Chamber and committees

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-13592.

We are aware that planning authorities have been considering ways in which they can assist in the provision of affordable housing. Delivery of local plan policies is the responsibility of the planning authority in question.The Executive sets the national policy framework, principally through National Planning Policy Guideline (NPPG) 3: Land for Housing, which provides guidance to planning authorities on the consideration of affordable housing requirements when preparing their development plans. NPPG 3 is currently being reviewed and a draft will be issued for consultation later this year.The Executive commissioned research projects during 2000 to consider the role of the planning system in the provision of affordable housing. The findings of the research will inform the review of NPPG 3.

There are a number of ways in which this is being achieved. For example, Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change makes clear that all NHS employers will be required to meet or exceed best practice guidance on family-friendly policies as part of the new Staff Governance Standard. To help employers, guidance on family-friendly policies was issued in January covering areas such as flexible working, childcare, breast-feeding and career breaks. The guidance applies to all staff in NHSScotland. For the future, negotiations on Agenda for Change NHS Pay Modernisation are being addressed on a UK basis. The proposed new system will seek to underpin better career progression, modern conditions of service for staff and will ensure that all staff are rewarded fairly according to the work that they do and the contribution that they make rather than the title that they hold.

Details are as follows:

Health Board	1995-96 Per Capita Funding £	1996-97 Per Capita Funding £	1997-98 Per Capita Funding £	1998-99 Per Capita Funding £
Argyll & Clyde	778	832	865	908
Ayrshire & Arran	749	783	837	873
Borders	821	861	902	941
Dumfries & Galloway	826	883	921	961
Fife	727	761	799	821
Forth Valley	759	771	806	847
Grampian	730	769	807	844
Greater Glasgow	878	905	948	965
Highland	846	865	911	943
Lanarkshire	699	736	784	823
Lothian	773	793	836	867
Orkney	1000	1008	1062	1198
Shetland	957	939	1100	1103
Tayside	855	924	952	1007
Western Isles	1238	1176	1298	1351

Health Board	1999-00 Per Capita Funding £	2000-01 Per Capita Funding £
Argyll & Clyde	933	1017
Ayrshire & Arran	901	982
Borders	958	1000
Dumfries & Galloway	1010	1078
Fife	849	901
Forth Valley	873	938
Grampian	857	924
Greater Glasgow	1004	1083
Highland	950	1015
Lanarkshire	850	919
Lothian	887	934
Orkney	1218	1424
Shetland	1199	1296
Tayside	1027	1098
Western Isles	1447	1692

The levels of per capita funding for have been calculated using mid year estimates of population, final cash limited/unified budget, capital allocations, including, where appropriate, any non-recurring allocations, and actual expenditure for demand led Family Health Services.

The information requested is not held centrally.

This information is not available centrally. Enbrel and Remicade are available on the NHS. However, their use depends on the clinical judgement of specialists experienced in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Data on drugs dispensed in hospitals is not held centrally. Centrally collected data relates to items dispensed in the community by community pharmacists and dispensing doctors.

Following a wide-ranging consultation exercise, we intend to bring forward regulations in the autumn to extend the availability of fuel duty rebate to a wide range of community transport services. Full details will be made available at that time.

My department passed copies of the consultation responses to the Scottish Parliament's Reference Centre during the course of week commencing 16 July.

The Scottish Executive conducted a written consultation in Scotland on the European Commission Green Paper on the Future of the CFP between 22 March and 31 May this year. 27 responses were received. A summary of these responses has been prepared and will be placed, along with the full individual responses, in the Parliament's Reference Centre.

I expect to receive the report from Scottish Natural Heritage in late August. I will immediately make it available on the internet and a limited number of copies will be made available to the Parliament and relevant local authorities. Wide circulation of printed copies will follow shortly afterwards.