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Date answered:
27 July 2006
S2W-27168
The interpreter was instructedto assist three prosecution witnesses, who speak Polish, for a trial at the Sheriff Court in Wick on 26 June 2006.The Sheriff Clerkinstructed an interpreter to assist the accused – who speaks Polish.Both interpreters attendedfor their respective assignments in this trial.Havingregard to the possibility that a miscarriage of justice could have occurred dueto possible errors in interpreting the witnesses’ evidence, it was appropriatefor the Procurator Fiscal Depute to invite the Sheriff to desert the case forthe time being with the intention to bring the case again at a later date.The Sheriff decided todismiss the case outright, based on a number of factors.Thecircumstances of this case were very unusual and do not often occur.COPFShas asked for a report from the agency which provided the interpreter and is indiscussions with the agency to ensure that such difficulties do not ariseagain.Independently, COPFS iscurrently reviewing the arrangements by which interpreting services areprovided in relation to prosecution in Scotland...
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Date answered:
30 May 2006
S2W-25957
In most cases these are short-termand no or little medical intervention is required.Another estimate on diagnosedmental health problems can be based on the number of patients first seen for thecondition in general practices participating in Practice Team Information (PTI).PTI date are obtained from a sample of Scottish general practices, covering thefull range of age, sex, deprivation and urban/rural classes in Scotland...
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Date answered:
12 May 2006
S2W-25660
Information on traffic flowson Scottish trunk roads is collected in terms of Annual Average Daily Flows fordifferent classes of vehicle.Traffic data extracted from the Scottish Roads Traffic Database (SRTDb) for the A9 between Perth and Stirling and theA90 between Perth and Dundee from the automatic traffic counter sites at A9 Blackfordand A90 Longforgan shows the following traffic flows:A9Blackford Year Annual Average Daily Flow (AADF) All Vehicles AADF Cars Only 2001 18,480 15,089 2002 *N/A *N/A 2003 25,596 19,547 2004 24,592 19,671 2005 25,742 20,729 Note: *Data not available becauseof equipment failure.A90 Longforgan Year Annual Average Daily Flow (AADF) All Vehicles AADF Cars Only 2001 31,584 24,293 2002 32,262 24,936 2003 32,828 26,352 2004 32,476 27,049 2005 34,808 28,596 Transport Scotland...
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Date answered:
4 May 2006
S2W-24620
Table 1: Number of Self-EmployedPeople, Scotland, 1997 to 2005 Quarter Level Change year-on-year Spring 1997 239,000 Spring 1998 238,000 -1,000 Spring 1999 224,000 -14,000 Spring 2000 217,000 -7,000 Spring 2001 230,000 13,000 Spring 20...
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Date answered:
19 April 2006
S2W-24508
To ask the Scottish Executive what aspects of the Doing Well By People with Depression initiative ministers can recommend and roll out across Scotland as a means of reducing the number of people prescribed anti-depressants.
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Date answered:
28 March 2006
S2W-24411
The information requested isprovided in the following table.Number of Applicationsto the Scotland-Wide Free Bus Scheme for Each Local Authority as at 17 March 2006 Local Authority Application Count Aberdeen City 32,576 Aberdeenshire 25,312 Angus 15,611 Argyll and Bute 11,530 City of ...
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Date answered:
20 March 2006
S2W-23637
For this reasonthe following table shows the two categories separately and restricts the informationon events of undetermined intent to deaths aged 10 to 17.Deaths fromIntentional Self-Harm and Events of Undetermined Intent, Scotland 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 ...
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Date answered:
16 March 2006
S2W-24312
We shall today lay before the Parliament regulations (SI no. 2006/149) to increase prescription and other NationalHealth Service charges in Scotland from 1 April 2006. There will be a cash increase in the prescription chargeof 15 pence (2.3%) from £6.50 to £6.65 for each appliance or quantity of a drugdispensed.The cost of a prescription pre-paymentcertific...
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Date answered:
9 March 2006
S2W-23512
The Improvement Service was established in 2005 in partnershipbetween COSLA, SOLACE and the Scottish Executive, to work with Scottish councils,their partners and stakeholders to improve the efficiency, quality and accountabilityof public services across Scotland. This includesassisting and supporting local authorities in taking forward their Improvement Pla...
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Date answered:
8 March 2006
S2W-23125
The prevalence of HIV was 0.5% among 2,115 injecting drug users during 2004; this rate compares with prevalence of 1.4% to 3.2% in the early to mid-1990s and 0.5% to 0.8% during the period 1998 to 2003.It is impossible to separate the different strands of the harm reduction intervention programme, such as needle/syringe exchange and methadone maintenance therapy, in terms of specific effectiveness.Further information can be obtained from the Health Protection Scotland...
