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Historic Scotland, an agency within the Scottish Executive, can provide grants for the repair of properties within conservation areas that have been classified as outstanding for the purposes of grant. This provision includes grants for the repair, renewal or re-instatement of traditional timber sash and case windows, normally as part of a comprehensive scheme of repair. All applications are assessed on the basis of a need for grant and rates of grant vary according to personal circumstances. Local authorities have similar powers to award repair grants and can also set up joint-funded Town Schemes with Historic Scotland to assist owners with grants of 50% (25% each from the local authority and Historic Scotland). Town Schemes can address discrete items of repair such as windows.

As stated in my response to question S1O-5561 of 19 September 2002, the European Council of Ministers will not formally adopt the regulation agreed on 11 June until they have the opinion of the European Parliament. Arrangements for the management and allocation of quota are still under discussion and will not be finalised until the industry has been consulted.

The Health Department published guidance in October 2001 on the organisation and provision of eating disorder services. It is for all NHS boards and their care partners to consider what provision best suits the assessed needs of their area, in collaboration with neighbouring boards where appropriate. Services are in place in Grampian, Highland, Lanarkshire and Lothian which range from specialist eating disorder teams to single nurse specialist posts.The performance and accountability arrangements for NHSScotland and the visiting Mental Health and Well Being Support Group keep these matters under review.The guidance is available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 23704).

People suffering from anorexia nervosa are treated and supported through mainstream mental health and social work services. Treatment is undertaken mainly in out-patient settings, with very few in-patient and day cases. It is for NHS Grampian to assess the need for facilities and services to treat anorexia nervosa in the area it serves and to make the appropriate provision to meet this need.

The information requested is not available centrally.People suffering from anorexia nervosa are treated and supported through mainstream mental health and social work services. Treatment is undertaken in a variety of settings, with very few in-patient and day cases. Most treatments are carried out in hospital and community health settings on an out-patient basis. Information on waiting times for out-patient attendances is available only at specialty level and does not identify specific conditions or treatments.

Methods of evaluating advertising campaigns are undertaken in a number of ways, as set out in my previous answer, and the results recorded in a variety of formats. To provide the information in the form requested would result in disproportionate cost.

Yes, on 27 May 2002.

The following table shows the number of nurses currently employed by the NHS in Scotland, broken down by level of qualification and gender due to reach their normal retirement age from 2003 to 2012, assuming that the normal retirement age is 60 for females and 65 for males.

	All Nursing and Midwifery Staff 1,2		Senior Nurse Managers 3		Qualified 4		Unqualified 4
Year	Females due to be 60	Males due to be 65	Females due to be 60	Males due to be 65	Females due to be 60	Males due to be 65	Females due to be 60	Males due to be 65
2002	699	13	1	-	318	3	380	10
2003	773	18	1	-	376	4	396	14
2004	916	15	2	-	430	6	484	9
2005	890	19	1	-	447	9	442	10
2006	1,063	26	1	-	543	13	519	13
2007	1,506	42	4	-	781	17	721	25
2008	1308	41	4	2	726	17	578	22
2009	1,344	46	1	-	768	21	575	25
2010	1,314	46	3	1	773	24	538	21
2011	1,255	73	2	-	737	45	516	28
2012	1,349	107	-	-	814	65	535	42
2013	1,453	85	4	1	922	51	527	33

Source: National Manpower Statistics from payroll, ISD Scotland.Notes:1. Excludes agency, bank and Gp practice nurses.2. Excludes nurse teachers and nurses in training (see note 3).3. Some senior nurse managers are employed on senior management grades and are not included in the nursing total. 4. Qualified staff consists of first and second (enrolled) level registered staff. Unqualified consists of nursery nurses and auxiliary/assistants.

Responsibility for the issues raised by the Member of Parliament for Banff and Buchanan in his letter of 18 March rests with the Food Standards Agency, which is in turn within my portfolio. A response was issued on 1 August.

I replied to your letter on 31 July 2002.