- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 10 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to create a centralised database of 'oological collections and, if so, whether such a database will be updated annually in order to measure the numbers and species of animals held in these collections, including their conservation status and the level of threat of extinction posed to species.
Answer
I have no such plans.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many paediatric (a) nurses and (b) consultants are employed in each NHS board area, expressed also on a per capita basis and as a ratio to the number of children in each board area.
Answer
Details on the whole time equivalentand headcount of paediatric consultants and paediatric nurses, as well as thepopulation by NHS board area, are available from the Scottish Parliament InformationCentre, (Bib. number 30418).
Rates per 100,000 populationare also given. These rates should be treated with caution. The variability inrates between health boards can be partly explained by the number of consultantseach rate is based on. Also, these rates do not take account of cross-borderflows between health boards e.g. patients resident in one health board area mayreceive their treatment in another health board.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 5 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to make an announcement regarding the implementation of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and what the timetable is for implementation.
Answer
An announcement is likely tobe made in February on the implementation of CAP reform in Scotland.The decision will take into account the outcomes of the consultation processand the strategic objectives in the Forward Strategy for Scottish Agriculture.Further decisions on the detail will be taken once the European Commission’sImplementing Regulations have been agreed.
The date for implementationof the new support arrangements is 1 January 2005.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances a Scottish student at a Scottish higher education institute would have to pay upfront tuition fees.
Answer
Tuitionfees have been abolished for Scottish domiciled and EU undergraduate studentsstudying full-time higher education courses in Scotland. This support is available to all eligible full-timestudents to undertake study up to degree level or equivalent, provided theyhave not previously undertaken such a course with assistance from public funds.A student who undertakes a second course at the same level or who repeats partof a course for which they have previously received fee support will, therefore,have to pay a contribution towards the cost of tuition.
Most students undertakinghigher education courses on a part-time or distance learning basis will have topay tuition fees although a fee waiver scheme is in place to meet this cost forstudents who are in receipt of benefits or on a low income.
Most postgraduate students willpay tuition fees, although full-time students on postgraduate certificate of education,postgraduate diploma in community education courses and those who are eligible foran award under the postgraduate students allowances scheme will have their feespaid.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 3 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish students at Scottish higher education institutions currently have to pay upfront tuition fees.
Answer
The following table gives details of the number of Scots domiciled students at Scottish higher education institutions who receive no financial support with tuition fees from any external source.
Scots Domiciled Students at Scottish Higher Education Institutions
Who Receive No Tuition Fee Support 2001-02
| Ìý | Total | Full-time | Part-time |
| All students | 31,525 | 8,366 | 23,159 |
| Postgraduate students | 8,141 | 2,193 | 5,948 |
| First degree students | 11,115 | 5,559 | 5,556 |
| Sub degree students | 12,188 | 610 | 11,578 |
| FE students | 81 | 4 | 77 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 2 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was allocated to each police force in each of the last three years, expressed also on a per capita basis.
Answer
The information requested isshown in the following table.
Police Funding Allocations
| Force Area | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
| Ìý | Funding Allocation £³¾ | Per Capita £ | Funding Allocation £³¾ | Per Capita £ | Funding Allocation £³¾ | Per Capita £ |
| Central | 36.0 | 129 | 37.4 | 134 | 40.7 | 146 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 23.0 | 155 | 23.5 | 160 | 24.9 | 169 |
| Fife | 44.6 | 127 | 45.0 | 129 | 49.9 | 142 |
| Grampian | 69.3 | 132 | 73.3 | 140 | 79.2 | 151 |
| Lothian and Borders | 142.8 | 161 | 151.1 | 170 | 161.3 | 182 |
| Northern | 43.1 | 156 | 44.1 | 160 | 47.1 | 171 |
| Strathclyde | 375.8 | 170 | 394.3 | 179 | 424.9 | 193 |
| Tayside | 62.2 | 160 | 64.3 | 166 | 70.0 | 178 |
Notes:
1. The figures includepolice Grant Aided Expenditure and, in those years where it was paidseparately, additional funding for additional recruitment, DNA testing and theNational Intelligence Model. Other additional funding ÌýÌýÌýÌý provided to forcesfor specific purposes (for example in 2001-02 and 2002-03 ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý foradditional pressures post 11 September) has not been included. The figures donot include capital expenditure by forces.
2. Estimated population at 30 June 2001 has been used to calculate the figures for 2001-02. Estimated population at June 2002 has been used for the remaining two years.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 2 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with Her Majesty's Government in respect of revenue raised from road traffic fines in Scotland remaining in Scotland.
Answer
The income from Fixed Penalty Notices generated by speed and red light cameras operated within the Scottish Safety Camera Programme may be applied within Scotland forapproved programme purposes, by agreement with HM Treasury. The Executive isalso in discussion with HM Treasury with a view to applying the same arrangements in respect of offences detected by other camera equipmentincluding failure to display a licence disk, driving without insurance anddriving without a valid MOT.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 29 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will complete its research organisation assessment exercise on agricultural research funding; whether it will publish all options considered as part of, and papers relevant to, the exercise, and what information it has on the extent to which there has been consultation with staff, the public and other relevant parties.
Answer
The research organisation assessmentexercise was an assessment of performance of research carried out at the researchorganisations and has now been completed.
The individual reports of the Institutes of the assessment exercise are confidential although a summaryof the outcomes and general conclusions overall will be contained in the FourthAnnual Report of the Agricultural and Biological Research Strategy 1999-2003 dueto be published shortly.
Relevant members of staff of the research organisations have been fully involved in the research organisationassessment exercise.
Part of the assessmentexercise included an assessment of end use relevance for each of the instituteswhich involved a large consultation on the relevance of end-users. Responses tothis consultation exercise were provided in confidence.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 28 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much lottery funding was allocated in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency and expressed also on a per capita basis.
Answer
The distribution of NationalLottery funds is a matter for the Lottery Distribution Bodies: Scottish ArtsCouncil, Scottish Screen,
sportscotland, New Opportunities Fund,Community Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund and Millennium Commission. Theinformation requested is not held centrally by the Executive.
The Department for Culture,Media and Sport (DCMS) maintains an electronic database of National Lotteryawards. Details of the total awarded to each constituency area and each localauthority area for each Lottery good cause can be obtained through the DCMSwebsite at .
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much enterprise network funding was allocated through Scottish Enterprise to each of its constituent bodies in each of the last three years, expressed also on a per capita basis.
Answer
This is an operationalmatter for Scottish Enterprise.
