- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the Minister for Environment’s statement on snaring 20 February 2008 (Official Report c. 6079), when it will provide further detail of its proposals to regulate snaring.
Answer
The Scottish Government is establishing a working group to develop the detail of new legislation to regulate the use of snares the group will include land management and animal welfare groups. It is expected that the group will submit proposals later this year.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will commission research into alternative methods of predator control that do not involve snaring.
Answer
The Scottish Government has no plans at present to commission research into alternatives to snaring. However, the working group which is currently being set up to take forward the regulation of snares will also advise ministers on research which is currently being carried out in this area.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimates it has made on the effect on student numbers in Scotland should a local income tax be introduced.
Answer
The Scottish Government is not aware of any evidence that suggests that the abolition of council tax and the introduction of a local income tax will have a significant effect on student numbers in Scotland.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings have taken place with external groups to discuss the effect of the proposed local income tax on students and who attended.
Answer
During the consultation period, which runs until 18 July 2008, my officials are attending a number of meetings with a range of stakeholders. Details of these meetings will be made available as part of the analysis of the consultation, which will be published in the autumn.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what effect the proposed local income tax will have on numbers of people in unregulated cash in hand employment.
Answer
The Scottish Government is not aware of any evidence that suggests the introduction of a local income tax will have any significant impact on numbers of people in this type of employment.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place, and with whom, on the effect of the proposed local income tax on employers of students.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12116 on 1 May 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it estimates the student population in Scotland as a whole would pay under the proposed local income tax.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11757 on 30 April 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what evaluation has taken place on the proposed local income tax and its effect on students.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11757 on 30 April 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 24 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged (a) under 18 and (b) 18 and over have been prosecuted for the offence of proxy purchase of alcohol for supplying it to people aged under 18 in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table:
Persons Proceeded Against in Scottish Courts for Purchasing Excise Liquor for Consumption by Person Under 181, by Approximate Local Authority Area2, 2003-04 - 2005-06
| Local Authority | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
| Aberdeen City | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 1 | - | - |
| Aberdeenshire | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 3 | - | - |
| Total | 3 | - | - |
| Angus | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 and Over | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Argyll and Bute | | | |
| Under 18 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Clackmannanshire | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | - | - | 2 |
| Total | - | - | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Dundee City | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 2 | - | 1 |
| Total | 2 | - | 1 |
| East Ayrshire | | | |
| Under 18 | 1 | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| East Dunbartonshire | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| East Lothian | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total | 1 | - | 1 |
| East Renfrewshire | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | - | - | - |
| Total | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh, City of | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 2 | - | 3 |
| Total | 2 | - | 3 |
| Eilean Siar | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total | - | 1 | 1 |
| Falkirk | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Fife | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 2 | - | 1 |
| Total | 2 | - | 1 |
| Glasgow City | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| Highland | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Inverclyde | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | - | - | 1 |
| Total | - | - | 1 |
| Midlothian | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total | 1 | - | 1 |
| Moray | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| North Ayrshire | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 1 | - | 1 |
| Total | 1 | - | 1 |
| North Lanarkshire | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | 1 |
| 18 and Over | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Orkney Islands | | | |
| Under 18 | - | 1 | - |
| 18 and Over | - | 1 | - |
| Total | - | 2 | - |
| Perth and Kinross | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 2 | - | 1 |
| Total | 2 | - | 1 |
| Renfrewshire | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | - | - | 4 |
| Total | - | - | 4 |
| Scottish Borders | | | |
| Under 18 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 18 and Over | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Shetland Islands | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | - | 2 | - |
| Total | - | 2 | - |
| South Ayrshire | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 2 | - | 6 |
| Total | 2 | - | 6 |
| South Lanarkshire | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Stirling | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| West Dunbartonshire | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | - | - | 1 |
| Total | - | - | 1 |
| West Lothian | | | |
| Under 18 | - | - | - |
| 18 and Over | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 1 | - | - |
| Scotland | | | |
| Under 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 and Over | 55 | 54 | 83 |
| Total | 58 | 55 | 86 |
Notes:
1. Where the main offence is under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 Section 68(3).
2. Incorporates an approximate mapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriff courts will deal with cases from more than one local authority area. Some local authority areas, including East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Midlothian and North Ayrshire, do not contain a sheriff court.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive through which government bodies the additional money for wheelchair and seating services announced in the spending review will be distributed and what allocations these government bodies will receive.
Answer
The additional funding of £16 million from the 2007 Spending Review (£4 million in 2008-09, £6 million in 2009-10 and £6 million in 2010-11) will be distributed through NHS boards to the five rehabilitation technology centres in Scotland.
The funding will be subject to the submission of business cases for approval by the Wheelchair and Seating Services Project Board, which meet the objectives and recommendations of the report Moving Forward: Review of NHS Wheelchair and Seating Services in Scotland.
