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To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has held with public, private or regulatory organisations regarding the theft of power supplies in the last two years.
Mr Bruce McFee (West of Scotland) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons are for the increase in the average time period between plea and summary trial date in Paisley Sheriff Court from 2002-03 to 2003-04.
To ask the Scottish Executive what action has been taken in the last year to address the increase in the average time period between plea and summary trial date in Paisley Sheriff Court from 2002-03 to 2003-04.
Mr Bruce McFee (West of Scotland) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of fire-raising as the main charge in each of the last five years (i) in total and (ii) broken down by police force area.
Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been (a) reported to the Procurator Fiscal, (b) taken to court and (c) convicted of the offence of acting as an agent for a person under 18 to purchase alcohol in the last year for which figures are available.
Donald Gorrie (Central Scotland) (LD)
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers were on long-term sick leave in each of the last five years, broken down by police force area.
Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of rape in each of the last 10 years had a previous conviction for the same offence in total and broken down into (a) police force area and (b) sheriff court district.
Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP)
“Tories plan Human Rights Act review” Scotsman
“Lawyers slam Tories over Human Rights Act” Epolitix
“Tories’ human rights vow backfires” Guardian
“Tories push to scrap Human Rights Act” Independent
“Human rights: the case for the defence” Independent
“Lawyers attack Tory plan to curb rights Act” Times
“Tory review of human rights law is attacked” Telegraph
See also
“Victim nation - Britain’s compensation culture ” Conservative Party
“Drinking culture shocks French job-swap officer” Evening Express
“New unit to help excessive drinkers: [. . .] referrals, the vast majority of whom are sent by Grampian Police who began using the centre following the decriminalisation of the Drunk and Incapable offence . . .“Press and Journal
“Call to upgrade Peterhead Prison” BBC
“Peterhead next for Justice Minister” Grampian TV
“Justice Minister visits NE prisons” Grampian TV
“Jamieson coy on extra funds for ageing prison” Press and Journal
“Plea to modernise ‘dreadful’ prison” Scotsman
“Staff encouraged by Jamieson’s visit” Grampian TV
“No clues on prison future” Evening Express
“Police boss says he’s in for the long haul: “It is now recognised enforcement only provides a temporary fix to such problems. The partnership approach goes deeper . . .“Lanarkshire News
Posted by MM on Tue 24th Aug 2004 at 9:58 am