- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 November 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the (a) Cabinet Secretary for Justice or (b) Lord Advocate had received any communication from the (i) US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, (ii) Home Office or (iii) interim Libyan government concerning proposals to extradite Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi to the USA.
Answer
The Scottish Government have not received any communication from the United States Government, the Libyan National Transitional Council or the Home Office, concerning proposals to extradite Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi to the USA.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 November 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) investigations have been carried out and (b) dog control notices have been issued since the commencement of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010, broken down by local authority.
Answer
Individual local authorities have provided information in the following table that provides a breakdown of the number of investigations carried out and Dog Control Notices served by each local authority since the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 came into force on 26 February 2011. The information is current up to 4 November 2011.
Local Authority
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Number of Dog Control Notices Served
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Number of Investigations
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Aberdeen City Council
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2
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159
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Aberdeenshire Council
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2
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51
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Angus Council
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0
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25
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Argyll and Bute Council
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4
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11
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Clackmannanshire Council
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0
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25
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Dumfries and Galloway Council
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1
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12
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Dundee City Council
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0
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2
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East Ayrshire Council
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8
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17
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East Dunbartonshire Council
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6
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17
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East Lothian Council
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10
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11
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East Renfrewshire Council
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0
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1
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Edinburgh City Council
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0
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2
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Falkirk Council
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0
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3
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Fife Council
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5
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25
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Glasgow City Council
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0
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7
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Highland Council
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2
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6
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Inverclyde Council
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0
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0
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Midlothian Council
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0
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8
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Moray Council
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0
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20
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North Ayrshire Council
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1
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15
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North Lanarkshire Council
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0
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11
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Orkney Council
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0
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2
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Perth and Kinross Council
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0
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36
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Renfrewshire Council
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0
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26
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Scottish Borders Council
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2
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12
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Shetland Islands Council
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3
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4
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South Ayrshire Council
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0
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1
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South Lanarkshire Council
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0
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25
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Stirling Council
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1
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18
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West Dunbartonshire Council
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0
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23
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West Lothian Council
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20
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117
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Western Isles Council
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0
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1
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Total
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67
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693
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- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 September 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 October 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-02834 by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 September 2011, whether it will introduce legislation to regulate the charging of fees by private care homes.
Answer
The Scottish Government at present has no plans to introduce legislation to regulate the charging of fees by private care homes.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 September 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 29 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the regulations relating to the charging regime of private care homes.
Answer
There are no regulations about how much private providers can charge for residential care.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 12 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-01679 by Roseanna Cunningham on 11 August 2011, what the timetable is for its proposed legislation on high hedges.
Answer
It is a manifesto commitment of this government to provide a legal framework for settling disputes relating to high hedges.
On 8 September 2011, Mark McDonald MSP announced his intention, with the support of the Scottish Government, to take forward a members bill to address this issue.
A bill will be taken forward during this parliamentary term.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 8 September 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much VAT it has paid since 2007, broken down by year.
Answer
The total VAT paid by the Scottish Executive in each of the financial years from 2007, is shown in the following table.
FY
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VAT Paid
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VAT Recovered
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£000
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£000
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2007-08
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107,178
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53,805
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2008-09
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110,165
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65,757
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2009-10
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106,765
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65,159
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2010-11
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107,229
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65,180
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Total
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431,337
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249,901
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The figures relate to the Core Scottish Executive and executive agencies that are part of the Scottish Executive VAT registration.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2011
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2011
To ask the First Minister, in light of the reported discovery of documents relating to the Gaddafi regime's connections with the US and UK intelligence services, whether the Scottish Government has requested access to any such documents that might be relevant to the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 8 September 2011
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will bring forward primary legislation to amend the no proceedings process so that the Crown Office is not barred from pursuing a prosecution in cases where it issues a no proceedings letter and omits to include a caveat that the case can be pursued if further evidence is received.
Answer
The Scottish Government has no current plans to legislate on this but will keep the matter under review. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has recently amended its procedures to ensure that a no proceedings letter without the caveat cannot be issued when cancelling an undertaking.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-38294 by Kenny MacAskill on 11 January 2011, what the timetable is for bringing forward legislation to allow the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission to publish a statement of reasons in cases where appeals have been abandoned.
Answer
The Scottish Government is working towards bringing forward primary legislation at an early opportunity.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 July 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 3 August 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many disabled job applicants it had in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11 and has had in 2011-12 and how many it offered or has offered an interview.
Answer
The Scottish Government monitors the number of candidates with disabilities at each stage of the selection process where Scottish Government Human Resources provides a recruitment service for externally advertised posts.
The table below lists the number of candidates who have declared a guaranteed interview (GIS) under the Positive about Disability Scheme from all government core external recruitment.
Year
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2007-08
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2010-11
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2011-12*
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No. of applicants claiming a guaranteed interview (GIS) under the Positive about Disability Scheme?
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No. of applicants with GIS status who passed the sift
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No. of applicants with GIS status who were offered a post.
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The information requested is not held centrally.
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The information requested is not held centrally.
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Note: *From 1 April 2011 until 30 June 2011.