- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 27 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many installations under the central heating programme were completed from October to December 2007, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
Information is not held by local authority area but by main postcode. The monthly installation rate over the period requested is shown in the following table:
2007 | AB | DD | DG | EH | FK | G | HS | IV | KA | KW | KY | ML | PA | PH | TD | ZE | Total |
October | 75 | 37 | 33 | 116 | 73 | 152 | 17 | 48 | 168 | 9 | 66 | 52 | 90 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 996 |
November | 72 | 139 | 56 | 81 | 32 | 227 | 11 | 26 | 99 | 19 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 1,005 |
December | 85 | 50 | 39 | 108 | 19 | 269 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 876 |
Total | 232 | 226 | 128 | 305 | 124 | 648 | 35 | 101 | 298 | 46 | 183 | 178 | 227 | 85 | 52 | 9 | 2,877 |
Note: 1. The figures provided are for completed installations.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will investigate, while ensuring compatibility with Historic Scotland’s involvement with the bid for World Heritage status, the possibility of the full reconstruction of a section of the Antonine Wall, similar to the reconstruction of part of the Roman frontier in Germany.
Answer
The World Heritage Committee''s
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention states that the reconstruction of archaeological remains or historic buildings or districts is justifiable only in exceptional circumstances. Reconstruction is only acceptable on the basis of complete and detailed documentation and to no extent on conjecture. This is based on international best practice in the treatment and interpretation of archaeological sites.
The reconstructions along the line of the German limes were specifically excluded from the World Heritage Site when it was inscribed as part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site by the World Heritage Committee in 2005. We therefore do not intend to reconstruct any part of the Antonine Wall. A working group has been established to implement the World Heritage Site Management Plan and this will be looking at improving access, understanding and interpretation of the Wall.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 1 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what legal advice it has received on the use of Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrents.
Answer
The Scottish Governmenthas not received any legal advice on the use of Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrents.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact an increased number of police officers on the beat will have on crime reduction.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committedto increasing frontline policing to deter criminals and reassure communities. Thatis why we will deliver an additional 1,000 police officers in our communities throughincreased recruitment, improved retention and redeployment.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 23 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of adults do not suffer from presbycusis.
Answer
There is no internationally acknowledgeddefinition of presbycusis. However, Medical Research Council information for GreatBritain, indicates the percentages of bilateral hearing problems in the followingage groups:
60-64: 29.73%
65-69: 44.18%
70-74: 45.41%
75-79: 79.72%
80+: 93.40%.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will address concerns in respect of the effect of Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrents on young people with disabilities, autism or visual impairments.
Answer
It is the responsibility of companiesproducing and selling such devices and those using them to address concerns in respectof the effect of Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrents on young people with disabilities,autism or visual impairments.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrents are in use in Scotland, also broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what studies have been undertaken to evaluate the safety of Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrents.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-8073 on 22 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrents affect all young people under the age of 20.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-8073 on 22 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what evidence there is to support claims that Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrents affect only young people under the age of 20.
Answer
The Scottish Government has notundertaken any research into the effect of the Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrentdevice or reviewed the publicly available evidence.