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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.

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Question reference: S3W-39985

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 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 in combined years 2005-06 and 2007-08, broken down by gender.

Percentage of adults (16+) in NHS Tayside who smoke 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	25%	27%
2007-08	26%	23%

Source: Scottish Household Survey, SHS.

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

Question reference: S3W-39989

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 action it has taken in response to the recommendations made in Report of a study to identify and explore attitudes leading to low uptake of cervical screening in Scotland with a particular focus on how to improve uptake and address inequalities, published by NHS Health Scotland in August 2009.

The National Advisory Group for Breast and Cervical Screening commissioned NHS Health Scotland to undertake research into the reasons for non-uptake of the cervical screening invitation.

Following this research a new suite of targeted leaflets were produced which are sent out along with women''s invitation to screening. This includes leaflets which give more specific information for women attending for the first time and lesbian and bisexual women.

These leaflets are also available on NHS Health Scotland''s website at:

http://www.healthscotland.com/topics/health-topics/screening/cervical.aspx.

Question reference: S3W-39990

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 nurses specialising in Parkinson’s disease there have been in each NHS board area in the last three years for which information is available, expressed as (a) headcount and (b) whole-time equivalent.

Information on clinical nurse specialists by specialty, including Parkinson''s disease, by NHS board can be found on the Workforce Statistics website at:

http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=Clinical%20Nurse%20Specialists%202010.xls&pContentDispositionType=attachment.

It is of course for NHS boards to determine their workforce requirements, including specialist nurses, based on the clinical needs of the population and service developments in their area.

Question reference: S3W-39987

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 deaths there have been from cervical cancer in the NHS Tayside area in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-39607

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what 10 cancers were most commonly diagnosed in men in NHS Tayside in the last year for which information is available, broken down by the number of men affected and expressed as a percentage of people diagnosed with cancer in NHS Tayside, and what the corresponding figures were for 1998.

Data on newly diagnosed cancers in Scotland are recorded on the Scottish Cancer Registry. The most recent calendar year of data currently available is 2008. Details of the 10 most commonly diagnosed cancers in men, broken down by the number affected and expressed as a percentage of the people diagnosed with cancer in NHS Tayside, and what the corresponding figures were for 1998 is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 52502).

Question reference: S3W-39608

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what 10 cancers were most commonly diagnosed in women in NHS Tayside in the last year for which information is available, broken down by the number of women affected and expressed as a percentage of people diagnosed with cancer in NHS Tayside, and what the corresponding figures were for 1998.

Data on newly diagnosed cancers in Scotland are recorded on the Scottish Cancer Registry. The most recent calendar year of data currently available is 2008. Details of the 10 most commonly diagnosed cancers in women, broken down by the number affected and expressed as a percentage of the people diagnosed with cancer in NHS Tayside, and what the corresponding figures were for 1998 is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 52503).

Question reference: S3W-39678

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the attrition rate has been for each of the last three cohorts of (a) adult, (b) mental health and (c) child nursing courses (i) at the University of Dundee and (ii) in Scotland.

The attrition rate for each of the last three cohorts of pre-registration adult, mental health and child nursing programmes at the University of Dundee, and for all of the Scottish higher education institutions is as detailed in the following tables:

University of Dundee:

Nursing Group	Cohort Year	Cohort Size	Current Rate
Nursing Group	Cohort Year	Cohort Size	Current Rate
Adult	2004-05	364	38.1%
	2005-06	351	36.1%
	2006-07*	176	37.6%
Mental Health	2004-05	73	31.9%
	2005-06	75	36.1%
	2006-07*	41	20.0%
Children	2004-05	30	33.3%
	2005-06	30	7.1%
	2006-07*	23	25.0%

Scotland:

Nursing Group	Cohort Year	Cohort Size	Current Rate
Nursing Group	Cohort Year	Cohort Size	Current Rate
Adult	2004-05	2,150	29.3%
	2005-06	2,154	30.7%
	2006-07*	1,969	33.9%
Mental Health	2004-05	481	27.8%
	2005-06	470	30.7%
	2006-07*	462	29.3%
Children	2004-05	78	23.4%
	2005-06	165	26.7%
	2006-07*	162	26.2%

Note: *2006-07 This figure could improve as some students may still complete the course within the required five years.

Question reference: S3W-39679

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 March 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the attrition rate for midwifery students has been in each of the last three cohorts for which information is available (a) at the University of Dundee and (b) in Scotland.

The attrition rate for each of the last three cohorts of pre-registration midwifery programmes at the University of Dundee, and across the Scottish Higher Education Institutions is as detailed in the following tables:

University of Dundee:

	Cohort Year	Cohort Size	Current Rate
	Cohort Year	Cohort Size	Current Rate
Midwifery	2004-05	22	22.7%
	2005-06	24	28.6%
	2006-07*	24	53.8%

Scotland:

	Cohort Year	Cohort Size	Current Rate
	Cohort Year	Cohort Size	Current Rate
Midwifery	2004-05	176	23.7%
	2005-06	172	26.7%
	2006-07*	172	29.0%

Note: *2006-07 This figure could improve as some students may still complete the course within the required five years.

Question reference: S3W-39424

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 February 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacancies there are in each industrial sector in Dundee.

The Jobcentre Plus notified vacancies administrative data series can be used to obtain an estimate of the number of vacancies within a specific area. It should be noted that, since not all vacancies are advertised through Jobcentre Plus, this should not be interpreted as the total number of vacancies open within a specified area and timeframe.

The number of notified vacancies in each industrial sector in Dundee City local authority during January 2011 is shown in the following table.

Table 1: Notified vacancies by broad industrial sectors for Dundee City local authority, January 2011.

Industry	Notified Vacancies
1 : Agriculture and fishing (SIC A,B)	1
2 : Energy and water (SIC C,E)	33
3 : Manufacturing (SIC D)	1
4 : Construction (SIC F)	4
5 : Distribution, hotels and restaurants (SIC G,H)	141
6 : Transport and communications (SIC I)	8
7 : Banking, finance and insurance, etc (SIC J,K)	298
8 : Public administration, education & health (SIC L,M,N)	45
9 : Other services (SIC O,P,Q)	11
Total Vacancies	542

Source: Jobcentre Plus notified vacancies, DWP.

Notes:

1.Data from Jobcentre plus administrative system, reporting 100% of vacancies notified to Jobcentre Plus.

2.These figures may not indicate developments in the labour market and may not be fully comparable over time.

3.The Jobcentre Plus vacancies series do not provide comprehensive measures relating to all vacancies in the economy.

4.Industry sector classification is given on SIC 2003 basis.

5.Vacancy counts include both full time and part time vacancies.

Question reference: S3W-39425

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2011
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 February 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many new jobs have been created in each industrial sector in Dundee in the latest year for which information is available.

This information is not held centrally.

Using the Annual Population Survey, the change in the number of people employed within each broad industrial sector can be estimated. This is shown in the following table.

Table 1: Net change in number of people employed over year, from July 2008 to June 2009 to July 2009 to June 2010, by broad industrial sector, Dundee City local authority.

Industry Sector	Net Change in Number of People Employed over Year
Agriculture and fishing	*
Energy and water	*
Manufacturing	-2100
Construction	-1000
Distribution, hotels and restaurants	500
Transport and communication	0
Banking, finance and insurance etc	1900
Public admin, education and health	2700
Other services	-900
All sectors	1000

Source: Annual Population Survey, Office for National Statistics.

Notes:

*Estimate suppressed as below reliability threshold or disclosive.

1.Estimates based on those aged 16 and over.

2.Data may not sum due to rounding.

3.Industry sectors based on SIC 2003 industry classifications.

4.Estimates are workplace based.

5.Data rounded to nearest hundred.

6.As data is based on sample survey, the changes may not be statistically significant.