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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.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 18 January 2005

S2W-12991

These figures differ from those presented in the Scottish Fisheries Statisics publication where “home port” is used throughout.Table 1 - Number of Fishing Vessels by Port of Registration in Scotland - 2000 to 2005 (as at 1 January Each Year) Number of Vessels Year (as at 1 January) Port of Registration 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Aberdeen 38 39 37 33 30 25 Achiltibuie 1 1 1 Annan 9 6 6 5 5 5 Anstruther 28 28 27 26 23 24 Arbroath 25 27 28 25 23 20 Ardnamurchan 13 10 13 13 11 9 Ardrishaig 8 8 7 11 7 7 Arisaig 21 19 20 19 18 21 Avoch 5 2 5 5 5 5 Ayr 21 21 18 18 20 18 Ballantrae 6 6 7 7 6 7 Banff 1 1 Benbecula 15 15 13 16 15 16 Bernera (Lewis) 21 19 25 25 24 22 Bernera (N Uist) 6 6 6 7 7 7 Boddam 9 9 9 9 10 9 Bracadale 6 6 5 4 3 4 Broadford 4 9 10 13 14 14 Brora 3 3 5 5 5 5 Buckie 59 60 60 62 56 51 Burghead 4 4 3 3 2 3 Burnmouth 7 7 7 6 6 3 Burntisland 2 2 2 2 1 2 Bute 15 14 14 12 14 12 Campbeltown 34 38 35 36 36 35 Carradale 19 15 15 17 14 14 Castlebay 54 50 52 57 55 52 Catterline 2 1 1 Central Mainland (Shetland) 13 13 13 13 12 10 Coll 6 6 6 6 6 6 Colonsay 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cove (Leith) 2 2 2 2 2 2 Crail 10 11 9 9 10 11 Cumbraes 1 Drummore 10 11 9 9 9 9 Dunbar 15 15 13 13 14 13 Dunbeath 5 6 5 3 3 3 Dunrossness And Fair Isle 16 16 16 18 16 16 Dunure 6 7 7 7 5 6 Dunvegan 12 12 11 9 10 12 Erribol 7 7 7 6 6 6 Eyemouth 26 28 33 33 30 29 Findochty 3 3 3 2 1 1 Fort William 6 6 7 9 9 8 Fraserburgh 157 161 161 129 110 111 Gairloch 9 8 8 7 7 7 Gardenstown 30 28 27 26 24 25 Gareloch 2 2 1 1 1 1 Gigha 7 7 7 6 5 5 Girvan 12 11 11 10 9 8 Glasgow 1 Gourdon 14 13 13 14 13 13 Granton 11 11 11 11 11 10 Greenock 10 8 8 9 10 10 Grimsay 21 19 18 17 17 16 Gruinard - Aultbea 4 3 4 5 5 5 Helmsdale 12 14 12 14 12 11 Hopeman 10 9 9 6 5 5 Hoy 13 13 12 9 8 7 Invergordon 1 1 2 5 3 4 Inverness 3 2 2 5 5 4 Islay 42 39 40 39 38 35 Isle of Whithorn 13 11 10 8 7 6 John O'Groats 22 21 21 22 20 19 Johnshaven 5 5 6 8 7 6 Jura 3 4 4 4 4 4 Keiss 9 7 8 9 7 7 Kinlochbervie 14 13 13 12 15 16 Kirkcudbright 27 26 27 28 28 29 Kirkwall 49 47 51 48 43 46 Kyle 29 31 31 30 28 29 Kylesku 1 1 1 1 1 1 Largs 1 1 1 1 1 Leith 1 1 Lerwick 58 55 50 47 39 41 Loch Buie (Mull) 2 2 2 3 2 2 Loch Carnan 1 1 1 1 1 1 Loch Glendcoul -Culkein 2 3 3 2 2 2 Loch Scridain (Isle Mull) 36 35 39 33 30 22 Lochboisdale 1 Lochinver 20 17 18 18 17 15 Lossiemouth 15 15 12 8 4 5 Luing 27 25 22 22 22 20 Lybster 9 9 9 9 8 7 Macduff 45 41 44 41 34 33 Maidens 2 2 1 Mallaig 59 62 63 58 52 51 Methil And Leven 12 13 13 11 12 11 Montrose 16 13 14 13 12 13 North Arran 9 8 8 8 6 6 North Berwick 7 7 7 6 6 6 North Harris 1 2 2 1 2 2 North Uist 43 41 41 39 37 37 Northmavine 9 9 8 9 10 10 Oban 60 57 57 55 55 56 Pennan 1 1 1 1 1 1 Peterhead 127 127 132 105 93 89 Pittenweem 22 24 25 24 23 22 Port Ellen 2 2 3 2 2 2 Port Erroll 2 2 2 2 2 1 Port Seton 23 21 20 18 18 16 Port William 1 Portknockie 6 6 6 7 6 6 Portmahomack 2 2 2 6 5 7 Portnaguran 11 12 13 14 14 13 Portpatrick 4 4 3 1 1 1 Portree 30 25 30 22 22 27 Portskerra 3 3 3 3 3 2 Portsoy 4 4 4 4 5 6 Rosehearty 6 6 6 7 7 8 Rousay to Shapinsay 7 5 4 5 4 4 Sanday 19 16 14 15 11 10 Sandhaven and Pitullie 7 5 5 7 7 7 Scalloway and Isles 56 55 54 46 41 36 Scalpay 26 23 20 20 18 19 Scourie 2 2 3 7 7 7 Scrabster 35 38 35 27 23 21 Shetland 1 1 Sleat 2 3 3 6 5 4 Snizort 6 6 7 9 9 9 South Harris 25 28 28 28 24 22 South Lochs 18 17 17 16 16 16 South Ronaldsay 13 14 15 17 18 17 South Uist and Eriskay 42 39 39 43 44 43 St Abbs 21 19 17 14 14 12 St Andrews 16 15 14 13 12 12 St Monance 7 6 5 2 2 1 Stonehaven 5 6 7 8 8 8 Stornoway 47 45 42 42 46 48 Stranraer 6 5 5 7 8 6 Strathaird 13 10 11 13 12 13 Stromness 28 25 23 17 15 14 Stronsay 8 10 9 8 8 9 Tarbert 33 34 35 33 30 31 Tayinloan 4 4 4 4 4 5 Tayvallich 5 5 5 5 5 5 Tingwall 8 10 10 17 17 16 Tiree 10 9 7 7 7 7 Tobermory (Isle of Mull) 24 20 19 18 19 19 Torridon 23 19 18 20 22 21 Troon 34 34 33 31 31 31 Ullapool 42 44 45 47 48 51 Unspecified Scottish Port 1 1 West Loch Tarbert 4 4 5 6 6 5 West Mainland (Shetland) 26 26 25 25 22 20 Westray 37 37 38 34 33 33 Whalsay and Skerries 43 44 48 47 41 39 Whitehills 14 14 13 16 14 14 Wick 30 30 28 24 24 25 Yell and Fetlar 20 21 20 20 18 20 All Scottish Ports 2,548 2,488 2,485 2,385 2,239 2,189 Source: Register of Shipping and Seamen.Table 2 – Annual Percentage Change in Number of Fishing Vessels by Port of Registration in Scotland - 2000 to 2005 (as at 1 January Each Year) Percentage Change in Number of Vessels Year (As At 1 Jan) Port Of Registration 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 Aberdeen 3% -5% -11% -9% -17% Achiltibuie - - - 0% 0% Annan -33% 0% -17% 0% 0% Anstruther 0% -4% -4% -12% 4% Arbroath 8% 4% -11% -8% -13% Ardnamurchan -23% 30% 0% -15% -18% Ardrishaig 0% -13% 57% -36% 0% Arisaig -10% 5% -5% -5% 17% Avoch -60% 150% 0% 0% 0% Ayr 0% -14% 0% 11% -10% Ballantrae 0% 17% 0% -14% 17% Banff - - - - 0% Benbecula 0% -13% 23% -6% 7% Bernera (Lewis) -10% 32% 0% -4% -8% Bernera (N Uist) 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% Boddam 0% 0% 0% 11% -10% Bracadale 0% -17% -20% -25% 33% Broadford 125% 11% 30% 8% 0% Brora 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% Buckie 2% 0% 3% -10% -9% Burghead 0% -25% 0% -33% 50% Burnmouth 0% 0% -14% 0% -50% Burntisland 0% 0% 0% -50% 100% Bute -7% 0% -14% 17% -14% Campbeltown 12% -8% 3% 0% -3% Carradale -21% 0% 13% -18% 0% Castlebay -7% 4% 10% -4% -5% Catterline -50% 0% -100% - - Central Mainland (Shetland) 0% 0% 0% -8% -17% Coll 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Colonsay 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Cove (Leith) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Crail 10% -18% 0% 11% 10% Cumbraes -100% - - - - Drummore 10% -18% 0% 0% 0% Dunbar 0% -13% 0% 8% -7% Dunbeath 20% -17% -40% 0% 0% Dunrossness and Fair Isle 0% 0% 13% -11% 0% Dunure 17% 0% 0% -29% 20% Dunvegan 0% -8% -18% 11% 20% Erribol 0% 0% -14% 0% 0% Eyemouth 8% 18% 0% -9% -3% Findochty 0% 0% -33% -50% 0% Fort William 0% 17% 29% 0% -11% Fraserburgh 3% 0% -20% -15% 1% Gairloch -11% 0% -13% 0% 0% Gardenstown -7% -4% -4% -8% 4% Gareloch 0% -50% 0% 0% 0% Gigha 0% 0% -14% -17% 0% Girvan -8% 0% -9% -10% -11% Glasgow - - - - -100% Gourdon -7% 0% 8% -7% 0% Granton 0% 0% 0% 0% -9% Greenock -20% 0% 13% 11% 0% Grimsay -10% -5% -6% 0% -6% Gruinard - Aultbea -25% 33% 25% 0% 0% Helmsdale 17% -14% 17% -14% -8% Hopeman -10% 0% -33% -17% 0% Hoy 0% -8% -25% -11% -13% Invergordon 0% 100% 150% -40% 33% Inverness -33% 0% 150% 0% -20% Islay -7% 3% -3% -3% -8% Isle of Whithorn -15% -9% -20% -13% -14% John O'Groats -5% 0% 5% -9% -5% Johnshaven 0% 20% 33% -13% -14% Jura 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% Keiss -22% 14% 13% -22% 0% Kinlochbervie -7% 0% -8% 25% 7% Kirkcudbright -4% 4% 4% 0% 4% Kirkwall -4% 9% -6% -10% 7% Kyle 7% 0% -3% -7% 4% Kylesku 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Largs 0% 0% 0% 0% -100% Leith 0% -100% - - - Lerwick -5% -9% -6% -17% 5% Loch Buie (Mull) 0% 0% 50% -33% 0% Loch Carnan 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Loch Glendcoul -Culkein 50% 0% -33% 0% 0% Loch Scridain (Isle Mull) -3% 11% -15% -9% -27% Lochboisdale - - - - - Lochinver -15% 6% 0% -6% -12% Lossiemouth 0% -20% -33% -50% 25% Luing -7% -12% 0% 0% -9% Lybster 0% 0% 0% -11% -13% Macduff -9% 7% -7% -17% -3% Maidens 0% -50% -100% - - Mallaig 5% 2% -8% -10% -2% Methil And Leven 8% 0% -15% 9% -8% Montrose -19% 8% -7% -8% 8% North Arran -11% 0% 0% -25% 0% North Berwick 0% 0% -14% 0% 0% North Harris 100% 0% -50% 100% 0% North Uist -5% 0% -5% -5% 0% Northmavine 0% -11% 13% 11% 0% Oban -5% 0% -4% 0% 2% Pennan 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Peterhead 0% 4% -20% -11% -4% Pittenweem 9% 4% -4% -4% -4% Port Ellen 0% 50% -33% 0% 0% Port Erroll 0% 0% 0% 0% -50% Port Seton -9% -5% -10% 0% -11% Port William -100% - - - - Portknockie 0% 0% 17% -14% 0% Portmahomack 0% 0% 200% -17% 40% Portnaguran 9% 8% 8% 0% -7% Portpatrick 0% -25% -67% 0% 0% Portree -17% 20% -27% 0% 23% Portskerra 0% 0% 0% 0% -33% Portsoy 0% 0% 0% 25% 20% Rosehearty 0% 0% 17% 0% 14% Rousay to Shapinsay -29% -20% 25% -20% 0% Sanday -16% -13% 7% -27% -9% Sandhaven and Pitullie -29% 0% 40% 0% 0% Scalloway and Isles -2% -2% -15% -11% -12% Scalpay -12% -13% 0% -10% 6% Scourie 0% 50% 133% 0% 0% Scrabster 9% -8% -23% -15% -9% Shetland - - - - 0% Sleat 50% 0% 100% -17% -20% Snizort 0% 17% 29% 0% 0% South Harris 12% 0% 0% -14% -8% South Lochs -6% 0% -6% 0% 0% South Ronaldsay 8% 7% 13% 6% -6% South Uist and Eriskay -7% 0% 10% 2% -2% St Abbs -10% -11% -18% 0% -14% St Andrews -6% -7% -7% -8% 0% St Monance -14% -17% -60% 0% -50% Stonehaven 20% 17% 14% 0% 0% Stornoway -4% -7% 0% 10% 4% Stranraer -17% 0% 40% 14% -25% Strathaird -23% 10% 18% -8% 8% Stromness -11% -8% -26% -12% -7% Stronsay 25% -10% -11% 0% 13% Tarbert 3% 3% -6% -9% 3% Tayinloan 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% Tayvallich 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Tingwall 25% 0% 70% 0% -6% Tiree -10% -22% 0% 0% 0% Tobermory (Isle of Mull) -17% -5% -5% 6% 0% Torridon -17% -5% 11% 10% -5% Troon 0% -3% -6% 0% 0% Ullapool 5% 2% 4% 2% 6% Unspecified Scottish Port - - - - 0% West Loch Tarbert 0% 25% 20% 0% -17% West Mainland (Shetland) 0% -4% 0% -12% -9% Westray 0% 3% -11% -3% 0% Whalsay and Skerries 2% 9% -2% -13% -5% Whitehills 0% -7% 23% -13% 0% Wick 0% -7% -14% 0% 4% Yell and Fetlar 5% -5% 0% -10% 11% All Scottish Ports -2% 0% -4% -6% -2% Source: Registerof Shipping and Seamen.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 19 January 2005

S2W-10221

Nearly 90% of patients receive their first outpatient appointment within 26 weeks.I have arranged for the information requested for NHS boards to be placed in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number: 33876) as it runs to 19 pages.NHSScotland: Number of Consultant-Led First Out-Patient Appointments, Following Referral by a General Medical or Dental Practitioner, Undertaken after 18 Months and After Two Years, by Specialty1, During the Quarter Ended 31 March 1999 NHS Board Specialty Number of Appointments Undertaken After: 18 Months 2 Years NHSScotland All Specialties 172 119 Cardiology 3 2 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2 2 Dermatology 7 6 Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) 9 8 Endocrinology and Diabetes 1 1 General Medicine 17 10 General Psychiatry (Mental Illness) 8 5 General Surgery 15 9 Gynaecology 8 4 Homeopathy 48 47 Neurology 2 2 Obstetrics 7 6 Ophthalmology 7 4 Oral Surgery 1 1 Orthodontics 15 1 Paediatrics 1 1 Plastic Surgery 3 1 Psychiatry of Old Age 3 2 Respiratory Medicine 1 1 Restorative Dentistry 1 - Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 5 1 Urology 8 5 NHSScotland: Number of Consultant-Led First Out-Patient Appointments, Following Referral by a General Medical or Dental Practitioner, Undertaken after 18 Months and After Two Years, by Specialty1, During the Quarter Ended 30 June 1999 NHS Board Specialty Number of Appointments Undertaken After: 18 Months 2 Years NHSScotland All Specialties 161 70 Anaesthetics 1 - Cardiology 5 4 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 3 3 Dermatology 8 1 Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) 9 7 Endocrinology and Diabetes 1 - Gastroenterology 1 1 General Medicine 7 5 General Psychiatry (Mental Illness) 3 2 General Surgery 16 10 Gynaecology 10 6 Homeopathy 8 5 Neurology 2 2 Neurosurgery 2 2 Obstetrics 8 8 Ophthalmology 2 - Oral Medicine 1 1 Oral Surgery 2 1 Orthodontics 45 - Paediatric Surgery 1 - Paediatrics 1 - Plastic Surgery 3 2 Psychiatry of Old Age 7 2 Rheumatology 2 2 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 8 4 Urology 5 2 NHSScotland: Number of Consultant-Led First Out-Patient Appointments, Following Referral by a General Medical or Dental Practitioner, Undertaken after 18 Months and After Two Years, by Specialty1, During the Quarter Ended 31 March 2000 NHS Board Specialty Number of Appointments Undertaken After: 18 Months 2 Years NHSScotland All Specialties 250 91 Cardiology 5 - Clinical Genetics 2 1 Clinical Oncology 1 - Dermatology 54 2 Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) 4 2 Endocrinology and Diabetes 2 - Gastroenterology 4 - General Medicine 5 2 General Psychiatry (Mental Illness) 4 2 General Surgery 10 3 Geriatric Medicine 3 3 Gynaecology 3 1 Homeopathy 20 9 Neurology 7 - Obstetrics 4 2 Ophthalmology 10 3 Oral Surgery 4 1 Orthodontics 53 44 Paediatric Dentistry 2 1 Paediatric Surgery 3 - Paediatrics 1 1 Plastic Surgery 9 2 Psychiatry of Old Age 3 1 Renal Medicine 2 - Restorative Dentistry 3 2 Rheumatology 5 3 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 10 4 Urology 17 2 NHSScotland: Number of Consultant-Led First Out-Patient Appointments, Following Referral by a General Medical or Dental Practitioner, Undertaken after 18 Months and After Two Years, by Specialty1, During the Quarter Ended 31 March 2001 NHS Board Specialty Number of Appointments Undertaken After: 18 Months 2 Years NHSScotland All Specialties 1,022 675 Anaesthetics 3 1 Cardiology 3 3 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 3 1 Dermatology 4 - Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) 9 1 Endocrinology and Diabetes 3 1 Gastroenterology 2 - General Medicine 8 1 General Psychiatry (Mental Illness) 4 1 General Surgery 48 3 Geriatric Medicine 1 - Gynaecology 6 2 Haematology 1 - Homeopathy 661 632 Neurology 2 1 Obstetrics 1 1 Ophthalmology 18 7 Oral Surgery 34 - Orthodontics 8 1 Paediatric Surgery 24 1 Paediatrics 5 - Plastic Surgery 149 15 Respiratory Medicine 1 1 Restorative Dentistry 2 - Rheumatology 1 1 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 14 1 Urology 7 - NHSScotland: Number of Consultant-Led First Out-Patient Appointments, Following Referral by a General Medical or Dental Practitioner, Undertaken after 18 Months and After Two Years, by Specialty1, During the Quarter Ended 31 March 2002 NHS Board Specialty Number of Appointments Undertaken After: 18 Months 2 Years NHSScotland All Specialties 607 148 Anaesthetics 2 2 Cardiology 12 8 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 1 - Clinical Genetics 1 - Clinical Oncology 1 1 Dermatology 23 6 Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) 24 4 Endocrinology and Diabetes 7 2 Gastroenterology 17 - General Medicine 27 20 General Psychiatry (Mental Illness) 3 - General Surgery 60 7 Gynaecology 8 1 Haematology 1 1 Homeopathy 68 12 Neurology 2 2 Obstetrics 2 2 Ophthalmology 26 3 Oral Medicine 1 - Oral Surgery 53 - Orthodontics 14 4 Paediatric Surgery 14 - Paediatrics 2 1 Plastic Surgery 141 53 Rehabilitation Medicine 2 2 Renal Medicine 1 1 Respiratory Medicine 1 - Restorative Dentistry 2 - Rheumatology 3 - Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 71 8 Urology 17 8 NHSScotland: Number of Consultant-Led First Out-Patient Appointments, Following Referral by a General Medical or Dental Practitioner, Undertaken after 18 Months and After Two Years, by Specialty1, During the Quarter Ended 31 March 2003 NHS Board Specialty Number of Appointments Undertaken After: 18 Months 2 Years NHSScotland All Specialties 1 711 426 Anaesthetics 5 2 Cardiology 2 1 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 4 - Clinical Genetics 4 - Clinical Radiology 4 3 Dermatology 72 3 Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) 34 4 Endocrinology and Diabetes 37 1 Gastroenterology 16 1 General Medicine 92 69 General Practice 8 - General Psychiatry (Mental Illness) 2 - General Surgery 51 23 Gynaecology 6 3 Haematology 1 - Homeopathy 202 64 Neurology 4 - Obstetrics 2 1 Ophthalmology 305 33 Oral Medicine 11 9 Oral Surgery 44 9 Orthodontics 85 9 Paediatric Dentistry 24 19 Paediatric Surgery 47 17 Paediatrics 4 1 Plastic Surgery 85 25 Psychiatry of Old Age 1 1 Rehabilitation Medicine 1 1 Renal Medicine 4 1 Respiratory Medicine 12 - Restorative Dentistry 21 7 Rheumatology 7 2 Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 334 116 Urology 180 1 Source: ISD Scotland...

Questions and Answers Date answered: 11 August 2005

S2W-17972

The information has beenderived from information collected annually by the Scottish Executive EducationDepartment on the opening and closing of schools.Table 1:Primary Schools Opened, By Year Education Authority Area School 1997 Dundee City Sidlaw View Primary School Fife Bellyeoman Primary School 1998 Aberdeen City Newhills Primary School Edinburgh City St Margaret's School * 1999 Aberdeen City Charleston School Eilean Siar Lewis Independent Christian School * Glasgow City Iqra Academy * Glasgow City Glasgow Gaelic Primary School Inverclyde Cedars School of Excellence * North Lanarkshire Alexander Peden Primary 2000 Angus Rosemount Primary School Highland Strathpeffer Primary School North Ayrshire Lawthorn Primary School North Lanarkshire St Margaret of Scotland...

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