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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-29029

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 17 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25845 by Iain Gray on 27 May 2002, what its current plans are in respect of replacing the individual learning account scheme.

Question reference: S1W-29028

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 September 2002
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 17 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many learning providers under the individual learning account scheme have gone out of business since the scheme was suspended.

Question reference: S1W-28405

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the bed occupancy rates were at acute hospitals in each of the last two years for which figures are available, broken down by (a) medical and (b) surgical.

The following table gives the percentage bed occupancy in acute trusts. The percentage bed occupancy for acute surgical specialties and acute medical specialties is also given for each trust. The year ending March 2002 data is provisional.NHSiS - Bed Occupancy¹; by NHS Trust of Treatment^2,3; Acute Surgical and Medical Specialities: Year Ending 31 March

	2001	2002^P
Scotland	78	78
Acute Surgical	74	73
Acute Medical	83	82
Argyll and Clyde Acute	80	80
Acute Surgical	73	73
Acute Medical	86	86
Ayrshire and Arran Acute	80	79
Acute Surgical	75	74
Acute Medical	85	84
Borders Acute	75	75
Acute Surgical	70	71
Acute Medical	79	77
Dumfries and Galloway Acute	71	72
Acute Surgical	64	65
Acute Medical	78	78
Fife Acute Hospitals	82	79
Acute Surgical	78	75
Acute Medical	84	83
Forth Valley Acute	74	72
Acute Surgical	71	71
Acute Medical	78	74
Grampian University Hospitals	78	78
Acute Surgical	73	73
Acute Medical	83	84
Highland Acute	76	77
Acute Surgical	68	68
Acute Medical	84	86
Lanarkshire Acute	75	79
Acute Surgical	72	76
Acute Medical	78	82
Lothian University Hospitals	84	80
Acute Surgical	80	76
Acute Medical	87	83
North Glasgow University Hospitals	79	78
Acute Surgical	74	73
Acute Medical	83	83
Orkney Health Board Unit	57	51
Acute Surgical	57	51
Acute Medical	-	-
Shetland Hospitals and Common Services Unit	68	70
Acute Surgical	52	53
Acute Medical	80	83
South Glasgow University Hospitals	82	81
Acute Surgical	76	75
Acute Medical	87	86
Tayside University Hospitals	80	81
Acute Surgical	78	79
Acute Medical	82	83
West Lothian Healthcare	80	79
Acute Surgical	77	76
Acute Medical	83	84
Western Isles Health Board Unit	72	73
Acute Surgical	64	65
Acute Medical	78	79
Yorkhill	64	67
Acute Surgical	62	62
Acute Medical	66	70

^PProvisional.Notes:1. The figures presented in the tables are averages over the year. The percentage of available staffed beds that were occupied by in-patients during the year [derived as: (total occupied bed days/all available staffed beds)*100].2. Any information for primary care trusts included in the Scotland Summary.3. Includes joint-user and contractual hospitals.

Question reference: S1W-28403

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current volume of traffic is on the A77 at the location of the proposed Glasgow southern orbital junction.

Question reference: S1W-28404

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what traffic volume figures are currently used in specifications set for the design of the proposed Glasgow southern orbital junction with the A77.

Question reference: S1W-28402

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 10 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has received about any feedback following the Evaluation of the Dundee Families Project - Final Report in July 2001.

Question reference: S1W-27823

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, how many of the alleged fire raisers were prosecuted.

Question reference: S1W-27829

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, how many individuals were prosecuted in respect of the 8,100 malicious false fire alarms, and what proportion of the total incidences these prosecutions represent.

Question reference: S1W-27828

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, in respect of what proportion of the 8,100 malicious false fire alarms individuals were identified as allegedly being responsible; against how many of these individuals charges were laid, and what proportion of the total incidences these cases represent.

Question reference: S1W-27831

Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Fire Statistics Scotland, 2002, what range of sentences was imposed on those convicted of raising malicious false fire alarms.