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Questions and Answers Date answered: 16 August 2004

S2W-09687

The arrangements for the beef national envelope- announced recently - will provide an incentive for the continued production ofbeef bred calves in Scotland; they will be to the particular advantage of store cattleproducers who are not able to fatten their calves and young stock and who wouldbe affected by the expected fall in price of store animals.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 15 July 2004

S2W-09494

The amount of direct funding that each local authority has provided to its local area tourist board in each of the last five years is shown in the following table: Area Tourist Board Local Authority 1999-00 (£) 2000-01 (£) 2001-02 (£) 2002-03 (£) 2003-04 (£) Aberdeen and Grampian Aberdeen City Council 150,000 150,000 150,000 205,000 200,000 Aberdeenshire Council 300,000 300,000 300,000 314,500 306,000 Moray Council 163,371 163,478 163,550 169,985 151,500 613,371 613,478 613,550 689,485 657,500 Angus and Dundee Dundee City Council 246,000 246,000 246,000 246,000 246,000 Angus Council 158,000 158,000 158,000 158,000 158,000 404,000 404,000 404,000 404,000 404,000 AILLST* Argyle and Bute Council 188,000 171,750 192,000 190,000 170,000 Clackmannanshire Council 28,807 28,807 29,530 30,270 30,880 Falkirk Council 60,272 67,190 58,980 63,080 57,080 Stirling Council 279,466 268,985 274,281 260,591 243,850 West Dunbartonshire Council 54,955 57,001 60,103 71,657 66,150 611,500 593,733 614,894 615,598 567,960 Ayrshire and Arran East Ayrshire Council 79,150 79,150 79,150 79,150 79,150 North Ayrshire Council 163,200 158,300 158,300 158,300 158,300 South Ayrshire Council 145,500 141,150 142,500 192,500 142,500 387,850 378,600 379,950 429,950 379,950 Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway Council 350,000 350,000 390,500 458,308 382,460 Edinburgh and Lothians East Lothian Council 194,250 200,000 206,000 212,000 212,000 City of Edinburgh Council 989,616 989,612 989,617 1,090,000 1,094,947 West Lothian Council 66,400 67,887 62,900 63,000 63,000 Midlothian Council 35,000 35,000 41,500 41,000 41,000 1,285,266 1,292,499 1,300,017 1,406,000 1,410,947 GGCV** Glasgow City Council 1,738,194 2,090,399 1,989,013 1,982,850 2,028,200 East Dunbartonshire Council 0 0 40,000 40,000 40,000 Inverclyde Council 107,816 4,334 0 0 0 East Renfrewshire Council 0 0 0 0 0 Renfrewshire Council 72,877 84,652 89,275 94,231 91,700 South Lanarkshire Council 97,000 97,000 97,000 97,000 97,000 North Lanarkshire Council 60,000 0 35,000 50,000 50,000 2,075,887 2,276,385 2,250,288 2,264,081 2,306,900 Highlands of Scotland...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 3 February 2004

S2W-05115

Concessionary Fares Net1 Revenue Expenditure 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 (Provisional) Scotland 43,605 42,441 41,968 41,349 39,739 39,070 65,143 Aberdeen City 2,605 2,720 ...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 20 January 2004

S2W-05116

The Registrar General’smid-year population estimates give the following pensioner population (men 65+/women 60+) in each local authority area since 1995. 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Scotland 919,442 921,741 925,097 929,472 932,752 93...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 12 January 2004

S2W-04887

The purpose of referral to an access centre is to establish thestudents needs and the level of award required.As DSA is provided as anentitlement, future expenditure will be dependent on the number of studentsapplying in future years and their assessed needs.The Scottish HigherEducation Funding Council (SHEFC) continues to work with universities andcolleges to widen access to higher education in Scotland. There are variouswidening access initiatives at both national and local level including theWider Access Regional Forums established by SHEFC in 1999 as part of aninitiative to encourage wider participation.SHEFCprovides core teaching grants to higher education institutes on condition thatthey have policies and actions to help widen access.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 16 September 2003

S2W-02325

The figures are taken from the Local Financial Return (LFR)(Social Work) and are therefore not comparable with the provisional outturn andbudget estimates information used to answer qusetion S2W-1802 on 27 August 2003.Net Revenue Expenditure1(£000) Social Work Older People2 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Scotland 246,286 263,949 302,662 293,548 316,130 Aberdeen City 4,667 3,253 13,418 13,412 14,643 Aberdeenshire 8,500 10,796 11,717 12,619 13,219 Angus 7,305 8,175 7,967 6,919 8,019 Argyll and Bute 5,807 5,252 5,056 6,297 7,119 Clackmannanshire 1,181 1,873 2,938 1,889 2,623 Dumfries and Galloway 8,189 8,020 8,583 7,941 7,857 Dundee City 9,470 9,183 8,666 8,941 9,152 East Ayrshire 5,556 5,696 5,526 5,684 6,008 East Dunbartonshire 480 591 541 836 643 East Lothian 4,409 5,127 4,934 4,491 4,751 East Renfrewshire 3,263 3,642 4,482 4,759 5,535 Edinburgh, City of 18,134 16,260 16,218 17,497 19,380 Eilean Siar 3,365 3,721 3,852 3,842 4,094 Falkirk 5,037 9,431 9,363 9,380 10,606 Fife 16,299 18,484 18,842 18,766 20,361 Glasgow, City of3 43,333 44,964 60,634 44,959 46,835 Highland 9,824 13,391 16,064 17,764 17,895 Inverclyde 4,100 4,663 5,034 5,025 5,547 Midlothian 3,645 3,116 3,654 3,878 3,826 Moray 4,891 4,352 4,952 5,707 5,056 North Ayrshire 5,296 5,707 6,173 6,408 7,526 North Lanarkshire 16,385 16,879 18,610 20,463 21,541 Orkney Islands 1,623 1,853 2,037 2,081 2,288 Perth and Kinross 6,728 5,952 7,500 7,056 8,003 Renfrewshire 8,841 9,366 8,564 10,240 10,731 Scottish Borders 5,862 6,367 5,931 5,750 6,080 Shetland Islands 1,228 1,321 1,192 1,525 2,147 South Ayrshire 5,388 6,736 8,068 7,952 8,793 South Lanarkshire 12,467 13,402 13,489 13,908 16,630 Stirling 2,794 3,156 3,570 3,697 2,974 West Dunbartonshire 6,233 7,049 7,516 7,295 8,361 West Lothian 6,231 6,213 6,767 6,207 8,274 Source: As reported by localauthorities on LFR3 (Social Work) returns to the Executive.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 3 June 2003

S2W-00085

These include some courts having no fines meeting the appropriate criteria; sheriff clerks having the option to leave fines on their books, and some courts putting fines to the sheriff to discharge rather than writing them off.Fines Written Off in the Sheriff Courts, 2002-031 Sheriff Court Number of Fines2 Value (£)3 Aberdeen 117 29,579 Airdrie 49 11,100 Alloa 0 0 Arbroath 0 0 Ayr 0 0 Banff 8 4,112 Campbeltown 0 0 Cupar 0 0 Dingwall 0 0 Dornoch 0 0 Dumbarton 21 3,265 Dumfries 30 3,809 Dundee 28 6,274 Dunfermline 0 0 Dunoon 0 0 Duns 0 0 Edinburgh 581 139,558 Elgin 19 4,263 Falkirk 0 0 Forfar 0 0 Fort William 0 0 Glasgow 23 103,736 Greenock 0 0 Haddington 0 0 Hamilton 246 64,938 Inverness 32 6,672 Jedburgh 0 0 Kilmarnock 30 7,476 Kirkcaldy 0 0 Kirkcudbright 0 0 Kirkwall 0 0 Lanark 0 0 Lerwick 0 0 Linlithgow 31 6,430 Lochmaddy 0 0 Oban 0 0 Paisley 43 15,848 Peebles 0 0 Perth 0 0 Peterhead 0 0 Portree 0 0 Rothesay 0 0 Selkirk 0 0 Stirling 0 0 Stonehaven 0 0 Stornoway 0 0 Stranraer 0 0 Tain 2 636 Wick 0 0 Scotland...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 23 October 2002

S1W-30107

In many cases pilot funding has ceased when the service has gone on to be part of mainstream service provision.ProjectLocal Authority1997-981998-991999-20002000-012001-02Integration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), Glasgow District Court - development of Police Fixed PenaltiesGlasgow City xIntegration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), Glasgow District Court - development of links to SCRO and COPFSGlasgow City xxIntegration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), Pilot project to develop links between criminal justice social work, Sheriff Courts and SCROEast Dunbartonshire xxxxIntegration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), District Court Link - Aberdeen District Court piloted the link to allow electronic exchange of information between District Courts Procurators Fiscal and SCROAberdeen City xx Integration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), Pilot in Aberdeen District Court to assess Court Officer Availability System (COAS) in fixing trial dates and citing police witnessesAberdeen City xIntegration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS), DVLA Pilot - to allow District Court electronic access to DVLA records and to send information electronically to DVLA West Lothian xApex, Q10, get offenders back to work projectFife xxx Drugs and Leisure, to deter young people from drugs and offer them healthier pursuitsAberdeen City x Dumfries and Galloway xxGlasgow City x South LanarkshirexFreagarrachClackmannanshirexxx Falkirkxxx Stirling xxx Communities that CareCity of Edinburgh xxxGlasgow City xxxGlasgow Pilot Drugs CourtGlasgow City xRestriction of Liberty Orders Pilot Project- Hamilton Sheriff CourtNorth Lanarkshire xxxxSouth Lanarkshire xxxxRestriction of Liberty Orders Pilot Project-Peterhead Sheriff CourtAberdeenshire xxxxRestriction of Liberty Orders Pilot Project-Aberdeen Sheriff CourtAberdeen City xxxxAberdeenshire xxxxWitness ServiceSouth Ayrshirexx South Lanarkshirexx Fife xx Diversion From ProsecutionAberdeen City xx City of Edinburgh xx Clackmannanshire xx Dumfries and Galloway xx East Ayrshire xx Glasgow City xx Highland xx Inverclyde xx Midlothian xx Perth and Kinross xx North Ayrshire xx North Lanarkshire xx Scottish Borders xx South Lanarkshire xx West Dunbartonshire xx Orkney xx ShetlandsxxEilean Siar, Comhairle nanBail Information and SupervisionCity of Edinburgh xx Glasgow City xx Midlothian xx Drug Treatment and Testing OrdersGlasgow City xxxFife xxPublic Defence Solicitors Office, EdinburghCity of Edinburgh xxxxxIn Court Adviser - Edinburgh Sheriff CourtCity of Edinburgh xxxxxStreetwork EdinburghCity of Edinburgh xCitizens Advice Scotland...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 4 October 2002

S1W-29981

The UK noted, however, the need for practical rules which provided, for example, for limited derogations to deal with the difficulties of transport within the remoter regions of member states and mentioned in particular the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. These matters will be further considered as negotiations proceed.Review of Common Agricultural Polic...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 4 May 2001

S1W-14879

But the following four tables show:the number of children recorded as being vaccinated, by age group, in each health board area for 1998 and 1999; andthe percentage of those in each age group who responded to the offer of BCG in these years.Health BoardAge and Number of Pupils Vaccinated at 30 June 1998Under 1010111213141516Over 16TotalArgyll & Clyde862382192051,551642552,195Ayrshire & Arran000004,03213322144,201Borders000019887947741,135Dumfries & Galloway00001211,2491241511,510Fife0005763,296241473244,196Forth Valley00004052,09222658352,816Grampian141106744,16759997285,581Greater Glasgow30111,1226,07130469457,616Highland20796821,2431424611102,215Lanarkshire00019054,7882242285,948Lothian00002315,06939576285,799Orkney20000249302256Shetland0000382271020277Tayside00014423,85427766254,665Western Isles013211222420344Scotland10744401,4928,88234,6132,50350420948,754Percentage of children, by age, who took up offer of BCG in 1998Under 1010111213141516Over 16Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 92.3 97.7 92.8 89.3 83.3 97.2----- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0---- 100.0 99.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.9---- 52.6 94.3 89.9 88.2 100.0 88.3--- 100.0 99.8 100.0 100.0 97.0 100.0 99.8---- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0- 97.7 99.0 97.7 97.0 90.3 98.8 100.0- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0- 100.0 93.6 91.2 67.0 76.7 68.8 71.4 89.5--- 100.0 99.8 99.9 99.6 88.0 100.0 99.8---- 100.0 99.3 98.8 100.0 100.0 99.3----- 99.2 100.0- 100.0 100.0---- 97.4 100.0 100.0 100.0- 100.0--- 100.0 100.0 99.2 88.2 97.1 96.2 98.9- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 97.7 97.1 99.3 96.5 96.4 97.2 98.7Health BoardAge and Number of Pupils Vaccinated at 30 June 1999Under 1010111213141516Over 16TotalArgyll & Clyde00452443551,786901762,543Ayrshire & Arran000004,1711522324,348Borders000015792056791,149Dumfries & Galloway40111911,0371121001,356Fife0004983,117223442553,912Forth Valley00003782,21924267252,931Grampian80005663,65460078344,940Greater Glasgow50008494,61430973405,890Highland0002191,6961,07712530223,169Lanarkshire00009214,5401381625,617Lothian 00002201,4311331405,579*Orkney10000267000268Shetland000035216841264Tayside30004253,30025257214,058Western Isles013272411542365Scotland 2113739868,91129,4562,26642516946,389Percentage of children, by age, who took up offer of BCGUnder 1010111213141516Over 16Total-- 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.8 98.9 100.0 100.0 99.8----- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0---- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 80.0-- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0- 100.0-- 99.8 99.8 99.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.8---- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0--- 99.6 99.3 99.3 90.7 97.1 99.3 100.0--- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0--- 98.6 100.0 99.7 100.0 100.0 91.7 99.9---- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0---- 100.0 98.8 100.0 100.0- 98.4 100.0---- 100.0--- 100.0---- 100.0 99.5 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.6 100.0--- 99.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 95.5 100.0- 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 99.5 97.6 100.0Source: Common Services Agency, Information and Statistics DivisionData for 2000 are not shown as there was an incomplete BCG vaccination programme in Scotland...

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