- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26819 by Mrs Mary Mulligan on 1 July 2002, how many dental practices have received "Golden Hello" payments, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
Question S1W-26819 of 1 July2002, referred to the grants of up to £10,000 which are available as part of the “Golden Hello” package to dentists establishing new vocational trainingpractices and offering a training place. The information requested is in thefollowing table:
| NHS Board Area | Number of Practices Receiving Grant |
| Forth Valley | 1 |
| Lothian | 2 |
| Greater Glasgow | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1 |
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 17 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the houses in table 6 of Communities Scotland Investment Programme 2003-04 are (a) new and (b) improved homes.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, acting Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:
Communities Scotland plan toapprove 5,040 new and 960 improved homes in 2003-04.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 17 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the 18,000 homes referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland will be provided in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06 and how many will be (i) new and (ii) improved homes.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, acting Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:
Communities Scotlandplan to approve 6,000 units in 2003-04, 5,350 in 2004-05 and 6,650 in 2005-06.In 2003-04, Communities Scotland plan to approve 5,040 new and 960 improvedhomes. Specific programme details for 2004-05 and 2005-06 have yet to bedeveloped.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) mean and (b) median net earnings are for general dental practitioners in each NHS board area and what proportions of these earnings are attributable to (i) NHS treatment, (ii) private treatment and (iii) other sources.
Answer
The net earnings of generaldental practitioners are not collected.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 16 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what rules or regulations there are concerning the creation of footpaths when a new road is built and, in particular, whether there are any specific circumstances whereby footpaths must be created.
Answer
Powers enabling roads authorities to create footpaths and footways are set out in the Roads (Scotland)Act 1984 and the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Acts. Decisions onthe provision of both footpaths and footways are taken on a scheme-by-scheme basis,based on the demonstrated demand. Where a new road severs an existing footpath orright of way, the roads authority would consult users on how best to mitigate theeffects of this.
For trunk roads, general guidanceand construction standards are set out in the Design Manual for Roads andBridges. For local roads, the manual is commended to local authorities, or theymay adopt their own standards and guidance.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 16 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) mean and (b) median distance is that NHS patients have to travel to visit their dentist.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 16 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many general dental practitioners who provide general dental services to the public provide services to (a) NHS patients only, (b) private patients only and (c) both NHS and private patients, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many notices served under the Weeds Act 1959 in each year since 1960 resulted in a prosecution and, of these, how many have been followed by further offences under section 2(2) of the act.
Answer
Since 1960 there have beenno notices served under the Weeds Act 1959 which have resulted in prosecution.They have therefore not been followed by further offences under section 2(2) of the act.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many notices have been served under the Weeds Act 1959 in each year since 1960 and, of these, how many related to ragwort.
Answer
The table shows the numberof notices served under the Weeds Act 1959 for each year since 1960 in which anotice was served, and the number of these notices which related to ragwort.
| Year | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Number of notices served | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Number of notices relating to ragwort | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions it, and the former Scottish Office, (a) sought to recover and (b) were successful in recovering, costs under section 3 of the Weeds Act 1959 in each year since 1960.
Answer
On no occasion since 1960has the Scottish Executive, and former Scottish Office, sought to recover costsunder section 3 of the Weeds Act 1959.
