Chamber and committees

I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-7645 on 30 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facilities for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

The information requestedis not held centrally. Details of all Scottish Statutory Instruments are publishedon the Office of Public Sector Information website.

The Scottish Governmentis determined to ensure effective regulation in Scotland while minimising the unnecessary costs and bureaucracy sometimes associatedwith compliance and inspection. We recognise that there are currently gaps in theinformation available and will be seeking to remedy this inherited situation. Tothis end, we are working with the Regulatory Review Group to investigate the bestway of establishing appropriate base lines, including assessments of the numberof new regulations and an analysis of the overall cost/benefit associated with regulationsto businesses in Scotland.

Every patient who attends a Keep Well health check is assessed for diabetes. Patients who are diagnosed with diabetes are added to the diabetes register and as a consequence followed up, at a minimum, every 15 months, as required by the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF).

The full text of the EuropeanCommission’s (EC) guidelines on financing of airports and start-up aid toairlines departing from regional airports can be found at:http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/c_312/c_31220051209en00010014.pdf.

In addition, the UKGovernment has put in place a protocol for UK route development funds inline with the EC guidelines. This provides the framework rules and principlesgoverning the operation of such funds by devolved administrations for the startup of new air routes. This can be found at:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/aviation/domestic/anationalprotocolforukrouted2873.

The European Commission’sdecision letter which indicated that it considered the protocol to becompatible with the EC Treaty can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/transports-2005/n303-05.pdf.

Airports providing scheduledair services in Scotland with less than one million passengers per year are setout in the following table:

Airports Operating Scheduled Flights	Airport Operator
Barra	Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL)
Benbecula	HIAL
Campbeltown	HIAL
Dundee	HIAL
Inverness	HIAL
Islay	HIAL
Kirkwall	HIAL
Stornoway	HIAL
Sumburgh	HIAL
Tiree	HIAL
Wick	HIAL
Eday	Orkney Islands Council (OIC)
North Ronaldsay	OIC
Papa Westray	OIC
Sanday	OIC
Stronsay	OIC
Westray	OIC
Fair Isle	Shetland Islands Council (SIC)
Foula	SIC
Out Skerries	SIC
Papa Stour	SIC

 

Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd is substantially funded by the Scottish Government and will continue to offer incentives to airlines for the startup of new routes from its network of airports.

Officials have recentlydiscussed the terminal capacity issues at Inverness Airport with Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL). We recognise the drivers for the expansionproject, such as capacity constraints at peak periods and security provision. HIALis now carrying out further work on design, cost and phasing aspects of the projectwhich will form the basis for further discussions, with the aim of delivering aterminal that meets the short and medium-term needs of a growing airport.

The annual passengerthroughput for each airport operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL) is set out in the following table:

	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08*
Barra	9,133	9,453	10,083	7,524
Benbecula	31,386	34,259	36,731	22,681
Campbeltown	9,330	9,600	9,479	6,493
Inverness	564,776	665,677	698,885	463,799
Islay	22,145	22,528	28,472	19,614
Kirkwall	114,594	118,019	137,769	93,308
Stornoway	114,235	118,967	126,058	78,440
Sumburgh	116,090	136,597	145,044	101,064
Tiree	6,014	6,854	7,570	5,253
Wick	27,954	30,941	32,691	15,491

 

The information for2004-05 to 2006-07 is taken from HIAL’s annual reports.

The 2007-08* figuresare for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 October 2007 only.

Further informationis available on the HIAL website at www.hial.co.uk.

We know from a recentevaluation that community wardens can play a key role in helping to create safer,stronger communities. To help develop this role further and identify good practicewe have included the role of community wardens within the recently announced reviewof antisocial behaviour.

Decisions on how bestto develop the role of community wardens within a specific community are a matterfor the relevant local agencies.

I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-5199 on 25 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.