Stewart Stevenson

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: This is a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority. I will ask the Chairman to write with the details requested.

17 Jul 2002 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Presiding Officer Presiding Officer how many staff were recruited by and on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body in each year from 1999 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.

Answer · David Steel: The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) began carrying out its own recruitment from January 2000. Prior to that date, recruitment was conducted on behalf of the SPCB by the Scottish Office/Scottish Executive. Details of staff recruited in each year f…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by police forces in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.

Answer · Jim Wallace: The numbers of staff recruited by police forces in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender and ethnic minority are shown in the following tables. Figures on ethnic origin and disability are not held centrally. No recruitment information is held for…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by local government in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested is a matter for local authorities. Information on the total number of staff recruited by local government is not held centrally. However, further information on police and fire service staff is available.<P>For information on police,…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by the Scottish Prison Service in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:<P>This information is available in SPS Annual Reports, which have been laid before Parliament.

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff it recruited in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The Scottish Executive aims to recruit staff from a diverse background and experience, and successful applicants are selected on the basis of the ability to do the job. Whilst information on the ethnic background and disability of all applicants is collected …

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by the Forestry Commission in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.

Answer · Allan Wilson: The information is given in the following table.<P><CENTER><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=595><TR><TD WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="TOP" ROWSPAN=2><P>Year</TD><TD WIDTH="22%" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN=2><P>Gender</TD><TD WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN=3><…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were recruited by the NHS in Scotland in each year from 1997 to 2002, broken down by gender, ethnic origin and disability.

Answer · Mary Mulligan: The information requested is not held centrally.

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of staff currently employed by the Scottish Qualifications Authority by gender, ethnic origin, disability and grade.

Answer · Nicol Stephen: This is a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority. I will ask the Chairman to write with the details requested.

17 Jul 2002 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Presiding Officer Presiding Officer whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will provide a breakdown of staff it currently employs by gender, ethnic origin, disability and grade.

Answer · David Steel: As part of the implementation of the Parliament's Equality Framework, we plan to conduct a detailed equalities audit of staff before the end of this year. This will provide more detailed information about the composition of the workforce of the Parliament and…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of staff currently employed by police forces by gender, ethnic origin, disability and grade.

Answer · Jim Wallace: A breakdown of police officers and of staff currently employed by police forces, by gender, ethnic minority and grade is shown in the following tables. Information on ethnic origin and disability is not held centrally.<P>Police Officers<TABLE BORDER CELLSPAC…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of staff currently employed by local government by gender, ethnic origin, disability and grade.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The information requested is a matter for local authorities. Information on the total number of staff employed by local government, broken down by ethnic origin and disability, is not held centrally.<P>The most recently published information relating to the n…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the staff currently employed by the Scottish Prison Service by gender, ethnic origin, disability and grade.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:<P>The information requested is contained in the following tables:<P>Gender<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=318><TR><TD WIDTH="79%"…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the staff it currently employs by gender, ethnic origin, disability and grade.

Answer · Andy Kerr: Scottish Executive Core Departments Staffing Information (headcounts) as at 1 July 2002 by gender, ethnic origin, disability, and grade is provided in the table.<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=2 WIDTH=509><TR><TD WIDTH="21%" VALIGN="TOP" HEIGHT=37><P>…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the staff currently employed by the Forestry Commission by gender, ethnic origin, disability and grade.

Answer · Allan Wilson: The breakdown is given in the following table.<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=609><TR><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP"><P>Grade</TD><TD WIDTH="23%" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN=2><P>Gender</TD><TD WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="TOP" COLSPAN=3><P>Ethnic Origin</TD><T…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the staff currently employed by the NHS in Scotland by gender, ethnic origin, disability and grade.

Answer · Mary Mulligan: Information on the breakdown of staff currently employed by the NHS in Scotland by gender, ethnic origin and grade is available on the ISD website:<P><A HREF="http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/isd/NHSiS_resource/Workforce/workforce_statistics.htm">http://www.show.s…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurses currently employed by the NHS in Scotland will reach their normal retirement age in each year from 2003 to 2012, broken down by gender and SRN, SEN, RMN or other qualification.

Answer · Mary Mulligan: The following table shows the number of nurses currently employed by the NHS in Scotland, broken down by level of qualification and gender due to reach their normal retirement age from 2003 to 2012, assuming that the normal retirement age is 60 for females an…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurses were in training in the NHS in Scotland in each of the years from 1997 to 2002 for SRN, SEN, RMN or other qualifications, broken down by gender and year of study.

Answer · Mary Mulligan: The available information is set out in the following tables. The information requested is not available by year of study and is not yet published for 2001-02. Nurse education now leads to registration and there are no courses for training to enrolled nurse l…

17 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many nurses are currently employed by the NHS in Scotland, broken down by gender and SRN, SEN, RMN or other qualification.

Answer · Mary Mulligan: Information on the number of nurses currently employed by the NHS in Scotland, broken down by gender, level of qualification (and specialty) is available in table E7 on the ISD website:<P><A HREF="http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/isd/NHSiS_resource/Workforce/workf…

12 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Environment and Rural Development will next meet representatives of the Scottish White Fish Producers' Association.

Answer · Ross Finnie: I have no plans to meet with representatives of the Scottish White Fish Producers' Association.

11 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on advertising by each ministerial department in each year since May 1999 and how it measures the effectiveness of such advertising.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The advertising spend by each ministerial department since May 1999 is listed in the following tables. The methods used to measure the effectiveness of advertising are:<UL><P><LI>Qualitative research pre-campaign to test the effectiveness of the advertising</…

10 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding is available from (a) its Justice Department and (b) other public funding sources to maintain the work of Family Mediation Grampian in Peterhead, Fraserburgh and Banff and to expand this service elsewhere in the north of Scotland.

Answer · Jim Wallace: Under section 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, my department is providing in the current year a revenue grant of £45,778 to support the work of Family Mediation Grampian, as part of our total package of support for mediation services across Scotland…

10 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to publish its proposals following its consultation paper Parents and Children - The Scottish Executive's proposals for improving Scottish Family Law.

Answer · Jim Wallace: As the First Minister said in his statement of 30 May on the Executive's programme, we intend to publish our draft Family Law Bill when the policy and legislative implications of the current adoption review have become clear and our approach to these areas is…

9 Jul 2002 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Presiding Officer what arrangements the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body has made in order to protect members and staff from any potential anthrax or other biological attack.

Answer · David Steel: It would not be appropriate to set out the arrangements. However, guidance issued by the Cabinet Office and the national security authorities covering the threat from chemical and biological agents has been taken on board together with advice received from th…

3 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many officials within its Environment and Rural Affairs Department are responsible for the implementation of animal health policy on a day to day basis.

Answer · Ross Finnie: There are a total of 31 officials within the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department with responsibility for devising and implementing animal health policy. There are additionally 79 staff from the State Veterinary Service (SVS) based in S…

3 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when its Environment and Rural Affairs Department last held discussions with the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding animal health policy.

Answer · Ross Finnie: The respective Agriculture Ministers discuss animal health issues on a regular basis. In addition, discussions between officials of the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) and the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affa…

3 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what role its Environment and Rural Affairs Department has in the formulation of animal health policy.

Answer · Ross Finnie: Animal health and welfare are devolved matters so the Scottish Executive has the lead role in the formulation of policy which is applied in Scotland. In doing so it must comply with European Union legislation on animal health issues and needs to take account …

3 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which official in its Environment and Rural Affairs Department has prime responsibility for the implementation of animal health policy.

Answer · Ross Finnie: The head of Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department's Food and Agriculture Group has overall responsibility for animal health policy and its implementation in Scotland.

1 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what research into the causes of autism it is currently undertaking.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Scottish Executive is not currently undertaking any research into the causes of autism.<P>The Medical Research Council, which has a UK-wide remit, has committed £7.5 million to research into autism. The research findings, when available, will inform the p…

1 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what funds police forces are able to access for specific alcohol and drug awareness campaigns.

Answer · Jim Wallace: Police authorities and joint police boards, in consultation with chief constables, set budgets for individual forces. It is then a matter for chief constables to determine how they use the funds made available to them in this way to meet local needs and circu…