Parliamentary questions
Richard Baker
2,136 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many instalments of the £7 million in Regional Selective Assistance support awarded to Hewlett Packard for its IT service hub in Erskine have been paid, broken down by (a) amount and (b) date.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: As responsibility for Regional Selective Assistance transferred from the Scottish Government to Scottish Enterprise on 1 April 2011, this is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I will ask the Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise to write to you …
9 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs have been created by Hewlett Packard at its IT service hub in Erskine since it was awarded £7 million in Regional Selective Assistance support.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: As responsibility for Regional Selective Assistance transferred from the Scottish Government to Scottish Enterprise on 1 April 2011, this is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I will ask the Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise to write to you …
6 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many wind turbine applications have been granted in each of the last five years and how many have been as a result of a successful planning appeal, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The following table provides the information requested on wind turbine applications determined by Scottish ministers under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989: Local Authority 21/09/2006 21/09/2007 22/09/2007 21/09/2008 20/09/2008 21/09/2009 20/09/200…
6 Sep 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many wind turbine applications have been made in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The following table provides the information requested on wind turbine applications made prior to determination by Scottish ministers under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 Local Authority 21/09/2006 21/09/2007 22/09/2007 21/09/2008 20/09/2008 21/…
30 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to question S4W-01993 answered by Alasdair Allan on 30 August 2011, who collates information regarding apprentices after they have completed their modern apprenticeships.
Answer · Alasdair Allan: In Scotland, all apprentices must be employed, meaning apprenticeships are directly linked to jobs. When an individual completes their apprenticeship they move out of training. As with the rest of the working age population, they will then be included in labo…
30 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many custodial sentences have been imposed for breaches of community service orders in the Grampian region, in each of the last three years.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Local authority and community justice authority area level data for community service orders is published at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/Datasets/CSOs. The sheet CSOs – breach by outcome shows, for years 2004-05 to 200…
30 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners accessed the Violence Prevention Programme while serving a custodial sentence in each of the last three years, broken down by prison in the Grampian region.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: Not every prison runs every programme; the Violence Prevention Programmes are not normally run at either HMPs Aberdeen or Peterhead. The bulk of …
26 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many community service orders in the Grampian region were revoked before being completed, in each of the last three years.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Local authority and community justice authority area level data for community service orders is published at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/Datasets/CSOs. The sheet CSOs – breach by outcome shows, for years 2004-05 to 20…
26 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the reoffending rate is for those who received a fiscal fine in 2008-09.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The most recent available information is given in the following statistical bulletin: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/08/29151240/0. Table 20 shows that 29,811 individuals were given a fiscal fine in 2008-09, and 25.6% of these individuals were…
25 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many housebreaking incidents were recorded in the Grampian region in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information requested is given in table 4a of each of the last two Recorded Crime in Scotland annual statistical bulletins, published by the Scottish Government. Please see links below: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/09/07084606/0 http://w…
25 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many racist incidents were recorded in the Grampian police force area in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11, broken down by ethnic origin of the victim.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The following table shows the number of victims of racist incidents recorded by the police in Grampian in 2009-10, broken down by ethnic origin. Data for 2010-11 is scheduled for publication in March 2012. Ethnic Group 2009-10 White British 174 White Iri…
25 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of random drug tests carried out on prisoners in the Grampian police force area has been found to be positive, in each of the last 12 months.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: The Scottish Prison Service discontinued the practice of random Mandatory Drug Testing in 2005. Drug testing in prison is now carried out extens…
25 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many homicide victims there were in the Grampian police force area in 2010-11, broken down by main method of killing.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information requested will be contained within the statistical bulletin Homicide in Scotland, 2010-11 which is due to be published in December 2011.
24 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidences of serious assault were recorded in the Grampian police force area in each of the last three years.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The following table provides the number of serious assaults which were recorded in the Grampian police force area, in each of the last three years. Serious Assaults Recorded by the Police in the Grampian area, 2008-09 to 2010-11 Year Serious Assault 2008-…
24 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of those convicted of a crime in the Grampian area in 2010-11 previously received a fiscal fine.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Information about 2010-11 convictions is not currently available. Analysis of previous offending history will be developed as part of Reconviction Rates in Scotland: 2008-09 and 2009-10 Offender Cohorts. This will include assessing the feasibility of integrat…
24 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many emergency and elective hospital admissions due to assault were made in the NHS Grampian area in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The table below shows information on number of elective and emergency admissions, to hospitals in the NHS Grampian area, due to assault in 2008-09, 2009-10 and April to September 2010. Number of Elective and Emergency Hospital Admissions due to Assault1 in N…
23 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of those who committed a road traffic offence in the Grampian area in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 have committed a further such offence.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Road traffic offences can be dealt with via police conditional offers, fiscal fixed penalties issued by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) or by prosecution through the courts. Information about the number of individuals given more than o…
23 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many instances of fly-tipping were recorded in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: While the information requested is not held by the Scottish Government, all local authorities are encouraged to record instances of fly-tipping using the web-based, UK wide, Flycapture database. The aim of Flycapture is to help local authorities and Governmen…
23 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted of dangerous driving in the Grampian region in each of the last three years.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: There were 123, 129 and 119 persons convicted for the offence of dangerous driving in the Grampian Police force area in each of the last three years for which data is available financial years 2007-08 to 2009-10 respectively.
19 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dog control notices have been issued in the Grampian area since the introduction of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The following table provides a breakdown of the number of Dog Control Notices served by each local authority within the Grampian area since the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 came into force on 26 February 2011. Local Authority Number of Dog Control N…
19 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many classroom assistants there are in the Grampian area and how many were there in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Answer · Michael Russell: The number of classroom assistants in each local authority area is published each year in the results of the teacher census, available on the government website using the following links. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/91982/0115815.xls http://www.…
12 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have been discharged following a diagnosis of malnutrition from hospitals in the NHS Grampian area in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: In 2009 there were 96 patients treated with a diagnosis of malnutrition. NHS Grampian have confirmed this increased to 100 patients in 2010, but that this figure is provisional until all patient records held on their new IT Patient Management System have been…
12 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many doctors and nurses were employed by NHS Grampian in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Published information on headcount and whole time equivalent of medical staff and nursing and midwifery staff, broken down by NHS board at 30 September 2008, 2009 and 2010 can be found on the workforce statistics website at: http://www.isdscotland.org/Healt…
12 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people suffered an injury as a result of (a) alcohol and (b) other substance abuse in the NHS Grampian area in each of the last three years.
Answer · Michael Matheson: It is not possible from centrally held information to identify how many people suffered an injury as a result of alcohol or other substance abuse. From acute hospital discharges it is possible to supply information on people with both an injury diagnosis and…
12 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have died from heart disease in hospitals in the NHS Grampian area in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Type of heart disease is not specified in the question. On the advice of the National Records of Scotland medical advisor, the figures below use ICD-10 codes I00-I52. These codes cover the following causes: Acute rheumatic fever (I00-I02), Chronic rheumatic h…
12 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the NHS Grampian area were screened for bowel cancer in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Data on the number of people screened for bowel cancer, as part of the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme, in NHS Grampian are shown in the following table. Year Number Screened1 2008 46,831 2009 52,463 20102 49,754 Notes: 1. The number screened i…
12 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of MRSA were recorded in NHS Grampian hospitals in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Health Protection Scotland (HPS) is responsible for the national surveillance of MRSA infections and publishes reports quarterly with data broken down by NHS board area. These can be accessed via: http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/haiic/sshaip/publicationsdetail.a…
12 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many 999 calls were responded to in NHS Grampian in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information is not held by the Scottish Government in the format requested. However, the following table sets out the number of emergency ambulance incidents (all categories) in the NHS Grampian area in each financial year since 2007-08. 2007-08 53,490 …
12 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has provided to NHS Grampian to purchase new ambulances and the up-to-date mobile equipment these require, in each of the last three financial years.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) provides services on a national basis to territorial boards in the NHS in Scotland. Capital funding is therefore given by Scottish Government to SAS to fund the provision of ambulances as part of a replacement programme an…
12 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many doses of methadone were dispensed in the NHS Grampian area in each of the last two years.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The number of Methadone defined daily doses, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), that were dispensed by NHS Grampian, was 2,262,761 in 2009-10 and 2,514,317 in 2010-11.