Marlyn Glen

18 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental practices stopped offering NHS general dental services in NHS Tayside from April 2006 to March 2007.

Answer · Shona Robison: One dental practicestopped providing NHS general dental services in NHS Tayside in the relevant period.</p>

18 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental practices began offering NHS general dental services in NHS Tayside from April 2006 to March 2007.

Answer · Shona Robison: Three dental practicesbegan providing NHS general dental services in NHS Tayside in the relevant period.</p>

17 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost will be and what resources will be made available from 2008-09 to increase the percentage of all three to five-year-olds in NHS Grampian who are registered with a dentist from 75% in June 2007 to 80% by 2010-11, as promised by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing o…

Answer · Shona Robison: The costs are yet to be determinedbut will be made available through the general dental services budget.</p>

17 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost will be and what resources will be made available from 2008-09 to increase the percentage of all three to five-year-olds in NHS Tayside who are registered with a dentist from 75% in June 2007 to 80% by 2010-11, as promised by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing on…

Answer · Shona Robison: The costs are yet to be determinedbut will be made available through the general dental services budget.</p>

17 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental nurses will be involved in implementing the Childsmile School programme in NHS Tayside.

Answer · Shona Robison: Nine dental nurses will be involvedin implementing Childsmile School in NHS Tayside.</p>

17 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Childsmile School programme will be introduced into primary schools in (a) Dundee and (b) Angus.

Answer · Shona Robison: It is anticipated thatChildsmile School will be introduced into primary schools in Dundee in February2008 and Angus in March 2008.</p>

17 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental students attended Dundee Dental School in each undergraduate year in the most recent academic year for which figures are available.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The number of undergraduate studentsstudying pre-clinical and clinical dentistry at the University of Dundee (Dundee Dental School) during the academic year 2006-07 (the latest year forwhich the figures are available) are shown in the following table.</p><p>N…

17 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time university students domiciled in the (a) Dundee City, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire local authority areas have been in receipt of bursaries in the most recent academic year for which figures are available.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The following table givesthe number of full-time university students domiciled in Aberdeenshire, Angusand Dundee City local authority areas who were in receipt of bursarysupport from the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) in academic year2006-07. The t…

17 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of mothers in the NHS Tayside area were recorded at their six-to-eight-week review as breastfeeding in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Answer · Shona Robison: The requested information ispublished on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Child Health at <ahref="http://www.isdscotland.org/child_breastfeeding">www.isdscotland.org/child_breastfeeding</a>.The latest available statistics are for children born in …

14 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were employed in the life sciences sector in (a) Dundee and (b) Scotland in the most recent year for which figures are available.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Specific information on the numberof people employed in the life sciences sector is not centrally available.</p><p>However information on staffemployed in NHSScotland is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website underWorkforce Statistics at <a href=…

14 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are tables other than table 22.06 on page 114 of Scottish Budget: Spending Review 2007 that refer to expenditure associated with the proposed Scottish National Institute for Life Sciences in Dundee.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: There are no other tables inthe Scottish Budget that refer to expenditure directly associated with the proposedinstitute.</p>

14 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how the £2 million for Life Sciences in 2008-09, as shown on page 114 of Scottish Budget: Spending Review 2007, will be spent.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-8405 on 21 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/w…

14 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft budget expenditure for Life Sciences, as shown on page 114 of Scottish Budget: Spending Review 2007, of (a) £2 million in 2008-09, (b) £3 million in 2009-10 and (c) £5 million in 2010-11 represents expenditure associated solely with the proposed Scottish National Institu…

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The funding of £2 million/£3million/£5 million represents expenditure which is intended to be associated solelywith the proposed life sciences institute.</p>

14 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive in which financial year it intends to establish a Scottish National Institute for Life Sciences in Dundee.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: My officials have been in activediscussion with the Scottish Funding Council and Scottish Enterprise over the lastfew months to clarify the best way of delivering the institute. Once this is clarified,we should have a better idea of the timescale for delivery…

12 Dec 2007 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to expand the provision of NHS dentistry in north-east Scotland.

Answer · Shona Robison: NHS Grampian has a number ofdevelopments underway to provide increased access to NHS dental services.</p><p>A four surgery dental facilityopened in Banff in October 2007.</p><p>Building work has commenced inrespect of new dental facilities in Buckie and Keith…

29 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to encourage teleworking.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The Scottish Governmentencourages teleworking in several ways. This includes the provision of laptops,Blackberry mobile devices and Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) connected to the Scottish Government network. In addition, flexible working has formed a key …

29 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated number of teleworkers was in (a) Dundee, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Answer · Jim Mather: Teleworkers aredefined as people who work at home and require the use of both a telephone andcomputer to carry out their work. Estimates of teleworkers are taken from theLabour Force Survey. However, the estimates of the number of teleworkers inDundee, Angus …

29 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated number of teleworkers was in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Answer · Jim Mather: Teleworkers aredefined as people who work at home and require the use of both a telephone andcomputer to carry out their work. Table 1 shows the estimates of the number ofteleworkers in Scotland in each of the last 3 years.</p><p>The estimates aretaken from a…

29 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of funding has been provided to organisations addressing bullying among school pupils in each of the last three years and what level was projected at the beginning of each year.

Answer · Maureen Watt: Organisations addressingbullying among school pupils have been provided with £384,491 in 2005-06, £451,164 in2006-07 and £502,420 in 2007-08 against budgets of £445,197 in 2005-06, £433,000 in 2006-07 and £510,000 in 2007-08.</p>

19 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated annual cost is of domestic violence under the categories (a) the criminal justice system, (b) health care, (c) social services, (d) housing and (e) economic output.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-6608 on 29 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at:</p><p><ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/we…

19 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated annual cost to society is of domestic violence.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: This information isnot available.</p>

15 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of breathalyser tests administered following road accidents in each year since 1997 were recorded as failed.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Data about injuryroad accidents are collected by the police and reported to the Scottish Executiveusing the STATS 19 statistical report form. These returns cover only road accidentsin which one or more people were injured and which become known to the police.…

15 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many breathalyser tests were administered in (a) Dundee and (b) Angus following road accidents in each year since 1997 and what percentage of these were recorded as failed.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Data about injuryroad accidents are collected by the police and reported to the Scottish Executiveusing the STATS 19 statistical report form. These returns cover only road accidentsin which one or more people were injured and which become known to the police.…

15 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences of drink driving were recorded in (a) Dundee and (b) Angus in each year since 1997, also showing the rates per head of population.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information requestedis shown in the following tables.</p><p>Offences of DrinkDriving Recorded by the Police in Angus and the City of Dundee, 1996-97 to 2006-07</p><p>Number ofIncidents</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td n…

15 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences of drunkenness were recorded per head of population in each year since 1997.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The information requestedis shown in the following tables.</p><p>Offences of DrunkennessRecorded by the Police, Scotland, 1996-97 to 2006-07</p><p>Rate per 100,000Population</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td nowrap valign=bot…

15 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences of drunkenness were recorded in (a) Dundee and (b) Angus in each year since 1997, also showing the rates per head of population.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The informationrequested is shown in the following tables.</p><p>Offences ofdrunkenness recorded by the police in Angus and the City of Dundee, 1996-97 to2006-07</p><p>Number of Incidents</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 width=248> <thead> <tr>…

14 Nov 2007 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will promote to enhance the economic development of Scottish cities.

Answer · Jim Mather: The GovernmentEconomic Strategy sets out how the Scottish Government will focus on creating amore successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish, through increasing sustainableeconomic growth. The strategy highlights the importance of …

6 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what role it envisages for any of the 137 police officers who are projected to retire from Tayside Police from January 2008 to December 2011 so that Tayside Police can receive its proportionate share of “the equivalent of 1,000 additional police officers”, as outlined in Principles and Pr…

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-6107 on 14 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/w…

6 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what role it envisages for any of the 297 police officers who retired or left Tayside Police from April 2002 to September 2007 so that the force can receive its proportionate share of “the equivalent of 1,000 additional police officers”, as outlined in Principles and Priorities: The Gover…

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The deployment ofresources is an operational matter for chief constables. The ScottishGovernment will continue to work with key stakeholders to ensure that more of the skills and experience of those officers recently retired or about to retireare retained.</p>

6 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the 43 police officers recruited by Tayside Police from April to September 2007 are to be included in Tayside Police’s proportionate share of “the equivalent of 1,000 additional police officers”, as outlined in Principles and Priorities: The Government's Programme for Scotland.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6105 on 14 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/w…