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| 2010 |
| 17th
December |
S3W-38434
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will report on the outcome of the British Irish Council Summit. |
| 16th
December |
S3W-38194
To ask the Scottish Executive how widely available support services
are for families of drug addicts and those who misuse alcohol. |
| 15th
December |
S3W-37986
To ask the Scottish Executive whether HM Inspectorate of Education
(HMIE) reports will include a specific report on each school’s progress
towards the provisions in the Curriculum for Excellence on substance
misuse. |
| 14th
December |
S3W-38030
To ask the Scottish Executive how many whole-time equivalent police
support staff are currently employed by (a) each police force, (b)
the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency and (c) the Scottish
Police Services Authority. |
| 14th
December |
S3W-37985
To ask the Scottish Executive how the provisions in the Curriculum
for Excellence on substance misuse will be assessed and reported on
by HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE). |
| 14th
December |
S3W-38103
To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
considers that the sites for assessing and treating those complex
drug users at Gartnavel and Stobhill hospitals from September 2011
will provide the same quality of service as those currently in place. |
| 14th
December |
S3W-38103
To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
considers that the sites for assessing and treating those complex
drug users at Gartnavel and Stobhill hospitals from September 2011
will provide the same quality of service as those currently in place. |
| 14th
December |
S3W-38102
To ask the Scottish Executive what savings it expects from the (a)
closure of the day units assessing and treating complex drug users
at Gartnavel and Stobhill hospitals and (b) transfer of functions
to community addiction teams from September 2011. |
| 14th
December |
S3W-38101
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that NHS Greater
Glasgow and Clyde should have asked the Scottish Health Council for
its observations on the consultation processes for the (a) closure
of the day units assessing and treating complex drug users at Gartnavel
and Stobhill hospitals and (b) transfer of functions to community
addiction teams from September 2011. |
| 14th
December |
S3W-38100
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was undertaken by
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde with (a) unit staff, (b) community addiction
teams (CATs), (c) service users and (d) voluntary organisations on
the (i) closure of the day units assessing and treating complex drug
users at Gartnavel and Stobhill hospitals and (ii) transfer of functions
to CATs from September 2011. |
| 2nd
December |
S3W-37729
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing
cannabis received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence
order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing order,
(e) a fine or (f) another disposal in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10,
broken down by police force area. |
| 2nd
December |
S3W-37728
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing
amphetamines received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence
order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing order,
(e) a fine or (f) another disposal in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10,
broken down by police force area. |
| 2nd
December |
S3W-37727
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing
heroin received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence
order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing order,
(e) a fine or (f) another disposal in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10,
broken down by police force area. |
| 2nd
December |
S3W-37726
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing
ecstasy received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence
order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing order,
(e) a fine or (f) another disposal in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10,
broken down by police force area. |
| 2nd
December |
S3W-37725
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing
cocaine received (a) a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence
order, (c) a probation order, (d) a drug treatment and testing order,
(e) a fine or (f) another disposal in (i) 2008-09 and (ii) 2009-10,
broken down by police force area. |
| 2nd
December |
S3W-37724
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been convicted
of possession of illegal drugs in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10, broken
down by (i) police force area and (ii) type of drug. |
| 2nd
December |
S3W-37723
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been prosecuted
for possession of illegal drugs in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10, broken
down by (i) police force area and (ii) type of drug. |
| 2nd
December |
S3W-37596
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of drug action teams
and alcohol and drug action teams in each year from 2005 until they
ceased to exist and what the annual costs of alcohol and drug partnerships
have been since they were set up. |
| 26th
November |
S3W-37597
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of its staff have been employed
in the area of (a) drugs and (b) alcohol and what the costs were in
(i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10. |
| 25th
November |
S3W-37595
To ask the Scottish Executive what the occupancy rates are for drug
and alcohol rehabilitation and treatment beds outwith the public sector. |
| 23rd
November |
S3W-37524
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of prisoners in each
prison was assessed as having a substance abuse problem in 2009-10. |
| 17th
November |
S3O-11949
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of
the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency. |
| 17th
November |
S3W-37321
To ask the Scottish Executive how many spaces are available for service
users in each rehabilitation service listed on the Scottish Drug Services
Directory. |
| 17th
November |
S3W-37320
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were recorded on 21
July 2010 as using each rehabilitation service listed in the Scottish
Drug Services Directory. |
| 8th
November |
S3W-36957
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will set up a pilot alcohol
treatment and testing order alongside the drug treatment and testing
orders run by the criminal justice authorities. |
| 4th
November |
S3W-36911
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on drug rehabilitation
services in each year since 1999. |
| 3rd
November |
S3W-36857
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the 25% of the police budget
reported to be spent on administration includes spending on the (a)
Scottish Police Services Authority, (b) Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement
Agency and (c) police training college and, if so, how much. |
| 1st
November |
S3W-36687
To ask the Scottish Executive what the monetary value was of the assets
recovered from drug dealers in the Lothians and Borders police force
area in 2009-10. |
| 27th
October |
S3W-36720
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners in HMP Addiewell
have been tested for drugs in each year since it opened, broken down
by the number of positive tests and substances identified. |
| 27th
October |
S3W-36719
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners in HMP Edinburgh
have been tested for drugs in each year since 2008, broken down by
the number of positive tests and substances identified. |
| 27th
October |
S3W-36718
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of prisoners at HMP
Addiewell has been assessed as having a substance abuse problem in
each year since it opened. |
| 27th
October |
S3W-36716
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of prisoners at HMP
Edinburgh was assessed as having a substance abuse problem in 2009-10. |
| 21st
October |
S3W-36581
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reported crimes listed as production,
manufacture or cultivation of drugs there have been in each police
force area in each of the last 10 years. |
| 20th
October |
S3W-36584
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reported crimes listed as drugs,
money laundering related offences there have been in each police force
area in each of the last 10 years. |
| 20th
October |
S3W-36583
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reported crimes listed as possession
of drugs there have been in each police force area in each of the
last 10 years. |
| 20th
October |
S3W-36582
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reported crimes listed as supply,
possession with intent to supply etc of drugs there have been in each
police force area in each of the last 10 years. |
| 20th
October |
S3W-36580
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reported crimes listed as illegal
importation of drugs there have been in each police board area in
each of the last 10 years. |
| 29th
September |
S3W-36392
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been treated for
(a) drug and (b) alcohol addiction in each NHS board in each year
since 2007-08. |
| 22nd
September |
S3W-36301
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the publication of Recorded
Crime in Scotland, 2009-10, what disposals were issued to those offenders
convicted of (a) serious assault etc, (b) robbery, (c) rape and attempted
rape, (d) indecent assault, (e) lewd and indecent behaviour, (f) handling
an offensive weapon and (g) drugs crime in the Lothian and Borders
police force area. |
| 16th
September |
S3W-36052
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers were seconded
to the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency as of 1 September
2010, broken down by police force. |
| 7th
September |
S3W-35670
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of (a) drug and (b)
alcohol-related accident and emergency admissions at (i) Queen Margaret
Hospital in Dunfermline and (b) Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy represented
repeat admissions in each of the last five years. |
| 6th
September |
S3W-35669
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) drug and (b) alcohol-related
accident and emergency admissions there were at (i) Queen Margaret
Hospital in Dunfermline and (ii) Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy in
each of the last five years. |
| 2nd
September |
S3W-35763
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases against suspected drug
dealers in the Easter Ross area have been dropped since June 2010. |
| 31st
August |
S3W-35544
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners are on a methadone
reduction plan, broken down by prison. |
| 25th
August |
S3W-35543
To ask the Scottish Executive what maximum number of prisoners was
on a methadone prescription in each prison in each of the last 10
years. |
| 25th
August |
S3W-35542
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners were prescribed methadone
in each prison in each of the last 10 years. |
| 5th
August |
S3W-35224
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken since the publication
of the Early Years Framework to ensure that sexual health advice and
services are integrated into services for high-risk groups such as
substance misusers and looked-after children and that accessible drop-in
sexual health services are provided for teenagers. |
| 5th
August |
S3W-35222
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken since the publication
of the Early Years Framework to ensure that services such as housing,
substance misuse treatment and development planning recognise and
promote the needs of children. |
| 27th
July |
S3W-35038
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current waiting time is for
(a) drug and (b) alcohol treatment, broken down by NHS board. |
| 26th
July |
S3W-35051
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all patients with a dual diagnosis
of a mental health condition and drug or alcohol addiction will be
offered treatment for both conditions in order to aid recovery. |
| 26th
July |
S3W-35031
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to treat
the estimated (a) 75% of drug users and (b) 50% of people with an
alcohol problem who may also have a mental health problem as outlined
in the Audit Scotland report, Overview of Mental Health Services. |
| 22nd
July |
S3W-34917
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) primary and (b) secondary
pupils were excluded for being in possession of illegal drugs at school
in the academic year 2008-09. |
| 15th
July |
S3W-34709
To ask the Scottish Executive what quantity of cannabis has been recovered
from cannabis farms in the Lothians in each of the last three years
and what the estimated street value was. |
| 14th
July |
S3W-34711
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing
cannabis in the Lothian and Borders Police Force area received (a)
a custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence order, (c) a probation
order, (d) a drug treatment and testing order, (e) a fine or (f) another
disposal in each of the last three years. |
| 14th
July |
S3W-34710
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average fine was for possessing
(a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) ecstasy, (d) cannabis and (e) amphetamines
in the Lothians region in each year since 2007-08, broken down by
sheriff court and giving the percentage change from the previous year. |
| 1st
July |
S3W-34994
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the interim Process
Evaluation of the Drug Treatment and Testing Orders II Pilot. |
| 24th
June |
S3W-34532
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Morbidity Record
24 is being used by all those who are monitoring drug misusers, including
(a) voluntary organisations, (b) statutory NHS teams, (c) primary
care providers and (d) the Scottish Prison Service. |
| 24th
June |
S3W-34369
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children were born to drug
addicted parents in 2009, broken down by local authority area. |
| 24th
June |
S3W-34367
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pregnant women received treatment
for (a) drug addiction and (b) abuse in 2009. |
| 23rd
June |
S3W-34450
To ask the Scottish Executive how the new strategies for carers and
young carers will provide timely and effective support for carers
of people who are misusing alcohol and other substances. |
| 23rd
June |
S3W-34451
To ask the Scottish Executive how the new Scottish Drug Recovery Consortium
will support carers, young carers and families who support people
with alcohol and drug misuse problems. |
| 23rd
June |
S3W-34449
To ask the Scottish Executive how the new Scottish Drug Recovery Consortium
will work with carers centres and organisations to ensure that unpaid
carers and young carers get the support that they need to have a life
of their own and maintain their own health and wellbeing. |
| 23rd
June |
S3W-34531
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in developing
an electronic single shared assessment for patients and clients with
drug and alcohol problems. |
| 23rd
June |
S3W-34368
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children of drug addicted parents
are being monitored by the authorities, broken down by local authority
area. |
| 22nd
June |
S3W-34498
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it can take in addition
to the work being undertaken by the Serious Organised Crime and Procurement
Sub Group to limit public sector contracts being exploited by serious
and organised crime groups. |
| 22nd
June |
S3W-34497
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress the Serious Organised
Crime and Procurement Sub Group has made in scoping the feasibility
of automating the validation process for previous convictions, in
relation to which information is sought in the pre-qualification questionnaire
for public contracts. |
| 22nd
June |
S3W-34496
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Serious Organised Crime and
Procurement Sub Group will report on the sectors of public procurement
that are most vulnerable to exploitation by serious and organised
crime groups. |
| 1st
June |
S3W-33695
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions have been brought
under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 for offences relating to mephedrone
and other cathinone derivatives since their ban on 16 April 2010,
broken down by (a) type of offence and (b) police force area. |
| 27th
May |
S3W-33694
To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences have been recorded
by the police under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and other relevant
legislation for offences relating to mephedrone and other cathinone
derivatives since their ban on 16 April 2010, broken down by (a) type
of offence and (b) police force area. |
| 27th
May |
S3O-10714
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking in conjunction
with NHS Ayrshire and Arran to reduce drug addiction in North Ayrshire. |
| 26th
May |
S3W-33693
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it estimates that an increase
in VAT from 17.5% to 20% would cost the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement
Agency in one year. |
| 20th
May |
S3W-33538
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the organisation,
Project Prevention, and what its position is on this organisation
becoming active in Scotland. |
| 28th
April |
S3W-33272
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of all prisoners tested
positive for illegal substances on liberation in 2008, broken down
by prison. |
| 28th
April |
S3W-33271
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of all prisoners tested
positive for illegal substances on liberation in 2009, broken down
by prison. |
| 26nd
April |
S3W-33217
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions
S3W-15370 and S3W-29664 by Kenny MacAskill on 15 August 2008 and 14
December 2009 respectively and in light of English prison service
instructions and the latest HM Inspectorate of Prisons report on Perth
Prison, whether the Scottish Prison Service has reviewed its previous
decision not to use body online security scanner chairs to increase
the detection of mobile phones to further control the supply of drugs
into prisons. |
| 22nd
April |
S3W-33309
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the reviews of
the drug courts and youth courts. |
| 15th
April |
S3W-32581
To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths by a methadone overdose
have been recorded by each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board in
each year since 2004. |
| 15th
April |
S3W-32481
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been admitted to
a hospital as a result of overdosing on methadone in each of the last
10 years, also broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) hospital. |
| 14th
April |
S3W-32588
To ask the Scottish Executive how many detoxification and relapse
prevention programme treatment places there have been in each (a)
local authority and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004. |
| 14th
April |
S3W-32586
To ask the Scottish Executive how many residential rehabilitation
treatment places there have been in each (a) local authority area
and (b) NHS board in each year since 2004. |
| 14th
April |
S3W-32589
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each (a) local authority
and (b) NHS board has made available for detoxification and relapse
prevention programme treatment in each year since 2004. |
| 14th
April |
S3W-32587
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each (a) local authority
and (b) NHS board has made available for residential rehabilitation
treatment in each year since 2004. |
| 14th
April |
S3W-32585
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each (a) local authority
and (b) NHS board has made available for community rehabilitation
treatment in each year since 2004. |
| 14th
April |
S3W-32584
To ask the Scottish Executive how many community rehabilitation treatment
places there have been in each (a) local authority area and (b) NHS
board in each year since 2004. |
| 14th
April |
S3W-32583
To ask the Scottish Executive how many returns have been received
by NHS National Services Scotland in respect of the prescription of
methadone in each year since 2004. |
| 13th
April |
S3W-32582
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people on a methadone prescription
(a) in prison or (b) subject to a drug treatment and testing order
have failed a drug test in the last year. |
| 13th
April |
S3W-32580
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people (a) in prison or (b)
subject to a drug treatment and testing order have had their methadone
prescription withdrawn in the last year after failing a drug test. |
| 12th
April |
S3W-32461
To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to the findings of the
Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2008-09 statistical bulletin,
how many incidents of motor vehicle offences were committed in the
Lothians region in each of the last three years, also broken down
by (a) dangerous and careless driving, (b) drink/drug driving, (c)
speeding, (d) unlawful use of vehicle, (e) vehicle defect offences
and (f) other crimes. |
| 9th
April |
S3W-32460
To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to the findings of the
Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2008-09 statistical bulletin,
how many incidents of miscellaneous offences were committed in the
Lothians region in each of the last three years, also broken down
by (a) common assault, (b) breach of the peace, (c) drunkenness and
(d) other crimes. |
| 9th
April |
S3W-32459
To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to the findings of the
Criminal Proceedings in Scottish Courts, 2008-09 statistical bulletin,
how many incidents of other crimes were committed in the Lothians
region in each of the last three years, also broken down by (a) crimes
against public justice, (b) handling an offensive weapon, (c) drugs
and (d) other crimes. |
| 1st
April |
S3W-31787
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of supervised dispensing
of methadone by community pharmacists in each NHS board area in each
of the last five years, broken down by (a) gross ingredient cost,
(b) fees for dispensing and (c) fees for supervision. |
| 1st
April |
S3W-31786
To ask the Scottish Executive how many doses of methadone were dispensed
in each NHS board area in each of the last five years. |
| 23rd
March |
S3W-32393
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers have been (a)
seconded to and (b) employed by the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement
Agency in each year since its inception, broken down by (i) police
force area and (ii) officer rank. |
| 18th
March |
S3W-32390
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31328
by Kenny MacAskill on 23 February 2010, what types of drug are being
found in prisons. |
| 18th
March |
S3W-32269
To ask the Scottish Executive how many adults in the Lothians region
reported using drugs in the last month in crime and justice surveys
in the last three years, broken down by type of drug. |
| 17th
March |
S3W-32268
To ask the Scottish Executive how many adults in the City of Edinburgh
reported using drugs in the last month in crime and justice surveys
in the last three years, broken down by type of drug. |
| 15th
March |
S3W-32190
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent by (a) Dundee City
and (b) Angus Council on community care for adults with addictions
or a substance misuse problem in each of the last three years for
which information is available. |
| 15th
March |
S3W-32259
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31498
by Fergus Ewing on 4 March 2010, how many adults in Fife reported
ever using drugs in crime and justice surveys in 2007-08, broken down
by type of drug. |
| 15th
March |
S3W-31828
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31498
by Fergus Ewing on 4 March 2010, how many adults in Fife reported
ever using drugs in crime and justice surveys in 2006-07, broken down
by type of drug. |
| 15th
March |
S3W-31827
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the population is
estimated to have injected drugs in each of the last five years. |
| 15th
March |
S3W-31826
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how many and (b) what percentage
of drug users are estimated to have injected drugs in each of the
last five years, broken down by (i) NHS board area, (ii) deprivation
quintile, (iii) age range and (iv) gender. |
| 11th
March |
S3W-31731
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it monitors the life outcomes
of those children who go through the children’s hearings system and,
if so, how many have (a) remained in school education beyond the age
of 16, (b) advanced to tertiary education, (c) gone into employment
following the conclusion of their education, (e) had known substance
dependency problems, (f) registered as homeless or (d) entered (i)
a young offenders institution or (ii) an adult prison in the last
15 years, also expressed as a percentage. |
| 11th
March |
S3W-32023
To ask the Scottish Executive whether drug misusers have faster access
to appropriate treatment to support their recovery, as outlined in
the NHS Scotland Performance Targets for 2009-10. |
| 11th
March |
S3W-32023
To ask the Scottish Executive whether drug misusers have faster access
to appropriate treatment to support their recovery, as outlined in
the NHS Scotland Performance Targets for 2009-10. |
| 11th
March |
S3W-31785
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people received methadone in
each NHS board area in each of the last five years. |
| 10th
March |
S3W-32036
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific systems are in place to
support offending ex-service personnel with regard to (a) mental health,
(b) drug abuse and (c) alcohol abuse when they leave prison. |
| 10th
March |
S3W-31946
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug-related accident and emergency
admissions there were in NHS Lothian in each of the last three years,
broken down by hospital. |
| 10th
March |
S3W-32107
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any member of the Scottish Executive
met Colombia’s UK Ambassador, Mauricio Rodriguez Munera, on his recent
visit to Scotland and, if so, what issues were discussed. |
| 10th
March |
S3W-32107
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any member of the Scottish Executive
met Colombia’s UK Ambassador, Mauricio Rodriguez Munera, on his recent
visit to Scotland and, if so, what issues were discussed. |
| 5th
March |
S3W-31953
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31332
by Kenny MacAskill on 23 February 2010, whether all prisoners at HMP
Edinburgh were offered the opportunity to be housed in the Addiction
Support Areas. |
| 5th
March |
S3W-31952
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31332
by Kenny MacAskill on 23 February 2010, how many prisoners are involved
in the Addiction Support Areas being piloted at HMP Edinburgh. |
| 5th
March |
S3W-31951
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31332
by Kenny MacAskill on 23 February 2010, what support is available
to prisoners in the Addiction Support Areas being piloted at HMP Edinburgh. |
| 5th
March |
S3W-31950 To
ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31332
by Kenny MacAskill on 23 February 2010, how the Addiction Support
Areas being piloted at HMP Edinburgh differ from the drugs-free wing
at HMP Kilmarnock. |
| 5th
March |
S3W-31949 To
ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-31332
by Kenny MacAskill on 23 February 2010, when it expects the Scottish
Prison Service to publish its evaluation of the introduction of Addiction
Support Areas in HMP Edinburgh and what criteria will be used to measure
the success of the pilot. |
| 5th
March |
S3W-31943 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many acute occupied bed days in NHS
Lothian were directly connected with drug-related conditions in each
of the last three years for which information is available, also broken
down by age of patient. |
| 4th
March |
S3W-31500 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many adults in Fife reported using
drugs in the last year in crime and justice surveys in the last three
years, broken down by type of drug. |
| 4th
March |
S3W-31499 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many adults in Fife reported using
drugs in the last month in crime and justice surveys in the last three
years, broken down by type of drug. |
| 4th
March |
S3W-31498 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many adults in Fife reported ever using
drugs in crime and justice surveys in the last three years, broken
down by type of drug. |
| 3rd
March |
S3W-31605 To
ask the Scottish Executive what research is available on the success
or otherwise of current provision of support and services for the
treatment of people with drugs and alcohol addiction to gain abstinence
in the long term. |
| 3rd
March |
S3W-31604 To
ask the Scottish Executive what the most effective, evidence-based
form of treatment and support in the long term is for people addicted
to (a) drugs and (b) alcohol. |
| 25th
February |
S3W-31338 To
ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the finding
of the 2008-09 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: Drug Use that Class
A drugs are more likely to be the first drug taken by females under
the age of 16 than any other age group and what action it plans to
take. |
| 25th
February |
S3W-31336 To
ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the finding
of the 2008-09 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: Drug Use that 24.1%
of those who had ever used drugs first tried them when they were under
16 years of age and what action it plans to take. |
| 24th
February |
S3W-31337 To
ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the finding
of the 2008-09 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: Drug Use that the
reported use of cocaine had increased between 2006 and 2008-09 among
adults aged 16 to 59 and what action it plans to take. |
| 23rd
February |
S3W-31475 To
ask the Scottish Executive what the current timeline is for re-integration
of Scottish Prison Service primary medical and nursing services into
the NHS and who the new chair of the relevant working group will be
when the current chair retires. |
| 23rd
February |
S3W-31333 To
ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22150
by Kenny MacAskill on 25 March 2009, what evidence it has of the effectiveness
of drug-free wings. |
| 23rd
February |
S3W-31332 To
ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22150
by Kenny MacAskill on 25 March 2009, how many drug-free wings there
are in each prison and whether it plans to increase this figure. |
| 23rd
February |
S3W-31331 To
ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of random drug tests carried
out on prisoners in each of the last three years has been found to
be positive, broken down by prison. |
| 23rd
February |
S3W-31330 To
ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of random drug tests carried
out on prisoners in each of the last 12 months has been found to be
positive, broken down by prison. |
| 23rd
February |
S3W-31329 To
ask the Scottish Executive how drugs get into prisons. |
| 23rd
February |
S3W-31328 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many drug finds there have been in
each prison in each month since January 2007, broken down by type
of drug. |
| 23rd
February |
S3W-31335 To
ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the finding
of the 2008-09 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey: Drug Use that 87.6%
of adults who had used drugs in the month prior to interview reported
that it was easy to get hold of the drug they used most often in that
period, including 48.6% who claimed it was very easy, and what action
it plans to take. |
| 23rd
February |
S3W-31334 To
ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22150
by Kenny MacAskill on 25 March 2009, what evidence led the Scottish
Prison Service to move from the operation of drug-free areas in prisons
to integrated treatment care and what evidence it has of the success
of this approach. |
| 16th
February |
S3W-31339 To
ask the Scottish Executive what progress it considers that the national
drugs strategy is making in tackling problem drug use. |
| 4th
February |
S3O-9375 To
ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to tackle alcohol
and drug misuse in schools. |
| 3rd
February |
S3W-31049 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many of the 367 serious organised crime
groups identified by the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency
are based in (a) Edinburgh and (b) the Lothians region. |
| 29th
January |
S3W-31000 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded convictions there were
for drug Trafficking in 2008-09, broken down by sheriff court. |
| 26th
January |
S3W-30274 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many ex-service personnel in prison
have a (a) drug and (b) alcohol problem. |
| 26th
January |
S3W-30275 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many ex-service personnel serving a
community sentence have a (a) drug and (b) alcohol problem. |
| 26th
January |
S3W-30705 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many people had a charge proved in
court for supply of drugs offences in the Lothian and Borders police
force area in 2008-09 and what disposals were applied to them, broken
down by type of drug. |
| 21st
January |
S3W-30565 To
ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on residential drug
and alcohol treatment facilities, such as Castle Craig Hospital, running
under capacity given the finding of a gap between need and service
availability in the report, Scottish Alcohol Needs Assessment, with
on average one in 12 people able to access treatment services. |
| 21st
January |
S3W-30564 To
ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on residential drug
and alcohol treatment facilities, such as Castle Craig Hospital, running
under capacity, given that, as of September 2009, 25% of individuals
still waiting for a residential rehabilitation place had been waiting
for between five and eight weeks and 45% had been waiting for between
nine and 26 weeks. |
| 21st
January |
S3W-30563 To
ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on Castle Craig Hospital
running under capacity, given that, as of September 2009, over 40%
of individuals in Midlothian and East Lothian still waiting for a
first drug treatment appointment had waited for over 26 weeks. |
| 21st
January |
S3W-30562 To
ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on residential drug
and alcohol treatment facilities, such as Castle Craig Hospital, running
under capacity, given that, as of September 2009, 8% of individuals
still waiting for a first drug treatment appointment had waited for
over a year. |
| 19th
January |
S3W-30163 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many residential drugs services, including
residential crisis and supported accommodation services, existed in
2006 and how many there are now. |
| 13th
January |
S3W-30001 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many residential care beds there are
for (a) drug and (b) alcohol treatment and recovery in services that
include the provision of mental health services. |
| 13th
January |
S3W-29936 To
ask the Scottish Executive for what reason drug-related deaths have
risen by 36%, from 421 deaths in 2006 to 574 in 2008. |
| 13th
January |
S3W-29935 To
ask the Scottish Executive what mental health support is given to
the 75% of drug users estimated to have a mental health problem. |
| 12th
January |
S3W-29803 To
ask the Scottish Executive how many admissions there have been to
NHS Lothian hospitals as a result of taking the cannabis substitute,
Spice, in each of the last three years. |
| 12th
January |
S3W-29804
To ask the Scottish Executive how many admissions there have been
to NHS Lothian hospitals as a result of taking the amphetamine substitutes
(a) mephadrone and (b) BZP in each of the last three years. |
| 12th
January |
S3W-29805
To ask the Scottish Executive how many admissions there have been
to NHS Lothian hospitals as a result of taking the ecstasy substitute
GBL in each of the last three years. |
| 11th
January |
S3W-29868
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-29480
by Kenny MacAskill on 8 December 2009, how many prisoners were known
to have drug dependency issues in each year since 1970, broken down
by prison. |
| 11th
January |
S3W-29904
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have been (a) known
and (b) estimated to have drug dependency issues at HMP Edinburgh
in each year since 1970. |
