- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 28 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS dentists there are in Banff and Buchan.
Answer
The number of NHS dentists in Banff and Buchan is not available centrally. NHS dentists would include those providing NHS general, community and hospital dental services. Grampian Primary Care NHS Trust maintains a list of the dentists providing NHS general dental services (GDS) in the Grampian area. Further details of the number of GDS dentists can be obtained from the Trust.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 28 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients are on a waiting list to register with an NHS dentist in Banff and Buchan.
Answer
Individual general dental practitioners who are independent contractors may hold lists of patients wishing to be treated in their practices but no lists are held centrally.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 28 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that there is adequate provision for new NHS patients to register with dentists in Banff and Buchan.
Answer
The Executive's Action Plan for Dental Services in Scotland outlines a series of measures to improve oral health and access to NHS dental services throughout Scotland. An implementation support group has been set up to support and prioritise the proposals in the plan. The group had its first meeting on 27 November.
Currently, it is open to Primary Care NHS Trusts to apply to Scottish Ministers for approval to appoint salaried dentists in areas where there are gaps in provision of NHS dental services. In addition, dentists wishing to set up or expand NHS practices in areas of unmet patient demand, including Banff and Buchan, or high oral health need may apply for grants under the Scottish Dental Access Initiative.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 28 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is in Banff and Buchan to register with an NHS dentist.
Answer
I refer Alex Salmond to my answer to question S1W-11197.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 31 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 24 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Rural Affairs will reply to my letter of 25 May 2000 regarding my constituent, Mr George Home.
Answer
I apologise for the delay in answering this question. You will by now have received my reply of 10 November in response to your letter of 25 May.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 21 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Health intends to reply to my letter of 20 September 2000 regarding the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Answer
My reply was issued to Mr Salmond on 14 November.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 20 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is the practice of the Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department to notify persons who have responded to a consultation paper when a related Bill has been introduced and pass their names to the relevant parliamentary committee so that the committee can invite responses to the Bill as introduced.
Answer
There are no hard and fast rules about this issue. The policy is to consider the form of each consultation exercise individually and to ensure that we engage key interest groups while at the same time ensuring that the views of the Scottish public are taken on board.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 20 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive why those individuals who responded to its consultation paper on salmon conservation were not informed that the Salmon Conservation (Scotland) Bill had been introduced.
Answer
A press release issued on the day of introduction of the Salmon Conservation (Scotland) Bill was copied for information to the 350 organisations that were sent the initial consultation paper. Copies of the consultation list, as well as a note of the individuals and organisations that responded to the consultation, were passed to the Clerk of the Rural Affairs Committee on 19 September.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 20 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) organisations and (b) individuals responded to its consultation paper on salmon conservation.
Answer
A total of 87 responses were received. 64 of these were from organisations and 23 from individuals.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 20 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Children and Education will reply to my letter of 31 August 2000 regarding my constituent Mr T Durie.
Answer
A reply has now been issued to the member.
