- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Supreme Court ruling affecting heterosexual couples in England and Wales, whether it plans to pursue its 2015 announcement to allow civil partnerships for heterosexual couples in Scotland.
Answer
There was not an announcement on civil partnership for mixed sex couples in Scotland in 2015. The Scottish Government did carry out a consultation on civil partnership in 2015. This consultation, an analysis of responses, the responses we have permission to publish and the Scottish Government's response to the consultation are at The Scottish Government is currently considering the implications for Scotland of the recent judgment by the UK Supreme Court.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2018
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time has been in the last year for adults seeking diagnosis for ADHD, and how many rejected referrals for diagnosis there have been.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2018
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 7 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been (a) charged and (b) convicted under section 5(1) of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 in each year.
Answer
Information on the number of people charged is not held centrally. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service have provided the following table.
People reported to COPFS with at least one charge under Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 S5(1), 2010-11 to 2016-17
| | Financial Year Reported | | |
2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
0 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 23 | 35 |
Source: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Information on people convicted in Scottish courts is provided in the following table.
People convicted of offences under the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 S5(1), where main charge, 2010-11 to 2016-17
Financial Year | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Total convictions | - | - | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Please note these two data sources are not directly comparable. As Criminal Proceedings statistics only measure the main charge in a case it would be expected that the COPFS figures would be higher. There will also be timing differences since the COPFS figures are based on the year of the report to COPFS, while the Criminal Proceedings figures are based on year of disposal.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 7 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people have been found guilty of an offence under Section 3 of the Control of Dogs Order 1992 in each year since it came into force.
Answer
The latest available information in our Criminal Proceedings database shows there have been no convictions under section 3 of the Control of Dogs Order 1992¹ since it was introduced.
¹ - where main crime.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 7 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been disqualified from owning or keeping a dog under section (a) 5 and (b) 9 of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 in each year.
Answer
The available information on the number of people disqualified from owning or keeping dogs under the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act s5(1) and s9 is provided in the following table.
Number of people disqualified from owning or keeping a dog under Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 s5/s9¹, 2010-11 to 2016-17.
| | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
Offences involving dangerous dogs | Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 Section 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 Section 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 - where main crime
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings Database.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 7 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many dog control notices have been served in each year since the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 came into force.
Answer
The information is provided in the following table.
Dog control notices issued under the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 |
Year | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
Scotland | 92 | 147 | 244 | 277 | 290 |
Data for 2016-17 and 2017-18 is currently being collected from local authorities and should be available by August 2018.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 7 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many dogs have been ordered to be destroyed under section (a) 5 and (b) 9 of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 in each year.
Answer
The latest available information in our Criminal Proceedings database is to 2016-17 and shows there have been no dog disposals with the order 'dog to be destroyed' recorded for offences under sections 5 or 9 of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 since it was introduced.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 7 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been found guilty of offences under the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 in each year where no injury to a person has taken place.
Answer
Information on the number of people found guilty of offences under the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010, where no injury to a person has taken place is not held centrally.
Criminal Proceedings database does not hold information on injuries.
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2018
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in delivering the expansion of early learning and childcare.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2018
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 May 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to the third supplementary to question S5O-02087 by Jeane Freeman on 16 May 2018 (Official Report, c. 1), when it asked the experience panels to consider (a) merging all forms of adult disability benefits into a disability assistance allowance and (b) offering a choice of a mobility component within attendance allowance, and what progress is being made with this.
Answer
Work with Experience Panel members with lived experience of disability benefits began in June 2017 with an Experience-Panel wide research programme. Following this a disability benefit specific session started in November 2017 and is ongoing. This involves a combination of surveys, individual meetings and group sessions on a wide range of issues affecting disability benefits.
Over the next six months, we will be asking Experience Panel members more explicitly for their views on Attendance Allowance and on a mobility component for disability benefits, to inform our approach in Scotland in the future.