Former Member of the Scottish Parliament

Mrs Margaret Ewing

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At a glance Mrs Margaret Ewing was a Member of the Scottish Parliament.

Questions567 tabled

Mrs Margaret Ewing has tabled 567 questions in the Scottish Parliament.

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations have been made to it regarding VAT payments made on spectacles for w… 1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations have been made to it regarding VAT payments made on spectacles for which lenses have been medically prescribed.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald · 10 Mar 2006

The Scottish Executive has nofunctions in relation to VAT which is a reserved matter.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS dentists are needed to meet its pledge to provide free dental checks for eve… 1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS dentists are needed to meet its pledge to provide free dental checks for everyone by 2007.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald · 14 Mar 2006

Implementation of free NHS dental checks will be undertaken by the existing dental workforce and the additional dentists we are putting in place as outlined in the <i>Action Plan for Improving Oral Health and Modernising NHS Dental Services in Scotland</i>.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio of NHS dentists to patients has been in each year since 1999, broken down … 1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio of NHS dentists to patients has been in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald · 14 Mar 2006

The information requested is shown in the following table.</p> <p class=BODYOFLETTER>Number of NHS General Dental Practitioners<sup>1,2 </sup>Per 100,000 Population, by Local Authority<sup>3</sup> Area, at 30 September</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=177 valign=top> <p class=MsoHeading8><align=center>Local Authority</h6></td> <td width=54 valign=top> <p align=center>1999</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=center>2000</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=center>2001</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=center>2002</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=center>2003</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=center>2004</p></td> <td width=56 valign=top> <p align=center>2005<sup>4</sup></p></td> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td width=177 valign=bottom> <p class=MsoHeading8>Aberdeen City</p></td> <td width=54 valign=top> <p align=right>40.1</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>38.9</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>38.7</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>40.1</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>44.0</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>46.7</p></td> <td width=56 valign=top> <p align=right>45.2</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=177 valign=bottom> <p>Aberdeenshire</p></td> <td width=54 valign=top> <p align=right>27.7</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>26.4</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>26.4</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>24.2</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>24.0</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>25.8</p></td> <td width=56 valign=top> <p align=right>27.5</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=177 valign=bottom> <p>Angus</p></td> <td width=54 valign=top> <p align=right>37.4</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>35.8</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>36.9</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>37.9</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>38.1</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>35.9</p></td> <td width=56 valign=top> <p align=right>38.7</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=177 valign=bottom> <p>Argyll and Bute</p></td> <td width=54 valign=top> <p align=right>36.0</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>37.3</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>36.1</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>36.3</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>36.1</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>36.2</p></td> <td width=56 valign=top> <p align=right>42.8</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=177 valign=bottom> <p>Scottish Borders</p></td> <td width=54 valign=top> <p align=right>33.1</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>33.9</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>35.5</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>38.2</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>34.2</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>30.2</p></td> <td width=56 valign=top> <p align=right>31.1</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=177 valign=bottom> <p>Clackmannanshire</p></td> <td width=54 valign=top> <p align=right>35.2</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>37.4</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>35.4</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>37.6</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>33.6</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>37.3</p></td> <td width=56 valign=top> <p align=right>37.3</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width=177 valign=bottom> <p>West Dunbartonshire</p></td> <td width=54 valign=top> <p align=right>42.4</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>38.3</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>39.6</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top> <p align=right>37.7</p></td> <td width=52 valign=top>

To ask the Scottish Executive how it decided where to deploy recent overseas dental recruits. 1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it decided where to deploy recent overseas dental recruits.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald · 14 Mar 2006

In the case of the recent deployment of Polish dentists to support the NHS in Scotland, NHS boards were asked to indicate to the Executive the number of dentists which they could accommodate in their salaried service, provided they had the appropriate facilities and support staff. The Executive allocated dentists to NHS boards after these requests were submitted. The dentists were placed into NHS board areas that indicated that they could provide accommodation and support immediately, and that will continue to be the only requirement for placing the two further groups of Polish dentists who will become available later this year.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received regarding its incentive scheme to encourage more pra… 1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received regarding its incentive scheme to encourage more practices to treat NHS patients.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald · 14 Mar 2006

The Executive has received a number of responses from dentists and others in relation to the new allowances we have provided to dentists committed to the NHS. Some of these express a view about the new system, and others are technical inquiries about its practical implementation.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to attract a significant number of NHS dentists to Moray. 1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to attract a significant number of NHS dentists to Moray.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald · 14 Mar 2006

Responsibility for the provision of dental services in the Moray area rests with NHS Grampian. NHS Grampian already employs salaried dentists in the area and are actively seeking ways of increasing this service. To this end NHS Grampian has been the recipient of funding from the Executive’s Primary and Community Care Modernising Programme for a new seven surgery dental unit in Elgin and a three surgery dental unit in each of Buckie and Keith.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in Moray do not have NHS dental services and, of these, how many are aged… 1 Mar 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in Moray do not have NHS dental services and, of these, how many are aged 60 or over.

Answer · Lewis Macdonald · 15 Mar 2006

This information is not heldcentrally.</p><p>Information on NHS dental registrationis available at:</p><p><ahref="http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/info3.jsp?pContentID=990&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&">http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/info3.jsp?pContentID=990&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&</a>.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to publish the review of NHS genetic services. 28 Feb 2006 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to publish the review of NHS genetic services.

Answer · Andy Kerr · 8 Mar 2006

The report of the Expert Working Group set up in 2004 to review NHS genetic services and the application of new genetic knowledge in relation to healthcare in Scotland, was submitted to the Executive in December 2005. The Executive is currently considering the content of this thorough and detailed report. We can then move to publish the report, and implement any recommendations that we have accepted as being crucial to enhancing, what are already recognised as very good genetics services, here in Scotland.</p>

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Motions lodged21 lodged

13 Mar 2006	Jimmy "Jinky" Johnstone	38 sig.
24 Feb 2006	The Hidden Heroes of the NHS	33 sig.
13 Jan 2006	Scottish Environment Week 2006	45 sig.
28 Nov 2005	World AIDS Day 2005: Red Ribbon	61 sig.
9 Nov 2005	Excess Winter Deaths	34 sig.
4 Aug 2005	Prospective School Closures in Moray	24 sig.

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Seat & career2 seats held

Moray Constituency MSP · Deceased 1 May 2003 – 21 Mar 2006
Moray Constituency MSP · Dissolution 6 May 1999 – 31 Mar 2003

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Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.