Gavin Brown

4 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11408 by Shona Robison on 18 April 2008, how many of the 51 off-sales tested within the Lothian and Borders police force area were within the Lothians parliamentary region, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Shona Robison: This information is not held centrally. However, information obtained from Lothian and Borders Police suggests that all of the 51 off-sales tested were within the West Lothian area as part of the first phase of the force’s roll-out of test purchasing.</p>

29 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many falls involving hospital patients were recorded in each year since 1999 in NHS Lothian.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the number of falls and recording of such falls within hospitals is not held centrally. Recording and investigating the circumstances of falls and subsequent action is the responsibility of NHS boards.</p> <p >Following the work of the Falls P…

29 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many home repossessions there were in the Lothians parliamentary region in 2007-08, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The information requested is not available.</p>

29 May 2008 · 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 the information is available, also broken down by age of patient.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is provided in table 1. It shows the total length of stay of patients treated in acute hospitals in NHS Lothian for drug-related conditions by age on admission in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07, the most recent years for which informat…

29 May 2008 · 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 the information is available, also broken down by age of patient.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is provided in table 1. It shows the total length of stay of patients treated in acute hospitals in NHS Lothian for alcohol-related conditions by age on admission in 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07, the most recent years for which infor…

29 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many hospital beds were available in NHS Lothian in each year since 1997 broken down by hospital.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested on the average available acute staffed beds for each hospital in NHS Lothian for years ending 31 March 1998 to 2008 is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 45752). Figures for the year end 31 March 2…

27 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12895 by Shona Robison on 20 May 2008, what plans it has to increase dental registration for people aged between 18 and 24 in Edinburgh.

Answer · Shona Robison: The responsibility for the overall provision of NHS dental services in the area rests with the NHS board, NHS Lothian. Where a NHS board considers that the existing general dental service is insufficient, the NHS boards can appoint salaried dentists. NHS Loth…

27 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12895 by Shona Robison on 20 May 2008, when information will be available from December 2007 to March 2008 on the percentage of people registered with an NHS dentist in each local authority area in the Lothians, broken down by age group.

Answer · Shona Robison: NHS General Dental Service registrations for quarter ending 31 December 2007 were published under National Statistics protocols on 27 May 2008 and include information by local authority in the Lothians by age group. <a href="http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/46…

27 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12895 by Shona Robison on 20 May 2008, why information on dental registrations from 2002 to 2006 is not available.

Answer · Shona Robison: Information on dental registrations is available by NHS board of residence from 2002 to 2006. Data, however, are not available by local authority area prior to March 2007 as historical information extracted from MIDAS (Management Information &amp; Dental Acco…

27 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people under the age of 18 in the Lothians parliamentary region have had alcohol confiscated from them in the most recent year for which figures are available, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table, which shows all offences recorded under section 61 of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997.</p> <p >The police have powers under section 61 of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 to…

21 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to tackle the number of attacks taking place on Lothian buses.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The Scottish Government attaches the greatest importance to the safety of all passengers and staff using and delivering bus services and will continue to work in partnership with local authorities, transport operators and others on a range of deterrent and en…

21 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12777 by Stewart Stevenson on 21 May 2008, whether it will provide a breakdown of attacks on Lothian buses on (a) normal bus services and (b) night buses.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The information requested is outlined in the following table.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td valign=top > <p align=center >Year</p> </td> <td colspan=2 valign=top > <p align=center >Number of Driver and Other Sta…

20 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12896 by Kenny MacAskill on 20 May 2008, when the information on the number of persons proceeded against for selling alcohol to persons under 18 in Courts in the Lothians, by approximate local authority area, will be available for 2006-07.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information will be available after the Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts 2006-07 statistical bulletin is published, which has been pre-announced for release on 3 June 2008.</p>

19 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has invested in housing in each parliamentary constituency in the Lothians in each year since 1999.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: Information on all affordable housing investment in each parliamentary constituency in the Lothians is not held centrally. Data is held at the local authority level over this time period and the following table provides details of this investment.</p> <p >Sc…

19 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many affordable homes for sale will be built in the Lothians in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The Scottish Government plans to approve 394 affordable homes for sale in the Lothians through the affordable housing investment programme during the financial year 2008-09. This is broken down as follows:</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > …

19 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made on the additional facilities that will be required to deliver two hours of PE per week to every pupil in each local authority in the Lothians.

Answer · Maureen Watt: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12035 on 28 April 2008. 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/webap…

16 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure maximum take-up of the Small Business Bonus Scheme.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government has participated in an extensive programme of publicity to ensure maximum take-up of the Small Business Bonus Scheme, involving local authorities and other bodies such as the Federation of Small Businesses. As part of that process, ove…

16 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the take-up to date has been of the Small Business Bonus Scheme, expressed as a percentage of all eligible businesses and broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) discount band.

Answer · John Swinney: Information in the form requested is not held centrally. Preliminary estimates of take-up will be possible towards the end of 2008 using information provided by each local authority as part of their mid-year non-domestic rates returns.</p>

12 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions have been recorded in each local authority area in the Lothians in each year since 2000-01 for offences under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 relating to sales of alcohol to those under the age of 18 and how many prosecutions for such offenc…

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Government Court Proceedings database contains information on convictions and prosecutions in Scottish courts. The available information relating to sales of alcohol to persons under 18 is given in the following table. The database does not conta…

12 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of people were registered with an NHS dentist in each local authority area in the Lothians in each of the last five years, broken down by age group.

Answer · Shona Robison: The information requested is only available from March 2007. The table presents information as at March, June and September 2007.</p> <p >Percentage of People Registered with an NHS Dentist; by Age Group and each Local Authority Area¹ in Lothian<…

8 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to tackle underage drinking in the Lothians parliamentary region.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: In tackling underage drinking the government has implemented legislation and encouraged action which is designed to be delivered and to continue being delivered by the relevant agencies to meet the local circumstances. This has included enabling police to und…

8 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) drivers and other staff and (b) passengers have been attacked on Lothian Buses in each year since 1999.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Information on the numbers of (a) drivers and other staff and (b) passengers prior to 2002 is not available. The information for 2002 onwards is outlined in the following table.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=44 valign…

30 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11748 by Kenny MacAskill on 28 April 2008, why the figures exclude people “driving a motor vehicle with blood alcohol content above prescribed limit” and “in charge of a motor vehicle while blood alcohol content above limit”.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Question S3W-11748 asked how many offences of drug driving were recorded in the Lothians region in each year since 1997, broken down by parliamentary constituency, also showing the rates per head of population. As question S3W-11748 did not ask about alcohol …

30 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11748 by Kenny MacAskill on 28 April 2008, how many people in the Lothians region in each year since 1997 were recorded (a) “driving a motor vehicle with blood alcohol content above prescribed limit” and (b) “in charge of a motor vehicle while blood …

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information requested is shown in the following table.</p> <p >Offences of Driving a Motor Vehicle with Blood Alcohol Content Above Prescribed Limit Recorded by Lothian and Borders Police, by Local Authority Area, 1997-98 to 2006-07</p> <table border=0…

30 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11748 by Kenny MacAskill on 28 April 2008, why the information on drink driving and drug driving offences cannot be separated.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information on drink driving and drug driving offences cannot be separated because the codes used for offences committed while unfit through drink or drugs reflect the content of the relevant legislation, that is the Road Traffic Act 1988. This act states…

21 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11532 by Kenny McAskill on 2 April 2008, whether it will provide a breakdown by division of the number of detected breaches of byelaws which prohibit drinking in designated public places in the Lothian and Borders Police force area in each year since…

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The data held centrally is based on an aggregate return of crimes recorded by the police at a local authority level, and cannot be broken down to a lower geographical level. The available information is shown in the following table.</p> <p >Detected Breache…

10 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences of drug driving were recorded in the Lothians region in each year since 1997, broken down by parliamentary constituency, also showing the rates per head of population.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Information held centrally is for the number of offences committed while unfit through drink or drugs, and cannot be separated. Nor can the data be broken down below local authority level, although the police force may be able to provide more detailed informa…

10 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prescriptions were issued for Prozac in the Lothians in each of the last 10 years and what the total cost was to NHS Lothian in each year.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following table shows the number of prescriptions dispensed and the gross ingredient cost of fluoxetine (Prozac) in NHS Lothian for the financial years ended 31 March 1998 to 2007. The data given refer to prescriptions dispensed in the community by commun…

10 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was spent on alcohol support services in the Lothians during (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05, (d) 2005-06 (e) 2006-07 and (f) 2007-08.

Answer · Shona Robison: Funding made available to NHS Lothian by the Scottish Government for alcohol treatment and support services is set out below. No specific alcohol funding was made available prior to 2004-05. Funding for 2007-08 has been made available for brief interventions …

10 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged (a) under 15, (b) 15 to 18, (c) 19 to 21 and (d) over 21 were admitted to hospitals in the Lothians to receive treatment for drug misuse in (i) 2003-04, (ii) 2004-05, (iii) 2005-06, (d) 2006-07 and (v) 2007-08.

Answer · Shona Robison: Table 1 shows the number of patients discharged from NHS general acute hospitals with a drug-related diagnosis (in any position) from 2003-04 to 2006-07 in Lothian NHS board area. Information for 2007-08 is not yet available.</p> <p >Table 2 shows the number…