The Scottish Parliament

Question reference: S2W-10730

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2004
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how much, and by what percentage, each NHS board budget increased (a) in total and (b) per capita and what the average increase was in each board in each year from 1999-2000 to 2004-05.

Details are as follows:

NHS Board	1999-2000 Total Budget Increase (£000)	1999-2000 Total Budget Increase (%)	1999-2000 Per Capita Increase (£)	1999-2000 Per Capita Increase (%)
Argyll and Clyde	14,027	3.6	36	4.0
Ayrshire and Arran	15,378	4.7	43	4.9
Borders	4,494	4.6	41	4.5
Dumfries and Galloway	8,031	5.7	58	6.1
Fife	12,344	4.3	35	4.2
Forth Valley	11,657	5.0	37	4.3
Grampian	15,371	3.5	29	3.5
Greater Glasgow	42,415	4.9	52	5.5
Highland	2,686	1.4	12	1.2
Lanarkshire	22,118	4.9	37	4.6
Lothian	22,954	3.5	24	2.8
Orkney**	-846	-3.8	-46	-4.0
Shetland	766	3.2	42	4.0
Tayside	15,306	4.0	43	4.4
Western Isles	493	1.4	36	2.8
Total	187,194	4.1	37	4.1

Note: All boards received a minimum annual increase of 4.25(%) in initial unified budget. Total Budget Increases shown include funds relating to recurring and non-recurring allocations. Annual comparisons are, therefore, not necessarily comparing like with like.

** Adjustment to the method of funding the Scottish Ambulance Service and a reduction in the level of non-recurring bridging finance from 1998-99 to 1999-2000 distorts annual changes although this had no impact on the level of disposable income available to the board.

NHS Board	2000-01 Total Budget Increase (£000)	2000-01 Total Budget Increase (%)	2000-01 Per Capita Increase (£)	2000-01 Per Capita Increase (%)
Argyll and Clyde	29,208	7.3	74	7.8
Ayrshire and Arran	26,734	7.8	75	8.2
Borders	5,698	5.6	49	5.1
Dumfries and Galloway	5,777	3.9	47	4.6
Fife	22,189	7.4	60	7.1
Forth Valley	20,888	8.6	74	8.4
Grampian	32,505	7.1	65	7.5
Greater Glasgow	61,779	6.8	70	7.0
Highland	15,383	7.8	74	7.8
Lanarkshire	35,695	7.5	64	7.5
Lothian	48,377	7.1	56	6.4
Orkney	948	4.4	55	5.1
Shetland	1,854	7.5	97	8.9
Tayside	28,894	7.3	82	8.1
Western Isles	2,888	7.8	125	9.3
Total	338,817	7.2	67	7.3

Note: All boards received a minimum annual increase of 5.1(%) in initial unified budget. Total Budget Increases shown include funds relating to recurring and non-recurring allocations. Annual comparisons are, therefore, not necessarily comparing like with like.

NHS Board	2001-02 Total Budget Increase (£000)	2001-02 Total Budget Increase (%)	2001-02 Per Capita Increase (£)	2001-02 Per Capita Increase (%)
Argyll and Clyde	25,190	5.9	67	6.6
Ayrshire and Arran	19,198	5.2	66	6.7
Borders	4,443	4.2	41	4.1
Dumfries and Galloway	8,708	5.7	45	4.2
Fife	14,255	4.5	43	4.7
Forth Valley	11,762	4.4	38	4.0
Grampian	14,945	3.1	24	2.6
Greater Glasgow	62,294	6.4	117	10.8
Highland	17,837	8.4	84	8.2
Lanarkshire	40,983	8.0	89	9.7
Lothian	42,268	5.8	60	6.4
Orkney	2,123	9.5	126	11.0
Shetland	1,603	6.0	99	8.3
Tayside	33,524	7.9	77	7.0
Western Isles	4,078	10.2	195	13.3
Total	303,211	6.0	70	7.0

Note: All boards received a minimum annual increase of 5.5(%) in initial unified budget. Total Budget Increases shown include funds relating to recurring and non-recurring allocations. Annual comparisons are, therefore, not necessarily comparing like with like.

NHS Board	2002-03 Total Budget Increase (£000)	2002-03 Total Budget Increase (%)	2002-03 Per Capita Increase (£)	2002-03 Per Capita Increase (%)
Argyll and Clyde	22,421	4.9	59	5.4
Ayrshire and Arran	26,260	6.8	75	7.1
Borders	6,301	5.7	54	5.2
Dumfries and Galloway	10,762	6.6	77	7.0
Fife	19,501	5.8	53	5.6
Forth Valley	18,361	6.6	65	6.6
Grampian	36,112	7.2	74	7.7
Greater Glasgow	83,256	8.0	99	8.3
Highland	15,864	6.9	80	7.3
Lanarkshire	19,657	3.5	36	3.6
Lothian	3,135	0.4	4	0.4
Orkney	1,198	4.9	63	4.9
Shetland	2,735	9.7	126	9.8
Tayside	14,827	3.2	42	3.6
Western Isles	2,646	6.0	117	7.0
Total	283,036	5.3	58	5.5

Note: All boards received a minimum annual increase of 6.8(%) in initial unified budget. Total Budget Increases shown include funds relating to recurring and non-recurring allocations. Annual comparisons are, therefore, not necessarily comparing like with like.

NHS Board	2003-04 Total Budget Increase (£000)	2003-04 Total Budget Increase (%)	2003-04 Per Capita Increase (£)	2003-04 Per Capita Increase (%)
Argyll and Clyde	32,803	6.9	83	7.3
Ayrshire and Arran	33,080	8.0	90	8.0
Borders	9,381	8.0	78	7.1
Dumfries and Galloway	11,927	6.9	82	7.0
Fife	29,043	8.2	79	7.8
Forth Valley	18,037	6.1	63	6.0
Grampian	37,761	7.0	72	7.0
Greater Glasgow	57,965	5.2	66	5.1
Highland	19,794	8.0	89	7.5
Lanarkshire	50,008	8.7	89	8.6
Lothian	111,195	14.3	141	14.2
Orkney	1,337	5.2	62	4.7
Shetland	2,334	7.5	111	7.9
Tayside	22,156	4.7	60	4.9
Western Isles	3,750	8.1	150	8.5
Total	440,571	7.8	87	7.7

Note: All boards received a minimum annual increase of 7.4(%) in initial unified budget. Total Budget Increases shown include funds relating to recurring and non-recurring allocations. Annual comparisons are, therefore, not necessarily comparing like with like.

NHS Board	2004-05 Total Budget Increase (£000)	2004-05 Total Budget Increase (%)	2004-05 Per Capita Increase (£)	2004-05 Per Capita Increase (%)
Argyll and Clyde	55,048	10.8	132	10.8
Ayrshire and Arran	50,307	11.3	137	11.3
Borders	14,777	11.6	136	11.6
Dumfries and Galloway	21,849	11.8	148	11.8
Fife	44,750	11.7	127	11.7
Forth Valley	29,491	9.4	105	9.4
Grampian	32,459	5.6	62	5.6
Greater Glasgow	96,825	8.2	112	8.2
Highland	34,355	12.9	164	12.9
Lanarkshire	60,796	9.7	110	9.7
Lothian	34,168	3.9	44	3.9
Orkney	2,590	9.6	134	9.6
Shetland	854	2.6	39	2.6
Tayside	37,807	7.6	98	7.6
Western Isles	3,103	6.2	119	6.2
Total	519,179	8.5	103	8.5

Note: All boards received a minimum annual increase of 6.75(%) in initial unified budget. Total Budget Increases shown include funds relating to recurring and non-recurring allocations. Annual comparisons are, therefore, not necessarily comparing like with like.

Question reference: S2W-10728

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2004
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 29 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what 10 factors contribute most to CO2 emissions in Scotland, listed in descending order.

Question reference: S2W-10727

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2004
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 29 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed in the environment sections of the Environment and Rural Affairs Department in each of the last three years, broken down by responsibility.

The tables below show the number of permanent full time equivalent staff employed in the environment sections of the Environment and Rural Affairs Department in each of the last three years, broken down by pay band and area of responsibility.

Table A

Permanent Staff by Band as at 1 April 2002

	All Staff	Band A	Band B	Band C	Senior Civil Service
Total Environment Group	118.3	27.5	58.8	26.0	6.0
Head of Group and PS	2.0	1.0	0	0	1.0
Air, Climate and Engineering Division	17.8	4.8	8.0	5.0	0
Countryside and Natural Heritage	32.6	9.6	16.0	5.0	2.0
Ecological Advisers Unit	9.0	0.0	6.0	2.0	1.0
Environmental Protection Unit	28.6	5.6	15.0	7.0	1.0
Sustainable Development Directorate	7.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	0
Water Services Unit	21.3	4.5	11.8	4.0	1.0

Table B

Permanentstaff by band as at 1 April 2003

	All Staff	Band A	Band B	Band C	Senior Civil Service
Total Environment Group	130.3	24.3	73.8	27.5	4.7
Head of Group and PS	2.0	1.0	0	0	1.0
Air, Climate and Engineering Division	17.8	4.8	8.0	5.0	0
Countryside and Natural Heritage	37.4	9.4	22.0	5.0	1.0
Ecological Advisers Unit	13.0	0	11.0	2.0	0.0
Environmental Protection Unit	31.8	3.6	19.0	7.5	1.7
Sustainable Development Directorate	8.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	0
Water Services Unit	20.3	3.5	10.8	5.0	1.0

Table C

Permanent Staff by Band as at 1 April 2004

	All Staff	Band A	Band B	Band C	Senior Civil Service
Total Environment Group	145.9	27.2	84.6	28.7	5.4
Head of Group and PS	2.0	1.0	0	0	1.0
Air, Climate and Engineering Division	18.8	3.8	10.0	5.0	0
Countryside and Natural Heritage	37.0	9.8	20.0	6.2	1.0
Ecological Advisers Unit	13.0	0.0	11.0	2.0	0.0
Environmental Protection Unit	40.1	5.1	26.8	6.5	1.7
Sustainable Development Directorate	13.7	3.0	6.0	4.0	0.7
Water Services Unit	21.3	4.5	10.8	5.0	1.0

SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

Question reference: S2W-10726

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2004
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 29 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff were employed in the fisheries section of the Environment and Rural Affairs Department in each of the last three years, broken down by responsibility.

The following tables show the number of permanent full time equivalent staff employed in the fisheries section of the Environment and Rural Affairs Department in each of the last three years, broken down by pay band and area of responsibility.

Table A

Permanent Staff by Band as at 1 April 2002

	All Staff	Band A	Band B	Band C	Senior Civil Service
Total Fisheries Group	52.4	13.0	27.4	9.0	3.0
Head of Group and PS	2.0	1.0	0	0	1.0
Freshwater	19.9	3.5	11.4	4.0	1.0
Sea Fisheries	30.5	8.5	16.0	5.0	1.0

Table B

Permanent staff by band as at 1 April 2003

	All Staff	Band A	Band B	Band C	Senior Civil Service
Total Fisheries Group	50.8	13.5	26.3	8.0	3.0
Head of Group and PS	2.0	1.0	0	0	1.0
Freshwater	22.3	5.0	12.3	4.0	1.0
Sea Fisheries	26.5	7.5	14.0	4.0	1.0

Table C

Permanent Staff by Band as at 1 April 2004

	All Staff	Band A	Band B	Band C	Senior Civil Service
Total Fisheries Group	55.1	15.0	28.1	10.0	2.0
Head of Group and PS	2.0	1.0	0	0	1.0
Freshwater	21.6	5.5	11.1	5.0	0
Sea Fisheries	31.5	8.5	17.0	5.0	1.0

Question reference: S2W-10736

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2004
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 29 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many visitors from the European Union’s accession states to the United Kingdom have visited Scotland in each of the last two years, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of visitors.

This information comes from the International Passenger Survey, but statistics on the number of visitors to Scotland from the European Union’s accession states in each of the last two years is not available. From the latest information that is available from the Survey, the number of visitors from the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland in 2002 totalled 4,369, 4,487 and 14,601 respectively. Visitors from the Czech Republic and Hungary both represented 0.3% of the total number of overseas tourists to Scotland in 2002, while visitors from Poland represented 0.9% of the total.

Question reference: S2W-10735

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2004
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 29 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Irish visitors to the United Kingdom visited Scotland in the most recent year for which data is available, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of visitors.

Question reference: S2W-10179

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 August 2004
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 28 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average number of (a) households and (b) people on housing waiting lists has been in each local authority area in each of the last 10 years, expressed also as a percentage of the population in each case.

The numbers of applicant households on waiting lists for each local authority are published on an annual basis for 2000-01 onwards in the quarterly Scottish Executive Statistical Bulletin (Housing Series) Housing Trends in Scotland. Table 16 in the latest bulletin HSG/2004/4 published August 2004 shows the snapshot position as at 31 March 2004 as well as changes to the lists during 2003-04. This publication can be accessed on-line through publications section of the Scottish Executive housing statistics branch website (www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/housing/hsbref). The published figures for 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03 can also be found on the housing statistics website in the housing trends bulletins HSG/2001/6, HSG/2002/3 and HSG/2003/4 respectively.

This data collection began in 2001 and data are not centrally available prior to that date. The numbers reported to the Scottish Executive are for applicant households and do not specify the number of people within each household.

The projections of the numbers of households by local authority area for the relevant years are available in the data library section of the Scottish Executive housing statistics branch website:

(http://www.scotland.gov.uk/about/DD/EAS/00014844/DataLibrary.aspx).

Question reference: S2W-10182

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 August 2004
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average number of hours lost as a result of sickness absence has been per NHS employee in each (a) hospital and (b) NHS board area in each of the last five years or for the most recent years for which figures are available.

The overall time lost due to sickness absence for the three years 2000-01 to 2002-03 for which pilot data is available is set out at Section A of the May 2004 publication entitled NHSScotland Occupational Health and Safety Minimum Dataset Pilot Data. The pilot data is provided by organisation type, Scotland, acute trusts, primary care trusts and health boards and special health boards not providing health care and can be accessed on the Information Statistics Division of NHS National Services Scotland website at http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/files/040525_web.pdf.

Question reference: S2W-10184

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 August 2004
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 28 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to introduce individual transferable quotas to the fishing industry and whether it considers that the impact of such a policy would be damaging to the industry.

The Scottish Executive is currently considering its response to the No 10 Strategy Unit report Net Benefits: A sustainable and profitable future for UK fishing. The introduction of individual transferable quota (ITQ) is one of the recommendations within the report. No decision on the implementation of ITQ has been made. The Scottish Executive working closely with a range of key stakeholders, will carefully consider a range of economic and other data before reaching a view.

Question reference: S2W-10054

Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 August 2004
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 28 September 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what legal obligations there are on housing associations to explain rent increases to residents.

I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive, Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:

The Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 introduced the Scottish Secure Tenancy (SST) for tenants of local authorities and registered social landlords, including housing associations registered with Communities Scotland. Under the SST landlords must give tenants not less than four weeks notice in writing, before increasing rents or other charges. Prior to increasing rents landlords must first consult with those tenants who would be affected. Landlords are required to have regard to the views expressed by those consulted.

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