Parliamentary questions
Gavin Brown
1,064 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
6 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many gun-related crimes there were in the Lothian and Borders police force area in each of the last 10 years.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Recorded Crimes and Offences in which a firearm<sup>1 </sup>was alleged to have been used,</p> <p >Lothian and Borders Police Force, 1998-99 to 2007-08</p> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td width=145 nowrap valign=botto…
6 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have broken the terms of their bail conditions in the Lothian and Borders police force area in each of the last five years.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table. The figures for bail offences exclude reoffending on bail. The table also gives figures on the total number of bail offences with a charge proved expressed as a percentage of the number of bail orders…
6 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug treatment and testing orders were (a) issued to and (b) breached by offenders aged 18 and under in the Lothians region in each year since 2005, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The available information on drug treatment and testing orders imposed by Scottish courts on offenders aged 18 and under is given in table 1.</p> <p >Table 1. Drug Treatment and Testing Orders (DTTOs) Imposed by Scottish Courts: 2005-06 to 2007-08</p> <tabl…
6 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were (a) arrested, (b) charged, (c) prosecuted, (d) found guilty and (e) given a custodial sentence in cases involving (i) domestic violence, (ii) rape, (iii) violence against the person and (iv) burglary in the Lothian and Borders police force area in each year since 1999.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Data on numbers of arrests and charges are not held centrally. The recorded crime statistics held centrally do not contain information about the details of a crime, for instance the relationship between the victim and the accused for crimes of violence. The a…
30 Apr 2009 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to tackle alcohol misuse in the Lothians, particularly among people aged between 15 and 18.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Alcohol misuse affects all of society and that is why our framework takes a whole population approach rather than focusing only on our young people.</p> <p >Our framework does, however, contain a range of actions specifically aimed at reducing and addressing…
29 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have been found guilty of committing a crime in HMP Edinburgh in each year since 1999.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
29 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) adults and (b) adults with children have been temporarily housed in bed and breakfast accommodation in the Lothians region since 1997, broken down by (i) quarter and (ii) local authority.
Answer · Alex Neil: Homelessness statistics provide information on the numbers of households in temporary accommodation at the end of each quarter. Information on households including dependent children is only available for the Lothians local authorities from 2001.</p> <p >The…
29 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) permanent and (b) temporary exclusions from schools there were in the Lothians region in each year since 1999 and, of these, how many were as a result of (i) drug taking, (ii) selling drugs, (iii) violence towards other pupils, (iv) violence towards teachers, (v) vandalism of…
Answer · Keith Brown: The number of exclusions by reason for exclusion, broken down by local authority, are published each year on the government website and can be found using the following link: </p> <p ><a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Educat…
29 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many households were assessed as homeless where the main applicant was aged 16 in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Alex Neil: This information was not available prior to December 2001 as dates of birth were not recorded. The table below contains the numbers of households assessed as homeless where the main applicant was aged 16.</p> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > …
27 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much addictions have cost NHS Lothian in each of the last three years.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government has directly provided the following funding to NHS Lothian for addiction related services over 2005-08.</p> <p >The figures in the table indicate, rounded up, how much the Scottish Government has allocated for addressing alcohol misus…
27 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted of (a) allowing disorderly conduct on licensed premises and (b) selling alcohol to people who were intoxicated in each of the last 10 years in the Lothians region, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: In the period 1998-99 to 2007-08 there were no convictions in the Lothians region where the main offence involved was allowing disorderly conduct on licensed premises. Convictions for selling alcohol to people who are drunk cannot be identified separately in …
27 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many crimes were committed in each hospital in the Lothians region in each of the last five years.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is not held centrally.</p> <p >The Scottish Government does not hold individualised data on any crimes or offences recorded by the eight police forces in Scotland, and as such does not hold information on the victims of crimes or the locati…
24 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on what the cost was of legal fees for defending the position of each local authority in the Lothians at employment tribunals, broken down by cases of (a) gross misconduct, (b) capability - general, (c) capability - ill health and (d) other reasons in each of the l…
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23251 on 6 May 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/Apps2/Bus…
24 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many cases involving dismissed local government employees in the Lothians were settled out with an employment tribunal and what amounts were paid, broken down by local authority and number of dismissals for (a) gross misconduct, (b) capability - general, (c)…
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23251 on 6 May 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/Apps2/Bus…
24 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many dismissed local government employees in the Lothians region received awards from an employment tribunal and what amounts were paid, broken down by local authority and number of dismissals for (a) gross misconduct, (b) capability - general, (c) capabilit…
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23251 on 6 May 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/Apps2/Bus…
24 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many dismissed local government employees in the Lothians who sought an employment tribunal cited disability discrimination, broken down by local authority and number of dismissels for (a) gross misconduct, (b) capability - general, (c) capability - ill heal…
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23251 on 6 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:</p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk…
24 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many dismissed local government employees in the Lothians sought an employment tribunal, broken down by local authority and number of dismissals for (a) gross misconduct, (b) capability - general, (c) capability - ill health and (d) other reasons in each of …
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23251 on 6 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:</p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.u…
24 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local government employees have been dismissed in the Lothians, broken down by local authority and showing those dismissed for (a) gross misconduct, (b) capability - general, (c) capability - ill health and (d) other reasons in each of the last five years.
Answer · John Swinney: The information requested is not held centrally. The details are a matter for each local authority within the Lothians area.</p>
24 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were employed by each local authority in the Lothians in each of the last five years.
Answer · John Swinney: The number of people employed by each of the four local authorities in the Lothians area in each of the last five years is shown in the following table. The information is available on a quarterly basis.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <…
23 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded convictions there have been for drug trafficking in each of the last five years, broken down by sheriff court.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The available information is given in the following table.</p> <p >Persons with a Charge Proved in Scottish Courts for Drug Trafficking<sup>1,2</sup>, by Court, 2003-04 to 2007-08</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td w…
23 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) children and (b) adults were admitted to hospital as a result of malnutrition in each year since 2006, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Centrally held information can provide details of patients where malnutrition is identified on their hospital records. However, these figures may underestimate the actual number of cases, because malnutrition as an underlying reason for admission to hospital …
23 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many companies have been declared insolvent in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Details of corporate insolvencies are compiled by financial year. A breakdown of the figures by Creditor Voluntary Liquidation, Compulsory Liquidation and Receivership is shown in the attached table. These figures refer to limited companies only as partnershi…
22 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22377 by Kenny MacAskill on 21 April 2009, whether it is now in a position to provide the data for 2007-08.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This information has been taken from the Scottish Government''s Court Proceedings database and does not include young people who have been referred to the reporter.</p> <p >In 2007-08, there were 7,888 instances of people under 18 who were convicted of crime…
22 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-17154 by Kenny MacAskill on 12 November 2008, what additional information it has on how much money recovered from convicted criminals under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 has been spent in the Lothians region, broken down by (a) parliamentary constit…
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Further to the information given in answer to S3W-17154 on 12 November 2008, the Scottish Government can confirm that the remainder of West Lothian''s allocation under the fund administered by YouthLink has now been distributed (£36,902.37). This brings the t…
16 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executivehow many prisoners in HMP Edinburgh were tested for drugs in each of the last three years, broken down by number of positive tests and substances identified.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >Table 1 shows the total number of drug tests carried out within HMP Edinburgh during the last three years. Table 2 illustrates all positi…
16 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executivehow many individuals were successfully prosecuted under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 in the Lothian and Borders police force area in 2007-08.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: There were 45 persons with a charge proved under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005, where this was the main offence, in the Lothian and Borders police force area in 2007-08.</p>
15 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executivehow many prosecutions there were for the (a) sale of alcohol to, (b) purchasing of alcohol for consumption by, (c) purchase of alcohol or its consumption on a licensed premises by and (d) possession of alcohol by a person under 18 in the Lothian and Borders police force area in each of the…
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available data on prosecutions for offences related to underage alcohol consumption are contained in the following table.</p> <p >Please note that prosecution is not the sole course taken in dealing with these offences. Where persons under 18 possess al…
15 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executivehow many offences of the (a) sale of alcohol to, (b) purchase of alcohol for consumption by, (c) purchase of alcohol or its consumption on a licensed premises by and (d) possession of alcohol by a person under 18 were recorded in the Lothian and Borders police force area in each of the las…
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The following table shows the number of alcohol offences relating to persons under 18 recorded by Lothian and Borders police force in financial years 2003-04 to 2007-08.</p> <p >Where persons under 18 possess alcohol in a public place, the police have power…
7 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many mortgage repossession orders were granted in each year since 1997, broken down by sheriff court.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: It is not possible to provide information on the total number of mortgage repossession decrees granted since 1997, as decrees which were granted under Summary Application procedure could not be identified in the statistics prior to 1 April 2008. However, cour…
6 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what quantity of drugs was seized in the Lothians region in each year since 1999, broken down by class of drug.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Data on drug seizures is available by police force region, and not by parliamentary region.</p> <p >Figures for the years 1999 to 2006-07 are given in the following publications list, copies of which are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centr…