- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 10 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is possible for a business to have part of its premises deemed not liable for rates if that space is being unused.
Answer
Where property is partially unoccupied, the local authority can request the local Assessor to apportion the rateable value for the property between the occupied and unoccupied parts.
The local authority may then apply empty property relief to the unoccupied portion.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the incidence of newly diagnosed leukaemia has been in (a) Scotland, (a) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Lanarkshire in each year since 2004, also broken down by data zone.
Answer
Data on the incidence of leukaemias are available for Scotland and NHS Board by calendar year at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=i_cancer_leukaemias.xls&pContentDispositionType=inline.
The most recent calendar year for which complete numbers of registrations are available is 2007. It is not possible to provide information broken down by data zone as this may compromise patient confidentiality.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the incidence of newly diagnosed cancers of the respiratory system has been in (a) Scotland, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Lanarkshire in each year since 2004, also broken down by data zone.
Answer
Data on the incidence for cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung is available for Scotland and NHS board by calendar year at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=i_cancer_lung_mesothelioma.xls&pContentDispositionType=inline.
The most recent calendar year for which complete numbers of registrations are available is 2007. It is not possible to provide information broken down by data zone as this may compromise patient confidentiality.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the incidence of newly diagnosed breast cancer has been in (a) Scotland, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (b) NHS Lanarkshire in each year since 2004, also broken down by data zone.
Answer
Data on the incidence of breast cancer is available for Scotland and NHS board by calendar year at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=i_cancer_breast.xls&pContentDispositionType=inline.
The most recent calendar year for which complete numbers of registrations are available is 2007. It is not possible to provide information broken down by data zone as this may compromise patient confidentiality.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the incidence of newly diagnosed mesothelioma has been in (a) Scotland, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Lanarkshire in each year since 2004, also broken down by data zone.
Answer
Data on the incidence of mesothelioma are available for Scotland and NHS board by calendar year at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=i_cancer_lung_mesothelioma.xls&pContentDispositionType=inline (by selecting mesothelioma from the drop down menu).
The most recent calendar year for which complete numbers of registrations are available is 2007. It is not possible to provide information broken down by data zone as this may compromise patient confidentiality.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the incidence of newly diagnosed testicular cancer has been in (a) Scotland, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Lanarkshire in each year since 2004, also broken down by data zone.
Answer
Data on the incidence of testicular cancer are available for Scotland and NHS board by calendar year at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=i_cancer_male_genital_organs.xls&pContentDispositionType=inline (by selecting testis from the drop down menu).
The most recent calendar year for which complete numbers of registrations are available is 2007. It is not possible to provide information broken down by data zone as this may compromise patient confidentiality.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the incidence of newly diagnosed cancers of the digestive system has been in (a) Scotland, (b) NHS Forth Valley and (c) NHS Lanarkshire each year since 2004, also broken down by data zone.
Answer
Data on the incidence of oesophageal, stomach and colorectal cancer are all available for Scotland and NHS board by calendar year at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/183.html (under the Cancer Statistics section).
The most recent calendar year for which complete numbers of registrations are available is 2007. It is not possible to provide information broken down by data zone as this may compromise patient confidentiality.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 8 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 National Security Certificate for G8 information promulgated in 2005 was revoked.
Answer
Following consultation with interested parties, including the Scottish Information Commissioner, a Declaration of Withdrawal of Certificate by The Scottish Ministers was issued on 6 April 2010.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prescriptions were dispensed by the NHS in each of the last 10 years, expressed as an average per person.
Answer
The information requested is published regularly by the NHS Information Services Division and can be found on their website at
www.isdscotland.org/isd/2226.html.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 1 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-33341 by Stewart Stevenson on 29 April 2010, what limits are placed on its ability to change the terms of the passenger railway franchise in Scotland by the Scotland Act 1998 and other UK legislation.
Answer
Scottish ministers were given responsibility by the Railways Act 2005 to specify and procure passenger services in Scotland in accordance with EU and UK legislation but with flexibility to meet their requirements.
Changing the terms of a franchise within the duration of the current franchise is covered by variations to this agreement set out in schedule 19 and paragraph 1.3 sets out the limits placed on the contracting parties in this respect.
A copy of the ScotRail Franchise Agreement is in the Scottish Parliament''s Information Centre (Bib. number 37777) and the Public Register version of the Franchise Agreement is available on Transport Scotland''s website: http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/rail/rail-franchise/public-register/contents.
