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Questions and Answers Date answered: 5 May 2006

S2W-25050

Information is not held centrallyon which community transport schemes can be utilised by pass holders of the NationalConcessionary Travel Scheme.For those services funded directlyby the Executive through the Rural Community Transport Initiative, the followingtable sets out funding details and when the current agreement ends.Rural Community TransportInitiative Projects Funded in 2006-07 Transport Scheme Project Type 2006-07 Current Funding Agreement Ends March Annandale Transport Initiative Community Minibus/Car Sharing Scheme £49,120 2009 Applecross Community Mini-Bus Community Mini-Bus Transport Service £2,565 2008 Arainn Shuaineirt Community Minibus Hire/Car Sharing Scheme £31,874 2008 Ardersier, Petty, Croy and Culloden Moor Transport Association Community Minibus Project £47,462 2009 Ayrshire Cancer Support Community Car Scheme £19,288 2007 BABS Dial-A-Bus/Focus Foundation Community Dial-a-Bus Services £104,813 2009 Badenoch and Strathspey Transport Company Community Car Scheme £119,497 2009 Ballater (RD) Ltd Community Group Minibus Hire £16,900 2007 Banffshire Partnership Ltd Community Dial-a-Bus and Social Car Scheme £74,536 2009 British Red Cross (Argyll) Community Car Sharing Scheme £66,045 2007 British Red Cross (West Central and South West Scotland...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 3 March 2006

S2W-23159

Median Wait Times from Arrival at A&E Reception to Completion of Treatment Median Waiting Time (Minutes) 19991 20001 20011 20022 20033 20043 20053 NHS Argyll and Clyde 61 62 73 76 79 94 79 Inverclyde Royal Hospital 51 68 68 84 75 133 78 Lorn & Islands District Gen Hospital x x x 45 45 55 40 Royal Alexandra Hospital 70 64 84 81 96 94 106 Vale of Leven District General Hospital - Medical Assessment Unit x x x x x x 103 Vale of Leven District General Hospital - Minor Injuries Unit x x x x x x 60 Vale of Leven District General Hospital 58 54 68 65 75 46 x NHS Ayrshire and Arran 88 78 82 91 73 110 90 Crosshouse Hospital 4 x 73 85 85 x 113 103 The Ayr Hospital 88 83 77 99 73 103 80 NHS Borders 52 72 98 112 96 64 109 Borders General Hospital 52 72 98 112 96 64 109 NHS Dumfries and Galloway 37 51 56 56 46 79 94 Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary 37 51 56 56 46 79 94 NHS Fife 62 79 57 85 90 120 103 Queen Margaret Hospital 51 73 60 78 118 121 126 Victoria Hospital 76 83 55 95 65 120 88 NHS Forth Valley 60 70 87 115 72 85 93 Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary 65 65 120 135 83 79 100 Stirling Royal Infirmary 55 80 65 94 64 95 85 NHS Grampian 71 55 90 91 89 79 90 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 85 60 110 109 104 87 111 Dr Gray’s Hospital 45 50 55 75 72 105 70 Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital 42 38 36 44 60 58 62 NHS Greater Glasgow 69 78 87 91 91 100 90 Glasgow Royal Infirmary 94 89 100 125 115 145 127 Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow 107 131 116 103 90 88 88 Southern General Hospital 80 82 114 92 128 123 103 Stobhill Hospital 88 86 98 99 75 91 95 Victoria Infirmary 32 45 46 55 52 70 54 Western Infirmary/Gartnavel General 62 73 90 102 111 125 149 NHS Highland 46 46 80 88 62 124 73 Raigmore Hospital 46 46 80 88 62 124 73 NHS Lanarkshire 62 79 94 91 79 102 133 Hairmyres Hospital 68 96 110 99 68 90 141 Law Hospital 45 54 79 x x x x Monklands Hospital 74 95 101 90 66 107 134 Wishaw General Hospital x x x 85 100 103 127 NHS Lothian 89 95 113 90 102 107 102 New Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh x x x x x x 162 Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh 72 78 64 74 65 64 69 Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 113 112 139 92 132 131 x St John’s Hospital At Howden 61 80 99 106 98 118 82 NHS Orkney Islands 28 25 20 30 25 35 25 Balfour Hospital 28 25 20 30 25 35 25 NHS Shetland Islands 49 35 48 45 48 35 60 Gilbert Bain Hospital 49 35 48 45 48 35 60 NHS Tayside 65 56 65 73 72 96 94 Ninewells Hospital 75 70 75 78 92 102 95 Perth Royal Infirmary 49 37 46 63 48 85 88 NHS Western Isles 40 40 55 35 60 45 60 Western Isles Hospital 40 40 55 35 60 45 60 All Participating Departments 67 74 84 88 84 99 97 Source: ISD Scotland...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 15 November 2005

S2W-20206

Expenditure will include the costs associated with the board’s responsibilities for the planning and commissioning of health care for its resident population (such as statutory reporting, strategic planning, commissioning of health care and financial projections), but not those costs associated with the provision of health care and other non-clinical services provided by the board.BudgetsThe total budget of each board is their Revenue Resource Limit (RRL) which is reported in their annual accounts.In 2000-01, before resource budgeting was introduced to the Scottish Executive, boards did not have a RRL therefore for 2000-01 their budget has been assumed to be their Total Revenue Allocation which was also reported in their Annual Accounts.PopulationThe figures for the population of each board area is taken from Report 086 of the Cost Book, no figures are yet available for 2004-05.Management(b) The amount spent by each NHS board in each of the last five years on management, expressed both as (i) a percentage of total budget, and (ii) per head of population was: 2000-01 2001-02 (£000) % Cost Per Head (£) (£000) % Cost Per Head (£) Argyll and Clyde 22,884 5.41% 54.04 23,896 5.80% 56.43 Ayrshire and Arran 18,632 5.17% 49.90 20,259 5.73% 54.26 Borders 6,753 6.34% 63.17 7,241 7.11% 67.74 Dumfries and Galloway 8,662 5.67% 59.41 8,939 5.99% 61.31 Fife 16,066 5.14% 45.85 19,397 6.37% 55.36 Forth Valley 11,828 4.52% 42.55 12,637 5.04% 45.46 Grampian 29,609 6.19% 56.57 31,862 6.93% 60.88 Glasgow 72,357 7.45% 80.01 74,003 7.78% 81.83 Highland 10,263 4.86% 49.20 12,041 5.88% 57.72 Lanarkshire 33,315 6.61% 59.28 35,659 6.96% 63.45 Lothian 48,099 6.65% 61.38 47,758 6.65% 60.95 Orkney 885 3.85% 45.43 1,076 4.92% 55.24 Shetland 872 3.16% 38.86 1,152 4.25% 51.34 Tayside 35,005 8.29% 90.80 30,434 7.19% 78.95 Western Isles 1,947 4.88% 71.63 1,992 4.87% 73.29 317,177 328,346 2002-03 2003-04 (£000) % Cost per head (£) (£000) % Cost per head (£) Argyll and Clyde 25,680 5.90% 61.04 25,548 5.42% 61.27 Ayrshire and Arran 22,454 5.89% 60.97 24,387 5.86% 66.42 Borders 7,882 7.18% 73.70 7,790 6.26% 71.94 Dumfries and Galloway 9,212 5.77% 62.34 7,438 4.13% 50.53 Fife 19,142 5.93% 54.74 22,823 6.31% 64.85 Forth Valley 15,764 5.85% 56.45 17,285 5.97% 61.80 Grampian 34,923 6.98% 66.41 35,849 6.78% 68.49 Glasgow 81,850 7.91% 94.28 92,369 8.38% 106.62 Highland 12,663 5.70% 60.61 13,775 5.63% 65.88 Lanarkshire 36,903 6.82% 66.70 40,907 7.22% 73.91 Lothian 57,599 7.70% 73.94 58,732 6.36% 75.30 Orkney 1,260 5.29% 65.56 1,245 4.85% 64.48 Shetland 1,280 4.24% 58.29 1,556 4.90% 71.13 Tayside 33,260 7.50% 85.56 34,813 7.36% 90.06 Western Isles 2,037 4.56% 77.01 2,355 5.01% 90.21 361,909 386,871 ManagementThe figures for Management costs are taken from Scottish Financial Return (SFR) 5.2, which is completed by each hospital and submitted to the NHS National Service Scotland...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 14 December 2004

S2W-12713

The available information is given in the table.Persons with No Previous Convictions1 with a Charge Proved for Selected Offences, by Type of Sentence, 1998-2002 Type of Offence2 Total Number with a Charge Proved=100% % Sentenced to: Average Length of Custodial Sentence Days5 Custody Community Sentence Monetary Other Non-Sexual Crimes of Violence 1998 497 30 37 22 11 860 1999 547 29 35 23 13 939 2000 467 31 37 18 14 976 2001 493 28 41 18 12 945 20023 571 27 40 23 10 865 Serious Assault 1998 281 24 43 27 6 862 1999 324 24 38 29 8 642 2000 270 28 40 26 6 717 2001 296 25 45 23 6 647 20023 365 24 41 29 5 659 Robbery 1998 97 36 35 16 12 795 1999 98 39 42 11 8 851 2000 88 39 43 8 10 829 2001 80 39 35 11 15 899 20023 99 36 46 10 7 865 Crimes of Indecency 1998 363 36 30 22 11 1,198 1999 314 39 27 23 11 1,168 2000 254 39 31 21 9 1,145 2001 307 35 36 21 8 1,349 20023 254 35 39 18 9 1,218 Rape 1998 12 83 8 8 - 2,212 1999 14 93 - - 7 2,500 2000 8 75 25 - - 2,861 2001 20 70 20 - 10 2,622 20023 13 92 8 - - 2,225 Attempted Rape 1998 12 75 25 - - 1,786 1999 12 75 17 - 8 866 2000 7 86 14 - - 1,400 2001 13 85 8 - 8 1,677 20023 4 50 25 - 25 2,192 Indecent assault 1998 48 15 52 23 10 1,065 1999 43 44 26 26 5 975 2000 36 33 31 19 17 944 2001 30 13 40 37 10 867 20023 35 29 29 31 11 1,029 Crimes of Dishonesty 1998 4,636 4 16 59 21 439 1999 3,866 5 17 56 22 319 2000 3,153 3 15 61 20 345 2001 3,161 5 16 60 19 253 20023 2,924 4 17 56 23 254 House Breaking 1998 395 8 31 43 18 226 1999 330 5 32 46 17 137 2000 279 10 23 51 16 228 2001 261 10 29 46 16 186 20023 257 7 31 38 25 206 Shoplifting 1998 842 1 6 61 32 65 1999 731 2 7 56 35 74 2000 620 1 8 64 27 73 2001 608 2 6 63 28 84 20023 553 2 7 59 31 81 Fraud 1998 813 5 10 74 11 1,064 1999 650 6 13 70 10 732 2000 565 4 12 72 12 585 2001 562 5 12 72 11 377 20023 577 3 11 70 16 482 Fire-raising 1998 45 22 38 22 18 599 1999 38 3 34 34 29 731 2000 29 21 24 41 14 426 2001 36 8 44 42 6 253 20023 42 12 40 21 26 383 Vandalism 1998 1,437 0 5 77 18 103 1999 1,299 0 4 76 20 67 2000 1,197 1 4 79 16 159 2001 1,180 1 5 79 15 52 20023 1,214 1 6 76 17 98 Handling an Offensive Weapon 1998 555 4 22 52 22 110 1999 564 4 20 51 24 77 2000 587 4 26 48 22 95 2001 698 3 24 49 23 91 20023 671 3 23 52 22 93 Drugs 1998 1,726 8 13 71 9 700 1999 1,442 8 13 68 10 990 2000 1,227 8 11 72 9 916 2001 1,311 9 10 71 11 911 20023 1,260 6 12 70 12 1,020 Common Assault 1998 3,937 2 8 63 27 273 1999 3,561 1 10 61 28 328 2000 3,271 2 11 60 27 193 2001 3,470 2 10 62 26 198 20023 3,596 2 11 61 27 194 Breach of the Peace 1998 3,916 1 3 63 33 73 1999 3,184 1 3 61 35 90 2000 2,884 1 3 65 32 124 2001 3,196 1 4 65 30 111 20023 3,221 1 3 63 33 237 Drink Driving4 1998 7,287 2 4 93 1 121 1999 6,899 2 5 92 1 134 2000 6,691 2 6 91 1 132 2001 6,792 2 6 91 1 116 20023 8,856 3 6 91 1 114 Notes:1. No convictions in Scotland...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 4 February 2004

S2W-05632

The Accountant in Bankruptcy maintains the Register of Insolvencies in Scotland. Details of bankruptcies are held by Sheriffdoms rather than local authority areas and are compiled by financial year.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 10 December 2001

S1W-20382

Some of the NHS Trusts shown no longer exist: they were among the 43 NHS Trusts dissolved with effect from 1 April 1999 under the National Health Service Trusts (Dissolution) (Scotland) Order 1999. S1W-20382

Questions and Answers Date answered: 21 September 2005

S2W-19188

Deaths from Intentional Self-Harm and Events of Undetermined Intent Age group Year of registration of death 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 All Scotland Males aged 60 and over 114 107 94 101 ...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 22 August 2005

S2W-18274

NHS Board Median Wait (days) Quarter Ended 31 Mar 1999 Quarter Ended 30 June 1999 Quarter Ended 30 Sep 1999 Quarter Ended 31 Dec 1999 Argyll and Clyde 32 36 40 35 Ayrshire and Arran 17 18 14 18 Borders 14 14 14 14 Dumfries and Galloway 21 20 18 17 Fife 25 22 21 18 Forth Valley 19 20 21 19 Grampian 22 24 21 21 Greater Glasgow 29 28 28 26 Highland 25 23 18 19 Lanarkshire 44 42 41 42 Lothian 16 21 20 22 Orkney 5* 15* 8* 11* Shetland 23* 44* 19* 19* Tayside 16 15 16 14 Western Isles 50* 30* 37* 35* NHSScotland 24 23 23 22 NHS Board Median Wait (Days) Quarter Ended 31 Mar 2000 Quarter Ended 30 June 2000 Quarter Ended 30 Sep 2000 Quarter Ended 31 Dec 2000 Argyll and Clyde 32 32 36 33 Ayrshire and Arran 18 22 23 23 Borders 16 14 15 15 Dumfries and Galloway 21 19 20 14 Fife 21 21 24 20 Forth Valley 19 21 21 20 Grampian 19 21 18 22 Greater Glasgow 28 29 30 33 Highland 14 23 17 19 Lanarkshire 43 53 52 41 Lothian 24 22 22 26 Orkney 6* 16* 34* 8* Shetland 13* 27* 38* 30* Tayside 19 22 20 17 Western Isles 23* 48* 39* 32* NHSScotland 25 27 26 26 NHS Board Median Wait (Days) Quarter Ended 31 Mar 2001 Quarter Ended 30 June 2001 Quarter Ended 30 Sep 2001 Quarter Ended 31 Dec 2001 Argyll and Clyde 36 35 34 35 Ayrshire and Arran 21 26 28 25 Borders 19 18 19 14 Dumfries and Galloway 25 26 25 22 Fife 21 23 21 20 Forth Valley 22 22 19 21 Grampian 25 23 26 26 Greater Glasgow 30 31 29 27 Highland 22 22 20 18 Lanarkshire 43 46 46 43 Lothian 28 27 22 27 Orkney 27* x 19* 18* Shetland 37* 45* 44* 28* Tayside 24 25 24 22 Western Isles 36* 29* 37* 35* NHSScotland 28 28 27 26 NHS Board Median Wait (Days) Quarter Ended 31 Mar 2002 Quarter Ended 30 June 2002 Quarter Ended 30 Sep 2002 Quarter Ended 31 Dec 2002 Argyll and Clyde 35 34 35 36 Ayrshire and Arran 22 22 26 26 Borders 20 24 18 21 Dumfries and Galloway 32 28 26 x Fife 26 27 31 27 Forth Valley 28 33 35 30 Grampian 31 27 67 64 Greater Glasgow 35 33 32 30 Highland 15 21 20 20 Lanarkshire 47 49 83 56 Lothian 28 18 16 19 Orkney 8* 19* x x Shetland 33* 42* 34* 35* Tayside 24 29 27 26 Western Isles 33* 35* 60* 39* NHSScotland 29 29 29 28 NHS Board Median Wait (Days) Quarter Ended 31 Mar 2003 Quarter Ended 30 June 2003 Quarter Ended 30 Sep 2003 Quarter Ended 31 Dec 2003 Argyll and Clyde 36 35 38 36 Ayrshire and Arran 25 28 33 27 Borders 21 22 22 21 Dumfries and Galloway x x x x Fife 28 24 24 25 Forth Valley 39 39 32 28 Grampian 67 74 62 40 Greater Glasgow 35 35 37 34 Highland 16 13 21 23 Lanarkshire 60 57 54 45 Lothian 21 18 18 20 Orkney x 11* 38* x Shetland 36* 34* 40* 31* Tayside 30 28 27 28 Western Isles 30* 43* 45* 52* NHSScotland 31 30 30 29 NHS Board Median Wait (days) Quarter Ended 31 Mar 2004 Quarter Ended 30 June 2004 Quarter Ended 30 Sep 2004 Quarter Ended 31 Dec 2004 Argyll and Clyde 35 34 35 31 Ayrshire and Arran 26 22 30 31 Borders 26 21 22 21 Dumfries and Galloway x x x x Fife 22 24 22 21 Forth Valley 29* x x x Grampian 29* 26* 17* 33* Greater Glasgow 35 38 37 29 Highland 24 27 24 30 Lanarkshire 40 64 43 52* Lothian 19 18 19 21 Orkney x x x x Shetland 35* 31* 38* 40* Tayside 27 29 29 30 Western Isles 67* 55* 63* 45* NHSScotland 29 29 30 28 NHS Board Median Wait (days) Quarter Ended 31 Mar 2005 P Quarter Ended 30 June 2005P Argyll and Clyde 34 33 Ayrshire and Arran 39 40 Borders 25 26 Dumfries and Galloway x x Fife 23 21 Forth Valley x x Grampian 36* x Greater Glasgow 35 43 Highland 39 40 Lanarkshire 56* x Lothian 20 22 Orkney x x Shetland 29* 27* Tayside 37 30 Western Isles 54* 37* NHSScotland 33 31 Source: ISD Scotland...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 14 October 1999

S1W-01737

Glasgow District Court is the only court in Scotland which has Stipendiary Magistrates.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 22 March 2005

S2W-15157

The following table shows the number of shops, banks, post offices and other businesses in rural areas in Scotland, and the employment of these businesses.

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