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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.

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Question reference: S1W-26915

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16713 by Susan Deacon on 9 August 2001, what the per capita level of funding for each health board was in 2001-02 and is in 2002-03.

Details are as follows:

Health Board	2001-02Per Capita Funding(£)	2002-03Per Capita Funding(£)
Argyll and Clyde	1,079	1,124
Ayrshire and Arran	1,049	1,121
Borders	1,058	1,120
Dumfries and Galloway	1,126	1,183
Fife	960	1,014
Forth Valley	995	1,033
Grampian	975	1,026
Greater Glasgow	1,167	1,248
Highland	1,102	1,185
Lanarkshire	1,007	1,013
Lothian	1,015	1,048
Orkney	1,281	1,253
Shetland	1,393	1,367
Tayside	1,205	1,233
Western Isles	1,715	1,715

Note:The level of per capita funding for 2001-02 has been calculated using the mid-year estimate of population at 30 June 2000, final cash limited/unified budget, capital allocations, including, where appropriate, any non-recurring allocations, and indicative allocations for demand-led Family Health Services.The level of per capita funding for 2002-03 has been calculated using the mid-year estimate of population at 30 June 2000, unified budget and capital allocations to date, including, where appropriate, any non-recurring allocations and the indicative allocations for demand-led Family Health Services. Further allocations will be made throughout the year. The figures are therefore not directly comparable.All capital funding has been allocated to NHS Boards in 2002-03 whereas in previous years the majority was allocated to the NHS Trusts through their External Financing Limits.

Question reference: S1W-26334

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 24 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 1 July 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what schools participated in last year's Programme for International Student Assessment.

We do not make public the identity of subjects and organisations that take part in Scottish Executive commissioned research without first obtaining their consent. We do not have this consent from the schools that took part in the Programme for International Student Assessment. Assurance about anonymity is normally important in securing continued co-operation for research projects. The random stratified sampling procedure used by the contractors who carried out this study for the Scottish Executive ensured that the sample was representative and that it contained schools of varying sizes.

Question reference: S1W-24076

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 28 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what percentage of the total number of primary school teachers employed in each of the past ten years were (a) male and (b) female.

The available information on the number and percentage of the total number of full-time equivalent (FTE) primary school teachers employed in each of the years from 1992 to 2000 who were (a) male and (b) female is given in the following table:

Teachers (FTE) in Publicly Funded Schools By Gender
Year	Total	Male	Female	Percentage Male	Percentage Female
1992¹	22,709	1,774	20,935	8%	92%
1993	22,472	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1994	22,196	1,704	20,492	8%	92%
1995	22,550	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1996	22,483	2,078	20,405	9%	91%
1997	22,187	1,926	20,261	9%	91%
1998	22,508	1,604	20,904	7%	93%
1999	22,643	1,553	21,090	7%	93%
2000	22,429	1,565	20,864	7%	93%

Note:1. Includes occasional teachers.Data for 2001 is not yet available. Prior to 1996, the source of data on numbers of male and female FTE teachers is the periodic teacher census which ran in 1992 and 1994, hence there is no information on gender split available for years 1993 and 1995.

Question reference: S1W-26706

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26204 by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 June 2002, when representatives of the National Waiting Times Unit will meet senior management of NHS boards and trusts in (a) Forth Valley and (b) Fife.

Question reference: S1W-25733

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 21 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25166 by Peter Peacock on 1 May 2002, what the (a) actual and (b) estimated revenues were, or will be, from (i) council tax and (ii) business rates for (1) Stirling and (2) Clackmannanshire in each year from 1996-97 to 2002-03.

Detailed in the following tables are the actual revenues from council tax and actual and estimated revenues from business rates for Stirling and Clackmannanshire Councils. No estimates are received from councils for council tax.Net Income from Council Tax Payers^{1, 2}

Council (£ million)	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03
Clackmannanshire	10.599	11.615	12.957	13.828	14.637	unavailable	unavailable
Stirling	20.658	23.928	24.697	26.050	29.024	unavailable	unavailable

Source: As reported by local authorities in form LFR 12, Community Charge and Council Tax Income.Notes:1. Accruals basis.2. Figures exclude water and sewerage charges, and include council tax benefit.Figures for years 2001-02 and 2002-03 are unavailable at this time.Income from Business Rates

Council (£million)	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03
Clackmannanshireestimate¹	10.513	11.001	11.219	11.250	12.808	10.811	11.657
Clackmannanshireactual	10.410	10.665	10.495	11.540	8.612	unavailable	unavailable
Stirlingestimate¹	23.480	23.750	25.028	27.330	30.183	31.944	34.042
Stirlingactual	23.351	23.436	26.956	26.968	30.651	unavailable	unavailable

Source: Local Government Finance returns.Note:1. These are early estimates of business rates.

Question reference: S1W-25681

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 21 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many car parking spaces are planned for the new Environment and Rural Affairs Department office in Perth.

Question reference: S1W-26486

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 20 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how much advertising expenditure by media type is planned for each month in each of its departments in 2002-03.

Planned advertising expenditure by media type for 2002-2003 is shown in the following tables:Justice Department

£	April	May	June	July	August	Sept
TV	58,801		11,220		28,090
Radio
Press	22,972	3,580
Outdoor/Ambient
Cinema

Health Department

£	April	May	June	July	August	Sept
TV	90,684	201,022			226,560
Radio	72,205	36,361			24,238	8080
Press	119,218	151,596	104,888	14,855	14,855	23,186
Outdoor/Ambient	118,899	74,933			59,000
Cinema	32,417		10,735	17,843	21,240	7080
	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
TV
Radio
Press	14,855	14,855	14,855	14,855	14,855	14,855
Outdoor/Ambient
Cinema

Development Department

£	April	May	June	July	August	Sept
TV	115,246	136,069	98,510
Radio		52,350
Press	13,293
Outdoor/Ambient			57,236	2301	2301	2301
Cinema

Education Department

£	April	May	June	July	August	Sept
TV
Radio	47,616	15,872
Press	42,076	25,950
Outdoor/Ambient	31,860
Cinema

Environment and Rural Affairs Department

£	April	May	June	July	August	Sept
TV			139,695
Radio			32,187
Press
Outdoor/Ambient			28,674
Cinema

The campaign details, by Department, are as follows:

Justice Department Media Spend
Domestic Abuse	£40,021
Crime Brakers	£17,242
Fire Prevention	£67,400
Total	£124,663

Health Department
Drugs	£706,258
Breathing Space	£51,664
Alcohol Misuse	£458,977
Organ Retention	£67,789
Care in the Community	£206,522
NHS Helpline	£27,832
Total	£1,519,042

Development Department
Foolsspeed	£168,418
Safe Cycling	£32,510
Drug Driving	£194,700
Summer Drink Drive	£83,979
Total	£479,607

Education Department
National Debate on Future of Education	£163,374
Total	£163,374

Environment and Rural Affairs Department
Travel Awareness	£200,555
Total	£200,255.00

Question reference: S1W-26279

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 18 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering any legislative changes to combat vegetation such as giant hogweed.

In reply to question S1W-21820 on 28 January 2002, I indicated that the Executive was participating in a GB-wide review of the current and potential threats posed by invasive non-native species, including giant hogweed. The Executive's future policy on this issue, including the possible need for legislative action, will be informed by the report of the review group which will be submitted to Scottish ministers later this year.

Question reference: S1W-26278

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 18 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had any discussions with local authorities and others on combating vegetation such as giant hogweed.

Question reference: S1W-26277

Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Allan Wilson on 18 June 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to combat vegetation such as giant hogweed and whether there is a national strategy on this issue and a website giving details on these matters.