- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 November 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-22900 by Jenni Minto on 22 November 2023, whether it will provide the current percentage of P7 children with no obvious tooth decay in each individual NHS board, also broken down by SIMD quintile, as set out in Table 5 of the National Dental Inspection Programme report for 2022.
Answer
Information in the format the member requests is not included in the 2023 report.
Collation and publication of National Dental Inspection Programme data is managed by Public Health Scotland, independently of Scottish Government, and therefore specific enquiries on the dataset should be directed to the named contact within the published report.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the British Transport Police regarding expanding its remit beyond rail travel to other public transport networks, such as trams, as is the case with the London Tramlink.
Answer
As the member is aware, the British Transport Police (BTP) reports to the Department for Transport (DfT) through the British Transport Police Authority. Any expansion of the BTP’s remit would be a matter for the DfT.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 November 2023
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the finance secretary’s letter to the Finance and Public Administration Committee on 21 November, whether it will provide an update on the delivery of “vessels and piers” projects, including the Small Vessels Replacement Programme and the port works at Ardrossan and Gourock harbours.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2023
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 November 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report of the National Dental Inspection Programme 2023, for what reason only 21.9% of P7 pupils received a “detailed inspection”, and whether any target was in place for the (a) number and (b) percentage of P7 pupils that should receive a “detailed inspection”, between November 2022 and June 2023.
Answer
The National Dental Inspection Programme carries out a basic inspection on all P1 and P7 pupils each year and then a representative sample of around 20% of pupils in either P1 or P7 receive a detailed inspection. A minimum threshold of around 20%, weighted to take account of SIMD, is used to produce a representative sample.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 27 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners have (a) died from and (b) attempted suicide in each of the last 10 years, and what information it has on how many were (i) considered at risk of attempting suicide and (ii) receiving treatment for mental health problems, broken down by (A) institution and (B) gender.
Answer
I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:
In relation to part (a) of the question, information regarding Deaths in Prison Custody (including apparent cause of death, location and gender) can be found on the SPS website here:
In relation to Parts (b) and (ii) of the question, SPS do not record this information.
In relation to part (i) of the question, of those individuals who died by apparent suicide within the last 10 years, 14 were recorded as being on SPS’s Suicide Prevention Strategy at the time of death.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 November 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide current data on the percentage of P7 children with no obvious tooth decay experience broken down by (a) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) quintile and (b) NHS board area, in light of the latter breakdown being included in the 2022 report of the National Dental Inspection Programme but not the 2023 report.
Answer
This information is available and can be found on the Public Health Scotland website (tables 2 and 3):
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-22456 by Fiona Hyslop on 7 November 2023, in light of it having provided this data in the answer to question S4W-04735 by Keith Brown on 12 January 2012, for what reason it stated in its answer that this information is not held centrally, and whether it will now provide the information requested.
Answer
The general policy of the Scottish Government is to advise 成人快手 to directly approach public bodies and organisations for information held by them which is not held by the Scottish Government, and although acting to collate non-Scottish Government held information may have happened in the past, it is not currently viewed as practicable.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-22430 by Fiona Hyslop on 7 November 2023, in light of it having provided this data in the answer to question S4W-23569 by Derek Mackay on 21 January 2015, for what reason it stated in its answer that it does not hold this data, and whether it will now provide the information requested.
Answer
As noted in the answer to S6W-22430 by Fiona Hyslop on 7 November 2023, we do not hold specific data on the frequency or average duration of road closures for the purpose of crime scene investigation. This is consistent with the answer to S4W-23569, answered by Derek Mackay in 2015, which noted that Transport Scotland does not hold definitive data that indicates when Police Scotland have carried out a crime scene investigation.
The information provided with the answer to S4W-23569 sought to be helpful by providing what information was held by Transport Scotland i.e. the number and duration of closures on specific routes. However the answer clearly advised that the information provided represented where police attendance was reported and which may or may not have involved a crime scene investigation. It also noted that Police Scotland do on occasions close roads for crime scene investigation without notifying Transport Scotland.
We would therefore reiterate that the closure of a road in the aftermath of an accident is a matter for Police Scotland, who liaise with NHS colleagues as appropriate to understand if accident investigation is merited. The decision to reopen a road after an investigation is also a matter for the Police in their operational capacity.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-22175 by Jenni Minto on 30 October 2023, in light of it having provided this data in the answer to question S3W-33114 by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 May 2010, for what reason it stated in its answer that this information is not held centrally, and whether it will now provide the information requested.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally. For convenience, the National Records of Scotland have provided the data requested below:
Table 1: Acute gastroenteropathy due to Norovirus (A08.1) was the underlying cause of death, 2015 to 2022.
Year | NHS Board area | All deaths | Pre-existing conditions | No pre-existing conditions |
2015 | Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | Highland | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | Lothian | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2015 | Tayside | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | Ayrshire and Arran | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | Grampian | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | Highland | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | Lanarkshire | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | Lothian | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | Tayside | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2017 | Lothian | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | Ayrshire and Arran | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | Grampian | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | Lanarkshire | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | Lothian | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | Tayside | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | Forth Valley | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | Highland | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | Lothian | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | Tayside | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | Highland | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | Lothian | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2021 | Grampian | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | Grampian | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | Lanarkshire | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | Lothian | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2022 | Tayside | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Table 2: Acute gastroenteropathy due to Norovirus (A08.1) was mentioned on the death certificate, 2015 to 2022.
Year | NHS Board area | All deaths | Pre-existing conditions | No pre-existing conditions |
2015 | Borders | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2015 | Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | Highland | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2015 | Lanarkshire | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | Lothian | 4 | 4 | 0 |
2015 | Tayside | 4 | 4 | 0 |
2016 | Ayrshire and Arran | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | Fife | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | Grampian | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2016 | Highland | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2016 | Lanarkshire | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | Lothian | 6 | 6 | 0 |
2016 | Tayside | 4 | 4 | 0 |
2017 | Ayrshire and Arran | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 6 | 5 | 1 |
2017 | Lothian | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | Tayside | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | Ayrshire and Arran | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | Fife | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | Grampian | 4 | 4 | 0 |
2018 | Highland | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | Lanarkshire | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2018 | Lothian | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | Tayside | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | Borders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | Forth Valley | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | Grampian | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | Highland | 3 | 2 | 1 |
2019 | Lothian | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | Tayside | 4 | 4 | 0 |
2020 | Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | Highland | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | Lothian | 4 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | Ayrshire and Arran | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | Grampian | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | Tayside | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | Borders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | Fife | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | Grampian | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 2 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | Lanarkshire | 3 | 3 | 0 |
2022 | Lothian | 8 | 8 | 0 |
2022 | Tayside | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: National Records of Scotland
The International Classification for Disease (10th edition) is used to code deaths. The code used is Acute gastroenteropathy due to Norovirus (A08.1).
Figures include non-residents. Deaths are allocated to area based on the usual residence of the deceased. If the deceased was not a Scottish resident, the death is allocated to the area where the death occurred.
The figures by underlying cause (Table 1) are a subset of those which have mentions of A08.1 on the death certificate (Table 2). Therefore, the deaths in Table 2 will include all of the deaths in Table 1.
The year is based on date of registration. In Scotland deaths must be registered within 8 days although in practice, the average time between death and registration is around 3 days.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 15 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what 10 breeds, or types, of dog have most often been the subject of Dog Control Notices in each year since 2018.
Answer
he system of Dog Control Notices is operated by local authorities. Information requested on what breeds, or types, of dog have most often been the subject of Dog Control Notices in each year since 2018 is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.
The Scottish Government funded the creation of the Scottish Dog Control Notice Database. This national database went live in February 2022 and brings together the records of all local authorities into a centralised database, that is accessible by local authorities and Police Scotland.
The national database was created and is managed by the Improvement Service. The following table provided by the Improvement Service shows the requested Dog Control Notice information for 2022 and 2023.
Active Dog Control Notices on 31 December 2022
Dog Breed | Dog Control Notice Count |
Other | 298 |
Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 195 |
German Shepherd | 105 |
Border Collie | 45 |
Rottweiler | 42 |
American Bulldog | 37 |
Staffy Cross | 31 |
Siberian Husky | 27 |
Akita | 25 |
Lurcher | 18 |
Active Dog Control Notices as at 8 November 2023
Dog Breed | Dog Control Notice Count |
Other | 346 |
Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 213 |
German Shepherd | 136 |
Border Collie | 55 |
American Bulldog | 52 |
Rottweiler | 51 |
Staffy Cross | 47 |
Siberian Husky | 31 |
Akita | 27 |
Lurcher | 22 |
Where the dog breed is not known or it is a mongrel/cross breed, local authority dog wardens who issue the Dog Control Notice will select ‘other’ as the breed of dog.