- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many publicly funded schools offered (a) higher and (b) advanced higher courses in each of the last four years, broken down by local authority.
Answer
The available information is given in the following table.
| Schools Presenting at Higher | Schools Presenting at Advanced Higher |
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Aberdeen City | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Aberdeenshire | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Angus | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Argyll and Bute | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Clackmannanshire | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Dundee City | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
East Ayrshire | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
East Dunbartonshire | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
East Lothian | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
East Renfrewshire | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Edinburgh City of | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Eilean Siar | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Falkirk | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Fife | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Glasgow City | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 |
Highland | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Inverclyde | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Midlothian | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Moray | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
North Ayrshire | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
North Lanarkshire | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Orkney Islands | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Perth and Kinross | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Renfrewshire | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Scottish Borders | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Shetland Islands | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
South Ayrshire | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
South Lanarkshire | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Stirling | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
West Dunbartonshire | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
West Lothian | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) male and (b) female mortality rate was where alcohol was the underlying cause in each of the last five years, broken down by community health partnership area, and when it expects new statistics to be available.
Answer
The information requested is available in two tables, from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 47842).
In addition, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) do not routinely publish data on alcohol mortality rates by Community Health Partnerships (CPHs).
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the discharge rate from general hospitals was for alcohol-related conditions in each year from 2003-04 to 2007-08, broken down by community health partnership, and when it expects new statistics to be published.
Answer
The information requested is given in two tables, copies of which are available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 47841).
In addition, the information requested for Community Health Partnerships (alcohol discharge rates) is not routinely published by Information Services Division (ISD).
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) male and (b) female mortality rate was where alcohol was a contributory factor in each of the last five years, broken down by community health partnership area, and when it expects new statistics to be available.
Answer
The information requested is available in two tables, which are available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 47843).
In addition, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) does not routinely publish data on alcohol mortality by Community Health Partnerships (CHPs).
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many freight movements have taken place on the Leven to Thornton railway line in each of the last 15 years, broken down by (a) company, (b) type of freight, (c) date and (d) time.
Answer
We do not hold this information centrally.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what it would cost to enable freight to be transported on the Leven to Thornton railway line.
Answer
The costs would be dependent on the level of service to operate on the line and the impact to existing infrastructure.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates the value of intra-UK exports from Scotland to be, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
This information is not available in the format requested.
Estimates of the value of intra-UK exports from Scotland are calculated from data collected via the Global Connections Survey. This survey does not collect data relating to the local authority area of the source of exports.
The most recent published statistics relating to intra-UK exports are taken from the Global Connections Survey for the year 2005. The value of intra-UK exports from Scotland in the year 2005 was estimated to be £41,515 million.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates the value of international exports from Scotland to be, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
This information is not available in the format requested.
Estimates of the value of international exports from Scotland are calculated from data collected via the Global Connections Survey. This survey does not collect data relating to the local authority area of the source of exports.
The most recent published statistics relating to international exports are taken from the Global Connections Survey for the year 2007. The value of international exports from Scotland in the year 2007 was estimated to be £20,630 million.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses were built by registered social landlords or local authorities in each of the last five years and how many are expected to be built in each of the next five years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The number of houses completed by registered social landlords (RSLs) or local authorities in the last five years is shown in the following table. These exclude conversions of existing buildings and Off the Shelf purchases by RSLs.
There is no centrally held source of information on projections of new registered social landlord or local authority housing.
Table 1: Social sector New Build Housing Completions, 2003-04 to 2007-08
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
Scotland | 3,368 | 4,024 | 4,698 | 3,237 | 4,125 |
Aberdeen City | 35 | 47 | 128 | 11 | 100 |
Aberdeenshire | 125 | 238 | 207 | 77 | 86 |
Angus | 80 | 95 | 43 | 55 | 112 |
Argyll and Bute | 81 | 47 | 85 | 69 | 127 |
Clackmannanshire | 58 | 20 | 27 | 42 | 0 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 128 | 81 | 141 | 63 | 276 |
Dundee City | 145 | 328 | 340 | 0 | 116 |
East Ayrshire | 0 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 80 |
East Dunbartonshire | 4 | 7 | 142 | 0 | 26 |
East Lothian | 30 | 145 | 35 | 51 | 80 |
East Renfrewshire | 0 | 19 | 46 | 37 | 0 |
Edinburgh, City of | 183 | 389 | 398 | 439 | 484 |
Eilean Siar | 0 | 19 | 53 | 21 | 41 |
Falkirk | 16 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 0 |
Fife | 120 | 107 | 236 | 317 | 228 |
Glasgow City | 1,239 | 802 | 951 | 821 | 773 |
Highland | 139 | 131 | 145 | 265 | 375 |
Inverclyde | 101 | 103 | 117 | 8 | 58 |
Midlothian | 26 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 40 |
Moray | 2 | 55 | 158 | 34 | 100 |
North Ayrshire | 71 | 71 | 79 | 64 | 139 |
North Lanarkshire | 144 | 123 | 442 | 82 | 65 |
Orkney | 0 | 59 | 13 | 50 | 37 |
Perth and Kinross | 153 | 150 | 112 | 68 | 124 |
Renfrewshire | 78 | 165 | 278 | 98 | 115 |
Scottish Borders, The | 41 | 79 | 50 | 46 | 69 |
Shetland | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 12 |
South Ayrshire | 42 | 92 | 19 | 68 | 62 |
South Lanarkshire | 111 | 285 | 136 | 154 | 134 |
Stirling | 61 | 67 | 47 | 0 | 133 |
West Dunbartonshire | 110 | 121 | 241 | 71 | 48 |
West Lothian | 45 | 165 | 10 | 64 | 85 |
Sources:
Notes:
NB1 returns by local authorities to the Scottish Government, Communities Analytical Services (Housing Statistics).
Scottish Government Affordable Housing Investment Programme database.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses were built in Fife by registered social landlords or Fife Council in each of the last five years and how many are expected to be built in each of the next five years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-21538 on 11 March 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.