- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 26 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it has provided to the British Fluoridation Society in each year since 1999.
Answer
The Scottish Executive’s fundingof the British Fluoridation Society (BFS) is provided through section 16B of theNational Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
The amounts awarded since 1999are:
| 1999-2000 | £8,000 |
| 2000-01 | £8,000 |
| 2001-02 | £8,000 |
| 2002-03 | £10,000 |
| 2003-04 | £10,000 |
| 2004-05 | £10,000 |
| 2005-06 | £10,000 |
| 2006-07 | £10,300 |
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Johann Lamont on 20 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider a moratorium on the construction of TETRA masts until the health implications are fully understood.
Answer
The most authoritative assessmentsof the scientific evidence available to date have concluded that it is unlikely that the special features of the signals from TETRA installations pose a hazard to health. The TETRA mobile communications system has been adoptedby the emergency services in the UK because of its demonstrable advantages for the securityand efficiency of the services that they provide. The Scottish Executive thereforedoes not believe it appropriate to consider a moratorium on the construction ofTETRA masts on the grounds of public health.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by George Lyon on 19 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in respect of the installation of disabled access in local authority buildings, broken down by local authority.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally. It is for individual local authorities to ensure that theycomply with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 inrelation to access to buildings by members of the public.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 18 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive why it has not yet provided substantive answers to parliamentary questions S2W-23400, S2W-23402, S2W-23403, S2W-23404 and S2W-23405 on advertising in various Scottish printed media, given that parliamentary questions S2W-22911, S2W-22912, S2W-22913, S2W-22914 and S2W-23401 on advertising in other Scottish printed media were answered in a shorter timescale.
Answer
Substantive answers to parliamentaryquestions S2W-23400, S2W-23402, S2W-32403, S2W-23404 and S2W-23405 were providedon 23 March 2006. I apologise to the member for the delay in responding which occurreddue to an error in allocation.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 18 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide substantive answers to parliamentary questions S2W-23400, S2W-23402, S2W-23403, S2W-23404 and S2W-23405 on advertising in various Scottish printed media, which received holding replies on 8 March 2006.
Answer
Substantive answers to parliamentaryquestions S2W-23400, S2W-23402, S2W-23403, S2W-23404 and S2W-23405 were providedon 23 March 2006.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of response it has had to the consultation on regulations under section 7 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001.
Answer
Forty-six written responses werereceived to this consultation paper. Scottish Executive officials also met withmembers of the Scottish Housing Best Value Network, Glasgow City Council and B&Bproviders in Glasgow as part of the consultation process. The HomelessnessMonitoring Group has considered the outcomes of the consultation and recommendedthat Scottish Executive officials meet with stakeholder groups to discuss some of the issues arising – these meetings are currently being carried out.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on advertising in The Scotsman in each of the last five years.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally by the Scottish Executive, however our previous and current mediabuying agencies have provided this information at not cost to the Executive.
The Scottish Executive advertisingspend with The Scotsman from 1 January 2003to 8 March 2006 is in the following table:
| Financial Year | Spend |
| 1 January 2003 - 31 March 2003 | £35,460 |
| 2003-04 | £34,138 |
| 2004-05 | £46,194 |
| 2005-06 (to date) | £15,091 |
| Total | £130,883 |
In addition to this the spendwith the Scotsman Magazine is as follows:
| Financial Year | Spend |
| 1 August 2004 – 31 March 2005 | £6,941 |
| 2005-06 (to date) | £9,134 |
| Total | £16,075 |
The information on spend forthe period 2001-02 and 2002-03 prior to 1 January 2003 is no longer held by ourprevious media buying agency.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on advertising with Johnston Press in each of the last five years.
Answer
The Scottish Executive advertising spend with Johnston Pressfrom 1 August 2004 to 14 March 2006 is in the following table:
| Financial Year | Publication | Spend |
| 1 Aug 2004 – 31 Mar 2005 | Edinburgh Evening News | £20,252 |
| | Falkirk Herald | £1,858 |
| | Scotland on Sunday | £29,820 |
| | The Scotsman | £44,034 |
| | The Scotsman Magazine | £6,941 |
| | Southern Reporter | £1,186 |
| | Stornoway Gazette | £778 |
| Total | | £104,869 |
| 1 Apr 2005 – 14 Mar 2006 | East Lothian Courier | £2,374 |
| | Edinburgh Evening News | £16,642 |
| | Falkirk Herald | £5,130 |
| | Scotland on Sunday | £5,207 |
| | The Scotsman | £19,110 |
| | The Scotsman Magazine | £6,090 |
| | Stornoway Gazette | £6,873 |
| Total | | £61,426 |
The information on spend forthe period 2001-02, 2002-03 is no longer held byour previous media buying agency. However, for 2003-04 prior to 31 July 2004 theinformation can be obtained at cost from the agency.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on advertising in the Sunday Post in each of the last five years.
Answer
The Scottish Executive advertising spend with the
SundayPost from 1 August 2004 to 14 March 2006 is in the following table:
| Financial Year | Spend |
| 1 Aug 2004 – 31 Mar 2005 | £8,715 |
| 1 Apr 2005 – 14 Mar 2006 | £5,203 |
| Total | £13,918 |
The information on spend forthe period 2001-02, 2002-03 is no longer held byour previous media buying agency. However, for 2003-04 prior to 31 July 2004 theinformation can be obtained at cost from the agency.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on advertising in the Sunday Mail in each of the last five years.
Answer
The Scottish Executive advertising spend with the
SundayMail from 1 August 2004 to 14 March 2006 is in the following table:
| Financial Year | Spend |
| 1 August 2004 – 31 March 2005 | £72,483 |
| 1 April 2005 – 14 March 2006 | £29,930 |
| Total | £102,413 |
The information on spend forthe period 2001-02, 2002-03 is no longer held byour previous media buying agency. However, for 2003-04 prior to 31 July 2004 theinformation can be obtained at cost from the agency.
