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To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much money he has allocated to the provision of women's refuges over the past three years. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 April 1999

Reference

330 c130-1W; 80997

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/869

Deposited by

Scottish Office

Type

Consultation papers; Deposited papers

Date

23 April 1999

Reference

Dep 99/869

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the incidence is of (a) leukaemia, (b) breast cancer, (c) other forms of cancer and (d) foetal abnormalities amongst women (i) in Inverclyde and (ii) elsewhere in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table. (Holding answer 20...

Asked by

Norman A Godman (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 April 1999

For answer on

21 April 1999

Answered on

21 April 1999

Dr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the incidence is of (a) leukaemia, (b) breast cancer, (c) other forms of cancer and (d) foetal abnormalities amongst women (i) in Inverclyde and (ii) elsewhere in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. [81128] Mr. Galbraith: [holding answer 20 April 1999]: The information in regard to (a), (b) and (c) is set out in the following table: Numbers of cases and incidence rates for women resident in Inverclyde Council area and the rest of Scotland in the period 1987-1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Area Inverclyde Rest of Scotland Breast cancer Number of cases 522 29,817 Rate{2} 93.2 101.2 Leukaemia Number of cases 40 2,371 Rate{2} 6.0 7.0 Other invasive neoplasms {1} Number of cases 1,761 88,441 Rate{2} 273.5 257.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Excludes non-melanoma skin cancer {2} European age-standardised rate per 100,000 The information available on foetal abnormalities relates to births and therapeutic abortions where the condition of the foetus was recorded, excluding pregnancies ending in miscarriage. On this basis, in the year ending March 1998 there were 23 pregnancies in Inverclyde Council area and 3,035 pregnancies in the Rest of Scotland where a congenital anomaly was recorded. These figures imply rates of 126.7 and 281.7 respectively, per 100,000 population of women between 15 and 44.From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.

Date

21 April 1999

Reference

81128; 329 c574-5W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, What discussions he had had with the Association of Sheriffs in Scotland concerning sentencing policy for women. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by

Maria Fyfe (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 March 1999

Reference

76322; 328 c128-9W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a statement on the Government's support for Women's Aid and its plans for additional support in the future. - Inc figs.

Asked by

Mohammad Sarwar (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 March 1999

Reference

74885; 327 c366W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many temporary sheriffs held commissions on 15th January; and of these, how many were (a) solicitors, (b) advocates, (c) female, (d) under the age of 40 (e) 60 to 64 and (f) 65 years of age or over.

Asked by

Baroness Laing of Elderslie (Conservative)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 February 1999

Reference

326 c220W; 71888

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many councillors are (a) men and (b) women in each local authority in Scotland. - Inc table.

Asked by

Baroness Harman (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 January 1999

For answer on

13 January 1999

Answered on

13 January 1999

Ms Harman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many councillors are (a) men and (b) women in each local authority in Scotland. [65304] Mr. McLeish: The information in the table was compiled and supplied by the Scottish Local Government Unit. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total number of: Council All Councillors Male Councillors Women Councillors Women Councillors (percentage) Aberdeen City 50 35 15 30.0 Aberdeenshire 47 33 14 29.8 Angus 26 21 5 19.2 Argyll & Bute 33 30 3 9.1 Clackmannanshire 12 10 2 16.7 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar 30 27 3 10.0 Dumfries & Galloway 70 62 8 11.4 Dundee City 36 27 9 25.0 East Ayrshire 30 24 6 20.0 East Dunbartonshire 26 20 6 23.1 East Lothian 18 15 3 16.7 East Renfrewshire 20 17 3 15.0 Edinburgh, City of 58 39 19 32.8 Falkirk 36 28 8 22.2 Fife 92 59 33 35.9 Glasgow City 83 58 25 30.1 Highland 72 61 11 15.3 Inverclyde 20 17 3 15.0 Midlothian 15 14 1 6.7 Moray 18 11 7 38.9 North Ayrshire 30 24 6 20.0 North Lanarkshire 69 64 5 7.2 Orkney Islands 28 21 7 25.0 Perth & Kinross 32 26 6 18.8 Renfrewshire 40 28 12 30.0 Scottish Borders 58 51 7 12.1 Shetland Islands 26 20 6 23.1 South Ayrshire 25 15 10 40.0 South Lanarkshire 74 56 18 24.3 Stirling 22 14 8 35.4 West Dunbartonshire 22 19 3 13.6 West Lothian 27 23 4 14.8 Scotland 1,245 969 276 22.2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Scottish Local Government Information Unit--July 1998

Date

13 January 1999

Reference

65304; 323 c209-11W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much the advertisement, which was produced by the Women's Unit and aimed at preventing women within a family from being assaulted by a male member of that family, cost to produce; and under which departmental budget head the cost will fall...

Asked by

Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 1998

Reference

64302; 322 c689W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many prosecutions arose from non-payment of television licence fees in the last year for which figures are available; if he will estimate the number of such prosecutions against women; what was the average fine for non-payment; how many people are currently...

Asked by

Maria Fyfe (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 December 1998

For answer on

15 December 1998

Answered on

15 December 1998

Mrs. Fyfe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many prosecutions arose from non-payment of television licence fees in the last year for which figures are available; if he will estimate the number of such prosecutions against women; what was the average fine for non-payment; how many people are currently in prison for non-payment, and how many of these are women; and if evidence from television detector vans or hand-held detectors has been successfully used in any such prosecutions. [62441] Mr. McLeish: The available information is set out in the table. Custodial sentences for non-payment of a television licence are not available to the courts as a first disposal. Information on the method of detecting such offences is not collected centrally. In 1996, there were 30 fine default receptions (21 of which involved females) into Scottish penal establishments for non-payment of fines for offences committed under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949. Persons proceeded against where the main offence was under the Wireless Telegraphy Act {1} 1949, Scotland, 1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Main disposal Males Females Total Persons proceeded against 1,917 3,817 5,734 Persons with a charge proved 1,841 3,762 5,603 Of which: Persons fined 1,575 3,207 4,782 Average fine (£) 60 54 56 Persons admonished 251 540 791 Other disposal 15 15 30 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Most prosecutions under this Act relate to non-payment of a television licence. Where known, prosecutions for other offences under this Act have been excluded from the table

Date

15 December 1998

Reference

62441; 322 c419W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper HINF 98/1918

Deposited by

Scottish Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

30 September 1998

Reference

HINF 98/1918

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has for providing additional funding for womens' aid projects across Scotland. - Will write.

Asked by

Russell Brown (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

31 July 1998

Reference

317 c578W; 54956

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, What proposals his Department has to protect women from domestic violence. (Failed OPQ).

Asked by

Malcolm Savidge (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 1998

Reference

316 c479W; 49924

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his Answer of 3rd June, 313 c281-2W, on women prisoners, what percentage of female prisoners in each year were incarcerated for non-payment of fines.

Asked by

Margaret Ewing (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 July 1998

For answer on

8 July 1998

Answered on

8 July 1998

Mrs. Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 3 June 1998, Official Report, columns 281-82, on women prisoners, what percentage of female prisoners in each year were incarcerated for non-payment of fines. [49206] Mr. McLeish: The information provided in the table relates to all sentenced female receptions, both direct and fine default, to the Scottish prison system by type of sentence. The table also provides details of the percentage of female prisoners in each year who were incarcerated for fine default. Total number of sentenced female receptions to Scottish prison system, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1996-97 and 1997-98 by type of sentence _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Total number of sentenced Total number of fine default Fine default female receptions female receptions{1} female receptions as a percentage of total sentenced female receptions 1978-79 731 381 52 1979-80 656 292 45 1986-87 1,220 698 57 1987-88 1,216 623 51 1996-97 1,325 722 54 1997-98 1,141 575 50 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Excludes borstal sentences; of which there were 38 in 1978-79 and 36 in 1979-80

Date

8 July 1998

Reference

315 c529W; 49206

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what were the five main causes of death in each of the last five years for women aged 35 to 54 years indicating the numbers involved in each case. - Table given.

Asked by

Malcolm Chisholm (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

10 June 1998

For answer on

15 June 1998

Answered on

15 June 1998

Mr. Chisholm: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the five main causes of death in each of the last five years for women aged 35 to 54 years indicating the numbers involved in each case. [45809] Mr. Galbraith: The top five causes of death were not quite identical in each of the five years, as is shown in the table. Deaths, females aged 35 to 54 years _________________________________________________________________________________________________. ICD9 code{1} 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Malignant neoplasm of 1,749 244 261 227 220 229 female breast Malignant neoplasm of 1,629 105 110 114 116 104 bronchus and lung Acute myocardial 4,109 102 92 96 75 95 infarction Malignant neoplasm of 1,809 56 46 44 36 41 cervix uteri Malignant neoplasm of 1,830 49 66 53 52 49 ovary Subarachnoid haemorrhage 4,309 49 56 42 32 54 Alcoholic liver damage, 5,713 20 35 47 52 54 unspecified _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} World Health Organisation International Classification of Diseases--ninth revision

Date

15 June 1998

Reference

45809; 314 c19W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many women were committed to the Scottish prison system in (a) 1978-79, (b) 1979-80, (c) 1986-87, (d) 1987-88, (e) 1996-97 and (f) 1997-98; and what percentages were incarcerated for (i) violent and (ii) non-violent offences. - Including table.

Asked by

Margaret Ewing (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

21 May 1998

For answer on

3 June 1998

Answered on

3 June 1998

Mrs. Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many women were committed to the Scottish prison system in (a) 1978-79, (b) 1979-80, (c) 1986-87, (d) 1987-88, (e) 1996-97 and (f) 1997-98; and what percentages were incarcerated for (i) violent and (ii) non-violent offences. [43911] Mr. McLeish: The information provided in the table relates to female direct sentenced receptions to the Scottish prison system by category of main crime. For the purposes of this response `violent' offences include, for example, homicide, serious assault, possession of an offensive weapon, robbery, threats and petty assault. Direct sentenced female receptions to Scottish prison system, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1996-97 and 1997-98, by main crime category _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Total number of direct Percentage violent Percentage non-violent sentenced female receptions 1978-79 350 15 85 1979-80 364 13 87 1986-87 522 8 92 1987-88 593 7 93 1996-97 603 17 83 1997-98 566 16 84 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

3 June 1998

Reference

313 c281-2W; 43911

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many people appointed to (a) the Scottish Office and (b) quangos were (i) females, (ii) males, (iii) from ethnic minorities and (iv) registered disabled in (1) 1995-96, (2) 1996-97, (3) January to April 1997 and (4) since 1st May 1997.

Asked by

Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 May 1998

For answer on

1 June 1998

Answered on

1 June 1998

Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people appointed to (a) the Scottish Office and (b) quangos were (i) females, (ii) males, (iii) from ethnic minorities and (iv) registered disabled in (1) 1995-96, (2) 1996-97, (3) January to April 1997 and (4) since 1 May 1997. [41811] Mr. Dewar: [holding answer 13 May 1998]: The number of permanent staff appointed to the Scottish Office and Quangos, together with details of sex, ethnicity and disability are shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Female Male Ethnic Minority Disabled The Scottish Office and its Executive Agencies (excl SPS) Staff appointed in: 1995-96 88 148 1 3 1996-97 126 175 3 1 1 January 1997 to 30 April 54 83 0 0 1997 1 May 1997 to 30 April 1998 137 203 0 1 The Scottish Prison Service Staff appointed in: 1995-96 212 486 2 0 1996-97 153 370 2 0 1 January 1997 to 30 April 55 133 0 0 1997 1 May 1997 to 30 April 1998 137 322 4 1 Quangos Staff appointed in: 1995-96 280 418 2 1 1996-97 460 533 4 1 1 January 1997 to 30 April 51 129 3 0 1997 1 May 1997 to 30 April 1998 497 442 5 3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

1 June 1998

Reference

41811; 313 c78W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, when he expects to receive the Fairweather/Skinner report on Women in Jail. - Inc ref to 312 c131W, 13 May 1998.

Asked by

Tam Dalyell (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 May 1998

Reference

312 c383-4W; 42124

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper HINF 98/1165

Deposited by

Scottish Office

Type

Deposited papers

Date

18 May 1998

Reference

HINF 98/1165

Deposited Paper Dep 98/388

Deposited by

Scottish Office; Social Work Services Inspectorate

Type

Deposited papers

Date

18 May 1998

Reference

Dep 98/388

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will publish the report which he commissioned into Women's Offending. - Inc announcement that today published the Report 'A Safer Way', in Library Dep 98/388.

Asked by

Lord Browne of Ladyton (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 May 1998

Reference

312 c131W; 42280

House

House of Commons

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