Marlyn Glen

15 Jul 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many epilepsy nurse specialists there are in (a) NHS Tayside and (b) Scotland, shown on a (i) whole-time equivalent and (ii) headcount basis.

Answer · Shona Robison: The requested information is as follows:</p> <p align=left >Epilepsy Nurse Specialists (as at 30 September 2007)</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td valign=top > <p >&nbsp;</p> </td> <td valign=top > <p align=center >N…

15 Jul 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many new applications have been received for a free central heating system in the DD postcode area in each of the last 12 months for which information is available and how many were considered to be eligible.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The number of applications received in the DD postcode area during each of the last twelve months, as notified by the Managing Agent, is shown in the following table.</p> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td valign=top > …

15 Jul 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many free central heating systems were installed in the DD postcode area in the period from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The managing agent has indicated that between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2008, a total of 892 central heating systems were installed in the DD postcode area.</p>

15 Jul 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many free central heating installations have taken place in the DD postcode area since 1 April 2008.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The managing agent has indicated that between 1 April and 30 June 2008, a total of 147 central heating systems were installed in the DD postcode area.</p>

15 Jul 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been on the waiting list for a free central heating system in the DD postcode area in each of the last 12 months for which information is available.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The number of applicants on the waiting list in the DD postcode area for each of the last 12 months, as notified by the managing agent, is shown in the following table.</p> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td valign=top > …

7 Jul 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the core allocation to the Dundee Science Centre will be in each financial year to 2011-12, also expressed in real terms.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The core allocation for each of the years requested is given in the following table:</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td width=96 valign=top > <p >Year</p> </td> <td width=204 valign=top > <p align=center …

7 Jul 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the core allocation to the Dundee Science Centre was in the most recent full financial year for which figures are available and what percentage of the centre’s income this represented.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The core allocation from the Scottish Government to Dundee Science Centre for the financial year 2007-08 was £160,300.</p> <p >The accounting year for the Dundee Science Centre runs from 1 January to 31 December. It is not possible, therefore, to match the g…

23 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been treated with photodynamic therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration in each of the last two years, also broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Shona Robison: Information on the number of people treated with photodynamic therapy in each of the last two years, broken down by NHS board, is not held centrally.</p>

23 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been diagnosed with wet age-related macular degeneration in each of the last two years, also broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Shona Robison: Information on how many people have been diagnosed with wet age-related macular degeneration in each of the last two years, broken down by NHS board is not held centrally.</p>

23 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its most recent estimate is of the number of people suffering from age-related macular degeneration and what its estimate is of the percentage of people over the age of 65 who have the condition.

Answer · Shona Robison: Information on the number of people suffering from age-related macular degeneration, and the percentage of people over the age of 65 who have the condition, is not collected centrally.</p>

23 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have undergone treatment at the Scottish Centre for Photodynamic Therapy in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Answer · Shona Robison: Information on patients undergoing treatment at the Scottish Centre for Photodynamic Therapy is not held centrally.</p>

17 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many businesses were located in Dundee in (a) 2000 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available.

Answer · Jim Mather: Data on the VAT-registered stock of businesses are released annually by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). The latest available data refers to the stock of VAT-registered businesses in Scotland at the beginning of 2007. Thes…

17 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were employed in Dundee in (a) 2000 and (b) the most recent year for which figures are available, broken down by employment sector.

Answer · Jim Mather: Information on the number of employee jobs by industry is collected each year from the Annual Business Inquiry (ABI). Table 1 shows the number of employee jobs in Dundee City by industry sector. The most recent year for which data is available is 2006. </p> …

17 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many VAT registrations there have been in Dundee in each of the last three years for which figures are available, also expressed as a rate per 1,000 of the population aged 16 and above.

Answer · Jim Mather: Data on the number of VAT registrations are released annually by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR). The latest available data refers to all VAT registrations taking place in Scotland in 2006.</p> <p >The following table sh…

17 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many, and what percentage of, people were long-term unemployed in each council ward in Dundee City Council at the most recent date for which figures are available.

Answer · Jim Mather: The claimant count gives the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits and is produced by the Office for National Statistics.</p> <p >Table 1 shows the number of long-term unemployed people claiming unemployment related benefits in each council…

17 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many, and what percentage of, people were claiming unemployment -related benefits in each council ward in Dundee City Council at the most recent date for which figures are available.

Answer · Jim Mather: The claimant count gives the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits and is produced by the Office for National Statistics.</p> <p >Table 1 shows the number of unemployed people claiming unemployment related benefits in each council ward in D…

16 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the data reported at NHS board level in the 2007 National Dental Inspection Programme are also available at community health partnership level.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The data reported at NHS board level in the 2007 National Dental Inspection Programme is not available at community health partnership level.</p> <p >The data collected in 2006-07 relating to primary 1 children is available at CHP level as part of the CHP He…

11 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the life expectancy at birth has been in the last period for which information is available, broken down by (a) gender and (b) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation decile.

Answer · Shona Robison: Estimates of life expectancy at birth, broken down by gender and Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), are published by the General Register Office for Scotland. The most recent period for which estimates are available is 2004-06.</p> <p >Life expec…

11 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it now proposes to take to bring jobs to Dundee, in view of the decision by Norwich Union to relocate 350 jobs from its Dundee office to its Perth office.

Answer · Jim Mather: We have pledged to make Scotland a more investment-ready country by lowering the tax burden and adjusting regulatory policies for both indigenous and overseas companies.</p> <p >In addition to these measures, Dundee benefits from a number of key assets; exce…

9 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many employers with over 250 employees were registered in (a) Dundee and (b) Tayside with SHAW (Scotland's Health at Work) in each of the last three years for which information is available and, of these, how many received (i) bronze, (ii) silver and (iii) gold awards.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following table gives the number of organisations in Dundee and Tayside with more than 250 employees registered with the Scotland’s Health at Work (SHAW) Award scheme. There are no details held centrally of numbers in this category achieving an Award.</p>…

9 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many small and medium enterprises were registered in (a) Dundee and (b) Tayside with SHAW (Scotland's Health at Work) in each of the last three years for which information is available and, of these, how many received (i) bronze, (ii) silver and (iii) gold awards.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following table gives the number of organisations with less than 250 employees registered with the Scotland’s Health At Work (SHAW) Award scheme. There are no details held centrally of numbers in this category achieving an award.</p> <table border=1 cel…

9 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many organisations were registered in (a) Dundee and (b) Tayside with SHAW (Scotland's Health at Work) in each of the last three years for which information is available and, of these, how many received (i) bronze, (ii) silver and (iii) gold awards.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following table records the number of organisations registered for SHAW for the period 2004-07.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td width=71 valign=top > <p align=center >Year</p> </td> <td width=69 valig…

9 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the workforce in (a) Dundee and (b) Tayside has participated in SHAW (Scotland's Health at Work) in each of the last three years for which information is available.

Answer · Shona Robison: This information is not held centrally.</p>

6 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of three to five-year-olds were registered with an NHS dentist in each of the last three years for which information is available, broken down by community health partnership.

Answer · Shona Robison: The information requested is not available prior to March 2007 for all community health partnership areas. The tables present information as at March, June, September and December 2007. They do not represent the percentages of people in each Community Health …

5 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-13563 by Stewart Maxwell on 4 June 2008, what figures were used for the cost of building council houses of various sizes in determining that £25 million would be spent on an incentive package to build new council houses over the next three years.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The provision of £25 million by the Scottish Government does not presuppose the construction of homes of a particular size or type. The Scottish Government has provided these funds as an encouragement to local authorities in the use of their own resources to …

2 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many hours of overtime it estimates are worked annually.

Answer · John Swinney: For the year April 2007 to March 2008 the total number of hours overtime worked across the Core Scottish Government, for which staff claimed overtime, was approximately 190,938.</p>

2 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many attendances at nurse-led clinics in Tayside there have been in the latest year for which information is available.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Emerging Statistics for Nurse-Led Clinics at <a href="http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/4453.html">http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/4453.html</a>.</p>

2 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether condition-specific nurse specialists currently employed within community health partnerships will become members of long-term conditions action teams.

Answer · Shona Robison: That would be for each community health partnership to decide. People with long-term conditions should be supported by a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team capable of addressing their needs through services provided locally wherever possible.</p>

2 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executivewhether all members of the long-term conditions action teams in community health partnerships will be expected to work across all long-term conditions or whether they will be permitted to sub-specialise.

Answer · Shona Robison: That is a matter for each community health partnership (CHP) to decide in the light of local needs and arrangements and the wishes of those providing services. The guiding principle must be that services in each CHP should be designed to meet as effectively a…

2 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it expects long-term conditions action teams in community health partnerships to engage with condition-specific (a) specialist teams or (b) nurse specialists where a managed clinical or care network has not been established.

Answer · Shona Robison: That would be a matter for each community health partnership to decide in the light of local circumstances. We expect people with long-term conditions to be provided with services which integrate general and specialist care as locally as possible.</p>