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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to meet Strathclyde Police in light of the increase in the number of knife crimes in the Strathclyde area and, in particular, in Glasgow.
Ms Sandra White (Glasgow) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive what the nature is of the presumptive test carried out by drugs squads, and other police officers, in order to ascertain whether substances are proscribed drugs; how many such tests have been carried out in each year since 1999 and, of these, in how many cases the drugs were shown not to be proscribed drugs.
Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of additional investment will be provided for increased community-based drug rehabilitation.
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of investment has been provided for community-based drug rehabilitation in each year since 1999.
Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP)
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-9635 by Mr Tom McCabe on 10 August 2004, whether it now has information on how many detoxification beds for alcohol misusers are available in each NHS board area.
Ms Rosemary Byrne (South of Scotland) (SSP)
Press release
“Scottish Strategy for Victims progress report” Scot. Exec.
See also
Scottish Strategy for Victims. Progress Report.
Scotish Strategy for Victims
Victims of Crime in Scotland website
“Sarah’s mother backs campaigners ” BBC 30.11.04.
“Bulger tip-off to mother triggers fears of vigilantes” Herald
“Mother calls for ‘Mark’s Law’” Scotsman
See also
Petitions Committee of the Scottish Parliament. No link to petition at time of posting.
Update
“£40,000 fines for 4x4 drivers who churn up countryside” Herald
“New law means better protection for wildlife” Times
“New nature laws ‘put Scotland in forefront’” Press and Journal
Following posted on 29.11.04
“Laws of the wild” Sunday Mail
“Law protects threatened species” BBC
“More protection for Scotland’s widlife ” Scottish TV
Press release
“New laws to protect wildlife and environment” Scot. Exec.
See also
Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004
“Top cop warns of low morale among police” Evening Times
Posted by MM on Mon 29th Nov 2004 at 4:17 pm“British top Euro league of cocaine abusers ” Guardian
“Cocaine now cheaper than wine as fewer take up drugs ” Scotsman
“Street price of drugs crashes to record low” Independent
“Cheaper, easier to get, harder to police: Britain’s drug problem” Independent
Press release
“Signs of progress: decline in drug deaths, new HIV infections and heroin use but increasing worries about rising use of other drugs” EMCCDA 2004 Annual Report
See also
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction EMCCDA
Independent Drugs Monitoring Unit (IDMU)
“Jamieson releases warning for parole board” Herald
“An open parole system” Herald
See also
Parole Board for Scotland