- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on transport infrastructure projects in each year since 1999, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold the information requested broken down by constituency.
Details of expenditure on transport within the Scottish ministers'' responsibility from 1997-98 to 2007-08 can be found within table 11.1 in the Finance chapter of Scottish Transport Statistics 2008 publication, which can be found on the Scottish Government website at the following link:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/12/22091243/154.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects work on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route to commence.
Answer
Subject to the satisfactory completion of the statutory procedures work is currently expected to start in 2010/2011.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects work on the replacement of the Inveramsay Bridge to commence.
Answer
The STPR has recommended a package of proposed investments for the period 2012 and beyond, the delivery of which will be prioritised in future spending reviews.
A timetable for undertaking the work on the A96 upgrades, including a new Inveramsay Bridge will therefore be developed as part of this prioritisation process.
We have a fully committed programme of transport infrastructure investment to 2012.
Planned improvements to the A96 include delivering the Fochabers to Mosstodloch Bypass and junction improvements at Threapland.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the European Commission regarding the retention of the UK opt-out to the working time directive.
Answer
No direct representations have been made to the European Commission on this reserved matter although the Scottish Government is in regular and on-going contact with the UK Government on this issue. Our shared policy position favours retaining the opt-out.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have requested access to an NHS dentist in each year since 1999, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Answer
This information is not held.
The majority of dentists are independent contractors who are responsible for managing access to NHS dental services at their own practices. Information on the number of patients directly approaching independent dentists for access to NHS general dental services is not held.
Most NHS boards have dental advice lines and may keep information on the number of patients contacting the board for help in accessing NHS dental treatment. This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many dental nurses there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
The information requested from 1999 to 2006 is not centrally available. Data for dental nurses for 2007 and 2008, broken down by NHS board, can be found in the following table:
| Dental nurses by NHS Board | Whole-Time Equivalent as at 30 September 2007 | Whole-Time Equivalent as at 30 September 2008 |
| NHS Borders | 11.0 | 35.5 |
| NHS Fife | 76.3 | 71.4 |
| NHS Lothian | 68.2 | 134.4 |
| NHS Highland | 130.3 | 165.6 |
| NHS Grampian | 84.1 | 97.4 |
| NHS Orkney | 29.6 | 33.9 |
| NHS Tayside | 104.6 | 122.5 |
| NHS Western Isles | 25.1 | 34.4 |
| NHS Shetland | 25.7 | 32.9 |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | 52.9 | 71.2 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 135.7 | 247.6 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 57.6 | 63.3 |
| NHS Forth Valley | 32.3 | 34.6 |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 24.9 | 26.1 |
| Total | 858.3 | 1,170.8 |
Source: Information Services Division Scotland (ISD) from link below:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=Medical%20and%20dental_staffinpost%202008.xlsandpContentDispositionType=attachment.
Note: The data is not directly comparable due to the Agenda for Change process of assimilation.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are registered with an NHS dentist, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Answer
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its road safety strategy.
Answer
We expect the Framework for Road Safety in Scotland to 2020 to be published in spring 2009.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what secondary legislation it (a) has implemented and (b) plans to implement under the provisions of the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006.
Answer
The Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions)(Scotland) Regulations 2007 were brought into force in April 2007 and the Prohibited Procedures on Protected Animals (Exemptions)(Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009 were approved by the Scottish Parliament on 4 February 2009.
We plan to introduce secondary legislation to require those who deal in puppies and kittens to do so only under a local authority licence. We are also considering introducing a licensing scheme for animal sanctuaries and livery yards and to replace the Pet Animals Act 1951 with new regulations which will update and strengthen the licensing requirement for pet shops.
Official guidance on the control of ragwort was issued in June 2008 and statutory welfare codes issued under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 on the care of horses, dogs and cats are being prepared.
- Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 29 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has given to public bodies on selling land at the lowest point in the market.
Answer
Guidance to Scottish Government, its agencies and non-Departmental Public Bodies on the disposal of land and property is given in the Scottish Public Finance Manual. This guidance seeks to ensure that market value is obtained at any point in the economic cycle. The SPFM directs that professional property advice should be obtained by public bodies prior to undertaking any disposal of land or property.
