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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.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4W-18201

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been issued by the police under section 129 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 in each year since May 2007.

Question reference: S4W-18210

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of fixed penalty notices has been treated as fines in terms of section 303 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 in each year since May 2007.

Question reference: S4W-18202

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been challenged by the recipient under section 131(3) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 in each year since May 2007.

Question reference: S4W-18205

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices issued under Part 11 of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 since May 2007 remain unpaid.

Question reference: S4W-18204

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 08 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of fixed penalty notices has been registered as fines in terms of section 131(5) of the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 in each year since May 2007.

Question reference: S4O-02616

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Grampian regarding the provision of primary medical facilities for expanding communities in the north east.

Question reference: S4W-18010

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether medical professionals treating patients with electroconvulsive therapy are required to tell them that it can lead to permanent memory loss.

Question reference: S4W-18016

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what the mortality rate is among patients over 65 who are receiving electroconvulsive therapy.

During the period 2005-2011 the Scottish ECT Accreditation Network database recorded six deaths for patients aged over 65 years. ECT treatment was not indicated as being related to the cause of death of each patient. Co-morbidity may have been a factor in the deaths of these patients.

There are approximately 350-450 patients receiving episodes of ECT each year and approximately 3,400-4,200 treatments per year.

Mortality rates among patients who received ECT treatment but who are subsequently discharged from hospital are not captured by the SEAN database.

Question reference: S4W-18013

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many days on average a course of electroconvulsive therapy lasts and how many times the therapy will be applied during that period.

The 2012 Scottish ECT Accreditation Network (SEAN) annual report summary table indicates there were, on average, eight treatments within an episode of ECT treatment, with the majority of patients receiving two treatments a week. This figure is similar in previous years’ reports:

http://www.sean.org.uk/AuditReport/Main.html.

The average duration of an episode of ECT treatment cannot be calculated accurately from the SEAN database due to the different modes of treatment plan. Patients may receive acute treatment or may receive treatment on a maintenance/ continuation basis. The inclusion of the latter category artificially increases the average number of days of an episode of ECT treatment as it may be given over a longer period of time in order to keep patients well.

Question reference: S4W-18011

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted research on whether patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy have subsequently experienced post-traumatic stress disorder.