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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S2W-15938

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 22 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many days it lost to stress-related illness compared to the Scottish average for public sector workers in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, (c) 2001, (d) 2002, (e) 2003 and (f) 2004.

The number of sick absencedays reported by staff in the Scottish Executive since 1999 due to stressrelated illness is provided in the following table.

There is no comparable data for the public sector held centrally. The Scottish Executive’s statisticsrelated to the public sector are calculated using the Labour Force Survey,which is carried out by the Office forNational Statistics (ONS). This survey doesnot include a specific question about the reasons for absence from work andtherefore any information on stress related illness from the survey is not comparable.

Calendar Year	Total Sick Days Due To Stress	Average Sick Days Per Person Due To Stress
1999	2,462	0.6
2000	2,375	0.6
2001	2,102	0.5
2002	3,571	0.8
2003	3,264	0.7
2004	2,924	0.6

Question reference: S2W-15944

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 22 April 2005

It is only possible to providecentrally held information in relation to the cost of ministerial receptions. Thecentrally held information (which is the vast majority of information held on thissubject) is set out in the following table.

Financial Year	£000
July 1999-2000	17
2000-01	75
2001-02	64
2002-03	55
2003-04	48
To Dec 2004	75*

Note: *This included £13,000for the reception for the opening of the new Scottish Parliament building.

Question reference: S2W-15953

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of hosting and organising consultation events in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, (c) 2001, (d) 2002, (e) 2003 and (f) 2004, broken down into (i) cost of officials' time expressed as a cash figure, (ii) cost of materials such as presentational aids and (iii) any other relevant costs.

Question reference: S2W-15950

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 April 2005

The overall number of consultationscarried out by the Scottish Executive is as follows:

Year	Number of Consultations
1999	92 (since devolution)
2000	140
2001	164
2002	164
2003	161
2004	178

Question reference: S2W-15795

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Colin Boyd on 21 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many outstanding apprehension warrants relating to violent offenders there were in each police force area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S2W-15931

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 21 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how it is evaluating the success of the Joint Futures initiative in each local authority area.

The Scottish Executive formally assesses progress on Joint Future through the annual Joint Performance Information and Assessment Framework. This covers delivery on the four National Outcomes through Local Improvement Targets, on Single Shared Assessment, and on key underpinning developments such as joint resourcing and access to resources.

In addition to the formal assessment, I am undertaking a series of joint visits with the President of COSLA to establish progress on joint working and reinforce the importance of better outcomes for people who use services and their carers.

In 2006-07, we plan to evaluate formally the impact of the Joint Future initiative.

Question reference: S2W-15932

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 21 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how NHS boards measure whether the allocation of specialist equipment specifically for disabled children is needs-led.

Question reference: S2W-15930

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 21 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the reasons are for any lack of equitable provision of specialist equipment for disabled people, in particular for children with complex needs, broken down by local authority area.

It is for each board and local authority to decide how best to apportion the resources available so as to best meet the needs of the whole population within its area of responsibility.

The Executive has commissioned NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) to look at possible options for redesign of the NHS wheelchair service in Scotland. The review will identify the needs of all people using the service and make recommendations in consultation with stakeholders on how the service might be improved.

Question reference: S2W-15933

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 21 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding was allocated for specialist equipment for children with complex needs in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, (c) 2001, (d) 2002, (e) 2003 and (f) 2004, broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S2W-15951

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 20 April 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many publications it produced in 2004-05.