Parliamentary questions
Adam Ingram
1,244 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
30 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the paid post of Vice President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland was advertised publicly and what the reasons are for its position on the matter.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The Executive understands thatthe title of interim vice president has been given to two legal members of thetribunal, that no additional payments are being made beyond the daily rate payableto legal members of the tribunal and that there was no public adverti…
30 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers the President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland has to appoint a vice president.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The Mental Health (Care and Treatment)(Scotland) Act 2003 makes no specific provision for a vice president. The actdoes however give the president powers to delegate specific functions to any memberof the Tribunal or its staff in accordance with the Mental He…
30 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many errors were recorded in the mathematics booklet which forms part of the Scottish Survey of Achievement and how many corrections to this booklet were found to be erroneous after they were issued.
Answer · Peter Peacock: The 2006 Scottish Survey ofAchievement included 96 different numeracy booklets, 24 for each of primary 3,primary 5, primary 7 and S2. Two errors have been identified in these booklets.</p><p>The first item is one of 112items at Level E. The error in this item…
30 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to revise the associated booklets which form part of the Scottish Survey of Achievement.
Answer · Peter Peacock: All of the assessment tasksused in a Scottish Survey of Achievement (SSA) have been validated bypractising teachers to ensure their appropriateness for the level andpre-tested with pupils before they are used in a survey. The assessment bookletsused in each S…
30 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from teachers and teaching bodies about the design of the mathematics booklet which forms part of the Scottish Survey of Achievement.
Answer · Peter Peacock: No representations have beenreceived from teachers about the design of the mathematics booklet which formspart of the Scottish Survey of Achievement. One representation has beenreceived from the EIS about the level of knowledge required for pupils to readthe …
30 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information is being sought from pupils as part of the Scottish Survey of Achievement.
Answer · Peter Peacock: Pupils involved in the 2006 ScottishSurvey of Achievement are being asked to complete three assessment bookletscontaining tasks covering two or three of the 5-14 levels. In addition somepupils may be asked to take part in practical assessments. All pupils inv…
30 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions composite class pupils have been without a teacher as a result of primary 3 pupils undertaking the Scottish Survey of Achievement, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Peter Peacock: This information is not held centrally since it is a matter for Headteachers to take forward arrangementsfor the survey in their school.</p>
30 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements have been put in place to allow for teaching cover for composite classes which include primary 3 pupils to ensure that children not being tested as part of the Scottish Survey of Achievement receive the teaching to which they are entitled.
Answer · Peter Peacock: Headteachers are responsiblefor the administration of the survey and for classroom organisation. the Scottish Executive publishes guidance to schools about conducting the surveyand does offer some additional support vialocal authorities to schools which have …
30 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has calculated the average time which it will take teachers to complete the paperwork required in the administration of personal learning plans as part of the assessment, testing and reporting of 3 to 14-year-olds.
Answer · Peter Peacock: I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-26376 on 9 June 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.se…
30 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to monitor levels of teachers’ paperwork in respect of personal learning plans to ensure that teachers use their time to teach.
Answer · Peter Peacock: Personal learning planningis a process – it is a conversation about learning and the outcomes of thepersonal learning planning process can be captured in whatever way suitslearners and the school best. We are clear that arrangements for personallearning plann…
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged between 8 and 16 arrested by police officers and subsequently charged with an offence were later convicted in a Scottish court in each year since 1999, broken down by police force.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The available information isgiven in the following table.</p><p>Persons Aged8 to 16 with a Charge Proved<sup>1</sup> in Scottish Courts, by Force Area,1999-2000 to 2004-05</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td nowrap valign=top> …
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged between 8 and 16 were arrested by police officers and subsequently charged with an offence in each year since 1999, broken down by police force.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The available information isshown in the following table. The data is supplied by the Scottish Children’sReporter Administration, and – as such – cannot currently be broken down bypolice force.</p><p>The Numbers of Children<sup>1</sup>Referred to the Children…
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged between 8 and 16 were arrested by police officers but subsequently released without charge in each year since 1999, broken down by police force.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The information requested isnot available centrally.</p>
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged between 8 and 16 had fingerprints taken by police forces in each year since 1999, broken down by police force.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not heldcentrally. Under the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 the police areallowed, but not required, to take fingerprints from eight to 16-year-olds whohave been arrested or detained. These prints must be destroyed if the youngpers…
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged between 8 and 16 had (a) DNA and (b) fingerprint samples centrally recorded and stored for non-health related reasons in each year since 1999.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: It is not possible toextract this information from either the fingerprint or DNA databases. </p><p>The police have powers underthe Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 to take fingerprints and DNA samplesfrom people arrested or detained for a recordable off…
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged between 8 and 16 were convicted in a Scottish court where the prosecution case relied primarily on fingerprint evidence in each year since 1996.
Answer · Colin Boyd: The information requested isnot available. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s Case ManagementDatabase records details of accused and charges but this does not includesearchable information about the evidence used by the prosecution.</p>
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children referred to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration on grounds of having committed an offence were under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs at the time of the alleged offence in each year since 1999.
Answer · Robert Brown: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people under 16 have had a known illegal drug problem, broken down by (a) age range and (b) NHS board area, in each year since 1999.
Answer · Hugh Henry: Information on the number ofyoung people who have a drug problem by age and NHS board area is not held centrally.Relevant information has been drawn from a number of sources.</p><p>The Scottish Drug Misuse Database(SDMD) collects information from people at th…
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people under 16 have had a known alcohol problem, broken down by (a) age range and (b) NHS board area, in each year since 1999.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Information on the number ofpeople up to the age of 16 discharged from general acute Scottish hospitalsfrom 1999-2000 to 2004-05 with alcohol-related conditions, including childrenwith foetal alcohol syndrome, family history of alcohol abuse or who have beena…
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional checks Scottish police forces are undertaking to prevent child trafficking through and from Scotland.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The UK multi-agencytaskforce known as “Reflex” which seeks to disrupt and dismantle organised crimegroups involved in trafficking, is raising awareness and developing enhanced intelligenceand operational capacity within the Scottish Police Service to tackle t…
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of child trafficking it was made aware of in each year since 1999.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged under 16 it estimates carried (a) a knife and (b) another type of offensive weapon in each year since 1999.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The Scottish Executive holdsno estimates of the overall prevalence of carrying offensive weapons by peopleaged under 16. The available information is shown in the following table.</p><p>Children and Young PeopleReferred to The Children’s Reporter Under Sectio…
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what programmes highlighting the dangers of carrying knives are ongoing in schools.
Answer · Peter Peacock: The Scottish Executive’spublication <i>Safe & Well,</i> which covers child protection in education,and was sent to all authorities, recommends that schools should consider, aspart of personal safety education, how pupils can be encouraged to develop safea…
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents at schools involved the use or threatened use of a knife in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions police were called to schools to attend incidents in which violence was a factor in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged under 16 found in possession of a knife had either a previous conviction or had been cautioned by police for carrying an offensive weapon in each year since 1999, also expressed as a percentage of the number of people under 16 found in possession of a knife.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The recorded crimestatistics available centrally do not include any information on thecircumstances of crimes, such as the type of offensive weapon or the age of theoffender.</p>
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what was found by police to be the second most common type of offensive weapon carried by people aged under 16 in each year since 1999.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The recorded crime statisticsavailable centrally do not include any information on the circumstances ofcrimes, such as the type of offensive weapon or the age of the offender.</p>
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged under 16 were victims of knife crimes where the offender was under 16 in each year since 1999.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The recorded crimestatistics available centrally do not include any information on thecircumstances of crimes, such as the age of the victim or offender.</p>
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged under 16 were victims of knife crimes where the offender was over 16 in each year since 1999.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The recorded crimestatistics available centrally do not include any information on thecircumstances of crimes, such as the age of the victim or offender.</p>
23 May 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people under 16 were assaulted with a knife in each year since 1999, broken down by age range.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The recorded crimestatistics available centrally do not include any information on thecircumstances of crimes, such as the age of the victim.</p>