- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 28 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times have been for diabetes check-ups with a consultant in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 28 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current recommended time is between each diabetes check-up with a consultant and what time the previous guidelines recommended.
Answer
NHS Quality Improvement Scotlandrecommends that all people with diabetes are offered annual examination, or morefrequent examinations where clinically indicated, to monitor the management andprogression of their condition. No recommendations have been made about which memberof the diabetes care team should carry out the examinations.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what research it has carried out on the prevalence of crystal methamphetamine in Scotland.
Answer
To date the Scottish Executivehas not carried out any research on the prevalence of crystal methamphetamine inScotland. The Scottish Crime and Victimisation Survey 2006 will for the first timeinclude questions on awareness and use of crystal methamphetamine. Results fromthis survey should be available by June 2007.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were charged with possession of crystal methamphetamine in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
The available information isgiven in the following table. Statistics for years prior to 2001-02 are not heldcentrally.
Persons Proceeded Against inScottish Courts for Possession of Methylamphetamine1, 2001-02 to 2004-05
| Year | Number |
| 2001-02 | 2 |
| 2002-03 | 5 |
| 2003-04 | 3 |
| 2004-05 | 1 |
Note: 1. Where main offence.Figures may be underestimates as information on drug type is not known for somepossession offences.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what contact there was between Justice Department officials and officials from the Department for Constitution Affairs between May 2005 and February 2006 in relation to (a) the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill and the preceding consultation and (b) the DCA White Paper The Future of Legal Services: Putting Consumers First, and what topics were discussed by those officials.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-24850 on 27 April 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted of possession of crystal methamphetamine in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
The available information isgiven in the following table. Statistics for years prior to 2001-02 are not heldcentrally.
Persons with a Charge Provedin Scottish Courts for Possession of Methylamphetamine1, 2001-02 to 2004-05
| Year | Number |
| 2001-02 | 2 |
| 2002-03 | 5 |
| 2003-04 | 3 |
| 2004-05 | 1 |
Note: 1. Where main offence.Figures may be underestimates as information on drug type is not known for somepossession offences.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 27 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what contact there was between Scottish ministers and Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) ministers between May 2005 and February 2006 in relation to (a) the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill and the preceding consultation and (b) the DCA White Paper, The Future of Legal Services: Putting Consumers First, and what topics were discussed by those ministers.
Answer
The regulation of the legal professionis a devolved matter within the responsibility of the Scottish Ministers. Howeveras a matter of good practice DCA and Scottish Executive keep each other informed abouta variety of initiatives of mutual interest.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 27 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what date is used as the base date for the rateable value used to set non-domestic water rates.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S2W-20619, answered on 24 November 2005. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be foundat
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 26 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers have been injured in (a) training and (b) the line of duty in each of the last five years.
Answer
Information on the number ofofficers injured in the line of duty is not held centrally and is a matter forindividual chief constables.
Information on the number ofinjuries sustained by police officers in the course of training at the PoliceCollege over the past five years is shown in the following table.
The college startedcollecting information in November 2001 so the figures for that year cover aperiod of less than two months.
| Year | Number |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2002 | 104 |
| 2003 | 167 |
| 2004 | 169 |
| 2005 | 78 |
| 2006 (to date) | 7 |
- Asked by: Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 26 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers have sought compensation for injuries caused (a) by training and (b) in the line of duty in each of the last five years.
Answer
Information on compensationclaims for injuries sustained in the line of duty is not held centrally and isa matter for individual chief constables. No officers have sought compensationfor injuries caused by training at the Police College over the past five years.
