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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S3W-03914

Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) number and (b) percentage of individuals found guilty of breach of the peace have served custodial sentences for the offences that they committed in each of the last five years.

The available informationon the number and percentage of persons found guilty of a range of crimes and offenceswho received a custodial sentence is given in the following table.

Persons Receivinga Custodial Sentence from Scottish Courts for Selected Crimes and Offences¹,2001-02 to 2005-06: Number and Percentage of All Persons with a Charge Proved

Main Crime or Offence	Number of Persons Receiving a Custodial Sentence					Number of Persons Receiving a Custodial Sentence as a Percentage of all Persons with a Charge Proved
Main Crime or Offence	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Serious assault and attempted murder	611	687	710	686	606	52	51	48	50	48
Housebreaking	1,374	1,336	1,213	1,117	884	51	49	48	47	44
Theft by opening a lockfast place	579	577	475	391	324	39	40	37	33	35
Theft of a motor vehicle	349	424	293	263	218	25	29	23	24	23
Shoplifting	2,419	2,492	2,324	2,372	2,283	29	28	29	28	29
Other theft	1,192	1,013	898	923	802	28	27	26	26	26
Fraud	164	155	144	143	154	11	11	10	11	13
Fire-raising	43	52	52	47	59	34	35	31	24	34
Vandalism etc	276	290	378	388	357	7	7	8	8	8
Crimes against public justice	995	1,021	1,007	1,122	1,277	19	20	19	19	23
Handling an offensive weapon	627	717	641	760	882	24	26	22	22	26
Drugs	952	948	990	1,021	929	16	16	14	14	13
Common assault	1,354	1,512	1,478	1,717	1,744	13	13	12	13	12
Breach of the peace	1,192	1,249	1,248	1,396	1,593	9	9	8	9	10

Note: 1. Where mainoffence.

Question reference: S3W-03915

Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) number and (b) percentage of individuals found guilty of possession of offensive weapons have served custodial sentences for the offences that they committed in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-03921

Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) number and (b) percentage of individuals found guilty of theft of a motor vehicle have served custodial sentences for the offences that they committed in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-03916

Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) number and (b) percentage of individuals found guilty of assault have served custodial sentences for the offences that they committed in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-03925

Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) number and (b) percentage of individuals found guilty of crimes against public justice have served custodial sentences for the offences that they committed in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-03919

Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) number and (b) percentage of individuals found guilty of housebreaking have served custodial sentences for the offences that they committed in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-03926

Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) number and (b) percentage of individuals found guilty of possession of illegal substances have served custodial sentences for the offences that they committed in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-03923

Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) number and (b) percentage of individuals found guilty of theft by opening a lockfast place have served custodial sentences for the offences that they committed in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-03918

Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) number and (b) percentage of individuals found guilty of theft have served custodial sentences for the offences that they committed in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-03928

Asked by: Aileen Campbell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) number and (b) percentage of individuals found guilty of fire-raising have served custodial sentences for the offences that they committed in each of the last five years.