Chamber and committees

Information for the 2007 census is due to be published on 26 February. Data for the previous years are shown in the following table:

Percentage of P1-P3 Pupils in Aberdeen City Primary Schools, by Size of Class

	2003	2004	2005	2006
0-18	7	7	7	13
19-25	57	59	62	56
26-30	35	34	31	31
over 30	1	0	0	0

 

The following is the original answer (published on 29 January 2008); see below.

 

Information for the 2007 census is due to be published on 26 February. Data for the previous years are shown in the following table

Percentage of P1-P3 Pupils in Aberdeen City Primary Schools, by Size of Class

	2003	2004	2005	2006
0-18	10	13	12	17
19-25	67	64	66	61
26-30	22	22	22	22
over 30	2	0	0	0

 

We expect electrificationoptions, including cost, to emerge from the Strategic Transport Projects Review(STPR). The review will deliver its findings to the Scottish ministers in thesummer of 2008.

Mental health is a priority forthe Scottish Government. Improved mental health is an important part of the higherquality of life that we want to deliver for everyone in Scotland. Therehas been steady progress in developing and improving mental health services acrossScotland, supported by the record levels of funding that we and our partner agenciesare continuing to invest in mental health care. We want this progress to continueand we have 18 published targets and commitments relating to mental health. Theseare designed to address specific needs earlier and to engage more closely than everbefore with people who use services.

Within this framework NHSboards, working with partner agencies, are responsible for assessing local serviceneeds and for providing services to meet these needs. It is therefore for NHS Grampianto ensure that appropriate services are in place in Aberdeen and the wider Grampianarea and for NHS Tayside to do so in Angus. Both NHS boards have well-developedmental health strategies that aim to deliver services that are consistent with needthroughout the areas for which they are responsible. We will continue to work closelywith the boards as they implement these strategies.

The available information isgiven in the following table.

Persons Receiving SupervisedAttendance Orders¹ in Aberdeen City² and Grampian Police ForceArea, 2003-04 to 2005-06

Police Force Area	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Aberdeen City	-	-	-
Grampian	3	1	2

Notes:

1. Where main penalty

2. Incorporates anapproximate mapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriffcourts will deal with cases from more than one local authority area.

The available information isgiven in the following table.

Persons Receiving Probation Orders¹in Aberdeen City² and Grampian Police Force Area,2002-03 to 2005-06

Police Force Area	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Aberdeen City	68	108	48	99
Grampian	89	143	80	136

Notes:

1. Where main penalty.

2. Incorporates anapproximate mapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriffcourts will deal with cases from more than one local authority area.

The available information isgiven in the following table:

 

Persons Receiving Community ServiceOders¹ in Aberdeen City² and Grampian Police Force Area,2002-03 to 2005-06

Police Force Area	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Aberdeen City	5	12	18	14
Grampian	16	25	33	27

Notes:

1. Where main penalty.

2. Incorporates anapproximate mapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriffcourts will deal with cases from more than one local authority area.

I refer the member to answerto question S3W-8374 on 28 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website the search facility for which can be found at http://www.Scottish Parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

We do not expect the Office ofRail Regulation to report back to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and SustainableGrowth on the electrification of the rail line between Aberdeen andEdinburgh, as it would be for Transport Scotland with industry partnersto lead on the development of rail projects.

We are making provision for thepreferred route of between £295 million and £395 million at outturn cost in 2012.This is based on the risks currently identified but we will continue to monitorthis in light of prevailing tender prices for roads contracts. The project willbe examined for its suitability for taking forward under the proposed Scottish FuturesTrust to ensure that it delivers value for money for the Scottish Taxpayer.

Our High Level Output Specification(HLOS), published in July 2007, outlined outputs we expect Network Rail to deliveror prepare to deliver between 2009-14. The HLOS (tier 3) provides for infrastructureenhancements such as those which would reduce journey times between Aberdeen andthe central belt. Our long-term desire is to see all Scotland’s rail network electrified.

The requested information isnot centrally available.

There is no specific diagnosisfor domestic violence as coded by International Classification of Diseases and RelatedHealth Problems (10th Revision).

Statistics on incidentsof domestic abuse reported to the police are published annually, most recently inNovember 2007. The bulletin, Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland, 2006-07, can be accessed via the following link: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11/22153700/0.