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Question reference: S3W-40073

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 March 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when NHS boards will be told how much will be allocated to them to fund the transfer of prison healthcare.

Question reference: S3W-39677

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of rape have been recorded by police in Tayside in each of the last 10 years.

Crimes of rape recorded by the police in Tayside police force area, 2000-01 to 2009-10:

	Tayside
2000-01	58
2001-02	60
2002-03	83
2003-04	59
2004-05	63
2005-06	90
2006-07	58
2007-08	55
2008-09	54
2009-10	38

Question reference: S3W-39954

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 11 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3O-13076 by Fergus Ewing on 24 February 2011 (Official Report, c. 33517), how it is addressing the provision of specialist advocacy services in courts dealing with domestic abuse incidents.

Specialist advocacy services in courts dealing with domestic abuse incidents is a joint local matter for police, criminal justice social work, Crown Office/Procurator Fiscal Service (inc. Victim Information Agency), Witness Service, Scottish Court Service and the third sector (i.e., Victim Support Scotland, Women''s Aid etc.). The domestic abuse toolkit encourages local partners in sheriffdoms to consider setting up multi-agency steering and implementation groups, which would agree the shape of a local specialist advocacy service.

Question reference: S3W-39612

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest claimant count is in Dundee for people claiming for up to six months.

Question reference: S3W-39992

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many women in Dundee aged (a) 50 to 54 and (b) 55 to 59 are unemployed and what percentage of unemployed women in Dundee the groups represent in total.

It is not possible to provide International Labour Organization (ILO) unemployment data disaggregated below local authority level from survey data (Annual Population Survey and Labour Force Survey) as the numbers are below reliability thresholds.

Claimant count data can be used to measure those claiming unemployment related benefits in Scotland where survey data cannot be used. The table details the number of women claiming unemployment related benefits in Dundee by 50 to 54 and 55 to 59 age-groups, and the percentage of women claiming unemployment related benefits in Dundee these groups represent.

Table 1: JSA Claimant Counts and Proportions for Women Aged 50+, by Age-Group, Dundee City Council, January 2011

Age-Group	Claimant Count¹	Percentage of all Female Claimants
Aged 50-54	120	8.8
Aged 55-59	70	5.2

Source: Office for National Statistics.

Notes:

1. Data is rounded to nearest five.

2. Data is not seasonally adjusted.

3. Percentage given is that of particular age-group as a proportion of all age-groups within that particular gender.

Question reference: S3W-39986

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the percentage has been of adults in NHS Tayside who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day in each year since 2006, broken down by gender.

The information requested is shown in the following table, which shows the percentage of adults (16+) in NHS Tayside who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day in combined years 2005-06 and 2007-08, broken down by gender.

Percentage of adults (16+) in NHS Tayside who smoke 20 or more cigarettes a day in combined years 2005-06 and 2007-08, broken down by gender. Data for 2009-10 are not yet published.

Year	Males	Females
2005-06	11%	9%
2007-08	12%	8%

Source: Scottish Household Survey, SHS.

Notes:

1. In order to increase numbers of smokers at NHS board level, two years worth of data have been combined.

2. In the table the denominator is the percentage of all adults (16+) and not the percentage of all smokers.

Question reference: S3W-39611

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the most recent claimant count is in Dundee, broken down by age group.

The claimant count is a measure of those claiming unemployment related benefits in Scotland. The table gives the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits in Dundee City broken down by age group.

JSA (Jobseeker''s Allowance) Claimant Count by age group for Dundee City Council, January 2011

Age-Group	Total
Aged 19 and under	520
Aged 20-24	1,060
Aged 25-29	815
Aged 30-34	580
Aged 35-39	520
Aged 40-44	555
Aged 45-49	510
Aged 50-54	425
Aged 55-59	305
Aged 60 and over	50
All Claimants	5,340

Source: Office for National Statistics.

Notes:

1. Data is rounded to nearest five.

2. Data is not seasonally adjusted.

Question reference: S3W-39610

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on (a) how many people claimed jobseeker’s allowance and (b) unemployment rates in Dundee in December 2010, broken down by (i) gender and (ii) census area statistics ward.

Claimant Counts and rates are not yet available for the new wards as used in the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary Elections. However, data is available for the 2003 CAS Wards. Table 1 contain claimant counts and rates for each ward within Dundee City council, broken down by gender for December 2010.

Table 1: JSA Claimant count unemployment numbers and rate¹ for wards² in Dundee City Council, December 2010:

Area	Male		Female		Total Claimants
Area	Claimant Count	Claimant Count Rate(%)	Claimant Count	Claimant Count Rate(%)	Claimant Count	Claimant Count Rate(%)
Ninewells	123	7.9	39	2.2	162	4.9
Camperdown	167	10.9	69	3.9	236	7.2
Balgay	89	5.8	32	2.0	121	3.8
Lochee West	181	14.5	64	4.6	245	9.2
Riverside	40	2.2	15	0.8	55	1.5
Brackens	127	7.5	39	2.0	166	4.6
Ardler	118	11.0	47	4.1	165	7.4
Balgowan	144	8.8	52	2.8	196	5.6
Claverhouse	110	7.2	30	1.8	140	4.4
Whitfield	148	12.8	34	2.8	182	7.6
Longhaugh	246	14.7	86	4.2	332	9.0
Pitkerro	227	14.0	95	5.0	322	9.2
Douglas	208	13.6	82	4.5	290	8.7
Barnhill	45	3.1	16	1.0	61	2.0
Balgillo	66	3.2	24	1.1	90	2.2
Broughty Ferry	51	3.5	21	1.3	72	2.3
West Ferry	27	1.9	7	0.5	34	1.2
Craigiebank	78	6.8	22	1.8	100	4.2
Strathmartine	89	6.0	28	1.7	117	3.8
Lochee East	121	8.9	46	3.4	167	6.2
Tay Bridges	124	4.5	46	1.7	170	3.2
Logie	121	7.8	45	2.9	166	5.3
Law	167	9.4	55	3.0	222	6.2
East Port	187	11.0	82	5.1	269	8.1
Baxter Park	132	8.1	38	2.3	170	5.2
Hilltown	183	10.0	60	3.2	243	6.5
Bowbridge	163	10.4	51	3.6	214	7.1
Stobswell	208	14.1	66	4.3	274	9.1
Fairmuir	146	10.5	33	2.3	179	6.4
Dundee City Council	3,794	8.4	1,308	2.7	5,102	5.4

Source: Office for National Statistics.

Notes:

1. Rates for wards in Scotland and Northern Ireland are calculated using the mid-2001 resident population aged 16 to 64.

2. Rates for local authorities from 2010 onwards are calculated using the mid-2009 resident population aged 16 to 64.

3. 2003 CAS Wards

4. Totals for claimant counts within CAS Wards may not sum to totals for Dundee City councils due to slight differences in the boundaries that these geographies cover.

5. Data is not seasonally adjusted.

Question reference: S3W-39988

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many new cases of cervical cancer have been diagnosed in the NHS Tayside area in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S3W-39991

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 10 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many men in Dundee aged (a) 50 to 54, (b) 55 to 59 and (c) 60 to 64 are unemployed and what percentage of unemployed men in Dundee the groups represent in total.

It is not possible to provide ILO (International Labour Organization) unemployment data disaggregated below local authority level from survey data (Annual Population Survey and Labour Force Survey) as the numbers are below reliability thresholds.

Claimant count data can be used to measure those claiming unemployment related benefits in Scotland where survey data cannot be used. The table details the number of men claiming unemployment related benefits in Dundee by 50 to 54, 55 to 59 and 60 to 64 age-groups, and the percentage of men claiming unemployment related benefits in Dundee these groups represent.

JSA (Jobseeker''s Allowance) Claimant Counts and Proportions for Men aged 50+, by Age-Group, Dundee City Council, January 2011

Age-Group	Claimant Count¹	Percentage of all Male Claimants
Aged 50-54	305	7.6
Aged 55-59	230	5.9
Aged 60 and over	45	1.2

Source: Office for National Statistics.

Notes:

1. Data is rounded to nearest five.

2. Data is not seasonally adjusted.

3. Percentage given is that of particular age-group as a proportion of all age-groups within that particular gender.