Stewart Stevenson

20 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been granted compensation for being wrongly denied fully-funded NHS continuing care in each of the last 10 years and what the aggregate cost was of that compensation.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>

20 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many people aged (a) 22 years and over, (b) 18 to 21 years and (c) under 18 years received the minimum wage in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: The preferred source forearnings estimates is the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), which iscarried out by the Office for National Statistics.</p><p>Table 1 shows the estimatednumber of employee jobs earning exactly the National Minimum Wage (NMW) b…

19 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many official visits to NHS hospitals were made by the First Minister in each year since 2001, broken down by hospital.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The Executive is implementinga massive increase in NHS investment, with the biggest building programme in a generation,an increase in frontline health staff and clinical priorities which encourage out-patientand non-hospital based treatment.</p><p>We are also…

19 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) former prisoners and (b) individuals who were cautioned who have been placed on the sex offenders’ register have been in breach of the obligations thereby placed on them in each month since the register was introduced.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-26950 on 13 July 2006.All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’swebsite the search facility for which can be at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">…

19 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) former prisoners and (b) individuals who have been cautioned have been placed on the sex offenders’ register in each month since the register was introduced.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The information requested isnot collected centrally. The publication or release of information relating to sexoffenders registered in Scotland is a matter for police forces individually and collectivelyto consider.</p>

19 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many post-conviction anti-social behaviour orders have been imposed by (a) sheriffs and (b) others in each of the last five years.

Answer · Hugh Henry: The power to grantAntisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) on conviction was introduced by theAntisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004. Fifty-five ASBOs on conviction were madein the period 1 March 2005 to 31 March 2006. All these orders were made in Sheriffco…

15 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many bus passenger miles were travelled in rural areas in (a) 1997 and (b) 2005 and how many of these were supported by public funding, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive does nothold this information centrally.</p>

15 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many rural bus services have (a) ceased and (b) been suspended indefinitely in each year since 1997, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive does nothold this information centrally.</p>

15 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been killed by (a) knives, (b) guns and (c) other weapons in each year since 1990.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The number of homicides for eachyear from 1990-91 to 2004-05, broken down by the main method of killing, are givenin the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td valign=top> <p>Year</p> </td> <td valign=top> …

15 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many police stations have been closed in villages and towns with a population of less than 10,000 in each year since 1997.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-17971 on 16 August 2005. All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…

15 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of victims of crime have been under 18 years old in each of the last 10 years, broken down by police force area.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: There are no centrally held statisticsdescribing the characteristics of victims of crime across Scotland.</p><p>Data from the Scottish CrimeSurvey (SCS), however, can give some insight into the prevalence of crime victimisationamongst young people. Reports fr…

15 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) mean and (b) median waiting times have been in respect of in-patient procedures for the 50 most common specialties in each year since 1997.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The majority of patients whorequire in-patient and day case treatment are treated quickly. Nearly 53% of thepatients treated in NHSScotland hospitals receive immediate treatment and neverjoin a waiting list. Of those who do wait, over 40% are admitted within …

15 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what NHS facilities have been closed in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) NHS board, (b) community health partnership and (c) reason for closure.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The Information is not held centrallyin the format required. I will write to the member once more information is availableand place a copy of my answer in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.</p>

15 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) nurses and (b) doctors have not been able to find relevant employment within six months of qualifying in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested isnot available centrally.</p>

15 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have been treated for (a) tobacco addiction and (b) tobacco-related illnesses in each of the last five years, broken down by age and NHS board.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Table 1<b> </b>presents <strong>the number of people aged 15 years and under, d</strong>ischargedfrom general acute Scottish hospitals with a diagnosis of <strong>Mental and behavioural disorders dueto use of tobacco</strong>, from 2000-01to 2004-05. None of …

15 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have been treated for (a) cannabis addiction and (b) cannabis-related illnesses in each of the last five years, broken down by age and NHS board.

Answer · Hugh Henry: The Scottish Drug Misuse Database(SDMD) collects information on new individuals coming into contact with drug treatmentservices.</p><p>Information showing the number of new clients aged less than 16 years, reportingcannabis use, who have accessed drug treatme…

14 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people have been waiting to access child and adolescent mental health services and what the average waiting time has been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: This information is not available.</p>

14 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of secondary school pupils have been taught in classes containing more than 30 pupils in each year since 1990, broken down by subject and local authority.

Answer · Peter Peacock: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>

14 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the secondary school pupil to teacher ratio has been in each year since 1990, broken down by subject and local authority.

Answer · Peter Peacock: The information available isnot in the form requested. Data on the numbers of pupils studying each secondarysubject is not collected as part of the annual School Census, and consequently itis not possible to provide pupil to teacher ratios by secondary subjec…

14 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive on how many days the (a) St Andrew’s flag and (b) Union flag has been flown from each Executive building since 1999.

Answer · Margaret Curran: The information is given in thefollowing table:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=146 valign=top> <p align=center>Year</p> </td> <td width=86 valign=top> <p align=center>Union Flag</p> </td> <td width=123 v…

14 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were prosecuted in (a) 2004-05 and (b) 2005-06 for tax credit fraud; how many people were found guilty, and how much money was fraudulently obtained in each such case where proceedings are complete.

Answer · Elish Angiolini: The Crown Office and ProcuratorFiscal Service’s Case Management Database recordsdetails of the charges against each accused in terms of the specific common lawor statutory offence that is alleged to have been committed.</p><p>The following table shows thetota…

13 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of prison inmates were involved in training courses in each year since 1997.

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 information is not availablein the format requested, due to the turnover of prisoners, particularly those onshort-term sentences.</p><p…

13 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have (a) committed suicide and (b) been murdered whilst in prison in each year since 1990.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>(a) The available informationis contained in the following table:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width…

12 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have (a) been found guilty of wounding someone with a knife and (b) received a prison sentence for such an offence in each of the last five years, broken down by police force area.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: There are a number of possiblecharges which can result from offences involving a knife. The information recordedcentrally on those proceeded against in courts is based on the type of offence committed,for example assault, rather than the way it was committed.…

12 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average sentence was for those convicted of (a) rape, (b) the rape of someone known to them and (c) a drug-assisted rape in each of the last five years, broken down by police force area.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The available information isgiven in the following table. Cases of rape by someone known to the victim and ofdrug-assisted rape are not separately identifiable in the statistics held centrally.</p><p>Persons Given a CustodialSentence in Scottish Courts for Ra…

12 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of patients have been treated for breast cancer within six weeks of (a) referral by a GP and (b) diagnosis in the last 12 months, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested iscontained in the following two tables.</p><p>(a) GP Referral to treatment:</p><p>Table 1: Number and Percentage of Breast Cancer Patients¹Diagnosed in 2005 who Received Treatment within Six Weeks (42 Days) of Referralby …

12 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of employing management consultants in the NHS was in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The Scottish Executive doesnot hold this information, as it is not separately disclosed in the accounts ofNHS bodies.</p>

9 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of patients waiting for elective admission to trauma and orthopaedic departments were seen in (a) under three months, (b) under 12 months and (c) 12 months and over in each year since 1999.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The majority of patients whorequire in-patient and day case treatment, including orthopaedic surgery, aretreated quickly. Nearly 53% of patients treated in NHSScotland hospitalsreceive immediate treatment and never join a waiting list. Of those whosecondition…

9 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions there have been for using illegal drugs on buses in each year since 1999, broken down by police force area.

Answer · Colin Boyd: The information requested isnot available. Cases involving the use of drugs on buses cannot be identified separatelyfrom other cases involving offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 as the useof drugs on a bus is not a specific offence.</p>

9 Jun 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions there have been for smoking on buses in each year since 1999, broken down by police force area.

Answer · Colin Boyd: The following table containsdetails of all charges reported to Procurators Fiscal since April 2002 for offencesunder Regulations 5(3)(b) and 6(1)(d) of the Public Service Vehicles (Conduct ofDrivers, Inspectors, Conductors and Passengers) Regulations 1990.</p…