Parliamentary questions
Dr Sylvia Jackson
415 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest available figures on life expectancy are in Stirling.
Answer · George Lyon: Life expectancy figures are normallycalculated for a three year period to provide large enough numbers to ensure accuracy.The latest figures for Stirling Council area, which relate to the period 2003-05are available at:</p><p><ahref="http://www.gro-scotland.g…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are employed by agencies and non-departmental public bodies in Stirling.
Answer · Tom McCabe: Information on the location andnumber of staff employed in the headquarters of non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs),is contained on the Public Bodies and Appointments website at <ahref="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/introduction…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many general dental practitioners in NHS Forth Valley were registered to provide treatment in each of the last three years.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested can be found in table D1 (by NHS board)on the ISD Scotland website at <ahref="http://www.isdscotland.org/number_of_dentists">www.isdscotland.org/number_of_dentists</a>.</p>
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many general dental practitioners in NHS Forth Valley have (a) left and (b) joined the NHS in each of the last three years.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The informationrequested is provided in the following tables.</p><p>Number of General Dental Practitioners who left NHS Forth Valley<sup>1,2,3</sup>;2004 to 2006</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td valign=top> <p align=center>Year</p> …
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS dental patients have been newly registered in NHS Forth Valley in the last year, broken down by month.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The informationrequested is provided in the following table.</p><p>Number of Newly Registered NHS Dental Patients in NHS Forth Valley;March 2006 to February 2007</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=168 valign=top> <p al…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest available annual information is on the average age of (a) the population of Stirling and (b) those who have migrated to the city.
Answer · George Lyon: The latest information, basedon the 2005 mid-year population estimate for Stirling Council area, shows the averageage of (a) the population to be 39.4 years and (b) those who have migrated thereto be 27.6 years.</p>
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of households in Stirling have a head of the household aged from (a) 16 to 29, (b) 30 to 44, (c) 45 to 59, (d) 60 to 74, (e) 75 to 84 and (f) 85 and over.
Answer · George Lyon: The latest statistics are shown as follows:</p><p>Age of Head of Household, 2006</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td nowrap valign=bottom> <p align=center>Local Authority</p> </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom> <p align=cen…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated total levels of CO2 emissions have been in each local authority area in the last year for which information is available.
Answer · Ross Finnie: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-32484 on 28 March 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliamentswebsite, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated total levels of CO2 emissions have been from all sources per head of population in Stirling in the last year for which information is available.
Answer · Ross Finnie: Estimated levels of carbon dioxideemissions for 2004 at local authority and regional level are available in a reportentitled <i>Local and Regional CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions Estimates for 2004 for theUK </i>produced for the Department for Environment, Food and …
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average ages of mothers were for all births in Stirling in (a) 2005, (b) 1995 and (c) 1985.
Answer · George Lyon: The information requested isgiven in the following table.</p><p>Average Age of Mothers, AllLive Births, Stirling Council Area</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td nowrap valign=bottom> <p align=center>1985</p> </td> <td nowrap valign=b…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Drug Treatment and Testing Orders have been issued in relevant local authority areas.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The information requested isgiven in table 57 of the statistical bulletin <i>Criminal Justice Social Work Statistics,2005-06</i> published by the Scottish Executive in January 2007, a copy of whichis available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bi…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drug users entered treatment in Stirling in each of the last five years.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: The number of new individualpatients/clients reported to the Scottish Drug Misuse Database for the StirlingCouncil area over the past five years were as follows:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <tr> <td width=64 valign=top> <p>2001-02</p> …
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) knee-joint replacement and (b) cataract operations were carried out by NHS Forth Valley in each year since 2000.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Operations are carried out withinNHSScotland in a wide range of settings dependent on a number of factors includingthe complexity of the operation and the clinical and personal needs of the patient.</p><p class=nhsrecipient>Thenumber of operations and procedu…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many stroke-related deaths there were in Stirling in each of the last 10 years, expressed also as a standardised rate for those aged under 75 per 100,000 population.
Answer · George Lyon: The information requested isgiven in the following table.</p><p>Deaths from Strokes(Cerebrovascular Disease)<sup>1</sup>, Stirling Council Area, 1996-2005</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=162 nowrap valign=bottom> <p…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions have been brought in Stirling under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005.
Answer · Elish Angiolini: Since the introduction of theEmergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005, a total of 11 charges under this act havebeen reported to the Procurator Fiscal at Stirling. In relation to nine of these charges, court proceedingswere initiated, one was dealt with by way o…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local rail passenger journeys which started or finished in the Stirling area there were in each of the last five years.
Answer · Tavish Scott: Over the last five yearsfrom 2001-2002 until 2005-2006, the number of rail passenger journeys startingand finishing at Stirling station from all stations within Scotlandare:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td valign=top> <p…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local bus passenger journeys there were in Stirling in each of the last five years.
Answer · Tavish Scott: Bus patronage figures are onlyavailable at national, regional and Regional Transport Partnership area level. Thisinformation is included in the Scottish Executive Statistical Bulletin, TransportSeries, Bus and Coach Statistics: 2005-06 which was published on …
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of pregnancies were teenage pregnancies in the NHS Forth Valley area in the most recent year for which figures are available, also broken down by postcode sector.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The following table contains the informationrequested.</p><p>Teenage Pregnancies<sup>1</sup>in NHS Forth Valley in 2005 by Postcode Sector</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=192 rowspan=2 valign=top> <p align=center>NH…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operations were carried out in hospitals in NHS Forth Valley in each year since 2000.
Answer · Andy Kerr: It should be noted that the successfulimplementation of Delivering for Health (launched in October 2005) is already bringingabout a fundamental shift in the balance of care. This, quite appropriately, placesa greater emphasis on anticipatory care so that thos…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated number of face-to-face contacts with patients by GPs was in the NHS Forth Valley area in the last year for which information is available.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The requested information is not available.</p>
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many attendances there were at each accident and emergency centre in NHS Forth Valley in each year since 2000.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Information onthe number of attendances at each accident and emergency centre in NHS Forth Valleyis shown in the following table.</p><p>Table 1: Accident and Emergency Attendancesin NHS Forth Valley by Hospital; Years Ended 31 March 2000 to 2006</p><table bo…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many parents and children were supported by Sure Start Scotland through group or intensive provision in the Stirling local authority area in the last year for which information is available.
Answer · Robert Brown: Data on the number of individual beneficiaries of servicesprovided under the Sure Start Scotland programme, broken down by local authorityarea, is not held centrally.</p>
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funds it has allocated to the Stirling area under the Community Safety Award Programme.
Answer · Johann Lamont: The Scottish Executive madeavailable a total of £246,353.21 to Stirling Community Safety Partnership overthe period 2005-08 under the Community Safety Partnership Award programme.</p>
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to help tackle climate change.
Answer · Ross Finnie: <i>Changing Our Ways: </i><i>Scotland</i><i>’sClimate Change Programme</i>, published by the Scottish Executive in March 2006,<i></i>details the Executives strategic approach to tackling climate change. A copyis available in the Scottish Parliament Informatio…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the numbers and overall percentages in employment were in Stirling in (a) construction, (b) manufacturing, (c) retail and catering, (d) distribution, hotels and restaurants, (e) business and financial services, (f) transport and communications, (g) finance, IT and other business acti…
Answer · Nicol Stephen: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-32460 on 23 March 2007. 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/wa.s…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals were self-employed in Stirling in each of the last three years, expressed also as a percentage of the total number in employment.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: Table 1 shows the number of selfemployed individuals in Stirling for the last three years for which figures are available.</p><p>Table 1: Level of Self-Employed– Stirling</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td nowrap rowspan=2 val…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the local economic output of Stirling was in each of the last three years for which figures are available, also showing annual percentage changes.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive does notestimate economic output for particular geographic areas. However, the Office forNational Statistics (ONS) publish regional Gross Value Added (GVA) figures, whichare the recognised method for measuring economic output, for all N…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many VAT registered businesses there were in Stirling in each of the last three years for which figures are available, broken down by sector.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: Data on the stock of VAT registeredenterprises is released annually by the Small Business Service, an agency of theDepartment for Trade and Industry.</p><p>These figures do not accountfor all business activity as only companies with a turnover above the VAT t…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the uptake of travel cards under the national concessionary travel scheme has been in Stirling.
Answer · Tavish Scott: Statistics are only availableby local authority area. Therefore, as at 20 March 2007 the number of National EntitlementCards, which give an entitlement to Scotland-wide free bus travel for older anddisabled people and Scotland-wide concessionary travel scheme…
16 Mar 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many disabled adults there are in Stirling, also expressed as a percentage of the local adult population.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested is not available centrally.</p>