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It is not possible from government statistics to identify how many young people were assisted by each local authority in any year. However, table 1 shows the number of young people aged 18 to 21 who were eligible for aftercare services on 31 March 2005, 2006 and 2007. Data on those eligible for aftercare prior to 2005 is not available.

Table 1: Young People Aged 18 to 21 Eligible for Aftercare Services on 31 March 2005, 2006 and 2007, by Age Group and Local Authority

Local authority	18-Year-Olds			19 to 21-Year-Olds		Total
	2005	2006	2007	2006	2007	2005	2006	2007
Aberdeen City	43	7	19	25	29	43	32	48
Aberdeenshire	36		7		7	36		14
Angus	13	6	19	2	8	13	8	27
Argyll and Bute	1	8	3	16	6	1	24	9
Clackmannanshire	14	13	6	9	0	14	22	6
Dumfries and Galloway	24	27	36	34	66	24	61	102
Dundee City	11	32	32	10	19	11	42	51
East Ayrshire	9	13	22	33	27	9	46	49
East Dunbartonshire	1	2	8	6	3	1	8	11
East Lothian	5	10	14	14	31	5	24	45
East Renfrewshire	14	15	0	15	11	14	30	11
Edinburgh City of	15	43	140	50	166	15	93	306
Eilean Siar	4	1		1		4	2
Falkirk	16	23	26	1	1	16	24	27
Fife	53	67	52	66	95	53	133	147
Glasgow City	229	149	211	260	180	229	409	391
Highland	12	24	53	0	0	12	24	53
Inverclyde	11	7	23	16	20	11	23	43
Midlothian	32	9	7	3	7	32	12	14
Moray	6	6	6	9	12	6	15	18
North Ayrshire	14	20	21	30	36	14	50	57
North Lanarkshire	4	15		22		4	37
Orkney Islands	4	4	2	3	2	4	7	4
Perth and Kinross	25	14	10	25	16	25	39	26
Renfrewshire	0	27	29	17	56	0	44	85
Scottish Borders	15		8		8	15		16
Shetland Islands	1	5	4	1	7	1	6	11
South Ayrshire	19	36	28	41	8	19	77	36
South Lanarkshire	11	19	22	34	43	11	53	65
Stirling	22	11	22	9	20	22	20	42
West Dunbartonshire	40	16	19	41	32	40	57	51
West Lothian	24	38	52	68	93	24	106	145
All	728	718	917	861	1032	728	1579	1949

Source: Children Looked After Statistics, Scottish Government.

Notes:

Includes all young people eligible for aftercare services, as it is not possible to identify which young people were actually assisted by the local authority.

In 2007, Eilean Siar and North Lanarkshire did not provide this information. 2005-06 figures for these authorities have been incorporated into this table''s total.

In 2007, Scottish Borders included only those young people receiving aftercare, rather than all young people that were eligible.

In 2006, Scottish Borders and Aberdeenshire did not provide information in time for inclusion. 2004-05 figures for these authorities have been incorporated into this table''s total. Data supplied by Aberdeen City and Edinburgh may be incomplete.

In 2006, data supplied by North Ayrshire and Eilean Siar include young people who left care in 2005-06 only. All figures in this table should therefore be understood as estimates that are likely to be lower than the true figure, and caution should be used when using the figures.

Data for 2006 contains some revisions.

In 2005, information was not collected on young people aged 19 to 21. Figures for this year are therefore for 18 year olds only.

It is not possible from government statistics to identify how many young people were assisted by each local authority in any year. However, table 1 shows the number of young people aged 16 to 18 who were eligible for aftercare services on 31 March 2005, 2006 and 2007. Data on those eligible for aftercare prior to 2005 is not available.

Table 1: Young People Aged 16-18 Eligible for Aftercare Services on 31 March 2005, 2006 and 2007

Local Authority	Eligible for Aftercare on 31 March
	2005	2006	2007
Aberdeen City	83	35	41
Aberdeenshire	82		33
Angus	38	27	54
Argyll and Bute	8	19	22
Clackmannanshire	28	30	15
Dumfries and Galloway	57	63	90
Dundee City	47	74	79
East Ayrshire	31	51	60
East Dunbartonshire	29	4	25
East Lothian	26	21	51
East Renfrewshire	32	25	7
Edinburgh City of	275	117	347
Eilean Siar	4	4
Falkirk	49	42	47
Fife	131	160	162
Glasgow City	461	405	439
Highland	71	97	96
Inverclyde	26	36	67
Midlothian	76	19	28
Moray	20	17	16
North Ayrshire	37	42	58
North Lanarkshire	14	33
Orkney Islands	7	8	10
Perth and Kinross	61	52	44
Renfrewshire	27	67	80
Scottish Borders	42		21
Shetland Islands	9	12	7
South Ayrshire	56	68	67
South Lanarkshire	53	53	50
Stirling	43	36	44
West Dunbartonshire	99	46	45
West Lothian	91	104	122
All	2113	1891	2264

Source: Children Looked After Statistics, Scottish Government.

Notes:

Includes all young people eligible for aftercare services, as it is not possible to identify which young people were actually assisted by the local authority.

In 2007, Eilean Siar and North Lanarkshire did not provide this information. 2005-06 figures for these authorities have been incorporated into this table''s total.

In 2007, Scottish Borders included only those young people receiving aftercare, rather than all young people that were eligible.

In 2006, Scottish Borders and Aberdeenshire did not provide information in time for inclusion. 2004-05 figures for these authorities have been incorporated into this table''s total. Data supplied by Aberdeen City and Edinburgh may be incomplete.

In 2006, data supplied by North Ayrshire and Eilean Siar include young people who left care in 2005-06 only. All figures in this table should therefore be understood as estimates that are likely to be lower than the true figure, and caution should be used when using the figures.

Data for 2006 contains some revisions.

The number of care leavers aged 16 or over placed in bed and breakfast accommodation upon discharge is not available.

I refer to the member to the answer to question S3W-11451 on 24 April 2008, which provides tables showing broader categories of care leavers'' destinations from 2004-05 to 2006-07. 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/webapp/wa.search.

Transport Scotland is working closely with the South East of Scotland Transport Partnership (SESTRAN) on the Levenmouth Sustainable Transport Study. Discussions have taken place with Fife Council in this context about the aspiration to reopen the Leven to Thornton rail link.

Information onsmall businesses in the form requested is not held centrally. However,information on the number and rateable value of non-domestic properties whichmay be eligible for relief under the Small Business Bonus scheme is availablefor the local authority area concerned on the Scottish Assessors Portal www.saa.gov.uk. This information is shown asfollows:

Number of Properties	Rateable Value of Property
	Up to £8,000	£8,001-£10,000	£10,001-£15,000	Total  up to £15,000
Central Fife	7,104	653	1,051	8,808

Notes:

(i) The rateablevalue ranges shown in the table correspond to those on page 12 of the ScottishBudget: Spending Review 2007.

(ii) The tableshows the number of non-domestic properties with rateable values of up to£15,000 in all of  Fife local authority area.

(iii) The numberof eligible businesses will be lower than the number of non-domestic propertiesin each area, because some businesses have more than one property.  This mayaffect eligibility for relief under the Small Business Bonus Scheme, which willdepend on:

the combinedrateable value of all properties in Scotland which abusiness owns, leases or - is otherwise entitled to occupy;

whether theproperty is eligible for one of the existing rates relief schemes, and

the level ofother public sector assistance received by the business.

I launched ChildsmileSchool, the school-based preventive dental service on 3 December 2007 in Fife.

NHS QualityImprovement Scotland advises that it expects the draft standards to be readyfor consultation in autumn 2008. Consultation and testing will then benecessary, with publication of the final version of the standards likely to takeplace in the summer of 2009.

I understand fromNHS Quality Improvement Scotland that an advocacy group, composed ofrepresentatives of relevant voluntary organisations and support groups, hasbeen established. It will highlight the aspects of the standards which are ofparticular importance to patients and carers, and is due to meet for the firsttime during December. The project group with overall responsibility fordeveloping the standards has also been established, and its first meeting isscheduled for January 2008.

The informationrequested is provided in the following table by NHS board. Information is not availablefor parliamentary constituency, as patient postcode is not collected.

Number of People Aged 16 andUnder Registered with an NHS Dentist, by NHS Board, at 31 March 2006

NHS board	No. of people registered aged 16 and under
Argyll and Clyde	54,820
Ayrshire and Arran	51,680
Borders	12,805
Dumfries and Galloway	16,605
Fife	42,703
Forth Valley	39,905
Grampian	60,690
Greater Glasgow	122,313
Highland	25,232
Lanarkshire	74,360
Lothian	106,027
Orkney	1,217
Shetland	2,613
Tayside	55,008
Western Isles	977
Scotland	666,995

Source: ISD Scotland.

The informationrequested is provided in the following table by NHS board. Information is not availablefor parliamentary constituency, as patient postcode is not collected.

Number of People Aged 60 and Over Registered with an NHSDentist, by NHS Board, at 31 March 2006

NHS board	No. of People Registered Aged 60 and Over
Argyll and Clyde	36,871
Ayrshire and Arran	38,321
Borders	10,238
Dumfries and Galloway	9,115
Fife	29,077
Forth Valley	22,098
Grampian	26,233
Greater Glasgow	74,722
Highland	10,304
Lanarkshire	42,126
Lothian	62,705
Orkney	880
Shetland	1,364
Tayside	40,117
Western Isles	2,018
Scotland	406,189

Source: ISD Scotland.