- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why no-one in north east Scotland has been nominated to sit on the board of Scottish Water.
Answer
The selection of the prospective non-executive and executive board members of Scottish Water was based solely on the skills and abilities displayed by candidates in open and fair competitions. Geographical representation did not play a part in the selection criteria.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 7 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the post of Inspector of Salmon Fisheries still exists and, if so, whether the post has undergone any material changes in the last 12 months.
Answer
The post of Inspector was created under provisions in the Fishery Board (Scotland) Act 1882, which was repealed by the Salmon Act 1986.The title was retained until earlier this year, when the separate posts of Inspector and Head of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Branch were merged to lead the reinforced Branch in delivering the Green Paper agenda.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any impact studies have been carried out on the effects on the voluntary sector of withdrawal of water and sewerage charges relief.
Answer
The water authorities have estimated that it would cost the generality of their customers just over £11 million a year at today's prices were they to continue to provide reliefs on water charges for the voluntary and charitable sectors. It follows that the phased withdrawal of reliefs will ultimately result in these sectors paying increased charges of just over £11 million a year at current charge prices.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many physiotherapists were employed in each quarter from 1 April 1998 to the most recent quarter for which figures are available and what the average (a) waiting time and (b) si'e of waiting list was for appointments with physiotherapists in each quarter, broken down by health board area.
Answer
The table shows the headcount and whole time equivalent of physiotherapists in post at 30 September in each of the years 1998, 1999 and 2000. Staff in post data on a quarterly basis are not available centrally, nor is information relating to physiotherapists regarding waiting times or waiting lists.Physyiotherapists directly employed by NHSScotland by NHS BoardHeadcount and Whole Time Equivalent at 30 September
| | Headcount | Whole Time Equivalent |
| | 1998 | 1999 | 2000P | 1998 | 1999 | 2000P |
Scotland | 2,065 | 2,142 | 2,160 | 1,659.9 | 1,737.1 | 1,748.6 |
Argyll & Clyde | 134 | 136 | 134 | 108.1 | 111.3 | 110.3 |
Ayrshire & Arran | 159 | 160 | 172 | 128.8 | 132.4 | 140.9 |
Borders | 48 | 49 | 50 | 33.0 | 38.3 | 38.1 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 51 | 52 | 51 | 38.7 | 41.0 | 40.7 |
Fife | 124 | 148 | 147 | 96.4 | 113.6 | 112.3 |
Forth Valley | 110 | 111 | 115 | 96.1 | 95.5 | 99.7 |
Grampian | 194 | 210 | 216 | 148.7 | 159.9 | 162.6 |
Greater Glasgow | 422 | 443 | 436 | 350.4 | 369.4 | 364.5 |
Highland | 85 | 85 | 84 | 68.4 | 70.3 | 71.5 |
Lanarkshire | 170 | 176 | 173 | 136.9 | 141.6 | 138.2 |
Lothian | 357 | 373 | 383 | 292.1 | 306.0 | 315.9 |
Orkney | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 6.7 |
Shetland | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
Tayside | 179 | 166 | 164 | 134.8 | 130.7 | 126.8 |
Western Isles | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12.1 | 10.6 | 12.1 |
Source: National Manpower Statistics from payroll, ISD Scotland.
P provisional.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many diabetes nurses were employed in each quarter from 1 April 1998 to the most recent quarter for which figures are available and what the average (a) waiting time and (b) si'e of waiting list was for appointments with diabetes nurses in each quarter, broken down by health board area.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many general practitioner (GP) vacancies currently exist in each health board area, what percentage of GP posts this represents in each area and how many GP posts there are in each area per capita.
Answer
The information requested is shown in the following table, which should be read in conjunction with the notes.Number of GP Posts
1 by Health Board AreaInformation as at 1 October 2001
p | Number of GP posts2 | Number of GPs "in post" | Vacated posts3 | Posts per 100,000 population4 |
| Number | As percentage of all GP posts |
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Scotland | 3 804 | 3 762 | 42 | 1.1 | 74 |
Argyll & Clyde | 325 | 322 | 3 | 0.9 | 77 |
Ayrshire & Arran | 264 | 263 | 1 | 0.4 | 71 |
Borders | 86 | 86 | - | - | 80 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 135 | 134 | 1 | 0.7 | 93 |
Fife | 248 | 247 | 1 | 0.4 | 71 |
Forth Valley | 212 | 205 | 7 | 3.3 | 76 |
Grampian | 382 | 377 | 5 | 1.3 | 73 |
Greater Glasgow | 639 | 633 | 6 | 0.9 | 71 |
Highland | 216 | 213 | 3 | 1.4 | 104 |
Lanarkshire | 354 | 349 | 5 | 1.4 | 63 |
Lothian | 577 | 572 | 5 | 0.9 | 74 |
Orkney | 27 | 27 | - | - | 139 |
Shetland | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5.0 | 89 |
Tayside | 289 | 287 | 2 | 0.7 | 75 |
Western Isles | 30 | 28 | 2 | 6.7 | 110 |
Source: ISD Scotland.p
. Information at October 2001 is provisional.Notes:1. Comprises unrestricted principals in GMS practices, their equivalents in PMS practices and restricted principals.2. Includes vacated posts.3. Includes posts which have been vacated only. Excludes "additional" posts which have been approved, but not filled, by 1 October 2001.4. Estimated population at 30 June 2000. Source: General Register Office for Scotland.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many district nurses were employed in each quarter from 1 April 1996 to the most recent quarter for which figures are available.
Answer
The table shows the whole time equivalent of district nurses in post at 30 September in each of the years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. Staff in post data on a quarterly basis is not available centrally. Data for the year 2000 are the latest available.District Nurses directly employed by NHSScotlandWhole time equivalent
| | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000p |
Scotland1 | 1,780.0 | 1,800.0 | 1,853.0 | 1,941.0 | 1,935.8 |
Grade G and above | 1,008.3 | 1,001.7 | 1,011.8 | 1,027.3 | 1,018.4 |
Below Grade G | 771.7 | 798.0 | 840.7 | 913.4 | 917.4 |
p provisionalNotes:1. includes health visiting and district nursing teaching staff working in the field without a DN qualification. The category "Grade G and above" gives a broad indication of those staff with a DN qualification.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 21 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, regarding its proposals for the regulation of the aquaculture industry announced on 6 December 2001, why the Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development did not announce those proposals in his speech to the Aquaculture Strategy for Scotland conference on 5 December 2001.
Answer
At the time of my speech, a letter outlining how I propose to take forward the conclusions of the review of regulation was being sent to the Transport and the Environment Committee, whom I was due to meet on 12 December. This afforded Parliament the opportunity to be fully informed of my proposals in advance, and ahead of any other interests. Details were then published on the Executive website and publicised in a news release the following day.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 19 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive why there was no time limit or inherent provision for review on the restrictions brought into force by the Foot and Mouth Disease Declaratory (Controlled Area) (Scotland) (No.3) Order 2001 (SSI 2001/111).
Answer
There is no requirement to put a time limit on the Foot and Mouth Disease Declaratory (Controlled Area) (Scotland) (No 3) Order. The restrictions have been reviewed regularly and a number of relaxations have been made. These relaxations have been made as soon as veterinary advice has indicated that it was safe to do so.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 19 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive why the 20 day rule on livestock movement provided for in the Foot and Mouth Disease Order 1983 (SI 1983/1950) was extended to other orders currently in force.
Answer
The 20 day rule on livestock movements was one of a range of measures introduced to control the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. Whilst we continue to relax a number of measures the 20 day rule is one of the licence conditions under which animals are allowed to move between farms, and to and from markets, and continues to be an essential part of our successful disease control strategy.
