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In your introductory remarks and briefing document, you have indicated that investment levels over many years have resulted in difficulties complying with European directives.
That is an example of an area where there should be national provision. Similarly, I do not know how many completely blind pupils there are in Scotland, but I am sure that there are not many.
To ask the Scottish Executive what advertising was carried out for the new Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service; when and where the post was advertised; whether anyone was invited to apply and, if so, whether it will provide details; if the post was not advertised, what the reasons were; what criteria applied to the post and, in particular, whether experience in the prison service in Scotland or abroad was required; who determined the criteria; who appointed the new Chief Executive; how many...
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Date answered:
13 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many attacks were reported on prison wardens, broken down by prison, in (a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001, (f) 2002, (g) 2003, (h) 2004 and (i) 2005 and how many there have been in 2006.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder are held in each prison and, of these, how many are aged (i) under 16, (ii) 16 to 18, (iii) 19 to 25, (iv) 26 to 40 and (v) 41 and over.
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Date answered:
20 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new homes will be built in the (a) social rented and (b) local authority sector in each of the next five years and how many were built in each sector in each year since 1997.
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Date answered:
25 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many managed clinical networks have been established for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and where these are located.
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Date answered:
7 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-19440 by Mr Andy Kerr on 30 September 2005, how many doses of Tamiflu there are in Scotland and how many doses will be available in (a) three, (b) six, (c) 12, (d) 18 and (e) 24 months time.
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Date answered:
15 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-3336 by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 November 2003, how many unfilled vacancies existed in the NHS for consultant psychiatrists in all disciplines in (a) 2003 and (b) 2004 and how many such vacancies currently exist.