Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 26 November 2020
26 Nov 2020 · S5 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
Offensive Weapons
To ask the First Minister for what reason crimes involving offensive weapons reportedly continue to be on the rise, and what action the Scottish Government is taking to tackle this. (S5F-04595)
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6. Michelle Ballantyne (South Scotland) (Ind)
Ind
To ask the First Minister for what reason crimes involving offensive weapons reportedly continue to be on the rise, and what action the Scottish Government i...
The First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon)
SNP
Although there have been increases in such crime in the past few years, the longer-term trend is positive. Over the past decade, the number of crimes of hand...
Michelle Ballantyne
Ind
We have seen a downturn in the number of crimes. That has no doubt been brought about partly by the pandemic that we are experiencing. However, although the...
The First Minister
SNP
I am happy to have the particular local issues looked into; I do not know what the circumstances are in those areas. There are often fluctuations from area t...