- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the number of people was with a charge proved in a sheriff court where there was a bail aggravation in each of the last five years.
Answer
The available information is contained in the research report Offending on bail: an analysis of the use and the impact of aggravated sentences for bail offenders which was published on 17 March 2004.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-8361 by Cathy Jamieson on 18 June 2004, how many of the recorded rape cases were prosecuted in each police force area and, of these, in how many cases the outcome was (a) a successful prosecution, (b) not proven and (c) not guilty, in (i) 1999-00, (ii) 2000-01, (iii) 2001-02, (iv) 2002-03 and when similar figures for 2003-04 will be available.
Answer
The available information is given in the table. It is planned to publish summary statistics for calendar year 2003 in November 2004. Statistics dealing with recorded crime and court proceedings are not directly comparable as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime involving more than one victim, and a crime may be recorded in one year and proceedings taken in a subsequent year. Charges recorded by the police may also be altered as a result of the judicial process.
Persons with a Charge of Rape1 Proved in Scottish Courts, by the Police Force Area, 1999-2000 to 2002-03
| | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-023 | 2002-033,4 |
| Charge proved: | |
| Central | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Fife | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Grampian | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Lothian and Borders | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| Northern | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Strathclyde | 8 | 11 | 18 | 13 |
| Tayside | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Scotland | 27 | 28 | 43 | 34 |
| Charge found not proven: | |
| Central | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fife | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grampian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lothian and Borders | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Northern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strathclyde | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Tayside | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scotland | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Other charge found not guilty2 : | |
| Central | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fife | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Grampian | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Lothian and Borders | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Northern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Strathclyde | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| Tayside | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Scotland | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Notes:
1. Where main offence.
2. Includes acquittal not guilty, plea not guilty accepted and case deserted simpliciter.
3. Figures may be underestimates due to recording delays.
4. Provisional data.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-8940 by Cathy Jamieson on 23 June 2004, whether it will provide a breakdown of drug offences that were (a) solved by the police, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted in (i) 1999-00, (ii) 2000-01, (iii) 2001-02, (iv) 2002-03 and (v) 2003-04.
Answer
The available information on drug offences which were recorded by the police and on persons proceeded against for drug offences is given in the following tables. Statistics dealing with recorded crime and court proceedings are not directly comparable as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime involving more than one victim, and a crime may be recorded in one year and proceedings taken in a subsequent year. Charges recorded by the police may also be altered as a result of the judicial process.
Drugs Offences Cleared up by the Police, 1999-2000 to 2003-04P
| Type of Offence | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04P |
| Illegal importation of drugs | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Production, manufacture or cultivation of drugs | 106 | 131 | 139 | 196 | 251 |
| Supply, possession with intent to supply etc. of drugs | 7,977 | 8,999 | 10,080 | 9,772 | 9,178 |
| Possession of drugs | 21,693 | 22,525 | 26,125 | 30,319 | 32,259 |
| Drugs, money laundering related offences | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs, other offences | 450 | 457 | 282 | 272 | 274 |
| Total | 30,234 | 32,113 | 36,630 | 40,562 | 41,964 |
Note:
Data for 2003-2004 are provisional.
Persons Proceeded Against for Drug Offences1, 1999-2000 to 2002-03
| Type of Offence | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-022 | 2002-032,3 |
| Total proceeded against: | |
| Illegal importation of drugs | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Production, manufacture or cultivation of drugs | 93 | 59 | 55 | 59 |
| Supply, possession with intent to supply etc. of drugs | 2,003 | 1,730 | 1,768 | 1,559 |
| Possession of drugs | 5,259 | 4,549 | 5,091 | 4,548 |
| Drugs, money laundering related offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs, other offences | 11 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Total | 7,366 | 6,349 | 6,927 | 6,187 |
| Charge proved: | |
| Illegal importation of drugs | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Production, manufacture or cultivation of drugs | 77 | 49 | 45 | 52 |
| Supply, possession with intent to supply etc. of drugs | 1,433 | 1,268 | 1,292 | 1,334 |
| Possession of drugs | 4,636 | 3,946 | 4,540 | 4,308 |
| Drugs, money laundering related offences | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs, other offences | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| Total | 6,154 | 5,273 | 5,888 | 5,714 |
Notes:
1. Where main offence
2. Recording delays mean that cases where the charge was not proved may be under-stated in the totals for persons proceeded against.
3. Provisional data.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting period was for summary cases in each sheriff court district in each of the last five years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-8941 on 23 June 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children under 16 were held in adult prisons in each of the last three years and for how long they were held.
Answer
The figures for sentenced young people under 16 are as follows:
| 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| 1 | 1 | 5 |
In each case, the individuals were held in Scottish Prison Service premises for only a few days while awaiting a place in secure accommodation.
Over the same time period, the number of under 16-year-olds remanded on Unruly certificates and the time spent in custody is in the following table:
| Time in Custody | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 (Prov) |
| 7 days and under | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| 14 days and under | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 30 days and under | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 60 days and under | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 18 | 18 |
In most cases those detained were held in Young Offenders Institutions, all of those who were placed in adult prisons remained there for a few days only.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 15 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many criminal cases were called for trial in each of the last three years and how many cases were adjourned, broken down by sheriff court district.
Answer
The available information isgiven in the following tables:
Sheriff Court - Solemn Criminal Cases
| Called for Trial | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Grampian Highland and Islands | 204 | 210 | 263 |
| Tayside, Central and Fife | 400 | 470 | 467 |
| Lothian and Borders | 389 | 367 | 306 |
| Glasgow and Strathkelvin | 570 | 545 | 868 |
| North Strathclyde | 340 | 408 | 367 |
| South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway | 377 | 456 | 479 |
| Totals | 2,280 | 2,456 | 2,750 |
| Adjourned | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Grampian Highland and Islands | 67 | 53 | 100 |
| Tayside, Central and Fife | 80 | 115 | 123 |
| Lothian and Borders | 93 | 77 | 52 |
| Glasgow and Strathkelvin | 84 | 84 | 157 |
| North Strathclyde | 80 | 119 | 118 |
| South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway | 94 | 73 | 75 |
| Totals | 498 | 521 | 625 |
Sheriff Court - Summary Criminal Cases
| Called for Trial | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Grampian Highland and Islands | 4,539 | 5,073 | 5,332 |
| Tayside, Central and Fife | 9,036 | 10,234 | 9,838 |
| Lothian and Borders | 7,616 | 8,174 | 6,685 |
| Glasgow and Strathkelvin | 11,366 | 12,319 | 10,325 |
| North Strathclyde | 6,746 | 6,988 | 7,745 |
| South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway | 7,768 | 9,352 | 9,086 |
| Totals | 47,071 | 52,140 | 49,011 |
| Adjourned | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Grampian Highland and Islands | 744 | 809 | 883 |
| Tayside, Central and Fife | 1,794 | 1,993 | 1,874 |
| Lothian and Borders | 1,288 | 1,224 | 1,035 |
| Glasgow and Strathkelvin | 2,339 | 2,714 | 2,127 |
| North Strathclyde | 1,077 | 1,210 | 1,276 |
| South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway | 1,398 | 1,603 | 1,561 |
| Totals | 8,640 | 9,553 | 8,756 |
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many consultant posts are currently vacant and, of these, how many have been vacant for more than six months, broken down by NHS board and expressed as a percentage of the complement of each hospital.
Answer
Information on the number of consultant vacancies is collected via an annual medical and dental census. This is currently accurate to 30 September 2003.
Number of Consultant Vacancies (Total and those Over Six Months) by NHS Board (at 30 September 2003)
| | Whole-Time Equivalent | Whole-Time Equivalent Vacancies as a Percentage of Establishment |
| Health Board | Total Vacancies | Over 6 Month Vacancies | Total Vacancy Rate | Over 6 Month Vacancy Rate |
| Scotland | 235.4 | 122.0 | 6.7% | 3.5% |
| Argyll and Clyde | 14.9 | 9.3 | à 6.5% | 4.0% |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 11.0 | 6.0 | 6.1% | 3.3% |
| Borders | 6.0 | 5.0 | 9.9% | 8.3% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 9.5 | 8.5 | 10.9% | 9.7% |
| Fife | 20.4 | 10.5 | 12.6% | 6.5% |
| Forth Valley | 7.0 | 2.0 | 5.1% | 1.4% |
| Grampian | 8.5 | 2.5 | 2.4% | 0.7% |
| Greater Glasgow | 57.3 | 9.0 | 6.4% | 1.0% |
| Highland | 15.0 | 7.0 | 10.4% | 4.8% |
| Lanarkshire | 39.8 | 35.8 | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| Lothian | 26.0 | 16.0 | 4.5% | 2.7% |
| Orkney | 1.0 | 1.0 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Shetland | 1.9 | 0.9 | 21.0% | 10.0% |
| Tayside | 8.9 | 5.0 | 2.9% | 1.6% |
| Western Isles | ?4.0 | ?3.0 | ?25.0% | ?18.8% |
| Common Service Agency | ?2.5 | ?0.5 | ?7.7% | ?1.5% |
| Golden Jubilee | ?1.0 | - | ?25.0% | - |
| State Hospital | ?0.7 | - | ?8.6% | - |
Source: ISD Scotland
Note: Establishment is calculatedby adding the number of staff in post to the number of vacant posts
Further information on vacancyrates within specific organisations is available via the ISD website at www.isdscotland.org/workforce.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nursing vacancies there have been in each of the last five years and, of these, how many were vacant for more than three months, broken down by NHS board and expressed as a percentage of the nursing staff complement of each board.
Answer
Information on vacancies in NHSScotlandis published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Workforce Statistics,at
www.isdscotland.org/workforce.Information on vacancies for nursing staff is published in table 10 in Section E
Nursing and Midwifery Staff for each year since 2001. Figures are presentedas vacancy rates and whole time equivalent (WTE) number of vacancies. Whole timeequivalent adjusts headcount staff figures to take account of part-time staff. Latestavailable figures are at 31 March 2003. Figures at 31 March 2004are due to be published on 12 August 2004.
Information on vacancies for1999 and 2000 is unavailable by health board due to the data being incomplete. Howeveran estimated trend for Scotland can be found for these years within table 7 in SectionE (Nursing and Midwifery Staff) on the Workforce Statistics website.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12626 by Susan Deacon on 2 February 2001, which NHS boards have followed the family friendly policy guidance launched on 26 January 2001 and how often that guidance is reviewed in response to changes in national trends.
Answer
The Family Friendly PartnershipInformation Network guideline includes around 24 individual policies which NHSboards are expected to meet or exceed over time. While all NHS boards are followingthe guidance, they have different perceived needs and are at different stages inpolicy development. The family friendly guidance is currently being reviewed totake account of good practice and legislation developed since the document was publishedand is expected to be consulted on next spring.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 15 July 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much each local authority contributed to its local area tourist board in each of the last five years.
Answer
The amount of direct funding that each local authority has provided to its local area tourist board in each of the last five years is shown in the following table:
| Area Tourist Board | Local Authority | 1999-00 (£) | 2000-01 (£) | 2001-02 (£) | 2002-03 (£) | 2003-04 (£) |
| Aberdeen and Grampian | Aberdeen City Council | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 205,000 | 200,000 |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 314,500 | 306,000 |
| Moray Council | 163,371 | 163,478 | 163,550 | 169,985 | 151,500 |
| | 613,371 | 613,478 | 613,550 | 689,485 | 657,500 |
| Angus and Dundee | Dundee City Council | 246,000 | 246,000 | 246,000 | 246,000 | 246,000 |
| Angus Council | 158,000 | 158,000 | 158,000 | 158,000 | 158,000 |
| | 404,000 | 404,000 | 404,000 | 404,000 | 404,000 |
| AILLST* | Argyle and Bute Council | 188,000 | 171,750 | 192,000 | 190,000 | 170,000 |
| Clackmannanshire Council | 28,807 | 28,807 | 29,530 | 30,270 | 30,880 |
| Falkirk Council | 60,272 | 67,190 | 58,980 | 63,080 | 57,080 |
| Stirling Council | 279,466 | 268,985 | 274,281 | 260,591 | 243,850 |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 54,955 | 57,001 | 60,103 | 71,657 | 66,150 |
| | 611,500 | 593,733 | 614,894 | 615,598 | 567,960 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | East Ayrshire Council | 79,150 | 79,150 | 79,150 | 79,150 | 79,150 |
| North Ayrshire Council | 163,200 | 158,300 | 158,300 | 158,300 | 158,300 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 145,500 | 141,150 | 142,500 | 192,500 | 142,500 |
| | 387,850 | 378,600 | 379,950 | 429,950 | 379,950 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Dumfries and Galloway Council | 350,000 | 350,000 | 390,500 | 458,308 | 382,460 |
| Edinburgh and Lothians | East Lothian Council | 194,250 | 200,000 | 206,000 | 212,000 | 212,000 |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 989,616 | 989,612 | 989,617 | 1,090,000 | 1,094,947 |
| West Lothian Council | 66,400 | 67,887 | 62,900 | 63,000 | 63,000 |
| Midlothian Council | 35,000 | 35,000 | 41,500 | 41,000 | 41,000 |
| | 1,285,266 | 1,292,499 | 1,300,017 | 1,406,000 | 1,410,947 |
| GGCV** | Glasgow City Council | 1,738,194 | 2,090,399 | 1,989,013 | 1,982,850 | 2,028,200 |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | 0 | 0 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Inverclyde Council | 107,816 | 4,334 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Renfrewshire Council | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renfrewshire Council | 72,877 | 84,652 | 89,275 | 94,231 | 91,700 |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 97,000 | 97,000 | 97,000 | 97,000 | 97,000 |
| North Lanarkshire Council | 60,000 | 0 | 35,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| | 2,075,887 | 2,276,385 | 2,250,288 | 2,264,081 | 2,306,900 |
| Highlands of Scotland | Highland Council | 507,375 | 487,523 | 497,723 | 507,218 | 555,675 |
| Kingdom of Fife | Fife Council | 450,000 | 450,000 | 483,777 | 462,836 | 450,000 |
| Orkney | Orkney Islands Council | 194,800 | 198,700 | 189,000 | 193,000 | 225,400 |
| Perthshire | Perth and Kinross Council | 489,248 | 498,070 | 507,465 | 506,100 | 468,500 |
| Scottiah Borders | Scottish Borders Council | 269,045 | 271,170 | 277,327 | 283,558 | 296.692 |
| Shetland | Shetland Islands Council | 175,714 | 155,227 | 196,880 | 150,000 | 201,800 |
| Western Isles | Western Isles Council | 84,050 | 84,050 | 104,050 | 104,000 | 104,000 |
| | Total LA funding | 7,898,106 | 8,053,435 | 8,208,971 | 8,474,134 | 8,411,784 |
Notes:
* Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and theTrossachs.
** Greater Glasgow and ClydeValley.
The figures for 2003-04 are stillsubject to external audit.
