- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are waiting for bariatric surgery in each NHS board area.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally.
Procedure information on the Waiting Times database is incomplete. ISD Scotland are working with NHS Boards to improve the collection of procedure information.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people waiting for bariatric surgery in each NHS board area have (a) type 2 diabetes, (b) high blood pressure and (c) sleep apnoea.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is available to patients who are waiting for bariatric surgery.
Answer
It is for clinicians and patients to agree, in line with national guidelines and frameworks, the appropriate support required by individuals waiting for bariatric surgery.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 20 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when will it publish guidance for businesses involved in the manufacture and rental of sporrans following the ban on the use of seal skins.
Answer
The Scottish Government are aware that the European Commission implementing regulations on the trade of seal products have still to be agreed by European Union member states. UK legislation implementing the intended EU regulation, which is due to come into force in August 2010, is currently being developed by the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), and this will be the subject of a public consultation in the very near future.
We will ensure that Scottish interests will be consulted by Defra as it develops the UK legislation. Guidance for businesses will be made available when this process has been completed.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 20 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are employed in businesses involved in the manufacture and rental of sporrans.
Answer
There is no formal data available on sporran manufacturers and sporran hire outlets. There is a wide range of retail outlets for sporrans including kilt hire and sale shops, tourist shops and on-line trading. On the manufacturing side, there are some larger producers of sporrans, but this is very much an artisan industry with many sole traders.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when will it publish guidance for businesses involved in the manufacture and rental of sgian dubhs following the ban on the carrying of knives over 3.5 inches.
Answer
The restriction on carrying of articles with blades or sharp points in a public place originates in the Carrying of Knives etc. (Scotland) Act 1993 and is now contained in section 49 of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995. There is an exception for folding pocketknives with a blade not exceeding three inches, and a defence where the article is for use at work, for religious reasons, or part of any national costume.
The Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Act 2007 introduces a regime for the licensing of knife dealers, including those who sell or hire. The Knife Dealers (Exceptions) Order 2009 excepts from the regime skean dhus whose blades do not exceed 3.5 inches. The knife dealer licensing regime has no effect on the legality of carrying skean dhus, which continues to be governed by section 49 of the 1995 Act.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the changes introduced by the Medicines (Exemptions and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 and the Medicines for Human Use (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2009 clarifying the position of dispensing opticians in relation to ordering, supplying and using certain drugs in community optometric practices, whether it plans to formally recognise dispensing opticians as providers of eyecare.
Answer
There are no current plans to amend the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978 to allow for NHS boards to make arrangements with dispensing opticians to provide general ophthalmic services. However, we will keep the position under review.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the eligibility of contact lens opticians to now instil eye drugs, whether they will be formally recognised as providers of eyecare services and have access to appropriate training to maintain their competence levels.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32294 on 18 March 2010. 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.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 18 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce comprehensive lists of dispensing opticians claiming public money for providing general ophthalmic services.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-32294 on 18 March 2010. 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.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
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- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 18 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs in the haulage industry there were in each year since 1999.
Answer
Number of jobs in the haulage industry for each year from 1999 is shown in the following table:
Number of Employee Jobs
| Year | |
| 1999 | 24,100 |
| 2000 | 22,600 |
| 2001 | 24,900 |
| 2002 | 21,700 |
| 2003 | 21,400 |
| 2004 | 24,800 |
| 2005 | 24,500 |
| 2006 | 21,100 |
| 2007 | 23,500 |
| 2008 | 20,900 |
Source: Annual Business Inquiry, Office for National Statistics.
Notes:
1. 2008 is the most recent published information in this series.
2. Information is for Standard Industrial Classification (2003) 6024: Freight transport by road.
3. Data have been rounded to nearest hundred.
