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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S1W-25374

Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 9 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive why it gave area tourist boards only 10 days to consider and sign contracts for involvement in e-tourism ltd.

Question reference: S1W-25376

Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 9 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit is of the research being carried out by Glasgow Caledonian University in regard to tourist information centres.

Question reference: S1W-25373

Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 9 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to incorporate area tourist boards within VisitScotland or Scottish Enterprise.

Question reference: S1W-24961

Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 8 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to continue to provide core funding for area tourist boards through local authorities.

Question reference: S1W-24957

Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what recognition it will give to examinations already passed and to practice experience obtained by non-state registered chiropodists if they are required to become state registered in order to continue to practise.

The Health Professions Council (HPC), will put in place transitional arrangements for those who have been practising as chiropodists but who have never been registered with the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (CPSM). The transitional pathway to registration is open to those chiropodists who can demonstrate that they have been practising safely and effectively for a sustained period or that their qualifications and experience are comparable to the current requirements for registration. In either case the HPC may, but need not, require them to pass a test of competence.

Question reference: S1W-24958

Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many non-state registered chiropodists there are in Scotland and what percentage of all chiropodists are non-state registered.

Question reference: S1W-24956

Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it will give to non-state registered chiropodists to become state registered.

Question reference: S1W-24955

Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for the provision of conversion courses to enable non-state registered chiropodists to become state registered.

The Health Professions Council will put in place special transitional arrangements for those who have been practising as chiropodists but who have never been registered with the Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine. The transitional pathway to registration will be open to those who can demonstrate that they have been practising safely and effectively for a sustained period and that their qualifications and experience are comparable to the current requirements for registration.

Question reference: S1W-24959

Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many chiropodists there are in each NHS board area, both registered and non-state registered.

Information on the number and whole-time equivalent of chiropodists in each NHS board area is shown in the following table. Information on the number of chiropodists who are state registered and non-state registered is not held centrally.

Chiropodists¹ Directly Employed by NHSScotland Headcount and WTE at 30 September 2000
	Headcount	WTE
Scotland	741	634.7
Argyll and Clyde NHS Board	58	53
Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board	75	64.1
Borders NHS Board	17	15.7
Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board	25	20.9
Fife NHS Board	60	47.3
Forth Valley NHS Board	32	29.5
Grampian NHS Board	69	55.4
NHS Glasgow	126	107.4
Highland NHS Board	25	22.5
Lanarkshire NHS Board	77	69.5
Lothian NHS Board	105	88.4
Shetland NHS Board	4	4
Tayside NHS Board	61	50.4
Western Isles NHS Board	7	6.6

Source: National Manpower Statistics from Payroll, ISD Scotland.Note:1. Comprises qualified staff only.

Question reference: S1W-24962

Asked by: Mr David Davidson, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2002
Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 8 May 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding for special projects by area tourist boards has not been drawn down because of the inability of local authorities and VisitScotland to provide matched funding.