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Questions and Answers Date answered: 9 June 2006

S2W-26332

Consequently, true waiting times are likely to be overstated becauseof periods of medical unavailability, etc.Includes information on patientsadmitted from the deferred waiting list until its abolition on 1 April 2003.NHSScotland: Number of Patientson The Waiting List with a Guarantee Who Had Waited More Than Six Months forIn-Patient or Day Case Treatment o...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 25 April 2006

S2W-24802

We have published local authority figures as follows: Local Authority 2000 2001-02 (combined) 2003-04 (combined) Rate of Volunteering (%) Base Rate of Volunteering (%) Base Rate of Volunteering (%) Base Aberdeen City 26 598 25 1,164 23 1,062 Aberdeenshire 34 548 32 1,127 27 1,159 Angus 23 312 32 634 27 587 Argyll and Bute 41 302 28 547 35 523 Clackmannanshire 27 284 26 520 23 539 Dumfries and Galloway 32 420 30 774 27 783 Dundee City 22 366 17 788 15 779 Local Authority 2000 2001-02 (combined) 2003-04 (combined) Rate of Volunteering (%) Base Rate of Volunteering (%) Base Rate of Volunteering (%) Base East Ayrshire 28 356 28 670 22 648 East Dunbartonshire 32 263 31 556 32 498 East Lothian 31 266 37 553 25 503 East Renfrewshire 31 230 27 506 22 565 Edinburgh City 31 1,185 29 2,231 24 2,299 Eilean Siar 27 295 29 630 27 532 Falkirk 24 389 24 746 21 771 Fife 25 885 25 1,767 23 1,973 Glasgow City 17 1,690 21 3,034 21 3,116 Highland 40 521 33 1,081 33 1,023 Inverclyde 30 285 21 499 18 526 Midlothian 27 266 31 604 23 529 Moray 31 310 26 581 26 582 North Ayrshire 34 390 24 727 21 695 North Lanarkshire 15 729 18 1,546 18 1,628 Orkney 38 251 37 614 42 635 Perth and Kinross 39 362 33 674 34 600 Renfrewshire 18 531 17 899 21 938 Scottish Borders 38 279 41 608 27 633 Shetland 55 269 38 606 23 639 South Ayrshire 29 298 27 654 26 590 South Lanarkshire 19 758 26 1,525 21 1,492 Stirling 32 284 31 570 26 552 West Dunbartonshire 20 270 24 499 17 461 West Lothian 21 362 23 733 20 811 Scotland 26 14,554 26 28,667 23 28,671Bottom of Form In addition, the Scottish HouseholdSurvey has data on the larger local authorities and local authority groups for interveningyears as follows: Local Authority 2001 2003 Rate of Volunteering (%) Base Rate of Volunteering (%) Base Edinburgh 28 1,178 25 1,090 Glasgow 18 1,585 24 1,487 Fife 26 864 22 939 North Lanarkshire 17 794 18 796 South Lanarkshire 21 781 22 751 Highlands and Islands 30 2,034 31 1,946 Grampian 26 1,174 26 1,088 Tayside 26 1,029 24 990 Central 24 931 21 869 Dunbartonshire 26 544 24 454 Renfrewshire and Inverclyde 24 999 21 1,002 Ayrshire 26 1,077 20 906 Lothians 31 942 22 898 Southern Scotland 37 703 31 709 Scotland 25 14,635 24 13925 Notes:1...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 10 March 2006

S2W-22698

Local Authority Name of Project Year of Award Total Award (£ Million) Aberdeen City A96/A956 Bus Priority and Park and Ride 1999 £4.000 Bus Priority and Park and Ride 1999 £3.300 Modal Shift Package Project 2001 £1.805 Aberdeenshire Ellon Park and Ride 1999 £0.600 Park and Ride 1999 £0.745 Aberdeenshire Towns Interchange1 2005 £4.416 Argyll and Bute HITRANS Rural Interchange and Waiting Improvements 2001 £2.850 Dunoon ferry and bus interchange improvements 2002 £0.135 Clackmannanshire Alloa Bus Interchange 1999 £0.300 Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries Transport Initiative2 2000 £1.063 Dumfries Southern Sector Access Strategy 2001 £1.785 Dundee City Bus priority measures on Carnoustie to Ninewells Hospital corridor 1999 £0.475 North East Arterial Corridor 1999 £1.325 North West Arterial Corridor 2000 £1.465 Bringing Confidence into Public Transport 2001 £2.310 Smart Bus 2002 £6.769 East Ayrshire Improvements to Kilmarnock and Cumnock Bus Stations 1999 £0.590 Kilmarnock Town Centre Action Plan 2001 £2.702 Quality Bus Corridors 2002 £2.100 East Lothian Musselburgh Public Transport Spine 2000 £0.642 City of Edinburgh A90 Phase 2 bus priority measures 1999 £0.800 A Quality Bus Network for the 21st Century 2000 £8.468 West Edinburgh Busways Scheme3 2002 £6.593 Improving Access to Employment/Growth Areas 2002 £10.500 Hermiston Park and Ride 2002 £1.000 Falkirk Improvements to Falkirk Bus Station and A803 corridor bus priority measures 1999 £0.345 Park and Ride and visitor access to Falkirk Wheel 2000 £1.600 Fife Quality Bus Interchanges 2002 £3.997 Ferrytoll Expansion 2002 £8.075 Glasgow City Bailleston to Faifley Bus Priority 1999 £4.750 Quality Bus Corridors 2 and 3 1999 £6.600 Quality Bus Corridor 4 2000 £2.136 Quality Bus Corridors 5-8 2001 £7.802 Highland Inverness and Aviemore bus and rail interchange improvements 2000 £1.727 Fort William bus and rail interchange improvements 2002 £0.315 Midlothian Todhills Park and Ride 2001 £2.000 Moray Bus and cycling measures in Buckie, Forres and Kinloss 2002 £0.924 North Ayrshire 3 Towns Public Transport Corridor 2002 £3.302 North Lanarkshire Harthill Local Transport Interchange Phase I 2004 £0.125 Harthill Local Transport Interchange Phase II 2005 £1.100 Orkney Islands Council Kirkwall Travel Centre4 2005 £1.562 Perth and Kinross Perth Bus and Cycle Priority 1999 £0.423 Perth Park and Ride and Cycle Routes 2000 £1.175 Perth Transport Plan 2002 £2.091 Renfrewshire Integrated Transport Improvements 1999 £0.650 Access Improvements to Inchinnan Business Park and Glasgow Airport 2000 £0.268 Scottish Borders Council Hawick Sustainable Transport Initiative 2001 £1.230 South Ayrshire Ayr Bus Priority 1999 £1.850 Package of Integrated Transport Measures 2001 £2.710 South Ayrshire Integrated Transport System 2002 £1.325 South Lanarkshire Rutherglen Town Centre integrated public transport improvements 2000 £0.725 Improvements to East Kilbride and Hairmyres Interchanges 2001 £0.665 Stirling Stirling Bus Priority 1999 £0.447 East-West Public Transport Corridor 2002 £2.555 Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority Information Cases at Bus Stops 2002 £1.350 West Dunbartonshire Bailleston to Faifley Bus Priority 1999 £1.300 Connecting Dumbarton 2001 £1.007 West Lothian Forthtrip Express 1999 £0.270 Livingston Bus Priority (Fastlink) 2001 £4.044 Notes:1...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 28 September 2005

S2W-19344

Number and percentage of classes with 20 or fewer pupils by local authority as at September 2003: Total Number of Classes Number of Classes With 20 or Fewer Pupils Percentage of Classes With 20 or Fewer Pupils Number of Classes With More Than 20 Pupils Percentage of Classes With More Than 20 Pupils Aberdeen City 169 43 25 126 75 Aberdeenshire 241 27 11 214 89 Angus 106 2 2 104 98 Argyll and Bute 85 9 11 76 89 Clackmannanshire 55 36 65 19 35 Dumfries and Galloway 148 22 15 126 85 Dundee City 143 45 31 98 69 East Ayrshire 119 7 6 112 94 East Dunbartonshire 112 7 6 105 94 East Lothian 89 11 12 78 88 East Renfrewshire 98 6 6 92 94 Edinburgh, City of 324 60 19 264 81 Eilean Siar 45 39 87 6 13 Falkirk 129 11 9 118 91 Fife 320 24 8 296 93 Glasgow City 431 29 7 402 93 Highland 232 43 19 189 81 Inverclyde 80 4 5 76 95 Midlothian 96 23 24 73 76 Moray 96 13 14 83 86 North Ayrshire 139 11 8 128 92 North Lanarkshire 332 19 6 313 94 Orkney Islands 29 12 41 17 59 Perth and Kinross 114 14 12 100 88 Renfrewshire 160 9 6 151 94 Scottish Borders 111 10 9 101 91 Shetland Islands 36 26 72 10 28 South Ayrshire 103 10 10 93 90 South Lanarkshire 282 4 1...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 24 May 2005

S2W-16373

The available information is set out in the follwoingtables . 1999-2000 (Headcount) Force Male Percentage Change Over 1998-99 Female Percentage Change Over 1998-99 Percentage of Total Officers Male Female Central 621 0.3% 100 0% 86.1% 13.8% Dumfries and Galloway 367 -1.7% 84 10.5% 81.4% 18.6% Fife 709 1.3% 128 0% 84.7% 15.3% Grampian 1,006 3.3% 209 0% 82.8% 17.2% Lothian and Borders 2,193 1.3% 391 -0.5% 84.8% 15.1% Northern 566 2.1% 87 6.1% 86.7% 13.3% Strathclyde 5,977 1.2% 1,124 3.9% 84.2% 15.8% Tayside 935 2.3% 202 5.2% 82.2% 17.8% Total 12,374 1.4% 2,325 2.7% 84.2% 15.8% 2000-01 (Headcount) Force Male Percentage Change Over 1999-2000 Female Percentage Change Over 1999-2000 Percentage of Total Officers Male Female Central 625 0.6% 108 8% 85.3% 14.7% Dumfries and Galloway 383 4.4% 95 13.1% 80.1% 19.9% Fife 713 0.6% 139 8.6% 83.7% 16.3% Grampian 1,037 3.1% 236 12.9% 81.5% 18.5% Lothian and Borders 2,226 1.5% 444 13.6% 83.4% 16.6% Northern 561 -0.9% 107 23% 84% 16% Strathclyde 6,067 1.5% 1,251 11.3% 82.9% 17.1% Tayside 935 0% 222 9.9% 80.8% 19.2% Total 12,547 1.4% 2,602 11.9% 82.8% 17.2% 2001-02 (Headcount) Force Male Percentage Change Over 2000-01 Female Percentage Change Over 2000-01 Percentage of Total Officers Male Female Central 612 -2.1% 107 -0.9% 85.1% 14.9% Dumfries and Galloway 388 1.3% 94 -1.1% 80.5% 19.5% Fife 753 5.6% 159 14.4% 82.6% 17.4% Grampian 1,004 -3.2% 254 7.6% 79.8% 20.2% Lothian and Borders 2,230 0.2% 470 5.9% 82.6% 17.4% Northern 570 1.6% 113 5.6% 83.5% 16.5% Strathclyde 6,025 -0.7% 1,302 4.1% 82.2% 17.4% Tayside 931 -0.4% 239 7.7% 79.6 20.4% Total 12,513 -0.3% 2,738 5.2% 82.1% 18% 2002-03 (Headcount) Force Male Percentage Change Over 2001-02 Female Percentage Change Over 2001-02 Percentage of Total Officers Male Female Central 614 0.3% 125 16.8% 83.1% 16.9% Dumfries and Galloway 387 -0.3% 94 0% 80.5% 19.5% Fife 763 1.3% 171 7.6% 81.7% 18.3% Grampian 1,038 3.4% 247 -2.8% 80.8% 19.2% Lothian and Borders 2,233 0.1% 481 2.3% 82.3% 17.7% Northern 566 -0.1% 125 10.2% 81.9% 18.1% Strathclyde 6,064 0.7% 1,412 8.5% 81.1% 18.9% Tayside 925 -0.7% 242 1.3% 79.3% 20.7% Total 12,590 0.6% 2,897 5.8% 81.3% 18.7% 2003-04 (Whole-time equivalent) Force Male Percentage Change Over 2002-03 Female Percentage Change Over 2002-03 Percentage of Total Officers Male Female Central 625.00 1.8% 134.6 14% 82.3% 17.7% Dumfries and Galloway 390.00 0.9% 98.5 8.7% 79.8% 20.2% Fife 790.00 3.7% 189.0 14.3% 80.7% 19.4% Grampian 1,084.00 4.5% 254.3 10.3% 81% 19% Lothian and Borders 2,274.98 2% 474 4.8% 82.8% 17.2% Northern 552.75 -2.2% 130 6.7% 81% 19% Strathclyde 6,048.00 -0.2% 1,382 1.3% 81% 18.6% Tayside 920.33 -0.5% 236 0.6% 79.6% 20.4% Total 12,685.06 0.8% 2,898 4.3% 81.4% 18.6% 2004-05 (Whole-time equivalent) Force Male Percentage Change Over 2003-04 Female Percentage Change Over 2003-04 Percentage of Total Officers Male Female Central 667.60 6.8% 163.90 21.8% 80.3% 19.7% Dumfries and Galloway 383.00 -1.8% 97.28 -1.2% 79.8% 20.3% Fife 798.20 1...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 20 April 2005

S2W-15856

Persons with a Charge Proved in Scottish Courts for Motor Vehicle Offences1, by Police Force Area, 1997-2003 Offence/Police Force Area 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 20033 Dangerous and Careless Driving Central 143 141 123 94 124 138 182 Dumfries and Galloway 282 191 256 172 144 197 207 Fife 358 254 185 161 236 237 210 Grampian 657 674 535 412 445 416 569 Lothian and Borders 633 527 356 323 420 457 507 Northern 448 330 288 223 273 308 405 Strathclyde 1,868 1,471 1,325 1,199 1,293 1,316 1,499 Tayside 343 320 301 232 282 350 448 Total 4,732 3,908 3,369 2,816 3,217 3,419 4,027 Drunk Driving Central 424 383 371 393 298 640 537 Dumfries and Galloway 214 189 205 166 210 214 234 Fife 488 424 376 360 369 708 583 Grampian 948 895 840 784 811 920 1,012 Lothian and Borders 1,437 1,366 1,188 1,122 1,171 1,495 1,381 Northern 645 544 533 499 568 679 715 Strathclyde 3,710 2,869 2,830 2,784 2,725 3,430 3,017 Tayside 653 617 556 583 640 768 801 Total 8,519 7,287 6,899 6,691 6,792 8,854 8,280 Speeding Central 638 701 939 838 768 713 859 Dumfries and Galloway 1,798 865 1,810 1,386 893 917 853 Fife 533 393 543 560 490 558 899 Grampian 1,411 1,827 1,800 1,519 1,205 1,090 1,249 Lothian and Borders 2,101 2,142 2,006 1,494 1,663 1,681 1,580 Northern 487 531 915 589 927 1,269 1,648 Strathclyde 3,859 3,943 4,594 3,567 2,353 1,701 2,840 Tayside 1,386 2,134 1,655 1,362 1,678 1,707 2,106 Total 12,213 12,536 14,262 11,315 9,977 9,636 12,034 Unlawful Use of Vehicle Central 971 916 964 1,218 1,357 1,435 1,425 Dumfries and Galloway 575 478 517 475 474 545 527 Fife 1,488 1,687 1,448 1,539 1,632 1,770 1,897 Grampian 1,889 1,873 1,589 1,782 1,778 1,974 1,950 Lothian and Borders 3,667 3,699 3,097 3,257 3,336 3,416 3,525 Northern 765 588 547 592 505 661 675 Strathclyde 9,154 7,695 6,791 6,353 7,022 7,143 7,229 Tayside 1,830 1,836 1,685 1,706 1,700 1,948 2,229 Total 20,339 18,772 16,638 16,922 17,804 18,892 19,457 Vehicle Defect Offences Central 235 195 161 131 132 147 95 Dumfries and Galloway 255 164 182 101 56 74 85 Fife 121 87 134 70 45 56 62 Grampian 402 456 276 190 117 190 253 Lothian and Borders 597 442 337 238 248 210 275 Northern 160 130 118 105 92 166 157 Strathclyde 1,154 871 566 575 428 349 429 Tayside 399 314 230 166 134 206 414 Total 3,323 2,659 2,004 1,576 1,252 1,398 1,770 Other offences Central 321 280 227 437 399 446 320 Dumfries and Galloway 320 310 338 232 191 147 176 Fife 346 248 264 260 241 210 256 Grampian 595 654 700 697 448 355 344 Lothian and Borders 2,016 1,829 1,080 950 884 839 833 Northern 218 130 165 218 202 313 207 Strathclyde 2,915 2,675 2,979 2,352 2,354 2,043 1,673 Tayside 695 606 569 291 271 339 548 Total 7,426 6,732 6,322 5,437 4,990 4,692 4,357 Notes: 1...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 30 March 2004

S2W-06233

Allocations are determined on an annual basis taking into account the outturn in previous years.Table 1: Allocation of NHP Resources Council NHP Final allocations in 1998-1999 NHP Final allocations in 1999-2000 NHP Final allocations in 2000-2001 NHP Final allocations in 2001-2002 NHP Final allocati...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 6 February 2004

S2W-05740

The information requested is as follows: College 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Total specific social inclusion element % specific social inclusion to core allocation Total specific social inclusion element % specific social inclusion to core allocation Total specific social inclusion element % specific social inclusion to core allocation Aberdeen College £115,257 0.75% £279,914 1.73% £313,326 1.87% Angus College £27,786 0.65% £49,375 1.05% £50,976 1.05% Anniesland College £256,365 4.95% £504,858 8.90% £530,400 9.10% Ayr College £82,338 1.46% £194,423 3.08% £228,091 3.52% Banff and Buchan College of Further Education £819 0.02% £1,818 0.04% £2,341 0.05% The Barony College £8,871 0.70% £10,018 0.71% £11,167 0.78% Borders College £957 0.02% £3,737 0.09% £2,849 0.07% Cardonald College £256,339 3.38% £507,839 6.09% £549,134 6.29% Central College of Commerce £134,295 2.92% £312,708 6.70% £383,692 7.82% Clackmannan College of Further Education £39,253 1.54% £71,797 2.58% £71,157 2.51% Clydebank College £210,907 3.32% £352,497 5.51% £362,290 5.54% Coatbridge College £120,543 3.13% £249,642 6.01% £277,925 6.54% Cumbernauld College £25,657 0.81% £60,515 1.82% £85,598 2.53% Dumfries and Galloway College £36,736 0.82% £78,953 1.69% £87,414 1.87% Dundee College £270,339 2.63% £522,863 4.45% £607,668 4.97% Edinburgh's Telford College £198,813 1.52% £395,741 2.92% £436,261 3.13% Elmwood College £8,072 0.24% £16,130 0.44% £21,046 0.55% Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education £92,192 1.05% £181,450 1.89% £207,886 2.05% Fife College of Further and Higher Education £112,473 1.58% £244,891 3.10% £266,292 3.24% Glasgow College of Building & Printing £139,200 2.11% £313,173 4.51% £356,887 4.89% Glasgow College of Food Technology £91,455 2.97% £273,557 7.89% £258,752 7.23% Glasgow College of Nautical Studies £119,644 3.04% £208,757 5.03% £250,934 5.78% Glenrothes College £32,944 0.64% £80,217 1.46% £94,603 1.66% Inverness College £20,621 0.34% £40,335 0.82% £41,912 0.81% James Watt College of Further and Higher Education £281,725 2.05% £771,276 4.58% £781,620 4.48% Jewel and Esk Valley College £79,881 1.12% £151,101 1.97% £164,458 2.09% John Wheatley College £272,332 7.07% £342,172 7.93% £406,437 8.97% Kilmarnock College £87,962 1.54% £227,707 3.85% £255,300 4.17% Langside College £179,501 2.71% £387,034 6.04% £433,678 7.28% Lauder College £50,681 0.90% £104,890 1.71% £144,578 2.30% Lews Castle College £154 0.01% £333 0.02% £524 0.04% Moray College £2,695 0.06% £4,308 0.13% £2,687 0.08% Motherwell College £211,157 2.56% £445,416 4.69% £528,230 5.40% North Glasgow College £114,838 2.29% £311,894 5.53% £385,984 6.57% Oatridge Agricultural College £7,947 0.45% £11,414 0.63% £17,139 0.90% Perth College £23,560 0.43% £33,381 0.79% £33,597 0.79% Reid Kerr College £204,736 2.47% £473,557 5.06% £506,320 5.29% South Lanarkshire College £52,604 1.38% £108,815 2.68% £112,477 2.67% Stevenson College Edinburgh £174,005 1.57% £350,942 3.27% £309,010 3.12% Stow College £153,122 2.84% £248,674 4.50% £301,584 5.18% The North Highland College £2,006 0.07% £4,275 0.17% £9,148 0.35% West Lothian College £33,116 0.83% £73,292 1.39% £95,256 1.84% Orkney College £0 0.00% £0 0.00% £0 0.00% Shetland College of Further Education £0 0.00% £0 0.00% £0 0.00% Source: Scottish FurtherEducation Funding Council.Notes:1...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 15 January 2003

S1W-32729

It allows some movement of days between months and between vessels.The intention is that this should be an interim measure, and that a more sophisticated regime (based on the earlier cod and hake recovery plan) should be agreed by the end of March for implementation by 1 July 2003. Declarations to that effect are recorded.On TACs and quotas, the Council agr...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 11 December 2002

S1W-32102

Further information is available at www.snh.org.uk.Fresh Futures has over £3 million to support communities throughout Scotland (with priority given to those living in deprived areas) to improve local green spaces and progress projects working towards sustainable solutions to issues surrounding energy, transport and waste. The scheme has a total of £1 milli...

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