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No discussions wereheld with the Scotland Office. There were discussions at official level with theMinistry of Defence about representation and the submission of papers for the meeting.

The totalcost arising from the organisation of the A National Conversation – Scotland’s Future withoutNuclear Weapons conference was £4,843.37. This covers venue hire, catering,branding and technical support.

Calculatingthe costs associated with officials making arrangements for the conference is notpossible, as relevant staff would have undertaken such work alongside a range ofother duties and the time spent on any given day on such work would have variedconsiderably.

This information isnot held centrally.

This information isnot held centrally.

This information isnot held centrally.

Until the currentSpending Review is complete the Scottish government will not be in a position tomake any announcements about funding, including the possible extension of existingfunding streams. However, we will make a decision about the future of the fundingas soon as possible after the Spending Review outcomes are known.

The expenditure recordedin table A shows the total expenses incurred by special advisers since their appointmentin May. It includes accommodation and meals, travel expenses and personal incidentalexpenses. The expenditure was either incurred by the adviser and claimed back throughthe Scottish Government Travel & Subsistence system, booked through the officialtravel agency or paid directly to suppliers via the travel & subsistence chargecard.

Special Adviser expensesare incurred in the course of carrying out official business on behalf of the ScottishGovernment.

Table A

	Accommodation	Air	Rail Travel	Taxi	Incidental
Special Advisers	£471	£2,221	£1,334	£847	£10

 

The 2007-08 campaignwill commence on Boxing Day with the main aim of highlighting the unacceptabilityof domestic abuse in our society. This year’s focus will highlight the effects thatdomestic abuse has on children and young people. As in previous years the targetaudience will be women experiencing domestic abuse with the recognition that thecampaign will seek to influence the wider Scottish public.

The Scottish Governmentis committed to addressing all forms of violence against women, including servicesfor women and children experiencing domestic abuse.

To assist in that process the Scottish Government is inthe process of developing a National Violence Against Women Strategy and actionplan for broader work on violence against women.

Furthermore, the National Domestic Abuse Delivery Groupfor Children and Young People is also working on a plan for addressing issues forchildren and young people affected by domestic abuse.

The Scottish Government will continue to work with keystakeholders on the National Group to Address Violence Against Women and the NationalDomestic Abuse Delivery Group for Children and Young People to ensure that effectiveprotection and support is available to those affected.

The exact detailsof how these services will be developed, beyond March 2008, will be made in an announcementfollowing the outcome of the spending review.

The information requestedfor 2002 is given in table 5.2 of Civil Judicial Statistics 2002, which canbe found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/02/18897/33079.

The Debt Arrangementand Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 replaced poindings and warrant saleswith the new diligence of attachment on 30 December 2002.