Stewart Stevenson

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many gun-related crimes there were in each of the last 10 years, broken down by police force area.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The number of gun-related crimeor offences by police force area, from 1996-97 to 2005-06 are shown in the followingtable:</p><p>Crimes and Offences Recordedby Police in which a Firearm was Alleged to have Been Used, by Police Force</p><table border=1 cellspac…

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted for (a) failing to give particulars or to report a traffic accident within 24 hours, (b) undefined accident offences and (c) failing to stop after an accident in each of the last 10 years.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The level of detail requestedis not available from the statistics collected centrally. The total numbers of allthese types of accident offence where a charge was proved in court are given intable 19 of statistical bulletin <i>Criminal Proceedings in Scottish …

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many knives were handed in to police stations in each of the last five years, broken down by police force.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The information requested isnot held centrally. Statistics were, however, kept during the national knife amnestylast year, as detailed in the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 width=567> <thead> <tr> <td width=154 valign=top>…

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) accumulated and (b) in-year financial positions of the NHS were in each year since 1996-97.

Answer · Andy Kerr: For years prior to 2002-03,health boards had one statutory financial duty – to ensure that net expendituredoes not exceed their cash limit. The figures below show for that period the accumulatedposition of boards against their cash limits.</p><p>In 2002-03 Re…

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the expenditure by unweighted head of population and (a) in-year and (b) accumulated financial positions were of each NHS board for (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05 and (iii) 2005-06.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The expenditure by unweightedhead of population for each NHS board from 2003-04 to 2005-06 was:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td width=160 nowrap valign=top> <p>Health Board</p> </td> <td width=71 nowrap valign=top> <p align=cent…

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what total number of home help hours was delivered in each year since 1997-98, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Copies of a table showing the number of home care hoursreceived by clients in each year since 1997-2008 have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 42111).</p>

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many 16-year-olds were recorded as homeless in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: The following table gives thenumber of households assessed as homeless where the main applicant was aged 16.This information is available from 2002-03 onward.</p><p>Households Assessedas Homeless with Main Applicant Aged 16: 2002-03 to 2005-06</p><table borde…

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many school playgrounds were sold in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Hugh Henry: The information is not collectedcentrally.</p>

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many youth centres were (a) sold, (b) closed or (c) opened in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Robert Brown: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children’s centres there were in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Robert Brown: This information is not heldcentrally.</p>

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many vulnerable households were living in non-decent homes in (a) 1996, (b) 2001, (c) 2004 and (d) the latest year for which figures are available, broken down by tenure.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: We do not collect data on vulnerablehouseholds living in non-decent homes. They are specific measures used in Englandand are therefore the responsibility of the Department of Communities and LocalGovernment. The closest comparative data for Scotland is that t…

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many alcohol-related deaths there were in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) parliamentary constituency and (b) local authority area.

Answer · George Lyon: The information requested ispresented in the following tables.</p><p>(a) Alcohol-Related Deaths¹ by ParliamentaryConstituency, 2001-05</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td nowrap valign=bottom> <p align=center>&nbsp…

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many guns it estimates were illegally held in the last year for which figures are available.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Whilst the requested informationis not held centrally, identifying and reducing the threats posed by the criminalpossession and use of firearms in Scotland is a major focus for Scottish forces and their law enforcementpartners.</p>

1 Mar 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive in how many police operations in each of the last 10 years firearms were issued to officers, broken down by police force.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The deployment of firearms isan operational matter for Chief Constables. The following table gives informationprovided by forces for the number of operations against persons known or believedto be armed.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead…

28 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the median and mean waiting times were for (a) in-patients and day cases and (b) out-patients in each year since 1999, also including availability status codes.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The following table shows themedian and mean waiting times for in-patient/day case admissions from the waitinglist and new out-patient appointments during the years ending 31 March 1999 to 2006.</p><p class=nhsrecipient>Thedistribution of waiting times for ne…

28 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister will reply to Alex Salmond MP’s letter dated 17 January 2007 regarding Government Expenditure and Revenues in Scotland (GERS) calculation data, which was passed to the First Minister by HM Treasury.

Answer · Tom McCabe: I shall reply to Mr Salmondshortly.</p>

28 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to reply to my letter dated 26 January 2007 regarding NHS dentistry services in the north east.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald: I responded to the member’sletter on 28 February 2007.</p>

28 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Environment and Rural Development intends to reply further to my letter of 18 January 2007 (ref.2006/0040838) regarding the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board.

Answer · Ross Finnie: I replied on 12 March 2007.</p>

27 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-31639 by Sarah Boyack on 15 February 2007, how much was spent on consultants by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in each of the last six years for which figures are available.

Answer · Sarah Boyack: This is an operational matterfor SEPA. I have asked Dr Campbell Gemmell, Chief Executive of SEPA, to respondto the question direct.</p>

26 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many women were working part-time in (a) 1979 and (b) 2006 and, of these, how many were earning below the lower earnings limit for national insurance.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: Information on the number ofwomen working part-time in 1979 is not held centrally. The number of women workingpart-time in October to December 2006 was 508,000. This is estimate is taken fromthe Labour Force Survey.</p><p>Information on the number ofwomen wor…

26 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many sex offenders released on licence were recalled to prison (a) after and (b) without committing a further crime in each of the last five years.

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 is only availablefrom 2004-05. The figures are 2004-05: 35; 2005-06: 45. The SPS does not hold informationon the reasons …

26 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the re-offending rate was of sex offenders who (a) attended and (b) did not attend the Sex Offender Treatment Programme in each of the last five years.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p><p>Theinformation requested is not available. The only available information is on reconvictionrates for those originally convicted of crimes …

26 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of sex offenders in prisons attended the Sex Offender Treatment Programme in each of the last five years.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:</p><p>Improvements made in the SPSPR2 prisoner records system provide accurate information on recorded sexoffenders over the last two years. Based …

26 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many instances of (a) offences against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) burglary, (e) theft, (f) fraud, (g) drug offences and (h) motoring offences have been recorded (i) since 1997 and (ii) in the last 12 months in each police force area.

Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Then information requested aboutthe number of instances of burglary recorded since 1997 in each police force areais given in <i>The numbers of violent crimes,vehicle thefts and burglaries in each police authority and local authority areafrom 1986 to 1994, and…

26 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are employed in running the NHS staff bank and, of these, how many are managers.

Answer · Andy Kerr: It is not possible to explicitlyidentify the people employed in running the NHS staff bank from centrally held information.However, information on Administrative, Clerical and Senior Management staff inpost by NHS board can be found in Section G on the Scotti…

26 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many GPs there were per 1,000 population in each year since 1997, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The following tables show thenumber of GPs per 1,000 population by NHS board.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td valign=top> <p align=center>Old Health Board Configuration</p> </td> <td valign=top> <p align=center>199…

23 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the gender breakdown is of staff in each grade in (a) the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and (b) its Legal and Parliamentary Services department.

Answer · Elish Angiolini: The following table shows CrownOffice and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and Legal and Parliamentary Services(LPS) Staff in Post (Headcount) as at February 2007 by level/pay band and gender.</p><p>COPFS</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 width=…

23 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33049 by Mr Andy Kerr on 21 January 2003, what hourly rates and what grades are applied for staff when calculating the costs of individuals working in its Legal and Parliamentary Services department on projects and tasks.

Answer · Tom McCabe: Scottish Executive core departmentsall operate within the same pay system. The average gross hourly rates for the paybands of staff working in the Scottish Executive’s core departments for financialyear 2006-07 are given in the following table:</p><table bor…

23 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33051 by Elish Angiolini on 21 January 2003, what hourly rates and what grades are applied for staff when calculating the costs of individuals working in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service on projects and tasks.

Answer · Elish Angiolini: The average gross hourly ratesfor the pay bands of staff working in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Servicefor financial year 2006-07 are given in the following table: </p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td width=80 valign=top> <p…

22 Feb 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in reducing class sizes to 20 for S1 and S2 mathematics and English classes.

Answer · Hugh Henry: Excellent progress is beingmade. We have fully delivered the resources and teacher numbers needed toenable local authorities to reduce S1/S2 Maths and English classes to 20 byAugust 2007.</p>