- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-11501 by Mr Jim Wallace on 30 January 2001, what percentage of (a) recorded crime was committed and (b) the population lived in each police force area in each of the last four years.
Answer
The information requested is given in the following tables.
Crimes Recorded by the Police, Percentage Distribution by Police Force Area, 2000–03
| Police Force Area | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Central | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Fife | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Grampian | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Lothian and Borders | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| Northern | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Strathclyde | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 |
| Tayside | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Scotland | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Source: Scottish Executive Justice Department.
Population, Percentage Distribution by Police Force Area, 2000–03
| Police Force Area | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Central | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Fife | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Grampian | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Lothian and Borders | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Northern | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Strathclyde | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Tayside | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Scotland | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Source: General Register Office for Scotland.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many university departments have closed in each year since 1997, broken down by subject.
Answer
While the Scottish Executive takes an obvious interest in department closures within institutions, recordsof the total number of closures over time are not held centrally.
Responsibility to ensure adequateprovision is maintained across the higher education sector lies with the ScottishHigher Education Funding Council.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacancies there were for (a) podiatrists, (b) dieticians, (c) occupational therapists, (d) speech and language therapists, (e) orthoptists, (f) physiotherapists, (g) prosthetists and orthotists and (h) art, drama and music therapists in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The Scottish Executive remains committed to building the capacity of the NHS workforce in Scotland.
Information on staff in post and vacancies in NHS Scotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Workforce Statistics, at www.isdscotland.org/workforce.
Section F gives vacancy information for Allied Health Professionals, including those professionals referred to in the question, employed in NHS Scotland. In particular, table F5 shows the total vacancies shown as a percentage of the establishment, broken down by specialty and NHS board for years 1996 to 2004. Latest available figures are at 31 March 2004.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much NHS trusts have paid in respect of legal fees in clinical negligence cases in each year since 1997.
Answer
The information held centrally on the payment of legal expenses made after April 2000 does not differentiate between clinical claims and non-clinical claims. The cost of legal expenses made in relation to clinical and, where appropriate, non-clinical claims against NHSScotland in each financial year since 1997-98 is detailed in the following table.
| Year | Legal Expenses (£) |
| 1997-98 | 623,936 |
| 1998-99 | 647,784 |
| 1999-2000 | 555,778 |
| 2000-01 | 890,870 |
| 2001-02 | 815,534 |
| 2002-03 | 808,187 |
| 2003-04 | 1,574,983 |
| 2004-05 | 1,768,844 |
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers in secondary schools have been assaulted by students since 1997, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has not collected statistics for physical assaults only. The number of incidents reported to the police however may be an indication of the level of concern in Scottish schools about assaults and other serious incidents. 301 incidents were reported to the police in total in 2002-03, although this figure describes all incidents reported to the police by schools, such as vandalism, theft and assault, and incidents may have involved teaching and non-teaching staff.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what its latest estimate is of (a) male and (b) female life expectancy for people aged 65 years in (i) 2010, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2030, (iv) 2040, (v) 2050 and (vi) 2060, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The following table gives projected period expectations of life at age 65 for men and women in Scotland for the calendar years 2010, 2020, 2030, 2040, 2050 and 2060. Projected life expectancy figures are not produced for local authority areas because of the imprecision of calculating life expectancies for smaller populations.
These figures are calculated using projected mortality rates taken from the latest, 2003-based, population projections for Scotland. The period expectation of life figures shown are based on the mortality rates projected by age and gender for the years stated and are the number of years people would be expected to live from age 65 if they experienced those mortality rates throughout their remaining lifetimes.
Period Expectation of Life for Men and Women at Age 65 in the Year Shown, Scotland
| Year | Males | Females |
| 2010 | 16.9 | 19.5 |
| 2020 | 18.2 | 21.0 |
| 2030 | 19.1 | 21.9 |
| 2040 | 19.7 | 22.5 |
| 2050 | 20.3 | 23.0 |
| 2060 | 20.6 | 23.4 |
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much compensation NHS bodies have paid in respect of clinical negligence claims in each year since 1997.
Answer
The information held centrally on claim settlements made after April 2000 does not differentiate between clinical and non-clinical claims. The cost of settlements made in relation to clinical and, where appropriate, non-clinical claims against NHSScotland in each financial year since 1997-98 is detailed in the table.
| Year | Claim Settlements (£) |
| 1997-98 | 3,521,199 |
| 1998-99 | 3,307,629 |
| 1999-2000 | 2,955,357 |
| 2000-01 | 3,925,462 |
| 2001-02 | 6,462,315 |
| 2002-03 | 8,720,709 |
| 2003-04 | 8,307,471 |
| 2004-05 | 8,320,412 |
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many clinical negligence claims have been made against NHS bodies in each year since 1997.
Answer
Information on the number of clinical negligence claims made against NHSScotland in each financial year since 1997 is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-2493 by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 October 2003, how many vacancies there were for (a) consultant radiologists and (b) radiographers in (i) 2003 and (ii) 2004, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Between 1999 and 2004, the number of consultant radiologists in post has increased by almost 15% and the number of qualified radiographers has increased by 9%.
Information on staff in post and vacancies in NHS Scotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Workforce Statistics, at www.isdscotland.org/workforce.
Section B gives vacancy information for consultants employed in NHS Scotland. In particular, table B11 shows the consultant vacancies in “Radiology” by NHS board for years 2001 to 2004. The latest available figures are correct at 30 September 2004.
Section F gives vacancy information for Allied Health Professionals employed in NHS Scotland. Table F5 shows the total vacancies for radiographers, shown as a percentage of the establishment, broken down by specialty and NHS board for the years 1996 to 2004. The latest available figures are at 31 March 2004.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacancies there were for consultant anaesthetists in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Between 1999 and 2004, within NHS Scotland, the consultant anaesthetist establishment increased by 19.5%.
Information on staff in post and vacancies in NHS Scotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Workforce Statistics, at www.isdscotland.org/workforce.
Section B gives vacancy information for consultants employed in NHS Scotland. In particular, table B11 shows the total vacancies for consultant anaesthetists, shown as a percentage of the establishment, broken down by NHS board for years 2001 to 2004. The latest available figures are at 30 September 2004.
