- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 28 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any feasibility studies have been commissioned in respect of opening a third dental school.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-19577 on 28 October 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 28 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any locations have been identified for a third dental school.
Answer
Dental teaching strategies are based on the advice of academic dental professionals in Scotland. We will expand the capacity of dental training facilities in Scotland by establishing an outreach training centre in Aberdeen, and we will consult further on the need for its development to a full dental school.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 28 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio of applicants to places was for each (a) medicine, (b) nursing, (c) speech and language therapy, (d) chemistry, (e) biology, (f) physics, (g) primary teaching and (h) secondary teaching course at each university in each of the last six years.
Answer
This information is not held by the Scottish Executive. The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) deals with applications for study at universities.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 27 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that the supply of places at Scotland's dental schools is sufficient to meet current demands.
Answer
The number of Scottish dental graduates is predicted to meet or exceed demand in Scotland from 2008.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 25 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any assessment has been, or is being, made in respect of the impact of rising fuel prices and, if so, whether it will provide details of the assessment.
Answer
The taxation of fuel is a matter reserved to the UK Government. However, Scottish ministers are monitoring the current situation and will continue to ensure that Scotland’s interests are placed firmly on the agenda in Whitehall on fuel costs as on other matters, through direct contact with Treasury Ministers.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 25 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what improvements are planned for the Edinburgh/Glasgow to Aberdeen and the Aberdeen to Inverness rail links and what the estimated timescales are.
Answer
The Executive has initiated a range of work to inform decisions on changes to the network and services in future. We have commissioned a Scottish Planning Assessment to consider where the demand for rail services is likely to grow over the next 10 to 20 years, and to identify where the rail services may need to be adapted to meet this demand. We have issued a consultation asking for views on what the strategic priorities for rail should be. As part of the development of the rail strategy, Network Rail are undertaking a Route Utilisation Study, and this will identify opportunities for change over the shorter term. Services between Aberdeen and Edinburgh/Glasgow are part of these assessments.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans ministers have to extend the provisions of Part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 to urban areas with populations of over 10,000 and whether it will provide details and any estimated timescale.
Answer
There are no present plans todo so.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 18 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much compensation was paid to landowners by local authorities in each of the last three years, broken down by reason for compensation where appropriate, such as that arising from the building and improvement of the road network, and showing year-on-year percentage increases.
Answer
This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 18 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much compensation was paid to landowners by it in each of the last three years, broken down by reason for compensation where appropriate, such as that arising from the building and improvement of the trunk road network, and showing year-on-year percentage increases.
Answer
The information is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of Communities Scotland's budget has been used for the purpose of purchasing land in each of the last five years, showing the amount in each case and broken down by category where appropriate.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:
In each of the last five years the proportion of Communities Scotland Affordable Housing Budget which has been committed for land purchase costs is as follows:
2000-01 Proportion of budget = 8.00%, representing a grant amount of £17.917 million.
2001-02 Proportion of budget = 6.80%, representing a grant amount of £16.790 million.
2002-03 Proportion of budget = 8.50%, representing a grant amount of £18.649 million.
2003-04 Proportion of budget = 7.20%, representing a grant amount of £21.636 million.
2004-05 Proportion of budget = 8.20%, representing a grant amount of £23.852 million.
