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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S2W-25225

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2006
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 12 May 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive for what average length of time prisoners have been locked in their cell (a) during the week and (b) at weekends in each year since 1999.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

It is not possible to providethis data on a historical basis as the prisoner population has fluctuated over timeand prisons have had the flexibility to vary staff shift times, subject to localnegotiation. However, as a snapshot at the time of writing, the length of time prisonersare locked in their cell at night during the week ranges from nine hours to 10.5hours, with an average per prison of 9.5 hours.

The length of time prisonersare locked in their cell at night at weekends ranges from nine hours to 15 hours,with an average per prison of 13.5 hours.

Question reference: S2W-24617

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 11 May 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions there were for under-age drinking in each year since 1990, broken down by police force.

The available information isgiven in the following table.

Persons Proceeded Againstfor Under-Age Drinking^1,2, by Police Force Area, 1990-91 to 2004-05

Financial year	Central	Dumfries and Galloway	Fife	Grampian	Lothian and Borders	Northern	Strathclyde	Tayside	Scotland
1990-91	3	3	2	8	24	9	13	12	74
1991-92	0	2	0	10	3	6	13	6	40
1992-93	2	2	1	4	1	3	9	4	26
1993-94	1	2	0	1	2	4	9	1	20
1994-95	1	0	0	0	2	4	10	6	23
1995-96	0	2	0	2	0	6	20	1	31
1996-97	0	0	1	0	4	6	113	4	128
1997-98	0	1	2	1	3	7	179	3	196
1998-99	0	1	4	2	3	1	163	7	181
1999-2000	0	0	2	1	3	3	135	8	152
2000-01	1	1	1	0	0	0	75	7	85
2001-02	1	0	1	0	1	2	135	11	151
2002-03	6	1	2	0	3	6	118	9	145
2003-04	3	0	5	1	3	2	138	9	161
2004-05	12	1	5	0	3	1	175	4	201

Notes:

1. Wheremain offence.

2. Includespersons aged under 18 proceeded against for buying excisable liquor orconsuming in a bar, or for contraventions of bye-laws prohibiting theconsumption of alcohol in designated places.

Question reference: S2W-25564

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2006
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 10 May 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils have been taught in temporary classrooms in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S2W-25747

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2006
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of overnight accommodation for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers staying overnight in (i) mainland Great Britain, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) the Republic of Ireland and (iv) other countries in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S2W-25746

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2006
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers have stayed overnight in (i) five-star, (ii) four-star and (iii) three-star hotels in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S2W-25226

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2006
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 May 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many police stations had disabled access in each year since 1999 and what percentage this represented of the total number of stations in each force area, shown in table form.

Question reference: S2W-25224

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2006
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 May 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many arrests or prosecutions have been made in each year since 1999 as a result of the involvement of police or prison dogs.

Question reference: S2W-25304

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2006
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 May 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has provided for postgraduate courses in total and how much of this has been for courses in occupational therapy in each year since 2000.

Question reference: S2W-25305

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2006
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 May 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scots have applied to English universities for courses which are not funded in Scotland in each year since 2000.

The Scottish Executive doesnot hold information on the number of students who apply for a course at anEnglish university when the same, or a similar course, is not available at aScottish institution. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service is responsiblefor handling applications on behalf of the institutions.

Scottish Universities areautonomous institutions, responsible for developing their own course provision.All accredited courses are funded by the Scottish Funding Council according toits funding allocation formula.

Question reference: S2W-25306

Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2006
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 5 May 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive how much compensation has been paid to teachers as a result of assaults in the classroom in each year since 1999, shown in table form.