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Question reference: S2W-18588

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2005
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18057 by Cathy Jamieson on 18 August 2005, why information in respect of police reports and written warnings concerning children is not held centrally.

The police do not maintain statistics on decisions on disposal following investigation of a crime. Information on the numbers of police reports and written warnings concerning children is not therefore included in the data that the Scottish Executive collects from police forces.

The police may issue written warnings to the parents of children who have been involved in non-serious incidents. It is for the police to make professional judgements, based on individual circumstances, as to how serious an incident may be. Any serious crime would be reported to the Procurator Fiscal. Less serious crimes may be referred to both the Procurator Fiscal and the to the reporter for a decision on the best way forward.

Question reference: S2W-18589

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 19 August 2005
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 21 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18057 by Cathy Jamieson on 18 August 2005, how it monitors the issuing by police of written warnings to children if the information is not held centrally.

Question reference: S2W-18846

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2005
Current Status: Answered by George Lyon on 21 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of recovering poll tax arrears in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S2W-18845

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2005
Current Status: Answered by George Lyon on 21 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what amount was outstanding in poll tax arrears in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

The information is contained in the following table.

Summary of Reported Amounts of Community Charge Arrears^1,2,3

1999-2000 to 2004-05	1999-2000 (£000)	2000-01 (£000)	2001-02 (£000)	2002-03 (£000)	2003-04 (£000)	2004-05 (£000)
Scotland	465,067	455,069	447,076	444,367	439,571	441,500
Aberdeen City	9,020	8,712	8,473	8,295	8,148	8,015
Aberdeenshire	4,288	4,153	4,075	3,954	3,910	3,812
Angus	4,489	4,198	3,992	3,879	3,791	3,708
Argyll and Bute	8,348	7,811	7,669	7,562	7,448	7,387
Clackmannanshire	2,335	2,319	2,315	2,311	2,307	2,302
Dumfries and Galloway ⁴	..	..	..	3,102	3,081	3,068
Dundee City	14,536	13,814	13,164	12,775	12,500	12,257
East Ayrshire	9,347	8,944	8,761	8,620	8,455	8,241
East Dunbartonshire	5,994	4,598	4,541	4,498	4,435	4,388
East Lothian	9,088	8,986	8,605	8,449	8,263	8,227
East Renfrewshire	3,816	3,726	3,626	3,541	3,477	3,422
Edinburgh, City of ⁵	70,249	69,908	69,170	68,616	68,153	73,730
Eilean Siar	1,024	1,017	1,013	1,013	1,011	1,010
Falkirk	5,119	5,108	5,106	5,105	5,105	5,105
Fife	19,719	19,088	18,662	18,267	17,973	17,790
Glasgow City	130,360	128,576	127,631	126,598	126,042	125,663
Highland	10,200	10,027	9,880	9,717	9,619	9,560
Inverclyde	6,077	5,694	5,257	5,088	5,011	4,939
Midlothian	9,510	9,366	9,120	8,961	8,664	8,242
Moray	2,338	2,262	2,176	2,123	2,087	2,030
North Ayrshire	15,699	15,173	14,793	14,329	13,778	13,411
North Lanarkshire	29,042	28,040	27,382	26,941	26,493	26,097
Orkney Islands	62	166	161	160	158	158
Perth and Kinross	3,379	3,245	3,037	2,934	2,841	2,796
Renfrewshire	17,421	17,270	17,224	17,110	17,012	16,913
Scottish Borders	2,257	2,701	2,591	2,524	2,481	2,457
Shetland Islands	60	230	230	230	230	230
South Ayrshire	4,925	4,509	4,454	4,435	4,412	4,397
South Lanarkshire	33,450	33,090	32,274	32,029	31,868	31,660
Stirling	4,595	4,535	4,471	4,330	4,298	4,272
West Dunbartonshire	12,981	12,770	12,409	12,242	12,048	11,843
West Lothian	15,339	15,033	14,814	14,629	14,472	14,370

Source: Statistical return 'Council Tax, Non-Domestic Rates and Community Charge Receipts' (CTRR).

Notes:

1. All figures are net of discounts, exemptions and surcharges (although not all councils can exclude surcharges).

The figures are before any amounts written off for bad or doubtful debt.

2. Excludes community charge benefit.

3. Figures for amounts billed and collected include Community Water Charges.

4. Figures for 1999-2000 to 2001-02 exclude Dumfries and Galloway. The council did not submit returns for this period.

5. City of Edinburgh's 2004-05 figure includes surcharges. The council has excluded surcharges for all other years.

Question reference: S2W-18843

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2005
Current Status: Answered by George Lyon on 21 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-11610 by Mr Tom McCabe on 19 November 2004, how many households have received council tax benefit and, of these, how many (a) are pensioner households and (b) include a disabled person in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

For figures on the number of households in receipt of council tax benefit broken down by Local Authority area, I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-18050 on 22 August 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search .

Figures for the number of pensioner households and the number of households which include a disabled person in receipt of council tax benefit are not available at local authority level.

Question reference: S2W-19055

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2005
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what research or data is available to assess the incidence of autistic spectrum disorder among the adult population.

Question reference: S2W-19056

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2005
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what research or data is available to assess the incidence of autistic spectrum disorder among those sleeping rough.

No data is collected at a national level relating to the incidence of autism spectrum disorder among people sleeping rough.

The Scottish Executive funds Glasgow Homelessness Network to collect data from organisations providing services to rough sleepers across Scotland. Whilst this provides information about the physical and mental health of rough sleepers, and whether they are registered disabled, it does not include specific information on autism spectrum disorder.

Regarding the collection of data on the incidence of autism spectrum disorder more generally, I refer to Lewis Macdonald’s response to the answer to question S2W-19055 on 20 September 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

Question reference: S2W-19054

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2005
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 20 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what research or data is available to assess whether prisoners suffer from autistic spectrum disorder.

I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

No national data is currently available. Detecting autism is complex. The SPS prefer to focus on assessing need in order to address and support any identified functional need, rather than to try to make such diagnoses. The Scottish Prison Service is drawing together local studies to identify and address the needs of prisoners with learning disabilities.

Question reference: S2W-18937

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 19 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive which treatment centres have provided sleep services to patients outwith their own NHS board area in each year since 1999 and how many such patients each centre has treated.

Question reference: S2W-18934

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2005
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards have provided sleep services in each year since 1999 and what type of service each board has provided.