- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 21 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made, and to whom, on the number of Health and Safety Executive inspectors employed in Scotland.
Answer
Occupational health and safety is a reserved issue. The Scottish Executive liaises with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on a range of matters affecting devolved issues, such as public health, but has no remit in relation to HSE's operational decisions. The Scottish Executive is also in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including occupational health and safety.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of teachers are employed on a temporary contract basis, broken down by teacher category and local authority area.
Answer
The information is not held in the format requested. However, a survey commissioned by COSLA shows the number of teachers on temporary contracts by category as at November 2000.Number of teaching staff employed by authority
Category | Teachers on temporary contracts | Total number of teachers | Percentage |
Nursery teachers | 137 | 1,320 | 10.4% |
Primary teachers | 3,269 | 26,459 | 12.3% |
Secondary teachers | 4,314 | 29,015 | 14.9% |
Special schools teachers | 375 | 3,240 | 11.6% |
Combined schools teachers | 41 | 368 | 11.1% |
| Total | 8,136 | 60,402 | 13.5% |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 21 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the NHS inspectors employed by the Health & Safety Executive are being transferred from Aberdeen and whether it was consulted on this matter.
Answer
Occupational health and safety is a reserved issue. The Scottish Executive liaises with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on a range of matters affecting devolved issues, such as public health, but has no remit in relation to HSE's operational decisions.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the outcome was of the recent meeting of the EU Fisheries Council.
Answer
We achieved a very good outcome for Scotland from the recent EU Fisheries Council. Faced with an initial proposal which was far from favourable to Scottish and UK interests, the UK delegation took a robust approach to ensure the best possible available deal for our fishermen. This agreement, which is consistent with scientific advice, includes increases in quotas of key Scottish stocks.A full table of the UK quotas for 2002 has been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 18398).
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken to measure the performance of BEAR Scotland Ltd in response to the recent spate of winter weather.
Answer
Performance Audit Group audit and monitor the activities and performance of BEAR Scotland Ltd, and report to Scottish ministers.They have been asked to undertake a specific audit of BEAR's winter maintenance activities in the North East during the recent period of severe weather.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to offer salaries or other new payments to special police constables.
Answer
There are no proposals to offer salaries to special constables, but the case for paying an allowance to recognise levels of commitment is being explored.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to change the status or role of special police constables.
Answer
There are no plans to change the status or role of special constables in Scotland.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio of police officers to special police constables was in each quarter since 1 April 1997, both nationally and broken down by police force area.
Answer
Decisions on the numbers of police officers and special constables in each force are an operational matter for chief constables.Since September 1999 the numbers of special constables in each force have been collected each quarter. Prior to that, numbers were collected on an annual basis at 31 March. The information available is shown in the following tables.Ratio of Police Officers to Special Constables
Force | 31/3/97 | 31/3/98 | 31/3/99 | 30/9/99 | 31/12/99 |
Central | 9:1 | 10:1 | 12:1 | 12:1 | 12:1 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 |
Fife | 6:1 | 7:1 | 8:1 | 9:1 | 9:1 |
Grampian | 8:1 | 9:1 | 10:1 | 10:1 | 10:1 |
Lothian & Borders | 14:1 | 14:1 | 13:1 | 16:1 | 19:1 |
Northern | 3:1* | 3:1* | 3:1* | 3:1 | 3:1 |
Strathclyde | 23:1 | 23:1 | 23:1 | 21:1 | 21:1 |
Tayside | 5:1 | 6:1 | 6:1 | 7:1 | 7:1 |
Total | 10:1* | 10:1* | 11:1* | 11:1 | 11:1 |
Note:* Figures for Northern in these years are estimates.Ratio of Police Officers to Special Constables
Force | 31/3/00 | 30/6/00 | 30/9/00 | 31/12/00 | 31/3/01 |
Central | 12:1 | 12:1 | 14:1 | 14:1 | 14:1 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 4:1 | 4:1 |
Fife | 9:1 | 8:1 | 8:1 | 8:1 | 8:1 |
Grampian | 10:1 | 10:1 | 10:1 | 10:1 | 11:1 |
Lothian & Borders | 15:1 | 15:1 | 17:1 | 18:1 | 18:1 |
Northern | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 |
Strathclyde | 21:1 | 21:1 | 21:1 | 21:1 | 22:1 |
Tayside | 7:1 | 7:1 | 8:1 | 8:1 | 9:1 |
Total | 11:1 | 11:1 | 12:1 | 12:1 | 12:1 |
| | 31/6/01 | 30/9/01 |
Central | 12:1 | 12:1 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 3:1 | 3:1 |
Fife | 9:1 | 8:1 |
Grampian | 10:1 | 10:1 |
Lothian & Borders | 15:1 | 15:1 |
Northern | 3:1 | 3:1 |
Strathclyde | 21:1 | 21:1 |
Tayside | 7:1 | 7:1 |
Total | 11:1 | 11:1 |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many special police constables there were per 1,000 of the population in each quarter since 1 April 1997, both nationally and broken down by police force area.
Answer
Decisions on the numbers of police officers and special constables in each force are an operational matter for chief constables.Since September 1999 the numbers of special constables in each force have been collected each quarter. Prior to that, numbers were collected on an annual basis at 31 March. The information available is shown in the following tables.Number of Special Constables per 1,000 Population
Force | 31/3/97 | 31/3/98 | 31/3/99 | 30/9/99 | 31/12/99 |
Central | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Fife | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Grampian | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Lothian & Borders | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Northern | 0.8* | 0.8* | 0.8* | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Strathclyde | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Tayside | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Total | 0.3* | 0.3* | 0.3* | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Note:*Figures for Northern in these years are estimates.Number of Special Constables per 1,000 Population
Force | 31/3/00 | 30/6/00 | 30/9/00 | 31/12/00 | 31/3/01 |
Central | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Fife | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Grampian | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Lothian & Borders | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Northern | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Strathclyde | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Tayside | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Total | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | 30/6/01 | 30/9/01 |
Central | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Fife | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Grampian | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Lothian & Borders | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Northern | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Strathclyde | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Tayside | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Total | 0.2 | 0.2 |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 11 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Foot and Mouth Disease Declaratory (Controlled Area) (Scotland) (No.3) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/111) has been revoked and, if so, whether it will state what subordinate legislation revoked this Order and, if it has not been revoked, why not.
Answer
The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Declaratory (Controlled Area) (Scotland) (No 3) Order 2001 has not been revoked. There is still a possibility that there could be latent disease in some sheep flocks in the north of England and the south of Scotland. However, if the disease position is maintained early in the New Year then it is hoped that the whole of Great Britain will become free of foot-and-mouth disease and the country's Controlled Area status will be able to be removed by early February.
