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This level ofdetail is not held centrally. However, from information to hand I can confirmthat in the region of 7% of the NHSScotland staff covered by Agenda for Changedo not match to existing job profiles and therefore require to fill out a jobanalysis questionnaire as part of the assimilation process.

This is not somethingon which work has been undertaken centrally. The Agenda for Change system was agreedin partnership at a UK level between NHS employers, trades unionsand professional organisations and the UKhealth departments. All sides recognise the benefits of the new system and it isfor NHS boards and staff-side representatives working in partnership locally toensure that the implementation process is as quick and efficient as possible withoutsacrificing the integrity of the system.

The maximum finefor those convicted of selling tobacco to underage customers shall not exceedlevel 4 on the standard scale which currently equates to £2,500.

Proceedings wereraised against six people for making underage tobacco sales between 2000 and2005-06, one of whom was admonished. The fine levels imposed averaged £188,with a range from £75 to £300.

This level of detailis not held centrally. However, from information to hand I can confirm that in theregion of 7% of the NHSScotland staff covered by Agenda for Change do not matchto existing job profiles and therefore require to fill out a job analysis questionnaireas part of the assimilation process.

The available informationis given in the following table. No breakdown of these figures into prosecutionsof retailers and licensees is available from the data held centrally.

Persons with aCharge Proved in Scottish Courts for Selling Tobacco to Persons Under 16¹,by Approximate Local Authority Area², 2000-01 to 2005-06

Local Authority	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2005-06
Aberdeenshire	-	-	-	1	-
East Lothian	-	-	-	-	1
Edinburgh, City of	-	-	-	2	-
North Lanarkshire	-	1	-	-	-
West Lothian	-	-	-	-	1
Scotland	-	1	-	3	2

Notes:

1. Where main offence.

2. Incorporates anapproximate mapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriff courtswill deal with cases from more than one local authority area. Some local authorityareas, including East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Midlothian and North Ayrshire, do not contain a sheriffcourt.

More recent informationavailable from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service shows that in 2006-07a total of 11 people were subject to court proceedings in respect of illegal salesof tobacco.

The available informationis given in the following table. No breakdown of these figures into prosecutionsof retailers and licensees is available from the data held centrally.

Persons ProceededAgainst in Scottish Courts for Selling Tobacco to Persons Under 16¹,by Approximate Local Authority Area², 2000-01 to 2005-06

Local Authority	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2005-06
Aberdeenshire	-	-	-	1	-
East Lothian	-	-	-	-	1
Edinburgh, City of	-	-	-	2	-
North Lanarkshire	-	1	-	-	-
West Lothian	-	-	-	-	1
Scotland	-	1	-	3	2

Notes:

1. Where main offence.

2. Incorporates anapproximate mapping of sheriff courts into local authority areas. Some sheriff courtswill deal with cases from more than one local authority area. Some local authorityareas, including East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Midlothian and North Ayrshire, do not contain a sheriffcourt.

More recent informationavailable from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service shows that in 2006-07a total of 11 people were subject to court proceedings in respect of illegal salesof tobacco.

The Procurator Fiscalis responsible for investigating all sudden, suspicious, unexplained, unexpectedor accidental deaths and will consider, based on all the facts and circumstances,whether a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is necessary.

Current legislationprovides for mandatory fatal accident inquiries in respect of deaths whichoccur in the course of employment or in legal custody, and for discretionary FAIswhere it appears to the Lord Advocate to be in the public interest to hold suchan inquiry. A full investigation by the Procurator Fiscal will precede an FAI.

FAIs are held in public.The sheriff who presides over the FAI makes a determination, on the facts and circumstancesof the case at the conclusion of the FAI and may issue recommendations which arenot currently legally enforceable.

The Scottish Governmentmaintains a public database of FAI determinations.

eTourism Ltd,trading as visitscotland.com, was established in 2002 as a Public Privatepartnership joint venture company, with total funding of £7.5 million beingprovided by its shareholders including VisitScotland. One quarter of thefunding, or £1.875 million, was provided by the Scottish Government throughVisitScotland as an interest bearing loan, on the condition that it will berepaid when visitscotland.com is trading profitably. No other public funds havebeen provided to visitscotland.com since then.

The Scottish Government believes that palliative care should be available to anyone suffering from any life threatening progressive condition from the time of diagnosis onwards and expects NHS boards to ensure people''s needs are met through a range of services including hospice care. The Gold Standards Framework (Scotland) is being used by GP practices throughout Scotland to improve the care of individuals requiring palliative care in the community. Managed clinical networks, which provide a co-ordinated approach involving the NHS, patient groups, social work, voluntary organisations and other key partners are also being promoted. Funding arrangements for specialist palliative care provided by independent voluntary hospices in Scotland are set out in HDL (2003)18 which is titled - Funding of Specialist Palliative Care Provided by Independent Voluntary Hospices in Scotland, and is available from the following link:

http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd/mels/HDL2003_18.pdf.