- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the overtime budget for each police force was in each of the last three years and this year to date (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the overall wage budget for each force.
Answer
Information on overtime budgets for each police force in each of the last three years and this year to date is not held centrally. Actual expenditure on overtime for the latest three years available is shown in the first table below. The second table shows overtime as a percentage of expenditure on pay including overtime but excluding national insurance and allowances.
| Actual Expenditure on Overtime (£000) |
| | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
| Central | 1,299 | 2,129 | 2,547 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 879 | 981 | 1,005 |
| Fife | 1,266 | 1,908 | 1,690 |
| Grampian | 2,925 | 3,347 | 2,543 |
| Lothian and Borders | 3,199 | 4,788 | 4,295 |
| Northern | 1,221 | 1,945 | 1,877 |
| Strathclyde | 14,163 | 20,022 | 18,512 |
| Tayside | 1,508 | 2,346 | 1,986 |
| Total | 26,460 | 37,466 | 34,455 |
| Overtime as a Percentage of Actual Expenditure on Police Pay |
| | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
| Central | 7.1% | 10.7% | 12.1% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 8.2% | 9.2% | 8.9% |
| Fife | 5.9% | 8.4% | 7.3% |
| Grampian | 9.1% | 10.0% | 7.5% |
| Lothian and Borders | 4.9% | 7.0% | 6.1% |
| Northern | 7.1% | 10.5% | 9.9% |
| Strathclyde | 7.7% | 10.2% | 9.3% |
| Tayside | 5.3% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| Total | 7.0% | 9.4% | 8.4% |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown by police force of the #1.4 million allocated to forces following the terrorist attacks in the United States of America on 11 September 2001.
Answer
The funding was spread across all eight Scottish forces. Just over half was allocated to Strathclyde Police and Lothian and Borders Police, with the balance spread amongst the other six forces.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 20 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings, and on what dates, the Minister for Rural Development has had with European Commissioner Fran' Fischler to discuss the Common Fisheries Policy.
Answer
I met Commissioner Franz Fischler on 10 June 2002 to discuss the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). I have also had informal conversations on the CFP in the margins of various Fisheries Councils.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail all specific correspondence it has had with Her Majesty's Government in connection with the new 10% supplementary charge to the existing corporation tax on oil and gas company profits announced in the UK Budget 2002 and its impact on the Scottish economy.
Answer
No. The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including taxation matters.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was, showing any consultancy costs separately, of the Scottish Police Activity Analysis 2001 to (a) it and (b) each police force.
Answer
The cost to the Scottish Executive was £22,200, which was all consultancy costs. Information on costs incurred by police forces is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 17 June 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer what lessons the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) can best learn from the Parliament's recent visit to Aberdeen and whether it will detail any consultation which will be held on this matter.
Answer
The Corporate Body was responsible for the resources used by the Parliament in supporting the visit to Aberdeen and it will wish to review how the exercise was managed and financed. I anticipate that this will be discussed by the SPCB in September of this year, thus any lessons learned will be considered at that time. Consultations on this matter will involve various officials of Aberdeen University, Aberdeen City Council and the Parliament.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 13 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many ministerial visits took place during the Parliament's visit to Aberdeen.
Answer
Ministers participated in 51 separate engagements, including events attended by two or more ministers, in the Aberdeen area during the Parliament's visit to Aberdeen.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 13 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to protect Scotland's historic fishing rights during current negotiations on the Common Fisheries Policy.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is an integral part of the UK negotiating team on fisheries. We are working to ensure that Scotland's interests are fully represented during the current review of the Common Fisheries Policy.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 13 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken in response to the recent announcements regarding job losses in the oil and gas sector.
Answer
Scottish ministers will continue to work with oil and gas companies through PILOT to ensure the long-term sustainability of the industry, and Local Enterprise Companies will continue to work with the industry on short-term changes which impact on jobs.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 10 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the capital grants made to each fire brigade in each of the past 10 years also expressed as per capita sums.
Answer
It is not possible to detail the capital made available to each fire brigade in each of the past 10 years as, prior to 1997, most Fire Boards were funded through the general capital consents for regional authorities.The following table shows the capital allocations made between the financial years 1996-97 and 2002-03.
| Fire Authority | 1996-97(£000) | 1997-98(£000) | 1998-99(£000) | 1999-2000(£000) | 2000-01(£000) | 2001-02(£000) | 2002-03(£000) |
| Central | 785 | 1,358 | 1,875 | 880 | 673 | 884 | 1,590 |
| Grampian | 1,790 | 1,457 | 1,361 | 1,658 | 2,276 | 2,200 | 1,616 |
| Highland and Islands | 1,467 | 1,485 | 1,576 | 2,162 | 2,325 | 2,980 | 2,740 |
| Lothian and Borders | 1,682 | 2,343 | 2,234 | 1,989 | 1,848 | 3,363 | 4,050 |
| Strathclyde | 4,600 | 6,025 | 5,789 | 5,768 | 5,781 | 7,460 | 8,451 |
| Tayside | 1,429 | 1,123 | 1,041 | 1,215 | 1,270 | 1,328 | 2,012 |
| Fife | 852 | 826 | 777 | 972 | 869 | 952 | 906 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 585 | 515 | 479 | 488 | 475 | 583 | 555 |
A breakdown of population by fire authority area is not available for the past 10 years. HMCIFS does publish an estimated population figure as part of his annual report and where this is available a "per capita" figure has been produced and is detailed as follows.
| Fire Authority | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
| Central | 2.86 | 4.94 | 6.79 | 3.17 | 2.42 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 3.95 | 3.48 | 3.26 | 3.30 | 3.25 |
| Fife | 2.43 | 2.37 | 2.23 | 2.82 | 2.48 |
| Grampian | 3.39 | 2.74 | 2.59 | 3.18 | 4.35 |
| Highland and Islands | 5.24 | 5.27 | 5.65 | 7.75 | 8.33 |
| Lothian and Borders | 1.96 | 2.73 | 2.54 | 2.29 | 2.09 |
| Strathclyde | 2.01 | 2.63 | 2.55 | 2.54 | 2.55 |
| Tayside | 3.64 | 2.85 | 2.67 | 3.12 | 3.27 |
