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There were 1,997.9 whole-time equivalent qualified physiotherapists working in NHS Scotland at September 2004. This represents a 40% growth in the number of whole-time equivalent physiotherapists in the years 1994-2004.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 August 2005
The provisions of theexisting legislation are considered to be sufficient to require administeringauthorities to address non fiduciary and ethical matters and there are no plansat this time to introduce changes to the LocalGovernment Pension Scheme (Management and Investment of Funds) (Scotland)Regulations 1998 (as amended).
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to carry out a review of Scottish legislation which prevents disclosure of information in order to exercise its powers under section 64 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. The Scottish Executive has no plans for a specific review.
To ask the Scottish Executive what its forecasts are for net outward migration from Scotland in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007, (d) 2008, (e) 2009, (f) 2010, (g) 2011 and (h) 2012.
Table 2: Information which is provided by the Office for National Statistics, which the Scottish Executive and General Register Office for Scotland, receive and use for their own statistical purpose – 15 June 2005.
To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to any concerns that the pleasure craft sector in Scotland might have regarding EU proposals that would remove the derogation that allows pleasure craft owners to use red diesel.
To ask the Scottish Executive which PPP/PFI operators it considers are providing a service that could be considered to be a function of a Scottish public authority, as defined in section 3 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-16046 on 3 May 2005.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will designate Premier Custodial Group Ltd, as operators of HM Prison Kilmarnock, as a Scottish public authority under section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-16047 on 3 May 2005.