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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S4W-07308

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) civilian staff and (b) police officers have been employed by each police force to carry out checks on Disclosure Scotland applications in each year since 2007.

Disclosure Scotland does not hold information about the number of civilian staff and constables employed by relevant police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For relevant police forces in Scotland, we have figures at February 2011 which are set out in the following table.

Relevant Police Force	Civilians	Constables	Combined FTE
Central Scotland Police	2	1	1.8
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary	3	2	2.8
Fife Constabulary	4	3	4.3
Grampian Police	6	0	5.3
Lothian and Borders Police	5	1	3.8
Northern Constabulary	5	1	3.7
Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency	1	0	0.1
Strathclyde Police	16	4	19.6
Tayside Police	6	1	3.9

Question reference: S4W-07304

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many 999 calls have been received by each police force in each year since 2007.

The information requested can be found in Table 1.5.1 of the Scottish Policing Performance Framework Annual Report, 2010-11, which can be found on the Scottish Government website at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/10/25105642/7

Please note that, although the title of Table 1.5.1 is 'Number of 999 calls in the sample', the figures in the table include all 999 calls recorded by electronic equipment.

Question reference: S4W-07307

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the Disclosure Scotland applications sent to police forces for additional checks has been processed outwith the 14-day period required by the service level agreement in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S4W-07305

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) 999 and (b) non-emergency calls have been (i) dropped or (ii) missed by each police force in each year since 2007.

The number of 999 calls missed or dropped is not held centrally. Information on the percentage of 999 calls answered within 10 seconds between 2007-08 and 2010-11 is given in Table 1.5.2 of the Scottish Policing Performance Framework (SPPF) 2010-11

(http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/10/25105642/7).

Data on the number of non-emergency calls and the proportion of non-emergency calls abandoned or lost for 2009-10 and 2010-11, is given in Tables 1.7.1 and 1.7.3 of the 2010-11 SPPF

(http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/10/25105642/9). These tables also include partial data for 2008-09, but no data is available for 2007-08.

Question reference: S4W-07032

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce legislation to meet some of the recommendations made in the Scottish Law Commission's, Report on Succession, earlier than others.

Question reference: S4W-07030

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in consulting the relevant parties regarding the recommendations made in the Scottish Law Commission's, Report on Succession.

The Scottish Government is considering options arising from the Scottish Law Commission’s Report on Succession. Officials have met with a number of stakeholders because, although a number of the Report’s recommendations had significant support, some are controversial. That preparatory dialogue has confirmed that some stakeholders have real concerns about important aspects of the package. Formal consultation will be necessary to inform the way forward.

Question reference: S4W-07033

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will launch a consultation on the recommendations made in the Scottish Law Commission 2009's, Report on Succession, and which of the recommendations it plans to consult on.

Question reference: S4W-07031

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the recommendations made in the Scottish Law Commission's, Report on Succession, whether any legal obstacles have been identified that would prevent the law of succession in intestate cases being changed to favour partners and spouses over more distant relatives.

Question reference: S4O-01011

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions ministers have had with NHS Grampian regarding waiting times.

Question reference: S4F-00664

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 May 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 May 2012

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government will take in response to the independent report published following the Ryan Yates case in Aberdeen.

Year
2007	35%
2008	27%
2009	30%
2010	34%
2011	30%