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Industry 23 December 2005
Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab)
: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in reviewing
the consistency of wording between the Civil Public Services ( Access ) 22 December 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are being taken to ensure access to public services for people whose first language is not English. The Deputy Minister for Communities (Johann Lamont): Key public bodies including the Executive, local authorities, health boards and the police have a specific duty under race relations legislation to ensure access to the information and services that they provide, and must set out their arrangements for compliance in their race equality schemes. Updated race equality schemes were published last month. We have written to local authorities and other public bodies asking them to develop or improve language plans for the communities that they serve. We are also working to double the number of British Sign Language interpreters in Scotland to ensure that BSL users can access public services. We shall in the new year publish research into provision and quality of translation, interpreting and communication support services across Scotland. That research will help development of policy in that area. Marlyn Glen: I thank the minister for that answer, particularly the detail on British Sign Language. The United Kingdom register of public service interpreters lists only 17 translators in Scotland. Can the minister say how many public authorities have access to services such as Language Line, which is a commercial telephone interpretation service? Given the importance of the issue, has the Executive considered drawing up and implementing a national translation and interpretation strategy to ensure that all public authorities have access to good-quality translation services? Johann Lamont: The research that will be published early in the new year, which will consider how the support service is delivered throughout Scotland, will inform what we do next. We have emphasised to local authorities and public bodies their responsibility—they must have plans that identify local needs. Although we may later consider the gaps and how the Scottish Executive can provide support, the emphasis at this stage must be on local authorities and local bodies understanding local needs and taking responsibility for delivering services. However, I am keen to keep the issue under review and I am happy to give Marlyn Glen the specific information that she seeks about the quality of the service, and to explore further how imaginative and creative ways of addressing the issue can be taken on.
Forth Road Bridge Tolls Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): Although I accept the difficulties of congestion in Edinburgh and I hear what the minister is saying about consultation opportunities, I urge him to take into consideration the impact of the proposals for the Forth road bridge on Dundee and the surrounding areas in the north-east. Tavish Scott: I accept Marlyn Glen's observations about the potential impact of those proposals and I am sure that she and many others will make representations on those matters, both in relation to ministers' decision-making responsibilities and in the ongoing consultation that I mentioned earlier. Work - Life balance 21 November 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to encourage more employers in both the public and private sectors to promote practices in respect of work-life balance that benefit working parents caring for young children. Robert Brown: The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on work-life balance issues, including the recently introduced Work and Families Bill which will benefit working parents in Scotland. Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 3 November 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions have been brought under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005. Colin Boyd, QC: Since the introduction of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005, Procurators Fiscal have commenced court proceedings in respect of 92 charges under that Act. Note : This information has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s Case Management Database. The database is a live, operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. The database is charge-based. The figure quoted therefore relates to the number of charges rather than the number of individuals charged or the number of incidents that gave rise to such charges. Residential Care 1 November 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest available information is on the average weekly cost of the provision of residential care for a child. Robert Brown: Average weekly costs of secure and non-secure residential care for a child need to be considered separately. The latest available information is as follows: The average weekly cost of
non-secure residential care for a child was £1,647 in the 2003-04
financial year. Emergency Services (Recruitment) 29 September 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what steps can be taken to encourage more female and ethnic minority recruitment to the fire and police emergency services. The Deputy Minister for Justice (Hugh Henry): The fire and rescue services have introduced multi-tier entry and accelerated promotion to attract a more diverse range of applicants. Although there is a long way to go, the number of female firefighters has tripled in the past 10 years. In the police service, the percentage of women increased from 11 per cent in 1995 to more than 21 per cent in 2005 and the percentage of officers from ethnic minorities increased from 0.3 per cent in 1996 to 1.2 per cent in 2004. We are providing direct financial assistance to SEMPERscotland, an ethnic minority support organisation that is working to improve recruitment, retention and community perceptions. Marlyn Glen: Will the minister join me in welcoming the recommendations of an independent review into planning and race relations in Scotland? I urge that its recommendations be examined with a view to their being implemented throughout the uniformed services and ask whether that has been considered. Further, does the minister agree that the spotlight should then move on to retention, which he mentioned, and promotion opportunities for female and ethnic minority staff? Hugh Henry: Any evidence that helps to advance the argument will be carefully examined. Marlyn Glen is right to mention retention: it is no success simply to recruit people in and then to lose them quickly. We want to ensure that when people join the uniformed services they are made welcome and that proper career development is provided and discussed. I want to see far more women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds advancing through the ranks of the police service and the fire service. Dance 15 September 2005
The key aim of its strategy for dance is to encourage an environment that supports a wide range of high-quality dance activity with opportunities to create, perform, participate in and enjoy dance.
The Scottish Arts
Council currently funds eight dance companies and organisations across
Scotland.
Will she join me in
praising Dundee's success as the centre of dance in Scotland? The Space in Dundee, which is the home of the Scottish school of contemporary dance, is a facility that all MSPs should be very proud of, not least members who happen to represent the area.
It is worth noting
that as little as 10 years ago there were no purpose-built buildings for
dance in Scotland and we now have both Dance Base and The Space in Dundee
as well as the other dance agencies throughout the country. Inward Investment 29 August 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking through inward investment to create more jobs in Dundee. Nicol Stephen: Scottish Development International (SDI) and its partners, including Scottish Enterprise Tayside, target global decision makers in key industries to highlight business opportunities and secure investment into Scotland. This includes traditional foreign direct investment (FDI) projects but also research investment and new technology partnerships. The high international regard for this work can be seen in the fact that in October 2004 the Financial Times’ FDI Magazine awarded Dundee the title of ‘European Cities of the Future – Best FDI Promotion Strategy’. The Scottish Executive and its agencies continue to work to attract the kind of inward investment to Dundee which has helped make it an internationally recognised location for the life sciences and creative industries, attracting companies such as US-owned drug discovery firm Upstate and medical imaging specialists Kestrel 3D. Dundee is also home to longstanding inward investors such as NCR which continues to make high-value investments in the area assisted by public sector support. Manufacturing 29 August 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to increase the number of manufacturing jobs in Dundee. Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive operates a range of measures to assist manufacturing throughout Scotland. The Executive’s strategy, Smart Successful Scotland, is delivered through Local Enterprise Companies including Scottish Enterprise Tayside in Dundee which works closely in conjunction with the Business Gateway and also its partners in the Dundee Community Planning Partnership. Together they offer manufacturers business support services which are available to all types and sizes of business and Scottish Enterprise Tayside also provides intensive support to key companies with the best potential for sustainable growth. The Executive provides direct financial support for investment projects through Regional Selective Assistance which, in the past two years, has provided 11 companies in Dundee over £2.7m of grant aid creating 182 jobs and securing the employment of 206. Other direct Executive grant schemes such as Smart and Spur, which encourage product and process innovation, have delivered £1.68m to 14 Dundee companies. The Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service - designed specifically to improve productivity in manufacturing industry will be introduced later this year. SmartWater Technology 25 August 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is giving to the development of SmartWater technology in crime detection. Hugh Henry: SmartWater is a property marking solution which has been privately developed for commercial purposes and is aimed primarily at organisations and companies with an interest in the prevention and detection of crime. I understand that Aberdeen City Council piloted the technology in several streets at the start of the year, the first authority in Scotland to do so. Due to the reduction in housebreaking in these areas, the Council is now funding a roll-out of the scheme across the city with the assistance of neighbourhood and community wardens, many of whom are funded by the Executive. We therefore have a clear interest in the scheme and I have asked my officials to monitor and evaluate progress. Police 18 August 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is giving the police in the use of information technology to improve the efficiency of the police service. Cathy Jamieson: The Scottish Executive provided £3 million funding to the Scottish Police Information Strategy in 2005-06 to lead and drive the achievement of integrated IT systems for Scottish policing. When new applications and systems are being developed a high priority is attached to realising business benefits and efficiencies. Organ Donation 12 August 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what budget has been granted for publicising organ donation in each of the last two years. Mr Tom McCabe: The advertising spend for the Organ Donation campaign for 2003-2004 was £143,858.00 and for 2004-2005 was £121,012.00. Road Safety 15 July 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to implement the recommendations of Parental Attitudes to Road Safety Education. Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive provides funding to the Scottish Road Safety Campaign for the development of key road safety education initiatives and publicity messages. Progress on implementing the recommendations in Parental Attitudes to Road Safety Education has been delayed due to vacancies, which have now been filled, in two key posts in the campaign. In the current financial year, the campaign will review the research and begin preparatory work on taking the recommendations forward. ASBOs 6 July 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what information it possesses on the age profiles of those served with antisocial behaviour orders. Hugh Henry: The most recent information that we have on Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) is for 2003-04. This shows that the largest number of ASBOs were against those over 25 years of age. This age group accounted for 63% of ASBO applications and 59% of ASBOs granted. People aged 16-18 years account for 13% of applications and 16% of ASBOs granted. However, as a proportion of the population, ASBO applications and orders granted are highest within the 16-18 year old age band. Infection control 5 July Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of providing alcohol-based handrubs at every frontline hospital bedside in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by NHS board area. Mr Andy Kerr: Under the new clean hospitals campaign announced in March 2005, funding of £1.05 million was allocated to NHS Boards for the provision of alcohol-based handrubs at every frontline bed. NHS Boards have confirmed that these measures are in place. Allocations to individual NHS Boards were based the Arbuthnott formula as follows:
G8 and the role of Scottish Universities 30 June 2005
Marlyn Glen (North
East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what role it
envisages for Scottish universities in addressing some of the issues to be
discussed at the G8 summit, particularly in relation to Africa. The universities of Glasgow and Abertay Dundee are currently hosting academic conferences that are considering G8 issues, and many Scottish universities are already active in Africa.
Concept notes seeking
support from the Scottish Executive's international development fund
include proposals from several Scottish universities for work in
sub-Saharan Africa. Mercy scholarships for Rwandan women are just one example of the university's work.
Can the minister
assure me that recognition and support will be given to those important
initiatives, which have now been extended to a number of Scottish
education institutions? We are considering proposals for international development funding that include projects to deliver direct assistance overseas, applications for administrative resources based here in Scotland and funding for activities aimed at exchanging knowledge or raising awareness. We will consider applications for projects based in or linked to sub-Saharan Africa and areas that were affected by the Asian tsunami.
Additional weight will
be given to projects that are based wholly or partly in Malawi, which we
wish to prioritise. Childcare 17 June 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many childcare workers are male, expressed also as a percentage of the total childcare workforce. Euan Robson: Within the early years and childcare workforce, 2% of staff, 650 workers, are male. This information is available publicly from the Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication – Pre-school and Childcare Workforce Statistics 2004 and is available on the Scottish Executive Web site Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the benefits would be of increasing the number and percentage of male childcare workers and what proposals it has for such increases. Euan Robson: Men working in early years and childcare ensures that children have role models of both sexes. We want to have a workforce that better reflects the society we live in and to move away from the traditional image of early years and childcare as women’s work. The National Review of the Early Years and Childcare Workforce is examining these issues. I look forward to receiving their report later this year. The Scottish Executive currently provides funding support to Men in Childcare, a voluntary organisation, which recruits men into childcare training. This work began in Edinburgh and is now expanding to other areas of the country. Teleworkers 3 June 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the most recent estimate is of the number of teleworkers. Mr Jim Wallace: The most recent estimates taken from the Spring 2004 Labour Force Survey estimate that there are 118,000 teleworkers in Scotland. Anti-bullying funding 3 June 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what level of funding it provides to organisations addressing bullying amongst school pupils. Peter Peacock: Since 1999 the Scottish Executive has funded a national Anti-Bullying Network, and since 1998 it has provided funding to support the ChildLine Bullying Helpline. Scottish Executive funding for anti-bullying activity for 2004-2005 and projected funding in 2005-2006 are as follows:
In 2004 the Scottish Executive commissioned a national needs assessment exercise which gained the views of professionals, pupils and parents on their need for anti-bullying activity. The evidence has been used to develop a new specification for a national anti-bullying programme that will take a strong a pro-active role in developing the role of professionals in all children’s services in preventing bullying and responding effectively when it occurs. Teleworking 1 June 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is studying, or intends to study, patterns in teleworking and its possible effect on traffic levels. Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive has commissioned research to assess the implications of e-working and other information and communication technologies (ICT) on travel behaviour and traffic reduction in Scotland. This research is reaching its final stages and we will consider its findings in due course. Digital Technology 31 May 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number and percentage of households with a domestic connection to the internet. Tavish Scott: This information is available from the Scottish Household Survey website for which a link is provided http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/housing/shsar03-17.asp. The results for 2003 are currently available and a copy has been placed in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 33446). The survey results for 2004 will be published in August 2005. Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number and percentage of households with a domestic connection to the internet, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) electoral region. Tavish Scott: The Scottish Household survey have provided information on domestic connection to the internet broken down by electoral region and this is presented in the following table. Information on domestic connection to the internet broken down by local authority is available from the same source identified in my answer to S2W-16601 answered on 31 May 2005.
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/webapp/wa.search. Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the percentage of households with a domestic connection to the internet, broken down by socio-economic group. Tavish Scott: This information, provided from the Scottish Household Survey, is contained in the following table.
Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what initiatives it is supporting to increase access to home computers and internet usage and what the extent has been of the take-up to date. Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive has been working to widen home access to computers through the development of a Home Computer Initiative for all eligible employees in the Scottish public sector. This includes employees of the Scottish Executive, local authorities, health boards, non-departmental public bodies, agencies and other public sector organisations. This scheme will make home computers available at a reduced cost and enable users to take up internet access. The scheme, which offers the opportunity to provide lower cost computers without any cost to the employer as a result of a tax exemption, is expected to launch in August 2005. The Scottish Executive encourages employers to consider offering such a scheme to their employees. Sportswomen (Equality) 12 May 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East
Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are taken
to guarantee that sportswomen receive funding, provision of sports
facilities and respect equal to their male counterparts. Women's football is one of the
fastest-growing sports in the world. Housing (Dundee) 21 April 2005 Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to reduce homelessness and increase the provision of affordable housing in Dundee. The Minister for Communities (Malcolm Chisholm): This financial year, the Executive will provide funding of £10.7 million to Dundee to ensure that homelessness is prevented and tackled and to provide affordable housing. That funding will be spent in accordance with the agreed local housing and homelessness strategies. Marlyn Glen: I thank the minister for his reply. While I recognise and applaud the work of the Executive so far, and Dundee's homelessness strategy—in particular, the 200 new affordable homes in Stobswell, Kirkton and Whitfield—will the minister give serious consideration to allowing pressured area status for city authorities, such as Dundee, which are still so short of family-sized homes? Malcolm Chisholm: Great progress is being made in Dundee. I was pleased to see quite recently some of the new housing to which the member referred. The sum of £10 million that I announced is a 44 per cent increase on the allocation at the start of the previous financial year. More people will have rights under our progressive homelessness legislation, but Dundee is doing well on housing. For example, it is managing to house a large number of people who do not have priority as being homeless. Obviously, consideration needs to be given to the quality standard and to the strategy that Dundee wants to have in place for 2015. I know that there are still issues to be resolved in Dundee, but overall good progress is being made there. Antisocial Behaviour ActMarlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making to ensure that individuals and communities know about their rights and responsibilities under the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 Hugh Henry:
The Executive is undertaking a wide range of activities to ensure that everyone in Scotland knows the law will be on their side if they stand up to antisocial behaviour, and that those who break the law know the consequences if they refuse to change their ways.
Last week the First Minister launched a public information campaign to raise awareness of the measures in the new Act. The public information campaign includes local radio, local press and bus advertising. We will also be distributing a leaflet to every household in Scotland that will carry the same message, as well as telling people where they can go locally if they need help. Tay Road Bridge Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland)
(Lab) : To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had
with the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board regarding the consideration of options for
relocating the toll-collecting stations to the Fife end of the road bridge to
help reduce the level of congestion and pollution in the Dundee city centre
area. Prison visiting committeesMarlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the role of prison-visiting committees. Cathy Jamieson: I met with representatives of the Association of Visiting Committees on 6 December last year and advised them of my intention to hold a review of the role of Prison Visiting Committees. DiabetesMarlyn Glen (North East Scotland)
(Lab) : To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated annual
cost to the NHS is of treating people with type 2 diabetes. The Scottish Diabetes Framework (April 2002) included an estimate that diabetes (of all types) accounts for about 5% of NHS costs. It is not possible at present to provide a more detailed estimate of the cost of diabetes, nor is it possible to calculate the proportions spent on the various forms of diabetes. The Scottish Diabetes Survey 2003 estimated that over 160,000 people in Scotland have been diagnosed with diabetes, 85-90% of whom have type 2 diabetes. However, type 2 diabetes will account for a lower share of the total costs. This is because type 1 diabetes begins at an earlier age (usually 10 to 12), is more difficult to control, and carries a much higher risk of complications (partly because of duration). BridgesMarlyn Glen (North East Scotland)
(Lab) : To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any
assessment of the economic, social and environmental impact of a toll-free Tay
Road Bridge. European LanguagesS2W-11853 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland)
(Lab) : To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has from
census records, or other sources, on the number of people working in Scotland
who are fluent in a European language, broken down by (a) language and (b) job
category. SportS2W-11409 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland)
(Lab) : To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to
promote the growth of girls’ and women’s football. JusticeMarlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab)
: To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases involving driving without
insurance proceeded in the (a) Arbroath, (b) Dundee and (c) Stonehaven
procurator fiscal office in each of the last three years.
EducationMarlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab)
: To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils sat modern languages at
(a) standard grade and (b) higher level in each year since 1999, broken down by
subject and expressed as a percentage of the year group. CancerMarlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab)
: To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in reducing
deaths from cancer. EducationMarlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab)
: To ask the Scottish Executive how many modern languages teachers there
have been in secondary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by subject.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00352-00.asp. Rail NetworkMarlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab)
: To ask the Scottish Executive where responsibility will lie for
ensuring the continuation of cross-border rail services on cross-country and
east coast mainline routes when Transport Scotland is established. Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab)
: To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with trade
unions representing workers based in Scotland who are employed on cross-country
rail services. Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland)
(Lab) : To ask the Scottish Executive what representations have been
made to the Strategic Rail Authority regarding the future of cross-country rail
services in Scotland. Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab)
: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations have been made to
the Department for Transport regarding the future of the cross-country rail
franchise. Health Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland)
(Lab) : To ask the Scottish Executive when further guidance for
inclusion in the child witness support pack will be issued.
Copies have been placed in the Parliament’s
Reference Centre (Bib. number 32531). Modern Languages Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many modern languages teachers there are in secondary schools broken down by subject. Peter Peacock: The available information on how many modern languages teachers there have been in secondary schools on specific years, broken down by subject, can be obtained from the Teacher Census Results 2003 (link) Cancer Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the number and rates of deaths from cancer have been in (a) Dundee, (b) Tayside and (c) Scotland in each year since 1999, expressed also as an index with 1999 as the base year. Hugh Henry: The information requested is given in the following table: Deaths from Cancer1
Notes: 1. 1999: International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, codes 140 - 208, malignant neoplasms. 2. 2000-03: International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, codes C00 - C97, malignant neoplasms. "Real " Nappies (S2W-07280) 27 April 2004 )Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the existence of partnerships between local authorities and nappy-laundering services to promote the use of “real” nappies. Ross Finnie: We are aware of two nappy laundering services in Scotland. The Scottish Nappy Company works with East Renfrewshire Council and Edinburgh City Council and Cotton Bottoms offer a nappy laundering service in north-east Scotland. In addition, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeen Forward work with the Hippins Network which offers a nappy lending service allowing parents to try different styles before buying. They also operate a scheme under which parents who use real nappies can claim up to £30 towards the cost of kitting out their child. More generally, thirteen local authorities at present support work carried out by the Scottish Nappy Network to promote real nappies in Scotland. We are also aware of community sector projects, such as one run by Lothian and Edinburgh Environmental Partnership. We have recently provided resources to the Waste and Resources Action Programme for work on waste minimisation, including work on real nappies. PoliceS2W-6555 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive what resources it is committing to the provision of
DNA testing.
S2W-5979 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time and part-time police officers
there are in the Scottish Police Service and whether it has any plans to publish
police officer numbers on a whole time equivalent basis.
Source: Returns submitted by Scottish Police Forces. Figures exclude special constables. Road AccidentsS2W-5605 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive how many children have been killed or seriously
injured in road accidents in (a) Dundee and (b) Angus in each of the last five
years.
S2W-5604 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive how many adults have been killed or seriously injured
in road accidents in (a) Dundee and (b) Angus in each of the last five years.
S2W-5603 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive how many children were killed or seriously injured in
road accidents in (a) Dundee and (b) Angus in (i) 1994, (ii) 1995, (iii) 1996,
(iv) 1997 and (v) 1998.
S2W-5602 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive how many adults were killed or seriously injured in
road accidents in (a) Dundee and (b) Angus in (i) 1994, (ii) 1995, (iii) 1996,
(iv) 1997 and (v) 1998.
HealthS2W-5400 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on levels of obesity amongst
12-year-olds, broken down by NHS board area.
High BMI Distribution: Children Receiving a Primary 7 Review: School Year 2001-02
Source: CHSP-S ISD Scotland. Estimated age at review 11-12 years. EducationS2W-5399 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive how many places have been created under the Out of
School Hours Learning Programme since its inception in (a) Dundee and (b) Angus. Equal PayS2O-1531 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive what action it is promoting to close the pay gap
between men and women.
And, as an employer, we are leading by example. The Executive completed a gender equal pay review in April 2003 and will continue to monitor its pay and reward system to ensure that it is free from discrimination. JusticeS2O-1513 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive what lessons were learned from the recent visit by
the Minister for Justice to courts in New York. Child SafetyS2O-1026 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive what advice is given to education authorities on the
advantages of introducing "walking buses" schemes in the interests of safety of
schoolchildren and what information it has on the use of such schemes by
individual education authorities. It is for each local authority to decide how best to implement safer routes to school initiatives within its area. The Executive does not monitor individual local schemes centrally. CrimeS2O-314 - Marlyn Glen (North East Scotland) (Lab) : To
ask the Scottish Executive what new measures it plans to introduce to combat the
fear of crime and what best practices it recommends are followed by local
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