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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S3W-24522

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2009
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals charged with rape have been granted bail in each of the last 10 years, broken down by police authority area.

The available information is given in the following table.

Bail Orders made^1,2,3 where Main Offence was Rape, 1998-99 to 2006-07 and part of 2007-08⁴

Police Force Area	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03
Central	4	2	1	5	5
Dumfries and Galloway	2	3	6	2	6
Fife	12	16	16	16	25
Grampian	11	7	7	15	8
Lothian and Borders	30	22	20	29	41
Northern	5	2	7	4	7
Strathclyde	56	69	76	78	86
Tayside	6	12	14	16	35
Scotland	126	133	147	165	213

Police Force Area	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	Period from 1 April to 19 October 2007
Central	24	16	24	37	19
Dumfries and Galloway	1	6	4	4	2
Fife	22	14	25	21	7
Grampian	13	15	18	21	11
Lothian and Borders	40	42	40	31	28
Northern	16	11	8	13	11
Strathclyde	102	130	118	100	60
Tayside	25	26	31	17	11
Scotland	243	260	268	244	149

Notes:

1. Excludes modifications to existing bail orders.

2. Where persons receive more than one bail order on the same day, only one bail order per person is counted.

3. The recording of total numbers of bail orders has improved over time, so some caution is needed when comparing changes from earlier years.

4. Due to problems with linking information on bail orders to the details of the charges that these orders relate to, it has not been possible to produce a breakdown of bail orders by type of offence for the period from 20 October 2007 onwards.

Question reference: S3W-23946

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 5 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to introduce regulations governing public space CCTV and the management of data captured.

Question reference: S3W-23943

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 5 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when the strategic review of public space CCTV in Scotland will be published.

I have recently received the completed strategic review of public space CCTV in Scotland.

My officials will shortly consult with key partners to confirm the accuracy of its findings. I intend that this should be a quick exercise and that the review is published as soon as practicable after this consultation.

We will then be best placed to consider the implications of the findings and recommendations in the review, alongside a number of other issues.

Question reference: S3W-24103

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of animal cruelty were recorded in each of the last five years and how many were successfully prosecuted, broken down by police force area.

The following tables contain information on the number of animal cruelty offences recorded by the police and the number of persons with a charge proven for such offences in each of the last five years.

Animal Cruelty Offences¹ Recorded by the Police, 2003-04 to 2007-08

Police Force	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Central	16	18	13	18	17
Dumfries and Galloway	17	21	4	12	16
Fife	6	8	7	10	6
Grampian	35	30	32	54	16
Lothian and Borders	24	14	60	61	23
Northern	15	15	14	16	13
Strathclyde	77	78	56	72	37
Tayside	18	13	14	12	3
Scotland	208	197	200	255	131

Source: Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services.

Note: 1. Includes the following crime categories (a) cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle; (b) cruelty to dogs, and (c) cruelty to wild animals.

Persons with a Charge Proven in Scottish Courts for Animal Cruelty Offences^1,2, 2003-04 to 2007-08

Police Force	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Central	5	1	3	1	4
Dumfries and Galloway	2	3	2	2	2
Fife	1	3	1	3	2
Grampian	8	3	9	4	8
Lothian and Borders	3	-	9	10	13
Northern	9	12	14	5	15
Strathclyde	10	23	13	41	47
Tayside	5	2	1	2	3
Scotland	43	47	52	68	94

Source: Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services.

Notes:

1. Includes the following crime categories (a) cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle; (b) cruelty to dogs, and (c) cruelty to wild animals.

2. Where main offence.

The statistics dealing with recorded crime and court proceedings are not directly comparable as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime involving more than one victim. Also a crime may be recorded by the police in one year and court proceedings concluded in a subsequent year. Charges recorded by the police may be altered as a result of the judicial process. Crimes alleged to have been committed by under 16-year-olds are also generally dealt with through the children''s hearings system rather than the courts.

Question reference: S3W-24100

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many claims for compensation following a knife attack were (a) made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and (b) upheld in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-24106

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 1 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many victims of violent crime underwent scar management plastic surgery procedures in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S3W-24102

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average amount was of compensation awarded in claims made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority for crimes of violence in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-24101

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many claims for compensation following a crime of violence were (a) made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority and (b) upheld in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-24105

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 1 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals have undergone scar management plastic surgery procedures in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.

There are no specific set of codes that define scar management plastic surgery. The following Information includes patients who have been treated for burns and those who have had treatment following the removal of growths (malignant or otherwise) in the specialty of plastic surgery. This has been provided in the following table.

NHSScotland: Number of Patients Who Undergone Plastic Surgery Treatment for Burns* or Following the Removal of Growths* (Malignant of Otherwise) by NHS Board of Residence for the Years 2003-04 to 2007-08

NHS Board	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Ayrshire and Arran	44	56	53	43	40
Borders	13	10	14	9	5
Dumfries and Galloway	14	11	29	17	14
Fife	71	84	79	79	50
Forth Valley	35	32	37	31	38
Grampian	46	51	57	59	73
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	161	184	281	208	168
Highland	96	120	96	74	59
Lanarkshire	96	100	109	87	57
Lothian	123	103	116	97	70
Orkney	⁺	⁺	⁺	⁺	⁺
Shetland	⁺	⁺	⁺	⁺	⁺
Tayside	77	59	71	67	46
Western Isles	9	10	16	13	6
Scotland	790	825	962	792	631

Source: ISD Scotland (SMR01).

Notes:

*Defined as OPCS 4.4 coding as:

S23.1-Z plasty to head or neck.

S23.2-Z plasty not elsewhere classified.

S23.3-W plasty to head or neck.

S23.4-W plasty not elsewhere classified.

S60.4 Refashioning of scar not elsewhere classified.

Y06.4 Excision of scar tissue not elsewhere classified.

⁺Information has not be provided for NHS boards where the number of operations are less than five. This is to ensure that individual patients are not identified from the data.

Question reference: S3W-24099

Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 1 June 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many victims of knife crime underwent reconstructive surgery in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.