Christine Grahame

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the penalties were for wildlife crime-related convictions in the Strathclyde Police area for each year from April 1999.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table.</p> <p >Persons Convicted for Wildlife Crime Offences², in Strathclyde Police Area, by disposal, 1999-2000 to 2008-09</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td nowr…

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many wildlife crimes recorded by Strathclyde Police led to a conviction, also expressed as a percentage of the total number of convictions in each year from April 1999 to April 2009.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table.</p> <p >Persons with a Charge Proved for Wildlife Crime Offences¹, in Strathclyde Police Area, 1999-2000 to 2008-09</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > …

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many wildlife crimes in each of the five most common types of wildlife crime were committed in the Strathclyde Police area, also expressed as a percentage of all detected wildlife crimes in each year from April 1999 to April 2009.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table:</p> <p >Number of Wildlife Offences Recorded, Cleared Up and Percentage Cleared Up, by Strathclyde Police force, 1999-2000 to 2008-2009</p> <p >Recorded</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpaddi…

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the categories of wildlife crime recorded by Strathclyde Police in each year from April 1999 to April 2009.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table:</p> <p >Categories of Wildlife Offences¹ Recorded by Strathclyde Police from 1999-2000 to 2008-09</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > …

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many instances were recorded by Strathclyde Police of wildlife crime known to be commissioned by overseas individuals or groups, also expressed as a percentage in each year since 1999.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The data requested is not held centrally. The data held centrally is based on an aggregate return, so it is not possible to distinguish the circumstances of the crime, or the perpetrator.</p>

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of those convicted of wildlife crimes in the Fife Constabulary area were resident in Scotland, also expressed as a percentage of those convicted, in each year from April 1999.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information requested is not held centrally.</p> s

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it holds on the types of species most commonly targeted in wildlife crime in the Fife Constabulary area, in each year from April 1999.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The data requested is not held centrally. The data held centrally is based on an aggregate return, so it is not possible to distinguish the circumstances of the crime, or the types of species most commonly targeted in wildlife crime.</p>

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding Fife Constabulary has allocated to the investigation and detection of wildlife crime, also expressed as a percentage of its overall budget, in each year from April 1999.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This information is not held centrally. Operational deployment of resources is a matter for the Chief Constables of Scottish Police Forces.</p>

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the penalties were for wildlife crime-related convictions in the Fife Constabulary area for each year from April 1999.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table.</p> <p >Persons with a Charge Proved for Wildlife Crime Offences¹, in Fife Police Area, by Disposal, 1999-2000 to 2008-09</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <t…

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many wildlife crimes recorded by Fife Constabulary led to a conviction, also expressed as a percentage of the total number of convictions in each year from April 1999 to April 2009.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table.</p> <p >Persons with a Charge Proved for Wildlife Crime Offences¹, in Fife Police Area, 1999-2000 - 2008-09</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td now…

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many wildlife crimes in each of the five most common types of wildlife crime were committed in the Fife Constabulary area, also expressed as a percentage of all detected wildlife crimes in each year from April 1999 to April 2009.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table:</p> <p >Number of Wildlife Offences Recorded and Cleared Up by Fife Constabulary, 1999-2000 to 2008-09.</p> <p >Recorded</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=656 > <tr > <td w…

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the categories of wildlife crime recorded by Fife Constabulary in each year from April 1999.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table: </p> <p >Categories of Wildlife Offences¹ Recorded by Fife Constabulary from 1999-2000 to 2008-09</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td nowrap valign…

3 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many instances were recorded by Fife Constabulary of wildlife crime known to be commissioned by overseas individuals or groups, also expressed as a percentage in each year since 1999.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The data requested is not held centrally. The data held centrally is based on an aggregate return, so it is not possible to distinguish the circumstances of the crime, or the perpetrator.</p>

1 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which of the recommendations made in the Thematic Review of Wildlife Crime remain to be implemented in each Scottish police force and within the Scottish Government.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: A follow-up to the thematic review was carried out by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland and Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland this year. This update, released by the Scottish Government in November, contains a list of the original recommendat…

1 Dec 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of the misuse of pesticides or poisons were reported to the authorities in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008 and have been in 2009.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: A total of 198, 179 and 158 specimens were referred to the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme (WIIS) operated by Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, a Division of the Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate of the Scottish Government in 2007, …

23 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many warrants have been issued under regulation 17(3) of the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The enforcement of the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>

23 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many appeals have been lodged under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 and how many have been successful in part or in whole.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The issuing of licences under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>

23 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many licences have been variated, suspended or revoked under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009, broken down by group.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The issuing of licences under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>

23 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive on what grounds licensing applications have been rejected under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The issuing of licences under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>

23 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many licensing applications have been rejected under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009, also expressed as a percentage.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The issuing of licences under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>

23 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many licences have been issued under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The issuing of licences under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>

11 Jun 2009 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what efforts are being made to support expanding businesses in the Scottish Borders during the economic downturn.

Answer · John Swinney: In the face of recession, we remain firmly committed to our overarching purpose of increasing sustainable economic growth. However, we are very aware that action is required now to protect the nation from the worst of the downturn and ensure Scotland is well …

10 Jun 2009 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how many small and medium-sized enterprises (a) bid for contracts for services in the Parliament and (b) were successful in whole or part, also expressed as a percentage, in each year since 1999.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The information below shows how many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been successful in bidding for Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) contracts (goods and services) by number since April 2003.</p> <p >This historical information is…

11 May 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been distributed to provide ophthalmic services, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Shona Robison: General Ophthalmic Services (GOS) is a demand led primary care service. The (GOS) budget is non-discretionary and NHS boards are funded to the level of their expenditure in meeting the costs in their area of providing the NHS eye examinations, optical voucher…

28 Apr 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider issuing guidance to police forces that pay for intelligence information from informants in relation to groups or organisations that are not criminal or violent in nature.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: A Code of Practice relating to Covert Human Intelligence Sources, made under Section 24 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000, already exists. Copies of this are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 2633…

28 Apr 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of its officials or agencies have undertaken an assessment of the potential environmental and health impacts of radioactive contamination from the Faslane nuclear submarine base.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Yes. Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) routinely monitors the levels of radioactive contamination around Faslane. The purpose of this monitoring is to examine the dispersion of radioactive discharges from the site and to confirm the safety of the …

28 Apr 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Environment Protection Agency enforcement notices have been served against military facilities or installations in each year since 2003.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) issued five statutory enforcement notices under the Control of Pollution Act 1974 in 2003 in respect of RAF Kinloss. No other statutory enforcement notices have been served on any military installation by SEPA sin…

19 Mar 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3432 by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2007, how many Scottish national entitlement card holders have qualified for a concessionary travel companion card since August 2007, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Information available to Transport Scotland indicates that as of 27 February 2009 there were 1,122,846 valid National Entitlement Cards in circulation giving access to Scotland-Wide Free Bus Travel for Older and Disabled People.</p> <p >The following table s…

18 Mar 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many referrals sportscotland made to ministers upholding objections to development on playing fields and in how many cases the objections were upheld in each year since 1999.

Answer · Shona Robison: Sportscotland has no powers to notify planning applications to Scottish ministers. Where sportscotland lodges and maintains an objection it is the responsibility of the planning authority, if minded to grant planning consent, to decide whether the planning ap…

13 Mar 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is providing to grow the social enterprise sector in the current economic climate; how it publicises funding available to people wishing to set up such enterprises, and how many social enterprise companies there are.

Answer · Jim Mather: We want Scotland to lead in the development of an enterprising third sector, including social enterprises. To support this we have increased direct investment in the sector by 37% to £93.6 million between 2008 and 2011.</p> <p >We have announced support for …