Parliamentary questions
Margaret Mitchell
550 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
22 Jan 2009 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reported breaches of residency and contact orders there have been in each year since 2006.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: <i> This PQ was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0122-01.htm">http://www.scottish.pa…
4 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive why it changed the recording category of abuser to show natural parent rather than natural mother and natural father in table 3 in its Statistics Publication Notice, Child Protection Statistics 2007-08.
Answer · Adam Ingram: The Scottish Executive did not change the recording categories of abuser to show natural parent rather than natural mother and natural father.</p> <p >However, the Scottish Executive did not publish a separate breakdown for natural mother and natural father …
11 Aug 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many interdicts for domestic abuse have been (a) issued and (b) breached in each of the last six years.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Information on the number of interdicts for domestic abuse which have been issued is not held centrally.</p> <p >Information on breaches of common law interdicts or statutory interdicts (or orders) without a power of arrest attached is not held centrally. In…
11 Aug 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases have been marked no proceedings or have resulted in a written warning from the Procurator Fiscal in each of the last four years, broken down by type of case.
Answer · Frank Mulholland: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service''s Case Management Database records details of all the charges against each accused in terms of the specific common law or statutory offence that is alleged to have been committed. The information is not aggregat…
11 Aug 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many breaches of police bail have been recorded in the last four years, broken down by (a) type of breach and (b) police force.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Ms Mitchell''s question has been interpreted as referring to breaches of undertakings given to the police to appear in court on a specified day.</p> <p >The available data is given in the following table. This gives the numbers of crimes recorded by the poli…
7 Aug 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed by Scottish Enterprise in each year since 2003-04.
Answer · Jim Mather: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I will ask its Chief Executive to write to you in this regard.</p>
22 Jul 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions police have escorted abnormal loads in each of the last four years, broken down by month.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This information is not held centrally.</p>
23 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations or projects have received funding for the promotion of cycling in each year since 1999, broken down by organisation or project.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Since 1999, the following organisations have received funding for cycling projects:</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td valign=top > <p align=left >Organisation</p> </td> <td valign=top > <p align=center …
23 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many disposals of cases involving bail breaches there were in each of the last four years, broken down by sheriffdom.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table:</p> <p >Persons Proceeded Against in Scottish Courts for Offences Related to Breaches of Bail<sup>1</sup>, 2003-04 to 2006-07.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > …
23 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many breaches of bail there were in the last 12 months, broken down by sheriffdom.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available data is given in the following table. This gives the numbers of crimes recorded by the police in 2006-07 where someone has not appeared for trial following bail, and the number of bail offences other than absconding or re-offending. Since the so…
23 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases over the last four years that would previously have gone to sheriff summary courts were sent to JP courts, broken down by sheriffdom.
Answer · Elish Angiolini: It is for the Procurator Fiscal to decide in the public interest, on the basis of a careful consideration of all the factors relevant to a particular case, whether criminal proceedings are appropriate and the level of court in which the prosecution will take …
23 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many court cases over the last four years were cited on summary, having previously been taken on indictment, broken down by sheriffdom.
Answer · Elish Angiolini: The following table shows the number of cases in which one or more accused persons had appeared initially on petition but, following further consideration of all the circumstances by the Procurator Fiscal or Crown Counsel, subsequent proceedings against all a…
23 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fixed penalties were issued in each of the last four years, broken down by sheriffdom.
Answer · Elish Angiolini: The following table shows the number of accused persons who were issued with one or more conditional offers of a fixed penalty by Procurators Fiscal in respect of a road traffic offence.</p> <p >Conditional Offers of Fixed Penalty</p> <table border=1 cells…
23 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fiscal fines were issued in each of the last four years, broken down by sheriffdom.
Answer · Elish Angiolini: The following table shows the number of accused persons issued with a conditional offer of a fiscal fine.</p> <p >Fiscal Fines Issued</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > <p align=center >PF …
10 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans, under the restructuring of district courts, to close courts in Motherwell, Monklands, Cumbernauld, or anywhere else in Scotland.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The unification of summary criminal court administration is being implemented across Scotland on a sheriffdom by sheriffdom basis. A full consultation will take place on the proposals for each sheriffdom and no decisions on any court restructuring will be mad…
21 Apr 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police were on leave pending an inquiry following a complaint in each of the last five years, broken down by the nature of complaint.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This information is not held centrally.</p>
14 Apr 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent by Scottish Enterprise in payments to senior staff who have left the company since May 2007, broken down by position.
Answer · Jim Mather: The detail of any payments made by Scottish Enterprise to its former employees is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I shall ask the Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise to write to you in this regard.</p>
28 Mar 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been diagnosed with Korsakov’s syndrome in each year since 1999, broken down (a) into ages (i) 6 and under, (ii) 7 to 10, (iii) 11 to 13, (iv) 14 to 17, (v) 18 to 24, (vi) 25 to 30, (vii) 31 to 39, (viii) 40 to 49, (ix) 50 to 59, (x) 60 to 69, (xi) 70 to 79, (xii) 80 …
Answer · Shona Robison: Information on the number of people diagnosed with Korsakov''s syndrome during an inpatient stay at an acute, general or psychiatric hospital can be derived from national data returns. A copy of this information broken down by NHS board of residence and age g…
11 Jan 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils in secondary education in Scotland were identified in the 2007 census as having dyslexia.
Answer · Adam Ingram: The results of the 2007pupil census are due to be published on 26 February 2008 and will be availableon the government website at:</p><p class=MsoPlainText><ahref="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00641">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00…
18 Dec 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many written parliamentary questions it has received since 1999 and, of these, how many have been answered stating that the data requested is not held centrally, also broken down by year and subject.
Answer · Bruce Crawford: All answers, including holdinganswers, to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at: </p><p><ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">http://www.scottish.parliamen…
12 Dec 2007 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether recent comments by Trevor Phillips, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, about the celebration of Christmas will affect its equal opportunities policies.
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: No, this will have no affecton our equal opportunities policies. We believe that Christmas should be celebratedand attempts to downplay Christmas celebrations for fear of offending other religiouscommunities are misguided.</p>
5 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) dining hall capacity and (b) maximum number of daily lunches that can be provided by school kitchens is in each local authority school in South Lanarkshire.
Answer · Adam Ingram: We do not hold thisinformation centrally.</p>
5 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils attend each local authority school in South Lanarkshire.
Answer · Maureen Watt: The latestavailable published information on the number of pupils in education authorityschools was collected at the 2006 Pupil Census. This can be accessed on the Scottish Government website by clicking the following hyperlink: <ahref="http://www.scotland.go…
5 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fines were issued by environmental health officers and community wardens for littering in each of the last five years.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: The information requestedis not held centrally.</p><p>However, the independentenvironmental charity Keep ScotlandBeautiful (KSB) carries out a periodic survey of the local authority use of PartIV of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The results of the la…
20 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on (a) looking after, (b) accommodation for and (c) any other services for children in care in the most recent year for which statistics are available, expressed per child and broken down by local authority.
Answer · Adam Ingram: The information requestedis not collected centrally in the format requested.</p><p>Table 4a of the mostrecent publication of the ScottishLocal Government statistics 2005-06 breaks down total expenditure by each localauthority for Children and Families service…
20 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people charged with fire raising in the last five years have been aged (a) under five, (b) five, (c) six, (d) seven, (e) eight, (f) nine, (g) 10, (h) 11, (i) 12, (j) 13, (k) 14, (l) 15, (m) 16, (n) 17 and (o) 18 and over.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Statistics on personscharged by the police are not available centrally. The available information onpersons proceeded against in Scottish courts is given in the following table. Childrenaged under 16 are generally referred to the Children’s Hearings System fo…
20 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many call-outs the Scottish Fire Service has had to premises growing cannabis in the last five years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: This information isnot held centrally.</p>
19 Sep 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland to join the national firearms licensing management scheme’s register of all persons who have applied for or been granted a firearm or shotgun certificate or whose certificate has been renewed an…
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The ScottishGovernment discusses a range of issues, including firearms licensing, with the Associationof Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) on a regular basis. While theNational Firearms Licensing Managers System (NFLMS) was being developed in England …
29 Aug 2007 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what value it places on community policing to tackle antisocial behaviour and youth crime.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Community policinghas a vital role to play in making our communities safer, tackling fear of crimeand deterring criminals. That is why we have committed to providing additional policingcapacity for the frontline.</p>
24 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-01497 by Stewart Stevenson on 23 July 2007, how many planning application appeals related to flood plains.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information isnot held by the Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals.</p>