- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive why this year's annual Scottish dental epidemiological survey has been cancelled.
Answer
The Scottish Dental Epidemiological Survey was not completed this year due to difficulties in the interpretation by some local authorities of the Data Protection Act. This has led to a potential decrease in the accuracy and quality of the data obtained from this survey.These surveys are an essential part of the planning of dental services in Scotland and it was considered inappropriate to publish data of doubtful accuracy and quality. It is anticipated that these issues will be resolved and that future surveys will continue.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Health and Community Care will reply to my letter of 22 December 2000 regarding treatment of mesothelioma.
Answer
A reply to this letter was issued on 2 March 2001.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 December 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Transport and the Environment will reply to my letter of 3 October 2000 regarding the A98.
Answer
I wrote to Mr Salmond on 8 January 2001.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 2 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it holds any information on how the amount of assistance received in each of the last seven years by (a) the fish processing sector and (b) the fish catching sector in each European Union country, including the UK as a whole, from (i) the European Union and (ii) national governments compared with the assistance received from these sources by the Scottish catching and processing sectors in each of these years.
Answer
The Executive does not hold the full range of data suggested. Information is available relating to assistance paid from the share of EU structural funds for fisheries available to Scotland, and associated national public funding.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the North Sea catches of industrial fishing boats were, by country and by tonnage, in each of the last five years and what progress is being made in limiting this activity.
Answer
We have reached agreement with the Danes to examine the issue of industrial fishing with a view to reducing industrial species quotas and levels of by-catch.The table shows landings of industrial species in the North Sea, in tonnes, by EU country. Figures for other countries are not readily available. Figures for sandeels are not available, except for the UK, before 1998 when a Total Allowable Catch was introduced.
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
NS sandeels |
| Denmark | na | na | 509,403 | 502,119 | 485,849 |
| Netherlands | na | na | 0 | 818 | 1 |
| Sweden | na | na | 7,039 | 23,555 | 29,278 |
| UK | 9,659 | 26,592 | 23,082 | 11,476 | 10,759 |
| Total EU | na | na | 539,524 | 537,968 | 525,887 |
NS Norway pout |
| Denmark | 112,311 | 101,555 | 32,056 | 35,463 | 114,729 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 665 | 0 | 0 |
| UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total EU | 112,321 | 101,640 | 32,723 | 35,463 | 114,735 |
NS blue whiting |
| Denmark | 2,983 | 1,847 | 9,999 | 4,813 | 5,448 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 104 | 78 | 7 | 22 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 76 |
| Sweden | 20 | 18 | 122 | 93 | 86 |
| UK | 1 | 2,143 | 310 | 16 | 867 |
| Total EU | 3,005 | 4,112 | 10,536 | 4,960 | 6,499 |
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 22 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to make an announcement on the Scottish Transport Group pension schemes.
Answer
I refer Alex Salmond to my response to the member's business debate motion S1M-1096 on 25 October 2000.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10021 by Susan Deacon on 5 October 2000, how many (a) analogue hearing aids, (b) digitally controlled analogue hearing aids and (c) hearing aids with both digital audio processing and digital control systems were provided by NHS Trusts in each of the last three years and what proportion of the total number of hearing aids provided by NHS Trusts in each of these years each of these figures represents.
Answer
This information is not held centrally but can be obtained directly from Trusts who are responsible for keeping records of the equipment they issue to patients to meet their clinical needs.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the (a) analogue hearing aids, (b) digitally controlled analogue hearing aids and (c) hearing aids with both digital audio processing and digital control systems provided by NHS Trusts in each of the last three years were provided to patients aged (i) 11 or under, (ii) 12 to 18, (iii) 19 to 65 and (iv) over 65.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-13069.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 14 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Rural Development will respond to my letter of 26 October 2000 on agri-money compensation for the cereal sector.
Answer
I replied to the member on 6 February.
- Asked by: Alex Salmond, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 5 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects payments to be made under the 2000-01 Countryside Premium Scheme.
Answer
The introduction of a new IT system necessary to satisfy EU requirements has led to delays in the issuing of annual management payments. The first of these payments was issued on 4 December 2000 and payments continue to be made as claims are processed. There have been no delays in the payment of claims made in respect of capital items under this scheme.
