- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much, and by what percentage, each NHS board budget increased in each year from 1999-2000 to 2004-05 (a) in total and (b) per capita and what each board’s average annual increase was over that timescale.
Answer
The information requested isgiven in NHS Boards’ Budget Increases 1999-00 to 2004-05 tables available inthe Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 43249).
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 25 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times are for residential (a) drug and (b) alcohol detoxification treatment in each NHS board.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S3W-1465 answered on 19 July 2007. Please note that parliamentaryquestion S3W-1465 asked about ‘residential rehabilitation services’ rather than“residential detoxification treatment”. Data on both these options are collatedin the Waiting Times Information Framework.
All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 25 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug-related deaths there have been in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board area and expressed per 100,000 head of population.
Answer
The following figures werecompiled by the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS). The figures areexpressed as number of drug-related deaths and the rate per 100,000 head of population.
Drug-RelatedDeaths1 in Scotland, Numbers and Rates NHS Board Area,2001-2005
Number ofDrug Deaths
| NHS Board area | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Scotland | 332 | 382 | 317 | 356 | 336 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 35 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 15 |
| Borders | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Fife | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Forth Valley | 9 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| Grampian | 46 | 47 | 37 | 39 | 23 |
| Greater Glasgow and Clyde2 | 117 | 152 | 131 | 151 | 111 |
| Highland2 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Lanarkshire | 24 | 37 | 25 | 33 | 40 |
| Lothian | 54 | 39 | 40 | 36 | 57 |
| Orkney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shetland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tayside | 19 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 26 |
| Western Isles | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rate Per100,000 Population
| NHS Board area | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Scotland | 6.6 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.6 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 9.5 | 9.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| Borders | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 6.4 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Fife | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| Forth Valley | 3.2 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| Grampian | 8.7 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 4.4 |
| Greater Glasgow and Clyde2 | 9.8 | 12.7 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 9.3 |
| Highland2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Lanarkshire | 4.3 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 7.2 |
| Lothian | 6.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 7.2 |
| Orkney | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Shetland | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| Tayside | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Western Isles | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
Notes:
1 Alldeaths coded to ICD10 codes: F11-F16, F19: Deaths coded to ICD10 codes X40-X44,X60-X64, X85, Y10-Y14, where a drug listed under the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971)was known to be present in the body at the time of death.
2 New NHSBoard areas including parts of former Argyll and Clyde.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average suicide rate was per capita in the top 10 council wards with the worst levels of deprivation, as defined by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, in each year since 1999.
Answer
The information requested isnot available. The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation has not been producedat ward level.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been carried out of the potential impact on the Scottish economy if proposals by the UK Government to reduce rail services on the east coast mainline proceed.
Answer
The information requested isshown in the following tables.
Percentage ofFemale Police Officers in Each Police Force as a Percentage of Total Staff
| All Ranks | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 14.5 | 19.7 | 17.4 | 18.4 |
| 2002-03 | 16.8 | 19.5 | 18.4 | 19.2 |
| 2003-04 | 18.3 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 21.6 |
| 2004-05 | 20.3 | 20.9 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
| 2005-06 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 20.9 | 21.9 |
| 2006-07 | 22.8 | 23.8 | 22.0 | 22.8 |
| All Ranks | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 17.8 | 20.4 | 17.8 |
| 2002-03 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 20.8 | 18.7 |
| 2003-04 | 18.2 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 21.1 | 19.7 |
| 2004-05 | 19.2 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 20.8 |
| 2005-06 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 22.2 | 23.7 | 21.7 |
| 2006-07 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 23.0 | 24.3 | 22.7 |
| Constable | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 17.1 | 23.7 | 21.2 | 22.1 |
| 2002-03 | 20.3 | 24.0 | 21.9 | 22.3 |
| 2003-04 | 21.6 | 25.5 | 23.5 | 24.9 |
| 2004-05 | 23.5 | 24.8 | 23.9 | 25.0 |
| 2005-06 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 24.3 | 25.4 |
| 2006-07 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 25.6 | 26.4 |
| Constable | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 23.9 | 20.9 |
| 2002-03 | 20.5 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 24.4 | 21.8 |
| 2003-04 | 20.7 | 24.0 | 22.7 | 24.5 | 22.8 |
| 2004-05 | 21.7 | 25.5 | 24.0 | 26.1 | 23.9 |
| 2005-06 | 22.6 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 27.5 | 24.9 |
| 2006-07 | 23.6 | 26.4 | 26.0 | 27.9 | 25.9 |
| Sergeant | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 10.9 |
| 2002-03 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 13.9 |
| 2003-04 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 15.1 |
| 2004-05 | 12.2 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 14.5 |
| 2005-06 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 12.7 | 15.5 |
| 2006-07 | 9.6 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 15.4 |
| Sergeant | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
| 2002-03 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 9.1 |
| 2003-04 | 11.3 | 7.8 | 11.2 | 8.6 | 10.6 |
| 2004-05 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 11.9 |
| 2005-06 | 13.5 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 8.2 | 12.7 |
| 2006-07 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 15.5 | 10.0 | 14.0 |
| Inspector | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 2002-03 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.8 |
| 2003-04 | 11.1 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 9.3 |
| 2004-05 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
| 2005-06 | 7.1 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 9.8 |
| 2006-07 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 6.3 | 11.8 |
| Inspector | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
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| 2001-02 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| 2002-03 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| 2003-04 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 7.7 |
| 2004-05 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 |
| 2005-06 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| 2006-07 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 10.0 |
| Chief Inspector | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| 2002-03 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| 2003-04 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| 2004-05 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| 2005-06 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| 2006-07 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 |
| Chief Inspector | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 6.7 |
| 2002-03 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 15.0 | 5.9 |
| 2003-04 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 15.8 | 5.6 |
| 2004-05 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 20.0 | 7.3 |
| 2005-06 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 21.1 | 8.8 |
| 2006-07 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 22.2 | 9.5 |
| Superintendent | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| 2002-03 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 |
| 2003-04 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| 2004-05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| 2005-06 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006-07 | 9.1 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Superintendent | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 4.9 |
| 2002-03 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 14.3 | 5.1 |
| 2003-04 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 14.3 | 6.2 |
| 2004-05 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 12.5 | 6.4 |
| 2005-06 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 13.3 | 7.2 |
| 2006-07 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 14.3 | 8.9 |
| ACPOS | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002-03 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2003-04 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2004-05 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005-06 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 |
| 2006-07 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 |
| ACPOS | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| 2002-03 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| 2003-04 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| 2004-05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| 2005-06 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 10.7 |
| 2006-07 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 |
Percentage ofEthnic Minority Female Police Officers in Each Police Force as a Percentage of TotalStaff
| All Ranks | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.32 | 0.39 |
| 2002-03 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.53 | 0.31 |
| 2003-04 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.41 | 0.23 |
| 2004-05 | 0.49 | 0.21 | 0.60 | 0.36 |
| 2005-06 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.36 |
| 2006-07 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.78 |
| All Ranks | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 0.78 | 0.29 | 0.76 | 0.34 | 0.61 |
| 2002-03 | 0.85 | 0.29 | 0.78 | 0.42 | 0.64 |
| 2003-04 | 1.07 | 0.29 | 1.80 | 0.51 | 1.17 |
| 2004-05 | 1.12 | 0.28 | 1.67 | 0.42 | 1.14 |
| 2005-06 | 1.32 | 0.28 | 1.61 | 0.42 | 1.14 |
| 2006-07 | 1.51 | 0.28 | 1.72 | 0.60 | 1.28 |
| Constable | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.41 | 0.53 |
| 2002-03 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.67 | 0.42 |
| 2003-04 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.52 | 0.31 |
| 2004-05 | 0.65 | 0.28 | 0.78 | 0.48 |
| 2005-06 | 0.62 | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.50 |
| 2006-07 | 0.64 | 0.27 | 0.61 | 1.07 |
| Constable | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 0.85 | 0.40 | 0.94 | 0.43 | 0.74 |
| 2002-03 | 0.90 | 0.38 | 0.94 | 0.53 | 0.76 |
| 2003-04 | 1.11 | 0.39 | 2.05 | 0.66 | 1.34 |
| 2004-05 | 1.13 | 0.38 | 2.00 | 0.54 | 1.35 |
| 2005-06 | 1.40 | 0.39 | 1.89 | 0.54 | 1.34 |
| 2006-07 | 1.61 | 0.37 | 2.01 | 0.76 | 1.49 |
| Sergeant | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 0.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2003-04 | 0.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2004-05 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2005-06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2006-07 | 0.00 | 1.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sergeant | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
| 2002-03 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.28 |
| 2003-04 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 0.68 |
| 2004-05 | 1.04 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| 2005-06 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 0.56 |
| 2006-07 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 1.07 | 0.00 | 0.66 |
| Inspector | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2003-04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2004-05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2005-06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2006-07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Inspector | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| 2002-03 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| 2003-04 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 0.00 | 0.59 |
| 2004-05 | 1.31 | 0.00 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 0.56 |
| 2005-06 | 1.27 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.32 |
| 2006-07 | 1.97 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
| Chief Inspector | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2003-04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2004-05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2005-06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2006-07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Chief Inspector | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 2.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.45 |
| 2002-03 | 2.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
| 2003-04 | 2.13 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.81 |
| 2004-05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2005-06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.93 | 0.00 | 0.38 |
| 2006-07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.37 |
| Superintendent | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2003-04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2004-05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2005-06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2006-07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Superintendent | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2003-04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2004-05 | 2.63 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.45 |
| 2005-06 | 2.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.45 |
| 2006-07 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.89 |
| ACPOS | Central | Dumfries and Galloway | Fife | Grampian |
| 2001-02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2003-04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2004-05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2005-06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2006-07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| ACPOS | Lothian and Borders | Northern | Strathclyde | Tayside | Scotland |
| 2001-02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2002-03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2003-04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2004-05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2005-06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2006-07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the social work expenditure on care of elderly people was in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority and expressed also per head of population.
Answer
Net expenditure figures areprovided from 2002-03 onwards. Expenditure figures prior to 2002-03 are notcomparable. The information requested is given in the following table:
Net expenditure1per Local Authority on Older People
| | 2002-033 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
| | £000s | £ per head2 | £000s | £ per head2 | £000s | £ per head2 | £000s | £ per head2 |
| Scotland | 769,997 | 947.25 | 853,185 | 1,041.66 | 914,005 | 1,105.80 | 952,543 | 1,143.38 |
| Aberdeen City | 29,626 | 915.15 | 35,832 | 1,108.18 | 37,296 | 1,155.64 | 42,303 | 1,310.18 |
| Aberdeenshire | 29,285 | 886.24 | 34,991 | 1,032.06 | 37,762 | 1,080.43 | 39,751 | 1,106.81 |
| Angus | 20,944 | 1,059.70 | 22,729 | 1,138.33 | 24,110 | 1,192.91 | 24,705 | 1,204.89 |
| Argyll and Bute | 16,885 | 987.83 | 17,514 | 1,007.13 | 18,447 | 1,042.32 | 19,562 | 1,089.81 |
| Clackmannanshire | 5,710 | 807.75 | 6,415 | 891.96 | 7,225 | 988.10 | 7,515 | 1,018.15 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 22,326 | 770.74 | 26,047 | 886.71 | 28,322 | 949.16 | 28,451 | 939.10 |
| Dundee City | 23,606 | 915.71 | 26,236 | 1,016.98 | 29,933 | 1,163.08 | 29,709 | 1,158.34 |
| East Ayrshire | 18,057 | 925.72 | 20,544 | 1,049.50 | 21,272 | 1,081.11 | 21,991 | 1,110.15 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 9,769 | 563.74 | 12,839 | 723.28 | 12,222 | 678.13 | 12,958 | 708.01 |
| East Lothian | 13,582 | 863.99 | 15,819 | 990.11 | 18,400 | 1,143.28 | 18,627 | 1,149.18 |
| East Renfrewshire | 12,416 | 866.68 | 13,042 | 889.21 | 11,621 | 783.98 | 13,092 | 873.44 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 56,934 | 824.28 | 70,890 | 1,027.33 | 78,487 | 1,139.09 | 89,475 | 1,303.41 |
| Eilean Siar | 8,379 | 1,597.22 | 9,307 | 1,768.05 | 9,263 | 1,754.69 | 12,053 | 2,252.90 |
| Falkirk | 22,266 | 982.79 | 23,647 | 1,036.69 | 24,997 | 1,078.11 | 25,627 | 1,095.45 |
| Fife | 54,532 | 945.75 | 61,818 | 1,064.85 | 61,857 | 1,054.68 | 62,561 | 1,056.27 |
| Glasgow City | 102,876 | 1,148.73 | 93,694 | 1,061.54 | 105,453 | 1,211.32 | 99,194 | 1,156.79 |
| Highland | 36,745 | 1,042.35 | 39,404 | 1,095.29 | 42,364 | 1,157.14 | 49,534 | 1,321.61 |
| Inverclyde | 14,315 | 1,024.18 | 16,324 | 1,162.60 | 16,088 | 1,149.55 | 17,449 | 1,243.16 |
| Midlothian | 10,045 | 819.93 | 12,201 | 995.67 | 12,929 | 1,038.47 | 13,153 | 1,048.55 |
| Moray | 11,458 | 796.41 | 13,705 | 939.21 | 15,144 | 1,014.40 | 16,524 | 1,091.05 |
| North Ayrshire | 18,102 | 812.51 | 21,459 | 944.08 | 23,739 | 1,031.41 | 27,236 | 1,163.78 |
| North Lanarkshire | 56,803 | 1,262.01 | 55,829 | 1,225.61 | 61,287 | 1,329.38 | 59,686 | 1,275.78 |
| Orkney Islands | 4,166 | 1,275.18 | 5,094 | 1,521.96 | 5,431 | 1,588.94 | 6,353 | 1,796.15 |
| Perth and Kinross | 22,099 | 868.13 | 26,407 | 1,023.21 | 27,336 | 1,036.51 | 27,730 | 1,035.01 |
| Renfrewshire | 23,856 | 889.12 | 25,874 | 962.14 | 27,482 | 1,014.96 | 26,494 | 976.02 |
| Scottish Borders | 15,980 | 784.83 | 18,923 | 918.99 | 19,968 | 951.54 | 23,075 | 1,089.52 |
| Shetland Islands | 4,847 | 1,542.16 | 5,678 | 1,781.05 | 5,912 | 1,826.38 | 7,732 | 2,324.71 |
| South Ayrshire | 19,848 | 913.18 | 25,604 | 1,167.48 | 26,563 | 1,202.00 | 26,099 | 1,166.96 |
| South Lanarkshire | 45,319 | 972.80 | 50,279 | 1,064.65 | 53,951 | 1,121.99 | 56,771 | 1,167.41 |
| Stirling | 11,163 | 813.99 | 14,246 | 1,035.70 | 15,120 | 1,082.86 | 14,245 | 1,006.86 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 13,582 | 922.69 | 12,993 | 885.81 | 14,519 | 987.22 | 12,889 | 880.28 |
| West Lothian | 15,766 | 840.81 | 17,801 | 927.67 | 19,505 | 985.25 | 19,999 | 986.19 |
Source: As reported on theLocal Finance Return (LFR3) for Social Work.
Notes:
1 Net expenditure isexpenditure to be financed from grants, non-domestic rates, council taxes andbalances.
2 All per head figures arebased on mid year estimates for Scotland population aged 65 years plus.
3 From 2002-03, expenditurefigures include items such as home care, equipment and adaptations, communityalarms, lunch clubs and meals on wheels. It also includes free personal carefrom 1 July 2002.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people with a registered disability it has employed in each year since 1999, broken down by grade and expressed also as a percentage of total staff numbers.
Answer
The following percentages ofself-declaration forms were received from disabled Scottish Executiveemployees:
| Payband | | Apr-99 | Apr-2000 | Apr-01 | Apr-02 | Apr-03 | Apr-04 | Apr-05 | Apr-06 | Apr-07 |
| SCS & non assimilated | % disabled | * | * | * | * | * | * | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3.1% |
| no. disabled | * | * | * | * | * | * | 7 | 12 | 12 |
| C | % disabled | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.0% |
| no. disabled | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 22 |
| B | % disabled | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| no. disabled | 43 | 49 | 54 | 66 | 71 | 92 | 121 | 120 | 120 |
| A | % disabled | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 5.9% |
| no. disabled | 94 | 96 | 96 | 113 | 118 | 145 | 154 | 150 | 136 |
Note:*Information cannot be provided where the numbers involved are fewer than 5 andcould lead to the individuals being identified.
In line with its DiversityStrategy and Diversity Delivery Plan, the Scottish Executive is committed tobeing an organisation that values the contribution of each member of staff andreflects the communities it serves.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental practices have ceased providing NHS dental services in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Theinformation requested is provided in the following table.
Numberof Practices that Ceased Providing NHS General Dental Services1,2 inthe Years Ending 31 March 2000-2007
| NHS Board Area | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| Scotland | 14 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 40 | 28 | 39 |
| Argyll and Clyde | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | x |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Borders | - | | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Fife | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Forth Valley | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Grampian | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Greater Glasgow | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | x |
| Greater Glasgow and Clyde3 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 6 |
| Highland | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | x |
| Highland3 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1 |
| Lanarkshire | 1 | | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Lothian | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Orkney | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Shetland | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Tayside | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Western Isles | 1 | | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Source: DAS (ManagementInformation & Dental Accounting System).
Notes:
- no data.
x notapplicable.
1.Some practices may cease providing NHS general dentalservices permanently, while some may do so only temporarily. Some practices mayclose and re-open in another location.
2.The number ofpractices with at least one dentist providing NHS general dental services on 1April of the year in question but not on the 31 March the following year.
3.The dissolution of NHS Argyll and Clyde tookeffect from 1 April 2006. From this date, dental practices from NHS Argyll andClyde are included in figures for NHS Highland and NHS Greater Glasgow andClyde.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many clinical psychologists have been employed in child and adolescent mental health teams in each NHS board area in each year since 2002.
Answer
The information requested isnot available centrally. However information on clinical staff employed inChild and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in NHS Scotland in 2005 canbe found in Workforce Planning for Specialist Child and Adolescent MentalHealth Services in NHS Scotland, Characteristics of the Specialist CAMHSWorkforce at 31 May 2005 Report, which can be found at the following address:
www.isdscotland.org\isd\files\CAMHS05.pdf.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of computer misuse there have been in each of its departments since 1999, broken down by category of misuse, and how many of these cases resulted in disciplinary action.
Answer
Since 1999 and until May2007 there have been 178 recorded breaches of the Scottish Executive IT Code ofConduct in core departments by Scottish Executive staff. There have been nocases of misuse recorded since May 2007. The recorded breaches are broken downby department as follows:
| Development | 20 |
| Education | 15 |
| Environment and Rural Affairs | 39 |
| Enterprise Tourism and Lifelong Learning | 26 |
| Finance and Central Services | 17 |
| Health | 12 |
| Justice | 22 |
| Office of the Permanent Secretary | 27 |
| Total | 178 |
There is a range ofdisciplinary penalties which the Scottish Executive can impose depending uponthe seriousness of the breach. Disciplinary action was taken in each of thesecases.
