- 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 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 John Swinney on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation has taken place with student representatives regarding the potential impact of a local income tax.
Answer
Student representative groups are invited to respond to the on-going consultation A Fairer Local Tax for Scotland. During the consultation period, which runs until 18 July 2008, officials are meeting with a range of interested stakeholders and I expect student representative groups to be involved in such a meeting.
- 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 impact assessment has been carried out into the 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: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether consideration has been given to exempting students from the proposed local income tax.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not propose that their should be any exemptions under a local income tax as individual liability is based on ability to pay. However, the issue of exemptions will be considered as part of the current consultation exercise which closes on 18 July 2008.
- 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 whether the proposed local income tax would be levied on bursaries, hardship funds, grants and other payments to students.
Answer
There will be no local income tax liability for bursaries, hardship funds, and grants paid to students.
- 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 many students will have to pay the proposed local income tax.
Answer
The number of students liable for a local income tax will depend on the numbers of students at the time a local income tax is implemented and the level of the personal allowance. Students with earned income or pension income at a level that is higher than their personal allowance will be liable for a local income tax.
- 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: Monday, 17 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it provides to medical professionals on the use of complementary therapies, such as diet control, to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Answer
Diet control is not considered to be one of the complementary therapies. Accordingly guidance on diet control is not provided in this context.
The Scottish Government recognises that complementary or alternative medicine may offer relief to some people suffering from a wide variety of conditions and leaves it open to NHS boards to provide these therapies based on their assessment of needs in their areas. Treatment options, based on individual care assessments, are a matter for clinical decision in consultation with all relevant professionals and the individual. Guidance to NHS boards in August 2005, available at http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/ drew further attention to this care option.
Advice including dietary management regarding the treatment and care for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder sufferers is provided by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidance Network in SIGN 52 - Attention Deficit and Hyperkinetic Disorders in Children and Young People. NHS Quality Improvement Scotland has undertaken a review of the implementation of SIGN 52. The findings will be published on 25 April.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been prosecuted in each of the last three years for illegally selling alcohol, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.
Persons Proceeded Against for Selling Alcohol Illegally1 by Approximate Local Authority Area2 2003-04 to 2005-06
| Local Authority | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
| Aberdeen City | 3 | - | 3 |
| Aberdeenshire | 1 | 1 | - |
| Angus | - | - | - |
| Argyll and Bute | - | - | - |
| Clackmannanshire | - | 3 | 1 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Dundee City | 6 | - | - |
| East Ayrshire | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| East Dunbartonshire | - | 2 | - |
| East Lothian | - | - | 2 |
| East Renfrewshire | - | - | - |
| Edinburgh, City of | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Eilean Siar | - | - | - |
| Falkirk | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Fife | 5 | 1 | - |
| Glasgow City | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| Highland | - | 1 | 2 |
| Inverclyde | 1 | 1 | - |
| Midlothian | - | 2 | 2 |
| Moray | 3 | - | - |
| North Ayrshire | 1 | - | - |
| North Lanarkshire | - | - | 6 |
| Orkney Islands | 3 | - | - |
| Perth and Kinross | - | 1 | 1 |
| Renfrewshire | 5 | 5 | - |
| Scottish Borders | - | 3 | 4 |
| Shetland Islands | - | 3 | - |
| South Ayrshire | 4 | - | 11 |
| South Lanarkshire | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| Stirling | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2 | - | 1 |
| West Lothian | - | - | - |
| Scotland3 | 57 | 60 | 87 |
Notes:
1. Where main offence.
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.
3. Includes courts which could not be mapped to approximate local authority areas.
