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Children (Sexual Abuse)
Mr. McFall: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of sexual abuse of children under 16 years of age led to a conviction in each of the last five years. [19076]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
The table sets out information for the most recent five years for which it is available for those sexual offences within the classification which, by definition, involve sexual abuse of children.
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| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewd and libidinous practices | 172 | 160 | 154 | 159 | 182 |
| Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 | 97 | 91 | 57 | 53 | 67 |
| Causing or encouraging seduction, prostitution etc. of a girl under 16 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Taking or making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children | 1 | -- | 5 | -- | 2 |
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Small Towns Initiative
Mr. Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what budget has been allocated to Scottish Enterprise to finance the small towns initiative; and if he will make a statement. [21548]
Mr. Kynoch: The budget allocation to Scottish Enterprise is not generally hypothecated to particular initiatives. The 1997-98 costs to Scottish Enterprise of the small towns initiative are expected to be met from its overall budget of £464 million. This budget was determined after consultation with Scottish Enterprise and, with the agreement of the chairmen of that organisation, took account of expected levels of expenditure on the initiative.
Mr. W. J. Duff
Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland in what year auditors working for Greater Glasgow health board first took note of the exceptional nature of the annual service fees paid to Mr. W. J. Duff; and what action was taken. [19046]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: Dentists' NHS earnings are monitored by the dental practice division of the Common Services Agency on behalf of the Scottish Dental Practice Board and it is the board which brings to the attention of health boards any concerns about payments to dentists. The auditors for Greater Glasgow health board examine the internal control systems established by the board for handling NHS general dental service payments and administration: they do not look in detail at individual cases.
Local Enterprise Companies
Dr. Wright:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if local enterprise companies publish (a) annual reports, (b) annual accounts, (c) minutes of meetings,
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(d) agendas of meetings and (e) registers of members' interests; and in each case whether this is under a statutory requirement; [21764]
(3) what is the statutory basis of local enterprise companies; and if they (a) admit members of the public to board or committee meetings and (b) hold open meetings for the public; and whether in each case this is under a statutory requirement. [21770]
Mr. Kynoch:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library,
Mr. Darling:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent by (a) his Department and (b) hospitals on unsuccessful applications to achieve trust status since 1990. [20182]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Mr. Frank Cook:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost to public funds of the Cullen inquiry. [15604]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Dr. Godman:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the 10 (a) Queen's counsel,
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(b) advocates and (c) law firms which have received the highest sums of legal aid fees in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement. [18242]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Mr. Simon Hughes:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the NHS salaries and wages costs for (a) administrative, clerical and management staff and (b) nurses and midwives in each financial year form 1988-89 in 1995 prices. [21159]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Mr. Norman Hogg:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the annual maintenance and running costs associated with his official residence in Charlotte square in the most recent year for which figures are available, indicating the different categories of expenditure. [19153]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Mr. Norman Hogg:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the annual publicity budget for (i) the Scottish Office and (ii) Scottish Office quangos in each year since 1986-87 in (a) real and (b) cash terms. [19154]
Mr. Michael Forsyth:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Mr. McAvoy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the costs to public funds in (a) salary, (b) administrative support and (c) travel of the special advisers employed in his Department in the last year for which figures are available. [20635]
Mr. Michael Forsyth:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Mr. Kirkwood:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the cottage hospitals which have (a) closed and (b) opened in Scotland in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement. [21300]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Mr. Gallie:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 18 March relating to the
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condition of grants and loans from public bodies and the oral statement of the hon. Member for Cunninghame, North (Mr. Wilson) of 11 March, Official Report, column 48, if the defined political objectives were declared when the company applied for grants from the Highlands and Islands development board, Highlands and Island Enterprise or the local enterprise companies. [21512]
Mr. Kynoch:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Mr. Kirkwood:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people have had eye tests in Scotland in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [21299]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Mr. Kirkwood:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of beds available for (a) accident and emergency wards, (b) geriatric wards, (c) surgical wards and (d) paediatric wards, by area health board in Scotland in each year since 1986; and if he will make a statement. [21301]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Mr. Robathan:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what public funding will be given to Highlands and Islands Enterprise to meet the agreement obligations in relation to the proposed Cairngorm funicular; and what assessment he has made of the value for money of such expenditure. [21510]
Mr. Kynoch:
I shall write to the hon. Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
Mr. Alex Carlile:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the (a) number of convictions, (b) conviction rate and (c) clear-up rate, for each category of crime, in each region, for each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [21587]
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton:
I shall write to the hon. and learned Member and arrange for a copy of the letter to be placed in the House Library.
(2) if he will list gross public spending on local enterprise companies for each year since 1990-91, in 1996-97 prices. [21807]
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