Parliamentary questions
Dr Sylvia Jackson
415 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in relation to locating one-stop health clinics in the NHS Forth Valley area.
Answer · Andy Kerr: It is for the NHS board to ensurethat the health services provided meet local needs and to plan how such servicesare provided.</p><p>NHS Forth Valley continues to make good progress in the developmentof one stop clinics as part of their focus to redesign serv…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the net revenue expenditure on pre-primary education was in the Stirling local authority area in each year since 1999.
Answer · Robert Brown: The following table givesdetails of the net revenue expenditure on pre-primary education in Stirlingsince 2002. This information has only been supplied from 2002-03, as prior tothis date pre-school education was not included in the local government financeset…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the grant aided expenditure allocation for pre-school education was to Stirling Council in each year since 1999, also expressed as an amount per pupil.
Answer · Tom McCabe: The information requested isshown in the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=82 valign=top> <p>Year</p> </td> <td width=205 valign=top> <p align=center>Grant Aided Expenditure allocation</p> <p…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what amount of private sector grant was approved by Stirling Council for aids and adaptations for householders in each year since 1999.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: The amount of private sectorgrant approved by Stirling for carrying out improvements for people withdisabilities is shown in the following table.</p><p>Amountapproved for aids and adaptations in Stirling: 1998-99 to 2005-06</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 ce…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cultural and related services grant aided expenditure and net revenue expenditure was for Stirling Council in each year since 1999.
Answer · Tom McCabe: The information requested isshown in the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td valign=top> <p> </p> </td> <td valign=top> <p align=center>Grant Aided Expenditure Allocations</p> <p align=center>(£…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of mothers in the NHS Forth Valley area were recorded at their six to eight week review as breastfeeding in each year since 1999.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The information requested isshown in the following table:</p><p>NHS Forth Valley – Breastfeeding at the 6-8 Week Review by Year ofBirth:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td valign=top> <p> </p> </td> <td valign=top>…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been allocated to Stirling Council from the Strategic Waste Fund in each year since 1999.
Answer · Ross Finnie: The following table details theamount of funding allocated to Stirling Council from the Strategic Waste Fund eachyear since 1999. Funding from 2008-09 onwards is indicative and depends on the outcomeof future Spending Reviews.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration has been given to the relocation of an Executive agency to Stirling.
Answer · George Lyon: All local authority areas,including Stirling, are considered for all location reviews.</p><p>A full list of locationreviews is available on our website at:</p><p><ahref="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Relocation/StoryFar">http://www.scotland.gov…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the level of expenditure by Communities Scotland on infrastructure in the Stirling local authority area and what major projects have been completed in that area since 1999.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: Communities Scotland hasinvested some £25 million on the provision of affordable housing in the StirlingCouncil area since 1999. An element of this investment has been directedtowards providing infrastructure works to facilitate the provision ofaffordable hou…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the level of expenditure by Scottish Water on infrastructure and, in particular, on maintenance or renewals in the Stirling local authority area and what major projects have been completed in that area since 1999.
Answer · Sarah Boyack: The Scottish Executive does nothold information on expenditure by Scottish Water by local authority area. I havereferred your question to the Chief Executive of Scottish Water who will respondto you in due course.</p>
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much specific funding has been allocated for drug and alcohol treatment services in the Stirling local authority area in each year since 2003-04.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Funding is allocated to healthboards for drug treatment and care services and to tackle alcohol problems. Stirlingfalls within the boundaries of Forth Valley Health Board. The following table setsout the funding that has been made available to Forth Valley He…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many graduates from the Stirling local authority area have returned there to work in each of the last three years for which the information is available.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The following table shows thenumber of graduates at post graduate and undergraduate level (first degree or subdegree) who were domiciled in the Stirling local authority area, studied at a UKhigher education institutions (HEIs) and were employed in Stirling si…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many students from low-income backgrounds in the Stirling parliamentary constituency have had their university fees paid from public funds in each year since 2002-03.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The following table highlightsthe number of fees paid by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) to studentsat higher education institutions from low income backgrounds who were domiciledin the Stirling parliamentary constituency in each year since 2002…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent in the Stirling local authority area in each year since 1999 on (a) Bus Service Operators Grant, (b) Bus Route Development Grant, (c) the Rural Community Transport Initiative, (d) the Rural Public Passenger Transport Grants Scheme, (e) demand-responsive transport a…
Answer · Tavish Scott: Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG)is paid to operators of local registered bus services. Figures cannot be given belowthe level of a Scotland-wide figure as the information is commercially sensitive.</p><p>Stirling Council has not submittedan application for …
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many recipients of council tax benefit aged 60 or over there were in the Stirling local authority area in each of the last three years for which the information is available, also showing what percentage of the over-60 age group they represented.
Answer · Tom McCabe: The data relating to recipientsof council tax benefit are presented in terms of benefit units, which are basedon households in receipt of council tax benefit and as a result may contain twoor more persons (possibly one of whom may also be aged under 60). Thes…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest annual estimate is of the number of people in the Stirling parliamentary constituency who earn the national minimum wage or below.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The preferred source for earningsestimates is the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), which is carried outby the Office for National Statistics.</p><p>The estimated number of employeesearning the minimum wage or less in Stirling parliamentary constitu…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the overall change has been since 2003 in the number of jobs in the (a) Stirling parliamentary constituency and (b) Central Scotland region.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The following table shows thenumber of employee jobs in 2003 and 2005 (latest data) and also the net change inlevels of employee jobs between 2003 and 2005 for the Stirling parliamentaryconstituency and the Central Scotland region.</p><p>Table 1 Employee Jobs…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the grant aided expenditure allocation for education was to Stirling Council in each year since 1999, also expressed as an amount per pupil.
Answer · Tom McCabe: The information requested isshown in the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=86 valign=top> <p> </p> </td> <td width=229 valign=top> <p align=center>Grant Aided Expenditure Allocation</p> …
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation it has had with BT concerning any technical problems preventing consumers in Stirlingshire from obtaining broadband connections as a result of being located too far from their telecom exchanges.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-32009 on 9 March 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’swebsite, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has invested in providing broadband connectivity in Stirlingshire.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The Executive has invested £16.5million (including support from the European Regional Development Fund) implementinga Scotland-wide project which has delivered broadband access to every Scottish community.A separate figure for broadband investment in Stirling…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which communities in the Central Scotland region will not be broadband-enabled by the end of 2007.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-32009 on 9 March 2007. All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.se…
26 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on its Broadband for Scotland’s Rural and Remote Areas project.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: Broadband has already been deliveredto every Scottish community and to over 99% of Scottish households. As announcedon 21 December 2006, the Executive is committed to further extending thecoverage of broadband in areas where it is currently unavailable.</p><p…
23 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the contribution of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park to local tourism.
Answer · Sarah Boyack: The National Park Authority haspublished the <i>State of the Park Report 2005</i>. This report provides informationon visitor numbers and their characteristics until 2003. This report is availablefrom the park authority’s website www.lochlomond-trossachs.org …
23 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of users of the railway stations at Tyndrum, Crianlarich and Balloch is estimated to be visitors to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
Answer · Sarah Boyack: This information is not heldcentrally.</p><p>However, <i>The State of thePark Report 2005</i> published by Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority(available on the National Park Authority’s website <a href="http://www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/">…
23 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the financial contribution made by the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park to the national economy.
Answer · Sarah Boyack: The Loch Lomond andthe Trossachs National Park was designated in 2002 and it is too early to carry outan assessment of the financial contribution made by the National Park to the localor national economy. However, it would be my intention to commission an ana…
23 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs are supported by the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
Answer · Sarah Boyack: The number of full time equivalentstaff employed by Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority in 2006-07is 130.8.</p>
23 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been made available to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority in each year since its establishment.
Answer · Sarah Boyack: The Grant-in-Aid allocatedto Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority, since is establishment,is as follows:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=85 valign=top> <p align=center>Year</p> </td> <td width=3…
23 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have visited the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park in each year since its establishment.
Answer · Sarah Boyack: This information is not heldcentrally.</p><p>However, Loch Lomond andThe Trossachs National Park Authority have estimated visitor numbers of 2.06 millionin 2002, 2.18 million in 2003, 2.15 million in 2004 and 2005.</p>
23 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the top 50 tourist attractions are by number of annual visitors.
Answer · Patricia Ferguson: The latest available figuresare for 2005. In 2005, the top 50 tourist attractions by number of annual visitorswere as follows:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=378 valign=top> <p align=center>Visitor Attraction</p> …
23 Feb 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many workers are employed in tourism and tourism-related industries in each local authority area.
Answer · Patricia Ferguson: The latest data held currentlyestimates that there are just under 210,000 people employed in tourism related businessesacross Scotland, which represents 9% of the total workforce. The numberof people that are employed in tourism, and tourism-related industrie…