- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2012
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its flood prevention programme.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 20 November 2012
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 November 2012
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2012
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on reports of a so-called turf war between the chief executive of the Scottish Police Authority and the chief constable for Scotland.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2012
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 October 2012
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government when the Borders Railway will be operational.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 30 October 2012
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2012
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides for research and development.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2012
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 July 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Aileen Campbell on 20 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage uptake was of the Young Scot National Entitlement Card in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The following table includes the percentage of card holders, of those who are eligible, in each local authority area. It does not include cards that have expired or are pending approval.
Local Authority
|
5 June 2007
|
7 January 2008
|
1 April 2009
|
1 April 2010
|
28 January 2011
|
28 July 2012
|
Aberdeen
|
0.32%
|
0.72%
|
11.20%
|
20.13%
|
24.88%
|
34.54%
|
Aberdeenshire
|
3.79%
|
10.18%
|
42.63%
|
45.78%
|
53.14%
|
68.95%
|
Angus
|
7.13%
|
7.71%
|
38.94%
|
41.62%
|
48.47%
|
60.47%
|
Argyll and Bute
|
5.47%
|
6.25%
|
7.27%
|
7.34%
|
7.85%
|
8.85%
|
City of Edinburgh
|
1.34%
|
4.90%
|
17.31%
|
21.61%
|
24.63%
|
31.30%
|
Clackmannanshire
|
7.08%
|
10.35%
|
26.59%
|
36.14%
|
40.57%
|
46.03%
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
|
14.99%
|
16.69%
|
30.73%
|
38.12%
|
46.95%
|
63.45%
|
Dumfries and Galloway
|
15.15%
|
22.37%
|
32.76%
|
39.98%
|
50.95%
|
67.37%
|
Dundee City
|
3.94%
|
9.26%
|
16.24%
|
21.44%
|
26.05%
|
35.11%
|
East Ayrshire
|
3.71%
|
6.13%
|
29.98%
|
34.34%
|
35.11%
|
42.97%
|
East Dunbartonshire
|
0.78%
|
12.72%
|
34.00%
|
39.86%
|
45.92%
|
56.70%
|
East Lothian
|
2.59%
|
4.41%
|
37.15%
|
37.22%
|
46.23%
|
58.47%
|
East Renfrewshire
|
11.39%
|
19.76%
|
53.55%
|
58.85%
|
67.02%
|
80.59%
|
Falkirk
|
4.14%
|
6.28%
|
8.90%
|
17.01%
|
20.25%
|
28.63%
|
Fife
|
17.20%
|
26.03%
|
44.75%
|
48.36%
|
54.42%
|
65.02%
|
Glasgow City
|
3.56%
|
7.65%
|
17.74%
|
21.76%
|
24.50%
|
30.54%
|
Highland
|
1.02%
|
1.53%
|
49.62%
|
47.94%
|
53.43%
|
62.07%
|
Inverclyde
|
30.77%
|
32.81%
|
35.45%
|
35.06%
|
40.89%
|
43.68%
|
Midlothian
|
1.10%
|
1.71%
|
15.63%
|
28.34%
|
37.69%
|
44.16%
|
Moray
|
15.35%
|
38.05%
|
49.74%
|
55.36%
|
60.73%
|
74.78%
|
North Ayrshire
|
8.96%
|
24.23%
|
43.90%
|
49.73%
|
55.98%
|
68.53%
|
North Lanarkshire
|
0.68%
|
22.14%
|
42.51%
|
48.44%
|
50.69%
|
64.91%
|
Orkney Islands
|
10.06%
|
11.93%
|
23.83%
|
31.00%
|
41.70%
|
62.34%
|
Perth and Kinross
|
8.30%
|
17.44%
|
23.61%
|
31.07%
|
38.10%
|
49.10%
|
Renfrewshire
|
0.79%
|
1.49%
|
2.21%
|
2.75%
|
3.68%
|
6.05%
|
Scottish Borders
|
18.79%
|
36.98%
|
48.00%
|
51.03%
|
58.24%
|
72.11%
|
Shetland Islands
|
10.56%
|
13.97%
|
49.18%
|
55.85%
|
62.64%
|
74.38%
|
South Ayrshire
|
0.27%
|
0.66%
|
1.68%
|
34.89%
|
43.23%
|
56.62%
|
South Lanarkshire
|
0.48%
|
0.76%
|
13.07%
|
21.32%
|
39.19%
|
50.99%
|
Stirling
|
11.29%
|
14.30%
|
26.46%
|
25.61%
|
34.06%
|
37.67%
|
West Dunbartonshire
|
0.14%
|
0.27%
|
38.72%
|
44.39%
|
48.59%
|
61.27%
|
West Lothian
|
1.39%
|
1.99%
|
3.08%
|
3.36%
|
7.95%
|
17.99%
|
Totals
|
5.28%
|
10.92%
|
28.64%
|
31.63%
|
37.12%
|
46.68%
|
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 July 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Aileen Campbell on 20 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many Young Scot National Entitlement Cards have been issued in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The following five year breakdown includes the total number of active cards at each report date. It does not include cards that have expired or are pending approval.
Local Authority
|
5 June 2007
|
7 January 2008
|
1 April 2009
|
1 April 2010
|
28 January 2011
|
28 July 2012
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Aberdeen City
|
134
|
301
|
4,842
|
8,316
|
10,860
|
15,710
|
Aberdeenshire
|
1,585
|
4,263
|
17,741
|
19,910
|
22,586
|
29,469
|
Angus
|
1,319
|
1,427
|
7,153
|
7,855
|
9,013
|
11,244
|
Argyll and Bute
|
846
|
968
|
1,128
|
1,158
|
1,222
|
1,359
|
City of Edinburgh
|
1,359
|
4,987
|
17,574
|
20,677
|
24,336
|
31,369
|
Clackmannanshire
|
648
|
947
|
2,481
|
3,435
|
3,846
|
4,309
|
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
|
618
|
688
|
1,273
|
1,545
|
1,915
|
2,540
|
Dumfries and Galloway
|
3,635
|
5,367
|
7,921
|
9,880
|
12,487
|
16,300
|
Dundee City
|
1,261
|
2,961
|
5,052
|
6,520
|
8,255
|
11,314
|
East Ayrshire
|
827
|
1,366
|
6,707
|
7,681
|
7,886
|
9,496
|
East Dunbartonshire
|
158
|
2,571
|
6,840
|
7,984
|
9,165
|
11,066
|
East Lothian
|
407
|
693
|
6,062
|
6,992
|
8,164
|
10,490
|
East Renfrewshire
|
1,942
|
3,369
|
9,155
|
10,284
|
11,643
|
13,969
|
Falkirk
|
1,115
|
1,691
|
2,402
|
4,686
|
5,574
|
7,950
|
Fife
|
11,987
|
18,137
|
31,153
|
33,807
|
38,238
|
45,939
|
Glasgow City
|
4,577
|
9,828
|
22,512
|
26,242
|
30,479
|
37,551
|
Highland
|
365
|
547
|
17,825
|
17,862
|
19,586
|
22,540
|
Inverclyde
|
4,811
|
5,129
|
5,488
|
5,289
|
6,211
|
6,364
|
Midlothian
|
161
|
251
|
2,311
|
4,408
|
5,713
|
6,870
|
Moray
|
2,445
|
6,062
|
7,734
|
8,994
|
9,764
|
11,739
|
North Ayrshire
|
2,270
|
6,140
|
11,128
|
12,520
|
14,072
|
16,875
|
North Lanarkshire
|
426
|
13,952
|
26,723
|
30,337
|
31,723
|
39,793
|
Orkney Islands
|
339
|
402
|
803
|
1,037
|
1,399
|
2,079
|
Perth and Kinross
|
1,963
|
4,125
|
5,979
|
8,366
|
10,263
|
13,375
|
Renfrewshire
|
254
|
477
|
700
|
865
|
1,162
|
1,890
|
Scottish Borders
|
3,293
|
6,482
|
8,582
|
9,622
|
10,769
|
13,284
|
Shetland Islands
|
410
|
542
|
1,882
|
2,143
|
2,456
|
2,946
|
South Ayrshire
|
52
|
127
|
324
|
6,753
|
8,373
|
10,740
|
South Lanarkshire
|
278
|
439
|
7,565
|
12,301
|
22,577
|
28,924
|
Stirling
|
2,083
|
2,638
|
4,971
|
5,012
|
6,581
|
7,746
|
West Dunbartonshire
|
26
|
49
|
7,023
|
7,797
|
8,644
|
10,368
|
West Lothian
|
435
|
620
|
977
|
1,127
|
2,587
|
5,897
|
Totals
|
52,029
|
107,546
|
260,011
|
311,405
|
367,549
|
461,505
|
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what training is given to (a) sheriffs and (b) judges to identify the possibility of someone appearing before them having an autistic spectrum disorder.
Answer
This question relates to matters that are the responsibility of the Lord President, under his powers within Part 2 of the Judiciary & Courts (Scotland) Act 2008, and for which Scottish ministers are not accountable.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 16 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners have been identified as being on the autism spectrum in each of the last 10 years, also expressed as a percentage.
Answer
I have asked Colin McConnell, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
This information is not available.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 16 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what provision is made in the penal system for people who are identified as being on the autism spectrum.
Answer
I have asked Colin McConnell, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
Health professionals conduct a comprehensive health assessment for all prisoners on reception. Responsibility for the delivery of prisoner health care services transferred to NHS health boards in 1 November 2011. SPS will continue to work in partnership with NHS boards to meet the assessed health care needs of prisoners to support rehabilitation.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 16 August 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what training is given to police officers to identify the signs of autistic spectrum disorders.
Answer
The training of police officers is an operational matter for Chief Constables. The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland have informed me that the probationer training programme includes specific training on autistic spectrum disorders and that further training is provided to all officers during their training on mental health issues.