Chamber and committees

The Executive will monitorand review the effectiveness of the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations2001 within the time-scale set out in the Regulatory Impact Assessment. Toobtain a building warrant all new buildings must comply with the higherstandards set out in the regulations.

The Building (Scotland)Act 2003 will not come fully into force before spring 2005.

The commitment in Buildinga Better Scotland is continued in Partnership for a Better Scotland, whichindicates that new schools should demonstrate commitment to the highestdesign and environmental standards. This is being taken forward through theSchool Estate Strategy. Building our Future: Scotland’s School Estate includessustainable development as a key element in the shaping of the future schoolestate. The Executive has also held two national conferences focusing on theschool estate which have highlighted examples of environmentally friendlydesign and encouraged authorities to use Green Public Private Partnerships, aguidance note on how to include environmental considerations within PPPprojects.

It is proposed to time thereview to coincide with a UK Government review of the UK Climate ChangeProgramme, to which the Scottish Programme contributes. The UK Programme reviewwill commence soon and we expect it to conclude later in 2004.

We are in discussion withthe UK Government regarding their approach to the review of the UK ClimateChange Programme, to which the Scottish Climate Change Programme contributes.The outcome of these discussions will inform the Executive’s approach to thereview of the Scottish Programme.

The number of child cyclist deaths where head injuries were recorded as contributing to the cause of death in each year from 1992 to 2002 are given in the table.

Transport Accident Deaths, Where Cyclists Under the Age of 16 Have Sustained Head Injuries¹, Scotland 1992-2002

Year	Number
1992	4
1993	3
1994	0
1995	2
1996	2
1997	0
1998	2
1999	1
2000	2
2001	3
2002	0

Source: General Register Office for Scotland

Note: 1 Other injuries contributing to the cause of death may have been sustained in the accident.

The number of child pedestrian deaths where head injuries were recorded as contributing to the cause of death in each year from 1992 to 2002 are given in the table.

Transport Accident Deaths, Where Pedestrians Under The Age of 16 Have Sustained Head Injuries¹, Scotland, 1992-2002.

Year	Number
1992	11
1993	4
1994	8
1995	4
1996	4
1997	7
1998	1
1999	8
2000	7
2001	9
2002	7

Source: General Register Office for Scotland

Note: 1 Other injuries contributing to the cause of death may have been sustained in the accident.

The information requestedcan be obtained from the table on page 17 of Road Accidents Scotland 2002,published by the Scottish Executive in 2003, copies of which are available in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 30447).

The information requestedcan be obtained from the table on page 17 of “Road Accidents Scotland 2002”,published by the Scottish Executive in 2003, copies of which are available in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 30447).

Theemployment of graduates has been the subject of academic research. Sources ofofficial data include the annual Survey of First Destinations and the LabourForce Survey. I and my officials are in regular contact with many researchersand academics in the field, both in Scotland and other parts of the UK.