I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:

Reception figures(2004) show that two out of three prisoners (66%) tested positive for all substancesof misuse on admission to prison.

Self-reported figuresfrom the SPS Prisoner Survey (2006) show that 23% of prisoners were worried thatalcohol would be a problem on release from prison, with 29% of prisoners reportingusing illegal drugs in the month immediately prior to survey completion.

Robust estimates of the size of Scottish drugs markets are not currently available. A research projectis currently in progress which is aiming to produce an initial estimate of the size/valueof illicit drug markets in Scotland, and of the economic and social costs associatedwith illicit drug use. This research is due to be completed in March 2008.

Transport Scotland is currently reviewing fare policy objectives. Evidenceis being gathered to inform this review and research into the effect of rail farepricing on passenger numbers is likely to be included in this work.

The following tabledetails the payments made to First ScotRail Limited since 4 October 2004 when the current franchise agreement commenced. All figuresare based on the franchise payment amounts specified in the franchise agreementadjusted, which allows for adjustments for price indexation, performance penaltiesor payments and variations or changes made to the agreement. The SRA and SPT wereresponsible for franchise payments during 2004-05 and the early part of the 2005-06years.

2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
£102,855,123	£184,711.497	£282,106,973

 

I am informedby the Food Standards Agency Scotland (FSAS) that there is no single data set that provides information onthe average consumption of milk by socio-economic group between 1980 and the presenttime. Thus, data on the average consumption of milk by socio-economic group wasobtained from the National Food Survey of GB, which only provides information upto the year 2000. The data is not Scotland specific.

The data from 1980 up to the year 2000 is providedin table 1 by seven income groups (A, B, C, D, E1, E2 and Old Age Pensioners (OAP)).Households with one or more earners are categorised into groups A to D. Those ingroup A earn more than those in group D. Households without an earner are categorisedinto either group E1 or E2, with those in group E1 earning more than those in groupE2.

Table 1 Household Consumption of Whole Milk andSkimmed Milks (Per Person, Per Week) by Income Group of Head of Household in Great Britain

Year	(ml)	Socio-Economic Status
		A	B	C	D	E1	E2	OAP	All Households
2000	Whole milk	479	531	629	895	684	955	921	665
	Skimmed milk	1,136	1,081	1,077	1,057	1,486	1,153	1,424	1,138
1999	Whole milk	363	489	652	888	628	976	885	634
	Skimmed milk	1,127	1,150	1,030	1,026	1,459	1,015	1,268	1,125
1998	Whole milk	503	579	658	791	657	1,070	982	693
	Skimmed milk	1,171	1,091	1,047	1,018	1,471	1,009	1,260	1,110
1997	Whole milk	478	533	715	953	802	1,095	982	712
	Skimmed milk	1,016	1,172	1,102	1,098	1,331	1,019	1,247	1,136
1995	Whole milk	541	653	793	1,092	1,049	1,001	1,092	812
	Skimmed milk	1,156	1,134	1,082	931	1,305	1,005	1,160	1,103
1993	Whole milk	604	703	895	1,052	1,069	1,240	1,322	898
	Skimmed milk	1,205	1,124	971	867	1,308	798	1,008	1,031
1990	Whole milk	938	1,102	1,271	1,491	1,388	1,471	1,649	1,232
	Skimmed milk	892	762	648	515	999	593	559	709
1989	Whole milk	1,105	1,232	1,358	1,512	1,702	1,696	1,832	1,376
	Skimmed milk	794	722	544	457	806	505	438	622
1988	Whole milk	1,167	1,393	1,545	1,639	1,695	1,794	1,893	1,513
	Skimmed milk	763	588	459	339	685	375	440	527
1985	Whole milk	1,648	1,722	1,911	2,017	2,101	2,077	2,282	1,888
	Skimmed milk	344	316	217	104	280	152	230	244
1980	Whole milk	2,390	2,335	2,312	2,276	2,678	2,534	2,592	2,364
	Skimmed milk	---------	---------	---------	---------	---------	---------	---------	---------

 

I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:

The average cost ofconstructing a home for social rent during 2006-07 was £117,762. This can be brokendown as follows:

Average Acquisition Cost	£8,935
Average Works Cost	£96,003
Average Fees	£8,022
Average other Costs	£4,802
Total	£117,762

 

I am informed by theFood Standards Agency Scotland (FSAS) that there is no single data set that providesinformation on the average consumption of calcium by socio-economic group between1980 and the present time. Thus, data on the average consumption of calcium by incomequintiles was obtained from the Expenditure and Food Survey of the UK, which provides information from April 2002 up to March2003 and from April 2003 up to March 2006. This data is not Scotland specific.

The following tableshows the average intake of calcium (per person, per day) by income quintiles whichare based on gross weekly household income. The first quintile contains the lowestincome households and the fifth income quintile contains the household with thehighest income. Calcium intakes were determined from food brought into the homeand eaten outside the home.

Table 1 Average Calcium Intake from all Food andDrink in the United Kingdom

Year		Quintiles
		Quintile  1	Quintile  2	Quintile  3	Quintile 4	Quintile 5
April 2002 to March 2003	Lower boundary (gross weekly income)		£187.86	£341.44	£541.21	£820.95
	Intake of calcium per person per day (mg)	1,020	1,010	980	990	970
April 2003 to March 2006	Lower boundary (gross weekly income)	0	£206	£364	£596	£915
	Intake of calcium per person per day (mg)	1,055	1,044	1,006	973	977

Note: mg, milligram.

The Scottish Governmentrecognises that the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act1995 may include people with dyslexia. Our policies in relation to disability aretherefore inclusive of people with dyslexia.

The following tableshows the amount of discount for sales of public authority stock to sitting tenantsunder the right to buy and rent to mortgage schemes, and through voluntary sales.

Total Value ofDiscount of Public Authority Stock Sold through Right to Buy, Rent to Mortgage andVoluntary Sales

Year	Discount (£ Million)	Year	Discount (£ Million)
1979	1.5	1993	355.8
1980	34.6	1994	388.6
1981	65.4	1995	310.3
1982	96.0	1996	237.3
1983	127.3	1997	317.9
1984	130.8	1998	276.5
1985	136.3	1999	264.5
1986	138.4	2000	278.8
1987	210.8	2001	268.6
1988	379.7	2002	333.9
1989	509.6	2003	367.0
1990	480.6	2004	306.7
1991	371.1	2005	308.2
1992	410.8	2006	280.9

Source: Sales3 returnsprovided to the Scottish Executive by local authorities.

Notes:

1. Public authoritiesinclude local authorities, new towns and Scottish Homes (Scottish Special HousingAssociation prior to April 1998).

2. Monetary valuesare in nominal terms and have not been adjusted for inflation.

3. The table excludessales to sitting tenants who preserved their rights to buy their home followingthe transfer of stock to housing associations in Dumfries and Galloway, Glasgow and the Scottish Borders in 2003, and in Argyll and Bute and Eilean Siar in 2006. The total value of these additionaldiscounts is £141 million.

The Procurator Fiscalis entitled to include details of the consequences of driving, including injury,in charges of dangerous or careless driving in order to allow the court to considerthese consequences in assessing whether the driving was dangerous or careless. Atpresent death can only be included in charges relating to causing death by dangerousdriving or by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs, butthe Road Safety Act 2006 will in future allow prosecutors to bring charges for causingdeath by careless driving, or while unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured.