- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 15 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints against the police resulted in compensation being claimed in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004, (d) 2005, (e) 2006 and (f) 2007, broken down by force and also showing the amounts of compensation paid.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 15 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much each local authority did not receive but was due from outstanding parking fines in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05, (d) 2005-06 and (e) 2006-07.
Answer
The requested information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 15 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to encourage recruitment of nursery staff in Angus.
Answer
Recruitment of nursery staff is the responsibility of employers and not the Scottish Government. We are however, developing an improved qualifications structure and framework to support the continuing professional development of all early years and child care workers.
These developments should support the sector, making it a more attractive career choice for new entrants and encourage the professional development of the existing workforce.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking with police forces to deal with the conduct of parents whose children are caught underage drinking.
Answer
This is an operational matter for chief constables. Whilst specific procedures vary across each force, the interests of the child are always paramount and every effort is made to support parental responsibility. At a strategic level, we are developing a longer term approach for tackling alcohol misuse in Scotland and will publish our proposals for consultation before summer 2008.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints against the NHS were made in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004, (d) 2005, (e) 2006 and (f) 2007, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11097 on 28 March 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 10 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents involving police there were where alcohol was confiscated from youths in each year from 2002 to 2007, broken down by police force area.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table, which shows all offences recorded under section 61 of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997.
The police have powers under section 61 of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 to confiscate alcohol from under 18s in a public place and dispose of it. Under this section, the police also have powers to confiscate alcohol from persons aged 18 or over, in a public place and dispose of it if that person has supplied, or intends to supply, alcohol to under 18s. If the alcohol is surrendered to the police, it is not an offence and so is not included in the recorded crime statistics. It is, however, an offence to fail to comply, for example by failing to surrender the alcohol or by failing to give his name and address if requested. The number of these criminal offences are shown in the table. It should be noted that this cannot be assumed to be a true representation of the number of incidents where alcohol was confiscated.
Number of Offences Recorded by the Police under Section 61 of the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997, by Police Force Area, 2002-03 to 2006-07.
| Police Force | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| Central | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fife | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 1 |
| Grampian | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Lothian and Borders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Northern | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Strathclyde | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Tayside | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| All Scotland | 7 | 17 | 48 | 17 | 13 |
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents involving police there were where cannabis was confiscated during a routine search in each year from 2002 to 2007, broken down by police force area.
Answer
Information on incidents involving police where cannabis was confiscated as a result of a routine search is not held centrally. However, data on all cannabis-related seizures is available in the following publications. All of the following publications have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
| Publication | Bib. Number | Table | Year |
| Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland, 2004 | 36121 | E2.2 | 2002 |
| Drug Misuse Statistics Scotland, 2005 | 38474 | D2.2 | 2003 |
| Drug Seizures by Scottish Police Forces, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 | 42386 | 11 14 | 2004-05 2005-06 |
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 27 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that appropriate expertise is retained in deer management if it proceeds with its plans to abolish the Deer Commission for Scotland.
Answer
I have recently met with the Chair and members of the Board of the Deer Commission for Scotland to discuss the proposals.
We will seek to maintain business continuity in any approach to merging the functions of the Deer Commission for Scotland with Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). We will involve the Board of the Deer Commission for Scotland, its staff and stakeholders in planning the merger if it goes ahead.
There will be opportunities in the process to ensure that appropriate expertise is retained by representing deer issues in SNH's governance structures, and we are keen to retain the skills and experience currently within the organisation.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many delayed discharges there have been in (a) Grampian and (b) Tayside since 2005.
Answer
The requested information is shown in the following table:
Patients Ready for Discharge
| | Scotland | NHS Board Area of Treatment |
| Grampian | Tayside |
| No. Outwith 6 Weeks1 | Total2 | No. Outwith 6 Weeks | Total | No. Outwith 6 Weeks | Total |
| January 2005 | 959 | 1,668 | 151 | 248 | 49 | 108 |
| April 2005 | 636 | 1,332 | 105 | 194 | 37 | 99 |
| July 2005 | 753 | 1,465 | 99 | 217 | 56 | 117 |
| October 2005 | 875 | 1,576 | 128 | 211 | 49 | 113 |
| January 2006 | 778 | 1,488 | 146 | 239 | 56 | 123 |
| April 2006 | 498 | 1,046 | 84 | 156 | 25 | 77 |
| July 2006 | 627 | 1,243 | 84 | 129 | 52 | 111 |
| October 2006 | 679 | 1,327 | 88 | 156 | 61 | 133 |
| January 2007 | 606 | 1,182 | 95 | 155 | 50 | 96 |
| April 2007 | 233 | 755 | 34 | 102 | 9 | 48 |
| July 2007 | 423 | 1,031 | 43 | 109 | 42 | 101 |
| October 2007 | 425 | 1,008 | 48 | 116 | 49 | 125 |
| January 2008 | 316 | 824 | 63 | 107 | 17 | 67 |
Source: ISD Scotland, Ref: IRS2008-00691.
Notes:
1 Number of patients ready for discharge with a duration of over six weeks (43 days or more), i.e. the common period for discharge planning agreement timescales across Scotland.
2 Total number of Delayed Discharges, in all specialties.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was spent on alcohol support services in Aberdeen during (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05, (d) 2005-06 and (e) 2006-07.
Answer
NHS Grampian was provided with the amounts shown in the table for onward distribution to the Alcohol and Drug Action Teams (ADATs) for alcohol treatment services. No specific funds were made available for alcohol treatment services prior to 2004-05. Information on amounts spent in Aberdeen is not held centrally as this is a local decision.
| 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| £212,000 | £699,000 | £699,000 |
Further information may be available in the Aberdeen City ADAT Corporate Action Plans which can be accessed from http://www.drugmisuse.isdscotland.org/dat/cap/dat.htm.
