- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers were employed in the North Ayrshire local authority area in (a) 1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99, (d) 1999-2000, (e) 2000-01 and (f) 2001-02.
Answer
This information is not held centrally and is a matter for Strathclyde Police.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 27 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will inquire into the effectiveness of the process of consultation on the draft Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill to replace the present Record of Needs legislation and whether the consultation process enabled parents to be heard.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-34793 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found here
Motions, Questions and Answers Search.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2003
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Answered by Andy Kerr on 26 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it or any of its special advisers or civil servants, acting officially or in any other capacity, has supplied any information to any organisation or individual outwith the Executive about proposals from Falkirk Council in respect of utilising a not-for-profit trust approach to a scheme for school rebuilding and refurbishment and, if so, to whom any such information was provided and what the reasons are for the position on this matter.
Answer
The main aspects of the proposal had already been publicised by Falkirk Council. Falkirk Council proposed a novel and untried delivery vehicle in its schools public private partnership bid. To assist in assessing its viability, discussions were held on the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed delivery model with Partnerships UK and other experts. The Outline Business Case itself was not used in these consultations.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2003
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Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any proposals from Falkirk Council in respect of utilising a not-for-profit trust approach to a scheme for school rebuilding and refurbishment and, if so, on what date.
Answer
We received from Falkirk Council, on 24 December 2002, an Outline Business Case for a public private partnership described as a not-for-profit trust approach to work on school buildings. The proposal does not involve the establishment of a trust.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 26 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its proposals to replace the present Record of Needs legislation fully conforms with the European Convention on Human Rights and whether it will give information on that matter to parents that are concerned about the impact of the proposed legislation on their children.
Answer
The proposals do not raise any issues in relation to the European Convention on Human Rights. It is a requirement in terms of the Scotland Act 1998 that when a bill is introduced to Parliament, the minister and the Presiding Officer will each certify that the bill is within the legislative competence of the Parliament.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Answered by Hugh Henry on 26 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the rates of drug-related crime were in the North Ayrshire local authority area in (a)1996-97, (b) 1997-98, (c) 1998-99, (d) 1999-2000, (e) 2000-01 and (f) 2001-02, broken down by (i) reported offences, (ii) cases brought and (iii) convictions secured.
Answer
The information available is contained in the following tables. The statistics relate to offences involving the illegal importation, cultivation, supply or possession of drugs. Other offences may be drug related, such as those committed to fund a drug habit, but these cannot be separately identified within the statistics held centrally.The statistics dealing with recorded crime and court proceedings are not directly comparable as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime involving more than one victim, and a crime may be recorded in one year and proceedings taken in a subsequent year. Charges recorded by the police may also be altered as a result of the judicial process.Drug Offences Recorded by the Police, North Ayrshire Council Area, 1996-2001
| Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Number | 633 | 669 | 798 | 721 | 845 | 872 |
Number of Persons Proceeded Against Where a Drugs Offence Was the Main Offence, Selected Courts
1, 1996-2001
| Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Number Proceeded Against |
| Kilmarnock Sheriff Court2 | 415 | 260 | 260 | 183 | 179 | 206 |
| North Ayrshire District Court | 10 | 59 | 90 | 60 | 36 | 56 |
| Number with a Charge Proved |
| Kilmarnock Sheriff Court2 | 362 | 218 | 217 | 150 | 149 | 172 |
| North Ayrshire District Court | 10 | 58 | 89 | 58 | 36 | 55 |
Notes:1. Persons proceeded against and convicted for drugs offences recorded in the North Ayrshire council area may also be dealt with in other courts, e.g. the High Court, but the number of such cases are not separately identifiable within the data held centrally.2. There is no sheriff court in North Ayrshire council area; however, the majority of persons proceeded against in the sheriff court for drug offences committed in North Ayrshire are believed to be dealt with by Kilmarnock Sheriff Court (which will also deal with offences committed in East Ayrshire).
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Answered by Margaret Curran on 26 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive where the highest and lowest rates of house price inflation are.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not collect data on house price inflation, however, the following table gives information from the Lloyds-TSB
Scottish House Price Monitor on the year-on-year percentage increase in house prices, adjusted for the mix of properties sold, at 2002 Q4.
| Area | 2002 Q4 Year-on-Year Inflation (%) |
| Aberdeen | 20.7 |
| Dundee | 12.4 |
| Edinburgh | 32.9 |
| Glasgow | 24.5 |
| Central, Fife, Perth and Tayside (outside Dundee) | 15.4 |
| North (outside Aberdeen) | 8.0 |
| South East (outside Edinburgh) | 12.2 |
| South West (outside Glasgow) | 6.9 |
| Scotland | 13.0 |
There are a number of sources of information on trends in house prices in Scotland, including estimates for Scotland as a whole, compiled by the Council of Mortgage Lenders on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The Lloyds-TSB analysis of its own lending for house purchase is the only source of information which currently provides estimates of price change for areas within Scotland adjusted for any changes from quarter to quarter in the mix of properties sold.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 26 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make available, in full, the responses to the consultation process on the draft Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill to replace the present Record of Needs legislation.
Answer
All written responses to the consultation on the draft Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill will be held in the Scottish Executive library. Unless individual respondees have indicated otherwise, responses will be available for public scrutiny.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will investigate the provision of appropriate Scottish Qualification Authority courses in photography, particularly at Intermediate and Higher grades.
Answer
No. This is a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority itself.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that the Scottish Qualifications Agency consults with English-based exam boards about the provision of courses and examinations in photography that are appropriate to Scottish students particularly in S5 and S6.
Answer
No. This is a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority itself.
