Questions · Robert Brown

3 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been admitted to hospital due to assault by firearms discharge in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) sex, (b) type of admission and (c) NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The numbers of emergency and elective hospital admissions due to assault by firearm discharge, broken down by gender and discharged from hospital during financial years ending 31 March 2000 to 2009 are shown in the table below. In order to protect pa…

3 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been admitted to hospital due to assault by a sharp object in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) sex, (b) type of admission and (c) NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The numbers of emergency and elective hospital admissions due to assault by a sharp object, broken down by gender and NHS board of treatment, discharged during financial years ending 31 March 2000 to 2009 are available from the Scottish Parliament Information…

3 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offenders are incarcerated in each (a) young offenders’ institution and (b) adult prison for carrying a bladed or pointed instrument and how many have a previous history of (i) incarceration and (ii) incarceration for the same offence.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: The information requested is shown in the following table. Of the 180, 163 have received previous custodial sentences durin…

3 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of people convicted of carrying a bladed or pointed instrument in the last year has (a) a previous conviction, (b) a previous conviction for the same offence and (c) more than one previous conviction for the same offence.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The available information is given in the following table. The crime category for handling an offensive weapon includes the offences of having in a public place an article with a blade or point, possession of an offensive weapon and restriction of of…

3 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences of common assault were recorded in each of the last five years, broken down by police force area.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The following table shows the number of minor assaults recorded by the police, by police force area, 2004-05 to 2008-09. <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Police Force A…

3 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many crimes of carrying a bladed or pointed instrument were recorded in each of the last five years, broken down by police force area.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The number of crimes of handling an offensive weapon recorded by the eight police forces in Scotland, in each of the last five years, is shown in the following tables. Crimes of Handling an Offensive Weapon, by Police Force Area, 2004-05 <table …

2 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many working days were lost due to assaults on police force support staff in each of the last five years, broken down by police force.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This is a matter for individual police forces. The information requested is not held centrally.

2 Mar 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many working days were lost due to assaults on police officers in each of the last five years, broken down by police force.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This is a matter for individual police forces. The information requested is not held centrally.

25 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, given the increasing role of the third sector in providing services for blind and partially sighted people, what steps are being taken to improve the capacity of voluntary organisations to recruit and retain volunteers.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government recognise the valuable role that the third sector plays in helping deliver services, not only for blind and partially sighted people, but across the entire sector. We will continue to work with our partners in the third sector ensuring…

25 Feb 2010 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Glasgow Chamber of Commerce or other business organisations on its decision to cancel the Glasgow Airport Rail Link.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: I met with members of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce on 25 November 2009 and the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth is due to meet with them on 3 March 2010. Whilst we appreciate the Chamber''s views on the Glasgow Airport Rail Link, the ov…

22 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals convicted of carrying a knife or other bladed weapon were given a custodial sentence in each of the last three years, broken down by length of sentence.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The crime category for handling an offensive weapon includes the offences of having in a public place an article with a blade or point, possession of an offensive weapon, and restriction of offensive weapons. Over the last three years overall, the type of wea…

22 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals were convicted of carrying a knife or other bladed weapon in each of the last three years, broken down by manner of disposal.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The crime category for handling an offensive weapon includes the offences of having in a public place an article with a blade or point, possession of an offensive weapon and restriction of offensive weapons. Over the last three years overall, the type of weap…

22 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) young and (b) adult offenders convicted in the last year for which information is available had (i) no, (ii) one to four, (iii) five to 10 and (iv) over 10 previous convictions.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Information for 2008-09 will be available on 9 March 2010 (when the 2008-09 Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts Statistical Bulletin will be published). I will write to the member with the answer as soon as possible after that date. The answer wil…

22 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for selling alcohol to a drunk person under section 113 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 since it came into force and what the level of fine was in each case.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Section 113 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 came into force on 1 September 2009, following the transition period from the 1976 Act regime to the 2005 Act regime. Although the latest Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts Statistical Bulletin (and…

22 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) licence holders and (b) employees were issued fines for supplying alcoholic liquor to a drunken person in licensed premises under section 76 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 in (i) 2008 and (ii) 2009.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Information for 2008-09 will be available on 9 March 2010 (when the 2008-09 Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts Statistical Bulletin will be published). I will write to the member with the answer as soon as possible after that date. The answer wil…

22 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information is available to help local authorities check whether individuals are acting as landlords and require to be registered under the terms of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004.

Answer · Alex Neil: Each local authority has their own procedure for identifying unregistered landlords. This will include liaison with housing and planning departments. The range of information utilised includes new applications for housing benefit or council tax. Councils may …

22 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued against landlords under the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Alex Neil: Information on antisocial behaviour notices served by local authorities is not held centrally. Provision of such information requires local authorities to gather and maintain data. Subsequent submission of this information to the Scottish government for natio…

18 Feb 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish fingerprint data samples were added to the UK National Fingerprint Database in each of the last 10 years.