Questions tabled by Marlyn Glen in the Scottish Parliament 2007-08
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected number is of pupils who will be in P1 to P3 in (a) Dundee and (b) Angus in August 2010.
Maureen Watt : Projected pupil numbers in each stage for each local authority are not generally produced centrally. However, using trends in the five to seven year old population from GRO Scotland''s projections and 2007 participation rates, pupil projections would be 4,550 in Dundee City and 4,100 in Angus.
28 October 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost was of providing a school meal in the free school meals pilot for P1 to P3 pupils.
Adam Ingram : Information on the costs associated with the free school meals trial for P1 to P3 pupils is included in the report on the findings of the independent evaluation of the trial which is available on the Scottish Government website at:
www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/08/29114033/0.
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was given to each local authority to participate in the free school meals pilot for P1 to P3 pupils.
Adam Ingram : The following table sets out the amount of funding we provided to each of the local authorities participating in the free school meals trial for P1 to P3 pupils.
|
Local Authority |
£ |
| East Ayrshire |
561,000 |
| Fife |
1,714,000 |
| Glasgow City |
1,309,000 |
| Scottish Borders |
593,000 |
| West Dunbartonshire |
455,000 |
3 October 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3O-4300 by Fiona Hyslop on 25 September 2008, what the estimated cost is to each local authority of extending entitlement to free school meals to all primary and secondary pupils whose parents or carers are in receipt of maximum child and working tax credit
Adam Ingram : I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11245 on 16 April 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.19 September 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive why Health Protection Scotland’s Report on Review of Clostridium difficile Associated Disease Cases and Mortality in all acute hospitals in Scotland from December 2007- May 2008 has recommended an age of 15 for the minimum limit for the extension of the national surveillance programme for Clostridium difficile-associated disease.
Nicola Sturgeon : I am advised by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) that existing testing methods for Clostridium difficile are not recommended for children under the age of 15. Younger children are carriers of Clostridium difficile without any symptoms and the disease does not appear to occur in childhood. Given the lack of appropriate tests and the probability that this group of individuals is at very low risk it does not seem appropriate to recommend testing which is unproven and could lead to unnecessary treatment. HPS will, however, keep the situation under review.
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to study the effect of the introduction of a minimum age limit of two years on the mandatory surveillance of Clostridium difficile-associated disease in (a) England from April 2007, (b) Wales from September 2008 and (c) Northern Ireland from April 2008.
Nicola Sturgeon : Yes. As with all areas of healthcare associated infection, Health Protection Scotland (HPS) regularly monitors developments around the UK and in other countries. It will continue to study all the research evidence to determine whether testing in this age group should be introduced here.
Domestic Abuse
4 September 2008
Marlyn Glen : What resources are being put in place to roll out the ASSIST victim support services needed to match the extended responsibilities of the Domestic Abuse Court in Glasgow and how similar support services across Scotland will be funded.
Kenny MacAskill : In June 2008, I announced that, alongside the roll-out of the Domestic Abuse Court in Glasgow, the Scottish Government will be extending provision for the ASSIST service to support victims and their children in the 3 police divisions of the city of Glasgow.
Ministers are currently considering a proposal from ASSIST and I expect a decision to be made shortly.
The Scottish Government accepted the conclusion of the feasibility study group that to assist the support to victims and their children across Scotland, development work is required to:
Develop occupational standards for working with victims of domestic abuse;
Increase the collaboration and opportunity for joint activity between key agencies working with victims of domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women;
Work with local partners providing services to victims to develop enhanced support provision, and
Develop an operational manual that could be used to improve support for victims of domestic abuse and enable organisations to develop co-ordination and advocacy work.
Further details can be found in section 5 of the feasibility study group report.
This work will be taken forward over the next three years.
2 September 2008
Marlyn Glen To ask the Scottish Executive what effect the classification of students as economically inactive has had on the reported figure for the rate of economic activity in Dundee City in each of the last three years.
Jim Mather: The number of students classified as economically inactive in Dundee City during the last three calendar years is shown in the following table. This also shows the level of economically inactive students as a percentage of the working-age population in Dundee City.
It should be noted that not all students are classified as economically inactive. A student who does at least one hour paid work or has stated that they are actively seeking and available for work is classified as economically active. The effect on Dundee City''s economic activity rate of some students being classified as economically inactive is not quantified as the Scottish Government does not hold information on whether those individuals would be economically active or inactive if they were not students.
|
Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Number of Inactive Students |
5,700 |
5,000 |
5,200 |
| Percentage of Working-Aged Population |
5.9% |
5.6% |
5.9% |
Source: Annual Population Survey (APS).
Notes:
1. Working age population refers to men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59.
2. Figures on number of Inactive Students are rounded to the nearest hundred.
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what the rates of economic activity have been in (a) Dundee City and (b) Scotland in each of the last three years.
Jim Mather : The official source of economic activity rates by local authority is the Annual Population Survey (APS). The following table shows the economic activity rates in Dundee City and Scotland for the last three calendar years.
|
Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Economic Activity Rate - Dundee City |
76.6% |
76.6% |
77.6% |
| Economic Activity Rate - Scotland |
79.2% |
80.0% |
79.9% |
Note: Rate applies to working age population (i.e. men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59).
Further information from the 2007 Annual Population Survey can be viewed on the Scottish Government website at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/06/25095306/0.
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated gross value added was for Angus and Dundee City in each of the last three years for which figures are available, also expressed per head.
John Swinney : The gross value added and gross value added per head estimates for the area of Angus and Dundee City for the latest three years (2003, 2004 and 2005) are reported in the following table:
Headline Gross Value Added (£ Million) and Gross Value Added Per Head at Current Basic Prices
|
2003 |
2004 |
20051 |
|
| Gross Value Added |
3,502 |
3,709 |
3,894 |
| Gross Value Added per head |
13,973 |
14,806 |
15,506 |
Note: 1. Provisional.
These figures were published by the Office for National Statistics and can be found in tables NUTS3.1 and NUTS3.2 of the Regional, sub regional and local gross value added publication:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/gva1207.pdf.4 September 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive whether nursing staff other than school nurses will participate in the implementation of the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination programme from September 2008 as part of the community health nurse pilot scheme in NHS Tayside.
Shona Robison : Within NHS Tayside, school nurses will lead the implementation of the HPV vaccination programme supported by the other nursing staff. The other nursing staff will consist of both community staff nurses and public health staff nurses. All nurses will undergo a training programme if required.
3 September 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many school nurses there were in the NHS Tayside area in each of the last three years for which figures are available, expressed in (a) full-time equivalent and (b) headcount terms.
Nicola Sturgeon: The following table provides the number of whole-time equivalent (WTE) and head count school nurses in Tayside in 2003, 2004, 2005. These figures are collected by Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland.
Data for 2006 is unavailable due to the non-direct match between Whitley Council grades and new Agenda for Change grades. Data for 2007 has not been included as accuracy cannot yet be guaranteed. This reflects the fact that the assimilation of NHS staff to Agenda for Change bandings by NHS boards is on-going. There may also be anomalies with the coding which may affect correct numbers of staff being identified.
NHS boards are currently working through a process of cleaning up the data to ensure future high quality data standards. Once full assimilation to Agenda for Change has been achieved, the publication of workforce statistics will be updated to reflect this.
|
Number of WTE Qualified School Nurses |
Number of Head Count Qualified School Nurses |
|
| 2003 |
22.0 |
40 |
| 2004 |
20.8 |
37 |
| 2005 |
21.6 |
37 |
28 August 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive whether the target set for NHS boards, in Better Health, Better Care: Action Plan, that 80% of all three to five-year-olds should be registered with a NHS dentist by 2010-11 also means that a target of 80% registration has been set for the same age group in each Community Health Partnership in each NHS board.
Shona Robison : It is for NHS boards to manage the delivery of the target through their local delivery plans and there is therefore no explicit national target set at the level of Community Health Partnership areas.
1 September 2008
Marlyn Glen MSP : To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage acute bed occupancy has been in each hospital in NHS Tayside in each year since 2003.
Nicola Sturgeon : The percentage acute bed occupancy for hospitals in NHS Tayside is shown in the following table.
Table 1: Percentage Occupancy in Acute Specialites in NHS Tayside by Hospital1
|
Financial Year Ending |
||||||
|
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008P |
|
| NHS Tayside |
81.4 |
81.4 |
81.5 |
82.3 |
82.4 |
81.9 |
| Ninewells |
82.9 |
81.5 |
83.4 |
82.7 |
84.9 |
82.8 |
| Fernbrae Hospital2 |
x |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
.. |
| Ashludie Hospital3 |
91.9 |
90.8 |
76.2 |
x |
x |
x |
| Royal Victoria Hospital |
77.6 |
84.9 |
83.3 |
84.6 |
81.0 |
87.1 |
| Perth Royal Infirmary |
87.4 |
84.1 |
86.0 |
85.5 |
87.8 |
81.3 |
| St Margaret''s Hospital |
66.5 |
66.9 |
66.5 |
63.7 |
65.0 |
69.2 |
| Aberfeldy Community Hospital |
68.9 |
66.0 |
68.0 |
54.3 |
70.6 |
64.0 |
| Irvine Memorial Hospital |
54.1 |
51.4 |
48.0 |
53.2 |
54.9 |
59.6 |
| Blairgowrie Community Hospital |
83.0 |
82.1 |
85.7 |
80.6 |
81.5 |
79.0 |
| Beechgrove House4 |
83.9 |
49.7 |
x |
x |
x |
x |
| Arbroath Infirmary |
73.2 |
68.4 |
65.7 |
68.2 |
79.1 |
86.9 |
| Brechin Infirmary |
78.7 |
61.9 |
68.7 |
58.5 |
61.2 |
58.5 |
| Forfar Infirmary5 |
70.1 |
62.0 |
67.0 |
21.7 |
x |
x |
| Montrose Royal Infirmary |
82.6 |
100.0 |
82.5 |
73.4 |
60.2 |
59.8 |
| Stracathro 2 |
68.7 |
65.6 |
61.7 |
57.1 |
64.9 |
.. |
| Crieff Community Hospital |
74.0 |
75.8 |
72.8 |
72.5 |
84.9 |
74.2 |
| Whitehills Health and Community Centre6 |
x |
x |
x |
71.5 |
82.1 |
77.6 |
Source: ISD(S)1.
22 August 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded cases of Clostridium difficile there have been in (a) NHS Tayside and (b) Scotland in the latest available 12 month period, broken down into people aged (a) two to 44, (b) 45 to 64, (c) 65 to 74 and (d) 75 and over.
Nicola Sturgeon : Mandatory surveillance on the total number of cases of Clostridium difficile reported by NHS board was introduced in September 2006. This information is collected by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) and is published in quarterly reports on their website. HPS does not hold processed (i.e. de-duplicated) and reviewed data for patients below 65 years old. Data are not held by the requested age groups.
Information for NHS boards since September 2006, for patients over 65, is in the following table:
|
October 2006 - December 2006 |
January 2007 - March 2007 |
April 2007 - June 2007 |
July 2007 -September 2007 |
October 2007 - December 2007 |
January 2008 - March 2008 |
|
| Total number of cases in Scotland |
1,213 |
1,775 |
1,588 |
1,459 |
1,608 |
1,861 |
Since the beginning of the mandatory surveillance programme for Clostridium Difficile Associated Disease (CDAD) in Scotland started in October 2006, a total of 999 cases of CDAD have been reported in NHS Tayside in those aged 65 years and over.
During the past 12 months (from July 2007-June 2008), a total of 550 cases of CDAD have been reported.
All cases, except for those in the most recent quarter (from Apr 2008-June 2008) have been reviewed and confirmed by the local laboratories in NHS Tayside.
|
July 2007 " September 2007 |
October 2007 " December 2007 |
January 08 " March 2008 |
April 2008 " June 2008 |
|
| Cases of CDAD aged 65 and over |
131 |
135 |
139 |
145* |
Note: *Data not reviewed yet.
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many recorded cases of clostridium difficile there have been in NHS Tayside in each month since January 2008, broken down by (a) PCR ribotype and (b) recording hospital.
Nicola Sturgeon: Health Protection Scotland (HPS) collects information, by NHS board, on cases of c-diff and on PCR ribotyping. C-diff is identified in laboratories by testing for the presence of a toxin, and does not routinely require ribotyping. Ribotyping is currently only carried out in c-diff cases which meet certain national protocol criteria. Information on PCR ribotypes is therefore collected at a national level and is not broken down by NHS board.
The information requested on c.diff cases is published quarterly by HPS at
http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/haiic/newsdetail.aspx?id=160. Latest information on the number of cases of c-diff reported in NHS Tayside, since January 2008 year is provided in the following table. Information is not broken down by hospital.|
Jan 2008 - March 2008 |
|
| Total number of cases in Scotland |
1,861 |
| NHS Tayside |
139 |
Source: Health Protection Scotland.
7 August 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) employment, (b) unemployment and (c) further study or training rates were six months after graduation for graduates in (i) English, (ii) mathematics, (iii) science and (iv) psychology from Scottish institutions in the latest year for which information is available.
Fiona Hyslop : The statistics the member requested are shown in the following table.
Destination of Full-Time Higher Education Graduates from Scottish Institutions Six Months after Graduating by Subject Area: 2005-06
|
Total |
Study/Training |
Permanent Home Employment |
Temporary Home Employment |
Overseas Employment |
Believed Unemployed |
Other |
|
| Total |
5,835 |
1,865 |
2,260 |
670 |
175 |
350 |
510 |
| English |
825 |
280 |
270 |
110 |
40 |
40 |
80 |
| Mathematics |
420 |
125 |
180 |
55 |
5 |
25 |
35 |
| Science (Excluding Psychology and Mathematics) |
3,625 |
1,250 |
1,390 |
375 |
100 |
220 |
295 |
| Psychology |
965 |
215 |
425 |
135 |
25 |
70 |
100 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Scottish Funding Council (SFC).
Notes:
The overall response rate, including both HESA and SFC data, for the subject groups in the above table was 78%.
Figure have been rounded to the nearest five. 0, 1, 2 have been rounded to 0. Figures may not sum exactly to totals due to rounding.
Figures in this table have been weighted according to response rates by subject of study
Believed unemployed includes graduates from higher education institutions that are looking for employment, further study or training or are due to start a job in the next month plus graduates from further education colleges who have no arrangement for further study or employment.
Other destinations include those who are unable to work, looking after the home or family, taking time out in order to travel, or are not otherwise included under an alternative heading.
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many European language graduates from Scottish institutions had found employment in the (a) business services, (b) wholesale and retail, (c) manufacturing, (d) banking and finance and (e) transport and communications sector six months after graduation in the latest year for which information is available.
Fiona Hyslop : The statistics are presented in the following table.
Full-Time Higher Education Graduates Gaining Employment Six Months After Graduation from Scottish Institutions by Industry of Employer and Subject Studied (%): 2005-06
|
Total |
Banking and Finance |
Business Services |
Manufacturing |
Transport and Communication |
Wholesale and Retail |
Other Industry |
|
| Total |
100% |
21% |
29% |
15% |
18% |
5% |
12% |
| French |
100% |
24% |
28% |
17% |
16% |
5% |
10% |
| German |
100% |
24% |
24% |
16% |
18% |
3% |
16% |
| Spanish |
100% |
20% |
20% |
15% |
17% |
7% |
20% |
| Italian |
100% |
23% |
43% |
10% |
3% |
10% |
10% |
| Other European Language |
100% |
15% |
32% |
12% |
26% |
5% |
11% |
Source: Higher education Statistics Agency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).
Note: The overall response rate, including both HESA and SFC data, for the subject groups in the above table was 78%.
8 August 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many new applications have been received for a free central heating system in the DD postcode area in each of the last 12 months for which information is available and how many were considered to be eligible.
Stewart Maxwell: The number of applications received in the DD postcode area during each of the last twelve months, as notified by the Managing Agent, is shown in the following table.
| Period |
Applications Received |
Applications Taken Forward (Subject to Survey) |
| July 2007 |
136 |
108 |
| August 2007 |
119 |
104 |
| September 2007 |
93 |
82 |
| October 2007 |
139 |
127 |
| November 2007 |
130 |
108 |
| December 2007 |
67 |
55 |
| January 2008 |
115 |
94 |
| February 2008 |
112 |
83 |
| March 2008 |
121 |
88 |
| April 2008 |
124 |
97 |
| May 2008 |
126 |
95 |
| June 2008 |
73 |
19 |
| Total |
1,355 |
1,060 |
Note: An initial assessment on the application is made, normally by telephone, and those applications are recorded for a home survey visit. The information collected during the initial assessment is then confirmed during the survey stage in the applicant’s home.
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many free central heating systems were installed in the DD postcode area in the period from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008.
Stewart Maxwell : The managing agent has indicated that between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2008, a total of 892 central heating systems were installed in the DD postcode area.
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many free central heating installations have taken place in the DD postcode area since 1 April 2008.
Stewart Maxwell : The managing agent has indicated that between 1 April and 30 June 2008, a total of 147 central heating systems were installed in the DD postcode area.
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been on the waiting list for a free central heating system in the DD postcode area in each of the last 12 months for which information is available.
Stewart Maxwell : The number of applicants on the waiting list in the DD postcode area for each of the last 12 months, as notified by the managing agent, is shown in the following table.
|
Period |
Number of Applicants on Waiting List |
| July 2007 |
577 |
| August 2007 |
631 |
| September 2007 |
675 |
| October 2007 |
710 |
| November 2007 |
652 |
| December 2007 |
635 |
| January 2008 |
604 |
| February 2008 |
529 |
| March 2008 |
446 |
| April 2008 |
416 |
| May 2008 |
434 |
| June 2008 |
375 |
6 August 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected population of Dundee in 2018 is, broken down into (a) men aged 16 to 64 and (b) women aged 16 to 59.
John Swinney: The most recent, 2006-based, population projections show that the projected population of Dundee City in 2018 is 137,597 and that this includes (a) 41,138 men aged 16 to 64 and (b) 40,443 women aged 16 to 59.
4 August 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) employment, (b) unemployment and (c) further study or training rates were six months after graduation for graduates in (i) French, (ii) German, (iii) Spanish, (iv) Italian and (v) other European languages from Scottish institutions in the latest year for which information is available.
Fiona Hyslop : The statistics the member requested are shown in the following table.
Destination of Full-Time Higher Education Graduates from Scottish Institutions Six Months after Graduating by Subject Area (%): 2005-06
| Total | Study/Training | Permanent Home Employment | Temporary Home Employment | Overseas Employment | Believed Unemployed | Other | |
| Total | 100% | 21% | 29% | 15% | 18% | 5% | 12% |
| French | 100% | 24% | 28% | 17% | 16% | 5% | 10% |
| German | 100% | 24% | 24% | 16% | 18% | 3% | 16% |
| Spanish | 100% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 17% | 7% | 20% |
| Italian | 100% | 23% | 43% | 10% | 3% | 10% | 10% |
| Other European Language | 100% | 15% | 32% | 12% | 26% | 5% | 11% |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Scottish Funding Council (SFC).
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) employment, (b) unemployment and (c) further study or training rates were six months after graduation for graduates in (i) English, (ii) mathematics, (iii) science and (iv) psychology from Scottish institutions in the latest year for which information is available.
Fiona Hyslop : The statistics the member requested are shown in the following table.
Destination of Full-Time Higher Education Graduates from Scottish Institutions Six Months after Graduating by Subject Area: 2005-06
| Total | Study/Training | Permanent Home Employment | Temporary Home Employment | Overseas Employment | Believed Unemployed | Other | |
| Total | 5,835 | 1,865 | 2,260 | 670 | 175 | 350 | 510 |
| English | 825 | 280 | 270 | 110 | 40 | 40 | 80 |
| Mathematics | 420 | 125 | 180 | 55 | 5 | 25 | 35 |
| Science (Excluding Psychology and Mathematics) | 3,625 | 1,250 | 1,390 | 375 | 100 | 220 | 295 |
| Psychology | 965 | 215 | 425 | 135 | 25 | 70 | 100 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), Scottish Funding Council (SFC).
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many European language graduates from Scottish institutions had found employment in the (a) business services, (b) wholesale and retail, (c) manufacturing, (d) banking and finance and (e) transport and communications sector six months after graduation in the latest year for which information is available.
Fiona Hyslop : The statistics are presented in the following table.
Full-Time Higher Education Graduates Gaining Employment Six Months After Graduation from Scottish Institutions by Industry of Employer and Subject Studied (%): 2005-06
| Total | Banking and Finance | Business Services | Manufacturing | Transport and Communication | Wholesale and Retail | Other Industry | |
| Total | 100% | 21% | 29% | 15% | 18% | 5% | 12% |
| French | 100% | 24% | 28% | 17% | 16% | 5% | 10% |
| German | 100% | 24% | 24% | 16% | 18% | 3% | 16% |
| Spanish | 100% | 20% | 20% | 15% | 17% | 7% | 20% |
| Italian | 100% | 23% | 43% | 10% | 3% | 10% | 10% |
| Other European Language | 100% | 15% | 32% | 12% | 26% | 5% | 11% |
Source: Higher education Statistics Agency (HESA) and Scottish Funding Council (SFC).
29 July 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many epilepsy nurse specialists there are in (a) NHS Tayside and (b) Scotland, shown on a (i) whole-time equivalent and (ii) headcount basis.
Shona Robison : The requested information is as follows:
Epilepsy Nurse Specialists (as at 30 September 2007)
| NHS Tayside | Scotland | |
| Whole-Time Equivalent | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Head Count | 2 | 16 |
Source: Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland.
24 July 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what the core allocation to the Dundee Science Centre will be in each financial year to 2011-12, also expressed in real terms.
Fiona Hyslop : The core allocation for each of the years requested is given in the following table:
| Year | Core allocation £ million |
Value in real terms (at 2007-08 prices) £ million |
| 2008-09 | 0.2 | 0.194 |
| 2009-10 | 0.228 | 0.216 |
| 2010-11 | 0.26 | 0.24 |
1 July 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many businesses were located in Dundee in (a) 2000 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available.
Answered by Jim Mather : Data on the VAT-registered stock of businesses are released annually by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). The latest available data refers to the stock of VAT-registered businesses in Scotland at the beginning of 2007. These figures are consistent with the VAT registration and de-registration data published by BERR.
The following table shows the VAT stock of businesses (start of year) in Dundee City local authority in 2000 and 2007:
|
Local Authority |
2000 |
2007 |
| Dundee City |
2,290 |
2,495 |
| Scotland |
125,935 |
136,890 |
Source: BERR.
Note: These figures do not account for all business activity as only companies with a turnover above the VAT threshold are required to register.
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many VAT registrations there have been in Dundee in each of the last three years for which figures are available, also expressed as a rate per 1,000 of the population aged 16 and above.
Answered by Jim Mather : Data on the number of VAT registrations are released annually by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). The latest available data refers to all VAT registrations taking place in Scotland in 2006.
The following table shows the number of VAT registrations and the rate per 1,000 resident population (aged 16+) in Dundee City local authority from 2004 to 2006:
|
Local Authority |
VAT Registrations |
VAT Registrations (Rate per 1,000 Population) |
||||
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
| Dundee City |
265 |
255 |
225 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
| Scotland |
11,980 |
11,665 |
11,825 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
17 June 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many employers with over 250 employees were registered in (a) Dundee and (b) Tayside with SHAW (Scotland's Health at Work) in each of the last three years for which information is available and, of these, how many received (i) bronze, (ii) silver and (iii) gold awards.
Answered by Shona Robison : The following table gives the number of organisations in Dundee and Tayside with more than 250 employees registered with the Scotland’s Health at Work (SHAW) Award scheme. There are no details held centrally of numbers in this category achieving an Award.
Number of Organisations Registered with SHAW
|
Year |
Dundee |
Tayside |
| 2004-05 |
3 |
43 |
| 2005-06 |
7 |
49 |
| 2006-07 |
8 |
52 |
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many small and medium enterprises were registered in (a) Dundee and (b) Tayside with SHAW (Scotland's Health at Work) in each of the last three years for which information is available and, of these, how many received (i) bronze, (ii) silver and (iii) gold awards.
Answered by Shona Robison : The following table gives the number of organisations with less than 250 employees registered with the Scotland’s Health At Work (SHAW) Award scheme. There are no details held centrally of numbers in this category achieving an award.
|
Year |
Dundee |
Tayside |
| 2004-05 |
21 |
108 |
| 2005-06 |
41 |
138 |
| 2006-07 |
48 |
157 |
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive how many organisations were registered in (a) Dundee and (b) Tayside with SHAW (Scotland's Health at Work) in each of the last three years for which information is available and, of these, how many received (i) bronze, (ii) silver and (iii) gold awards.
Answered by Shona Robison: The following table records the number of organisations registered for SHAW for the period 2004-07.
|
Year |
Dundee |
Tayside |
| 2004-05 |
24 |
151 |
| 2005-06 |
48 |
187 |
| 2006-07 |
56 |
209 |
The following table records the awards presented in Tayside for the period 2004-07.
|
Year |
Bronze |
Silver |
Gold |
| 2004-05 |
30 |
1 |
0 |
| 2005-06 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
| 2006-07 |
21 |
16 |
3 |
17 June 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of three to five-year-olds were registered with an NHS dentist in each of the last three years for which information is available, broken down by community health partnership.
Answered by Shona Robison: The information requested is not available prior to March 2007 for all community health partnership areas. The tables present information as at March, June, September and December 2007. They do not represent the percentages of people in each Community Health Partnership who are registered. Registrations (numerator) are based on the postcode of the practice where the patient has registered with a general dental practitioner. The population (denominator) is based on where the patient resides, in this case the Community Health Partnership. In some cases, the number of registrations may exceed the actual number of "people" in the chosen population.
Percentage of Three to Five-Year-Olds Registered with an NHS Dentist; by Community Health Partnership
|
Community Health Partnership |
March 2007 % |
June 2007 % |
September 2007 % |
December 2007 % |
| East Ayrshire Community Health Partnership |
59.4 |
58.9 |
60.3 |
61.9 |
| North Ayrshire Community Health Partnership |
66.0 |
67.6 |
70.4 |
72.4 |
| South Ayrshire Community Health Partnership |
91.9 |
91.9 |
96.0 |
99.2 |
| Scottish Borders Community Health and Care Partnership |
58.8 |
58.0 |
58.6 |
61.2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Community Health Partnership |
66.3 |
69.3 |
73.2 |
76.5 |
| Dunfermline and West Fife Community Health Partnership |
55.8 |
55.2 |
56.8 |
56.2 |
| Glenrothes and North East Fife Community Health Partnership |
52.6 |
52.8 |
54.2 |
55.9 |
| Kirkcaldy and Levenmouth Community Health Partnership |
82.6 |
83.6 |
86.8 |
91.4 |
| Clackmannanshire Community Health Partnership |
64.0 |
63.3 |
64.7 |
69.3 |
| Falkirk Community Health Partnership |
66.3 |
68.3 |
71.4 |
74.7 |
| Stirling Community Health Partnership |
69.0 |
70.5 |
73.5 |
73.7 |
| Aberdeen City Community Health Partnership |
65.6 |
67.1 |
69.3 |
70.2 |
| Aberdeenshire Community Health Partnership |
57.1 |
56.1 |
58.6 |
59.3 |
| Moray Community Health and Social Care Partnership |
49.6 |
48.8 |
49.8 |
49.4 |
| East Dunbartonshire Community Health Partnership |
74.6 |
74.8 |
78.3 |
79.9 |
| East Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership |
76.2 |
77.2 |
80.8 |
84.1 |
| East Renfrewshire Community Health and Care Partnership |
78.3 |
78.7 |
80.9 |
82.2 |
| Inverclyde Community Health Partnership |
74.5 |
77.7 |
80.8 |
85.4 |
| North Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership |
53.3 |
54.5 |
56.8 |
61.0 |
| Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership |
67.9 |
69.3 |
72.5 |
74.2 |
| South East Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership |
84.9 |
86.7 |
90.5 |
93.8 |
| South West Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership |
65.4 |
66.0 |
69.3 |
71.3 |
| West Dunbartonshire Community Health Partnership |
70.3 |
71.9 |
75.4 |
77.5 |
| West Glasgow Community Health and Care Partnership1 |
101.7 |
103.1 |
109.1 |
112.3 |
| Argyll and Bute Community Health Partnership |
61.5 |
62.3 |
64.7 |
65.9 |
| Mid Highland Community Health Partnership |
44.6 |
42.8 |
40.3 |
39.8 |
| North Highland Community Health Partnership |
36.7 |
32.6 |
32.1 |
32.0 |
| South East Highland Community Health Partnership1 |
80.1 |
87.6 |
101.0 |
106.9 |
| North Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership |
67.3 |
68.4 |
70.4 |
72.2 |
| South Lanarkshire Community Health Partnership |
70.0 |
70.3 |
73.7 |
75.6 |
| East Lothian Community Health Partnership |
75.3 |
75.3 |
76.8 |
76.4 |
| Midlothian Community Health Partnership |
65.6 |
64.3 |
66.6 |
66.5 |
| West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership |
73.8 |
74.2 |
78.3 |
81.1 |
| Orkney Community Health Partnership |
38.6 |
44.4 |
52.0 |
53.3 |
| Shetland Community Health Partnership |
60.3 |
58.5 |
65.0 |
69.4 |
| Angus Community Health Partnership |
70.5 |
69.0 |
68.6 |
67.4 |
| Dundee Community Health Partnership |
84.0 |
85.8 |
92.1 |
93.5 |
| Perth and Kinross Community Health Partnership |
68.4 |
69.6 |
71.7 |
71.1 |
| Western Isles Community Health Partnership |
39.1 |
45.7 |
48.6 |
52.6 |
| Edinburgh Community Health Partnership |
79.3 |
80.6 |
83.9 |
86.3 |
Source: ISD Scotland.
Note: Registrations (numerator) are based on the postcode of the practice where the patient has registered with a general dental practitioner as opposed to the postcode of the patient. The population (denominator) is based on where the patient resides, in this case the Community Health Partnership. In some cases, the number of registrations may exceed the actual number of "people" in the chosen population.
17 June 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-13563 by Stewart Maxwell on 4 June 2008, what figures were used for the cost of building council houses of various sizes in determining that £25 million would be spent on an incentive package to build new council houses over the next three years.
Answered by Stewart Maxwell : The provision of £25 million by the Scottish Government does not presuppose the construction of homes of a particular size or type. The Scottish Government has provided these funds as an encouragement to local authorities in the use of their own resources to fund new homes, and is currently discussing with COSLA the principles that will apply to the disbursement of these funds.
Drug Misuse
3 June 2008
Marlyn Glen : To ask the Scottish Executive what the numbers were of those prosecuted for being found in possession of drugs and in possession of drugs with intent to supply in (a) Dundee and (b) Tayside in each of the last three years.
Fergus Ewing: The information for the last three years available is given in the following table.
Persons Prosecuted in Scottish Courts for Drugs Possession Offences, for Dundee City and Tayside Police Force Area, 2003-04 -2005-06
|
|
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
|
Dundee City |
|
|
|
|
Supply and possession with intent to supply drugs |
38 |
45 |
42 |
|
Possession of drugs |
263 |
234 |
243 |
|
Total |
301 |
279 |
285 |
|
Tayside police force area |
|
|
|
|
Supply and possession with intent to supply drugs |
150 |
168 |
163 |
|
Possession of drugs |
503 |
415 |
383 |
|
Total |
653 |
583 |
546 |