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John Mason asked a very probing question, which goes right to the heart of why the crofting legislative system is the way that it is today. That is a big political football to kick around, but I urge you all not to lose sight of it.
In that context, it is worth remembering that almost 90 per cent of Scottish audiences’ consumption of BBC services is for network services, which have a rich range of spread with all the things that are available to everyone, including the Olympics and the football. The previous witnesses put a lot of emphasis on the need for more expenditure in Scotland t...
Our NHS staff are fed up with the health service being used as a political football, and with the constant negativity from the opposition parties and their friends in the mainstream media, who continue to undermine patient and staff confidence in our NHS.
We are at present providing £2.238 million of funding under CashBack for Communities to the Scottish Football Association to roll out a range of free football activities across Scotland.
Legislation is there as a deterrent and we know that it changes behaviour. We have all the evidence in front of us that legislation in other countries has changed behaviour.
I believe—and I think that our behavioural science advisers would back this up—that it is better to encourage and support people to do the right thing than it is to use the force of law when they do the wrong thing.
I will ask the cabinet secretary about police enforcement of health protection regulations, which restrict the behaviour of individuals. The latest statistics from Police Scotland indicate that about 5,000 notices have been issued.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will include court disposals for people who have received (a) fiscal fines, (b) fiscal direct penalties and (c) police antisocial behaviour fines in its next Reconviction Rates in Scotland bulletin.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
31 January 2013
His response is as follows: Whilst there is no specific information sharing protocol we work closely with our criminal justice partners to tackle the unacceptable behaviours demonstrated by perpetrators of domestic violence.