- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 25 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many places there were and what the ratio of applications to places available was at each dental school in each of the last three years and what the figures are for the current year.
Answer
The information requested by the member is currently being collated. I am awaiting a response from Dundee Dental School. Once complete, I will write to the member with a full response and place a copy in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 23 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average number of general dental practitioners is in NHS board areas and what average number of (a) NHS and (b) private patients is registered to general dental practitioners in each NHS board area.
Answer
The average number of general dental practitioners in NHS board areas and the average number of NHS patients registered to general dental practitioners in each NHS board area are shown in the table. Information on private patients is not available.General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) and NHS Patients Registered; by Health Board Area
| NHS Board Area | Number of GDPs1,5 | Average Number of GDPs in NHS Board Areas1,2,5 | Average Number of NHS Patients Registered3,4,5 |
| Scotland | 2,016 | 134 | 1,321 |
| Argyll and Clyde | 175 | - | 1,259 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 129 | - | 1,603 |
| Borders | 41 | - | 1,541 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 37 | - | 1,858 |
| Fife | 134 | - | 1,392 |
| Forth Valley | 101 | - | 1,461 |
| Grampian | 156 | - | 1,647 |
| Greater Glasgow | 414 | - | 1,173 |
| Highland | 92 | - | 919 |
| Lanarkshire | 195 | - | 1,376 |
| Lothian | 354 | - | 1,183 |
| Orkney | 7 | - | 1,104 |
| Shetland | 13 | - | 528 |
| Tayside | 161 | - | 1,423 |
| Western Isles | 7 | - | 1,650 |
Notes:1. Number of principal GDPs at 30 June 2002.2. It is possible to calculate the average number of GDPs only for Scotland (i.e. 2,016 GDPs divided by 15 health boards).3. Registration figures at 30 June 2002 recorded on 31 July 2002.4. The average number of NHS patients registered is calculated by dividing the total number of NHS patients registered by the number of GDPs.5. These data include salaried principals and their patients.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 23 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what average number of patients is currently registered to salaried dentists in each NHS board area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29068 on 20 September 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 23 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of income raised by each local authority from (a) parking charges and (b) parking fines in each of the last five years, expressed (i) per capita and (ii) as a percentage of total income.
Answer
Information for each local authority on the levels of income raised from parking charges and fines (not shown separately), total income and population levels, is available for each year from 1996-97 in the the Parliament's Reference Centre: Rating Review: Actuals of Income and Expenditure 1996-97 (Bib. number 7544)Rating Review: Actuals of Income and Expenditure 1997-98 (Bib. number 7545)Rating Review: Actuals of Income and Expenditure 1998-99 (Bib. number 7548)Rating Review: Actuals of Income and Expenditure 1999-2000 (Bib. number 14654)Rating Review: Actuals of Income and Expenditure 2000-01 (Bib. number 19781).
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 20 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average number of patients is that are currently registered with salaried general dental practitioners in each NHS board area.
Answer
The average number of patients that were registered, as at 30 June 2002, with salaried general dental practitioners in each NHS board area is show in the following table.Average Number of Patients that are Currently Registered with Salaried General Dental Practitioners in each NHS Board Area
| NHS Board Area | Number of Dentists | Number of Patients Registered | Average Number of Patients Registered Per Dentist |
| Argyll and Clyde | 6 | 5,493 | 916 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 5 | 3,949 | 790 |
| Borders | 4 | 182 | 46 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | - | - |
| Fife | - | - | - |
| Forth Valley | 1 | 893 | 893 |
| Grampian | 4 | 3,431 | 858 |
| Greater Glasgow | - | - | - |
| Highland | 22 | 10,328 | 469 |
| Lanarkshire | - | - | - |
| Lothian | 10 | 7,300 | 730 |
| Orkney | 3 | 780 | 260 |
| Shetland | 5 | 1,718 | 344 |
| Tayside | - | - | - |
| Western Isles | - | - | - |
Note:Some salaried general dental practitioners provide services on a part-time basis.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 20 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the ratio of whole-time equivalent general dental practitioners to population is in (a) each NHS board area and (b) each local authority area.
Answer
The ratio of general dental practitioners to population in (a) each NHS board area and (b) each local authority area is shown in the following tables. Whole-time-equivalent information is not available.(a) Ratio of General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) to Population in each NHS Board Area
| NHS Board Area | Number of GDPs 1 | Ratio of GDPs to Population 2 |
| Argyll and Clyde | 175 | 1:2,420 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 129 | 1:2,895 |
| Borders | 41 | 1:2,607 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 37 | 1:3,941 |
| Fife | 134 | 1:2,615 |
| Forth Valley | 101 | 1:2,752 |
| Grampian | 156 | 1:3,355 |
| Greater Glasgow | 414 | 1:2,185 |
| Highland | 92 | 1:2,267 |
| Lanarkshire | 195 | 1:2,882 |
| Lothian | 354 | 1:2,214 |
| Orkney | 7 | 1:2,783 |
| Shetland | 13 | 1:1,726 |
| Tayside | 161 | 1:2,394 |
| Western Isles | 7 | 1:3,883 |
| Scotland | 2,016 | 1:2,537 |
(b) Ratio of General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) to Population in each Local Authority Area
| Local Authority Area | Number of GDPs 1 | Ratio of GDPs to Population 2 |
| Aberdeen City | 77 | 1:2,744 |
| Aberdeenshire | 58 | 1:3,917 |
| Angus | 37 | 1:2,951 |
| Argyll and Bute | 33 | 1:2,691 |
| City of Edinburgh | 234 | 1:1,938 |
| Clackmannanshire | 16 | 1:3,029 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 7 | 1:3,883 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 37 | 1:3,941 |
| Dundee City | 68 | 1:2,099 |
| East Ayrshire | 33 | 1:3,655 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 47 | 1:2,357 |
| East Lothian | 38 | 1:2,402 |
| East Renfrewshire | 41 | 1:2,190 |
| Falkirk | 48 | 1:3,007 |
| Fife | 134 | 1:2,615 |
| Glasgow City | 285 | 1:2,138 |
| Highland | 92 | 1:2,267 |
| Inverclyde | 30 | 1:2,820 |
| Midlothian | 19 | 1:4,326 |
| Moray | 21 | 1:4,045 |
| North Ayrshire | 49 | 1:2,834 |
| North Lanarkshire | 110 | 1:2,978 |
| Orkney Islands | 7 | 1:2,783 |
| Perth and Kinross | 56 | 1:2,386 |
| Renfrewshire | 85 | 1:2,082 |
| Scottish Borders | 41 | 1:2,607 |
| Shetland Islands | 13 | 1:1,726 |
| South Ayrshire | 47 | 1:2,424 |
| South Lanarkshire | 117 | 1:2,627 |
| Stirling | 37 | 1:2,303 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 36 | 1:2,628 |
| West Lothian | 63 | 1:2,487 |
| Scotland | 2,016 | 1:2,537 |
Notes:1. Number of principal GDPs at 30 June 2002.2. Population figures at mid-year 2000.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 20 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for an appointment to see a salaried general dental practitioner in each NHS board area.
Answer
This is a matter for the relevant Island NHS Boards and Primary Care NHS Trusts. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 20 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding (a) in total and (b) per capita it has allocated to tackle alcohol misuse in each NHS board area and to which organisations any such funding was allocated.
Answer
Funding to tackle alcohol problems is provided within NHS boards' and local authorities' general allocations and cannot be separately identified. The Executive is providing £1 million in 2002-03 to Alcohol Action Teams to assess local needs and draw up local strategies to address these. A breakdown of this funding by NHS Board area is given in the following table:Executive Funding to Alcohol Action Teams in 2002-03 by NHS Board Area
| Argyll and Clyde | £66,500 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | £63,500 |
| Borders | £48,500 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | £51,500 |
| Fife | £60,500 |
| Forth Valley | £56,500 |
| Grampian | £91,500 |
| Greater Glasgow | £96,500 |
| Highland | £55,500 |
| Lanarkshire | £71,500 |
| Lothian | £117,000 |
| Orkney | £43,500 |
| Shetland | £43,500 |
| Tayside | £89,500 |
| Western Isles | £44,500 |
| Total | £1,000,000 |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 18 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any representations to Her Majesty's Government in respect of projected levels of North Sea oil and gas exploration activity following any changes to the UK continental shelf tax regime.
Answer
We are in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including the oil and gas industry.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 18 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it plans to take in respect of projected levels of North Sea oil and gas exploration activity following any changes to the UK continental shelf tax regime.
Answer
This is a reserved matter. We remain in regular contact with the oil and gas industry on a wide range of issues, in particular through PILOT, of which I am Vice Chair. We will continue to work with the industry and with the UK Government through PILOT, to strengthen and sustain the oil and gas industry in the UKCS.
