- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 29 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-972 by Cathy Jamieson on 5 June 2003, what the process would be if the Prime Minister did not accept one of the First Minister's nominations to fill the vacant office of (a) Lord President of the Court of Session and (b) Lord Justice Clerk.
Answer
The Statute envisages that the First Minister and Prime Minister will come to an agreement on these matters and there is no precedent for their not doing so.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 29 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-972 by Cathy Jamieson on 5 June 2003, what interests members of the Judicial Appointments Board are required to declare and whether any such declaration of interests is available for public examination.
Answer
Members are required to declare any conflict of interest which may affect prejudicially their performance as members of the board. They are also asked to declare any political activity. Members have confirmed that they see no conflicts of interest and that none is involved in political activity. During the selection process for new appointments to the bench individual members of the board withdrew from certain interviews of candidates who are well known to them.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 29 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-972 by Cathy Jamieson on 5 June 2003, by what process members of the Judicial Appointments Board are appointed and who appoints them.
Answer
The lay members of the board were appointed after public advertisement and interview. Three of the five legal members were also interviewed. The High Court judge was nominated by the Lord President. The Sheriff Principal was nominated by the convener of the Sheriffs principal group. In all cases the First Minister made the appointments.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 29 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has paid to Partnerships UK in each year since the foundation of Partnerships UK.
Answer
The following table shows how much the Scottish Executive has paid to Partnerships UK in each year since the foundation of Partnerships UK (PUK).
| Year | Amount (£) | Reason |
| 2002 | 25,270 | Work on development of Scottish schools standard PPP contract |
| 2002 | 15,727 | M74 Motorway - scoping exercise |
| 2003 | 1,762 | Presentation at Scottish Executive's workshop on Scottish Schools standard PPP contract payment mechanism |
| 2003 | 21,136 | Drafting work on technical guidance note on scoping of services and in-house involvement in PPPs |
| 2003 | 22,303 | Carrying out key stage reviews on schools projects prior to issue of invitation to negotiate |
| 2003 | 235,000 | Support for development of non profit distributing organisation model and piloting in Argyll and Bute schools (part payment) |
| 2003 | 380,000 | Reimbursement by Scottish Executive of Midlothian Council's fees for PUK for their schools PPP project - PUK paid directly by the council |
| 2003 | 400,000 | Reimbursement by Scottish Executive of East Lothian Council's fees for PUK for their Schools PPP project - PUK paid directly by the council |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 29 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive in which of its projects Partnerships UK has been involved since the foundation of Partnerships UK.
Answer
Partnerships UK has been directly involved in the Scottish Executive M74 Public Private Partnership project.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 29 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-972 by Cathy Jamieson on 5 June 2003, for what period members of the Judicial Appointment Board are appointed.
Answer
All members of the board, including the chair, were appointed for three years in the first instance.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what performance points were accrued by the operating company of HM Prison Kilmarnock, broken down for each heading and subsection in Schedule F to the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock, for the quarter April to June 2003.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Performance Points:
| 2.1 (e) | Failure to input basic details into prisoner records | 25 |
| 2.1 (f) | Failure to process accurate warrant details | 10 |
| 2.1 (g) | Discovery within prison of smuggled in items | 100 |
| 2.1 (i ) | Failure of security procedures | 170 |
| 2.2(a) | Staff assault - serious injury | 0 |
| | Minor injury | 20 |
| | No injury | 20 |
| 2.2(b) | Prisoner assault - serious injury | 0 |
| | Minor injury | 40 |
| | No injury | 55 |
| 2.2(c) | Incident of concerted indiscipline | 60 |
| 2.2(f) | Incident of self harm | 5 |
| 2.2 (g) | Incident of class A drugs | 350 |
| 2.2(h) | Incident of drugs other than class A | 70 |
| 2.2(m) | Tool/implement loss (not recovered) | 12 |
| 2.4(b) | Failure to deliver work hours (Sentenced Prisoners)Provision of 76 - 95% of hoursProvision of 66 -75% of hoursProvision of 56 - 65% of hoursProvision of equal or less than 55% | 5000 |
| 2.4(d) | Failure to provide structured activity hours (sentenced prisoners)Provision of 76 - 95% of hoursProvision of 66 - 75% of hoursProvision of 56 - 54% of hoursProvision of Equal or less than 55% | 10000 |
| 2.5(b) | Failure to start visits within 20 minutes | 5 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 29 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it paid for its financial interest in Partnerships UK.
Answer
The Scottish Executive paid £2 million for a 4.4% stake in Partnerships UK in 2001.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 21 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of drink-driving were reported to the procurator fiscal in each year since 1997, broken down by sheriff court district.
Answer
The following tables give the number of charges of drink driving related offences that were reported to the Procurator Fiscal throughout Scotland in each of the financial years from 1999 to 2003, broken down by Procurator Fiscal Office. The charges shown relate to the following sections of the Road Traffic Act 1988:s.4(1) driving, or attempting to drive, while under unfit through drink or drugss.4(2) being in charge of a vehicle while unfit through drink or drugss.5(1)(a) driving, or attempting to drive, while over the legal limits.5(1)(b) being in charge of a vehicle while over the legal limit
s.6(1) failing to provide a breath test while suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or to have committed a traffic offences.6(2) failing to provide a breath test after being involved in an accidents.7(6) failing to provide a specimen for analysisInformation for the period before 1 April 1999 is not available. The answer given to question S1W-34889 on 31 March 2003 included data in relation to year 2001-02 - please note that the following includes additional data unavailable at the time of the answer to question S1W-34889. The data previously provided did not include data in relation to the Glasgow area, which was unavailable at the time due to upgrading of the computer system in Glasgow. 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.1. FY 1999-2000
| | Section | Grand Total |
| Sect: 4(1) | Sect: 4(2) | Sect: 5(1)(a) | Sect: 5(1)(b) | Sect: 6(1) | Sect: 6(2) | Sect: 7(6) |
| Aberdeen | 52 | 7 | 419 | 23 | 46 | 4 | 78 | 629 |
| Airdrie | 13 | 2 | 214 | 21 | 38 | 5 | 75 | 368 |
| Alloa | 3 | | 51 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 79 |
| Arbroath | 6 | | 108 | 7 | 10 | | 18 | 149 |
| Ayr | 22 | 2 | 212 | 16 | 22 | | 31 | 305 |
| Banff | 3 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 60 |
| Campbeltown | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 23 |
| Cupar | 13 | | 56 | 2 | 5 | | 12 | 88 |
| Dingwall | 5 | | 74 | 2 | 9 | | 11 | 101 |
| Dornoch | | | 29 | | 4 | | 2 | 35 |
| Dumbarton | 28 | 2 | 189 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 40 | 298 |
| Dumfries | 6 | 2 | 108 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 154 |
| Dundee | 60 | 5 | 255 | 9 | 39 | 5 | 54 | 427 |
| Dunfermline | 20 | 1 | 150 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 226 |
| Dunoon | 2 | | 27 | 1 | 4 | | 7 | 41 |
| Duns | | | 24 | | 1 | | 1 | 26 |
| Edinburgh | 91 | 6 | 802 | 25 | 124 | 4 | 178 | 1,230 |
| Elgin | 5 | | 132 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 169 |
| Falkirk | 9 | 2 | 198 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 36 | 277 |
| Forfar | 2 | | 53 | 3 | 1 | | 6 | 65 |
| Fort William | | | 50 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 62 |
| Glasgow | 213 | 25 | 1,013 | 67 | 151 | 15 | 299 | 1,783 |
| Greenock | 16 | 3 | 86 | 6 | 14 | | 17 | 142 |
| Haddington | 8 | | 94 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 143 |
| Hamilton | 23 | 4 | 447 | 35 | 76 | 6 | 93 | 684 |
| Jedburgh | 13 | 4 | 259 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 40 | 361 |
| Kilmarnock | 30 | 3 | 274 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 46 | 411 |
| Kirkcaldy | 32 | 4 | 186 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 37 | 299 |
| Kirkcudbright | 1 | | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 41 |
| Kirkwall | 1 | | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| Lanark | 6 | | 91 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 130 |
| Lerwick | | | 41 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
| Linlithgow | 32 | 1 | 255 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 33 | 372 |
| Lochmaddy | 2 | | 14 | 1 | 2 | | 2 | 21 |
| Oban | 9 | | 50 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 77 |
| Paisley | 43 | 4 | 294 | 16 | 36 | 9 | 53 | 455 |
| Peebles | | | 6 | | | | | 6 |
| Perth | 14 | | 212 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 283 |
| Peterhead | 3 | 1 | 68 | 6 | 10 | | 12 | 100 |
| Portree | 1 | | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 32 |
| Rothesay | | | 7 | | 1 | | 2 | 10 |
| Selkirk | 2 | | 67 | 5 | 10 | | 10 | 94 |
| Stirling | 8 | | 133 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 188 |
| Stonehaven | 5 | | 84 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 113 |
| Stornoway | 2 | | 45 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 57 |
| Stranraer | 2 | | 40 | 5 | 3 | | 5 | 55 |
| Tain | 3 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 78 |
| Wick | 1 | | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 46 |
| Grand Total | 812 | 81 | 7,155 | 418 | 905 | 95 | 1,418 | 10,884 |
2. FY 2000-01
| | Sect: 4(1) | Sect: 4(2) | Sect: 5(1)(a) | Sect: 5(1)(b) | Sect: 6(1) | Sect: 6(2) | Sect: 7(6) | Grand Total |
| Aberdeen | 34 | 11 | 434 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 49 | 596 |
| Airdrie | 18 | 4 | 271 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 66 | 406 |
| Alloa | 1 | | 68 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 93 |
| Arbroath | 3 | 2 | 90 | 4 | 6 | | 14 | 119 |
| Ayr | 18 | 4 | 188 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 46 | 301 |
| Banff | 7 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 82 |
| Campbeltown | | | 15 | 1 | | | | 16 |
| Cupar | 14 | | 97 | 4 | 8 | | 18 | 141 |
| Dingwall | 4 | | 54 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 88 |
| Dornoch | 3 | | 24 | | 4 | | 2 | 33 |
| Dumbarton | 34 | 4 | 182 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 52 | 318 |
| Dumfries | 10 | 2 | 110 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 178 |
| Dundee | 52 | 5 | 219 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 43 | 365 |
| Dunfermline | 28 | 1 | 188 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 267 |
| Dunoon | 3 | | 39 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 58 |
| Duns | | | 29 | | 1 | | 2 | 32 |
| Edinburgh | 49 | 5 | 768 | 46 | 90 | 4 | 132 | 1,094 |
| Elgin | 16 | | 136 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 187 |
| Falkirk | 16 | 1 | 191 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 35 | 281 |
| Forfar | 6 | | 54 | 3 | 4 | | 9 | 76 |
| Fort William | 2 | | 46 | 3 | 4 | | 4 | 59 |
| Glasgow | 214 | 42 | 994 | 70 | 170 | 20 | 323 | 1,833 |
| Greenock | 24 | 2 | 88 | 4 | 11 | | 19 | 148 |
| Haddington | 5 | 1 | 74 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 120 |
| Hamilton | 16 | 8 | 431 | 40 | 66 | 6 | 105 | 672 |
| Inverness | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Jedburgh | 11 | | 262 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 41 | 366 |
| Kilmarnock | 25 | 4 | 217 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 54 | 358 |
| Kirkcaldy | 30 | 3 | 182 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 35 | 278 |
| Kirkcudbright | 2 | | 17 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 23 |
| Kirkwall | | | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 42 |
| Lanark | 5 | 3 | 69 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 117 |
| Lerwick | 1 | | 50 | 4 | 4 | | 2 | 61 |
| Linlithgow | 37 | 5 | 279 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 35 | 396 |
| Lochmaddy | | | 22 | 1 | 5 | | 5 | 33 |
| Oban | 4 | | 44 | 1 | 3 | | 5 | 57 |
| Paisley | 39 | 4 | 259 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 50 | 411 |
| Peebles | 1 | | 8 | | | | | 9 |
| Perth | 20 | | 209 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 44 | 318 |
| Peterhead | 4 | | 75 | 7 | 9 | | 18 | 114 |
| Portree | | 1 | 19 | 2 | 6 | | 8 | 36 |
| Rothesay | | | 3 | 1 | | | | 4 |
| Selkirk | 3 | | 70 | 7 | 4 | | 11 | 95 |
| Stirling | 8 | 2 | 174 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 28 | 236 |
| Stonehaven | 9 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 6 | | 9 | 95 |
| Stornoway | | | 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 50 |
| Stranraer | 5 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 73 |
| Tain | 8 | | 33 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 63 |
| Wick | 3 | | 27 | 2 | | | 6 | 38 |
| Grand Total | 792 | 119 | 7,031 | 496 | 856 | 90 | 1,453 | 10,837 |
3. FY 2001-02
| | Sect: 4(1) | Sect: 4(2) | Sect: 5(1)(a) | Sect: 5(1)(b) | Sect: 6(1) | Sect: 6(2) | Sect: 7(6) | Grand Total |
| Aberdeen | 51 | 3 | 447 | 53 | 34 | 5 | 54 | 647 |
| Airdrie | 16 | 6 | 222 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 59 | 356 |
| Alloa | 3 | | 51 | 3 | 7 | | 7 | 71 |
| Arbroath | 7 | 2 | 125 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 174 |
| Ayr | 15 | 5 | 207 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 38 | 305 |
| Banff | 12 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 71 |
| Campbeltown | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 28 |
| Cupar | 15 | 1 | 101 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 148 |
| Dingwall | 9 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 99 |
| Dornoch | 1 | | 21 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| Dumbarton | 36 | 6 | 194 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 37 | 308 |
| Dumfries | 12 | | 115 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 155 |
| Dundee | 72 | 14 | 267 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 54 | 454 |
| Dunfermline | 26 | 2 | 183 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 248 |
| Dunoon | 2 | | 41 | 5 | 5 | | 8 | 61 |
| Duns | 2 | | 35 | 2 | 2 | | 2 | 43 |
| Edinburgh | 73 | 7 | 797 | 38 | 89 | 9 | 125 | 1,138 |
| Elgin | 19 | 1 | 184 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 248 |
| Falkirk | 34 | 6 | 233 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 53 | 381 |
| Forfar | 10 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 6 | | 11 | 84 |
| Fort William | 9 | | 67 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 95 |
| Glasgow | 195 | 20 | 1,045 | 85 | 141 | 12 | 281 | 1,779 |
| Greenock | 35 | 4 | 97 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 180 |
| Haddington | 8 | 3 | 102 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 144 |
| Hamilton | 48 | 2 | 425 | 59 | 61 | 6 | 86 | 687 |
| Jedburgh | 18 | | 314 | 24 | 41 | 2 | 40 | 439 |
| Kilmarnock | 28 | 5 | 251 | 20 | 27 | 3 | 56 | 390 |
| Kirkcaldy | 46 | 3 | 207 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 30 | 324 |
| Kirkcudbright | 3 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 4 | | 3 | 46 |
| Kirkwall | 1 | | 30 | | 3 | | 4 | 38 |
| Lanark | 8 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 120 |
| Lerwick | | | 42 | 2 | | | 1 | 45 |
| Linlithgow | 40 | 3 | 296 | 19 | 36 | | 59 | 453 |
| Lochmaddy | | | 22 | | 1 | | | 23 |
| Oban | 9 | | 44 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 68 |
| Paisley | 51 | 7 | 313 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 56 | 480 |
| Peebles | | | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 15 |
| Perth | 31 | 4 | 206 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 38 | 315 |
| Peterhead | 4 | | 80 | 5 | 6 | | 9 | 104 |
| Portree | | | 20 | | | | 1 | 21 |
| Rothesay | | | 6 | 1 | | | | 7 |
| Selkirk | 1 | | 64 | 10 | 6 | | 6 | 87 |
| Stirling | 19 | 1 | 172 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 35 | 245 |
| Stonehaven | 7 | | 57 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 97 |
| Stornoway | | | 55 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 77 |
| Stranraer | 7 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 67 |
| Tain | 5 | | 52 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 98 |
| Wick | 6 | | 48 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 73 |
| Grand Total | 995 | 113 | 7,578 | 561 | 830 | 112 | 1,375 | 11,564* |
Note:*This data differs from that provided in answer to S1W-34889.4. FY 2002-03
| | Sect: 4(1) | Sect: 4(2) | Sect: 5(1)(a) | Sect: 5(1)(b) | Sect: 6(1) | Sect: 6(2) | Sect: 7(6) | Grand Total |
| Aberdeen | 50 | 11 | 506 | 43 | 51 | 6 | 68 | 735 |
| Airdrie | 34 | 4 | 252 | 27 | 35 | 8 | 55 | 415 |
| Alloa | 7 | | 65 | 8 | 8 | | 11 | 99 |
| Arbroath | 9 | 1 | 103 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 143 |
| Ayr | 25 | 6 | 235 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 44 | 353 |
| Banff | 8 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 6 | | 8 | 77 |
| Campbeltown | | | 21 | 2 | | | 2 | 25 |
| Cupar | 13 | 2 | 129 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 171 |
| Dingwall | 4 | | 63 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 93 |
| Dornoch | | | 26 | 2 | 3 | | | 31 |
| Dumbarton | 36 | 7 | 221 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 49 | 358 |
| Dumfries | 17 | 1 | 126 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 190 |
| Dundee | 70 | 8 | 279 | 27 | 34 | 2 | 51 | 471 |
| Dunfermline | 41 | 2 | 212 | 13 | 28 | | 35 | 331 |
| Dunoon | 3 | | 59 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 90 |
| Duns | 6 | | 35 | 2 | 2 | | 1 | 46 |
| Edinburgh | 67 | 8 | 790 | 44 | 109 | 12 | 110 | 1,140 |
| Elgin | 23 | | 164 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 230 |
| Falkirk | 23 | 3 | 216 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 47 | 350 |
| Forfar | 6 | 2 | 72 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 92 |
| Fort William | 3 | | 59 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 83 |
| Glasgow | 283 | 40 | 1,142 | 96 | 173 | 21 | 313 | 2,061 |
| Greenock | 37 | 5 | 85 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 26 | 182 |
| Haddington | 5 | | 110 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 162 |
| Hamilton | 30 | 4 | 408 | 49 | 71 | 5 | 103 | 670 |
| Jedburgh | 20 | 2 | 273 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 59 | 417 |
| Kilmarnock | 38 | 4 | 286 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 46 | 418 |
| Kirkcaldy | 34 | 1 | 265 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 35 | 370 |
| Kirkcudbright | | 2 | 29 | 1 | 5 | | 4 | 41 |
| Kirkwall | 1 | | 33 | 4 | 1 | | 4 | 43 |
| Lanark | 14 | 3 | 88 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 134 |
| Lerwick | 1 | | 59 | 2 | 6 | | 5 | 71 |
| Linlithgow | 27 | 8 | 267 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 49 | 404 |
| Lochmaddy | | | 27 | 2 | 1 | | | 30 |
| Oban | 6 | | 40 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 64 |
| Paisley | 57 | 4 | 309 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 57 | 480 |
| Peebles | | | 20 | 4 | 2 | | | 26 |
| Perth | 22 | 4 | 245 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 41 | 357 |
| Peterhead | 6 | | 79 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 111 |
| Portree | | | 23 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| Rothesay | 3 | 1 | 12 | | 2 | | 4 | 22 |
| Selkirk | 1 | | 62 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 84 |
| Stirling | 22 | 1 | 218 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 306 |
| Stonehaven | 4 | 1 | 85 | 4 | 9 | | 8 | 111 |
| Stornoway | | | 35 | 4 | 7 | | 9 | 55 |
| Stranraer | 3 | 3 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 80 |
| Tain | 2 | | 46 | 1 | 9 | | 7 | 65 |
| Wick | 9 | | 59 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 86 |
| Grand Total | 1,070 | 140 | 8,035 | 574 | 1,009 | 122 | 1,463 | 12,413 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 19 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reports procurators fiscal received from HM Customs and Excise in 2002-03 and, of these, how many (a) were marked "no proceedings" on account of delay on the part of HM Customs and Excise and (b) proceeded to trial
Answer
During the financial year April 2002 to March 2003 HM Customs and Excise submitted 22 reports to procurators fiscal. (a) None of these cases were marked "no proceedings" on account of delay on the part of HM Customs and Excise, and(b) nine cases proceeded to court, all of which resulted in a conviction. One case proceeded to a full trial and the remaining eight were dealt with by way of a guilty plea. Twelve cases are currently pending before the courts but proceedings have not yet concluded. One case was submitted to the Procurator Fiscal for an opinion only, and proceedings were not considered.
