- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 9 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make the research commissioned into the effectiveness of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 public and what measures it intends to take in light of the research findings.
Answer
The Executive has recently received the final report of the research on the Review of Old Mineral Permissions and is currently considering how to take the matter forward.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 9 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive in how many cases in 2001-02 local authority property was recovered under section 49 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, broken down by local authority.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 9 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what statistics it holds in regard to the number of retrospective planning applications that are (a) granted and (b) refused, broken down by local authority.
Answer
Planning application statistics held by the Executive do not distinguish between normal planning applications and those made retrospectively.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 7 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether planning authorities are required to take cognisance of the National Playing Fields Association's Six Acre Standard and, if so, what status this standard has in influencing consideration of development applications on school playing fields.
Answer
The standard is included in National Planning Policy Guideline 11: Sport; Physical Recreation and Open Space to illustrate how planning authorities can develop their own open space standards to take account of local circumstances. Councils are encouraged to develop their own standards, as part of an open space strategy, which should be reflected in development plans and taken into account when determining planning applications. A Planning Advice Note will be issued in the summer to assist authorities with preparing open space strategies and developing local standards.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24244 by Mr Jim Wallace on 3 April 2002, why no substantive answer to question S1W-23569 has been issued yet.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:Because the question was different from question S1W-24244 and required some investigation. The question was answered on 24 April 2002.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is encouraging to increase people's fitness.
Answer
The Physical Activity Task Force is producing a draft strategy, which will be issued for consultation in June 2002. It will include recommendations for increasing physical activity amongst the whole of the Scottish population.National and local bodies including the Health Education Board for Scotland, sportscotland and NHS board health promotion departments and local authorities are also involved in promoting physical activity.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24217 by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 April 2002, how many patients were on the waiting list for maxillofacial and oral surgery in (a) Scotland and (b) each NHS board area at (i) 31 December 2000 and (ii) 31 December 1999.
Answer
The number of patients waiting for hospital admission for in-patient and day-case treatment in the specialty of oral surgery, by NHS board of residence, on 31 December 1999 and 31 December 2000, is given in the following table.NHSScotland: Number of Patients Waiting for Hospital Admission for In-patient/Day-case Treatment in the Specialty of Oral Surgery
1 on 31 December 1999 and 31 December 2000. by NHS Board of Residence.
| NHS Board | 31 December 1999 | 31 December 2000 |
| Argyll and Clyde | 84 | 74 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 256 | 223 |
| Borders | 74 | 57 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 78 | 109 |
| Fife | 397 | 433 |
| Forth Valley | 262 | 152 |
| Grampian | 340 | 260 |
| Greater Glasgow | 224 | 195 |
| Highland | 90 | 46 |
| Lanarkshire | 173 | 162 |
| Lothian | 250 | 129 |
| Orkney | 16 | 9 |
| Shetland | 23 | 16 |
| Tayside | 109 | 100 |
| Western Isles | 1 | 2 |
| Others/Not Known | 7 | 9 |
| Scotland | 2,384 | 1,976 |
Source: ISD Scotland, SMR3.Note:1. Includes maxillofacial surgery.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 29 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24216 by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 April 2002, why more recent information than that of 30 September 2000 regarding the number of consultant vacancies in oral surgery is not available.
Answer
ISD Scotland is currently completing the collection of vacancy data from across NHSScotland and carrying out the required quality assurance checks on it. Provisional Scotland-wide data for September 2001 will be available by July at the latest.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what fee was charged by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the financial review of the Scottish Prison Service Estates.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:£107,584 excluding VAT.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 25 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to encourage exercise among older people.
Answer
The Physical Activity Task Force is producing a draft strategy which will be issued for consultation soon. It will include recommendations dealing specifically with the physical activity needs of older adults.NHS board health promotion departments and local authorities are also involved at local level in promoting physical activity for older people.
