Stewart Maxwell

14 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients were diagnosed with vertebral compression fractures in each NHS board area in the last year for which information is available, broken down by gender.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: It is not possible to answer the question fully from central records. It is likely that patients will receive treatment for this condition in a range of clinical settings (primary care, accident and emergency and hospital) but currently only hospital admissio…

14 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many crimes have taken place in railway stations in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) type of crime, (b) local authority area and (c) time of day of the incident.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This is a matter for the British Transport Police. The information requested is not held centrally.

14 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to exploit geothermal energy; what surveys it has carried out to find out the best sources of such energy, and whether it has commissioned studies of the cost of extraction.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government recognises that Geothermal energy may represent a substantial and almost entirely untapped resource in Scotland. This emerging technology is highlighted in our 2020 Routemap for Renewable Energy in Scotland, where the wider reaching be…

14 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many under 16-year-olds have been prescribed Ritalin in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is not held centrally.

14 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many under 16-year-olds have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Michael Matheson: This information is not available centrally.

14 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to advertise the European emergency number, 112.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: 112, the European Union-wide number used to contact the emergency services which operates as well as 999 in the UK, is already advertised in various ways. The Scottish Government is in regular contact with blue light organisations, telecommunication companies…

14 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) pre-school children and (b) children aged 5 to 15 have had (i) hearing tests and (ii) speech therapy in each of the last five years, broken down by (A) local authority and (B) NHS board.

Answer · Michael Matheson: This information is not held centrally.

14 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the targets are for the implementation of the outcomes listed in The Honey Bee Health Strategy.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The Honey Bee Health Strategy is a living document which is entering into its third year of a ten year plan. A Strategy Implementation Group has been established and meets annually to discuss priorities and agree actions. Two sub-groups meet regularly throug…

14 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider setting up a statistical database for Scotland similar to Statistics Finland.

Answer · John Swinney: The Statistics Finland website is set up in a similar way to the equivalent site in Scotland: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics. These sites provide high quality official statistics on all aspects of life in these countries. While our website cont…

12 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners in each of the last five years were referred to the Enhanced Addiction Casework Service; how many received an (i) alcohol or (ii) drug intervention and at what rate, broken down by (a) gender and (b) age.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Colin McConnell, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: The following table shows the number of prisoners referred to the Enhanced Addiction Casework Service (EACS) detailing how many received alc…

12 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners there were in each of the last five years who had been assessed as having a mental illness, broken down by (a) gender and (b) age.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Colin McConnell, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: This information is not available. The Scottish Prison Service, up to the NHS transition on 1 November 2011, operated a manual health care …

12 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners there were in each of the last five years who had (a) literacy and (b) numeracy problems, broken down by (i) gender and (ii) age.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Colin McConnell, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: Before 1 August 2011, information on literacy and numeracy needs was not collected on a comprehensive basis. A national literacy and numera…

12 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners there have been per 100,000 population in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) gender, (b) age, (c) ethnicity, (d) religion and (e) nationality.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information requested is as follows. Incarceration rates per 100,000 Population by Gender, Age, Ethnicity, Religion and Nationality from 2006 to 2010 30-06-2010 30-06-2009 30-06-2008 30-06-2007 30-06-2006 Total 185 191 182 169 172 Gender…

12 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners there have been in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) gender, (b) age, (c) ethnicity, (d) religion and (e) nationality.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information requested is as follows. Prison Population by Gender, Age, Ethnicity, Religion and Nationality from 2006 to 2010   30-06-2010 30-06-2009 30-06-2008 30-06-2007 30-06-2006 Total 7,983 8,183 7,761 7,154 7,205 Gender Male …

11 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the first data for the child fluoride varnish 2014 HEAT target will be published.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Information Services Division plans to publish the first data on the child fluoride varnishing HEAT target in October 2012. This data will relate to the position as at 31 March 2012.

11 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide the Scottish Public Health Observatory with the details required in relation to the parameter 0400 literacy rate of people aged 15 and over for the European Health For All database.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Survey of Adult Literacies (SSAL) provides a whole range of internationally comparable data on the literacy levels of the Scottish population. The most recent survey, SSAL2009, was based on the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) carried o…

11 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which Historic Scotland property in (a) Scotland and (b) West Scotland that is open (i) all year and (ii) in summer only and has (A) free and (B) paid for admission has had the (1) most and (2) fewest number of visitors in each of last five years and what that number was.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The information requested on Historic Scotland’s visitor numbers is provided in the following tables: Table 1: Paid for admission sites in Scotland open all year   2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12   Site Vis No Site Vis No Site Vis No …

11 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Historic Scotland properties there are in West Scotland; how many offer free admission, and which are open (a) all year and (b) in summer only.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The information requested on Historic Scotland’s properties in West Scotland is provided in the following table: Historic Scotland properties within the West Scotland Scottish Parliamentary Boundary Admission Opening Paid/Free Property Total Open all …

11 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what role youth organisations play in supporting the learning and development of young people through the Curriculum for Excellence.

Answer · Michael Russell: Youth work organisations have a key role to play in supporting the delivery of Curriculum for Excellence and the wide range of government policies that are improving young people’s wellbeing and life chances. Youth work services include training and awards p…

7 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost is for the treatment of diabetes.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS boards are expected to plan, fund and deliver services to meet the needs of their local populations and the totality of a person’s healthcare needs rather than on an individual condition basis. Accurate estimates for the overall cost of treating people wi…

7 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it encourages people who are undiagnosed or at risk of diabetes to seek early diagnosis.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: We are fully committed to ensuring people with undiagnosed diabetes are identified and treated as quickly as possible to help prevent future complications. Our Diabetes Action Plan 2010 sets out our clear commitment to the prevention and early detection of d…

7 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are diagnosed with diabetes and what the estimated number is of undiagnosed cases.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: According to the Scottish Diabetes Survey, there were 237,468 people diagnosed with diabetes in Scotland recorded on local diabetes registers at the start of 2011. This represents 4.6% of the population of Scotland. Of those registered with diabetes, 88% (208…

7 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to tackle type 2 diabetes among young people.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: We recognise that a poor diet and excessive consumption of food and drink contributes directly to the high rates of the main causes of death and poor health in Scotland. Improvement will largely depend on people’s lifestyles. We are taking firm action to enco…

7 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it provides to the public regarding credit and debit card fraud.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-07744 on 18 June 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusi…

7 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to reduce incidences of credit and debit card fraud.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency houses the E-crime Unit which provides specialist support to the Scottish Police Service on serious organised crime facilitated by computer and other information technology. The unit is continually researching, e…

7 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents involving tampering with automated teller machines have been reported to the police in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This is a matter for the eight police forces in Scotland. The information requested is not held centrally.

7 Jun 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of credit and debit card fraud have been reported to the police in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This is a matter for the eight police forces in Scotland. The information requested is not held centrally.

29 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many drink-drive convictions there have been in each of the last five years.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table. Persons with a Charge Proved for Offences Related to Driving whilst Under the Influence of Drink/Drugs1,2, 2006-07 to 2010-11 Crime/offence 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Death by c…

29 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many wildlife crime convictions there have been in each of the last five years.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table. Persons with a charge proved for wildlife offences1,2,3 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 29 25 22 18 12 Notes: 1. Where main offence. 2. Includes, under the main offence grouping…

29 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what rate of hospital discharges per 100,000 people with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease there has been in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the number of hospital episodes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis per 100,000 population is published by ISD Scotland at: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Hospital-Care/Publications/2012-03-27/Diagnosis_HB_Mar…