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We recognise that this figure has been used by Waterwatch but we do not use it to guide policy in relation to water charges.

Our policy is to deliver fair charges for all customers. Domestic water charges in Scotland are on course to be the third lowest in the UK by 2010. Water in Scotland costs on average across all households less than £1 a day, which is a flat rate irrespective of size of family or usage.

In real terms water charges in Scotland fell last year.

Creditors who wish to use legal means to pursue debt must do so by using a prescribed process. For example, a debtor must be served with a Debt Advice and Information Package prior to the instigation of legal action to recover debt. The debt must be constituted in court before diligence can be pursued. As creditors must follow this prescribed process, there is no opportunity available to them to instigate legal action earlier to recover debts owed than they have previously been able to.

The decision on how long a creditor will allow a debtor to default on payment before taking legal action, is a commercial one. It is possible that creditors, in the current economic climate, are making business decisions to commence the process of recovery sooner than they may have previously.

However, there is no evidence or mechanism to measure this.

The number of deaths in police custody since 1999 are as follows:

Year	Number of Deaths
1999	7
2000	5
2001	6
2002	8
2003	5
2004	6
2005	9
2006	9
2007	4
2008	9
2009	1 (as at 1 May 2009)
Total	69

 

Information on how many of these deaths were as a consequence of drug-taking is not held centrally.

The Scottish Enterprise strategy for the aerospace, defence and marine industry is in the process of being developed in consultation with the Industry Advisory Group. A publication date has not been set yet, as this will be dependent on progress in the development work and the considerations of the Industry Advisory Group.

Scottish Enterprise continues to support the leisure and marine industry in Scotland, specific activity includes:

Scottish Enterprise (SE) continues to support the development of the Sail Clyde Initiative through the development of a Sail Clyde Action Plan, and a number of facilitated workshops with the Sail Clyde Steering Group (which consists of a number of public and private sector organisations involved in sailing development). The Action Plan builds on the recommendations and priorities from the Sailing in the Clyde estuary report and should be finalised by the end of June.

Scottish Enterprise has approved funding of £100,000 towards the development of the Largs Slipway project during 2009. This development will enable Scotland to bid for larger scale high profile sailing events and is a priority project under the Sail Clyde Strategy. In support of this development, Scottish Enterprise recently approved £33,000 towards a UK bid to secure the World Radial Sailing Championship event in July 2010 at Largs in Ayrshire.

Scottish Enterprise is currently supporting research, to be undertaken by VisitScotland, to identify growth opportunities of sailing at a Scottish level. This research will inform SE''s future investment in sailing development.

VisitScotland supports the leisure marine industry through promotional work, publications, direct mail campaigns, e-newsletters, website advertising, and joint working with bodies such as Sail Scotland, the Clyde Sailing Development Group and the British Marine Federation. They also provided £6,000 to support Sail Scotland''s stand at the London Boat Show in 2009.

Since 2000 Scottish Enterprise has supported the golf tourism sector through support for industry leadership, research collation and dissemination and collaboration and product development. SE also contributes to the Framework for Scottish Golf - Tourism Group. This work, described as One Plan for Golf, aims to align the objectives and strategies of all organisations involved in developing the sport of golf. Financial support includes:

In 2008-09 The National Golf Tourism Monitor was introduced in order to assist partner agencies (VisitScotland, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise), as well as wider industry stakeholders, to capture information about trends of visiting golfer rounds played on golf courses in Scotland. £9,000

Golf Tourism Business Insight seminar- The event provided businesses involved in the golf market, both as operators and in the wider tourism community, with an opportunity to hear from and meet Bob Morris of Billy Casper Golf, USA. Bob provided a commentary on the opportunity Scotland has to attract the ˜next generation'' golfer and increase its share of the US market in particular. £6,000

The St Andrews Golf Development Group has been assisted with business development activities (web and database development) and development of an International Marketing Strategy. £12,000

First In Fife Golf Group - SE have been working with this collaboration of 12 golf courses and 15 accommodation providers in the West of Fife, who are targeting their golf pass at the UK, Ireland and European golfer looking for great golf at good value prices. The group have upgraded their website, collecting much improved customer data, and have recruited new businesses into the fold. £15,000

Golf Tourism Ayrshire was provided with support for a new destination marketing campaign, which includes a new industry body called Scotland''s West Coast Golf Links. This was formally constituted in February, and launched officially by Jim Mather on 22 April. £12,000.

Support for the British Senior''s Open - at Royal Troon and evaluation report as to the economic impact of the event. £29,000

Support for the British Open - at Royal Birkdale. £30,000.

VisitScotland spends £1 million annually on the promotion of golf tourism. Marketing activity includes publications, direct mailings, sponsorship of major tournaments, golf website, and attending the International Golf travel market. Golf is marketed to specialist golf groups as well as more widely across those consumer segments where golf may be an element of the visitor''s trip.

The provision of medical care in police custody is determined at a local level, and each police force in Scotland has arrangements in place for the health care of those in their custody. New developments on the health, care and wellbeing of prisoners held temporarily in police custody facilities are currently being considered by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland Health and Medical Service Reference Group, on which the Scottish Government is represented.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23498 on 14 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

The provision of medical care in police custody is determined at a local level, and each police force in Scotland has arrangements in place for the health care of those in their custody.

This information is not held centrally.