Questions and answers

Question reference: S5W-08511

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2017
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03484 by Michael Matheson on 27 October 2016, for what reason data on the use of spit hoods by Police Scotland is not routinely collected, monitored or evaluated, and whether it will direct Police Scotland to do so.

Any application of a spit hood must meet the Police Scotland criteria for use of force. Information about use of force within Police Scotland is collected, monitored and evaluated by Police Scotland’s National Operational Safety Training Unit.

Processes for monitoring use of force are operational matters for Police Scotland, under the oversight of the Scottish Police Authority. However, the Scottish Government understands that Police Scotland will soon be revising the way that use of force is recorded, to allow improved analysis of the use of spit hoods.

Question reference: S5W-08620

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 20 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the decision by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission to increase the levy paid by solicitors by 12.5%, and what impact it considers this will have on (a) the solicitors and (b) clients.

Question reference: S5W-08622

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 20 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what representation it has made to the (a) Scottish Legal Complaints Commission, (b) Law Society of Scotland and (c) Faculty of Advocates regarding the 12.5% increase in the levy paid by solicitors by to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission.

Question reference: S5W-08621

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 20 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to (a) solicitors and (b) clients following the decision by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission to increase the levy paid by solicitors by 12.5%, and what in consider the impact of the increase will be on them.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission has acknowledged the concerns of the legal profession around the impact of the increased levy, particularly in relation to in-house solicitors, and the proportionality of imposing the increase across the whole of the profession. The Commission has committed to engaging with both the Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates to explore a more risk-based charging structure for future budgets, and investigate options for a more sophisticated and proportionate charging regime. In addition, the Commission have advised on services which can help solicitors with affordability concerns, providing the option of monthly payments.

Question reference: S5O-00865

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 19 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports companies that wish to reduce their environmental impact.

The Scottish Government, its agencies and partners are fully committed to supporting businesses to reduce their environmental impact. Support comes from a range of sources and approaches. These include a robust and supportive regulatory framework which encourages business to go beyond compliance where possible; support to businesses to deliver the Government’s circular economy strategy “Making Things Last” which helps reduce the demands business makes on natural resources; a range of guidance, practical support and loans through Resource Efficient Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and Zero Waste Scotland; the Low Carbon Infrastructure Transition Programme which supports the acceleration of low carbon infrastructure projects across all sectors to develop strong business cases to attract public and private capital finance.

Question reference: S5F-01166

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 April 2017

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports of sexually exploitative behaviour in the private rented housing sector.

Question reference: S5W-08153

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2017
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on (a) the maintenance of and (b) upgrades to trunk roads in each year since 2007, broken down by road.

The following table for maintenance investment provides spend figures by route and by year for Trunk Road Operating Company expenditure, including structural maintenance, minor improvements, routine maintenance, strategic road safety, bridges and structures and winter service.In addition the table includes expenditure in respect of PFI payments for the M74, M77, and M80 Design Build Finance and Operate (DBFO) schemes, Scottish Safety Camera Parnership, Forth Estuary Transport Authority (up to June 2015), Tay Road Bridge Joint Board and Traffic Scotland.

Maintenance Spend (£)

Route	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17 (spend up to October 2016)
A1	3,991,119	1,841,392	3,906,589	3,699,577	2,893,348	2,589,814	2,836,167	2,790,934	3,286,268	1,128,471
A6091	111,963	120,845	316,990	385,785	378,411	175,047	255,621	148,953	122,392	80,105
A68	1,194,103	3,246,448	2,698,924	3,245,730	2,419,030	2,224,427	2,708,490	3,089,996	2,685,355	2,230,465
A7	1,348,817	2,745,091	3,565,093	2,203,701	2,321,705	2,577,865	3,049,681	2,777,387	2,458,251	2,290,005
A701	679,284	922,931	726,830	1,121,126	854,450	1,103,368	1,258,741	1,596,879	2,411,032	636,491
A702	1,340,807	2,186,757	2,393,352	2,951,047	2,081,130	2,385,520	2,821,872	1,444,215	1,618,802	1,797,366
A720	1,818,719	756,953	1,408,309	1,745,292	1,201,259	1,086,351	1,371,748	1,009,518	1,595,546	1,464,319
A725	1,801,663	1,433,578	1,540,450	1,328,252	1,339,200	1,443,047	1,237,845	738,297	1,017,379	517,508
A726	(370,197)	85,663	124,580	122,555	63,191	189,683	281,836	78,160	79,722	40,845
A737	3,145,033	3,247,086	1,349,300	1,396,651	1,648,479	1,658,525	966,867	834,588	1,440,045	933,626
A738	102,790	61,098	66,312	106,801	70,486	87,752	35,202	42,812	193,009	52,165
A75	4,044,719	5,181,289	6,685,268	5,261,670	5,271,982	8,217,953	7,471,482	7,142,158	6,817,839	6,087,268
A751	62,080	79,585	306,459	64,725	73,450	383,130	106,095	1,040,264	30,805	31,095
A76	3,641,793	2,787,184	4,116,188	6,952,699	3,386,832	4,446,513	2,379,291	2,928,613	2,831,220	2,735,243
A77	5,175,014	4,860,299	4,678,778	4,832,029	4,017,769	5,555,230	4,595,502	4,712,140	4,326,055	3,167,117
A78	2,114,105	2,742,212	3,588,536	3,637,857	2,636,842	3,889,111	2,735,848	2,906,333	3,096,194	2,512,447
A8	1,350,755	1,091,815	1,690,031	986,424	1,140,910	1,012,370	488,831	679,417	415,617	644,422
A80	2,008,936	262,206	11,756	0	3,324	4,755	84	0	0	0
A82	9,296,757	10,975,038	10,511,800	10,630,253	6,991,720	9,365,621	6,923,597	8,116,033	9,312,907	5,239,176
A823	2,002,684	3,648	1,855,598	5,315	0	298	390	130	2,994	15,832
A828	1,427,766	1,005,509	1,169,019	868,874	1,040,861	1,483,712	927,043	819,380	731,776	481,805
A83	7,097,160	5,322,577	6,113,849	5,108,115	2,128,685	7,166,174	6,270,841	8,835,218	5,039,324	2,340,718
A830	1,346,735	1,566,839	1,416,460	2,236,853	1,517,302	1,290,367	880,227	3,249,297	4,057,218	3,020,608
A835	2,929,724	1,194,207	1,868,439	1,449,376	1,672,107	1,640,618	1,442,241	1,320,359	1,033,984	756,282
A84	1,287,343	1,145,814	2,109,804	1,103,977	1,128,142	1,075,711	1,318,825	1,335,399	1,089,892	742,572
A85	4,396,377	2,705,506	4,724,410	2,895,019	4,635,874	4,859,046	3,654,239	3,666,410	4,477,419	2,330,288
A86	1,142,080	1,224,461	1,244,793	1,009,788	1,730,579	1,466,607	652,314	1,925,454	911,084	703,951
A87	5,711,475	4,445,783	7,549,904	5,483,310	3,696,512	2,680,628	2,493,465	2,801,907	3,827,966	2,350,086
A876	231,429	187,508	129,803	167,915	233,092	133,019	161,615	210,419	229,942	192,381
A887	229,056	331,016	306,999	426,515	383,349	526,201	209,473	256,293	278,055	454,555
A889	585,323	224,454	196,384	225,853	216,766	204,614	261,151	325,919	188,822	286,997
A893	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,510	2,311	2,222	1,517
A898	3,482,235	3,320,263	5,220,163	2,296,688	2,550,402	4,519,096	7,665,036	5,702,470	2,747,956	3,658,105
A9	21,822,422	11,376,915	21,809,173	19,787,634	10,896,569	19,411,813	23,496,740	21,359,900	13,776,006	10,680,537
A90	10,568,555	12,848,608	6,784,257	10,608,122	9,097,220	9,176,757	10,663,545	8,593,692	21,218,245	8,042,323
A92	3,163,533	3,156,805	5,939,518	2,740,500	2,811,267	2,129,936	4,191,232	2,817,110	3,166,597	2,812,288
A95	1,997,567	1,937,702	2,508,776	2,917,667	3,127,941	1,997,365	3,071,792	2,558,230	4,735,944	615,705
A96	6,299,843	6,777,244	6,595,227	6,828,041	5,967,893	4,677,149	5,691,119	4,877,528	3,266,481	2,854,140
A972	53,034	18,159	20,591	48,560	44,662	100,709	130,676	72,421	253,130	18,797
A977	63,539	68,970	76,346	191,791	111,009	100,629	119,085	99,450	394,172	36,207
A985	2,193,924	1,606,592	754,834	572,892	839,287	628,204	783,159	1,533,006	879,071	922,977
A99	649,300	447,336	537,896	664,864	473,804	881,274	321,336	363,349	426,855	150,619
M73	1,508,752	2,012,914	406,116	289,620	316,143	304,590	128,816	14,873	0	0
M74	12,813,517	8,543,506	4,202,742	3,841,147	3,782,891	3,519,374	3,396,650	2,373,496	3,117,129	2,023,581
M77	4,741,872	996,477	652,282	841,436	715,450	939,969	854,582	305,048	837,746	227,561
M8	13,792,040	17,732,399	17,263,989	12,938,570	8,587,775	10,423,339	8,088,710	12,656,019	11,647,244	4,698,984
M80	6,874,041	483,003	1,207,418	973,856	1,065,525	1,933,283	1,613,103	553,613	1,249,992	745,066
M823	28,214	48,558	52,125	58,698	84,681	65,157	82,716	130,898	474,437	539,264
M876	159,355	913,737	1,046,225	1,627,226	837,609	660,438	889,604	1,157,748	959,405	209,017
M898	47,830	214,457	301,449	198,173	83,216	58,872	51,698	66,001	87,950	26,134
M9	5,833,861	6,563,358	6,301,940	5,200,643	3,698,219	5,821,693	6,252,114	4,084,243	4,493,735	4,931,633
M90	4,559,983	2,796,874	1,885,092	4,566,362	2,997,032	4,834,884	4,371,780	3,560,754	6,155,152	6,843,714
Total Spend per Route (£m)¹	171.9	145.8	161.9	148.8	115.3	143.1	141.7	139.7	145.6	95.4
PFI payments²	41.9	41.6	40.6	48	62	74.5	76.8	84.7	91
Other payments³	31.8	29.6	31.3	46.6	54.5	26.0	41.0	41.1	38.6
TOTAL MAINTENANCE SPEND (£m)	245.6	217	233.8	243.4	231.8	243.6	259.5	265.5	275.2

1. Figures for spend per route include structural maintenance spend, minor improvements, route maintenance, strategic road safety, bridges and structures and winter service

2. 3. PFI payments and Other payments (e.g. safety camera partnership, Forth Estuary Transport Authority/Tay Road Bridge Joint Board and Traffic Scotland service) are not route specific but are included for completeness

We are committed to the largest road investment programme that Scotland has ever seen. By the end of this financial year (2016-17), we will have spent over £8 billion on our Motorways and Trunk Road Network since 2007, to ensure the strategic road network is safe, available for use, efficient, well maintained and allows effective movement of people, goods and services around and to and from Scotland.

Ongoing schemes

Since 2007, the Scottish Government has invested in a number of major roads projects, including:

Project	Investment
Forth Replacement Crossing	£1.325 to £1.35 billion
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty	£745 million
M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project	£500 million
A9 Dualling	£3 billion
A96 Dualling	£3 billion
A737 Dalry Bypass	£34 – 38 million

In addition, the Scottish Government continues to progress the design and development of a number of schemes including the A90/A937 Laurencekirk Junction Improvement and the A90/A96 Haudagain Junction Improvement.

A breakdown by road and local authority area is not possible for incomplete schemes as some of the investments are of a national nature (e.g. Forth Replacement Crossing) and others span a number of local authority areas.

However, analysis of spend by year, since 2007-08 can be seen in the following table:

Year	Annual Motorways And Trunk Road Budget
2007-08	£895.1m
2008-09	£929.6m
2009-10	£1,081.6m
2010-11	£1,167.5m
2011-12	£553.9m
2012-13	£651.7m
2013-14	£711.8m
2014-15	£677.7m
2015-16	£734.4m
Sub Total 2007-08 to 2015-16	£7,403.3m
2016-09-2717 Draft Budget Note 1	£820.3m
TOTAL	£8,223.6m

Figures from 2011-12 onwards exclude Cost of Capital which was abolished. Cost of Capital Figures from 2007-08 to 2010-11 are £517.8m, £546.5m, £595.5m and £649.1m respectively.
[1] Figures taken from respective January Scottish Budget Bills.

Completed schemes

Scheme	Contract Value
A90 Kinfauns & Glendoick Interchanges	13.87m
A9 Ballinluig	12.5m
A75 Overtaking Opportunities (Including A75 Newton Stewart, A75 Planting End to Drumflower, A75 Barfil to Bettyknowes)	9.2m
A9 Helmsdale	5.5m
A68 Dalkeith Bypass	30m
M8 Harthill Footbridge	5.1m
A876 Clackmannanshire Bridge	101.5m
A77 Haggstone and Glen App	18.7m
A76 Glenairlie	4.9m
A830 Arisaig to Loch nan Uamh	22.8m
A7 Auchenrivock	7.7m
A9 Bankfoot	3.2m
A75 Cairntop to Barlae	6.4m
A77 Park End to Bennane	5.5m
M74 Completion	445m
A9 Crubenmore	10.39m
M80 Stepps to Haggs	320m
A96 Fochabers to Mosstodloch	31.5m
A75 Dunragit Bypass	17.1m
A77 Symington to Bogend Toll	10.6m
A75 Hardgrove to Kinmount	8.97m
A82 Crianlarich Bypass	5m
A82 Pulpit Rock	9.2m
A96 Inveramsay Bridge	10.2m

Question reference: S5W-08152

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2017
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many accidents there have been on the A92 between Dunfermline and Dundee in each year since 2007, broken down by (a) severity and (b) location.

The number of personal injury accidents on the A92 between the M90 and to the north of the A92 Tay Bridge roundabout can be found in the following tables. Note that 2015 is the last full calendar year for which we have accident data available broken down by severity and location.

Table 1 – Summary of the severity of personal injury accidents on the A92 between the M90 and to the north of the A92 Tay Bridge Roundabout between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2015

Year	Fatal	Serious	Slight	TOTAL
2007	1	9	46	56
2008	1	9	33	43
2009	0	6	39	45
2010	4	6	54	64
2011	0	5	42	47
2012	0	6	30	36
2013	1	7	25	33
2014	3	9	44	56
2015	3	4	36	43
TOTAL	13	61	349	423

Source: Transport Scotland Accident Manager System

Table 2 - Personal injury accidents on the A92 between the M90 and to the north of the A92 Tay Bridge Roundabout between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2015 by location (grid reference)

Date	Severity	Easting	Northing
01-Jan-07	SLIGHT	329605	709478
07-Jan-07	SERIOUS	319563	692785
12-Jan-07	SLIGHT	324770	694590
18-Jan-07	SLIGHT	325480	694840
18-Jan-07	SLIGHT	319260	692671
22-Jan-07	SLIGHT	328549	703410
22-Jan-07	SLIGHT	330991	713950
28-Jan-07	SLIGHT	324759	694515
29-Jan-07	SLIGHT	329436	697941
30-Jan-07	SLIGHT	328843	706889
30-Jan-07	SLIGHT	327230	695182
31-Jan-07	SLIGHT	328435	700899
02-Feb-07	SLIGHT	330018	710741
09-Feb-07	SLIGHT	329220	695213
25-Feb-07	SERIOUS	342574	726673
12-Mar-07	SLIGHT	342373	726358
20-Mar-07	SLIGHT	328550	703400
26-Mar-07	SERIOUS	330022	710750
02-Apr-07	SERIOUS	328507	700990
05-Apr-07	SLIGHT	328386	700719
16-Apr-07	SLIGHT	328814	699298
29-Apr-07	SERIOUS	328550	703400
30-Apr-07	SLIGHT	316960	690861
30-Apr-07	SLIGHT	318952	692517
12-May-07	SLIGHT	313180	688533
15-May-07	SLIGHT	328904	699445
14-Jun-07	SLIGHT	324593	694501
17-Jun-07	SLIGHT	328380	700640
24-Jun-07	SLIGHT	342508	726567
04-Jul-07	SLIGHT	328814	699298
30-Jul-07	SLIGHT	334330	719650
05-Aug-07	SLIGHT	328364	700639
06-Aug-07	SLIGHT	328860	699463
10-Aug-07	SLIGHT	328551	703380
20-Aug-07	SLIGHT	324989	694583
17-Sep-07	SERIOUS	328554	704750
22-Sep-07	SLIGHT	313880	688769
24-Sep-07	SLIGHT	328779	706690
07-Oct-07	SERIOUS	319949	692891
16-Oct-07	SERIOUS	338819	722021
24-Oct-07	SLIGHT	322669	693933
24-Oct-07	SLIGHT	317531	691529
24-Oct-07	SLIGHT	317042	691099
24-Oct-07	SERIOUS	318330	692130
24-Oct-07	SLIGHT	317591	691579
07-Nov-07	SLIGHT	317111	691179
08-Nov-07	SLIGHT	328880	695183
13-Nov-07	FATAL	327290	695167
21-Nov-07	SLIGHT	328750	699400
24-Nov-07	SLIGHT	329445	697885
30-Nov-07	SLIGHT	331506	714752
01-Dec-07	SLIGHT	328900	699448
03-Dec-07	SLIGHT	328350	702720
09-Dec-07	SLIGHT	336528	720982
13-Dec-07	SLIGHT	313791	688743
20-Dec-07	SLIGHT	332332	717436
17-Jan-08	SLIGHT	342557	726880
24-Jan-08	SLIGHT	328680	699710
28-Jan-08	SERIOUS	320240	693071
02-Feb-08	SLIGHT	328480	705142
05-Feb-08	SLIGHT	328754	699410
09-Feb-08	SLIGHT	335990	720650
20-Feb-08	SLIGHT	334057	719486
24-Feb-08	SLIGHT	328843	706889
07-Mar-08	SLIGHT	329180	695233
15-Mar-08	SERIOUS	331756	717200
25-Mar-08	SERIOUS	342559	726664
25-Mar-08	SLIGHT	328459	700950
29-Mar-08	SLIGHT	328546	704430
27-Apr-08	SLIGHT	328779	706690
19-May-08	SLIGHT	324856	694575
20-May-08	SERIOUS	322544	693892
06-Jun-08	SLIGHT	328110	702042
07-Jun-08	SLIGHT	329628	709541
17-Jun-08	SLIGHT	328570	703414
19-Jun-08	SLIGHT	316880	690990
27-Jun-08	SERIOUS	326630	695114
28-Jun-08	SERIOUS	328728	699341
25-Jul-08	SLIGHT	328446	700938
02-Aug-08	SLIGHT	328840	699480
29-Aug-08	SLIGHT	328479	701027
01-Sep-08	SLIGHT	328929	699398
03-Sep-08	SLIGHT	328754	699410
07-Sep-08	SLIGHT	342529	727720
13-Oct-08	SERIOUS	324080	694328
16-Oct-08	SLIGHT	328572	703403
17-Oct-08	SERIOUS	338538	721885
18-Oct-08	SLIGHT	341719	724591
20-Oct-08	SLIGHT	328429	701004
03-Nov-08	SLIGHT	319933	692996
06-Nov-08	SLIGHT	342610	728630
13-Nov-08	SERIOUS	328509	704130
15-Nov-08	SLIGHT	333514	719085
17-Nov-08	SLIGHT	328239	701868
19-Nov-08	FATAL	317068	691072
22-Nov-08	SLIGHT	334975	720042
26-Nov-08	SLIGHT	314824	689452
01-Dec-08	SLIGHT	314356	689265
15-Dec-08	SLIGHT	331671	715020
03-Jan-09	SLIGHT	331100	714123
18-Jan-09	SLIGHT	328860	699456
21-Jan-09	SERIOUS	328871	699457
02-Feb-09	SLIGHT	328730	699390
05-Feb-09	SLIGHT	328448	700948
10-Feb-09	SLIGHT	328111	702041
09-Mar-09	SLIGHT	313173	688530
29-Mar-09	SLIGHT	328840	706880
03-Apr-09	SLIGHT	317114	691148
11-Apr-09	SERIOUS	339250	722340
21-Apr-09	SLIGHT	329464	697750
23-Apr-09	SLIGHT	324859	694537
27-Apr-09	SLIGHT	328442	700972
11-May-09	SLIGHT	329269	695264
06-Jun-09	SLIGHT	329250	695210
12-Jun-09	SLIGHT	328680	706380
24-Jun-09	SLIGHT	336541	720992
03-Jul-09	SLIGHT	328448	700948
03-Jul-09	SLIGHT	328517	705858
21-Jul-09	SLIGHT	329963	710569
08-Aug-09	SLIGHT	328750	699400
19-Aug-09	SLIGHT	342559	726661
22-Aug-09	SLIGHT	331099	714121
24-Aug-09	SLIGHT	328754	699410
02-Sep-09	SLIGHT	328852	699455
06-Sep-09	SLIGHT	330055	710851
12-Sep-09	SLIGHT	331694	715110
15-Sep-09	SERIOUS	330432	712270
20-Sep-09	SLIGHT	313890	688783
02-Oct-09	SERIOUS	320616	693156
05-Oct-09	SLIGHT	342630	728650
19-Oct-09	SLIGHT	328549	703410
20-Oct-09	SLIGHT	313029	688565
23-Oct-09	SLIGHT	313630	688762
05-Nov-09	SERIOUS	328550	703400
09-Nov-09	SLIGHT	328254	701848
01-Dec-09	SERIOUS	342557	727940
03-Dec-09	SLIGHT	323159	694114
04-Dec-09	SLIGHT	329490	697320
11-Dec-09	SLIGHT	329315	698402
11-Dec-09	SLIGHT	329523	695740
13-Dec-09	SLIGHT	330018	710741
18-Dec-09	SLIGHT	319320	692699
19-Dec-09	SLIGHT	319707	692886
25-Dec-09	SLIGHT	324959	694633
04-Jan-10	SLIGHT	328730	699390
19-Jan-10	SLIGHT	314100	689135
28-Jan-10	SLIGHT	340468	723502
02-Feb-10	SLIGHT	330090	710930
16-Feb-10	SLIGHT	313040	688568
17-Feb-10	SERIOUS	328503	701000
17-Feb-10	SLIGHT	339262	722348
18-Feb-10	SERIOUS	342557	727939
26-Feb-10	SLIGHT	330488	712657
02-Mar-10	SLIGHT	328100	702030
10-Mar-10	SLIGHT	319975	692955
14-Mar-10	SERIOUS	338530	721881
18-Mar-10	SLIGHT	330430	712689
24-Mar-10	SLIGHT	328572	703403
30-Mar-10	SLIGHT	328490	705120
04-Apr-10	SLIGHT	313026	688558
05-Apr-10	SLIGHT	330018	710741
06-Apr-10	SLIGHT	329349	698242
18-Apr-10	SLIGHT	328494	705119
25-Apr-10	SLIGHT	327210	695164
06-May-10	SLIGHT	328419	701484
07-May-10	SLIGHT	328470	701054
15-May-10	SLIGHT	328734	699370
17-May-10	SLIGHT	331490	716850
18-May-10	SLIGHT	328551	703390
27-May-10	SLIGHT	328809	699302
01-Jun-10	SLIGHT	324960	694677
01-Jun-10	SLIGHT	328410	695184
13-Jun-10	SLIGHT	313750	688870
23-Jun-10	SLIGHT	322008	693614
07-Jul-10	SLIGHT	320818	693227
10-Jul-10	SLIGHT	329229	695283
15-Jul-10	SERIOUS	328517	705861
16-Jul-10	SERIOUS	330199	711280
20-Jul-10	SLIGHT	328527	705891
23-Jul-10	SLIGHT	339924	722755
07-Aug-10	SLIGHT	328809	699302
22-Aug-10	SLIGHT	329210	695228
22-Aug-10	FATAL	333899	719392
26-Aug-10	SLIGHT	313731	688770
28-Aug-10	SERIOUS	319919	692990
29-Aug-10	FATAL	342272	726248
30-Aug-10	SLIGHT	335282	720227
18-Sep-10	SLIGHT	313024	688531
23-Oct-10	SLIGHT	317148	691182
24-Oct-10	SLIGHT	328452	705170
28-Oct-10	SLIGHT	335908	720603
04-Nov-10	SLIGHT	341887	725521
04-Nov-10	SLIGHT	341887	725521
04-Nov-10	SLIGHT	328732	706540
05-Nov-10	FATAL	328471	705620
13-Nov-10	SLIGHT	329240	695210
14-Nov-10	SLIGHT	329202	695241
17-Nov-10	SLIGHT	313898	688852
01-Dec-10	SLIGHT	328341	700500
04-Dec-10	SLIGHT	329203	695259
10-Dec-10	SLIGHT	313145	688473
11-Dec-10	SLIGHT	321830	693531
11-Dec-10	SLIGHT	316880	691050
12-Dec-10	SLIGHT	324847	694633
17-Dec-10	SLIGHT	336018	720665
18-Dec-10	FATAL	329197	698663
21-Dec-10	SLIGHT	316859	691050
26-Dec-10	SLIGHT	329740	709890
08-Jan-11	SLIGHT	322028	693624
16-Jan-11	SLIGHT	335858	720573
21-Jan-11	SLIGHT	315411	689739
24-Jan-11	SLIGHT	329251	695282
30-Jan-11	SERIOUS	334959	720032
04-Feb-11	SERIOUS	328502	704871
08-Feb-11	SLIGHT	331593	715651
13-Feb-11	SLIGHT	328491	705080
14-Feb-11	SLIGHT	328294	701752
24-Feb-11	SLIGHT	328473	705530
24-Feb-11	SLIGHT	324837	694625
01-Mar-11	SLIGHT	328446	700938
03-Mar-11	SLIGHT	316167	690265
10-Mar-11	SLIGHT	324851	694591
13-Mar-11	SLIGHT	328900	699448
14-Mar-11	SLIGHT	332726	717597
25-Mar-11	SLIGHT	330018	710741
05-Apr-11	SLIGHT	313883	688780
17-Apr-11	SLIGHT	328834	699285
17-Apr-11	SLIGHT	328067	702103
24-Apr-11	SLIGHT	328814	699298
26-Apr-11	SLIGHT	318490	692230
08-May-11	SLIGHT	329229	695283
15-May-11	SLIGHT	325509	694852
21-May-11	SLIGHT	315539	689812
24-May-11	SLIGHT	316871	690979
31-May-11	SERIOUS	336474	720938
12-Jun-11	SLIGHT	315462	689766
04-Jul-11	SLIGHT	331966	717289
04-Jul-11	SLIGHT	336018	720665
06-Jul-11	SLIGHT	324989	694582
18-Jul-11	SLIGHT	319917	692993
10-Aug-11	SLIGHT	342643	728591
10-Aug-11	SLIGHT	320280	693055
12-Aug-11	SLIGHT	328446	700938
15-Aug-11	SLIGHT	313183	688537
15-Sep-11	SLIGHT	329203	695259
19-Sep-11	SLIGHT	328852	699455
30-Sep-11	SERIOUS	328369	701594
01-Oct-11	SLIGHT	328496	705129
02-Oct-11	SLIGHT	324989	694582
20-Oct-11	SLIGHT	328448	700948
03-Nov-11	SLIGHT	329632	709553
07-Nov-11	SLIGHT	313022	688530
30-Nov-11	SLIGHT	316784	690806
16-Dec-11	SERIOUS	339419	722461
29-Dec-11	SLIGHT	328548	705961
11-Jan-12	SLIGHT	328490	705210
11-Feb-12	SLIGHT	330054	710849
11-Feb-12	SLIGHT	314103	689086
15-Feb-12	SLIGHT	321767	693486
23-Feb-12	SLIGHT	329238	695211
06-Apr-12	SLIGHT	314828	689454
20-Apr-12	SLIGHT	328720	699341
29-Apr-12	SLIGHT	319027	692556
20-May-12	SLIGHT	320468	693117
04-Jun-12	SERIOUS	332396	717461
13-Jun-12	SLIGHT	342537	726728
18-Jun-12	SERIOUS	329497	709151
27-Jun-12	SLIGHT	328860	699463
27-Jun-12	SLIGHT	342525	726652
27-Jun-12	SLIGHT	342530	727370
11-Jul-12	SLIGHT	328745	699324
24-Jul-12	SLIGHT	328289	701764
25-Jul-12	SLIGHT	332396	717461
07-Aug-12	SLIGHT	316971	690865
15-Aug-12	SERIOUS	329054	707549
20-Aug-12	SERIOUS	334318	719643
07-Sep-12	SLIGHT	328734	699341
10-Sep-12	SLIGHT	322768	693976
14-Sep-12	SLIGHT	325574	694879
04-Oct-12	SLIGHT	342110	726070
13-Oct-12	SLIGHT	328633	699711
16-Oct-12	SLIGHT	340970	724030
26-Oct-12	SLIGHT	313172	688520
29-Oct-12	SLIGHT	319211	692629
02-Nov-12	SLIGHT	328472	705690
12-Nov-12	SLIGHT	322583	693894
16-Nov-12	SLIGHT	330022	710752
05-Dec-12	SLIGHT	322628	693914
17-Dec-12	SLIGHT	330383	711909
18-Dec-12	SERIOUS	328550	703400
24-Dec-12	SERIOUS	321606	693442
11-Jan-13	SLIGHT	328826	699292
25-Jan-13	SLIGHT	329202	695254
04-Feb-13	SERIOUS	327648	695189
14-Feb-13	SLIGHT	329631	709550
19-Feb-13	SLIGHT	328772	699288
01-Mar-13	SERIOUS	341866	724827
11-Mar-13	FATAL	331435	716560
16-Mar-13	SLIGHT	316640	690651
21-Mar-13	SLIGHT	320318	693070
03-Apr-13	SLIGHT	329244	695212
19-Apr-13	SLIGHT	328927	699409
25-Apr-13	SLIGHT	324836	694624
28-May-13	SERIOUS	328550	703403
05-Jun-13	SLIGHT	324843	694629
27-Jun-13	SLIGHT	328859	699464
28-Jun-13	SLIGHT	328490	705019
28-Jun-13	SLIGHT	329186	695240
09-Jul-13	SLIGHT	328567	703435
31-Jul-13	SERIOUS	325280	694771
20-Aug-13	SLIGHT	324349	694423
30-Aug-13	SLIGHT	328511	700983
31-Aug-13	SLIGHT	328864	699457
17-Sep-13	SLIGHT	329203	695259
18-Sep-13	SERIOUS	328640	706253
22-Sep-13	SERIOUS	338412	721855
26-Sep-13	SLIGHT	334936	720018
26-Sep-13	SLIGHT	329002	707390
02-Oct-13	SLIGHT	328817	699298
06-Oct-13	SERIOUS	315272	689682
02-Nov-13	SLIGHT	325285	694778
19-Nov-13	SLIGHT	328551	703392
14-Dec-13	SLIGHT	328547	703416
18-Dec-13	SLIGHT	328818	699297
10-Jan-14	SLIGHT	328528	703520
14-Jan-14	SLIGHT	319471	692768
15-Jan-14	FATAL	329478	709096
16-Jan-14	SERIOUS	330371	711843
31-Jan-14	SLIGHT	326401	695100
07-Feb-14	SLIGHT	328817	699298
11-Feb-14	SLIGHT	320180	693045
20-Feb-14	SLIGHT	326396	695099
01-Mar-14	SLIGHT	329234	695284
04-Mar-14	SLIGHT	330024	710758
10-Mar-14	SLIGHT	337252	721502
20-Mar-14	SLIGHT	313735	688836
21-Mar-14	SLIGHT	328230	701890
01-Apr-14	SLIGHT	317353	691395
03-Apr-14	SLIGHT	342593	728700
05-Apr-14	SERIOUS	328923	699303
16-Apr-14	SLIGHT	317743	691723
01-May-14	SLIGHT	341890	725491
02-May-14	SLIGHT	324628	694494
15-May-14	SLIGHT	329194	695246
17-May-14	FATAL	320992	693267
19-May-14	FATAL	316169	690266
07-Jun-14	SLIGHT	341885	725614
11-Jun-14	SLIGHT	342538	726894
13-Jun-14	SLIGHT	327618	695189
13-Jun-14	SLIGHT	318393	692191
27-Jun-14	SLIGHT	313885	688847
01-Aug-14	SLIGHT	330022	710753
10-Aug-14	SERIOUS	328060	702132
10-Aug-14	SLIGHT	319474	692746
12-Aug-14	SLIGHT	329265	695288
17-Aug-14	SLIGHT	322547	693893
21-Aug-14	SLIGHT	321555	693424
24-Aug-14	SLIGHT	328469	700944
31-Aug-14	SLIGHT	331133	714172
01-Sep-14	SLIGHT	328924	707141
02-Sep-14	SERIOUS	325175	694738
04-Sep-14	SLIGHT	328364	700639
08-Sep-14	SERIOUS	329253	695281
10-Sep-14	SERIOUS	316606	690650
17-Sep-14	SLIGHT	329189	695242
11-Oct-14	SLIGHT	328844	706890
17-Oct-14	SLIGHT	322286	693761
09-Nov-14	SERIOUS	324962	694635
11-Nov-14	SLIGHT	328928	699399
14-Nov-14	SLIGHT	328734	699347
28-Nov-14	SLIGHT	331689	715162
28-Nov-14	SERIOUS	340968	724027
29-Nov-14	SLIGHT	324872	694599
05-Dec-14	SLIGHT	317440	691471
10-Dec-14	SLIGHT	328508	703980
11-Dec-14	SLIGHT	324655	694503
12-Dec-14	SLIGHT	324641	694498
15-Dec-14	SLIGHT	328550	703310
22-Dec-14	SERIOUS	341914	724886
29-Dec-14	SLIGHT	328493	703813
02-Jan-15	SLIGHT	328813	699301
06-Jan-15	SLIGHT	335860	720574
29-Jan-15	SLIGHT	322869	694034
30-Jan-15	SLIGHT	328450	700954
03-Feb-15	SLIGHT	340966	724024
10-Feb-15	FATAL	328358	702739
17-Feb-15	SLIGHT	339257	722344
18-Feb-15	FATAL	328849	706904
18-Feb-15	SLIGHT	328480	705301
21-Feb-15	FATAL	329236	708117
03-Mar-15	SLIGHT	328819	699306
05-Mar-15	SERIOUS	331381	714556
10-Mar-15	SLIGHT	328813	706794
16-Mar-15	SLIGHT	317309	691356
17-Mar-15	SLIGHT	328548	703411
28-Mar-15	SLIGHT	328753	699429
17-Apr-15	SLIGHT	317285	691347
05-May-15	SLIGHT	329454	696797
02-Jun-15	SLIGHT	329846	710213
03-Jun-15	SLIGHT	331689	715159
14-Jun-15	SLIGHT	329285	698441
23-Jun-15	SERIOUS	328734	699372
03-Jul-15	SLIGHT	339207	722307
05-Jul-15	SLIGHT	328707	706462
29-Jul-15	SLIGHT	323847	694287
13-Aug-15	SLIGHT	322108	693666
29-Aug-15	SLIGHT	319927	692938
07-Sep-15	SLIGHT	328475	705463
25-Sep-15	SLIGHT	338435	721859
27-Sep-15	SLIGHT	328927	699138
18-Oct-15	SLIGHT	342688	728475
19-Oct-15	SLIGHT	329251	695282
30-Oct-15	SERIOUS	328781	706694
07-Nov-15	SLIGHT	329204	695261
08-Nov-15	SLIGHT	328509	703826
10-Nov-15	SLIGHT	314199	689201
26-Nov-15	SERIOUS	330469	712633
07-Dec-15	SLIGHT	342505	726560
17-Dec-15	SLIGHT	328450	700947
18-Dec-15	SLIGHT	328482	701026
21-Dec-15	SLIGHT	318941	692511
25-Dec-15	SLIGHT	328098	702269
26-Dec-15	SLIGHT	340100	723110

Source: Transport Scotland Accident Manager System

Question reference: S5W-08041

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication in December 2015 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 – Consultation Analysis Report, whether it plans to (a) increase the length of sentence that would qualify for "rehabilitation" under the act from 30 months and (b) lower the rehabilitation periods for (i) alternatives to prosecution, (ii) non-custodial sentences and (iii) custodial sentences, and, if so, when it plans to do this.

The Scottish Government remains committed to making appropriate reforms to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 in Scotland to ensure it strikes the correct balance between the rights of people not to disclose their previous offending behaviour and to move on with their lives while also ensuring the rights of the public to be protected are effectively maintained.

It is anticipated that reform of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be taken forward in this session of Parliament and specific proposals will be announced in due course.

Question reference: S5W-07189

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2017
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been released from prison in each of the last five years, broken down by the day of week of their release.

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

The following table details the number of people who have been liberated from a Scottish Prison in each of the last 5 years, broken down by the day on which they were released from custody.

	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Monday	2032	1805	1738	1653	1469	186
Tuesday	1914	2062	1885	1743	1689	186
Wednesday	1981	1864	2038	1817	1742	190
Thursday	2107	1950	1844	2014	1678	185
Friday	4887	4621	4306	3971	4073	457

This data excludes Liberation to Court movements for untried prisoners and is based solely on Liberations of convicted prisoners.

The higher liberation numbers recorded on a Friday are attributed to the Prisoner and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 which provides that where a prisoner’s release date falls on a weekend or public holiday it may be moved forward to avoid release on these days.

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