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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S3W-02221

Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 30 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of constructing a home for social let.

Question reference: S3W-02235

Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 25 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of pensioners have been defined as living in relative poverty in each year since 1960.

The percentage of pensionersliving in relative poverty in Scotland each year since 1994-95 is published in ScottishHouseholds Below Average Income 2005-06 – Revised a copy of whichhas been placed in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 43209).

Information on thepercentage of pensioners living in relative poverty in Scotlandprior to 1994-95 is not held centrally. However, the percentage of pensionersliving in relative poverty in the UK in 1979, 1981, 1987, 1998-99, 1990-91 –1995-97 is published in Households Below Average Income: An Analysis of theIncome Distribution – 2005-06 (Revised) a copy of which has beenplaced in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 42543).

Question reference: S3W-02234

Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 25 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of children have been defined as living in relative poverty in each year since 1960.

The percentage of childrenliving in relative poverty in Scotland each year since 1994-95 is published in ScottishHouseholds Below Average Income 2005-06 – Revised a copy of whichhas been placed in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 43209).

Information on thepercentage of children living in relative poverty in Scotlandprior to 1994-95 is not held centrally. However, the percentage of childrenliving in relative poverty in the UK in 1979, 1981, 1987, 1998-99, 1990-91 –1995-97 is published in Households Below Average Income: An Analysis of theIncome Distribution – 2005-06 (Revised) a copy of which has beenplaced in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib .number 42543).

Question reference: S3W-01951

Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 July 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed in audiology services, broken down by grade and discipline.

Information on Audiologistsis captured under Medical Technical Officers (MTOs) and Scientific and Professionalin centrally held data. Of these, Audiological Scientists and AudiologicalTechnicians can be explicitly identified. Headcount numbers in each staff groupemployed in NHSScotland are shown in the following table, by grade anddiscipline at 30 September 2006. There is a list shown in the table by WhitleyGrading and the new Agenda for Change Bands. Table 1 outlines this information.

AudiologicalScientists and Audiological Technicians Employed by NHS Scotland by Head Count andWTE at 30 September 2006

AudiologicalScientists Audiological Technicians

	Head Count	Head Count
Total	5	138
Whitley Grades¹
Grade 1	-	7
Grade 2	-	4
Grade 3	-	53
Grade 4	-	24
Grade 5	-	9
Assistant	-	16
Grade B	5	-
Senior Assistant	-	15

Agenda forChange Bands¹

	Head Count	Head Count
Band 2	-	4
Band 5	-	4
Band 6	-	1
Band 7	-	1

Source: ISDScotland.

Note: 1. Agenda for Change is the new national NHS pay system and will introducenew pay bands and harmonised terms and conditions for NHS workers. It replacesthe previous Whitley Council system.