PQ Response Pauline McNeill 10 12 2018

• S5W-20258 - To ask the Scottish Government how many high court trials in each year since 2008 have been subject to an extension of (a) at least 140 days to 12 months and (b) over 12 months due to lack of court accommodation.

Please note the attachment also contains response previously issued on 12 October 2018, this is due to it being referred to within the response to the above PQ.

PQ Response Pauline McNeill 12 10 2018

• S5W-18670 - To ask the Scottish Government how many high court trials in each year since 2008 started no later than the 140-day target date from full committal.
• S5W-18671 - To ask the Scottish Government how many high court trials in each year since 2008 started in excess of the 140 day target from full committal, broken down by average length of delay.

PQ Response Pauline McNeill 09 08 2018

• S5W-17963 - To ask the Scottish Government how many appeals against rent increases the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland has overseen, and how many of these resulted in the rent (a) not increasing, (b) increasing by the amount proposed by the landlord and (c) increasing by an amount greater than that proposed by the landlord.
• S5W-17965 - To ask the Scottish Government how many appeals for a review of the initial ruling of the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland have been accepted.
• S5W-17966 - To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of any reviews that have been accepted of an initial ruling on rent increases by the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland.
• S5W-17967 - To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of each of the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland’s rulings on rent increases, and what methodology was used to determine each ruling.

PQ Response Jackie Baillie 10 12 2018

• S5W-19898 - To ask the Scottish Government what the key stages are in the process from applying for a power of attorney to it being granted.
• SF5-19899 - To ask the Scottish Government how long, on average, it has taken from applying for a power of attorney to it being granted, in each of the last five years.
• SF5-19900 - To ask the Scottish Government what the longest wait has been for an application for a power of attorney to be granted in each of the last five years.

PQ Response Daniel Johnson 28 11 2018

• S5W-19683 - To ask the Scottish Government how many courtrooms in each court (a) have and (b) do not have video link technology.
• S5W-19683 - To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) accused and (b) witnesses have given evidence or appeared from prison using a video link in each of the last five years, broken down by type of hearing.
• S5W-19683 - To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to facilitate court appearances from prison by video link; what its position is on the effectiveness of such appearances, and whether it plans to take action to increase the use of this method.
• S5W-19687 - To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is provided regarding the use of video links in criminal courts.

PQ Response Mark Ruskell 20 11 2018

• S5W-19336 - To ask the Scottish Government what revenues it has received from motor vehicle speeding fines as a consequence of the Scotland Act 1998 (Designation of Receipts) Order 2009.

PQ Response Mark Ruskell 08 06 2018

• S5W-16508 - To ask the Scottish Government how many disqualification orders have been issued in Scotland under section 40 of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 in each of the last five years, and how many of these have been breached.

PQ Response Graham Simpson 22 08 2018

• S5W-18128 - To ask the the Scottish Government how much unpaid rent has been disputed through the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) since 1 December 2017.
• S5W-18128 - To ask the Scottish Government how much unpaid rent has been disputed through the Sheriff Court in each year since 2012.
• S5W-18131 - To ask the Scottish Government how many applications the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has received for evictions and civil proceedings for rent arrears (rule 70) since 1 December 2017; how many of these applications have received a hearing; and how many of these hearings have been successful in securing reimbursement of rent arrears.
• S5W-18132 - To ask the Scottish Government how many applications the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has received for evictions and civil proceedings for notice to quit (rule 66) since 1 December 2017; how many of these applications have received a hearing, and how many of these hearings have been successful in securing an eviction.

PQ Response Graham Simpson 22 08 2018

• S5W-18097 - To asks the Scottish Government how many Property Factor Enforcements Orders have not been complied with each year under the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber); how many of these have been referred to Police Scotland and/or the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service; and how many of these referrals have been taken to court, broken down by the outcome.

PQ Response Graham Simpson 19 06 2018

• S5W-16757 - To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W- 15891 by Annabelle Ewing on 18 April 2018 and the subsequent response from the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service, what target has been set for waiting times between an application being submitted and a hearing date for evictions and civil proceedings, and what the target waiting time was when the function was previously undertaken by sheriff courts.

PQ Response Graham Simpson 11 06 2018

• S5W-16417 - To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the turnaround time for each application to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) for Evictions and Civil Proceedings from application to hearing date.
• S5W-16419 - To ask the Scottish Government what analysis of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) it has undertaken in relation to performance including (a) quality of decisions, (b) efficiency of the department and (c) timeliness of hearings after the application made date.

PQ Response Graham Simpson 15 05 2018

• S5W-15891 - To ask the Scottish Government how many applications the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has received relating to evictions and civil proceedings since 1 December 2017; how many of these are awaiting a hearing, and what the average waiting time is between an application being submitted and its hearing.

PQ Response Margaret Mitchell 14 08 2018

• S5W-17978 - To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what type of weapons have been seized in Hamilton Sheriff Court in each of the last five years.

PQ Response Alex Cole Hamilton 12 07 2018

• S5W-17349 - To ask the Scottish Government how much court time has been spent on cannabis-related offences and what the cost of this has been in each of the last three years.

PQ Response Rachael Hamilton 26 03 2018

• S5W-14774 - To ask the Scottish Government how many criminal trials in each of the last 10 years have been abandoned with the presumption that they could be heard at a later date (deserted pro loco et tempore), and how many were subsequently held later, also expressed as a percentage.