Parliamentary questions

Nanette Milne

1,264 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

2 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the age-standardised mortality rate from prostate cancer has been in each year since 1997-98, also broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) parliamentary constituency.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Deaths data in Scotland is sourced from General Register Office for Scotland; Data is supplied annually in September. The most recent calendar year of data currently available is 2009. Age standardised mortality rates for prostate cancer by NHS board…

1 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have died from bowel cancer in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Data on the number of people who died from bowel cancer, in each year since 1999, are available for Scotland by NHS board on the Information Services Division website at: http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/1425.html. The most recent year for whi…

25 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many books have been loaned by libraries in each year since 1999, broken down local authority.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Library and Information Council has brought together the Scottish figures by local authority area from the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting (CIPFA). CIPFA figures are only available from 2000 onwards. This information is avail…

25 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on new books for libraries in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

25 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many public libraries there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by parliamentary constituency.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Details on the number of public libraries in Scotland are not available by parliamentary constituency. The Scottish Library and Information Council have brought together the Scottish figures by local authority area from the Chartered Institute of Public Finan…

13 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many letters have been sent by its ministers highlighting its policies to interested parties in each year since 2007, broken down by (a) minister, (b) number of letters and (c) cost.

Answer · John Swinney: This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

12 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have been readmitted within 24 hours of discharge in each year since 1999.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The following table shows the number of emergency readmissions to hospital which took place on either the same day or following day when compared to the preceding hospital stay. Number of Hospital Emergency Readmissions on the Same Day or following D…

5 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cancer care specialists there have been in each NHS board in each year since 1999.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information about consultant staff in post by specialty, including medical oncology and clinical oncology, and NHS board, as at 30 September 2001 to 30 September 2010 is available at: http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=HC…

5 Jan 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been screened for bowel cancer in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish arm of the UK Colorectal Cancer Screening pilot commenced in NHS Fife, Grampian and Tayside in April 2000 and ran until May 2007. All men and women in these three areas aged between 50 and 69 were invited to participate. The total number of peopl…

14 Dec 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have been treated for alcohol addiction in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34168 on 15 June 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…

14 Dec 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many compensation payments have been made in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Compensation payments made by NHS Boards since 2007-8 is as follows: <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td width=127 valign=top > Boards </td> <td width=120 valign=top > <p align=ce…

30 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much each NHS board has spent on administration in 2009-10.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The amount spent by each NHS board on administration costs in 2009-10 is shown in the following table: <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td width=218 valign=top > NHS Board </td> <td width…

18 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have attended accident and emergency units looking for emergency dental treatment in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information is not available centrally.

18 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time has been for an emergency dental appointment in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information is not available centrally.

17 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on providing households with loft and cavity wall insulation under the Energy Assistance Programme and its predecessors in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Alex Neil: The following table shows the spend on loft and/or cavity insulation under the Energy Assistance Package, the central heating programme, and Warm Deal, for each year since 2007. Some houses received either loft insulation or cavity wall insulation, others rec…

17 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many households have received loft and cavity wall insulation under the Energy Assistance Programme and its predecessors in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Alex Neil: The following table shows the number of households receiving loft and/or cavity insulation under the Energy Assistance Package, the central heating programme, and Warm Deal, for each year since 2007. Some houses received either loft insulation or cavity wall …

17 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether terms in leases or missives of let for local authority-owned allotments are exempt from the requirement to have them confirmed by the Scottish Ministers in terms of section 6(1) of the Allotments (Scotland) Act 1892 to give them legal force.

Answer · John Swinney: It is for a local authority to decide the terms of leases or missives with its allotment holders. These terms do not require to be confirmed by the Scottish Ministers.

16 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost has been of meals services for older people provided by each local authority in each year since 2007.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following table provides information on the cost of meals services for older people since 2007, broken down by local authority: <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td rowspan=2 valign=top > Local A…

16 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many older people have had meals services provided by each local authority in each year since 2007.

Answer · Shona Robison: This is the first year the Scottish Government has collected this data from local authorities. Home Care Services, Scotland 2010 was published today and can be found on the Scottish Government website. The publication contains information on how many …

11 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much each NHS board has spent on administration in each year since 2007.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Due to changes in the way that administration costs have been collected, the figures between the two years are not directly comparable. The main change relates to the inclusion in 2008-09 of the administrative costs of the board''s health promotion and health…

11 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been employed in health-related non-governmental organisations funded by government resources in each year since 2007.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not centrally available.

11 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on health-related non-governmental organisations in each year since 2007.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.

11 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much each NHS board has spent on cleaning in each year since 2007.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The NHS Costs Book record cleaning costs for all Territorial boards plus the National Waiting Times Centre and The State Hospital for Scotland. Spend on cleaning (including both pay and supplies) for these boards since 2007 has been: <table border=1…

9 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been prosecuted for making hoax emergency calls in each of the last 10 years, broken down by Sheriff Court area.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table. With regard to this answer, and the answer to question S3W-37419 on 17 November 2010, it should be noted that statistics dealing with court proceedings and recorded crime are not directly com…

9 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many hoax emergency calls there have been in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) police force and (b) fire and rescue service areas.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: With regard to this answer, and the answer to question S3W-37420 on 17 November 2010, it should be noted that statistics dealing with court proceedings and recorded crime are not directly comparable as a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime…

4 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on (a) public housing projects and (b) shared equity schemes in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Alex Neil: Table 1 shows Scottish Government expenditure through the Affordable Housing Investment Programme (AHIP) in each year since 2007, broken down by local authority for (a) Housing Association rented projects and (b) Low Cost Home Ownership which includes both th…

2 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have run away from (a) home and (b) residential care in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Adam Ingram: (a) This information is not held centrally. (b) This information is not held centrally. The Care Commission asks residential establishments through their annual return for the number of absconds during a 12 month period. The Scottish Go…

22 Oct 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many tree preservation orders have been revoked for the purpose of granting planning permission in each local authority in each of the last 10 years.

Answer · John Swinney: This information is not held centrally. However it may be helpful to clarify that it is not necessary to revoke a Tree Preservation Order (TPO) for the purposes of granting full planning permission. Any work affecting protected trees that is necessary to impl…

22 Oct 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many trees subject to tree preservation orders have (a) been illegally felled or damaged, (b) had prosecutions for their illegal felling or damage brought to court and (c) been replaced with a new tree after being felled or lost due to damage in each local authority in each of the las…

Answer · John Swinney: This information is not held centrally.

22 Oct 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many tree preservation orders have been (a) enacted and (b) revoked in each local authority in each of the last 10 years.

Answer · John Swinney: This information is not held centrally.