- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 28 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what its current position is on the relocation of jobs in non-departmental public bodies from Edinburgh and Glasgow to other locations in Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer I gave to question S1W-19681 on 19 November 2001.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to review the provision of hormone replacement therapy in the NHS.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no plans to review the provision of hormone replacement therapy in the NHS.Hormone replacement therapy is available on NHS prescription and its use depends on the clinical judgement of the doctor concerned.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 18 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive which ministers and departments are actively considering the proposals for economic recovery presented to the First Minister by Dumfries and Galloway Council and partner organisations on 18 April 2001 and when preliminary responses will be available.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15199.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 18 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of foot and mouth disease in Scotland have been identified as having been contracted by air-borne transmission and how many by direct contact.
Answer
Initial studies based on observations made in other countries suggest that airborne transmission from infected premises has not been a prominent feature of the current foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. The spread appears mainly to be by direct contact particularly through sheep. The position is being monitored very carefully as the outbreak continues.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 11 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total (a) capital and (b) revenue budget is of each local authority in the current financial year.
Answer
Revenue budget estimates are contained in the table. Forecast capital expenditure plans for the current year are not yet available.
| Revenue Budget Estimate 2001-02 (£000) |
| Aberdeen City | 289,378 |
| Aberdeenshire | 304,705 |
| Angus | 148,968 |
| Argyll & Bute | 155,725 |
| Clackmannanshire | 68,281 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 223,346 |
| Dundee | 237,745 |
| East Ayrshire | 172,135 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 144,343 |
| East Lothian | 122,478 |
| East Renfrewshire | 118,590 |
| Edinburgh City | 630,294 |
| Eilean Siar | 83,587 |
| Falkirk | 198,975 |
| Fife | 479,051 |
| Glasgow | 1,119,071 |
| Highland | 340,748 |
| Inverclyde | 133,434 |
| Midlothian | 120,009 |
| Moray | 119,935 |
| North Ayrshire | 198,717 |
| North Lanarkshire | 460,697 |
| Orkney | 47,680 |
| Perth and Kinross | 183,449 |
| Renfrewshire | 253,098 |
| Scottish Borders | 155,987 |
| Shetland | 67,066 |
| South Ayrshire | 158,348 |
| South Lanarkshire | 426,565 |
| Stirling | 130,281 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 154,111 |
| West Lothian | 216,438 |
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Notes:1. Revenue figures are net expenditure which is total expenditure met from council tax, non-domestic rates and government grants excluding loan charges. The figures are Budget Estimates as reported by authorities in the annual Provisional Outturn & Budget Estimate (POBE) return to the Executive.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 11 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Dumfries and Galloway Council regarding the costs the council has incurred in tackling the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the region and in alleviating the effects on local businesses and communities; whether it intends to reimburse the council for these expenses, and when a decision on any such reimbursement is likely to be made.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15654 on 10 May 2001.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 11 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the reports of the National Steering Group of the Rural Partnership for Change Initiative will be published.
Answer
I have today published two reports which I have received from the National Steering Group and made these available to the Social Justice and Rural Development Committees, on the Internet and to the Parliament's Reference Centre. One report describes the lessons learned by the Highland Pilot, the other has around 70 recommendations, which fall into five key areas, for action by the Executive, other agencies and departments to address housing pressure in rural Scotland.I am grateful for the commitment and hard work of both the Highland Pilot and National Steering Group and welcome the comprehensiveness of the reports. I have considered their recommendations carefully and have also published my response to the key recommendations by press release today.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 6 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any funding it currently provides for services to help children affected by the domestic abuse of a parent.
Answer
The Domestic Abuse Service Development Fund is providing £12 million over four years to improve local circumstances for women and their children suffering domestic abuse. Six of the projects currently supported are aimed specifically at children and young people.£10 million in the Scottish Homes budget will improve refuge provision for both women and their children.The Executive provided funding of £10,000 last year to Scottish Women's Aid to support the production leaflets aimed at children and young people and £67,000 to 33 local groups to improve facilities for children and young people in refuges and offices.The core funding which the Executive gives the National Office of Women's Aid includes funding for two posts for National Children's Workers.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 31 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) sheep, (b) cattle and (c) other animals have been slaughtered in the Dumfries and Galloway area because premises were, or were suspected of being, infected with the foot-and-mouth virus, up to and including 15 May 2001.
Answer
The table shows the number of animals slaughtered. It should be noted that confirmed cases and slaughter on suspicion cases are regarded as "infected with" whereas dangerous contact cases are regarded as "exposed to".Number of Animals Slaughtered
| | Sheep | Cattle | Others | Total |
| Confirmed Cases | 85,091 | 32,914 | 59 | 118,377 |
| Dangerous Contact Cases | 39,074 | 18,454 | 20 | 59,804 |
| Slaughter on Suspicion Cases | 15,080 | 2,188 | 30 | 17,298 |
| | 139,245 | 53,556 | 109 | 195,479 |
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 29 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total (a) capital and (b) revenue budget is of each local enterprise company in the current financial year.
Answer
The allocation of local enterprise company budgets is an operational matter for Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Enterprise. Neither body breaks down its allocations in terms of revenue and capital budgets.Initial budget allocations for 2001-02 are set out in the following tables. They will be subject to review during the course of the year and may therefore be amended.Highlands and Islands Enterprise
| Local Enterprise Company Allocations |
| LEC | £000 |
| Shetland | 2,607 |
| Orkney | 2,373 |
| Western Isles | 4,730 |
| Skye & Lochalsh | 1,688 |
| Caithness & Sutherland | 4,676 |
| Ross & Cromarty | 6,148 |
| Inverness & Nairn | 4,315 |
| Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey | 3,652 |
| Lochaber | 2,270 |
| Argyll and the Islands | 7,475 |
| Total | 39,934 |
Scottish Enterprise
| Local Enterprise Company Allocations |
| LEC | £000 |
| Ayrshire | 23,208 |
| Borders | 7,797 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 8,501 |
| Dunbartonshire | 14,800 |
| Fife | 18,768 |
| Forth Valley | 18,070 |
| Glasgow | 49,252 |
| Grampian | 21,002 |
| Lanarkshire | 38,847 |
| Lothian & Edinburgh | 44,688 |
| Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey* | 2,303 |
| Renfrewshire | 18,425 |
| Tayside | 23,622 |
| Total | 289,283 |
*The Highlands and Islands Enterprise Area of Operation (Scotland) Order 2001 amended the boundary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise with effect from 1 April 2001. As a result, responsibility for Moray, Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise (MBSE) now lies solely with Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Scottish Enterprise's allocation for MBSE will therefore be transferred to Highlands and Islands Enterprise as part of this year's Autumn Budget Review.
