- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the proportion has been of early deaths in (a) Scotland, (b) the East Dunbartonshire Council area and (c) the East Renfrewshire Council area of the period referred to in Table 4.1 of the Review of Scotland's Cities - the Analysis .
Answer
The information in Table 4.1 of the
Review of Scotland's Cities - the Analysis is sourced from the
European Urban Audit. Whilst we have not been able to obtain the precise definition used by the
European Urban Audit for "early deaths", it appears to be deaths in the under 65s from heart disease and respiratory illness as a proportion of all deaths in 1996. An attempt has been made to replicate this definition; however, it should be noted that the figures generated for Glasgow and Edinburgh (shown in the table) do not match exactly those published by the
European Urban Audit. Early Deaths as a Proportion of All Deaths, 1996. Deaths Aged Under 65 from Heart Disease and Respiratory Illness.
| | Total Deaths:All Ages | Deaths Aged Under 65 From Heart Disease and Respiratory Illness |
| Number | Percentage |
| Scotland | 60,654 | 3,745 | 6.2 |
| Glasgow | 8,646 | 693 | 8.0 |
| Edinburgh | 5,261 | 285 | 5.4 |
| East Dumbartonshire | 1,015 | 71 | 7.0 |
| East Renfrewshire | 840 | 48 | 5.7 |
Source: Registrar General (Scotland).Heart disease and respiratory illness were defined from the International Classification of Diseases, Version 9, codes 390-429, 460-519 respectively.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider introducing physician assistants in support of the work of GPs and improved access to primary care services.
Answer
There are no current plans to introduce physician assistants to support the work of GPs in NHS Scotland.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 27 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how much national lottery funding has been awarded per head of population in (a) Scotland and the (b) Glasgow, (c) Aberdeen, (d) Edinburgh, (e) East Renfrewshire and (f) East Dunbartonshire local authority areas in each year since 1993, broken down by theme.
Answer
This is a matter for the lottery distributing bodies. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 27 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the Scottish Arts Council awarded to (a) Scotland and the (b) Glasgow, (c) Aberdeen, (d) Edinburgh, (e) East Renfrewshire and (f) East Dunbartonshire local authority areas per head of population in each year since 1996.
Answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Arts Council. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 24 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the available figures are on the projected growth in road traffic from 2001 in (a) Scotland and the (b) Glasgow, (c) Aberdeen, (d) Edinburgh, (e) East Renfrewshire and (f) East Dunbartonshire local authority areas.
Answer
The information requested is given on page 51 of Steer Davies Gleave's 2001 report to the Executive, Review of Local Transport Strategies and RTRA Reports, a copy of which has been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 18728).
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 24 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the traffic density has been on major roads in (a) Scotland and the (b) Glasgow, (c) Aberdeen, (d) Edinburgh, (e) East Renfrewshire and (f) East Dunbartonshire local authority areas in each year since 1996, broken down by road class.
Answer
Information about volume of traffic is given on pages 95-97 of Scottish Transport Statistics No. 21, 2002 Edition, and in the equivalent tables of earlier editions. A copy of this document has been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 23316).
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 24 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of households has access to one or more cars in (a) Scotland and the (b) Glasgow, (c) Aberdeen, (d) Edinburgh, (e) East Renfrewshire and (f) East Dunbartonshire local authority areas.
Answer
The only information which is available comes from the Scottish Household Survey (SHS). It relates to the availability of cars for private use. Overall, in 1999-2000, 64% of households in Scotland had one or more cars available for private use. The percentages for the local authorities were: Glasgow City (40%), Aberdeen City (62%), City of Edinburgh (59%), East Renfrewshire (81%) and East Dunbartonshire (81%).
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the population density per square kilometre is in (a) Scotland, (b) the East Dunbartonshire Council area and (c) the East Renfrewshire Council area.
Answer
The information requested is published by the Registrar General for Scotland in Table 7 of his 2001 Population Report published on 30 September 2002. A copy is available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 24442).
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 24 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the available figures are on the projected road traffic growth from 2001, assuming local Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997 targets are achieved, in (a) Scotland and the (b) Glasgow, (c) Aberdeen, (d) Edinburgh, (e) East Renfrewshire and (f) East Dunbartonshire local authority areas.
Answer
The information requested is given on page 51 of Steer Davies Gleave's 2001 report to the Executive, Review of Local Transport Strategies and RTRA Reports, a copy of which has been placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 18728).
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 23 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs there have been in the East Dunbartonshire Council area in each year from 1995.
Answer
The number of jobs in East Dunbartonshire Council area in each year since 1995 are shown in the table:
| Year | Number of Jobs |
| 1995* | 22,899 |
| 1996* | 23,961 |
| 1997 | 22,555 |
| 1998 | 26,191 |
| 1999 | 24,983 |
| 2000 | 25,935 |
| 2001* | 27,641 |
Note:Figures denoted with * indicate aggregates from which agriculture class 0100 (1992 SIC) have been excluded.
