- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 14 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-732 by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 June 2003, what steps will be taken to establish a mechanism for monitoring improvements in staffing levels following the agreement between NHS employers and trade unions to introduce the minimum pay rate.
Answer
The agreement to introduce the minimum pay rate is between NHS employers and trade unions and it is for those parties to determine what monitoring arrangements should be put in place.I have asked the Management Side Chair of the Negotiating Group responsible for the agreement to confirm to you the current position on this matter.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 13 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-767 by Mr Jim Wallace on 23 June 2003 and S1W-33014 by Ms Margaret Curran on 20 January 2003, what information it has on the percentage of part-time or seasonal work force that is unable to receive jobseekers' allowance owing to the application of paragraph 20342 of the Department for Work and Pensions' Decision Makers' Guide and what representations it has made, or will make, to Her Majesty's Government about the impact on poverty of this matter.
Answer
Jobseekers Allowance is a reserved matter for the UK Government and the Department for Work and Pensions. The Executive does not hold any information on the data requested.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 13 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it is making to Her Majesty's Government regarding a review of the unemployment key economic need indicator, which takes no account of the out-migration of young people from rural areas, such as the south of Scotland, and whether it will review its Scottish Indices of Deprivation 2003, which does not take account of indicators associated with population change and economic fragility.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues.A comprehensive assessment of overall economic need would typically include consideration of a number of indicators, including indicators such as population density as well as unemployment rates.The Executive has commissioned research to underpin the development of a long-term strategy for measuring deprivation in Scotland. The interim report of this research was published for consultation in May and covered issues relating to population change and economic fragility. The Scottish Executive will make its decisions once the final report is released.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been of employing agency pharmacists in each year since 1999-2000, broken down by pharmacy grade and NHS board.
Answer
Information on the cost ofemploying agency pharmacists in each year is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many agency pharmacists, expressed also as a percentage of the number of NHS pharmacy posts, were employed in each year since 1999-2000, broken down by pharmacy grade and NHS board.
Answer
Information on agency pharmacists and NHS pharmacy posts is not collected centrally. Centrally heldinformation on NHS pharmacists relates to staff employed only and does notcapture information on posts that are vacant.
Information on NHSpharmacists employed at 30 September each year is published on the web pages of the Information and Statistics Division of NHS Scotland, in section A of“Workforce Statistics” at the following address:
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/isd/NHSiS_resource/Workforce/workforce_statistics.htm
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many unfilled vacancies for NHS pharmacists, expressed also as a percentage of the number of pharmacy posts, there have been in each year since 1999-2000, broken down by pharmacy grade and NHS board.
Answer
Information on vacancies andposts for NHS pharmacists is not collected centrally. Centrally heldinformation on NHS pharmacists relates to staff employed only and excludes theposts that are vacant.
Information on NHSpharmacists employed at 30 September each year is published on the web pages of the Information and Statistics Division of NHSScotland, in section A of"Workforce Statistics" at the following address:
http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/isd/NHSiS_resource/Workforce/workforce_statistics.htm
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to meet with the Association of Scottish Trust Chief Pharmacists.
Answer
Scottish Executive officials meet on a regular basis with representativesof the Association of Scottish Trust Chief Pharmacists.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 August 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacancies for NHS pharmacists have been filled by candidates from (a) within and (b) out with the NHS, expressed also as a percentage of the number of vacancies, in each year since 1999-2000, broken down by pharmacy grade and NHS board.
Answer
Information on the number ofvacancies for NHS pharmacists is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 30 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what budget has been allocated to the Active Scotland campaign; what role area tourist boards will play in promoting the campaign; what VisitScotland promotional material and other resources are being used and how the Executive will measure the campaign's cost effectiveness.
Answer
Although this is an operational matter for VisitScotland, I understand that a budget of £100,000 has been assigned to the 100% Scottish Summer Campaign that includes the Active Scotland Campaign. The promotion and the effectiveness of the campaign are entirely a matter for VisitScotland.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 June 2003
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 23 July 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to Her Majesty's Government to promote a regional development framework in the context of European development policy.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on regional policy issues which impact on Scotland, such as structural funds and regional selective assistance. With regard to the UK Government consultation on
A Modern Regional Policy for the United Kingdom and the "EU Framework" proposed in that document, I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-1013 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
