- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 14 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the Scottish Tourist Board and VisitScotland spent on marketing Scotland in (a) the United States of America, (b) Canada, (c) Germany, (d) Italy, (e) France, (f) the Netherlands and (g) Belgium in each year since 1990.
Answer
This is an operational matterfor VisitScotland. I will ask the Chief Executive of VisitScotland to write to youdirect on this matter.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 14 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff the Scottish Tourist Board and VisitScotland employed in (a) the United States of America, (b) Canada, (c) Germany, (d) Italy, (e) France, (f) the Netherlands and (g) Belgium in each year since 1990.
Answer
Neither VisitScotland nor the Scottish Tourist Board before it has directly employed any staff in the United Statesof America, Canada, Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands or Belgium since 1990.In some cases, VisitScotland contract with local marketing, PR and other agenciesfor the supply of various services in these markets. The VisitScotland marketingstaff who cover these countries travel extensively within them as the needs of theirjobs require, where appropriate using VisitBritain offices as bases, and using newtechnology to remain in constant touch with their VisitScotland colleagues acrossScotland.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 August 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 14 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what VisitScotland’s central administration costs have been in each year since 1999, expressed also as a percentage of its total budget for each year.
Answer
The VisitScotland central administrationcosts in each year since 1999, also expressed as a percentage of its total budget,are shown in the following table:
| Year | Central Administration Costs (£000) | % of Total Budget |
| 1999-2000 | 1,493 | 6.0 |
| 2000-01 | 1,832 | 6.1 |
| 2001-02 | 1,632 | 3.7 |
| 2002-03 | 1,884 | 5.1 |
| 2003-04 | 1,871 | 4.6 |
| 2004-05 | 1,739 | 3.9 |
The comparative figures for 2005-06will not be available until VisitScotland publishes its audited accounts later inthe year.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on hospital food and nutrition in each NHS board in each of the last five years.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does notcollect information on the total amount spent on hospital food and nutrition byNHS boards. However, the catering costs incurred by NHS board are reported in thecosts book each year. This can be found on the National Services Scotland InformationServices Division website at
www.isdscotland.org/isd/information/.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost to NHS boards was of hosting an independent treatment centre in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answer
There are no independent sectortreatment centres operating in NHS Scotland.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent by central government on improving hospital nutrition in each year since 1997.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does notcollect information on the amount spent by central government on improving hospitalnutrition. NHS boards must determine the amount allocated to hospital nutritionwithin their own resources and according to relevant guidelines.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS hospitals will have hosted independent treatment centres by December 2006.
Answer
There is one independent sectortreatment centre planned to be open by December 2006 within NHS Scotland, at Stracathro Hospital.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-27403 by Mr Andy Kerr on 9 August 2006, how many in-patients were on hospital waiting lists on 30 June 2006, also expressed per 100,000 of the population.
Answer
On 30 June 2006, the number of patientswaiting for in-patient and day case treatment was 104,631. On the same date, thewaiting list per 100,000 population was 2,054.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many out-patients with a guaranteed waiting time had waited for over six months to be treated as at 30 June 2006.
Answer
None.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 September 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-26332 by Mr Andy Kerr on 9 June 2006, how many in-patients with a guaranteed waiting time had waited for over six months to be treated as at 30 June 2006.
Answer
None.
