- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-17190 by Linda Fabiani on 20 November 2008, what the total expenditure from the International Development Fund has been since 21 November 2008.
Answer
The total expenditure from the International Development Fund from 20 November 2008 to date is £10,339,410.77. The breakdown is as follows:
International Development Fund Expenditure - 20 November 2008 to Date
| Organisation | Country | Expenditure |
| Active Learning Centre | Malawi | £63,669.00 |
| Active Learning Centre | Malawi | £38,500.00 |
| Adam Smith College | Malawi | £130,800.00 |
| Advance Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) | Malawi | £110,000.00 |
| British Red Cross | Haiti | £75,000.00 |
| Challenges Worldwide | Malawi | £20,743.00 |
| Christian Aid Scotland | Malawi | £102,800.00 |
| Christian Aid Scotland | Malawi | £134,690.00 |
| Christian Aid Scotland | Gaza | £85,000.00 |
| Christian Blind Mission (CBM) | Malawi | £75,800.00 |
| Christian Blind Mission (CBM) | Democratic Republic of Congo | £50,000.00 |
| Christian Blind Mission (CBM) | Gaza | £38,998.00 |
| Christian Blind Mission (CBM) | Haiti | £51,259.17 |
| Church of Scotland World Mission | Malawi | £265,405.00 |
| Coatbridge High School | Malawi | £50,000.00 |
| Commonwealth Local Government Forum | Malawi | £69,000.00 |
| Concern Worldwide | Malawi | £66,140.00 |
| Concern Worldwide | Rwanda | £266,960.00 |
| Concern Worldwide | Malawi | £200,500.00 |
| Concern Worldwide | Rwanda | £403,039.00 |
| Deaf Action | Malawi | £15,228.00 |
| Deaf Action | Malawi | £74,545.00 |
| Edinburgh Direct Aid | Gaza | £21,000.00 |
| Equal Exchange | Malawi | £38,500.00 |
| Equal Exchange | Malawi | £40,263.00 |
| Equal Exchange | Malawi | £60,778.00 |
| Equal Exchange | Malawi | £212,587.00 |
| Glasgow the Caring City | Gaza | £9,000.00 |
| Glasgow the Caring City | Haiti | £17,000.00 |
| Global Concerns Trust | Malawi | £13,450.00 |
| Global Concerns Trust | Malawi | £27,650.00 |
| Imani Enterprise | Malawi | £148,000.00 |
| Imani Enterprise | Malawi | £137,000.00 |
| International Network of Street Papers | Malawi | £36,700.00 |
| International Network of Street Papers | Malawi | £31,465.00 |
| Inverclyde Council Education Services | Malawi | £7,000.00 |
| Inverclyde Council Education Services | Malawi | £14,000.00 |
| Islamic Relief | Gaza | £75,000.00 |
| Link Community Development Project | Malawi | £207,251.00 |
| Link Community Development Scotland | Malawi | £24,654.00 |
| Macaulay Land Use Research Institute | Malawi | £143,415.00 |
| Macaulay Land Use Research Institute | Malawi | £92,858.00 |
| Malawi Tomorrow | Malawi | £40,567.00 |
| Malawi Tomorrow | Malawi | £19,358.00 |
| Medical Aid for Palestine | Gaza | £38,998.00 |
| Mercy Corps | Democratic Republic of Congo | £100,000.00 |
| Mercy Corps | Haiti | £75,000.00 |
| Mission Aviation Fellowship | Haiti | £51,580.00 |
| Moffat Centre | Malawi | £73,500.00 |
| Moffat Centre | Malawi | £46,290.00 |
| NIDOS | n/a | £57,833.00 |
| Opportunity International | Malawi | £250,635.00 |
| Opportunity International | Tanzania | £250,000.00 |
| Opportunity International | Tanzania | £400,000.00 |
| Opportunity International | Malawi | £100,905.00 |
| Oxfam Scotland | Haiti | £74,684.00 |
| Oxfam Scotland | Malawi | £112,150.00 |
| Oxfam Scotland | Gaza | £85,000.00 |
| Oxfam Scotland | Malawi | £260,682.00 |
| Save the Children | Haiti | £75,000.00 |
| Save the Children | Gaza | £75,000.00 |
| Scotland Malawi Business Group | Malawi | £84,466.00 |
| Scotland Malawi Business Group | Malawi | £12,835.00 |
| Scotland Malawi Business Group | Malawi | £91,647.00 |
| Scotland Malawi Business Group | Malawi | £47,337.00 |
| Scotland Malawi Partnership | n/a | £59,102.00 |
| Scotland''s Buddhist Vihara | Sri Lanka | £9,524.00 |
| Scottish Agricultural College | Malawi | £59,534.00 |
| Scottish Agricultural College | Malawi | £119,804.00 |
| Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund | Tanzania | £20,188.00 |
| Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund | Sudan | £35,000.00 |
| Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund | Zambia | £239,038.00 |
| Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund | Democratic Republic of Congo | £50,000.00 |
| Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund | Zambia | £403,005.00 |
| Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund | Tanzania | £20,187.00 |
| Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund | Haiti | £75,000.00 |
| Scottish Churches World Exchange | Malawi | £76,442.00 |
| Scottish Churches World Exchange | Malawi | £109,766.00 |
| Scottish Fairtrade Forum | n/a | £60,000.00 |
| Scottish Fairtrade Forum | n/a | £20,000.00 |
| Scottish International Relief | Malawi | £133,330.00 |
| Scottish International Relief | Haiti | £67,552.00 |
| Scottish International Relief | Malawi | £133,330.00 |
| Scottish Police College | Malawi | £20,427.00 |
| Scottish Police College | Malawi | £56,865.00 |
| Sense Scotland | Malawi | £34,937.00 |
| Stenhouse Primary School | Malawi | £63,500.00 |
| Stenhouse Primary School | Malawi | £42,100.00 |
| Tearfund Scotland | Malawi | £99,050.00 |
| Tearfund Scotland | Sudan | £100,000.00 |
| Tearfund Scotland | Malawi | £112,800.60 |
| Tearfund Scotland | Sudan | £450,000.00 |
| The INSP Foundation | Malawi | £28,300.00 |
| University of Edinburgh | Malawi | £79,320.00 |
| University of Edinburgh | Malawi | £187,492.00 |
| University of St Andrews | Malawi | £102,000.00 |
| University of St Andrews | Malawi | £82,000.00 |
| University of Stirling | Malawi | £241,100.00 |
| University of Strathclyde | Malawi | £60,904.00 |
| University of Strathclyde | Malawi | £121,209.00 |
| University of Strathclyde | Malawi | £63,193.00 |
| University of Strathclyde | Malawi | £46,331.00 |
| University of Strathclyde | Malawi | £33,014.00 |
| University of the West of Scotland | Malawi | £147,000.00 |
| Waverley Care | Malawi | £114,879.00 |
| Waverley Care | Malawi | £162,073.00 |
| Westgate Medical Practice | Malawi | £31,000.00 |
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-24239 by Richard Lochhead on 5 June 2009 and in light of the UK Government’s consultation on the welfare of racing greyhounds, whether the Scottish Government will reconsider its decision on issuing regulations on the welfare of greyhounds and consult on this issue, given public concern as to the wellbeing of these dogs after their racing days are over.
Answer
The Scottish Government is aware of the UK Government''s consultation on the welfare of racing greyhounds but has no plans to introduce regulations which specifically deal with racing greyhounds in Scotland since no evidence has been presented indicating that there is a problem. The provisions of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 are sufficient to ensure the welfare of these dogs and, in particular, section 24 makes it an offence for any person responsible for an animal to cause that animal unnecessary suffering by action or omission.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-24922 by Richard Lochhead on 9 July 2009, whether the code of practice on the welfare of dogs has been issued and, if so, what the uptake has been.
Answer
The Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs has just been published and printed copies have only been available since 18 March 2010, so it is too early to assess the degree of uptake. However, substantial numbers of copies have been requested by and distributed to major animal welfare organisations, including the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Copies have also been distributed to veterinary practices, local authorities and police forces in Scotland, to raise awareness.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 23 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will report progress on its framework to tackle poverty and income inequality, Achieving our Potential.
Answer
A senior-level Tackling Poverty Board has been established by the Scottish Government and COSLA to review policy and practice to reduce poverty in Scotland in the light of the additional challenges and opportunities created by the economic downturn and the developing experience of the Scottish Government''s performance framework and concordat with local government. Monitoring progress against the commitments set out in
Achieving our Potential is part of the remit of the board. Papers associated with board meetings to date are published on the Scottish Government website at
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Social-Inclusion. These and future papers will cover the work of the group in reviewing evidence of progress on
Achieving our Potential.
In addition, the overview commentary of the 2008-09 Single Outcome Agreement Reports has been published at www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/local-government/SOA/OverviewComm2008-09AnnRep and contains a number of references to progress in tackling poverty and income inequality.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 15 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of the misuse of pesticides or poisons were reported to the authorities in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008 and have been in 2009.
Answer
A total of 198, 179 and 158 specimens were referred to the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme (WIIS) operated by Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, a Division of the Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate of the Scottish Government in 2007, 2008 and 2009 to date, respectively. In 2007, from 198 specimens, 35 were identified as cases of pesticide abuse and three as misuse; in 2008, from 179 specimens, 23 were identified as cases of pesticide abuse and no cases of misuse were identified; in 2009, from 158 specimens, 36 were identified as cases of pesticide abuse and two as misuse.
Abuse of a pesticide is defined as a form of deliberate, illegal attempt to poison an animal. Misuse is defined as the careless, accidental or wilful failure to adhere to correct practice.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many wildlife crimes in each of the five most common types of wildlife crime were committed in the Strathclyde Police area, also expressed as a percentage of all detected wildlife crimes in each year from April 1999 to April 2009.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table:
Number of Wildlife Offences Recorded, Cleared Up and Percentage Cleared Up, by Strathclyde Police force, 1999-2000 to 2008-2009
Recorded
| Offence | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle | 15 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 43 | 31 | 40 | 66 | 27 | 10 |
| Offences involving Animals (excluding dogs, birds elsewhere classified) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 71 |
| Offences involving birds | 11 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
| Hunting with dogs1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cruelty to wild animals1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Offences involving badgers1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other wildlife offences1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 27 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 94 | 81 | 114 |
Cleared up
| Offence | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle | 13 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 40 | 20 | 3 |
| Offences involving Animals (excluding dogs, birds elsewhere classified) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 49 |
| Offences involving birds | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| Hunting with dogs1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cruelty to wild animals1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Offences involving badgers1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other wildlife offences1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 22 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 50 | 46 | 36 | 63 | 55 | 72 |
Percentage Cleared Up (%)
| Offence | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle | 87 | 69 | 47 | 86 | 74 | 65 | 43 | 61 | 74 | 30 |
| Offences involving Animals (excluding dogs, birds elsewhere classified) | 100 | . | 50 | . | 80 | 88 | 100 | 75 | 62 | 69 |
| Offences involving birds | 73 | 88 | 69 | 65 | 82 | 76 | 89 | 85 | 71 | 38 |
| Hunting with dogs1 | - | - | - | . | . | . | . | . | . | 50 |
| Cruelty to wild animals1 | - | - | - | . | . | . | . | . | . | 100 |
| Offences involving badgers1 | - | - | - | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Other wildlife offences1 | - | - | - | . | . | . | . | . | . | 80 |
| Total | 81 | 76 | 57 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 59 | 67 | 68 | 63 |
Source: Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services.
Notes:
- Offence not active within financial year.
. Not calculated as number of offences recorded is zero.
1. In financial year 2002-03, crime codes were introduced to cover offences of Hunting with Dogs, Cruelty to Wild Animals, Offences Involving Badgers and Other Wildlife Offences, which (excluding Hunting with dogs) would have previously been recorded under a different offence; but within the same Animal/Plant category.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many wildlife crimes recorded by Strathclyde Police led to a conviction, also expressed as a percentage of the total number of convictions in each year from April 1999 to April 2009.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.
Persons with a Charge Proved for Wildlife Crime Offences1, in Strathclyde Police Area, 1999-2000 to 2008-09
| | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Scotland | 84 | 72 | 57 | 51 | 75 | 72 | 90 | 110 | 130 |
| Strathclyde | 33 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 46 | 58 |
| as % of total | 39 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 29 | 39 | 17 | 42 | 45 |
Note: 1. Where main offence. Includes the offences categories of cruelty to animals (excluding dogs), animal offences (excluding dogs and birds), offences involving birds, hunting with dogs, cruelty to wild animals, offences involving badgers, and other wildlife offences.
Some caution is needed when comparing figures between recorded crime and court proceedings as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime and there is the possibility that the crime recorded by the police may be altered in the course of judicial proceedings. In addition, a crime may be recorded by the police in one year and court proceedings concluded in a subsequent year.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of those convicted of wildlife crimes in the Strathclyde Police area were resident in Scotland, also expressed as a percentage of those convicted, in each year from April 1999.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what is being done to increase the capacity of the Strathardle telephone exchange to improve broadband connectivity.
Answer
The Scottish Government announced on 9 December 2009 that it has agreed with BT a programme of upgrades to 71 Scottish rural telephone exchanges which are currently operating at, or approaching, full capacity. The first upgrades will be complete from March 2010. In addition, BT is also investigating further upgrades to a smaller number of similarly affected exchanges and we hope to be in a position to announce even more upgrades in due course. Please refer to our news release at the following website
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/12/09142338.
I am pleased to confirm that Strathardle, Fern and Menmuir exchanges will be upgraded in this programme. The indicative upgrade date for Strathardle exchange is 8 June 2010. The indicative upgrade dates for Fern and Menmuir exchanges will be announced in due course at the following website www.broadbandforscotland.co.uk.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many instances were recorded by Fife Constabulary of wildlife crime known to be commissioned by overseas individuals or groups, also expressed as a percentage in each year since 1999.
Answer
The data requested is not held centrally. The data held centrally is based on an aggregate return, so it is not possible to distinguish the circumstances of the crime, or the perpetrator.
