- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 18 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what penalties have been imposed following convictions for assaults on doctors in each year since 2018, broken down by the (a) type of penalty and (b) NHS board.
Answer
It is not possible to separately identify which convictions for assault were specifically for assaults on doctors
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 18 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what penalties have been imposed as a result of successful speeding prosecutions in each year since 2018, broken down by (a) trunk road and (b) penalty type.
Answer
(a) The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of penalties issued for speeding offences by specific trunk road location or road number. This level of detail is not recorded in the Criminal Proceedings database.
(b) The latest available information on convictions is for the financial year 2022-23.
Number of people convicted for speeding offences (regardless of location), where main crime, by result, 2018-19 to 2022-23.
| Custody | Community sentence | Monetary | Other | Total convicted |
2018-19 | - | 17 | 9,002 | 54 | 9,073 |
2019-20 | 1 | 10 | 9,083 | 82 | 9,176 |
2020-21 | - | 1 | 2,190 | 11 | 2,202 |
2021-22 | - | 3 | 4,426 | 42 | 4,471 |
2022-23 | - | 3 | 4,303 | 65 | 4,371 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database.
Please note: data for 2021-22 and 2022-23 are affected by the pandemic, subsequent court closures, reduced court capacity due to physical distancing measures and delays to cases where key participants were forced to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19, and may not be considered indicative of long term trends.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 18 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how the effectiveness of the Scottish Government Resilience Room’s (SGoRR) responses to emergencies is evaluated, and what improvements have been implemented in the past 10 years as a result.
Answer
The Scottish Government Resilience Room (SGORR), like any other part of Scotland’s resilience system, conducts regular debriefs following activations, gathers feedback from stakeholders on its effectiveness, and works with partners to identify notable practice. This regular identification and implementation of lessons ensures the continuous improvement of the SGORR function. Numerous improvements have been implemented in the past 10 years, including a comprehensive review of standard operating procedures, the updating of technology, and initiatives to secure more strategic, regular engagement with partners, e.g. a meeting series held during the winter season to review collective preparedness for winter hazards.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 18 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of any delays in the prosecution of speeding cases and the factors contributing to these.
Answer
The average length of time between the date of alleged commission of a criminal offence and the date of a final court verdict increased considerably as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions brought in to try to limit the spread of coronavirus.
This affected the prosecution of all types of offences, including speeding offences. Scottish Government investment has helped aid the recovery of the summary courts from the effects of the pandemic.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 18 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what penalties have been imposed following convictions for assaults on nurses in each year since 2018, broken down by the (a) type of penalty and (b) NHS board.
Answer
It is not possible to separately identify which convictions for assault were specifically for assaults on nurses
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants employed by Food Standards Scotland in Aberdeen are on secondment, and what their roles are.
Answer
Role | Secondment type' |
Senior Feed Offier | outward loan |
Lead Feed Officer | TP (internal) |
Project Manager | TP (internal) |
Head of Private Office | TP (internal) |
Head of Field Operations | TP (internal) |
Operations Manager - Area 1 | TP (internal) |
Field Operations Co-ordinator | TP (internal) |
Head of Digital Transformation | TP (internal) |
Business Planning and Reporting Officer | TP (internal) |
Operations Technical Administrator | TP (internal) |
Finance Manager | TP (internal) |
Field Operations Co-ordinator | TP (internal) |
Field Operations Co-ordinator | TP (internal) |
Operations Manager - Area 3 | TP (internal) |
BMPU Manager | TP (internal) |
Enforcement Delivery Officer | TP (internal) |
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many vacancies there are at Food Standards Scotland in Aberdeen, broken down by position.
Answer
Vacancy Title | Vacancy Grade | Branch | No. of Posts (FTE) | Agreed Basis |
Enforcement Delivery Manager | B2 | Enforcement Delivery | 1 | Permanent |
Enforcement Delivery Officer | B1 | Enforcement Delivery | 1 | Permanent |
HR Business Partner | B2 | HR | 1 | Fixed Term |
Operations Manager - Area 3 | B3 | Field Operations - Area 3 | 1 | Permanent |
OV/TOV | B2 | Field Operations - Area 1 | 1 | Fixed Term |
OV/TOV | B2 | Field Operations - Area 2 | 1 | Fixed Term |
OV/TOV | B2 | Field Operations - Area 2 | 3 | Permanent |
OV/TOV | B2 | Field Operations - Area 3 | 2 | Permanent |
OV/TOV | B3 | Field Operations - Area 1 | 1 | Permanent |
Scientific Advisor - Microbiological Risk Assessment | B2 | Risk Assessment | 1 | Permanent |
Senior Enforcement Delivery Manager | B3 | Enforcement Delivery | 1 | Permanent |
Senior Enforcement Delivery Manager | B3 | Enforcement Delivery | 1 | Permanent |
Senior Feed Officer | B3 | Feed Delivery | 1 | Permanent |
Senior Policy Officer | B3 | Labelling, Standards & Regulated Products | 1 | FTA |
Senior Public Health Nutrition Advisor | B3 | Public Health Nutrition | 1 | Permanent |
Senior Scientific Advisor - Regulated Products | B3 | Risk Assessment | 1 | Permanent |
Sustainability Funding & Workstream Manager | B3 | SAFER Programme | 0.5 | Permanent |
Vet Advisor | B3 | Field Operations - Area 1 | 1 | Fixed Term |
Total | | | 20.5 | |
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what online resources Food Standards Scotland provides to support healthy eating education.
Answer
The Food Standards Scotland (FSS) website provides a range of curriculum for excellence linked resources to support educators develop lesson plans and deliver food safety and healthy eating messages.
In addition, FSS provide a free, online healthy eating tutorial which aims to provide an introduction to nutrition for people who may be required to provide healthy eating messages to others as part of their job. This could include those working in health and social care, education, community groups, local authorities, retail, catering and/or food manufacturing. This tutorial may also be of interest to consumers who want to learn more about healthy eating.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how Food Standards Scotland supports local authorities in enforcing food safety regulations.
Answer
In addition to the training provided, FSS attends and provides the Secretariat function to the Scottish Food Enforcement Liaison Group. The details of this Committee can be found here: . FSS attends the Local Authority Food Liaison Groups meetings and establishes working groups to discuss in greater depth areas of food law that require focus and direction. FSS supports and works in partnership with the Professional bodies representing Environmental Health and Food Safety Officers.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 18 February 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what role the Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy’s recent meetings with German energy firms will play in achieving Scotland’s Clean Power 2030 targets.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to the question S6W-34080 on 13 February 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at /chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers