- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 May 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 23 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of S2 pupils in (a) Aberdeen and (b) Aberdeenshire has reached the required standards in (i) mathematics, (ii) English and (iii) science in each year since 2003.
Answer
The large amount of available data covering this question are published on the government website. The data cover 2003 to 2008, no data for later years are available. Data are not always available for both local authorities. A collation of the relevant tables has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 53991).
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 4 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00775 by Alex Neil on 30 June 2011, what the expenditure was on the schemes in 2011-12.
Answer
For the financial year 2011-12, the forecast outturn for the Energy Assistance Package is £46.3 million, for the Universal Home Insulation Scheme is £14.3 million and for the Boiler Scrappage Scheme is £5.2 million, subject to verification in the annual accounts. There was no expenditure on the Home Insulation Scheme as this was replaced by the Universal Home Insulation Scheme.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many attendances there have been at each accident and emergency department in NHS Grampian in each year since 2007.
Answer
The number of attendances (new and unplanned returns) from July 2007 to December 2011 for each accident and emergency (A&E) department in NHS Grampian are provided in the following table. The number of monthly attendances at each accident and emergency department across Scotland are published quarterly and can be viewed here http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Emergency-Department-Activity/.
Prior to 1 July 2007 information for A&E attendances was collected centrally from the ISD monthly aggregate return ISD(S)1 but is only published at NHS board level at http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Hospital-Care/.
A new data collection system was introduced from 1 July 2007 which provides information on attendances on all A&E departments. A&E departments are classified as emergency departments or minor injury units/other. Emergency departments are sites that provide a 24 hour Emergency Medicine consultant-led service. Minor Injury Units/Other are sites including minor injuries units, small hospitals and health centres in rural areas that carry out emergency department related activity and are GP or Nurse led. They may or may not be open 24 hours. The information provided in the table covers the periods: 1 July 2007 to 31 December 2007 and the full calendar years for 2008 to 2011.
Total Number of Attendances at Accident and Emergency Departments in NHS Grampian for years 20071 to 2011
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Accident and Emergency Department
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20071
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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NHS Grampian
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69,969
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140,253
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143,259
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138,050
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142,085
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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
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31,275
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61,952
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62,893
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62,178
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63,522
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Dr Gray’s Hospital
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11,110
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22,541
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22,088
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22,002
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23,905
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Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital
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8,003
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16,724
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17,345
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16,942
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17,952
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Aboyne Hospital
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424
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939
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1,035
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1,034
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1,014
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Chalmers Hospital
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1,958
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3,840
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4,013
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3,705
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3,793
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Fleming Cottage Hospital
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186
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369
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388
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399
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333
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Fraserburgh Hospital
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5,070
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9,336
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9,857
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8,278
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8,098
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Insch & District War Memorial Hospital
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388
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858
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834
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705
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610
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Inverurie Hospital
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238
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411
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470
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420
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354
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Jubilee Hospital
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1,448
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2,794
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2,914
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2,981
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3,121
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Kincardine Community Hospital
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780
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1,387
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1,431
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1,288
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1,198
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Leanchoil Hospital
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335
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839
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951
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827
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426
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Peterhead Community Hospital
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6,385
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13,503
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13,727
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12,596
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13,114
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Seafield Hospital
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508
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955
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973
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992
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1,019
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Stephen Cottage Hospital
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193
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359
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496
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491
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470
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Turner Memorial Hospital
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634
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1,296
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1,445
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974
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980
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Turriff Cottage Hospital
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1,034
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2,150
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2,399
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2,238
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2,176
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Source: A&E data mart, ISD Scotland.
Note: 1. Data are from 1 July 2007.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 2 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-02910 by Alex Neil on 4 October 2011, when it will make the announcement and how much it will spend on the schemes in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
Answer
In my statement to the Scottish Parliament on fuel poverty on 5 October 2011, I announced that funding for Scottish Government fuel poverty and energy efficiency programmes would be £65 million in financial years 2012-13 and 2013-14, rising to £66.25 million in 2014-15.
On 3 April 2012, I announced that the Universal Home Insulation Scheme would receive investment of over £16 million for financial year 2012-13. No announcement has yet been made about allocations to the Energy Assistance Package and Boiler Scrappage Scheme.
The Scottish Fuel Poverty Forum is due to publish the interim report of its review of the Scottish Government's fuel poverty strategy shortly. I will set out further information about the Scottish Government's plans for future fuel poverty and energy efficiency programmes in my response to the forum’s findings.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was given to health centres in Grampian in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011-12.
Answer
No specific funding is made available for health centres in NHS Scotland. NHS boards receive an allocation to meet the healthcare needs of their resident population. It is for boards to decide how best to utilise this funding to meet national and local priorities.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 April 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 30 April 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many homes it expects to be built as a result of the provisional allocation of Housing Association Grant in each local authority area in 2011-12.
Answer
There was no provisional allocation of Housing Association Grant in each local authority area in 2011-12 due to the introduction of the Innovation and Investment Fund.
A total of 4,740 homes are however expected to be delivered as a result of both the 2011-12 Innovation and Investment Fund and the 2011-12 transitional Housing Association Grant programme. A breakdown of this total figure by local authority is as follows:
Total Number of Units
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Local Authority
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Aberdeenshire
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67
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Angus
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135
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Argyll and Bute
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137
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City of Aberdeen
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52
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City of Dundee
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145
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City of Edinburgh
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860
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City of Glasgow
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502
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Clackmannanshire
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25
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Dumfries and Galloway
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163
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East Ayrshire
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67
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East Dunbartonshire
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158
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East Lothian
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178
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East Renfrewshire
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53
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Falkirk
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168
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Fife
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198
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Highland
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222
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Inverclyde
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12
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Midlothian
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115
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Moray
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30
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North Ayrshire
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182
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North Lanarkshire
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221
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Orkney
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65
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Perth and Kinross
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109
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Renfrewshire
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154
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Shetland
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49
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South Ayrshire
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88
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South Lanarkshire
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239
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Stirling
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77
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The Scottish Borders
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19
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West Dunbartonshire
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75
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Western Isles
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10
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West Lothian
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165
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Total
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4,740
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These figures include council as well as housing association homes but exclude approvals from other elements of the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) - such as our Low-cost Initiative for First Time Buyers (LIFT), the Home Owners’ Support Fund, the GHA programme and the National Housing Trust (NHT). Taken together, we expect the programme to deliver over 6,000 affordable homes from approvals in 2011-12.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 April 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) sight tests and (b) eye examinations were carried out in NHS (i) Tayside and (ii) Grampian in (A) 2010-11 and (B) 2011-12.
Answer
NHS Sight Tests were replaced in 2006 by NHS eye examinations. Therefore no sight tests were carried out in 2010-11, or 2011-12.
The information requested on NHS eye examinations carried out in 2010-11 is published on the Information Services Division (ISD) website at: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Eye-Care/Publications/2011-07-26/ophthalmic_table_C_july11.xls.
The information requested on NHS eye examinations carried out in 2011-12 is not yet available. Data for 2011-12 will be published on the ISD website in July 2012.
- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 April 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 26 April 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how much Housing Association Grant was awarded to each registered social landlord in (a) Aberdeenshire and (b) Aberdeen City in each of the last three years.
Answer
The Housing Association Grant awarded to registered housing associations in Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City in each of the last three years, for which information is currently available, is shown in the following tables:-
Aberdeenshire
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Housing Association
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2010-11
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Aberdeenshire Housing Partnership
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8,053,991
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4,667,773
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3,540,952
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ARK H A LTD
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4,498
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364
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10,791
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Castlehill Housing Association Ltd
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5,767,481
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1,758,569
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501,050
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Grampian Housing Association Ltd
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7,256,737
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2,198,967
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2,084,529
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Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd
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47,550
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44,402
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46,486
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Langstane Housing Association Ltd
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1,269,871
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4,205,816
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175,414
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Tenants First Housing Co-operative Ltd
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1,389,542
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1,303,483
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587,276
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The Margaret Blackwood Housing Association Ltd
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1,340
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27,017
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-
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City of Aberdeen
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Housing Association
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2008-09
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2009-10
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2010-11
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Aberdeenshire Housing Partnership
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-
|
-
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3,481
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Castlehill Housing Association Ltd
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49,545
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48,520
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1,550,080
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DEVANHA LIMITED
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317,641
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190,115
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69,824
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Grampian Housing Association Ltd
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1,494,483
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4,908,607
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7,600,897
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Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd
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28,908
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23,425
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17,512
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Langstane Housing Association Ltd
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3,166,842
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2,852,542
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39,142
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Tenants First Housing Co-operative Ltd
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62,336
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2,588,507
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2,943,078
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The Margaret Blackwood Housing Association Ltd
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4,472
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12,672
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6,628
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- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 April 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 26 April 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been allocated under the Housing Association Grant scheme and what the uptake of these have been in each of the last three years for which information is available, broken down by local authority.
Answer
Housing Association Grant (HAG) made up the largest part of the Affordable Housing Investment Programme (AHIP) and was available to registered social landlords (RSLs) to acquire land or buildings and to build, convert or improve housing for rent or low-cost home ownership.
The figures in the following table show all planned and actual expenditure from the AHIP allocated at a local authority level for the last three years for which information is available. The vast majority of this is HAG paid to RSLs. But the figures will also include some money paid to other suppliers e.g. through GRO (Grants for Rent and Ownership), Rural Home Ownership Grants (RHOGs), Special Needs Capital Grants (SNCGs) and the Rural Empty Property Grant Scheme (REPG). The breakdown by local authority for HAG expenditure only, is not readily available.
The figures used in the answer exclude the Scottish Government national programmes, such as the Open Market Shared Equity scheme, the Home Owners Support Fund and the Council House Building Programmes. Further information on the outturn for these financial years can be accessed from the Scottish Government web site at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/Housing/investment/ahip.
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Local Authority
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2008-09 Planned Expenditure
£ million
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2008-09 Actual Expenditure
£ million
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2009-10 Planned Expenditure
£ million
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2009-10 Actual Expenditure
£ million
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2010-11 Planned Expenditure
£ million
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2010-11 Actual Expenditure
£ million
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Aberdeen (City of)
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3.922
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5.184
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6.767
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10.626
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8.827
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12.231
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Aberdeenshire
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19.637
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24.382
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14.708
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14.807
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2.359
|
7.127
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Angus
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3.890
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4.492
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4.798
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6.391
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2.618
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3.119
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Argyll and Bute
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14.757
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15.280
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24.675
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26.262
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18.765
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21.312
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Clackmannanshire
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2.150
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2.627
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4.800
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4.916
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2.619
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2.807
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Dumfries and Galloway
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9.700
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11.625
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14.267
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15.489
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8.334
|
10.412
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Dundee (City of)
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7.766
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8.467
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10.000
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12.337
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5.456
|
7.911
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East Ayrshire
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7.000
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7.800
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8.933
|
9.125
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4.874
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5.292
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East Dunbartonshire
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5.386
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6.746
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7.950
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8.201
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4.337
|
5.178
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East Lothian
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4.400
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6.916
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7.900
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8.222
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4.310
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4.740
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East Renfrewshire
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3.271
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3.749
|
5.425
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6.586
|
2.960
|
5.007
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Edinburgh (City of)
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36.100
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37.900
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41.500
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46.500
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36.100
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39.600
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Falkirk
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3.866
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4.966
|
8.000
|
9.139
|
4.365
|
5.865
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|
Fife
|
13.133
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15.050
|
16.945
|
19.418
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9.545
|
12.927
|
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Glasgow (City of)
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83.000
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84.000
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83.000
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83.000
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83.000
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85.100
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|
Glasgow Housing Association (GHA)
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79.300
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79.300
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77.700
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77.669
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73.600
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54.401
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Highland
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27.120
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29.777
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32.125
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38.041
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18.159
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24.886
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Inverclyde
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19.280
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18.479
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34.500
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35.007
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26.101
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28.295
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Midlothian
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3.400
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3.965
|
5.200
|
5.533
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2.837
|
4.197
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Moray
|
6.372
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5.508
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12.525
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12.863
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8.378
|
9.777
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North Ayrshire
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6.640
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7.240
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7.681
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7.681
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4.468
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5.908
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North Lanarkshire
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14.600
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16.269
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17.661
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17.661
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9.635
|
10.821
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Orkney
|
5.033
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6.287
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7.904
|
7.471
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4.312
|
5.703
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Perth and Kinross
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10.886
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13.063
|
15.500
|
15.629
|
8.588
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9.624
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Renfrewshire
|
12.510
|
12.776
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14.600
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17.554
|
7.965
|
8.962
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Shetland
|
2.640
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3.401
|
3.800
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4.735
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2.197
|
2.921
|
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South Ayrshire
|
6.300
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6.800
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6.683
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8.439
|
3.646
|
5.282
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South Lanarkshire
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15.300
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16.400
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17.934
|
18.663
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9.784
|
12.521
|
|
Stirling
|
3.476
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4.619
|
7.300
|
7.429
|
3.983
|
5.279
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The Scottish Borders
|
5.600
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6.883
|
7.200
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8.958
|
3.928
|
5.098
|
|
West Dunbartonshire
|
7.835
|
8.335
|
10.350
|
11.465
|
5.647
|
7.787
|
|
West Lothian
|
6.600
|
8.279
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10.000
|
10.378
|
5.456
|
6.026
|
|
Western Isles
|
4.130
|
4.380
|
6.675
|
6.345
|
3.885
|
4.157
|
|
Total
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455.000
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490.945
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555.006
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592.540
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401.038
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440.273
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- Asked by: Richard Baker, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2012
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve transport infrastructure in Aberdeen.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2012
