Parliamentary questions
Richard Baker
2,136 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
24 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents were recorded at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority where pupils were caught taking a class A, B or C drug during (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04, (iii) 2004-05, (iv) 2005-06 and (v) 2006-07.
Answer · Maureen Watt: The information requestedis not held centrally.</p>
24 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority were suspended or expelled for bringing a class A, B or C drug into a school building in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04, (iii) 2004-05, (iv) 2005-06 and (v) 2006-07.
Answer · Maureen Watt: This information isnot held centrally.</p><p>Information on the number and type of incidentswhich led to school exclusion in each year requested is available from:</p><p>2002-03: <ahref="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/02/18912/33196">http://www.…
24 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people were found to have carried a knife in Grampian in the last five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: This information isnot held centrally. The police recorded crime statistics collected centrally arebased on an aggregate return, and do not distinguish the circumstances of the crime,such as the age of the offender.</p>
24 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people were found to have carried an offensive weapon in Grampian in the last five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: This information isnot held centrally. The police recorded crime statistics collected centrally arebased on an aggregate return, and do not distinguish the circumstances of the crime,such as the age of the offender.</p>
24 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many first-time buyers who purchased property in (a) Aberdeen City, (b) Aberdeenshire and (c) Angus during (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04, (iii) 2004-05, (iv) 2005-06, (v) 2006-07 and (vi) the first six months of financial year 2007-08 were in age groups (A) 18 to 25, (B) 26 to 30, (C) 31 …
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: This data is not heldcentrally.</p>
24 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many first-time buyers purchased property in (a) Aberdeen City, (b) Aberdeenshire and (c) Angus during (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04, (iii) 2004-05, (iv) 2005-06, (v) 2006-07 and (vi) the first six months of financial year 2007-08.
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: This data is not heldcentrally.</p>
24 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many criminals involved in drug dealing were caught, convicted and sentenced during (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004, (d) 2005, (e) 2006 and (f) 2007, broken down by police authority.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The available informationis given in the tables for the years for which data is available. The statisticsdealing with recorded crime and court proceedings are not directly comparable fora number of reasons. A singlecrime or offence recorded by the police may …
24 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much (a) heroin, (b) cocaine and (c) cannabis has been seized in each year since 2002, expressed in pounds (i) weight and (ii) sterling, also broken down by community justice authority area.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The information requestedon quantities seized of various illegal drugs from 1995-96 to 2005-06, is givenin tables 5, 7, 15 and 17 of “Drug Seizures by Scottish Police Forces, 2004-005and 2005-2006” published by the Scottish Government in January 2007, copies …
23 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many knives were confiscated by each police force in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05, (d) 2005-06 and (e) 2006-07.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: This information isnot held centrally. The number of knives seized by police forces through initiativescarried out as part of the Safer Scotland Anti Violence Campaign 2006-07 are shownin the table below.</p><p>Number of KnivesSeized, by Police Force, 2006-07…
23 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents were recorded at each primary and secondary school in (a) Aberdeen City, (b) Aberdeenshire and (c) Angus where pupils or teachers were victims of knife-related attacks during (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04, (iii) 2004-05, (iv) 2005-06, (v) 2006-07 and (vi) 2007-08.
Answer · Maureen Watt: This information isnot held centrally.</p>
23 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents were recorded at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area where pupils or teachers were victims of knife-related attacks during (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04, (iii) 2004-05, (iv) 2005-06, (v) 2006-07 and (vi) 2007-08.
Answer · Maureen Watt: This information isnot held centrally</p>
23 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many knives were confiscated by staff at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area during (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04, (iii) 2004-05, (iv) 2005-06, (v) 2006-07 and (vi) 2007-08.
Answer · Maureen Watt: This information isnot held centrally</p>
23 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools were suspended or expelled for bringing knives into school buildings in (i) 2002-03, (ii) 2003-04, (iii) 2004-05, (iv) 2005-06 and (v) 2006-07, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Maureen Watt: This informationis not held centrally.</p><p>Information on the number and type of incidentswhich led to school exclusion in each year requested is available from:</p><p>2002-03: <ahref="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/02/18912/33196">http://www.…
22 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it intends to allocate for delivering mental health services in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Aberdeenshire and (c) Angus during the period of the spending review.
Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Governmentwill be providing the NHS and local government in Scotland with record levels of funding over the period covered by the spending review2008-11.</p><p>For the NHS in Scotland, all NHS boards receive an annual allocation of funds, which w…
22 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it intends to allocate for delivering mental health services across Scotland during the period of the spending review.
Answer · Shona Robison: The recordfunding included within the draft Scottish Government Budget to 2010-11 will ensurecontinuity of approach and investment on mental health and other priorities by NHSboards, local authorities and other partners.</p><p>Spendon mental health services w…
22 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what actions it plans for educating school children about mental health.
Answer · Adam Ingram: The Scottish Governmentrecognises the importance of positive mental health in helping our young peopleto achieve their potential. The Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007 imposes duties on the Scottish ministers, educationauthorities a…
22 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what actions it plans for raising awareness of mental health in local communities.
Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Governmentis currently consulting on the future of mental health improvement and populationmental health. <i>Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland</i> invites discussionon what objectives and commitments should be set for 2008-11 as the next st…
22 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are to improve the provision of mental health services in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Aberdeenshire and (c) Angus in 2008 to 2011.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the memberto answer to question S3W-8625 on 28 January 2008 for information about what the Scottish Government is doing to developand improve mental health services throughout Scotland and about the responsibilities of NHS Grampianand NHS Tayside for …
18 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many supervised attendance orders were issued to young people aged under 18 in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Grampian in each year since 2004.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The available information isgiven in the following table.</p><p>Persons Receiving SupervisedAttendance Orders<sup>1</sup> in Aberdeen City<sup>2</sup> and Grampian Police ForceArea, 2003-04 to 2005-06</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <…
18 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many probation orders were issued to young people aged under 18 in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Grampian in each year since 2002.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The available information isgiven in the following table.</p><p>Persons Receiving Probation Orders<sup>1</sup>in Aberdeen City<sup>2</sup> and Grampian Police Force Area,2002-03 to 2005-06</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td no…
18 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many community service orders were issued to young people aged under 18 in (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Grampian in each year since 2002.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The available information isgiven in the following table:</p><p> </p><p>Persons Receiving Community ServiceOders<sup>1</sup> in Aberdeen City<sup>2</sup> and Grampian Police Force Area,2002-03 to 2005-06</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <t…
18 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will launch a study into the potential for establishing a youth court in Aberdeen.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-8540 on 17 January 2008. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
17 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to ensure that there is adequate provision of mental health services in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Grampian and (c) Angus.
Answer · Shona Robison: Mental health is a priority forthe Scottish Government. Improved mental health is an important part of the higherquality of life that we want to deliver for everyone in Scotland. Therehas been steady progress in developing and improving mental health services…
17 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of domestic violence were reported to Grampian Police in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004, (d) 2005, (e) 2006 and (f) 2007.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information isgiven in the following table.</p><p>Incidents of Domestic AbuseRecorded by the Police in Grampian, 2001-02 to 2006-07</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=66 rowspan=2 valign=bottom> <p> </p> …
17 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in (a) Aberdeen, (b) Grampian and (c) Angus were convicted on charges related to domestic violence in (i) 2002, (ii) 2003, (iii) 2004, (iv) 2005, (v) 2006 and (vi) 2007.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: In 2005-06 in Aberdeen, Grampianand Angus areas there were 18, 39 and 73 persons respectively, with a charge provedin Scottish courts where a domestic abuse aggravator has been recorded. Figuresin Aberdeen and Angus are presented on an approximate local autho…
17 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children and young people were admitted to hospital in Grampian as a result of domestic violence in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004, (d) 2005, (e) 2006 and (f) 2007.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The requested information isnot centrally available.</p><p>There is no specific diagnosisfor domestic violence as coded by International Classification of Diseases and RelatedHealth Problems (10th Revision).</p><p>Statistics on incidentsof domestic abuse repo…
16 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many underage teenagers were arrested in (a) Aberdeen and (b) Grampian for committing acts of alcohol-related violence from 2003 to 2007.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Information on the number ofarrests made by the police is not held centrally, only the number of crimes recorded.Furthermore, no information on whether or not particular crimes or incidents are“alcohol-related” is held centrally.</p>
16 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) shop owners with an off-licence and (b) licensed drinking establishments in each local authority area were prosecuted from 2003 to 2007 for selling alcohol to underage teenagers.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information requested isgiven in the table below. The data held centrally cannot be broken down by shopowners and licensed drinking establishments. The latest year for which data is availableis 2005-06</p><p>Persons Proceeded Against inScottish Courts for…
16 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) shop owners with an off-licence and (b) licensed drinking establishments in Grampian were prosecuted from 2003 to 2007 for selling alcohol to underage teenagers.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: In Grampian police force areafor the years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06 (the latest year for which data is available),four, nil, and three persons respectively were proceeded against in Scottish courtsfor selling alcohol to persons aged under 18 (includes the…
16 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many licences issued to pubs and clubs were revoked by Aberdeen City Licensing Board in (a) 2003, (b) 2004, (c) 2005, (d) 2006 and (e) 2007.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Licensing boards have no powersto revoke a licence under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, they do, however, have powers to suspend alicence. The following table gives the number of suspensions of public house andentertainment licences by Aberdeen City Licen…