Domestic Abuse and Recent Work in Scotland, the National Strategy to Address Domestic Abuse in Scotland and the proposed Action Plan on the Prevention of Domestic Violence; whether any of these organisations have been reimbursed for costs incurred in responding to these consultations; if so, how much each organisation (a) has received to date and (b) will receive in total and, if not, whether any organisations requested reimbursement but were refused, specifying in each case the reasons given for any such refusals.
Answer
The report
The Development of the Scottish Partnership on Domestic Abuse and Recent Work in Scotland was not issued as a consultation paper but it did draw upon information gained from a questionnaire circulated by the Partnership to local authorities, health services, police forces and voluntary organisations. One hundred questionnaires were completed.
A draft National Strategy to Address Domestic Abuse in Scotland was issued for consultation in February 2000 to local authorities, health services, police forces and 57 voluntary organisations. Fifty-two responses were received. A revised National Strategy, including an Action Plan and Good Practice Guidance and Service Standards will be issued for consultation very shortly.
No organisation received or requested renumeration for their response.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people accused of rape have chosen to represent themselves in court in each of the last ten years; what percentage of people accused of rape this represented in each year, and what percentage of people accused of other crimes represented themselves in each year, broken down by crime.
Answer
The information sought is not routinely collected and collation of this information would incur disproportionate costs.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, 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 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average time between initial consultation and second appointment is for outpatients attending the psychiatric unit of Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride.
Answer
This information is available from Lanarkshire Primary Care NHS Trust.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much tourism and associated revenues in Scotland increased as a result of England hosting the European Championships in 1996.
Answer
No statistics are available on the direct impact of these championships on Scottish tourism.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, 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 22 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6233 by Mr Jim Wallace on 23 May 2000, what steps it is taking to ensure that every police force establishes rape suites in their police stations as a matter of priority.
Answer
Every Scottish police force has access to at least one rape suite. The number and location of rape suites in a force area is primarily a decision for the Chief Constable to make, taking into account operational priorities.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 21 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list any consultation, studies and reports it has commissioned to date which deal with the issues of domestic violence and rape including details of the dates when they were or are expected to be published and the estimated costs of each.
Answer
The Executive published a report on
The Development of the Scottish Partnership on Domestic Abuse and Recent Work in Scotland in February 2000. Research and publication costs totalled £17,000. The report is available from the Stationery Office Bookshop priced £5.
The Executive also intends to publish a new Action Plan on the Prevention of Violence Against Women in the autumn at an estimated cost of £10,000. It will be available free of cost.
The Scottish Partnership on Domestic Abuse consulted in February and March 2000 on a National Strategy to Address Domestic Abuse in Scotland. It will issue a revised strategy, together with Good Practice Guidance and Service Standards, in September or October. The cost is estimated at £5,000.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, 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 Jackie Baillie on 15 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the closure of the Rape Crisis Centre in Aberdeen would have on the local community.
Answer
The Scottish Executive recognises the very valuable work carried out by the nine Rape Crisis Centres in Scotland.
We have recently invited the Rape Crisis Network to submit late bids for the Domestic Abuse Service Development Fund and have so far approved £3,000 for a project in Dumfries and Galloway and £12,500 for Central Rape Crisis. We are awaiting at least three more applications from local groups but these do not include the Aberdeen group.
The Scottish Executive does not provide core funding for local groups which is regarded as a matter for local authorities.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, 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 Jackie Baillie on 15 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the closure of the Rape Crisis Centre in Perth would have on the local community.
Answer
The Scottish Executive recognises the very valuable work carried out by the nine Rape Crisis Centres in Scotland.
We have recently invited the Rape Crisis Network to submit late bids for the Domestic Abuse Service Development Fund and have so far approved £3,000 for a project in Dumfries and Galloway and £12,500 for Central Rape Crisis. We are awaiting at least three more applications from local groups but these do not include the Perth group.
Funding for local groups such as these is a local authority matter.
