- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 27 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all protocols regarding restricted patients were followed in the decision to transfer Mark Biggley from the State Hospital, Carstairs, to Ailsa Hospital, Ayr.
Answer
Yes.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 27 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will conduct an inquiry into the circumstances of a restricted patient absconding for a second time from Ailsa Hospital, Ayr.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-28776 on 27 October 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 27 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to review its procedures following a restricted patient at Ailsa Hospital, Ayr, absconding twice in four months.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-28776 on 27 October 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 27 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact on police resources has been of each occasion on which Mark Biggley has absconded from Ailsa Hospital, Ayr.
Answer
This information is not availablecentrally.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 24 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it was advised of the decision to grant restricted patient, Mark Biggley, unescorted leave within the grounds of Ailsa Hospital, Ayr.
Answer
A letter was received fromthe Responsible Medical Officer on 28 September 2006, two days after the abscond.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 24 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28495 by Allan Wilson on 27 September 2006, whether other industries will be considered for protection from all forms of unfair competition.
Answer
The Scottish Executive will workwith the UK Government and the Competition Authorities to assist where possiblein protecting Scottish manufacturers from unfair competition.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 27 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is considering to protect against counterfeiting of Scotch whisky at home and abroad.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is committedto supporting the Scotch whisky industry’s work to protect its reputation and integrityaround the world, and will assist where possible in protecting Scotch whisky againstall forms of unfair competition. The Scottish Executive and Scotch whisky industryare currently working together on proposals to enhance the protection of Scotchwhisky and consumers. The new EU Spirit Drinks Regulation will also improve theprotection of Scotch whisky.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 21 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to promote zero tolerance of violence against emergency workers.
Answer
No-one should have work infear of being attacked or abused. Attackson emergency workers are unacceptable, dangerous and callous. Those working inemergency situations fill an essential role, and should be able to go abouttheir already difficult and often dangerous work without fear of assault orfurther threat.
That is why the Executivebrought forward the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 to make it a specificoffence to assault, obstruct or hinder emergency workers (and those assistingthem) when they are responding to emergency situations. The act sends a clearmessage to emergency workers and to the perpetrators of these abhorrent crimes- a message that we value emergency workers; that we condemn the assault ofemergency workers or disruption of emergency services, and that we are preparedto take action to see such behaviour is punished appropriately.
The Executive in alsoworking with the STUC to tackle violence against all workers serving thepublic. This involves a package of measures, including an awareness campaign withthe very clear message that physical or verbal violence against those who servethe public is unacceptable.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 21 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of alleged offences carried out against emergency workers while working in the community, under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005, have been reported to procurators fiscal, broken down by profession and job title of the victims.
Answer
The Crown Office andProcurator Fiscal Service’s case management database does not record the locusof an offence or the profession or job title of victims in a way that wouldallow aggregate information to be extracted in the format requested.
The following table showsthe number of charges reported to Procurators Fiscal in respect of offencesunder each section of the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act since itsintroduction in May 2005.
Charges: Offences underEmergency Workers (Scotland) Act 20051,2
| Section of Act | Description of Offence | Total No of Charges reported to Procurator Fiscal3 |
| S:1(1) | Assault, obstruct or hinder constable/fire officer/person providing assistance in terms of s35 or s36 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005/ambulance worker | 106 |
| S:2(1) | Assault, obstruct or hinder other emergency workers responding to emergency circumstances | 144 |
| S:2(1) | Assault, obstruct or hinder a social worker responding to emergency circumstances | 0 |
| S:3(1) | Assault, obstruct or hinder person assisting emergency worker responding to emergency circumstances | 9 |
| S:5(1) | Assault, obstruct or hinder health worker/ambulance worker/assistant to said workers on hospital premises | 211 |
Notes:
1. Theinformation in this table has been extracted from the Crown Office andProcurator Fiscal Service’s case management database. The database is a live,operational database used to manage the processing of reports submitted to procuratorsfiscal by the police and other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscalamends a charge submitted by a reporting agency, the database will recorddetails only of the amended charge.
2. Thedatabase is charge-based. The figures quoted therefore relate to the number ofcharges rather than the number of individuals charged or the number ofincidents that gave rise to such charges.
3. Thetable reflects the position at 14 September 2006.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Colin Boyd on 21 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases referred to procurators fiscal under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 have been dropped.
Answer
Since the Act came intoforce in May 2005, Procurators Fiscal have received reports involving 470 chargesrelating to offences under the Emergency Workers (Scotland)Act 2005. The following table provides a breakdown of the action taken inrelation to those charges.
Charges: Offences underEmergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 1 2 3
| Charges where court proceedings were taken. (Includes 13 cases where action was initiated but subsequently discontinued.) | 392 |
| Charges dealt with by an alternative to prosecution (e.g. a warning letter or reference to the Reporter to the Children’s Panel) or which were not prosecuted as separate charge but were related to other charges that were prosecuted. | 40 |
| Charges where no proceedings were taken. | 16 |
| Charges still under consideration. | 22 |
Notes:
1. The information in thistable has been extracted from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’scase management database. The database is a live, operational database used tomanage the processing of reports submitted to Procurators Fiscal by the policeand other reporting agencies. If a Procurator Fiscal amends a charge submittedby a reporting agency, the database will record details only of the amendedcharge.
2. The database ischarge-based. The figures quoted therefore relate to the number of chargesrather than the number of individuals charged or the number of incidents thatgave rise to such charges.
3. The table reflects theposition at 14 September 2006.
