Jamie Hepburn

10 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the recommended traffic capacity will be on the (a) Mollinsburn to Auchenkilns junction and (b) Auchenkilns junction to Haggs stretches of the route of the M80 when it has been completed.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The traffic flow rangesfor use in the assessment of new rural roads, as recommended in the Design Manualfor Roads and Bridges, are as follows:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td width=168 rowspan=2> <p align=center>Location…

10 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what traffic growth has been on the (a) Mollinsburn to Auchenkilns junction and (b) Auchenkilns junction to Haggs stretches of the A80 over the last 10 years.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: (a) Mollinsburn toAuchenkilns junction has experienced growth of approximately 14.5% between 1994-2004.</p><p>(b) Auchenkilns junctionto Haggs has experienced growth of approximately 25% between 1994-2004.</p>

10 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the peak traffic densities are on the (a) Mollinsburn to Auchenkilns junction and (b) Auchenkilns junction to Haggs stretches of the A80.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The most recent peaktraffic flows, for the year 2006, are:</p><p>Mollinsburn to Auchenkilns(A80 East of M73 Junction)</p><p>Morning Peak – 5,166 vehicles (two-way flow)</p><p>Evening Peak – 5,534 vehicles (two-way flow)</p><p>Auchenkilns to Haggs(South of M80…

27 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3653 by Stewart Maxwell on 12 September 2007, how many wheelchair users are estimated to be living in social rented accommodation.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: NHS Scotland wheelchairservices are provided from five regional centres and independent report <i>Movingforward: Review of NHS wheelchair and seating services in Scotland</i> publishedin 2006 reports some 96,000 users registered with these centres in 2005:</p…

18 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its block grant has been in each year since devolution and what proportion of total known public expenditure in Scotland this represents.

Answer · John Swinney: HM Treasurypublish an annual statistics publication called Public Expenditure StatisticalAnalyses (PESA) which sets out a range of statistical information, includingthe total identifiable public expenditure for each region/country within the United Kingdom (t…

13 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers the role of park-and-ride facilities to be.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The role of park-and-ride facilities is to permit people to complete part of a journeyby public transport. They encourage modal shift away from car usage, thus reducingemissions from transport, and congestion on urban road networks.</p>

13 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many railway stations are designated as park-and-ride sites and where these stations are located.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Two hundred andtwenty Scottish stations have parking facilities which allow passengers topark-and-ride. The car parks are managed, maintained and operated by various partiesincluding First ScotRail, Network Rail, local authorities, Regional Transport Partners…

13 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of whether agencies operating park-and-ride sites actively monitor how heavily these sites are used.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: First ScotRail, aspart of its franchise obligations, has to carry out annual car park counts, includingblue badge holder usage of railway car parks. These surveys are reported to TransportScotland.</p><p>Bus park-and-rideprojects typically have been delivered…

13 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total expenditure is estimated to be on the (a) Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine, (b) Waverley and (c) Airdrie to Bathgate rail lines.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: <b>&nbsp;</b></p><p>(a) Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine</p><p>The cost for the constructionof the project is currently estimated to be up to £85 million.</p><p>(b) Waverley</p><p class=MsoBodyTextIndent>Transport Scotland is continuing a due-diligence review of the…

6 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many junior doctors have been unable to find work in Scotland this year and in the two previous years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I would refer themember to my statement to the Health and Sport Committee on 27 June about the recruitmentof junior doctors into training programmes in 2007 (Cols 12-15). The measures Iannounced then have been put in place, ensuring continuity of employment f…

6 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many junior doctors have been employed by the NHS in Scotland in each year since 1999.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requestedis available on the Information Services Division (ISD) workforce statistics website<a href="http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/796.html">http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/796.html</a>table A2.</p>

6 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many medical students have graduated from Scotland’s universities in each year since 1997.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The following tableshows how many students have graduated in clinical medicine from Scotland’s universities each year since 1997. The numbers includethose students undertaking first degrees and post graduate qualifications.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 c…

6 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much interest on borrowings Scottish Water has paid in each year since its creation.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: A breakdown of theinterest paid by Scottish Water on its borrowings for each year may be found inits Annual Accounts. These are available in the Scottish Parliament InformationCentre under the following reference numbers:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cel…

6 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to the Water Supply (Water Quality) (Scotland) Regulations 2001, how many authorised departures have been (a) applied for by Scottish Water and (b) permitted by the Scottish Ministers in each year, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Since the Regulationscame into force Scottish Water has applied for 42 authorised departures. Scottishministers have granted 37 of these and the breakdown by local authority is detailedin the following table.</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <…

6 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what Scottish Water’s net debt has been in each year since its creation.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Figures for ScottishWater’s net debt for each year may be found in its Annual Accounts. These are availablein the Scottish Parliament Information Centre under the following reference numbers:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <t…

6 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much Scottish Water has paid in bonuses to its directors since its creation.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information iscontained in Scottish Water’s Annual Accounts which are laid in Parliament everyyear and published. These are available in the Scottish Parliament InformationCentre under the following reference numbers:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 ce…

6 Sep 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many evictions due to non-payment of rent have occurred in each year since 1990, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:</p><p>Figures on evictionsby local authorities due to rent arrears are not held centrally. The informationon evictions for registered social landlor…

30 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many homes sold by local authorities under right to buy legislation have been bought back by the local authority in each year since 1990, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The information requestedis not held centrally.</p>

30 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many areas have been classified as pressurised housing areas in each year since 2002, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: There were no applicationsfor pressured area designations between 2002 and 2004. The following areas and neighbourhoodshave been designated as Right to Buy pressured areas by Scottish ministers: </p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> …

28 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-2233 by John Swinney on 2 August 2007, what the total cost to the taxpayer will be of all existing PFI/PPP projects over the course of their contractual life, broken down by (a) local authority area, (b) NHS board and (c) individual project.

Answer · John Swinney: The information requestedis provided in the following table.</p><p>Since S3W-2233 wasanswered on 2 August 2007, two more PPP projects have reached financialclose: East Dunbartonshire schools and West Lothian schools. They have been included in the table. The …

24 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many and what proportion of socially rented homes are equipped with wheelchair access in each local authority area.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The table presentsthe most recent available figures for the number of dwellings in the social rentedsector classified as wheelchair housing. Figures for 2007 will be published in November2007.</p><p>Social SectorHousing Stock Classified as Wheelchair Housing:…

24 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prescriptions for Ritalin have been issued in each year since 1990.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following tableshows the number of prescribed items for Ritalin<b>^®</b> prescribed in the community in Scotland. Data are presented for the financial years ending 31 March 1996 to 2007, inclusive. Data in the table refer to prescriptionsdispens…

24 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prescriptions for treatments involving methylphenidate have been issued in each year since 1990.

Answer · Shona Robison: The following tableshows the number of prescribed items for treatments involving methylphenidate hydrochloride(both standard and modified release preparations) prescribed in the community inScotland. Data are presented for the financial yearsending 31 March 1…

24 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what studies into the causes of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have been undertaken.

Answer · Shona Robison: The National ResearchRegister (NRR), a UK-wide research database, records that there are currently 35projects on-going in the UK on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),of which five are on the causes. The NRR also lists 200 completed projects on A…

24 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the incidence is of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, broken down by socio-economic group.

Answer · Shona Robison: The information requestedis not available centrally.</p><p>National estimatescan be given, based on the number of patients seen in general practices participatingin Practice Team Information, for the proportion of the population who consult andthe number of p…

24 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have been diagnosed in each year since 1990, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) local authority area.

Answer · Shona Robison: The information requestedis not available centrally.</p><p>National estimatescan be given, based on the number of patients seen in general practices participatingin Practice Team Information, for the proportion of the population who consult eachyear and the n…

23 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints regarding water quality have been received in each year since 1990, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Executivedoes not have a record of the number of complaints regarding water quality thatit (or its predecessor) has received in each year since 1990. However, the DrinkingWater Quality Regulator for Scotland recently reported that Scottish Water …

23 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many miles of asbestos mains water pipes there are in each local authority area and how high a priority it is that these are replaced.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: As this is anoperational matter for the Scottish Water, I have askedthe chief executive to reply to your enquiry directly.</p>

23 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it has invested in affordable housing in each year since 1999.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:</p><p>The information requestedis given in the following table in respect of the housing investment programme managedby Communities Scotland and its…

23 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many playing fields have been used for housing and what hectarage they have covered in each year since 1990.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information isnot held centrally. However, sportscotland prepares an annual monitoring reportlisting all planning applications on which they have been consulted. This identifiesthe site, what has been lost due to the development and what facility if any …