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We have accepted all the recommendations in Audit Scotland's report on its review of the management of NHS waiting lists in Scotland. ISD Scotland are currently reviewing national definitions to reflect changes in medical practice and to eliminate any perverse incentives. The outcome of the review will be completed by the end of September.

We have accepted all of the recommendations in Audit Scotland's report on its review of the management of NHS waiting lists in Scotland. My department is working with NHS Scotland and ISD Scotland to ensure that work on taking forward the recommendations is progressed rapidly.That includes a review by ISD of the rationale for deferred waiting lists, as specifically recommended by the Audit Scotland report.

We have accepted all of the recommendations in Audit Scotland's report on its review of the management of NHS waiting lists in Scotland. My department is working with NHS Scotland and ISD Scotland to ensure that work on taking forward the recommendations is progressed rapidly.

We have accepted all the recommendations in Audit Scotland's report on its review of the management of NHS waiting lists in Scotland. My department is working with NHSScotland and ISD Scotland to ensure that work on taking forward the recommendations is progressed rapidly.The National Waiting Times database currently being developed is to provide general practitioners, consultants, patients and the public with readily accessible, accurate and up-to-date information on hospital waiting times throughout Scotland.

The following table provides details of the one-stop clinics that Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust already has in place. I would suggest that the Acute Trust would be best able to appraise you of any plans it has to enhance its present complement of such clinics in your constituency.

DateEstablished	Service	Location
1996	Anti-coagulant Clinic (Nurse led)	Monklands General Hospital
1997	Anti-coagulant Clinic (Nurse led)	Hairmyres Hospital
1999	Anti-coagulant Clinic (Nurse led)	Stonehouse Hospital
1996	Breast Clinic	Monklands General Hospital
2001	Breast Clinic	Wishaw General Hospital
1999	Chest Pain	Monklands General Hospital
1998	Chest Pain Assessment	Hairmyres Hospital
1997	Colposcopy Clinics	Monklands General Hospital
1999	Colposcopy Clinics	Hairmyres Hospital
1999	Diabetic Annual Review Clinic	Monklands General Hospital
1998	Diabetic Problem	Monklands General Hospital
1998	Diabetic Screening	Hairmyres Hospital
1998	Diabetic/Obstetric	Wishaw General Hospital
1997	Early Pregnancy Assessment Service	Hairmyres Hospital
1999	Foot Clinic	Wishaw General Hospital
1998	Haematuria	Monklands General Hospital
1999	Haematuria	Hairmyres Hospital
1999	Haematuria	Wishaw General Hospital
1999	Hysterectomy Clinic	Hairmyres Hospital
1999	Prostate Assessment	Hairmyres Hospital
2001	Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic	Monklands Hospital
1998	Rectal Bleeding	Wishaw General Hospital
1998	Transrectal Ultrasound Service	Hairmyres Hospital
1998	Urodynamics (Gynaecology)	Hairmyres Hospital
1999	Urodynamics (Urology)	Hairmyres Hospital
1999	Urogynaecology - Bladder Retraining(Nurse led)	Hairmyres Hospital

The level of funding provided to police forces is now at record levels as are police numbers.It is an operational matter for the Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police to determine how to use the funding at his disposal to meet local needs and priorities within the Strathclyde area. I understand that police in North Lanarkshire, in partnership with the local authority, are undertaking an initiative to tackle drinking in public. Whilst no such specific initiative is planned for South Lanarkshire, at this stage, police in the area tackle hotspots in regard to disorder, drinking in public and underage drinking throughout the year and will continue this over the summer and beyond.Under the previous challenge funding arrangements for CCTV and community safety, we have partially funded 13 CCTV projects in: Airdrie Town Centre; Motherwell Town Centre; Belshill; Wishaw Town Centre; Belshill Town Centre; Greenend and Coatbridge; Craigneuk Housing Estate; Cumbernauld Town Centre; Forgewood Estate; Hamilton Town Centre; East Kilbride; Rutherglen, Burnside and Cambuslang, and Westwood Square East Kilbride, as well as four community safety projects.On 31 October 2001, we announced details of a new Community Safety Partnership Award programme to supersede both the CCTV and Community Safety Challenge Competitions. The programme will allow Community Safety Partnerships to secure, for the first time, sustained mainstream funding to be used solely for the purposes of taking forward their community safety agendas and to identify and address local priorities. For 2002-03 North Lanarkshire Community Safety Partnership has been allocated a total community safety award of £183,102.40 and South Lanarkshire Community Safety Partnership have been allocated £178,841.42.Under the Better Neighbourhood Services Fund, North Lanarkshire Council and its community planning partners have developed a pathfinder focusing on improving community safety in a number of deprived neighbourhoods in South Wishaw and North Airdrie. One of the key aims of this pathfinder is to reduce the fear of crime in disadvantaged communities and a number of initiatives are being put in place which will improve street safety. These are improved street lighting, the development of Neighbourhood Warden and inter-agency detached streetworker schemes and the funding of 10 additional police officers.Substantial resources have also been allocated to the Lanarkshire area to tackle drug misuse.

The Executive is not responding to the consultation paper. However, we understand that Sheriff Principal Nicholson's committee has received over 200 replies which are now being analysed. I am expecting the committee to report in the New Year.

I am pleased to announce that we are publishing the third Scottish Executive Statistics Plan, for 2002-03, for consultation today. We received a number of useful comments on the first two plans, which have influenced the development of our proposals for 2002-03. Executive staff have also contributed fully to the development of the second UK National Statistics Work Programme. This includes significant proposals for the development of the Scottish Executive Statistics, while our own plan gives more details.We remain committed to making available high quality statistics which meet the needs of users and support informed decision making.I am placing a copy of the Scottish Executive Statistics Plan in the Parliament's Reference Centre and additional copies are available in the Document Supply Centre.

Last year, we announced £2 million to help set up restorative justice schemes for under 16s. As a result, most local authorities now have local restorative youth justice programmes in place, with schemes in development in the remaining areas.In December 2002, we provided £250,000 to the Scottish Police Service for training and support for a Scottish-wide system of restorative cautions. Work is on-going to identify good practice and guidance will be produced in the coming year that will inform a further £250,000 of extra funding.In addition, mediation and reparation schemes for over 16s operate in Edinburgh/Midlothian, North and South Lanarkshire and Aberdeen as part of diversion from prosecution. Community Service Orders, which are available nationally, can also be regarded as meeting restorative justice principles.

Assistance on all aspects of e-business is delivered primarily through the Enterprise Networks and takes the form of workshops, seminars, one-to-one advice, and online help. Businesses are advised about the best way for them to implement appropriate e-business solutions, including online trading.