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The information requested isnot available centrally. Waiting lists data is collected centrally only for firstout-patient appointments at a consultant-led out-patient clinic, following referralby a General Medical or Dental Practitioner, and for hospital in-patient and daycase treatment. Psychology services are provided by a range of health care professionals,and are carried out in a variety of settings.

The following tables show thewhole-time equivalent (WTE) of NHS employed psychologists by NHS board 2001-04.WTE adjusts headcount to allow for part-time working. Information for the years1999 and 2000 is not available centrally.

Table 1: Applied PsychologistsWTE by NHS Board at 30 September 2001

��	Clinical Psychologists Grade B	Clinical Psychologists Grade A	Other Applied Psychologists*	Total WTE of all Applied Psychologists	Ratio of per Capita Population to 1 WTE of all Applied Psychologists
Argyll and Clyde	10.60	9.30	3.00	22.90	18,371
Ayrshire and Arran	9.10	12.30	1.80	23.20	15,875
Borders	4.50	3.60	0.00	8.10	13,204
Dumfries and Galloway	6.90	2.20	0.00	9.10	16,240
Fife	9.90	18.30	1.00	29.20	11,976
Forth Valley	7.80	10.60	0.00	18.40	15,176
Grampian	10.30	21.20	1.50	33.00	15,935
Greater Glasgow	33.00	35.50	1.10	69.60	12,474
Highland	4.80	6.00	0.00	10.80	19,344
Lanarkshire	7.50	11.60	4.00	23.10	23,949
Lothian	20.10	26.80	1.80	48.70	15,996
Orkney	-	-	-	-	-
Shetland	-	-	-	-	-
State Hospital+	-	-	-	-	-
Tayside	11.30	17.80	0.00	29.00	13,405
Western Isles	-	-	-	-	-
Scotland	135.80	175.20	14.10	325.10	15,577

Source: ISD Scotland.

Table 2: Applied PsychologistsWTE by NHS Board at 30 September 2002

��	Clinical Psychologists Grade B	Clinical Psychologists Grade A	Other Applied Psychologists*	Total WTE of all Applied Psychologists	Ratio of Per Capita Population to 1 WTE of all Applied Psychologists
Argyll and Clyde	11.60	7.20	3.00	21.80	19,298
Ayrshire and Arran	8.00	12.20	1.80	22.00	16,740
Borders	3.50	3.60	0.00	7.10	15,063
Dumfries and Galloway	8.60	3.20	0.00	11.80	12,524
Fife	11.40	20.10	2.00	33.50	10,439
Forth Valley	7.80	9.00	0.00	16.80	16,621
Grampian	9.30	19.40	3.50	32.20	16,331
Greater Glasgow	35.50	49.40	4.00	88.90	9,766
Highland	4.80	6.70	0.00	11.50	18,167
Lanarkshire	7.10	15.10	4.10	26.30	21,035
Lothian	22.20	34.40	2.30	58.90	13,226
Orkney	-	-	-	-	-
Shetland	-	-	-	-	-
State Hospital+	-	-	-	-	-
Tayside	11.10	17.20	0.00	28.50	13,640
Western Isles	-	-	-	-	-
Scotland	141.10	197.50	20.70	359.30	14,095

Source: ISDScotland.

Note: ⁺Please note The State Hospital did not participate inthe data collection exercise in 2001 and 2002.

Table 3: Applied PsychologistsWTE by NHS Board at 30 September 2003

	Clinical Psychologists Grade B	Clinical Psychologists Grade A	Other Applied Psychologists*	Total WTE of all Applied Psychologists	Ratio of Per Capita Population to 1 WTE of all Applied Psychologists
Argyll and Clyde	9.70	11.80	2.50	25.00	16,919
Ayrshire and Arran	10.60	7.30	1.80	19.70	18,789
Borders	4.10	4.10	1.00	9.20	11,875
Dumfries and Galloway	7.20	3.60	1.00	11.80	12,719
Fife	16.10	18.50	4.00	38.60	9,205
Forth Valley	11.20	9.80	0.0	21.00	13,429
Grampian	8.80	21.90	4.40	35.00	15,091
Greater Glasgow	33.40	39.80	2.10	75.30	11,627
Highland	4.80	7.30	1.00	13.10	16,075
Lanarkshire	10.10	15.70	3.70	29.50	18,949
Lothian	24.40	30.20	5.20	59.90	13,145
Orkney	-	-	-	-	-
Shetland	-	-	-	-	-
State Hospital	1.20	4.00	1.00	6.20	-
Tayside	11.00	16.00	0.0	27.00	14,507
Western Isles	-	-	-	-	-
Scotland	152.50	191.00	27.70	371.00	13,633

Source: ISD Scotland.

Table 4: Applied PsychologistsWTE by NHS Board at 30 September 2004

	Clinical Psychologists Grade B	Clinical Psychologists Grade A	Other Applied Psychologists*	Total WTE of all Applied Psychologists	Ratio of Per Capita Population to 1 WTE of all Applied Psychologists
Argyll and Clyde	10.70	12.20	2.00	24.90	16,693
Ayrshire and Arran	11.00	10.30	1.86	23.16	15,872
Borders	3.90	5.10	1.00	10.00	10,927
Dumfries and Galloway	8.20	4.65	1.00	13.85	10,681
Fife	14.00	24.10	3.00	41.10	8,626
Forth Valley	8.50	7.10	0.80	16.40	17,181
Grampian	9.85	27.30	6.01	43.16	12,141
Greater Glasgow	45.45	50.63	4.90	100.98	8,587
Highland	4.80	8.30	-	13.10	16,133
Lanarkshire	9.70	20.60	3.50	33.80	16,453
Lothian	25.04	31.46	4.40	60.90	12,931
Orkney	0	0	0	0	-
Shetland	0	0	0	0	-
State Hospital	2.70	5.45	1.00	9.15	-
Tayside	11.50	16.60	-	28.10	13,805
Western Isles	-	-	-	-	-
Scotland	165.34	223.79	29.47	418.60	12,132

Source: ISDScotland.

Note: *OtherApplied Psychologists includes counselling psychologists, health psychologists,forensic psychologists and neuropsychologists.

 

The revenue generated from speedcameras within the Scottish Safety Camera Programme in each year since 1999 is providedin the following table.

Information on the number ofdeaths on roads caused as a direct result of speeding is not available. However,since January 2005, the Executive has been collecting additional information onroad accidents to include the factors thought to have contributed to the occurrenceof the accident, for example, driver impairment by drugs or alcohol, fatigue and/orspeed. However, it will not generally be possible from the statistical data to attributeany individual factor as being the single cause of the accident. It is expectedthat this additional information will be included in Road Accidents Scotland 2005at the end of this year.

Partnership	2000-01 (£000)	2001-02 (£000)	2002-03 (£000)	2003-04 (£000)	2004-05 (£000)	Total (£000)
Strathclyde	450	861	1,670	3,454	3,040	9,475
Fife	-	-	422	619	468*	1,508
North East	-	-	278	1,013	728*	2,019
Lothian and Borders	-	-	-	1,617	2,483	4,100
Dumfries and Galloway	-	-	-	545	989*	1,534
Tayside	-	-	-	388	621*	1,010
Northern	-	-	-	-	203	203
Total (£000)	450	861	2,370	7,635	8,532	19,848

*Un-audited figures (Totals maynot equal the sum of their parts due to rounding).

Notes:

1. Figures given are for partnershipsfrom the date they joined the Safety Camera Programme. Central Scotland is not currently part of the programme. The partnerships in the table expandedor joined the programme as indicated below:

2. In 2001-02, Strathclyde includedonly Glasgow City Council area.

3. In 2002-03, Strathclyde expandedto cover four local authority areas; Fife joined the programme in April 2002 and the North EastPartnership joined in October 2002.

4. In 2003-04, Strathclyde expandedto 12 local authority areas; Dumfries and Galloway, Lothian and Borders and Tayside joined in July 2003.

5. In 2004-05, Lothian and Bordersexpanded to three local authority areas; Northern joined in July 2004.

The number of sex offenders recordedby the Scottish Criminal Record Office as being registered with Scottish PoliceForces since 2000 is shown in the following table.

As at:	Number of Registrations
March 2000	1,174
March 2001	1,480
March 2002	1,724
March 2003	1,926
March 2004	2,244
March 2005	2,677
January 2006	3,044

 

Estimates reported by local authorities in the voluntary Scottish Vacant and Derelict Land Survey (SVDLS) are set out in the tables.

Area of Vacant and Derelict Land Brought Back Into Use Since the Previous Survey (Hectares), Scotland, 2002-04^1-5

Area	2002	2003	2004
Reclaimed derelict	293	308	181
- of which formerly contaminated	25	59	37
Reclaimed vacant	391	271	286
Total	684	579	466

 

Area of Vacant and Derelict Land (Hectares), Scotland, 2002-04^1-5

Area	2002	2003	2004
Derelict	7,767	7,741	7,638
- of which tested and found to be contaminated	2,541	2,489	2,352
Vacant	3,282	3,107	3,023
Total	11,049	10,847	10,661

Notes:

1. Figures may not sum due to rounding.

2. Sites covering less than 0.1 hectares are excluded.

3. The SVDLS includes only that vacant land which is either located within an urban settlement (with a population of 2,000 or more) or which is located within 1km of such settlements, and which would commonly be considered as having the characteristics of urban vacant land.

4. The SVDLS is not a statutory survey. For those councils that did not provide data for a particular year, data from the previous SVDLS has been used.

5. The SVDLS classifies sites as either being vacant or derelict. Any site that has been tested and found to be contaminated is automatically classified as derelict. The term “contamination” used in the survey is anecdotal and refers simply to the presence of a number of potential contaminants. This differs from the statutory definition in the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Information from the 2005 survey will be published on the 31 January 2006. Results of the 2004 survey can be viewed on the Scottish Executive website at:

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Individuals moving to Scotland from the rest of the UK and overseas do so under a variety of means and it is not possible to identify their level of earnings or to what extent they have been influenced by the Fresh Talent Initiative on every occasion. However, information on the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland scheme will be collected through a questionnaire which the Relocation Advisory Service will issue to all successful applicants. A breakdown of the data collected through the questionnaires will be issued on a six monthly basis. We expect the first breakdown to be published in the next few months.

Individuals moving to Scotland from the rest of the UK and overseas do so under a variety of means and it is not possible to identify their level of earnings or to what extent they have been influenced by the Fresh Talent initiative on every occasion. However, information on the Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland scheme will be collected through a questionnaire which the Relocation Advisory Service will issue to all successful applicants. A breakdown of the data collected through the questionnaires will be issued on a six monthly basis. We expect the first breakdown to be published in the next few months.

I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-21755 on 18 January 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at .

I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-21755 on 18 January 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at .

Information relating to the use of informants by Scottish police forces would, if held by the Scottish Executive, be exempt by virtue of sections 31 (National Security) and 35 (Law Enforcement) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. We believe it would be contrary to the public interest, to confirm whether or not any such information exists or is held by the Scottish Executive. The terms of this refusal are provided for by section 18 (1) of the 2002 act.