- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of EU fishing waters the Scottish fisheries 'one represents.
Answer
The area of the Scottish zone is 127,231 square nautical miles. The Scottish Executive does not have information on the area of EU waters.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 January 2001
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 24 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it has made available to the paper manufacturing industry in each of the last three years.
Answer
In 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000, offers of Regional Selective Assistance by the Scottish Executive, valued at £0.17 million, £1.30 million and £2.47 million respectively were accepted by paper manufacturing companies. Assistance provided under other Scottish Executive programmes or by its agencies to particular industrial sectors is not available.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 January 2001
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many drivers in each of the last three years have been charged with driving under the influence of drugs and how many have been convicted, broken down in each case by police force area.
Answer
The available information on the number of offences of driving while unfit through drink or drugs which were proceeded against in court is given in the table. Information is not available separately on those driving while unfit through drugs.
Offences of driving while unfit through drink or drugs proceeded against in Scottish courts, by police force area, 1997-99
| Offences proceeded against | Offences proved |
| Police force area | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Central | 8 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Fife | 28 | 30 | 38 | 17 | 24 | 24 |
| Grampian | 84 | 70 | 69 | 54 | 45 | 47 |
| Lothian & Borders | 57 | 75 | 81 | 48 | 62 | 70 |
| Northern | 16 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Strathclyde | 485 | 229 | 257 | 378 | 191 | 197 |
| Tayside | 37 | 71 | 50 | 31 | 61 | 39 |
| Scotland | 720 | 508 | 533 | 546 | 404 | 401 |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2000
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Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will investigate the level of provision of hospital dental services in the Grampian health board area and what plans it has to reduce waiting times for such services.
Answer
The provision of hospital dental services in the Grampian Health Board area is primarily a matter for Grampian Health Board and the Grampian NHS Trusts.At a national level, the Executive is increasing investment in the NHS and is improving workforce planning. The reduction of waiting times is a priority for the NHS across Scotland.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 December 2000
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Answered by Sam Galbraith on 22 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many employees have been employed in each water authority in each year since their establishment to date.
Answer
The average employee numbers for each authority for each year from 1996-97 to 1999-2000 is given in the following table:
Year | West of Scotland Water Authority | East of Scotland Water Authority | North of Scotland Water Authority |
| 1996-97 | 2,888 | 1,968 | 1,947 |
| 1997-98 | 2,710 | 2,013 | 1,911 |
| 1998-99 | 2,661 | 1,850 | 1,876 |
| 1999-2000 | 2,634 | 1,767 | 1,837 |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 December 2000
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Answered by Rhona Brankin on 22 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many bilateral meetings it had with member states of the EU in the run-up to December's EU Fisheries Council, when these meetings were held, who represented the Executive and member states and what the purpose was of each meeting.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-11918 on 19 January.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 22 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been consulted by the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the other devolved administrations about proposals to introduce a new fishing fleet decommissioning scheme and what the outcome was of any such consultation.
Answer
The Fisheries Departments have been in close touch on a range of matters, including calls from the industry for financial aid. Further discussion is envisaged in light of the outcome of Council negotiations in particular on whitefish TACs and quotas.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2000
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Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive in how many cases in each of the last three years it has been concluded that a fatality resulted from a delay in ambulance response, broken down by ambulance control room.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer to question S1W-11823.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive in how many cases in each of the last three years it has been concluded that a patient suffered a permanent physical or mental disability as a result of a delay in ambulance response, broken down by ambulance control room.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S1W-11823.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2000
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Answered by Sam Galbraith on 19 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10333 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 20 November 2000, whether any water authority sought advice from or made representations to the Executive regarding exemption from the Competition Act 1998, and whether public authorities seeking such exemption apply directly to Her Majesty's Government or whether all applications are made through the Executive.
Answer
The water authorities have not sought advice from or made representations to the Executive about exemptions under the Competition Act 1998. The Executive and the authorities are proceeding on the basis that, within the framework of legislation that the Water Services Bill will establish, competition will work to the benefit of the authorities' customers by delivering innovation, greater efficiency and improved services.As a matter of principle, public bodies for which the Executive is accountable to the Scottish Parliament would not seek exemptions without the Executive's agreement.
