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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: S2W-16603

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 16 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 31 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the percentage of households with a domestic connection to the internet, broken down by socio-economic group.

This information, provided from the Scottish Household Survey, is contained in the following table.

By National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification of Highest Income Householder	Percentage with Acess	Sample Size
Higher managerial and professional occupations	81	1,005
Lower managerial and professional occupations	70	2,858
Intermediate occupations	56	791
Small employers and sole traders	57	723
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	48	1,250
Semi-routine occupations	36	1,107
Routine occupations	34	1,199

Question reference: S2W-16602

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 16 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 31 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number and percentage of households with a domestic connection to the internet, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) electoral region.

The Scottish Household survey have provided information on domestic connection to the internet broken down by electoral region and this is presented in the following table. Information on domestic connection to the internet broken down by local authority is available from the same source identified in my answer to S2W-16601 answered on 31 May 2005.

Scottish Parliamentary Constituency	Percentage With Domestic Internet Access	Sample Size
Aberdeen Central	43	205
Aberdeen North	42	162
Aberdeen South	44	235
Airdrie and Shotts	35	220
Angus	41	205
Argyll and Bute	36	214
Ayr	39	229
Banff and Buchan	43	234
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	49	175
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	45	169
Central Fife	42	236
Clydebank and Milngavie	39	168
Clydesdale	34	263
Coatbridge and Chryston	32	155
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	44	160
Cunninghame North	38	175
Cunninghame South	26	176
Dumbarton	43	162
Dumfries	36	198
Dundee East	27	199
Dundee West	25	236
Dunfermline East	35	192
Dunfermline West	56	213
East Kilbride	50	215
East Lothian	47	217
Eastwood	53	303
Edinburgh Central	48	213
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	41	195
Edinburgh North and Leith	43	220
Edinburgh Pentlands	51	163
Edinburgh South	55	204
Edinburgh West	53	231
Falkirk East	46	195
Falkirk West	42	174
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	41	222
Glasgow Anniesland	36	153
Glasgow Baillieston	24	179
Glasgow Cathcart	39	230
Glasgow Govan	38	166
Glasgow Kelvin	53	132
Glasgow Maryhill	23	135
Glasgow Pollok	29	144
Glasgow Rutherglen	27	70
Glasgow Shettleston	22	144
Glasgow Springburn	23	159
Gordon	55	199
Greenock and Inverclyde	43	200
Hamilton North and Bellshill	42	217
Hamilton South	39	160
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber	50	192
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	35	225
Kirkcaldy	42	156
Linlithgow	41	197
Livingston	42	221
Midlothian	37	199
Moray	49	279
Motherwell and Wishaw	34	198
North East Fife	43	203
North Tayside	47	247
Ochil	49	347
Orkney Islands	44	327
Paisley North	29	179
Paisley South	36	182
Perth	40	180
Ross, Skye and Inverness West	45	192
Roxburgh and Berwickshire	46	179
Shetland Islands	46	312
Stirling	45	228
Strathkelvin and Bearsden	47	208
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale	46	217
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	55	199
West Renfrewshire	57	166
Western Isles	39	307

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament/webapp/wa.search.

Question reference: S2W-16604

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 16 May 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 31 May 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what initiatives it is supporting to increase access to home computers and internet usage and what the extent has been of the take-up to date.

The Scottish Executive has been working to widen home access to computers through the development of a Home Computer Initiative for all eligible employees in the Scottish public sector. This includes employees of the Scottish Executive, local authorities, health boards, non-departmental public bodies, agencies and other public sector organisations.

This scheme will make home computers available at a reduced cost and enable users to take up internet access. The scheme, which offers the opportunity to provide lower cost computers without any cost to the employer as a result of a tax exemption, is expected to launch in August 2005. The Scottish Executive encourages employers to consider offering such a scheme to their employees.

Question reference: S2O-05658

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2005
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 3 March 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making to ensure that individuals and communities know about their rights and responsibilities under the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004.

The Executive is undertaking a wide range of activities to ensure that everyone in Scotland knows the law will be on their side if they stand up to antisocial behaviour, and that those who break the law know the consequences if they refuse to change their ways.

Last week, the First Minister launched a public information campaign to raise awareness of the measures in the new act. The public information campaign includes local radio, local press and bus advertising. We will also be distributing a leaflet to every household in Scotland that will carry the same message, as well as telling people where they can go locally if they need help.

Question reference: S2W-13294

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 24 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board regarding the consideration of options for relocating the toll-collecting stations to the Fife end of the road bridge to help reduce the level of congestion and pollution in the Dundee city centre area.

Question reference: S2O-04827

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 13 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the role of prison-visiting committees.

Question reference: S2W-12319

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 December 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated annual cost to the NHS is of treating people with type 2 diabetes.

This information is not held centrally.

The Scottish Diabetes Framework (April 2002) included an estimate that diabetes (of all types) accounts for about 5% of NHS costs. It is not possible at present to provide a more detailed estimate of the cost of diabetes, nor is it possible to calculate the proportions spent on the various forms of diabetes. The Scottish Diabetes Survey 2003 estimated that over 160,000 people in Scotland have been diagnosed with diabetes, 85-90% of whom have type 2 diabetes. However, type 2 diabetes will account for a lower share of the total costs. This is because type 1 diabetes begins at an earlier age (usually 10 to 12), is more difficultto control, and carries a much higher risk of complications (partly because of duration).

Question reference: S2W-12317

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 30 November 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated average annual cost is of treating (a) diabetic and (b) non-diabetic people in the acute sector.

Question reference: S2W-12318

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2004
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 30 November 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated total annual cost is of care for people with type 2 diabetes.

Question reference: S2W-12016

Asked by: Marlyn Glen, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 05 November 2004
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 26 November 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total value of Scottish Arts Council awards has been in each of the last three years, broken down by city and shown also on a per capita basis.