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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.

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Question reference: S4W-04056

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of powers of attorney the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland has registered within 30 days in each of the last four quarters.

Question reference: S4W-04058

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what maximum time the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland has taken to register powers of attorney in each of the last four quarters.

Question reference: S4W-04054

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time-equivalent staff the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland has employed in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S4W-04055

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the staffing costs of the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland have been in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S4W-03945

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 22 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average number of prisoners attending each prison learning centre was in 2010-11.

I have asked John Ewing, the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:

The monthly average number of prisoners who engaged with prison learning centres in 2010-11 is as follows:

Prison
Aberdeen	70
Addiewell	449
Barlinnie	271
Cornton Vale	133
Dumfries	70
Edinburgh	337
Glenochil	270
Greenock	192
Inverness	88
Kilmarnock	96
Open Estate	123
Perth	194
Peterhead	119
Polmont	318
Shotts	180

Individual prisoners often have multiple attendances at the Learning Centre during a month; this is not reflected in these figures.

Question reference: S4W-03948

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 22 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Qualifications Authority units in (a) communication, (b) numeracy and (c) IT were achieved by prisoners in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.

Question reference: S4W-03937

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) latest results are and (b) trend is for the Obesity Route Map Headline Indicator 15 in relation to the proportion of children engaging in active travel to school.

Proportion of children walking or cycling to school, 1999-2010.

Year	%
1999	54.6
2000	54.5
2001	52.4
2002	56.2
2003	53.6
2004	52.1
2005	53.1
2006	52.0
2007	53.6
2008	50.3
2009	51.0
2010	51.1

Sources:

1999 data - Household Transport in 2009:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/09/03133621/11

2000-2010 data - Transport and Travel in Scotland:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Transport-Travel/TablesPublications/2011-Tatis-NewPub

Trend: Figures have fluctuated since 1999 with no clear trend.

Question reference: S4W-03938

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) latest results are and (b) trend is for the Obesity Route Map Headline Indicator 14 in relation to the proportion of adults engaging in active travel to work.

Proportion of adults walking or cycling to work, 1999-2010.

Year	%
1999	15.4
2000	15.4
2001	14.8
2002	14.7
2003	14.4
2004	14.5
2005	14.4
2006	15.9
2007	13.5
2008	14.8
2009	14.7
2010	15.7

Sources:

1999 data - Household Transport in 2009:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/09/03133621/10

2000-2010 data - Transport and Travel in Scotland:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Transport-Travel/TablesPublications/2011-Tatis-NewPub

Trend: There has been little change in the proportion of adults walking or cycling to work since 1999, with figures fluctuating around 15%.

Question reference: S4W-03935

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to help promote the concept of breaking up sedentary time as outlined in Start Active, Stay Active.

Question reference: S4W-03939

Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2011
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 November 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) latest results are and (b) trend is for the Obesity Route Map Headline Indicator 7 in relation to the proportion of adults engaging in sedentary activities.

Proportion of adults spending four or more hours sitting at a screen on an average day, 2003, 2008 and 2010:

	2003	2008	2010
Male	35.9	38.8	39.5
Female	31.5	30.0	33.7
Total	33.6	34.2	36.5

Note: Although the Scottish Health Survey has been running annually from 2008 this question was only asked on alternate years, so there is no 2009 data.

Trend

The proportion of men and women spending four or more hours at a screen on an average day has increased between 2008 and 2010 but the differences are not statistically significant at the 95% level.

Source: Scottish Health Survey 2003, 2008, 2010.

	2009-10	2010-11
Communication	694	917
Numeracy	1,376	1,246
IT	1,949	2,071