Parliamentary questions
Maureen Watt
360 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
28 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people applied to enter teacher training in each year since 1999 and how many were accepted, broken down by (a) gender, (b) ethnic background and (c) disability.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The following tables below havebeen provided by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Includedare applicants and acceptances to Scottish Higher Education Institutions for undergraduatestudy in the subject of Education. Most of these applica…
28 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have entered teacher training in each year since 1999, broken down by (a) gender, (b) ethnic background and (c) disability.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The following tables includeentrants to initial teacher training courses at Scottish higher educationinstitutions (HEIs) leading to registration as a school teacher with the GeneralTeaching Council for Scotland. This includes those studying at postgraduate le…
5 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations have held events at Bute House since 1999, also showing how many events were held by each organisation.
Answer · Tom McCabe: Official events held at ButeHouse are always hosted by an Executive minister and organised by the Scottish Executive.Since 1999, very occasionally a charity has held a private event at Bute House,hosted by the First Minister. No charity has done so more than …
5 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new school playing fields have been opened in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
Answer · Hugh Henry: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>
5 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many school playing fields have been sold in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
Answer · Hugh Henry: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>
5 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many careers advisors have undertaken disability awareness training in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: Since 2005 all Careers Scotlandstaff, including careers advisers, have received mandatory training in both GoodPractice in Equal Opportunities and Child Protection. In addition, all new careersadvisers receive three-day mandatory training on Additional Suppor…
5 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many careers advisers have been employed in secondary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area and shown also per head of pupil population.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: Careers advisers are not employedby secondary schools, but are deployed there on an equitable basis dependent onschool population size. Each school is allocated 58 days per annum careers advisertime per 1,000 pupils and this is negotiated and agreed with each…
5 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pupils with (a) disabilities and (b) special needs who have received mainstream schooling have participated in work experience in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Robert Brown: The following tables providedata from the attendance and absence surveys on the numbers of pupils with a Recordof Needs and/or Individualised Educational Programmes in all years of secondaryschools recorded as not being in school due to being on work experien…
29 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many traffic police officers have been employed by each police force in each of the last five years, showing year-on-year percentage changes and expressed also per head of population.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-30250 on 11 December 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/…
22 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many junior doctors have been found to be in breach of New Deal working hour limits in each year since 1999, also broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Information relating to the complianceof junior doctors with the New Deal contract has only been recorded centrally, fromdata provided by NHS boards, since 2004. The information you are seeking prior tothis date may be available from individual health boards.…
19 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many social workers have been attacked by clients in each local authority area in each year since 1999.
Answer · Robert Brown: This is a matter for local authorities.The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
19 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding per capita each fire authority will receive in aggregate external finance in 2007-08.
Answer · Tom McCabe: Funding for fire authoritiesis included in the block grant given to local authorities as part of the annuallocal government finance settlement and is not separately identified.</p>
19 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding per capita each police authority will receive in aggregate external finance in 2007-08.
Answer · Tom McCabe: Subject to the approval of theLocal Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2007 by the Scottish Parliament, the informationrequested for 2007-08 is shown in the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=161 valig…
19 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding per capita each local authority will receive in aggregate external finance in 2007-08.
Answer · Tom McCabe: Subject to the approval of theLocal Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2007 by the Scottish Parliament, the informationrequested for 2007-08 is shown in the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td width=160 valign=top> <p…
19 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the increase in aggregate external finance allocated to each local authority in 2007-08 will be provided through specific grants.
Answer · Tom McCabe: Subject to the approval of theLocal Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2007 by the Scottish Parliament, the informationrequested for 2007-08 is shown in the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td valign=top> <…
19 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of aggregate external finance allocated to each local authority is provided through specific grants.
Answer · Tom McCabe: Subject to the approval of theLocal Government Finance (Scotland) Order 2007 by the Scottish Parliament, the informationrequested for 2007-08 is shown in the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td valign=top> <…
19 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional railway stations will open as part of the Aberdeen Crossrail project and where they will be located.
Answer · Tavish Scott: Current feasibility work on theAberdeen Crossrail proposal is assessing the potential for new stations at Kintore,Newtonhill, Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South.</p>
19 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made with the Aberdeen Crossrail project.
Answer · Tavish Scott: The North East of Scotland TransportPartnership has commissioned feasibility work which is expected to be completedby spring 2007. We will then be able to fully assess the proposals.</p>
18 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) total cost and (b) average cost per resident were of providing residential care in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area and showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Copies of a table showing thetotal net expenditure to local authorities of providing residential care since 1999-2000have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 41537).</p><p>It is not possible to providethe average cost per re…
18 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were cared for in residential homes in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area and showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Copies of a table showing thenumber of people cared for in care homes in each year since 2000 have been placedin the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 41537).</p><p>Comparable figures for 1999 arenot held centrally.</p>
18 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) total and (b) average payments were to home carers in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area and showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Home Carers may be employed bylocal authorities, private companies, individuals or voluntary organisations. Noinformation is held centrally regarding the total or average payments to home carers.</p>
18 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were cared for by home carers in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area and showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: Copies of a table showing thenumber of home care clients in each year since 1999 have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 41537).</p><p>The table shows home care clientsreceiving a service provided or purchased by local auth…
18 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were registered as home carers in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area and showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer · Robert Brown: This is a matter for individuallocal authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
17 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many small and medium-sized enterprises based in Scotland were awarded public sector contracts in each of the last five years.
Answer · Tom McCabe: The Scottish Executive does nothold this information centrally and therefore could only provide this informationat disproportionate cost.</p>
17 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of public sector contracts were awarded to companies based in Scotland in each of the last five years and what the total value of these contracts was in each year, also showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer · Tom McCabe: The Scottish Executive does nothold this information centrally and therefore could only provide this informationat disproportionate cost.</p>
17 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total value of public procurement by Scottish public sector organisations was in each of the last five years, also showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer · Tom McCabe: The Scottish Executive does nothold this information centrally and therefore could only provide this informationat disproportionate cost.</p>
17 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how the value of public procurement by Scottish public sector organisations and its impact on the economy is measured.
Answer · Tom McCabe: The McClelland Review of publicprocurement, which reported in March 2006, estimated the value of procurement bydevolved bodies in Scotland as being in the region of £8 billion per annum. The ScottishExecutive does not measure the impact on the economy of cont…
17 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many women have been charged with soliciting in each of the last five years, broken down by police board area and showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The available information is givenin the following table.</p><p>FemalesProceeded Against in Scottish Courts for Offences Related to Prostitution<sup>1,2</sup>,1999-2000 2004-05</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td nowrap valign=…
8 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to upgrade the current road infrastructure at the Bridge of Dee in Aberdeen.
Answer · Tavish Scott: The Scottish Executive and NorthEast of Scotland Transport Partnership (NESTRANS) jointly funded a study on trunkroad access to the Bridge of Dee from the south, in order to identify measures to reducecongestion. A draft report has been produced, and further …
8 Jan 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to improve road access to Aberdeen from the south.
Answer · Tavish Scott: The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and Fastlink, which are programmed for completion by2011, will provide a safe and reliable route for traffic wishing to bypass the cityand to access areas around the western perimeter. This will be of considerable benefit…