Chamber and committees

Enquiry has been made with Procurators Fiscal and to date only one such death has been reported. The death in question was reported to the Procurator Fiscal at Aberdeen. Investigation by the Procurator Fiscal revealed that the death was not related to the administration of the meningitis C vaccine.

The Scottish Executive takes independent advice on any possible GM contamination of pollen, honey dew and honey from such bodies as the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment whose membership includes an acknowledged expert on Apis mellifera, the Food Standards Agency, and the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes, which in turn have access to all published research in this area. The recent review by the National Institute for Agricultural Botany (NIAB) on separation distances will further inform debate. Advice to Government from these bodies, including consideration of new research, is published.

I refer Mr Adam to the answer I gave to question S1W-9187.

Dentists throughout Grampian who have patients registered with them under NHS capitation or continuing care arrangements are required to provide emergency cover to these patients under their NHS terms of service. Details of emergency dental services available to non-registered patients may be obtained from Grampian Primary Care NHS Trust.

Individual general dental practitioners who are private businesses may hold lists of patients wishing to be treated in their practices but no lists are held centrally.

This information is not held centrally and is a matter for Grampian Primary Care NHS Trust.

No decision has yet been taken on the latest available tranche of agrimoney compensation for the cereals sector, which, like all agrimoney payments can only be made on a UK basis. I will be discussing this matter further with other Agriculture Ministers before the end-October deadline and I will inform Parliament of the decision at the appropriate time.

Scottish cereal producers have already received over £19 million in agrimoney payments last year. They are due to receive a further £6 million later this year with a further £3 million next year.

There is no definition of "part-time" in NHS general dental services. Since general dental practices are independent, privately owned businesses, the dentists themselves decide on the hours which will constitute their working week and on which patients to accept under NHS arrangements.

There is no definition of "part-time" in NHS general dental services. Since general dental practices are independent, privately owned businesses, the dentists themselves decide on the hours which will constitute their working week and on which patients to accept under NHS arrangements.

This information is not held centrally and is a matter for Tayside Primary Care NHS Trust.