- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to take forward its Designing Streets initiative.
Answer
Designing Streets is Scottish planning policy and was published on 1 March 2010.
Workshops are planned in the near future to assist local authorities with the interpretation and practical application of the design principles set out in the policy document.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many gallons of mains water have been lost via leakage in each year since 1997, also broken down by local authority area.
Answer
Historically little attention was given to leakage. For that reason accurate figures are not available prior to 2006. However, in 2005-06 the government agreed with the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) that leakage was a priority and required Scottish Water to make annual reductions. Scottish Water''s leakage has reduced from 1,104 million litres per day (ml/day) in 2005-06 to 704 ml/day in 2009 10. More detailed information about levels of leakage is available from Scottish Water and I have therefore asked the chief executive to reply to you directly.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average annual (a) household and (b) business water charges have been in each year since 1997 in (i) cash and (ii) real terms, also broken down by local authority area.
Answer
Prior to 1996, charges were set by the regional councils. Following the formation of the three water authorities in 1996, charges were harmonised within each authority over a period of several years. Following the formation of Scottish Water in 2002, charges were then harmonised across Scotland over three years so that by 2004-05 charges for all customers were set at a nationally averaged rate for Scotland as a whole. The number of customers of each water authority is not held centrally and therefore it is not possible to provide average household charges prior to 200405. However, data is held on Band D household water and sewerage charges (which are higher than the average household charge) and this is provided in the following table.
| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
Water Authority Area | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
North | Tayside | 81.50 | 113.76 | 158.52 | 204.60 | 299.58 | 350.18 | 350.18 | 350.18 |
Grampian | 97.00 | 128.26 | 170.52 | 209.75 | 299.58 | 350.18 | 350.18 | 350.18 |
Highland | 97.00 | 128.26 | 170.52 | 209.75 | 299.58 | 350.18 | 350.18 | 350.18 |
Western Isles | 120.50 | 140.26 | 170.52 | 209.75 | 299.58 | 350.18 | 350.18 | 350.18 |
Orkney | 120.50 | 140.26 | 170.52 | 209.75 | 299.58 | 350.18 | 350.18 | 350.18 |
Shetland | 120.50 | 140.26 | 170.52 | 209.75 | 299.58 | 350.18 | 350.18 | 350.18 |
East | Borders | 95.50 | 122.79 | 157.23 | 186.00 | 227.00 | 270.00 | 292.77 | 321.75 |
Forth Valley | 52.50 | 80.79 | 128.73 | 173.00 | 227.00 | 270.00 | 292.77 | 321.75 |
Fife | 71.50 | 101.79 | 146.73 | 177.50 | 227.00 | 270.00 | 292.77 | 321.75 |
Edinburgh and Lothians | 95.50 | 122.79 | 157.23 | 186.00 | 227.00 | 270.00 | 292.77 | 321.75 |
North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire | 92.00 | 118.43 | 155.33 | 186.00 | 227.00 | 270.00 | 292.77 | 321.75 |
Kinross | 81.50 | 111.29 | 146.73 | 177.50 | 227.00 | 270.00 | 292.77 | 321.75 |
West | Dumfries and Galloway | 92.00 | 118.43 | 155.33 | 189.10 | 223.20 | 266.40 | 321.75 | 321.75 |
Strathclyde | 92.00 | 118.43 | 155.33 | 189.10 | 223.20 | 266.40 | 321.75 | 321.75 |
| 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
Water Authority Area | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
North | Tayside | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
Grampian | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
Highland | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
Western Isles | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
Orkney | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
Shetland | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
East | Borders | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
Forth Valley | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
Fife | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
Edinburgh and Lothians | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
Kinross | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
West | Dumfries and Galloway | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
Strathclyde | 338.31 | 347.76 | 354.60 | 365.85 | 379.53 | 393.57 | 393.57 |
Sources: Scottish Water, North, East and West of Scotland Water Authorities, Water Industry Commission for Scotland, Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council, The Scottish Office.
Note: Prior to 1999 some areas do not include charges for sewerage.
These amounts have been converted into 2010-11 prices (as at June 2010) using a Retail Price Index (RPI) inflator from the Office for National Statistics and are shown in the following table.
| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
Water Authority Area | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
North | Tayside | 118.75 | 160.04 | 216.08 | 275.88 | 391.01 | 449.46 | 441.87 | 430.00 |
Grampian | 141.34 | 180.43 | 232.44 | 282.82 | 391.01 | 449.46 | 441.87 | 430.00 |
Highland | 141.34 | 180.43 | 232.44 | 282.82 | 391.01 | 449.46 | 441.87 | 430.00 |
Western Isles | 175.58 | 197.31 | 232.44 | 282.82 | 391.01 | 449.46 | 441.87 | 430.00 |
Orkney | 175.58 | 197.31 | 232.44 | 282.82 | 391.01 | 449.46 | 441.87 | 430.00 |
Shetland | 175.58 | 197.31 | 232.44 | 282.82 | 391.01 | 449.46 | 441.87 | 430.00 |
East | Borders | 139.15 | 172.74 | 214.33 | 250.80 | 296.28 | 346.55 | 369.42 | 395.09 |
Forth Valley | 76.50 | 113.65 | 175.48 | 233.27 | 296.28 | 346.55 | 369.42 | 395.09 |
Fife | 104.18 | 143.20 | 200.01 | 239.34 | 296.28 | 346.55 | 369.42 | 395.09 |
Edinburgh and Lothians | 139.15 | 172.74 | 214.33 | 250.80 | 296.28 | 346.55 | 369.42 | 395.09 |
North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire | 134.05 | 166.60 | 211.74 | 250.80 | 296.28 | 346.55 | 369.42 | 395.09 |
Kinross | 118.75 | 156.56 | 200.01 | 239.34 | 296.28 | 346.55 | 369.42 | 395.09 |
West | Dumfries and Galloway | 134.05 | 166.60 | 211.74 | 254.98 | 291.32 | 405.99 | 405.99 | 395.09 |
Strathclyde | 134.05 | 166.60 | 211.74 | 254.98 | 291.32 | 405.99 | 405.99 | 395.09 |
| 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
Water Authority Area | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
North | Tayside | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
Grampian | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
Highland | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
Western Isles | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
Orkney | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
Shetland | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
East | Borders | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
Forth Valley | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
Fife | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
Edinburgh and Lothians | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
North Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
Kinross | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
West | Dumfries and Galloway | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
Strathclyde | 403.06 | 403.59 | 397.13 | 394.17 | 389.44 | 409.66 | 393.57 |
Note: 2010-11 equivalent prices have been calculated using the RPI at June 2010. Prices for previous financial years were using the rate calculated from the RPI at the midpoint (September) of the financial year.
Unlike households, businesses vary hugely in size from small corner shops to large industrial installations. For this reason, average business charges have not been routinely calculated.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the customer satisfaction rates for Scottish Water have been in each year since its inception, also broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this data centrally. However, based on the overall performance measure, which covers a range of customer service measures, Scottish Water''s performance has improved dramatically since 2006. Scottish Water''s Annual Reports show that there has been an 80% improvement from 162 points in 2006 to 291 points by 2010 and that the customer satisfaction rate, which is measured independently twice a year, has increased to 82% by the end of 2009-10, an all time high in customers'' satisfaction with the outcome of their contact. More detailed information about Scottish Waters performance, including customer satisfaction rates, is available from Scottish Water and I have asked the chief executive to reply to you directly.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cyclists have been (a) involved in reported accidents, (b) injured and (c) killed on the roads in each year since 1997, also broken down by road.
Answer
The following table shows a summary of the information requested. A detailed breakdown of these categories by road can be found in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 51329).
Pedal Cyclists Involved, Killed or Injured in Reported Road Accidents on Scottish Roads Since 1997
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Involved in Accidents | 1,309 | 1,167 | 1,062 | 900 | 942 | 852 |
All Casualties* | 1,272 | 1,140 | 1,017 | 884 | 916 | 828 |
Fatalities | 9 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
Involved in Accidents | 840 | 794 | 808 | 801 | 740 | 768 | 822 |
All Casualties* | 802 | 776 | 781 | 781 | 714 | 730 | 804 |
Fatalities | 14 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
Note * including fatalities
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) reported accidents, (b) injuries and (c) fatalities there have been on the roads in each year since 1997, also broken down by road.
Answer
The following table shows a summary of the information requested. A detailed breakdown of these categories by road can be found in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 51328).
Reported Road Accidents and Casualties Killed or Injured on Scottish Roads Since 1997
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Accidents | 16,646 | 16,519 | 15,415 | 15,131 | 14,723 | 14,343 |
All Casualties* | 22,629 | 22,467 | 21,002 | 20,517 | 19,910 | 19,275 |
Fatalities | 377 | 385 | 310 | 326 | 348 | 304 |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
Accidents | 13,918 | 13,919 | 13,438 | 13,110 | 12,506 | 12,158 | 11,538 |
All Casualties | 18,757 | 18,502 | 17,885 | 17,269 | 16,238 | 15,590 | 15,014 |
Fatalities | 336 | 308 | 286 | 314 | 281 | 270 | 216 |
Note * including fatalities
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have become ill as a result of drinking tap water in each year since 1997.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally. This is a matter for Health Protection Scotland.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 2 August 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what tests are undertaken to establish the safety of drinking water and what the outcomes of these tests have been in each year since 1997, also broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The
Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 2001 set out the standards and testing frequencies for 51 different parameters to establish the safety of public drinking water supplies. Additional sampling is also undertaken for cryptosporidium.
There are similar requirements for private water supplies, which serve approximately 3% of the population, and these are set out in the Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
Both the public and private water supply regulations are publicly available on the OPSI website at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2001/20010207.htm and http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2006/20060209.htm respectively.
A summary of all water quality results is published each year by the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland in the Drinking Water Quality in Scotland series of publications. Copies are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, and Bib. numbers are listed in the following table:
| Bib. Number |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 1997 | 19165 |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 1998 | 19163 |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 1999 | 17148 |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 2000 | 20065 |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 2001 | 26009 |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 2002 | 31063 |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 2003 | 34052 |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 2004 | 37158 |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 2005 | 40187 |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 2006 | 43430 |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 2007 | 46426 |
Drinking water quality in Scotland 2008 | 51377 |
Prior to 2002, the data is not broken down by local authority, but by water authority area.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 30 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what it anticipates the total cost of the Borders railway project will be and how much it plans to contribute to the scheme in each year between now and the estimated date of completion..
Answer
As I stated to the Parliament on 5 March 2008, the Borders Railway is expected to cost between £235 million and £295 million (at 2012 prices).
The Borders Railway will be designed, built, financed and maintained by a newly created, Transport Scotland-backed single purpose vehicle (SPV), using a design, build, finance and maintenance contract. The SPV will enter into a contract with Transport Scotland for the delivery and maintenance of the Borders Railway over a 30 year period. Repayments will be made throughout the 30 year duration by the Scottish Government via a not for profit distributing procurement model via an annual unitary charge.
Transport Scotland provides the initial capital required to purchase the land and undertake required early activities. The Transport Scotland budget for these activities, broken down on a year by year basis up to the date of construction completion in 2014, is shown in the table below:
Financial Year | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | Total |
Cost (£ million) | 28.072 | 9.446 | 7.714 | 7.387 | 6.424 | 6.363 | 2.090 | 67.497 |
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 30 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many train drivers have been breathalysed and, of those, how many were found to be over the legal drink-drive limit in each year since 1997, also expressed as a proportion of total tests undertaken.
Answer
Data on the number of train drivers who have been breathalysed, and the number of those who were found to be over the legal drink-drive limit is not available centrally.
The information provided by the police refers to the number of cases recorded where an individual endangers rail passengers. This offence includes, but is not restricted to, driving a train while unfit through drink or drugs. Because there are several different preliminary tests (preliminary breath test, preliminary impairment test, and preliminary drug test), and the police officer involved may administer any one or more of these, the number of such incidents does not relate directly to the number of times that a breathalyser test has been carried out. Furthermore, the data is collected at an aggregate level, so details of individual crimes, such as the occupation of the individual, are not available.
Section 27 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 makes it an offence to drive (or guard or signal) a train, tram or other guided vehicle either when unfit through drink or drugs or when the quantity of drink or drugs exceeds the prescribed limit. Section 38 sets out the prescribed limit which is the same as the one for road vehicle drivers.
The tables below show the number of offences of endangering rail passengers recorded by the police by local authority since 1997-98.
(i) 1997-98 to 2002-03
Local Authority Area | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
Aberdeen City | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Aberdeenshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Angus | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Argyll and Bute | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Clackmannanshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dumfries and Galloway | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dundee City | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Ayrshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Dunbartonshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Lothian | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Renfrewshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Edinburgh City | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eilean Siar (W.Isles) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Falkirk | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fife | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Glasgow City | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Highland | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Inverclyde | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Midlothian | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Moray | - | - | - | - | - | - |
North Ayrshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
North Lanarkshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
OrkneyIslands | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Perth and Kinross | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Renfrewshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scottish Borders | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shetland Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Ayrshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Lanarkshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stirling | - | - | - | - | - | - |
West Dunbartonshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
West Lothian | - | - | - | - | - | - |
British Transport Police1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Scotland | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
(ii) 2003-04 to 2008-09
Local Authority Area | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
Aberdeen City | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Aberdeenshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Angus | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Argyll and Bute | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Clackmannanshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dumfries and Galloway | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dundee City | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Ayrshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Dunbartonshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Lothian | - | - | - | - | - | - |
East Renfrewshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Edinburgh City | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Eilean Siar (W.Isles) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Falkirk | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fife | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Glasgow City | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Highland | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Inverclyde | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Midlothian | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Moray | - | - | - | - | - | - |
North Ayrshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
North Lanarkshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
OrkneyIslands | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Perth and Kinross | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Renfrewshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scottish Borders | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Shetland Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Ayrshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
South Lanarkshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Stirling | - | - | - | - | - | - |
West Dunbartonshire | - | - | - | - | - | - |
West Lothian | - | - | - | - | - | - |
British Transport Police1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 62 | 45 | 29 |
Scotland | N/A | N/A | N/A | 62 | 45 | 30 |
Notes:
1. The British Transport Police figures can be provided only at Scotland level. Prior to April 2006 figures for specific offences were not held centrally.
N/A = Not available.
- = zero.