- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the penalties were for wildlife crime-related convictions in the Strathclyde Police area for each year from April 1999.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.
Persons Convicted for Wildlife Crime Offences2, in Strathclyde Police Area, by disposal, 1999-2000 to 2008-09
| Main Result of Proceedings | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Custody | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Community sentence | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Monetary | 24 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 45 |
| Admonished | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| All | 33 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 46 | 58 |
Note: 1. Where main offence. Includes the offences categories of cruelty to animals (excluding dogs), animal offences (excluding dogs and birds), offences involving birds, hunting with dogs, cruelty to wild animals, offences involving badgers, and other wildlife offences.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many wildlife crimes in each of the five most common types of wildlife crime were committed in the Strathclyde Police area, also expressed as a percentage of all detected wildlife crimes in each year from April 1999 to April 2009.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table:
Number of Wildlife Offences Recorded, Cleared Up and Percentage Cleared Up, by Strathclyde Police force, 1999-2000 to 2008-2009
Recorded
| Offence | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle | 15 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 43 | 31 | 40 | 66 | 27 | 10 |
| Offences involving Animals (excluding dogs, birds elsewhere classified) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 71 |
| Offences involving birds | 11 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
| Hunting with dogs1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cruelty to wild animals1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Offences involving badgers1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other wildlife offences1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | 27 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 94 | 81 | 114 |
Cleared up
| Offence | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle | 13 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 40 | 20 | 3 |
| Offences involving Animals (excluding dogs, birds elsewhere classified) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 49 |
| Offences involving birds | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| Hunting with dogs1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cruelty to wild animals1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Offences involving badgers1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other wildlife offences1 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 22 | 16 | 21 | 30 | 50 | 46 | 36 | 63 | 55 | 72 |
Percentage Cleared Up (%)
| Offence | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| Cruelty to animals (excluding dogs) including killing and maiming cattle | 87 | 69 | 47 | 86 | 74 | 65 | 43 | 61 | 74 | 30 |
| Offences involving Animals (excluding dogs, birds elsewhere classified) | 100 | . | 50 | . | 80 | 88 | 100 | 75 | 62 | 69 |
| Offences involving birds | 73 | 88 | 69 | 65 | 82 | 76 | 89 | 85 | 71 | 38 |
| Hunting with dogs1 | - | - | - | . | . | . | . | . | . | 50 |
| Cruelty to wild animals1 | - | - | - | . | . | . | . | . | . | 100 |
| Offences involving badgers1 | - | - | - | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Other wildlife offences1 | - | - | - | . | . | . | . | . | . | 80 |
| Total | 81 | 76 | 57 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 59 | 67 | 68 | 63 |
Source: Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services.
Notes:
- Offence not active within financial year.
. Not calculated as number of offences recorded is zero.
1. In financial year 2002-03, crime codes were introduced to cover offences of Hunting with Dogs, Cruelty to Wild Animals, Offences Involving Badgers and Other Wildlife Offences, which (excluding Hunting with dogs) would have previously been recorded under a different offence; but within the same Animal/Plant category.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 8 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive which of the recommendations made in the Thematic Review of Wildlife Crime remain to be implemented in each Scottish police force and within the Scottish Government.
Answer
A follow-up to the thematic review was carried out by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland and Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland this year. This update, released by the Scottish Government in November, contains a list of the original recommendations.
The report can be found at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Environment/Wildlife-Habitats/paw-scotland/news/naturaljusticeupdate.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive on what grounds licensing applications have been rejected under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009.
Answer
The issuing of licences under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many appeals have been lodged under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 and how many have been successful in part or in whole.
Answer
The issuing of licences under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many licences have been issued under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009.
Answer
The issuing of licences under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many warrants have been issued under regulation 17(3) of the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009.
Answer
The enforcement of the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many licences have been variated, suspended or revoked under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009, broken down by group.
Answer
The issuing of licences under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 1 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many licensing applications have been rejected under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009, also expressed as a percentage.
Answer
The issuing of licences under the Licensing of Animal Dealers (Young Cats and Young Dogs) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 is a matter for local authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how many small and medium-sized enterprises (a) bid for contracts for services in the Parliament and (b) were successful in whole or part, also expressed as a percentage, in each year since 1999.
Answer
The information below shows how many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been successful in bidding for Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) contracts (goods and services) by number since April 2003.
This historical information is only available from 2003 in a percentage format as this was when procurement services commenced its Responsible Purchasing Initiative, part of which contained a commitment to actively remove barriers to SME participation in SPCB procurement.
To date, the number of SMEs that have bid for contracts has not been recorded. However, as part of the SPCB''s Responsible Purchasing Strategy, procurement services is currently developing a system to obtain this information, which will start to be published from 1 April 2010 (from this date we will also record and publish the same statistics for social enterprises)
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/corporate/procurement/docs/Strategy-FINAL.pdf.
| Years | Total Number of Contracts Let to SMEs |
| 2003-04 | 39% |
| 2004-05 | 48% |
| 2005-06 | 45% |
| 2006-07 | 62% |
| 2007-08 | 67% |
| 2008-09 | 53% |
