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This information is not held centrally. The national homelessness statistics system records a snapshot of numbers of households in temporary accommodation at the end of each quarter, rather than on a monthly basis. From 1 April 2007, the system also records how many households access temporary accommodation at any point in the application process but does not record the exact dates on which temporary accommodation was occupied.

As a result of expanded coverage and improved data collection and validation procedures, figures showing the uptake under the Small Business Bonus Scheme are now expected to be published in February 2009.

The most up to date published court proceedings data is for 2006-07 (covering the year to the end of March 2007). Data for 2007-08, covering the period April 2007 to March 2008, is still being processed and the data required is therefore not available at this time.

The 2007-08 data is planned for release in April 2009.

Information on the number of arrests made by the police is not held centrally, only the number of crimes recorded.

The information is not available in the format requested. The Scottish Government Statistical Bulletin, Fire Statistics Scotland, provides a detailed overview of Scottish fire statistics. The detail includes at table 10 (a). Fires in dwellings and other buildings by cause and brigade area. The detail includes the category Faulty appliance and leads. The latest bulletin, Fire Statistics Scotland 2006, was published in April 2008, a copy of which is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 45584). The same information for the years 2000; 2002; 2003; 2004, and 2005 are also available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre the Bib. numbers are in the following table. The information for the year 1999 is available for Scotland as a whole only, and can be found in the 2000 bulletin.

Title	Bib. Number
Fire Statistics Scotland, 2000	22745
Fire Statistics Scotland, 2001	27698
Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002	32373
Fire Statistics Scotland, 2003	35651
Fire Statistics Scotland, 2004	39206
Fire Statistics Scotland, 2005	42704

 

The information is not available in the format requested. The Scottish Government Statistical Bulletin, Fire Statistics Scotland, provides a detailed overview of Scottish fire statistics. The detail includes at table 11 Casualties from accidental fires in dwellings by source of ignition and cause. The detail includes the category Faulty appliance and leads. The latest bulletin, Fire Statistics Scotland 2006, was published in April 2008, a copy of which is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 45584). The same information for the years 2003; 2004, and 2005 are also available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre the Bib. numbers are in the following table. The information was not reported in the period covering 1999 to 2002.

Title	Bib. Number
Fire statistics Scotland, 2003	35651
Fire statistics Scotland, 2004	39206
Fire statistics Scotland, 2005	42704

 

Information on the average waiting time of clients for drug treatment interventions at hospital level is not held centrally.

A national waiting times information framework was implemented in April 2004 to enable Alcohol and Drug Action Teams (ADATs) and local services, NHS, local authority and voluntary sector, to monitor waiting times for drug treatment and care in their local area. ADATs send aggregated data to Information Services (ISD) on a quarterly basis, and ISD submit reports to the Scottish Government each quarter (these may be viewed on http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/wtpilot/reports.htm).

NHS Lothian is covered by (1) East Lothian ADAT, (2) City of Edinburgh ADAT (3) Midlothian ADAT and (4) West Lothian ADAT.

Table 1 presents information (by ADAT) on clients who have been offered an appointment date for any intervention during the period July-Sept 2008.

Table 2 presents information (by ADAT) on clients who were still waiting for an appointment date for any intervention by the end of September 2008.

Table 1: Drug Treatment Waiting Times - Clients Offered an Appointment Date for Any Intervention^1,3 by ADAT⁴ : July to September 2008

	<7 Days	8 to 14 Days	15 to 21 Days	22 to 28 Days	5 to 8 Weeks	9 to 12 Weeks	13 to 26 Weeks	27 to 52 Weeks	52+ Weeks	Total
East Lothian	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38
Edinburgh City5
Midlothian	18	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21
West Lothian	42	16	6	6	9	7	5	0	0	91

 

Table 2: Drug Treatment Waiting Times - Clients Still Waiting for an Appointment Date for Any Intervention^2,3 by ADAT⁴ as at 30 September 2008

	<7 Days	8 to 14 Days	15 to 21 Days	22 to 28 Days	5 to8 Weeks	9 to 12 Weeks	13 to 26 Weeks	27 to 52 Weeks	52+ Weeks	Total
East Lothian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	112	165
Edinburgh City5
Midlothian	1	1	3	2	1	1	12	22	48	91
West Lothian	2	5	5	5	29	13	23	18	37	137

Notes:

1. Time between date care plan is agreed/decision on treatment is made/date client ready for treatment and the first appointment date offered for any intervention (for those offered an intervention date during the reporting period).

2. Time between date care plan is agreed/decision on treatment is made/date client ready for treatment and the end of the reporting period (for those still waiting to be offered an intervention date).

3. The interventions include: structured preparatory and motivational intervention, prescribed drug treatment, community support/rehabilitation and residential detoxification/rehabilitation.

4. Caution is recommended when interpreting these statistics as the number of services submitting data varies significantly from area to area.

5. Data was not provided from Edinburgh City for the quarter July to September 2008 due to data quality issues.

The member may also wish to note that the Scottish Government recently announced that there would be a measure in the NHS HEAT system for 2009-10 to offer drug misusers faster access to appropriate treatment to support their recovery.

The Scottish Government Statistical Bulletin, Fire Statistics Scotland, provides a detailed overview of Scottish fire statistics. The detail includes fires by cause one of which is Faulty Appliance and leads. The latest bulletin, Fire Statistics Scotland 2006, published in April 2008, a copy of which is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 45584).

The information requested is not held centrally.

NHS Scotland employers, the trade unions and professions are committed through the Staff Governance Standard to providing staff with a safe and secure environment. Violent and aggressive behaviour towards staff is completely unacceptable and is addressed in a comprehensive manner by NHS Lothian as detailed in their violence and aggression policy. NHS Lothian also work with the police to ensure, as far as possible, that staff are working in safe environments.