- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by George Lyon on 2 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the mortality rate for skin cancer has been in each year since 1995, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Answer
The information requested isgiven in the table Mortality rates forskin cancer, by parliamentary constituency,1995-2005 a copy of which is availablein the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 41643).
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by George Lyon on 2 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people died from lung cancer in each parliamentary constituency in each year since 1999.
Answer
The information requested isgiven in the table
Deaths from lung cancer,by parliamentary constituency, 1999– 2005 a copy of which is available inthe Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib number 41645).
As requested, the table presentsthe absolute numbers of deaths from cancer. However, because the population of Scotlandis ageing, these may give a false impression of trends in the risk of dying fromlung cancer. To aid interpretation, a table giving age-standardised rates, whichtake account of changes in the age structure of the population, has also been provided.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by George Lyon on 2 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people died from cancer in each parliamentary constituency in each year since 1999.
Answer
The information requested isgiven in the table
Deaths from cancer,by parliamentary
constituency, 1999-2005 a copy of which is available in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. number 41644).
As requested, the table presentsthe absolute numbers of deaths from cancer. However, because the population of Scotlandis ageing, these may give a false impression of trends in the risk of dying fromcancer. To aid interpretation, a table giving age-standardised rates, which takeaccount of changes in the age structure of the population, has also been provided.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 1 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was between a pupil being referred to and seen by an educational psychologist in the last period for which figures are available.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally. However, statistical returns indicate that we now have more educationalpsychologists working in local authorities than we have ever had. We now have over400 educational psychologists breaching 400 mark for first time, with a vacancyrate of only 4%. These figures are very encouraging especially when set againsta falling school population.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 1 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of chicken production in Scotland representing only 50% of consumption, it will consider taking action to raise the proportion of chickens consumed in Scotland that are produced in Scotland.
Answer
Production and consumption levelsare functions of the market. The Executive, however, encourages retailers to continueto offer consumers the option of purchasing Scottish produce.
Since 2001, the Executive hasprovided £0.5 million to Scottish poultry processing businesses through the processinggrant scheme.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 1 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners have made (a) one to five, (b) 6 to 20, (c) 21 to 50, (d) 51 to 100 and (e) over 100 freedom of information requests.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-31224 on 1 February 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 1 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money was withheld from single farm payments under modulation in each year since modulation commenced.
Answer
The Single Farm Payment Schemecame into effect from 1 January 2005 with the first payments being made from 1 December 2005. Thetotal modulation receipts for financial year 2005-06 were £28.158 million. My departmentcurrently forecasts these receipts being £36.266 million for financial year 2006-07and £43.6 million for 2007-2008.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 1 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what evidence there is of adverse effects from manure being spread annually on the same ground.
Answer
The environmental risks frommanure spreading are related to several factors, such as the quantity and the timingof the application, but not to whether it is annual. Evidence on the possible adverseeffects of the spreading of manure is summarised in Annex B of the Executive’s consultationpaper on proposed amendments to the Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones,issued on 16 November.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 1 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money withheld from single farm payments under modulation in each year since modulation commenced has yet to be allocated.
Answer
There are two forms of modulationand all funds raised are allocated to different measures.
European modulation is compulsoryand contributions from farmers and crofters are allocated to fund the Land ManagementContract Menu Scheme, as part of the Scottish Rural Development Programme.
Member state modulation has beenallocated to support agri-environment and afforestation measures that are also partof the Scottish Rural Development Programme.
Details of expenditure for themeasures mentioned above, were provided in answer to question S2W-31085 on 31 January 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s websitethe search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2007
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Answered by Sarah Boyack on 1 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in light of the costs associated with Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) regulations, particularly in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones, it considers that there is a future for the pig or chicken-producing sectors.
Answer
The IPPC Regulations are designedto tackle a range of potential pollution problems which can result from pig andpoultry farming and which may have an adverse impact on the environment, human healthor both. Although the regulations will impose additional costs on the industry,they should help to promote and secure the positive environmental reputation whichis essential for the future of Scottish farming.
