Parliamentary questions
Gavin Brown
1,064 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
11 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients in NHS Lothian received gastric lavage treatment for drug misuse in each of the last five years.
Answer · Shona Robison: The majority of patients receiving gastric lavage treatment will be treated in an accident and emergency (A&E) setting. Information on the number of gastric lavage procedures carried out in A&E is not centrally available as procedure information is no…
11 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients in NHS Lothian received gastric lavage treatment for alcohol misuse in each of the last five years.
Answer · Shona Robison: The majority of patients receiving gastric lavage treatment will be treated in an accident and emergency (A&E) setting. Information on the number of gastric lavage procedures carried out in A&E is not centrally available as procedure information is no…
9 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many adults in the Lothians region reported using drugs in the last month in crime and justice surveys in the last three years, broken down by type of drug.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2008-09 is the only source for this information at sub-Scotland level. Information is not available at regional level however information is available for Lothian and Borders Police Force Area.</p> <p >The following esti…
9 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many adults in the City of Edinburgh reported using drugs in the last month in crime and justice surveys in the last three years, broken down by type of drug.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: This information is not held centrally.</p> <p >The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey does not provide data at local authority level.</p>
4 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average ambulance call-out time was in (i) the NHS Lothian area and (ii) Scotland in each of the last five years.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-29061 on 1 December 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…
4 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what disposals were applied to people convicted of possession of child pornography in the Lothians region in each of the last five years, broken down by sheriff court.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table.</p> <p >Persons with a charge proved in Scottish courts for offences under sections 52 or 52A of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982<sup>1</sup>, in Lothians region, by sheriff court, 2004-05 to…
4 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were arrested for possession of child pornography in the Lothians region in each of the last five years, broken down by police force.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Information on the number of arrests made by the police is not held centrally, only the number of crimes recorded and cleared up.</p> <p >The following table shows the number of possession of obscene materials offences<sup>1</sup> recorded by the police in t…
2 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what disposals were applied to people convicted of carrying a knife or other bladed weapon in the Lothians region in 2008-09.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The available information is given in the following table.</p> <p >Persons Convicted of Carrying an Offensive Weapon<sup>1</sup> in Lothians Region, in 2008-09, by Disposal</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td nowrap v…
2 Mar 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are incarcerated at HMP Edinburgh for carrying a knife or other offensive weapon.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >There are currently 65 prisoners in HMP Edinburgh with an offence of carry a knife or offensive weapon.</p>
25 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug-related accident and emergency admissions there were in NHS Lothian in each of the last three years, broken down by hospital.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: While the number of accident and emergency (A&E) admissions is collected for hospitals in NHS Lothian, information on how many drug-related A&E admissions there were in NHS Lothian is not available centrally.</p>
25 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many alcohol-related accident and emergency admissions there were in NHS Lothian in each of the last three years, broken down by hospital.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: While the number of accident and emergency (A&E) admissions is collected for hospitals in NHS Lothian, information on how many alcohol-related accident and emergency (A&E) admissions there were in NHS Lothian is not available centrally.</p> <p >The …
25 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many acute occupied bed days in NHS Lothian were directly connected with alcohol-related conditions in each of the last three years for which information is available, also broken down by age of patient.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the number of acute occupied bed days which are directly attributable to alcohol-related conditions is not held centrally.</p> <p >Information on acute occupied bed days is recorded on the SMR01 dataset. SMR01 has space for up to six diagnosi…
25 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many acute occupied bed days in NHS Lothian were directly connected with drug-related conditions in each of the last three years for which information is available, also broken down by age of patient.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the number of acute occupied bed days which are directly attributable to drug-related conditions is not held centrally.</p> <p >Information on acute occupied bed days is recorded on the SMR01 dataset. SMR01 has space for up to six diagnosis c…
23 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-23670 by Kenny MacAskill on 18 May 2009, whether it has information on how many (a) crimes and (b) violent crimes were committed in the Lothian and Borders Police Force area in 2008-09 and, if not, when this information will be available.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Information on the number of (a) crimes and (b) violent crimes, recorded by the police in the Lothian and Borders police force area in 2008-09 is given in table 4a of the statistical bulletin Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2008-09 which can be obtained at: </p> …
23 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28453 by Kenny MacAskill on 5 November 2009, how many human rights cases are pending against the Scottish Prison Service from prisoners at HMP Edinburgh, broken down by type of claim.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >This information is not available. However, SPS records show that there are 398 live claims relating to slopping out which …
22 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive in how many cases involving domestic violence toward (a) women and (b) men in the Lothians region a custodial sentence of six months or less were given in each of the last five years, also expressed as a percentage.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Information on the gender of victims is not held centrally.</p> <p >The recording of aggravators has improved over time therefore caution is needed when comparing changes over time. 2005-06 is the first year where it has been considered that the use and reco…
9 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the business start-up rate was in 2009, expressed as VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 adult population.
Answer · Jim Mather: VAT/PAYE registrations are released annually by the Office for National Statistics. VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 resident adults are now used to monitor the business start-up rate in Scotland.</p> <p >VAT/PAYE registrations are currently only available…
9 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the business start-up rate was in 2008, expressed as VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 adult population.
Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31664 on 2 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
9 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the business start-up rate was in 2007, expressed as VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 adult population.
Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31664 on 2 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
9 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the business start-up rate was in 2006, expressed as VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 adult population.
Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31664 on 2 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
9 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the business start-up rate was in 2005, expressed as VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 adult population.
Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31664 on 2 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
9 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the business start-up rate was in 2004, expressed as VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 adult population.
Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31664 on 2 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
9 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the business start-up rate was in 2003, expressed as VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 adult population.
Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31664 on 2 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
9 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the business start-up rate was in 2002, expressed as VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 adult population
Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31664 on 2 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
9 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the business start-up rate was in 2001, expressed as VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 adult population.
Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31664 on 2 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
9 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the business start-up rate was in 2000, expressed as VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 adult population.
Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31664 on 2 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
9 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the business start-up rate was in 1999, expressed as VAT/PAYE registrations per 10,000 adult population.
Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31664 on 2 March 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
2 Feb 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operations were cancelled by NHS Lothian (a) in 2007-08, (b) in 2008-09 and (c) from 1 April to 31 December 2009, broken down by reason.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The specific information is not available centrally.</p> <p >Information, although limited, is available on the number of hospital stays where operations/procedures were not carried out following admission to hospital. The number of cancelled operations or …
26 Jan 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the 367 serious organised crime groups identified by the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency are based in (a) Edinburgh and (b) the Lothians region.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Serious Organised Crime Group Mapping Project was established in April 2008. Led by the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency in partnership with the Scottish Government all Scottish police forces, the Serious Organised Crime Agency, HMRC, a…
26 Jan 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list every regulation identified by each directorate and submitted to the regulatory review group
Answer · Jim Mather: Regulations are not submitted by Scottish Government directorates to the Regulatory Review Group. The Regulatory Review Group is an independent industry led group which advises the Scottish Government on all aspects of better regulation. Its remit includes:</…