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This information is not held centrally.

In School Estate Statistics 2009, capacity information was available for 48 of the 50 primary schools in Aberdeen City. Of the 48 primary schools, 1 (2%) was operating at 100 per cent or more capacity. This primary school was:

Holy Family RC School.

In School Estate Statistics 2009 of the 17 secondary schools in Aberdeenshire, eight (47%) were operating at 100 per cent or more capacity. These secondary schools are:

Aboyne Academy;

Alford Academy;

Banchory Academy;

Kemnay Academy;

Mackie Academy;

Mearns Academy;

Meldrum Academy, and

The Gordon Schools.

In School Estate Statistics 2009, there are no secondary schools in Aberdeen City recorded as operating at 100 per cent or more capacity.

In School Estate Statistics 2009, capacity information was available for 151 of the 152 primary schools in Aberdeenshire. Of the 151 primary schools, 21 (14%) were operating at 100 per cent or more capacity. These primary schools are:

Alehousewells School;

Alford Primary School;

Burnhaven School;

Crathes School;

Crombie School;

Drumoak School;

Dunnottar School;

Forgue School;

Gordon Primary School;

Hatton (Fintray) School;

Kinellar School;

Kintore School;

Laurencekirk School;

Logie Durno School;

Lumphanan School;

Markethill School;

Midmar School;

Pitmedden School;

Premnay School;

Rathen School, and

Torphins School.

The available information is given in the following table:

Number of Wildlife Offences¹ Recorded since 1999, Broken Down by Police Force Area

Police Force Area	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Central	21	33	33	9	17	27	23	25	29	36
Dumfries and Galloway	10	1	4	15	27	12	9	14	18	11
Fife	13	14	12	12	9	14	52	17	47	21
Grampian	20	27	25	20	50	37	41	72	48	49
Lothian and Borders	1	7	10	10	29	24	111	130	69	62
Northern	34	21	25	35	21	23	26	16	32	69
Strathclyde	27	21	37	39	65	64	61	94	81	114
Tayside	14	15	5	31	20	24	9	12	23	22
Scotland	140	139	151	171	238	225	332	380	347	384

Notes: 1. Includes the offences categories of cruelty to animals (excluding dogs), animal offences (excluding dogs and birds), offences involving birds, hunting with dogs, cruelty to wild animals, offences involving badgers, and other wildlife offences.

The government is committed to increasing capacity in the NHS and treating patients as quickly as possible. Returning the Scottish Regional Treatment Centre to NHS control from the independent sector will help to achieve this.

NHS Tayside, NHS Fife and NHS Grampian are currently finalising a business case for the NHS-run Scottish Regional Treatment Centre which we expect to start operating in January 2010. The business case will explore future activity and capacity requirements. The boards aim to submit it to me before the end of November.

Within the last year, advice has been given in response to queries from two local authorities. Aberdeen City Council asked about rent levels for allotments in its area. The advice given was that this was a matter for the council. The City of Edinburgh Council asked about the process attaching to the confirmation of allotment regulations prepared by the council. The advice given explained the process.

A local authority may make regulations under Section 6(1) of the Allotments (Scotland) Act 1892 as regards the letting of allotments, but the legislation does not compel them to do so.

A search of existing records has not identified any local authority as having referred for approval amendments to regulations made under section 6(1) of the Allotments (Scotland) Act 1892.