Questions and answers

Question reference: S2W-17779

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by George Lyon on 1 August 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the trends have been in the number of (a) single-person households, (b) single-parent families, and (c) households with children and two or more adults in the Scottish Borders Council area since 1961.

The information that is available is in the following tables:

Households in Scottish Borders

Type of Household	1961(1)	1971(1)	1981	1991	2001
One person	5,537	7,515	9,301	12,960	15,279
One adult and one or more dependent child(ren)(3)	(2)	260	599	1,285	1,737
Two or more adults and 1 or more dependent child(ren)(3)	(2)	11,645	10,871	10,448	9,647

Source: Census of Population.

Notes:

1. Figures are for the former counties of Peebles, Roxburgh, Berwickshire and Selkirk.

2. The required figures for 1961 were not produced for areas within Scotland.

3. A dependent child is defined as follows:

2001	Person in a household aged 0 to 15 (whether or not in a family); or a person aged 16 to 18 who is a full time student in a family with parent(s).
1991	Person aged 0-15 in a household; or person aged 16-18, never married, in full-time education and economically inactive
1981	Child in family who is under 16 years of age; or under 19 years of age, never-married and classified from the question on economic activity last week as a student.
1971	Child in family who is under 15 years of age; or between 15 and 24 years of age and classified as ‘student’

Question reference: S2W-17790

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 July 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many manufacturing jobs were created in (a) Scotland, (b) the Scottish Borders and (c) East Lothian in each of the last eight financial years.

Statistics on the number of jobs created are not held centrally. However, data are available on the change in the level of jobs. Table 1 below shows the change in the level of employee jobs in the manufacturing industry in each year from 1996 to 2003.

The official source of employee jobs estimates is the Annual Business Inquiry (ABI), which was introduced in 1998. Estimates for 1996 and 1997 are sourced from the Annual Employment Survey (AES). The AES results have been rescaled to be comparable with the ABI.

Table 1 Annual Change in the Level of Manufacturing¹ Employee Jobs

	Scotland	Scottish Borders	East Lothian
1996-97	+5,100	-100	+1,200
1997-98	+6,500	-1,600	-200
1998-99	-11,700	+900	-1,000
1999-2000	-13,000	-1,300	+200
2000-01	-17,000	-600	+300
2001-02	-21,600	-400	0
2002-03	-19,900	-200	-800

Source: Annual Business Inquiry (1998-2003).

Annual Employment Survey (Rescaled) (1996-1997).

Notes:

1. Data from 1996-2002 are based on Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1992 codes, whereas data for 2003 are based on SIC 2003 codes.

2. Data are rounded to the nearest hundred.

Question reference: S2W-17773

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 July 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of employment in the manufacturing sector was in each quarter since January 1985.

The Labour Force Survey (LFS)is the official source for employment estimates.

LFS estimates are currently reportedin seasonal quarters (spring, summer, autumn,winter). The spring quarter runs from March to May, summer quarter from June toAugust, autumn quarter from September to November and winter from December to February.Prior to 1992 the LFS was only carried out in the spring quarter.

Table 1 reports the level ofmanufacturing employment in Scotland for all the quarters that are available between 1984and 2005. The latest data are for spring 2005.

These estimates have not beenseasonally adjusted thus year on year comparisons should only be made within quartersi.e. comparing spring 1984 with spring 2004 will give the best estimate of the changein the manufacturing employment level between 1984 and 2004, comparing Spring 1984with Summer 2004 will not due to seasonality.

Table 1 Level of ManufacturingEmployment¹, Scotland

Year	Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter
1984	454,000	*	*	*
1985	447,000	*	*	*
1986	469,000	*	*	*
1987	436,000	*	*	*
1988	474,000	*	*	*
1989	457,000	*	*	*
1990	467,000	*	*	*
1991	429,000	*	*	*
1992	446,000	*	*	*
1993	420,000	*	*	389,000
1994	376,000	381,000	376,000	366,000
1995	363,000	373,000	371,000	373,000
1996	386,000	382,000	390,000	383,000
1997	380,000	383,000	381,000	384,000
1998	381,000	386,000	369,000	354,000
1999	336,000	335,000	343,000	337,000
2000	328,000	342,000	361,000	357,000
2001	338,000	336,000	330,000	327,000
2002	310,000	322,000	329,000	306,000
2003	295,000	295,000	307,000	286,000
2004	282,000	284,000	293,000	280,000
2005	279,000	*	*	*

Source: LabourForce Survey, Office for National Statistics.

Notes:

1. Based onSIC 92 which was introduced in winter 1993/94; estimates for earlier periods havebeen adjusted to be broadly comparable.

2. * Not Available.

3. Figure arerounded to the nearest thousand.

Question reference: S2W-17774

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 July 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs have been lost in the (a) electronics, (b) textile, (c) farming and (d) tourism industry in the Scottish Borders in each year since 1997.

Statistics on the number of jobs lost are not held centrally. However, data are available on the change in the level of jobs. Table 1 below shows the change in the level of employee jobs for the specified industries in the Scottish Borders in each year since 1997.

The official source of employee jobs estimates is the Annual Business Inquiry (ABI), which was introduced in 1998. Estimates for 1997 are sourced from the Annual Employment Survey (AES). The AES results have been rescaled to be comparable with the ABI.

Table 1 Annual Change in the Level of Employee Jobs by Industry¹, Scottish Borders

	Electronics Industry²	Textiles Industry³	Farming Industry⁴	Tourism-Related Industries⁵
1997-98	*	-1,600	-400	+1,800
1998-99	*	+700	-200	-700
1999-2000	*	-400	0	-1,300
2000-01	*	-300	0	+600
2001-02	*	+300	0	+700
2002-03⁶	*	-500	-100	+1,900

Source: AnnualBusiness Inquiry (1998-2003).

Annual EmploymentSurvey (Rescaled) (1997).

Notes:

1. Data from1997-2002 are based on Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1992 codes, whereasdata for 2003 are based on SIC 2003 codes.

2. The electronicsindustry is defined as SIC codes 30.02, 32.1, 32.2, 32.3, 33.201 and 33.301.

3. The textileindustry is defined as SIC code 17.

4. The farmingindustry is defined as SIC code 1.

5. Tourism-related industries are definedas incorporating Hotels and Other Accommodation Types (SIC codes 55.1,55.2), Restaurants(SIC code 55.3), public houses and bars, night clubs/licensed clubs (SIC code 55.4),travel agencies/tour operators (SIC code 63.3), libraries, museums, galleries etc(SIC code 92.5), and sport and other recreational activities (SIC code 92.6, 92.7).

6. Results for2003 are provisional.

7. *Suppressedto avoid disclosure.

8. Data arerounded to the nearest hundred.

Question reference: S2W-17756

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 26 July 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the proposed timetable is in respect of legislation to establish a Scottish Human Rights Commission.

Question reference: S2W-17778

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2005
Current Status: Answered by George Lyon on 21 July 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths of children under five have been recorded in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board area.

The information requested is given in the following table.

Deaths of Children Under Five Years of Age by NHS Board Area

Scotland, 2000-04	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Scotland	358	332	336	324	314
Argyll and Clyde	30	30	32	29	36
Ayrshire and Arran	36	38	24	23	19
Borders	3	4	9	10	7
Dumfries and Galloway	7	11	11	8	3
Fife	14	17	33	17	26
Forth Valley	14	23	14	16	17
Grampian	29	35	22	34	33
Greater Glasgow	87	58	76	60	72
Highland	14	12	10	6	7
Lanarkshire	51	31	30	48	30
Lothian	56	40	48	43	41
Orkney	-	1	-	1	1
Shetland	-	-	-	5	4
Tayside	17	29	26	24	17
Western Isles	-	3	1	-	1

Question reference: S2W-17491

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2005
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 14 July 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how much European funding was received by the South of Scotland region in each year since 1999, broken down by parliamentary constituency and funding source, and how much European funding will be available in each year to 2006.

The information requested is attached in the following tables. Where figures are not collated at parliamentary constituency level they have been provided at the next appropriate level available.

(a) European Structural Funds (ESF)

Figures for European Structural Funds are provided for the current Programme period 2000-06 and are given in committed spend terms.

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

South of Scotland European Partnership Area (the combined Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway Council areas)
2001	14,680,083
2002	6,855,365
2003	9,869,254
2004	5,677,329
2005-06	Applications not fully approved or received yet
Total	37,082,031

The value of the South of Scotland Objective 2 Programme from 2000-06 is approximately £50 million at current exchange rate.

European Social Fund (ESF)

ESF Awarded in Scottish Borders and Dumfries & Galloway 2000 to June 2005 from the Objective 3 Programme
Round 1 Years 2000 - 2001	£1,001,572
Round 2 Year 2002	£2,166,581
Round 3 Year 2003	£1,467,377
Round 4 Year 2004	£3,352,408
Round 5 Year 2005	£2,366,340
Total ESF Awarded 2000 to June 2005	£10,354,278

The amount of ESF which will be allocated for 2005 and 2006 will depend on the applications received, those which are recommended for funding, and the amount of funding available for allocation. The total funds remaining in the Objective 3 Programme to be allocated is currently £59 million, and the current value of applications pending is £74 million.

LEADER+ (SCOTLAND) European Community Initiative

Dumfries and Galloway
2002	£570,000
2003	£310,000
2004	£310,000
2005	£398,499
2006	£398,500
Total	£1,986,999

Scottish Borders
2002	£610,000
2003	£330,000
2004	£340,000
2005	£452,625
2006	£452,625
Total	£2,185,250

There are two Leader+ groups in the South of Scotland, Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders. There is no further breakdown available as the allocations are for the whole Leader+ area.

(b) Agriculture

Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Agricultural Region	2003	2004
Borders	55,371,000	55,452,000
Dumfries and Galloway	62,052,000	68,626,000

Source: CAP Annual Report.

The figures relate to CAP subsidies paid out in scheme years 2003 and 2004 for the two Agricultural Regions in the South of Scotland. Geographic distribution tables were only introduced for the 2003 CAP annual report.

Question reference: S2W-16432

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Colin Boyd on 8 July 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15791 by Cathy Jamieson on 10 May 2005, how many of the reports recorded involving racism proceeded to a prosecution which included a charge of racist aggravation and in how many of these cases the prosecution was successful in each year since 1999, broken down by police force area.

The following information relates to the number of charges reported to the Procurator Fiscal. It is only available from the start of the financial year 2002-03.

A racist incident as referred to in question S2W-15791 does not equate to a reported charge: not all racist incidents recorded by the police will result in a report to the Procurator Fiscal. It is not possible therefore to equate the number of racist incidents referred to in question S2W-15791 with the number of reported charges referred to below.

Between April 2002 and March 2005 the police reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service offences involving a total of 10,173 charges which involved either a statutory racial offence or a racial aggravation. This figure was made up of 7,029 statutory charges and 3,144 aggravations. Of these, 662 charges were referred to the Reporter to the Children’s Panel and 7,919 charges were marked to proceed to prosecution. Of the 7,919 charges marked to proceed to prosecution, convictions have been recorded in respect of 4,180 of those charges and a conclusion has yet to be reached in respect of 1,631 charges.

A Force-by-Force breakdown of the figures requested is provided in the following tables:

Number of Individual Charges Reported (with Statutory Racial Charge or Racial Aggravation)

Charge or Aggravation	Police Force	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	Total
Charge	Central	136	165	272	573
	Dumfries and Galloway	20	31	26	77
	Fife	143	179	151	473
	Grampian	153	132	160	445
	Lothian and Borders	342	365	404	1,111
	Northern	58	62	88	208
	Strathclyde	1,118	1,190	1,293	3,601
	Tayside	149	188	204	541
Charge Total		2,119	2,312	2,598	7,029
Aggravation	Central	14	16	69	99
	Dumfries and Galloway	1	17	25	43
	Fife	59	56	47	162
	Grampian	31	32	45	108
	Lothian and Borders	129	147	225	501
	Northern	43	72	57	172
	Strathclyde	476	540	747	1,763
	Tayside	57	93	146	296
Aggravation Total		810	973	1,361	3,144
Total		2,929	3,285	3,959	10,173

Number of Individual Charges in which Proceedings were Commenced

Charge or Aggravation	Police Force	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	Total
Charge	Central	90	135	158	383
	Dumfries and Galloway	18	26	24	68
	Fife	106	124	107	337
	Grampian	102	118	119	339
	Lothian and Borders	284	299	349	932
	Northern	40	45	52	137
	Strathclyde	882	946	987	2,815
	Tayside	130	154	165	449
Charge Total		1,652	1,847	1,961	5,460
Aggravation	Central	13	15	65	93
	Dumfries and Galloway	1	16	16	33
	Fife	44	39	34	117
	Grampian	30	27	44	101
	Lothian and Borders	86	89	169	344
	Northern	29	51	44	124
	Strathclyde	378	430	579	1,387
	Tayside	51	73	136	260
Aggravation Total		632	740	1,087	2,459
Total		2,284	2,587	3,048	7,919

Number of Individual Charges with a Guilty Verdict

Charge or Aggravation	Police Force	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	Total
Charge	Central	57	86	70	213
	Dumfries and Galloway	10	13	19	42
	Fife	65	74	50	189
	Grampian	73	78	65	216
	Lothian and Borders	182	179	168	529
	Northern	23	28	30	81
	Strathclyde	526	604	511	1,641
	Tayside	87	88	80	255
Charge Total		1,023	1,150	993	3,166
Aggravation	Central	7	9	30	46
	Dumfries and Galloway	0	7	7	14
	Fife	20	15	7	42
	Grampian	24	11	19	54
	Lothian and Borders	36	43	44	123
	Northern	16	34	19	69
	Strathclyde	158	181	217	556
	Tayside	23	39	48	110
Aggravation Total		284	339	391	1,014
Total		1,307	1,489	1,384	4,180

Question reference: S2W-17628

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2005
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, further to the answer to question S2W-17182 by Robert Brown on 21 June 2005, whether it will provide a breakdown of the cost of370 for providing two retrieved emails and a copy of an existing report anent the alleged telephone interception of my Galashiels office and Parliament Headquarters.

Question reference: S2W-17118

Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2005
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 21 June 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the report in The Herald on 3 March 2005 anent the threatened removal of dental degrees from the Glasgow Dental School, when ministers were first made aware of these issues and whether the Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care will report to the Parliament on the outcome of her talks with the Principal of Glasgow University.

The Scottish Executive is committed to improve the number and quality of dental professionals trainingin Scotland. The combined Glasgow Dental School and Hospital continue to receive record levels of fundingfrom the Executive through a combination of resources from the NHS and the ScottishHigher Education Funding Council.

Senior Executive officials wereaware of concerns expressed by the General Dental Council regarding Glasgow Dental School from early2004. These concerns were highlighted to the Deputy Minister for Health and CommunityCare in December 2004 when she met with the Chief Executive and President of theGeneral Dental Council. Concerns expressed at that meeting led to a meeting betweenthe Deputy Minister and Sir Muir Russell, the Principal of Glasgow University on28 April 2005.

Since the initial concerns wereraised Glasgow University and Greater Glasgow Health Board have been addressingthe issues. The Executive is aware that the General Dental Council recently visitedGlasgow Dental Hospital and understands that the university and health boardhave in the main successfully addressed council concerns and have not been madeaware of any major issues that the council intends to highlight. The Executive will,however, await the final report of the council before considering whether any Executiveresponse is appropriate.

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