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To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-18738 by Kenny MacAskill on 16 December 2008 and his announcement on 24 October 2008 of £1 million additional funding to deliver speedier community penalties, how it will monitor the effectiveness of the additional funding given that information is not held centrally on the average length of time following sentencing before commencement of sentences.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 January 2009
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows: Since the implementation of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, the SPS has sought to put in place independent advocacy services for those who require it.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the announcement on 24 October 2008 by Kenny MacAskill MSP of £1 million additional funding to deliver speedier community penalties, how many additional staff it expects will be recruited in each local authority.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 December 2008
The information requested is shown in the following table: Late fetal deaths, 2007 by NHS board of treatment NHS Board of Treatment Late Fetal Deaths Total 138 Ayrshire and Arran 15 Borders - Dumfries and Galloway 7 Fife ...
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Date answered:
4 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, following comments from the Cabinet Secretary for Justice published in The Scotsman on 3 November 2008, what action it will take in relation to the promoters of mass pub crawls.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 November 2008
However, the publication of part or all of this report at this time may have a prejudicial effect on any action that follows the investigation. It is unlikely, therefore, that any part of the OCT report will be published until the investigation by the Area Procurator Fiscal is complete.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 November 2008
The information requested is not held centrally. However, the following table gives information on psychiatric in-patient discharges (i.e. not the whole number of treatments) since 1999 who had a main diagnosis of depression and were resident in the NHS Lothian area.
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Date answered:
5 November 2008
The policy for handling correspondence addressed to Scottish ministers on reserved matters is as follows: Issues where Scottish Government ministers would not have a view and which are appropriate for response by a UK Government will receive an acknowledgement.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 October 2008
The direct funding provided to Jordanhill School is set out in the following table: Grant (£000) 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Revenue Grant £3,992 £4,317 £4,673 £4,847 £5,067 Capital Grant £200 £...