Alison McInnes

11 Nov 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Grampian regarding the provision of primary medical facilities for expanding communities in the north east.

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ensures that fixed penalty notices in terms of section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 are not issued to (a) persistent offenders or (b) people who have not paid previous fixed penalty notices.

Answer · Lesley Thomson: The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has provided Procurators Fiscal with detailed instructions on when a fixed penalty notice should be issued and at what level under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. They include the instr…

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices issued under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 since May 2007 remain unpaid.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the chief executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of fixed penalty notices has been treated as fines in terms of section 303 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in each year since May 2007.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the chief executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government in relation to what percentage of fixed penalty notices the recipient has sent a notice to the clerk of court as provided for in section 302(2)(ca) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in each year since May 2007.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the chief executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been challenged by the recipient under section 302(2)(ca) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in each year since May 2007.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the chief executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been issued under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in each year since May 2007.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the chief executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that fixed penalty notices in terms of Part 11 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 are not issued to (a) persistent offenders or (b) people who have not paid previous fixed penalty notices.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Where a police officer has reason to believe that a person aged 16 or over has committed an offence, they have a range of options and guidance available to help them determine the most appropriate action to take. Where the offence is one as described in Part…

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices issued under Part 11 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 since May 2007 remain unpaid.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the chief executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of fixed penalty notices has been registered as fines in terms of section 131(5) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 in each year since May 2007.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the chief executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of fixed penalty notices has been paid before the 28-day period specified in the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 in each year since May 2007.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the chief executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been challenged by the recipient under section 131(3) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 in each year since May 2007.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the chief executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been issued by the police under section 129 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 in each year since May 2007.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the chief executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government under what arrangements members of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) appointed as Advocate Deputes can return to their previous duties in COPFS on completion of their service in the Crown Office and whether their return is conditional on an assessment of their perfor…

Answer · Frank Mulholland: Advocate Deputes are appointed by the Lord Advocate and hold his commission. They are holders of an office and are independent of Procurators Fiscal. Members of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) are appointed as Advocate Deputes on a seco…

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of (a) full-time and (b) ad hoc Advocate Deputes was (i) employed as members of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, (ii) advocates and (iii) solicitor advocates immediately prior to their appointment, in each year from 2007-08 to 2012-13.

Answer · Frank Mulholland: The percentages of those appointment to the position in each year who were employed as members of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Advocates and Solicitor Advocates immediately prior to appointment each year were as indicated in the following t…

8 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) full-time and (b) ad hoc Advocate Deputes were engaged by the Lord Advocate in each year from 2007-08 to 2012-13.

Answer · Frank Mulholland: The information requested is provided in the following table.   Financial Year Number of Advocate Deputes engaged by the Lord Advocate in each year from 2007-08 to 2012-13 2007-2008 32 2008-2009 35 2009-2010 44 2010-2011 35 2011-2012 38 2012-201…

30 Oct 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many times a designated medical practitioner (a) refused and (b) agreed to certify that it was necessary to give electroconvulsive therapy to a patient who resisted or objected to the treatment, in the last year for which information is available.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The information requested is not held centrally.

30 Oct 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the mortality rate is among patients over 65 who are receiving electroconvulsive therapy.

Answer · Michael Matheson: During the period 2005-2011 the Scottish ECT Accreditation Network database recorded six deaths for patients aged over 65 years. ECT treatment was not indicated as being related to the cause of death of each patient. Co-morbidity may have been a factor in the…

30 Oct 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy commits suicide.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s operate a suicide reporting and learning system which assists NHS boards to improve the way suicide reviews are carried out and to help identify and reduce such risks. Information on the number of cases where a suicide took …

30 Oct 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy for depression relapses within 12 months.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The information requested is not held centrally.

30 Oct 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many days on average a course of electroconvulsive therapy lasts and how many times the therapy will be applied during that period.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The 2012 Scottish ECT Accreditation Network (SEAN) annual report summary table indicates there were, on average, eight treatments within an episode of ECT treatment, with the majority of patients receiving two treatments a week. This figure is similar in prev…

30 Oct 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the use of electroconvulsive therapy in the absence of informed consent constitutes inhuman or degrading treatment.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for severe mental illness with clinical evidence to support that it produces good outcomes for patients. It is used when the illness is severe and life threatening, when a rapid response is req…

30 Oct 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted research on whether patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy have subsequently experienced post-traumatic stress disorder.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government supports high quality research in mental health in Scotland through the Scottish Mental Health Research Network, www.smhrn.org.uk. There are no current studies into patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy who have subsequently…

30 Oct 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether medical professionals treating patients with electroconvulsive therapy are required to tell them that it can lead to permanent memory loss.

Answer · Michael Matheson: While there is no evidence of permanent memory loss, electroconvulsive therapy can cause short or long term memory loss. Medical professionals will discuss all aspects of the treatment with their patients, including the reasons why it is being offered, and a…

30 Oct 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what tests mental health professionals are required to apply when determining whether or not a patient has the capacity to consent to or refuse electroconvulsive therapy.

Answer · Michael Matheson: All patients who receive ECT must either give informed consent or be protected by the legal safeguards within the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. Capacity to consent to treatment is a…

30 Sep 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding the planned closure of control rooms across Scotland.

19 Sep 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much each local authority has spent on supporting (a) bus services and (b) new bus routes  in each of the last five years, and how much each was given for these through (i) block local government finance arrangements and (ii) bus route development grants.

Answer · Keith Brown: The amount spent by each local authority to support private operators in the provision of bus services for the last five years is set out in the following table. The table distinguishes between the costs of tendered services and other costs. The other costs, …

2 Sep 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in distributing financial support to farmers who experienced losses due to extreme weather earlier this year.

26 Aug 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Lord Advocate will publish his policy and guidance for prosecuting domestic violence.

Answer · Lesley Thomson: Policy and guidance to prosecutors for offences involving domestic abuse is published and is contained within the joint protocol between the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS): “…

26 Aug 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many reports alleging domestic assault to injury were received by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in (a) 2011-12 and (b) 2012-13, also broken down by the number of cases (i) prosecuted on indictment, (ii) prosecuted on complaint, (iii) made subject to a direct measure …

Answer · Lesley Thomson: The following tables show the number of charges alleging assault to injury with a domestic aggravator for each year in 2011-12 and 2012-13. The tables have been broken down into those prosecuted on Indictment, on complaint, subject to a direct measure and whe…