Parliamentary questions
Stewart Stevenson
2,358 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
14 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) children, (b) disabled children and (c) children from single parent families lived in poverty in each year since 1992, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Provided in the following tablesare estimates of children living in absolute and relative low income for Scotland, basedon the Department for Work and Pensions’ Family Resources Survey. 1994-95 is thefirst year that estimates are available. Local authority es…
8 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many people have been in receipt of incapacity benefit for (a) up to one year, (b) one to two years, (c) two to five years and (d) over five years, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The following table shows thenumber of beneficiaries of incapacity benefit by the duration of the current claimfor February 2006.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=247 valign=top> <p align=center>February 2006</p> …
8 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people registered on the National DNA Database were subsequently (a) convicted, (b) charged but not convicted and (c) not convicted in Scotland in relation to the events leading to the DNA sample being taken, broken down by (i) gender, (ii) age group and (iii) ethnicity.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: On 10 November 2006, therewere 204,141 criminal justice profiles obtained from arrested people registeredon the Scottish DNA database, of which:</p><p>(i) 99,770 profiles related toindividuals who are known to have been convicted of an offence as the profile …
8 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average (a) unsecured debt per person and (b) annual income was in each year since 1997.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Information for part (a) is notavailable.</p><p>Table 1 contains median annualequivalised net disposable household income estimates from 1996-97 for Scotland. Theseestimates are based on the Department for Work and Pensions’ Family Resources Survey.</p><p>Tab…
7 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many people who had not been convicted of a criminal offence at the time their records were placed on the National DNA database have subsequently been convicted of a crime.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The information is not available,as data on whether individuals have previous convictions is not recorded when theyare entered on the database.</p>
7 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has about what percentage of people on the National DNA database have been convicted of a crime.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: On 10 November 2006, therewere 204,141 criminal justice profiles obtained from arrested people registeredon the Scottish DNA database. Of these, 99,770 (48.9%) are known to have been convictedof an offence as the profile is being held as a result of that conv…
7 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases were reported to the Procurator Fiscal Service by the police in the last five years and, of these, how many resulted in a prosecution.
Answer · Elish Angiolini: Regularly updated statisticson cases reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service arepublished on the department’s website see: </p><p><ahref="http://www.copfs.gov.uk/About/corporate-info/Caseproclast5">www.copfs.gov.uk/About/corporate-info/Case…
7 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which secondary schools have (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 1990.
Answer · Robert Brown: I refer the member to thequestion S2W-18439 on 13 September 2005 which included a list of secondaryschool openings and closings, both local authority and independent, for thecalendar years 1995 to part way through 2005. All answers to written parliamentary qu…
7 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which primary schools have (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 1990.
Answer · Robert Brown: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-18439 on 13 September 2005 which included a list of primaryschool openings and closings, both local authority and independent, for the calendaryears 1995 to part way through 2005. Allanswers to written parliame…
7 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have been found guilty of committing a crime in prison in each year since 1999.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>Information on the number ofprisoners found guilty of committing a crime in prison is not available. Allegationsof criminal activity …
7 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the drop-out rate among junior doctors has been in each year since 1999.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Junior doctor in this contextis taken to mean those in pre-registration house officer (PRHO), foundationtraining year 1 and 2, senior house officer (SHO) and specialist registrar (SpR)posts.</p><p>Informationis not held centrally on drop out rates for all jun…
7 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many electronic tagging devices have been tampered with by prisoners in each year of operation of electronic monitoring and what the procedures and timescales are for companies that monitor such devices to report to the appropriate authorities.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Since the introduction of HomeDetention Curfew for prisoners on 3 July 2006 there have been 149 instances of equipmenttampers recorded at the electronic monitoring centre. Of these, seven were concludedto have been intentional tampers and reports were sent to…
3 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) recorded cases, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions under (i) section 3 of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 and (ii) section 91 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 there have been in each year since they came into force, broken down by police force area.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The available information is given in the following tables. For part (a) of the question, figures for crimes recorded by the police under the legislation stated are not available separately. Total figures for the criminal offence of “failing to notify the pol…
2 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of sectarian violence have been reported in each year since 1999, broken down by police force area.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>
2 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) males and (b) females have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted of sectarian violence in each year since 1999, broken down by age and police force area.
Answer · Elish Angiolini: Sectarian violence is not a separatecharge - any charge may have a variety of aggravations added and one of the optionsis religious. The following tables show the number of charges relating to violentoffences with religious aggravations where (1) the charge w…
1 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has about how many people have been in receipt of (a) jobseekers allowance, (b) incapacity benefit and (c) disability living allowance in each year since 1997, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: UK welfare benefits are a reserved matter to Westminster.Therefore enquiries about statistics of recipients should be addressed to theDepartment of Work and Pensions.</p>
1 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of people in young offender institutions have special educational needs.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>This information is not collectedroutinely by the SPS.</p><p>Offenders who clearly requireadditional learning support are offered an …
1 Nov 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children aged between eight and 15 years were admitted to hospital because of alcohol-related problems in each year since 1997, broken down by NHS hospital.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The Scottish Executive does nothold information on admissions. However, information on the number of dischargesfrom Scottish general/acute hospitals of children aged from eight to 15 with analcohol-related diagnosis, broken down by hospital, is presented in t…
31 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list for each year since declaration of political affiliation became mandatory as part of the system of appointments to public bodies in Scotland the (a) total number of appointments made, (b) number of appointees who declared a political affiliation and (c) number of thes…
Answer · Tom McCabe: I refer the member to the answersto questions S1W-20118 on 26 March 2002, S1W-24411 on 17 April 2002and S1W-25468 on 30 April 2002 which explains why annual data for part of the periodin question (July 1996 to March 2001) is not available. I also refer the me…
31 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many convicted drug offenders are participating in rehabilitation schemes in prison.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>The precise information requestedis not available, but in 2005-06, there were 1,004 approved activities course completionsrelating to alcoh…
31 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals died as a result of being (a) shot and (b) stabbed in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
Answer · George Lyon: The figures in the followingtables have been extracted from death registration records coded by the GeneralRegister Office for Scotland (GROS). The <i>WHO International Classification ofDiseases</i> used by GROS does not distinguish deaths from “stabbing” fro…
31 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) trainee and (b) qualified physiotherapists are not employed by the NHS
Answer · Andy Kerr: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>
31 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many junior doctor training posts there will be in each specialty under the Modernising Medical Careers initiative.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The numbers of training postsin each specialty in August 2007, when the final phase of Modernising Medical Careersis implemented, are yet to be finalised. Specialty training numbers will be publishedin the National Workforce Plan in December 2006, a copy of w…
31 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths linked to hypothermia there have been in each year since 1997 and, of these, how many were of individuals aged (a) 60 to 64, (b) 65 to 79 and (c) 80 and over, broken down by (i) NHS board area and (ii) parliamentary constituency
Answer · George Lyon: Information on deaths involvinghypothermia is given for NHS board areas in the following table. Mentions of hypothermiaassociated with medical conditions rather than low environmental temperature havebeen excluded. Because of the small numbers involved, a bre…
30 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time was for breast cancer test results in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27105 on 24 July 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…
30 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of in-patient stay was for a person admitted to hospital with influenza in each year since 1997.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The followingtable contains the mean length of in-patient stay for patients with a diagnosisof influenza for the financial years (ending 31 March) 1997-98 to 2005-06:</p><p>Mean Length of In-Patientstay with Principal Diagnosis of Influenza</p><table border=1…
30 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the extent to which mortality rates for (a) cancer, (b) coronary heart disease, (c) stroke and (d) diabetes in each primary care area reflect the incidence of disease in that area.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Regular updates of incidenceand mortality for cancer, coronary heart disease and stroke by NHS board arepublished on the NHS National Services Scotland Information Services Division(ISD) website at <a href="http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/183.html">http://www.…
30 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average size of catchment area was for accident and emergency departments in (a) 1997, (b) 2001, (c) 2005 and (d) the most recent period for which figures are available in terms of (i) geographical area and (ii) number of people.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The information is not held centrallyin the form requested. My answer to question S2W-27107 on 24 July 2006 set outthe number of NHS locations recorded as providing an accident and emergency servicein each financial year from 1995 to 2005. All answers to writ…
23 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on PFI/PPP projects postponed pending further consideration or stopped in each year since 1999.
Answer · Tom McCabe: The operational PPP projectswhich have been stopped since 1999 are Skye Bridge and Inverness Airport. For the costs associated with the buy-out of the SkyeBridge, I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-14449 on 2 March 2006.All answers to written pa…
23 Oct 2006 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many motorists have been (a) cautioned, (b) charged and (c) successfully prosecuted for using (i) noisy exhaust systems and (ii) loud stereo systems in each of the last five years.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Information at the level of detailrequested is not available from the statistics held centrally.</p>