- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage take-up has been in the NHS Tayside area of the invitation to attend bowel cancer screening since the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme was introduced, also broken down by gender.
Answer
There is no published data for the Scottish Bowel Screening programme, as yet.
Data on the Scottish Bowel Screening Pilot was published in August 2008 via the Information Services Division (ISD) website on www.isdscotland.org/isd/5728.html.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 26 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how its policy takes account of the high incidence of communication difficulties among young offenders in terms of both direct provision of speech and language therapy and, more generally, the communication accessibility of criminal justice services.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0226-01.htm
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the fertility rates were per 1,000 of female population in age groups (a) 20 to 24, (b) 25 to 29, (c) 30 to 34, (d) 35 to 39 and (e) 40 to 44 in (i) Dundee and (ii) Angus in the last two years for which information is available.
Answer
The information requested is given in the following tables for 2006 and 2007. Figures for 2008 will be available in August 2009.
(i) Fertility Rates Per 1,000 of Female Population in Dundee
| Age Group |
| Year | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 |
| 2006 | 63.5 | 79.0 | 85.8 | 34.8 | 7.5 |
| 2007 | 65.6 | 92.4 | 86.4 | 39.5 | 6.8 |
(ii) Fertility Rates Per 1,000 of Female Population in Angus
| Age Group |
| Year | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 |
| 2006 | 82.8 | 121.6 | 105.7 | 41.6 | 6.5 |
| 2007 | 87.0 | 136.7 | 106.4 | 45.2 | 6.5 |
Source: General Register Office for Scotland.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average age of mothers was at time of giving birth in each of the last two years in (a) Dundee and (b) Angus.
Answer
The information requested is given in the following table for 2006 and 2007. The corresponding figures for 2008 are not yet available.
Average Age of Mothers at Time of Giving Birth in Dundee and Angus, 2006 and 2007
| Year | Dundee | Angus |
| 2006 | 27.5 | 29.2 |
| 2007 | 27.5 | 29.2 |
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of mothers smoked during pregnancy in (a) the NHS Tayside area and (b) Scotland in each of the last three years.
Answer
Information on women smoking at booking is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under the Births & Babies website at (
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/2911.html). For access to the data, please click on the chart titled Smoking at booking by NHS board of residence: 2007, then select the NHS board or Scotland tab at the bottom of the sheet and the year tab at the top of the sheet.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time university students in (a) Dundee City and (b) Angus council areas have been in receipt of bursaries in each of the last three years.
Answer
The following table presents the number of full-time university students domiciled in Dundee City and Angus local authority areas who were in receipt of bursary support from the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) in academic years 2005-06 to 2007-08. The total number of Scottish domiciled full-time university students in receipt of bursaries in each academic year is also shown.
Number of Full-Time University Students Receiving Bursary Support
| Local Authority | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Angus | 1,055 | 1,020 | 1,020 |
| Dundee City | 1,350 | 1,380 | 1,355 |
| Scotland | 42,810 | 43,030 | 42,790 |
Source: Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS).
Student numbers have been rounded up or down to the nearest five.
Students who come under the Nursing and Midwifery Students Bursary Scheme are not included in the table.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the value was of each capital allocation to NHS Tayside in each financial year since 2005-06 taking inflation into account.
Answer
The value of the formula capital allocations to NHS Tayside from 2005-06 taking inflation into account are shown in the following table:
| Year | Formula Capital Allocation £ Million | Adjusted for Inflation £ Million |
| 2005-06 | 16.906 | 18.748 |
| 2006-07 | 20.276 | 21.883 |
| 2007-08 | 24.347 | 25.516 |
| 2008-09 | 24.650 | 25.008 |
| 2009-10 | 25.030 | 25.030 |
The figures are adjusted for 2009-10 prices.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people had a charge proved in a court in Tayside under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005 in 2007-08.
Answer
Court Proceedings data for 2007-08 is not yet available; it is due to be published in April 2009.
Data from the Scottish Government Court Proceedings database for the latest year available, 2006-07, shows that there were six persons with a charge proved in Tayside under the Emergency Workers (Scotland) Act 2005, where this was the main offence.
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 13 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the capital allocations have been to NHS Tayside in each year since 2005-06.
Answer
The formula capital allocations made to NHS Tayside since 2005-06 are shown in the following table:
| Year | £ Million |
| 2005-06 | 16.906 |
| 2006-07 | 20.276 |
| 2007-08 | 24.347 |
| 2008-09 | 24.650 |
| 2009-10 | 25.030 |
- Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 13 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the MMR vaccination uptake rate was in NHS Tayside in each of the last three years, broken down by community health partnership.
Answer
MMR vaccination uptake rates by community health partnership are published on the Information Service Division (ISD) Scotland website under Child Health at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/ch-immunisation.jsp?pContentID=5407&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&.
Data is available by calendar year for 2006 and 2007 and by quarter from the period ending 30 June 2006 to 30 September 2008. Data for the quarter and calendar year ending 31 December 2008 will be published at the end of March 2009.
