- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 28 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken towards the "effective governance arrangements at a regional level" referred to in Review of Scotland's Cities.
Answer
In line with my answers toquestions S2W-22373 and S2W-22374 on 27 January 2006, the Executiverecognises the critical role played by successful and dynamic city-regions. Ourprincipal aim is to make it easier for organisations to work together – bothfor greater efficiency and to improve their responsiveness to the needs oflocal people.
Accordingly we continue tosupport a range of measures to improve joint working between agencies. Theseapproaches include Community Planning, Community Health Partnerships, RegionalTransport Partnerships, regional workforce planning in NHSScotland, strategicland-use planning at city-region level and other cross-boundary processes andnetworks.
All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any funding provided for regeneration will be in addition to that from the Cities Growth Fund and the Vacant and Derelict Land Fund.
Answer
The Executive is investingan estimated £2.4 billion up to 2008 in a range of programmes across a numberof portfolios which support different aspects of regeneration. This includesthe Cities Growth Fund, Vacant and Derelict Land Fund and £318 millionCommunity Regeneration Fund but a number of other programmes are making acontribution.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many female officers have been recruited into each rank within (a) each police force and (b) the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency in the last year.
Answer
The information for the latestyear available is shown in the following table.
No. of Female officers Recruitedin 2004-05
| Central | 24 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 8 |
| Fife | 20 |
| Grampian | 34 |
| Lothian and Borders | 63 |
| Northern | 18 |
| Strathclyde | 178 |
| Tayside | 26 |
| Total | 371 |
All recruits to the police serviceare appointed at the rank of Constable.
In 2004-05 three serving femaleofficers were seconded from forces to the SDEA, at the rank of Chief Inspector,Sergeant and Constable.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how it has monitored progress on its iniatives in respect of communities since 1999.
Answer
The Executive has monitoredprogress through the specific monitoring systems put in place for eachinitiative. Details of these systems and associated monitoring reports, forinitiatives such as Social Inclusion Partnerships, the Better NeighbourhoodServices Fund, the Community Regeneration Fund, Antisocial Behaviour andWorking for Families, can be found in the Scottish Parliament InformationCentre and/or on the website of the Executive or Communities Scotland.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what relationship urban regeneration companies (URCs) will have with pathfinder partnerships as referred to in its consultation on URCs.
Answer
The Executive’s consultationon Urban Regeneration Companies (URCs) invited local authorities and existinglocal partnerships to express an interest in applying for URC Pathfinder status.Following that consultation process, on 30 June 2004the Minister for Communities announced that Craigmillar, Raploch and Clydebankhad been granted Pathfinder URC status.
A further two URCs - inIrvine Bay and Inverclyde - were awarded ‘in principle’ Pathfinder URC status aspart of the package of measures contained in the Executive’s recent RegenerationPolicy Statement: People and Place.
In addition, however, the Executive continues to work with local authorities and their partners acrossthe country to support their work to regenerate their communities.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether resources allocated for the regeneration of the Clyde corridor will be spent on providing facilities for the Commonwealth Games 2014 if the bid is successful.
Answer
Funds to provide facilitiesfor the Commonwealth Games will not come from the regeneration budget. However,the regeneration of the Clyde Corridor, which is the Executive’s nationalregeneration priority, will assist the bid to host the CommonwealthGames.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of officers at each rank within (a) each police force and (b) the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency have been female in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
The information requested isshown in the following tables.
Percentage of Female Police Officersby Rank
Central Scotland Police
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
| Inspector | 7% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Sergeant | 6% | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Constable | 16% | 16% | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| ACC | | | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Chief Inspector | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 11% |
| Inspector | 3% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 8% |
| Sergeant | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 12% |
| Constable | 18% | 18% | 20% | 22% | 24% |
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
| Inspector | | | 5% | 5% | 10% |
| Sergeant | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 4% |
| Constable | 16% | 19% | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Chief Inspector | | | | 11% | 10% |
| Inspector | 10% | 9% | 8% | 4% | 11% |
| Sergeant | 4% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 9% |
| Constable | 24% | 24% | 24% | 26% | 25% |
Fife Constabulary
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
| Superintendent | 13% | 11% | 11% | 11% | |
| Chief Inspector | | | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Inspector | 3% | 2% | | | 3% |
| Sergeant | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 4% |
| Constable | 15% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Chief Inspector | 8% | 7% | 6% | 5% | |
| Inspector | 3% | 3% | 7% | 9% | 7% |
| Sergeant | 4% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 11% |
| Constable | 20% | 21% | 22% | 24% | 24% |
Grampian Police
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
| Chief Inspector | | | | 5% | 10% |
| Inspector | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Sergeant | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% |
| Constable | 18% | 19% | 20% | 20% | 21% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Superintendent | | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Chief Inspector | 10% | | | | 8% |
| Inspector | 2% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 9% |
| Sergeant | 11% | 11% | 14% | 15% | 15% |
| Constable | 22% | 25% | 22% | 25% | 25% |
Lothian and Borders Police
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
| Superintendent | | 3% | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Chief Inspector | | 5% | 5% | 3% | 8% |
| Inspector | 3% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% |
| Sergeant | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% |
| Constable | 18% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Superintendent | 7% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 5% |
| Chief Inspector | 9% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 8% |
| Inspector | 5% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Sergeant | 8% | 8% | 9% | 11% | 13% |
| Constable | 19% | 20% | 21% | 21% | 22% |
Northern Constabulary
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
| Inspector | 3% | | | | |
| Sergeant | 5% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% |
| Constable | 18% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Inspector | 3% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Sergeant | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 11% |
| Constable | 20% | 21% | 22% | 24% | 26% |
Strathclyde Police
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
| Chief Superintendent | | | | 14% | 14% |
| Superintendent | | 2% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
| Chief Inspector | | 6% | 4% | 4% | 7% |
| Inspector | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Sergeant | 5% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 7% |
| Constable | 18% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 19% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| ACC | 20% | 17% | 14% | 17% | 14% |
| Chief Superintendent | | | | | 9% |
| Superintendent | 5% | 5% | 6% | 8% | |
| Chief Inspector | 7% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Inspector | 4% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% |
| Sergeant | 8% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| Constable | 20% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 24% |
Tayside Police
| | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 |
| Superintendent | | | | 7% | 13% |
| Chief Inspector | | 7% | 8% | | 6% |
| Inspector | 3% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Sergeant | 5% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Constable | 18% | 17% | 18% | 20% | 21% |
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Superintendent | 6% | 8% | 14% | 14% | 13% |
| Chief Inspector | 13% | 12% | 15% | 16% | 20% |
| Inspector | 4% | 4% | 4% | 6% | 9% |
| Sergeant | 8% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 7% |
| Constable | 23% | 24% | 24% | 25% | 26% |
SDEA
| | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
| Chief/Superintendent | | | | 33% | 33% |
| Sergeant | 6% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 6% |
| Constable | 15% | 13% | 11% | 16% | 14% |
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in the event of a successful bid, funding for Commonwealth Games projects will come from resources already announced for regeneration projects in Glasgow.
Answer
No. In the regenerationpolicy statement published on 28 February 2006, the Scottish Executive gave acommitment to provide start-up funding and further support for theestablishment of an Urban Regeneration Company to take forward the Clyde Gatewayregeneration initiative, which lies at the heart of Glasgow’s plans for the games.The Scottish Executive’s commitment to the Gateway, which comes on top of itsother major investment in Glasgow, will stand whether or not the bid is successful.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what identifiable improvements have resulted from the allocation of the Vacant and Derelict Land Fund.
Answer
It is anticipated that allocationof the Vacant and Derelict Land Fund 2004-06 will result in the reclamation andremediation of over 300 hectares of vacant and derelict land in Glasgow, North Lanarkshire and Dundee, with significant benefits for the surrounding neighbourhoods.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what identifiable improvements have resulted from the allocation of the Cities Growth Fund.
Answer
The Cities Growth Fund issupporting a wide range of projects to provide or improve facilities andinfrastructure in and around Scotland’s six cities. These include, for example, theHermiston park and ride facility on the outskirts of Edinburgh,the refurbishment of a number of parks and gardens in Aberdeen,and the Clyde Gateway project in Glasgow. Annual reports prepared by each city councildescribing the various outcomes achieved to date are published on the BuildingBetter Cities section of the Executive’s website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Cities/Cities.The Cities Growth Fund hasalso brought other sorts of improvements. For example, it has acted as acatalyst for both City-Region and regional partnership working; it hassupported the development of strategic capacity at the City-Region level (suchas in the Clyde Valley Community Planning Partnership which covers Scotland’slargest City-Region), and it has led to greater inter-city collaboration (suchas between Edinburgh and Glasgow which will help both cities to competesuccessfully in global markets).
Many of the improvementsresulting from the funding provided are long term in nature and an independentassessment of the impact of the fund will take place during the second half of2006-07.
