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Information on the number of teachers by local authority in secondary schools whose main subject is PE is only available from 2003. The information can be found in the statistical bulletins Teachers in Scotland for the years from 2003 onwards. Links to the information are set as follows:

2003: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2004/07/19729/40854

2004: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/04/25165316/54274.

2005: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/03/28083648/81.

2006: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/03/27085753/85.

2007: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/18093809/95.

2008: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/04/29102949/90.

2009: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/09090009/89.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31310 on 15 February 2010. 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.

Information on the qualification of centrally employed teaching staff who would fulfil the role of visiting specialists is only available from 2006 and can be found in the statistical bulletins Teachers in Scotland for the years in question. Links to the information available are set as follows. Information on which sector the teachers worked in is not available.

2006: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/03/27085753/97.

2007: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/18093809/108.

2008: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/04/29102949/103.

2009: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/02/09090009/65.

The Scottish Government has no reason to hold this information.

The Scottish Government has no reason to hold this information.

On reaching my decision, I balanced the macroeconomic need for, and the benefits of, upgrading the existing line with the visual and landscape impact at locations along the whole route. The reporters found a compelling need and technical justifications for the overhead line solution. They recognised the pressing need to reinforce the electricity grid to accommodate renewable electricity generation in the north of Scotland. Crucially, they also found that the economic justification for the proposal was strong.

On balance, I concluded that there were strong arguments for a whole-line solution, which outweighed the withholding of consent for the line at the section near Auchilhanzie House, Crieff. I have asked the developers to come forward with imaginative ideas to mitigate the visual impact in this area. I want them to do so as quickly as possible after careful consultation with affected parties.

On reaching my decision, I balanced the macroeconomic need for, and the benefits of, upgrading the existing line with the visual and landscape impact at locations along the whole route. The reporters found a compelling need and technical justifications for the overhead line solution. They recognised the pressing need to reinforce the electricity grid to accommodate renewable electricity generation in the north of Scotland. Crucially, they also found that the economic justification for the proposal was strong.

On balance, I concluded that there were strong arguments for a whole-line solution, which outweighed the withholding of consent for the line at the section near Glenside, Plean. I have asked the developers to come forward with imaginative ideas to mitigate the visual impact in this area. I want them to do so as quickly as possible after careful consultation with affected parties.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3O-9221 on 21 January 2010. The answer to the oral parliamentary question is available on the Parliaments website, the official report can be viewed at:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-10/sor0121-02.htm#Col22993.

The best source of data on household size by number of bedrooms is the Scottish House Condition Survey. Due to the size of sample in this survey, it is necessary to combine data from different years to get reasonable sample sizes for local authority areas.

The following table shows the number of single-person households in council housing with more than one bedroom, by local authority and based on Scottish House Condition Survey data for 2005-06, 2007 and 2008 combined.

As these figures come from a survey, the figures are estimates and are also rounded to the nearest thousand. The 95% confidence interval is generally about +/- 1,000 for each local authority figure and about +/- 4,000 for Scotland. The 95% confidence interval is used to determine a range of values within which we believe the true value lies, for example we believe the Scotland total to actually lie somewhere between 81,000 and 89,000 households. The sample size for all of the individual local authority data is very small and therefore these results should be treated with caution.

Local Authority	Number of Bedrooms			Total
	2	3	4
Aberdeen City	3,000	-	-	4,000
Aberdeenshire	2,000	-	-	3,000
Angus	1,000	-	-	1,000
Argyll and Bute	1,000	-	-	1,000
Clackmannanshire	1,000	-	-	1,000
Dundee City	4,000	-	-	4,000
East Ayrshire	3,000	-	-	3,000
East Dunbartonshire	1,000	-	-	1,000
East Lothian	2,000	1,000	-	3,000
East Renfrewshire	-	-	-	1,000
City of Edinburgh	6,000	2,000	-	7,000
Falkirk	3,000	1,000	-	4,000
Fife	7,000	2,000	-	9,000
Highland	3,000	-	-	4,000
Inverclyde	1,000	-	-	1,000
Midlothian	1,000	-	-	1,000
Moray	1,000	-	-	1,000
North Ayrshire	4,000	1,000	-	5,000
North Lanarkshire	9,000	2,000	-	11,000
Orkney Islands	-	-	-	-
Perth and Kinross	1,000	-	-	2,000
Renfrewshire	2,000	2,000	-	4,000
Shetland Islands	-	-	-	-
South Ayrshire	1,000	-	-	2,000
South Lanarkshire	4,000	1,000	-	5,000
Stirling	1,000	1,000	-	2,000
West Dunbartonshire	2,000	1,000	-	3,000
West Lothian	3,000	1,000	-	3,000
Scotland	69,000	16,000	-	85,000

Notes:

- Less than 500 or zero.

The sum of the columns and rows may not add up to the total due to rounding.

As of 3 December 2009, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) had received 125 entries for the Scottish Science Baccalaureate. It is expected that further entries will be received from a number of centres.