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The available information isshown in the following tables.Number of Sick Days Force 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 Central 6,947 6,961 9,205 11,101 8,673 Dumfries and Galloway 1,868 1,947 3,364 2,713 3,413 Fife 5,985 ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how the section of the A76 between New Cumnock and Sanquhar, identified in the October 1996 summary A76 Route Action Plan as exhibiting a higher accident rate than the national average, has compared with the national average for traffic accidents in each year since 2000, given the remedial measures noted in 1996. The following...
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Date answered:
23 January 2006
The information requested is given in the following table. Deaths in Hospitals Caused by Clostridium Difficile Years 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Scotland 38 53 65 69 93 This data should be treated with caution.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 January 2006
However, data is available for those NHS boards using the Child Health Surveillance Programme – Pre School and I attach this information in the following table: Table 1: Percentage of Mothers Recorded as Breastfeeding at the Six to Eight Week Review: Year of Birth 2000-04 Year of Birth 2000 2001 2002 2003 20...
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Date answered:
17 January 2006
The amount of private sector grant approved for improvements for people with disabilities is shown in the following table. Data on actual spend are not broken down by type of work.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 January 2006
Paul Stollard, Chief Executive of the Scottish Building Standards Agency (SBSA), to answer. His response is as follows: It is not possible to identify all the likely burdens imposed on local authorities as a consequence of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, as each authority will deal with the challenges imposed by the Directive in a differen...
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Date answered:
16 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many towns or cities with a population of over 70,000 do not have consultant-led emergency services within 10 miles of the town centre. The following table details all consultant-led emergency services in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of Scottish domiciled students have taken out a student loan in each year of operation of the student loans scheme; of this, what percentage took out the full loan in each such year, and what projections it has made for future years. The following table details the number and percentage of full-time, Scottish d...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 January 2006
This is an area which is also being considered within the on-going curriculum review. 2005 The final report of research on Strategies Used to Address Gender Inequalities in Scottish Schools (the follow-up to Interchange 70 in 2001) is imminent.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 December 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, following its consultation exercise in summer 2005, when it will announce its plans to reform arrangements for handling complaints about lawyers.