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To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish an updated statistical bulletin on motor vehicle offences and what the reasons are for its position on the matter, and why there has been no publication of the bulletin since 2000.
Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive what research into drug abuse it has commissioned and how much such research has cost in each of the last five years.
Miss Annabel Goldie (West of Scotland) (Con)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ensures that appropriate training is provided for procurators fiscal in dealing with domestic abuse prosecutions.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12289 by Cathy Jamieson on 30 November 2004, whether it intends to routinely collect statistics on the number of convictions relating to cases of domestic abuse.
Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab)
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions there have been of people who have caused road accidents that have caused the death of one or more people by careless driving while under the influence of drink and drugs in the last year for which figures are available and in each of the previous five years.
Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive what the conviction rate was for (a) homicide, (b) culpable homicide, (c) serious assault and attempted murder and (d) robbery in each year since 1999, broken down by police force area.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the conviction rate was for (a) rape and attempted rape, (b) indecent assault and (c) lewd and indecent behaviour in each year since 1999, broken down by police force area.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the conviction rate was for (a) rape and attempted rape, (b) indecent assault and (c) lewd and indecent behaviour in each year since 1999, broken down by police force area.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the conviction rate was for (a) dangerous and careless driving, (b) drink driving, (c) speeding, (d) unlawful use of a vehicle and (e) vehicle defect offences in each year since 1999, broken down by police force area.
Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a fiscal fine has ever been offered for the offence of assault where a weapon has been used.
Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average sentence has been for a first offender convicted of (a) non-sexual crimes of violence, (b) serious assault, (c) robbery, (d) crimes of indecency, (e) rape, (f) attempted rape, (g) indecent assault, (h) crimes of dishonesty, (i) housebreaking, (j) shoplifting, (k) fraud, (l) fire-raising, (m) vandalism, (n) handling an offensive weapon, (o) drugs, (p) petty assault, (q) breach of the peace and (r) drink driving, in each of the last five years.
Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Department for Work and Pensions regarding the impact of closure orders made under the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 on housing benefit.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a person subject to a closure order under the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 will be considered by the local authority to be intentionally homeless.
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green)
“SNP in demand for inspector of judges” Evening News
“Sitting in judgement” Evening News
“Fury over drug use in prison” Daily Record
“Majority of prisoners take drugs in jail” Scotsman
“Drug-taking on high behind bars” BBC
“Crackdown call over jail drugs study ” Evening News
“Half of all prisoners admit taking drugs in jail” Evening Times
Press release
“Scottish Prison Service publish seventh prison survey” SPS
See also
Prison Survey 2004