Chamber and committees

Pedal Cyclists Involved, Killed or Injured in Reported Road Accidents on Scottish Roads Since 1997

Note * including fatalities

Reported Road Accidents and Casualties Killed or Injured on Scottish Roads Since 1997

Note * including fatalities

There are similar requirements for private water supplies, which serve approximately 3% of the population, and these are set out in the Private Water Supplies (Scotland) Regulations 2006.

Both the public and private water supply regulations are publicly available on the OPSI website at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2001/20010207.htm and http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/scotland/ssi2006/20060209.htm respectively.

A summary of all water quality results is published each year by the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland in the Drinking Water Quality in Scotland series of publications. Copies are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, and Bib. numbers are listed in the following table:

Prior to 2002, the data is not broken down by local authority, but by water authority area.

The information provided by the police refers to the number of cases recorded where an individual endangers rail passengers. This offence includes, but is not restricted to, driving a train while unfit through drink or drugs. Because there are several different preliminary tests (preliminary breath test, preliminary impairment test, and preliminary drug test), and the police officer involved may administer any one or more of these, the number of such incidents does not relate directly to the number of times that a breathalyser test has been carried out. Furthermore, the data is collected at an aggregate level, so details of individual crimes, such as the occupation of the individual, are not available.

Section 27 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 makes it an offence to drive (or guard or signal) a train, tram or other guided vehicle either when unfit through drink or drugs or when the quantity of drink or drugs exceeds the prescribed limit. Section 38 sets out the prescribed limit which is the same as the one for road vehicle drivers.

The tables below show the number of offences of endangering rail passengers recorded by the police by local authority since 1997-98.

(i) 1997-98 to 2002-03

(ii) 2003-04 to 2008-09

Notes:

1. The British Transport Police figures can be provided only at Scotland level. Prior to April 2006 figures for specific offences were not held centrally.

N/A = Not available.

- = zero.

The Borders Railway will be designed, built, financed and maintained by a newly created, Transport Scotland-backed single purpose vehicle (SPV), using a design, build, finance and maintenance contract. The SPV will enter into a contract with Transport Scotland for the delivery and maintenance of the Borders Railway over a 30 year period. Repayments will be made throughout the 30 year duration by the Scottish Government via a not for profit distributing procurement model via an annual unitary charge.

Transport Scotland provides the initial capital required to purchase the land and undertake required early activities. The Transport Scotland budget for these activities, broken down on a year by year basis up to the date of construction completion in 2014, is shown in the table below:

The information provided by the police refers to the number of cases recorded where an individual is in charge of a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs, or has failed to provide a specimen for testing. Because there are several different preliminary tests (preliminary breath test, preliminary impairment test, and preliminary drug test), and the police officer involved may administer any one or more of these, the number of such incidents does not relate directly to the number of times that a breathalyser test has been carried out. Furthermore, the data is collected at an aggregate level, so details of individual crimes, such as the occupation of the individual, are not available.

The following tables provide the number of crimes and offences, relating to motor vehicles, involving driving, and drink or drugs¹, by local authority area for 1997-98 to 2008-09

(i) 1997-98 to 2002-03

(ii) 2003-04 to 2008-09

Note:

1. Comprises the following crimes/ offences:

 - Death by careless driving when under influence of drink/drugs.

 - Driving a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs.

 - In charge of a motor vehicle while unfit through drink/drugs.

 - Driving a motor vehicle with blood alcohol content above the prescribed limit.

 - In charge of a motor vehicle while blood alcohol content is above the limit.

An additional table which includes the number of offences of failing to provide a breath specimen has also been prepared and a copy of this table will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 51378).

The information provided by the police refers to the number of cases recorded where an individual is in charge of a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs, or has failed to provide a specimen for testing. Because there are several different preliminary tests (preliminary breath test, preliminary impairment test, and preliminary drug test), and the police officer involved may administer any one or more of these, the number of such incidents does not relate directly to the number of times that a breathalyser test has been carried out. Furthermore, the data is collected at an aggregate level, so details of individual crimes, such as the occupation of the individual, are not available.

I also refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35201 on 29 July 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

The information provided by the police refers to the number of cases recorded where an individual is in charge of a motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs, or has failed to provide a specimen for testing. Because there are several different preliminary tests (preliminary breath test, preliminary impairment test, and preliminary drug test), and the police officer involved may administer any one or more of these, the number of such incidents does not relate directly to the number of times that a breathalyser test has been carried out. Furthermore, the data is collected at an aggregate level, so details of individual crimes, such as the occupation of the individual, are not available.

I also refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35201 on 29 July 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.