- Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 16 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of its Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2008-09 statistical bulletin, what firearms were used by those offenders who committed (a) homicide, (b) attempted murder, (c) serious assault, (d) robbery, (e) vandalism, (f) reckless conduct with firearms, (g) minor assault and (h) other crimes and offences in the Lothian and Borders police force area.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table:
Crimes and offences recorded by Lothian and Borders police in which a firearm was alleged to have been used by crime/offence type and main firearm used, in financial year 2008-09.
Main Firearm Used
| Crime/Offence | Shotgun | Rifle | Pistol/ Revolver | Air Weapon | Imitation | Unidentified | Other | Total |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Attempted Murder | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Serious Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Vandalism | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 105 |
| Reckless Conduct with firearms | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 34 |
| Firearms Act 1968 Offences1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| Minor Assault | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 35 |
| Other crimes and offences | 7 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 74 |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 23 | 150 | 18 | 20 | 58 | 290 |
Source: Scottish Government annual collection of Recorded Crimes and Offences involving firearms.
Note: 1. Possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, commit crime and cause fear of violence. Does not include other miscellaneous offences.
- Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 16 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of its Recorded Crimes and Offences Involving Firearms, Scotland, 2008-09 statistical bulletin, what disposals were issued to those offenders who committed (a) homicide, (b) attempted murder, (c) serious assault, (d) robbery, (e) vandalism, (f) reckless conduct with firearms, (g) minor assault and (h) other crimes and offences in the Lothian and Borders police force area.
Answer
The statistics in this bulletin are derived from returns submitted by police forces in Scotland in respect of crimes and offences recorded by them in which a firearm is alleged to have been used. It is not possible to identify from these returns how many of the individual offences resulted in individuals subsequently being proceeded against in court.
- Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 13 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of people most at risk in the Lothians region received a flu vaccination in 2008-09.
Answer
In the NHS Lothian area seasonal flu vaccine uptake for those under the age of 65, in an at risk group reached 48.2% for the 2008-09 flu season. Uptake rates for those aged 65 and over in NHS Lothian area reached 78.8% over the same period.
- Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times urinary tract infections have been detected in hospitals in the Lothians region in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) hospital and (b) age group of patient.
Answer
The requested information is not centrally available.
There are no mandatory national surveillance systems for urinary tract infections occurring in hospitals in NHSScotland.
- Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 12 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions police have been called into schools in the Lothians region to deal with incidents impacting on (a) teachers and staff and (b) pupils in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 5 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive which primary schools in the Lothians region have had occupancy rates of 101% or more in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
In
School Estate Statistics 2009, capacity information was available for 223 of the 225 primary schools in the Lothians region. Of the 223 primary schools, 15 (7%) were operating at 100 per cent or more capacity. Broken down by local authority, these are:
| East Lothian | No primary schools operating at 100 per cent or more capacity |
| Edinburgh, City of | Corstorphine Primary School |
| Midlothian | Sacred Heart Primary School |
| West Lothian | Bankton Primary School Balbardie Primary School Bellsquarry Primary School Carmondean Primary School Kirknewton Primary School Linlithgow Bridge Primary School Linlithgow Primary School Livingston Village Primary School Low Port Primary School Meldrum Primary School Peel Primary School Seafield Primary School Williamston Primary School |
- Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 5 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive which secondary schools in the Lothians region have had occupancy rates of 101% or more in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
In School Estate Statistics 2009 of the 46 secondary schools in the Lothians region.
Seven (15%) were operating at 100 per cent or more capacity. Broken down by local authority, these are:
| East Lothian | No secondary schools operating at 100 per cent or more capacity |
| Edinburgh, City of | Boroughmuir High School Currie Community High School Firrhill High School James Gillespie''s High School Portobello High School |
| Midlothian | No secondary schools operating at 100 per cent or more capacity |
| West Lothian | St Kentigern''s Academy St Margaret''s Academy |
- Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many human rights cases are pending against the Scottish Prison Service from prisoners at HMP Edinburgh, broken down by type of claim.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The information is not available. However, SPS records show that there are 385 live claims relating to slopping out at HMP Edinburgh. There are also two claims relating to segregation which also include periods held in HMP Edinburgh.
- Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it cost to run and how many prisoners took part in the Alcohol Awareness Programme at HMP Edinburgh in each of the last three years.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The cost for delivering the Approved Activity Alcohol Awareness Programme is not separately available. It is contained within the general programme costs.
The following table details the number of completions for the Approved Activity Alcohol Awareness in HMP Edinburgh in the last three years. HMP Edinburgh also introduced the Substance Related Offending Behaviour Programme (SROBP) in 2008-09 with 10 completions recorded that year.
| Year | Alcohol Awareness Completions | SROBP Completions |
| 2006-07 | 36 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | 47 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | 18 | 10 |
Prisoners with drugs and/or alcohol related issues can be assessed as suitable for participation on the SROBP which consists of around 120 hours of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy whereas Alcohol Awareness is a 22 hour awareness Approved Activity.
- Asked by: Gavin Brown, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many offenders at HMP Edinburgh were (a) assessed as suitable for and (b) completed each of the prisoner programmes and approved activities that address substance misuse in each of the last three years.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
| Drug Action for Change | Assessed as suitable | Completed |
| 2006-07 | 37 | 29 |
| 2007-08 | 41 | 41 |
| 2008-09 | 36 | 10 |
| Alcohol Awareness | Assessed as suitable | Completed |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 36 |
| 2007-08 | 50 | 47 |
| 2008-09 | 39 | 18 |
| Substance Related Offending Behaviour Programme | Assessed as suitable | Completed |
| 2008-09 | 16 | 8 |
