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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S3W-12897

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 27 May 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was invested in affordable housing for rent in the Angus Council area and how many such homes were made available in (a) 2004-05, (b) 2005-06, (c) 2006-07 and (d) 2007-08.

The following table details the amount invested in affordable housing for rent in the Angus area and the numbers of homes completed for occupation in the years 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08.

Angus Council Area	Rent
Angus Council Area	Units Completed	Spend (£ Million)
2004-05	108	3.862
2005-06	93	5.236
2006-07	64	7.014
2007-08	113	6.367

Note: The figures for 2007-08 are provisional and may be subject to slight change.

Question reference: S3W-12887

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 27 May 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve the amenities, overall condition and appearance of Dundee railway station.

Under the Franchise Agreement with Scottish ministers, investment of around £650,000 from First ScotRail has delivered new CCTV, automatic gating, self-service ticket machines, seating, automatic doors, flooring upgrades, secure cycle storage and onward travel information posters at Dundee station.

The Strategic Transport Projects Review is currently considering a number of potential interventions which would improve public transport service provision through and within Dundee station.

Dundee City Council are progressing a feasibility study to provide options for development at the station and both First ScotRail and Network Rail have invested in new facilities and amenities in recent years.

Question reference: S3W-12882

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2008
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 May 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of an ambulance incident.

Question reference: S3W-13026

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2008
Current Status: Answered by Adam Ingram on 22 May 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on children and family services by (a) Dundee City and (b) Angus councils in the last three years for which information is available.

The information is contained in the following table:

Children and Families “ Net Revenue Expenditure
		£000
	Angus	Dundee City
2004-05	8,694	18,404
2005-06	9,848	19,131
2006-07	10,893	21,381

Source: Local Financial Return LFR 3 (Social Work)

Question reference: S3W-13159

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 May 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost to (a) Dundee City, (b) Angus and (c) Aberdeenshire councils for collecting council tax has been in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-13158

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 May 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 May 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost to local authorities of collecting council tax has been in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-12881

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2008
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 May 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many ambulance incidents there were in NHS Tayside in each of the last three years for which information is available.

The number of emergency ambulance incidents in Tayside for the last three years for which information is available is shown in table 1:

Table 1: Number of Emergency Ambulance Incidents: NHS Tayside, 2004-05 to 2006-07

Year	Number of Incidents
2004-05	37,299
2005-06	37,695
2006-07	39,889

Source: Scottish Health Service Costs.

Question reference: S3W-12884

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2008
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 May 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many laboratory tests directly connected with alcohol misuse were carried out in NHS Tayside in each of the last three years for which information is available.

This information is not held centrally. Previous estimates of the number of laboratory tests directly connected with alcohol misuse in Scotland have been based on the number of GP consultations for alcohol misuse derived from Practice Team Information (PTI). The small number of participating PTI practices prevents analysis at health board level.

Based on an estimate of 130,250 GP consultations connected to alcohol misuse in 2006-07, and assuming two laboratory tests per consultation, the Cost of Alcohol Use and Misuse in Scotland report estimated there to have been 260,250 laboratory tests in Scotland connected to alcohol misuse at a cost of £840,000.

Question reference: S3W-12899

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 21 May 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding will be allocated to Angus Council to build council houses in each year from 2008 to 2011.

Question reference: S3W-12893

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 12 May 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 21 May 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how much finance will be made available to Dundee City Council from 2008 to 2011 to build council houses.