To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to reform the agriculture subsidy appeals system and whether it has made any representations to the European Union on this matter.
Answered by Ross Finnie
( 29/03/2007): The EU Agricultural Subsidies appealsprocedure has been in operation since November 2000. It was set up to review decisionsin relation to the refusal, recovery and reduction of a producers EU subsidy andto ensure that my officials reached the correct decision by applying scheme rulescorrectly. It does not have the power to change or amend the tightly drawn EU ruleswithin which the schemes operate.Against those legal constraints I am satisfied that the appealspanel operates fairly and objectively within its remit. I have made representationsto the EU about the current penalty structure for breaches in scheme regulationsand would be willing to review the appeals process in the light of any changes thatmight emerge.
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 29/03/2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to reform the agriculture subsidy appeals system and whether it has made any representations to the European Union on this matter.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on implementation of the Sea Fisheries Strategy since its launch.
Answered by Ross Finnie
( 28/03/2007): There has been a great deal of progresssince the launch of the Sea Fisheries Strategy (A Sustainable Framework for ScottishSea Fisheries) in 2005.In September 2006, the SeaFAR group,which brought together all the key players in the Scottish sea fisheries sector,published an Action Plan to underpin the strategy. Real progress has beenmade on a range of issues on the ground including: Improved communicationsbetween the Executive, the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) and the industryand significant improvements in compliance as evidenced by publication of figuresfrom the SFPA showing figures showing blackfish landings have declined to negligiblelevels; Improved economicprospects for the whitefish fleet and the development and implementation of commercialstrategies for Scottish Langoustine and Scottish Haddock; Development ofmore industry/science partnership, and Publication of the first Environment and Rural Affairs Department newsletter for the sea fisheriessector as part of our commitment to improve communications with stakeholders. I chaired the first meeting of a re-vamped SeaFAR group on 27March which will now oversee the full implementation of the plan. The group hasagreed that, so far, all the commitments in the plan are broadly on track.
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 28/03/2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on implementation of the Sea Fisheries Strategy since its launch.
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To ask the Scottish Executive how many operational police stations there were in each police force area in each of the last eight years.
Answered by Cathy Jamieson
(26/03/2007): This information is not heldcentrally. The staffing of police stations is an operational matter for chief constables.Force call centres are contactable by the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 26/03/2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operational police stations there were in each police force area in each of the last eight years.
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To ask the Scottish Executive how many Central heating programme installations have been carried out by Scottish Gas, broken down by (a) postcode area and (b) fuel type.
Answered by Des McNulty
( 29/03/2007): I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:The number of central heating systemsinstalled by Scottish Gas to 18 March 2007 is shown by postcode and fuel type inthe following table: | Postcode | Gas | Electric | Oil | Solid Fuel | Total | | AB | 56 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 64 | | DD | 192 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 196 | | DG | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | | EH | 693 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 698 | | FK | 212 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 213 | | G | 1,601 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 1,673 | | HS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | IV | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | | KA | 282 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 286 | | KW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | KY | 212 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 213 | | ML | 438 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 443 | | PA | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | | PH | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | | TD | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | | ZE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Total | 3,906 | 84 | 25 | 2 | 4,017 |
Current Status: Answered by Des McNulty on 29/03/2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Central heating programme installations have been carried out by Scottish Gas, broken down by (a) postcode area and (b) fuel type.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) percentage and (b) number of police officers are due to reach retiral age in each of the next five years, also broken down by police force.
Answered by Cathy Jamieson
( 28/03/2007): The available information isshown is the following table. A breakdown by police force is not held centrally. | Year | No. of Officers Eligible to Retire | Percentage of Total Strength at 31 December 2006 | | 2007-08 | 470 | 2.9% | | 2008-09 | 637 | 3.9% | | 2009-10 | 748 | 4.6% | | 2010-11 | 414 | 2.6% | These figures exclude any retirementson the grounds of ill-health.
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 28/03/2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) percentage and (b) number of police officers are due to reach retiral age in each of the next five years, also broken down by police force.
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To ask the Scottish Executive how much transport expenditure there was in each (a) regional transport partnership and (b) local authority area in each of the last five years, also expressed on a per capita basis.
Answered by Tavish Scott
( 29/03/2007): The Regional Transport Partnershipswere established on 1 December 2005 and therefore do not haveinformation for the last five years. The Regional Transport Partnerships have abudget in 2006-07 of £46.6 million. £46.0 million of this budget is currentlyallocated as follows: | RTP | (£000) | Population* | Per Capita | | SPT | £25,228,000 | 2,142,399 | £11.78 | | HITRANS | £3,530,000 | 410,731 | £8.59 | | NESTRANS | £3,012,000 | 437,810 | £6.88 | | Shetland | £176,000 | 22,000 | £8.00 | | SESTRAN | £9,614,000 | 1,408,220 | £6.83 | | South West TP | £1,112,000 | 148,340 | £7.50 | | TACTRAN | £3,328,000 | 525,300 | £6.34 | | | £46,000,000 | 5,094,800 | £7.99 | Note: *Population figuresfrom General Registers of Scotland (GROS) for mid-year 2005. The Scottish Executive doesnot hold records of its own spending split by each local authority area. Thisis because much of the Executive’s transport expenditure (for example theScotRail franchise subsidy) cannot be readily allocated to individual localauthority areas. We do however provide information in the annual edition of theScottish Transport Statistics publication on total expenditure ontransport within the Scottish ministers’ responsibility and this informationcan be found in on page 229, table 1.11 of the publication. Information on their own transportexpenditure is provided by each local authority in the same publication on page230, table 11.3. The following table shows each local authority’s actualexpenditure, as published in Scottish Transport Statistics, divided by thepopulation figures published by GROS (mid-year for the year in question). The ScottishTransport Statistics 2007 Edition, providing local authority transport spendingfor 2005-06, will not be published until the third quarter of 2007. | Local Authority | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | | (£000) | Pop. | Per Capita | (£000) | Pop. | Per Capita | (£000) | Pop. | Per Capita | | Aberdeen City | £6,651 | 211,910 | £31 | £10,128 | 209,270 | £48 | £15,156 | 206,600 | £73 | | Aberdeenshire | £20,167 | 226,940 | £89 | £23,826 | 227,280 | £105 | £26,766 | 229,330 | £117 | | Angus | £8,864 | 108,370 | £82 | £11,115 | 108,130 | £103 | £11,396 | 107,520 | £106 | | Argyll and Bute | £12,865 | 91,300 | £141 | £14,548 | 91,030 | £160 | £14,645 | 91,300 | £160 | | Clackmannan-shire | £2,655 | 48,070 | £55 | £2,882 | 47,930 | £60 | £3,507 | 47,680 | £74 | | Dumfries and Galloway | £13,128 | 147,780 | £89 | £15,249 | 147,310 | £104 | £17,419 | 147,210 | £118 | | Dundee City | £7,872 | 145,460 | £54 | £9,120 | 144,180 | £63 | £10,832 | 143,090 | £76 | | East Ayrshire | £8,858 | 120,310 | £74 | £10,662 | 119,740 | £89 | £11,402 | 119,530 | £95 | | East Dunbartonshire | £9,033 | 108,250 | £83 | £11,474 | 107,310 | £107 | £11,661 | 106,970 | £109 | | East Lothian | £5,435 | 90,180 | £60 | £7,086 | 90,750 | £78 | £8,064 | 91,090 | £89 | | East Renfrewshire | £6,348 | 89,410 | £71 | £7,896 | 89,630 | £88 | £8,157 | 89,680 | £91 | | Edinburgh, City of | £12,173 | 449,020 | £27 | £18,577 | 448,080 | £41 | £18,581 | 448,370 | £41 | | Eilean Siar | £6,621 | 26,450 | £250 | £7,005 | 26,200 | £267 | £7,700 | 26,100 | £295 | | Falkirk | £8,331 | 145,270 | £57 | £9,788 | 145,560 | £67 | £11,820 | 145,920 | £81 | | Fife | £25,748 | 349,770 | £74 | £28,801 | 350,700 | £82 | £34,024 | 352,040 | £97 | | Glasgow City | £31,824 | 578,710 | £55 | £42,439 | 577,350 | £74 | £39,614 | 577,090 | £69 | | Highland | £18,987 | 208,920 | £91 | £26,937 | 208,140 | £129 | £25,880 | 209,080 | £124 | | Inverclyde | £5,017 | 84,150 | £60 | £6,333 | 83,600 | £76 | £6,261 | 83,050 | £75 | | Midlothian | £6,445 | 80,950 | £80 | £6,486 | 80,500 | £81 | £7,459 | 79,710 | £94 | | Moray | £6,451 | 87,000 | £74 | £7,827 | 86,740 | £90 | £8,432 | 87,460 | £96 | | North Ayrshire | £8,974 | 135,820 | £66 | £10,286 | 135,650 | £76 | £11,531 | 136,030 | £85 | | North Lanarkshire | £22,436 | 321,180 | £70 | £30,621 | 321,350 | £95 | £28,843 | 321,820 | £90 | | Orkney Islands | £8,318 | 19,220 | £433 | £9,569 | 19,210 | £498 | £9,970 | 19,310 | £516 | | Perth and Kinross | £12,837 | 134,950 | £95 | £13,963 | 135,160 | £103 | £15,787 | 135,990 | £116 | | Renfrewshire | £13,019 | 172,850 | £75 | £14,359 | 171,940 | £84 | £15,864 | 170,980 | £93 | | Scottish Borders | £10,405 | 106,950 | £97 | £12,639 | 107,400 | £118 | £14,672 | 108,280 | £136 | | Shetland Islands | £13,680 | 21,960 | £623 | £15,216 | 21,940 | £694 | £16,606 | 21,870 | £759 | | South Ayrshire | £9,244 | 112,160 | £82 | £11,819 | 111,670 | £106 | £11,071 | 111,580 | £99 | | South Lanarkshire | £25,178 | 302,340 | £83 | £31,911 | 302,110 | £106 | £34,356 | 303,010 | £113 | | Stirling | £6,474 | 86,200 | £75 | £6,215 | 86,150 | £72 | £6,871 | 86,370 | £80 | | West Dunbartonshire | £6,721 | 93,320 | £72 | £7,686 | 92,830 | £83 | £8,104 | 92,320 | £88 | | West Lothian | £11,810 | 159,030 | £74 | £13,259 | 159,960 | £83 | £14,198 | 161,020 | £88 | | Scotland | £372,569 | 5,064,200 | £108 | £455,722 | 5,054,800 | £126 | £486,649 | 5,057,400 | £136 | | Local Authority | 2004-05 | | (£000) | Pop. | Per Capita | | Aberdeen City | £15,991 | 203,450 | £79 | | Aberdeenshire | £25,920 | 232,850 | £111 | | Angus | £12,395 | 108,560 | £114 | | Argyll and Bute | £15,494 | 91,190 | £170 | | Clackmannan-shire | £3,373 | 48,240 | £70 | | Dumfries and Galloway | £19,559 | 147,930 | £132 | | Dundee City | £11,470 | 141,870 | £81 | | East Ayrshire | £11,838 | 119,720 | £99 | | East Dunbartonshire | £12,593 | 106,550 | £118 | | East Lothian | £7,003 | 91,580 | £76 | | East Renfrewshire | £7,612 | 89,610 | £85 | | Edinburgh, City of | £19,753 | 453,670 | £44 | | Eilean Siar | £7,472 | 26,260 | £285 | | Falkirk | £11,765 | 147,460 | £80 | | Fife | £31,177 | 354,600 | £88 | | Glasgow City | £43,951 | 577,670 | £76 | | Highland | £27,546 | 211,340 | £130 | | Inverclyde | £6,485 | 82,430 | £79 | | Midlothian | £6,674 | 79,610 | £84 | | Moray | £10,151 | 87,720 | £116 | | North Ayrshire | £11,786 | 136,020 | £87 | | North Lanarkshire | £29,068 | 322,790 | £90 | | Orkney Islands | £10,616 | 19,500 | £544 | | Perth and Kinross | £14,762 | 137,520 | £107 | | Renfrewshire | £15,894 | 170,610 | £93 | | Scottish Borders | £14,691 | 109,270 | £134 | | Shetland Islands | £17,867 | 21,940 | £814 | | South Ayrshire | £11,503 | 111,850 | £103 | | South Lanarkshire | £35,365 | 305,410 | £116 | | Stirling | £7,567 | 86,370 | £88 | | West Dunbartonshire | £7,972 | 91,970 | £87 | | West Lothian | £13,755 | 162,840 | £84 | | Scotland | £499,068 | 5,078,400 | £139 | http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/12/15135954/151. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/12/15135954/153. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/08/25100154/04337. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/360/00360a-40.asp. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/08/18053/25683#113.
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 29/03/2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much transport expenditure there was in each (a) regional transport partnership and (b) local authority area in each of the last five years, also expressed on a per capita basis.
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To ask the Scottish Executive how many registered drug misusers there were in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) NHS board area, also expressed as a ratio to the population.
Answered by Cathy Jamieson
( 23/03/2007): I refer the member to theanswers to questions S2W-18148 on 18 August 2005,S2W-27311 on 8 August 2006 and S2W-28609 on 5 October 2006.All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’swebsite the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 23/03/2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many registered drug misusers there were in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) NHS board area, also expressed as a ratio to the population.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what level of funding was provided to each local authority in each of the last eight years, showing year-on-year percentage changes and change over the whole period, also expressed on a per capita basis and showing national averages in each case.
Answered by Tom McCabe
( 30/03/2007): The information requested isshown in the following tables. | | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | | Aggregate External Finance (£m) | Year-on-Year (%) Increase | Per Capita (£) | Aggregate External Finance (£m) | Year-On-Year (%) Increase | Per Capita (£) | | Aberdeen City | 192.480 | 3.5% | 897 | 200.270 | 4.0% | 939 | | Aberdeenshire | 213.112 | 3.8% | 938 | 216.820 | 1.7% | 955 | | Angus | 108.762 | 4.1% | 993 | 110.527 | 1.6% | 1,015 | | Argyll and Bute | 110.884 | 2.9% | 1,210 | 113.524 | 2.4% | 1,247 | | Clackmannanshire | 48.430 | 3.8% | 1,004 | 49.425 | 2.1% | 1,026 | | Dumfries and Galloway | 159.723 | 4.8% | 1,078 | 163.927 | 2.6% | 1,111 | | Dundee City | 174.018 | 3.9% | 1,176 | 178.758 | 2.7% | 1,219 | | East Ayrshire | 126.160 | 2.7% | 1,047 | 130.850 | 3.7% | 1,089 | | East Dunbartonshire | 97.122 | 7.1% | 894 | 97.952 | 0.9% | 902 | | East Lothian | 83.321 | 5.5% | 935 | 85.582 | 2.7% | 952 | | East Renfrewshire | 77.572 | 8.5% | 876 | 80.293 | 3.5% | 902 | | Edinburgh, City of | 426.157 | 4.2% | 953 | 431.036 | 1.1% | 961 | | Eilean Siar | 70.424 | 2.7% | 2,588 | 72.050 | 2.3% | 2,689 | | Falkirk | 136.312 | 2.3% | 943 | 145.057 | 6.4% | 1,003 | | Fife | 344.529 | 4.7% | 993 | 352.670 | 2.4% | 1,012 | | Glasgow City | 813.291 | 3.1% | 1,395 | 830.045 | 2.1% | 1,439 | | Highland | 249.883 | 4.9% | 1,194 | 254.550 | 1.9% | 1,217 | | Inverclyde | 98.391 | 2.0% | 1,153 | 101.017 | 2.7% | 1,193 | | Midlothian | 80.531 | 4.1% | 999 | 81.803 | 1.6% | 1,009 | | Moray | 89.039 | 4.7% | 1,026 | 90.225 | 1.3% | 1,040 | | North Ayrshire | 143.556 | 4.8% | 1,047 | 149.208 | 3.9% | 1,094 | | North Lanarkshire | 333.935 | 4.4% | 1,037 | 345.867 | 3.6% | 1,076 | | Orkney | 40.424 | 2.3% | 2,082 | 40.306 | -0.3% | 2,089 | | Perth and Kinross | 126.934 | 4.6% | 939 | 130.046 | 2.5% | 964 | | Renfrewshire | 177.333 | 5.4% | 1,017 | 185.696 | 4.7% | 1,069 | | Scottish Borders | 115.013 | 4.9% | 1,087 | 118.491 | 3.0% | 1,115 | | Shetland | 57.130 | 2.0% | 2,538 | 58.215 | 1.9% | 2,625 | | South Ayrshire | 112.248 | 6.3% | 995 | 112.213 | 0.0% | 999 | | South Lanarkshire | 302.874 | 5.8% | 1,001 | 313.719 | 3.6% | 1,038 | | Stirling | 88.856 | 6.0% | 1,040 | 89.679 | 0.9% | 1,041 | | West Dunbartonshire | 110.152 | 4.3% | 1,167 | 112.855 | 2.5% | 1,201 | | West Lothian | 156.250 | 4.7% | 1,010 | 158.926 | 1.7% | 1,012 | | Scotland | 5,464.846 | 4.3% | 1,077 | 5,601.602 | 2.5% | 1,106 | | | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | | Aggregate External Finance (£m) | Year-on-Year (%) Increase | Per Capita (£) | Aggregate External Finance (£m) | Year-On-Year (%) Increase | Per Capita (£) | | Aberdeen City | 213.869 | 6.8% | 1,009 | 240.846 | 12.6% | 1,151 | | Aberdeenshire | 234.900 | 8.3% | 1,035 | 265.484 | 13.0% | 1,168 | | Angus | 118.103 | 6.9% | 1,090 | 135.169 | 14.5% | 1,250 | | Argyll and Bute | 121.880 | 7.4% | 1,335 | 136.675 | 12.1% | 1,501 | | Clackmannanshire | 53.767 | 8.8% | 1,119 | 59.813 | 11.2% | 1,248 | | Dumfries and Galloway | 176.682 | 7.8% | 1,196 | 197.415 | 11.7% | 1,340 | | Dundee City | 191.437 | 7.1% | 1,316 | 211.987 | 10.7% | 1,470 | | East Ayrshire | 139.253 | 6.4% | 1,157 | 155.264 | 11.5% | 1,297 | | East Dunbartonshire | 107.465 | 9.7% | 993 | 120.776 | 12.4% | 1,125 | | East Lothian | 91.223 | 6.6% | 1,012 | 103.433 | 13.4% | 1,140 | | East Renfrewshire | 88.622 | 10.4% | 991 | 100.956 | 13.9% | 1,126 | | Edinburgh, City of | 458.071 | 6.3% | 1,020 | 518.233 | 13.1% | 1,157 | | Eilean Siar | 76.023 | 5.5% | 2,874 | 80.901 | 6.4% | 3,088 | | Falkirk | 159.543 | 10.0% | 1,098 | 177.586 | 11.3% | 1,220 | | Fife | 379.529 | 7.6% | 1,085 | 420.990 | 10.9% | 1,200 | | Glasgow City | 895.253 | 7.9% | 1,547 | 975.334 | 8.9% | 1,689 | | Highland | 273.989 | 7.6% | 1,311 | 309.338 | 12.9% | 1,486 | | Inverclyde | 107.371 | 6.3% | 1,276 | 119.276 | 11.1% | 1,427 | | Midlothian | 90.030 | 10.1% | 1,112 | 99.292 | 10.3% | 1,233 | | Moray | 97.450 | 8.0% | 1,120 | 107.878 | 10.7% | 1,244 | | North Ayrshire | 161.061 | 7.9% | 1,186 | 179.100 | 11.2% | 1,320 | | North Lanarkshire | 374.873 | 8.4% | 1,167 | 413.116 | 10.2% | 1,286 | | Orkney | 43.119 | 7.0% | 2,243 | 46.212 | 7.2% | 2,406 | | Perth and Kinross | 139.107 | 7.0% | 1,031 | 159.048 | 14.3% | 1,177 | | Renfrewshire | 198.109 | 6.7% | 1,146 | 220.044 | 11.1% | 1,280 | | Scottish Borders | 126.316 | 6.6% | 1,181 | 143.418 | 13.5% | 1,335 | | Shetland | 62.219 | 6.9% | 2,833 | 66.182 | 6.4% | 3,017 | | South Ayrshire | 119.803 | 6.8% | 1,068 | 135.639 | 13.2% | 1,215 | | South Lanarkshire | 338.601 | 7.9% | 1,120 | 377.272 | 11.4% | 1,249 | | Stirling | 98.083 | 9.4% | 1,138 | 110.848 | 13.0% | 1,287 | | West Dunbartonshire | 123.778 | 9.7% | 1,326 | 135.502 | 9.5% | 1,460 | | West Lothian | 170.496 | 7.3% | 1,072 | 189.429 | 11.1% | 1,184 | | Scotland | 6,030.025 | 7.6% | 1,191 | 6,712.456 | 11.3% | 1,328 | | | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | | Aggregate External Finance (£m) | Year-on-Year (%) Increase | Per Capita (£) | Aggregate External Finance (£m) | Year-On-Year (%) Increase | Per Capita (£) | | Aberdeen City | 261.420 | 8.5% | 1,265 | 273.693 | 4.7% | 1,345 | | Aberdeenshire | 290.109 | 9.3% | 1,265 | 308.829 | 6.5% | 1,326 | | Angus | 147.438 | 9.1% | 1,371 | 155.239 | 5.3% | 1,430 | | Argyll and Bute | 149.062 | 9.1% | 1,633 | 159.031 | 6.7% | 1,744 | | Clackmannanshire | 65.453 | 9.4% | 1,373 | 68.314 | 4.4% | 1,416 | | Dumfries and Galloway | 215.781 | 9.3% | 1,466 | 229.650 | 6.4% | 1,552 | | Dundee City | 228.603 | 7.8% | 1,598 | 238.342 | 4.3% | 1,680 | | East Ayrshire | 168.268 | 8.4% | 1,408 | 176.798 | 5.1% | 1,477 | | East Dunbartonshire | 132.321 | 9.6% | 1,237 | 141.700 | 7.1% | 1,330 | | East Lothian | 113.656 | 9.9% | 1,248 | 121.127 | 6.6% | 1,323 | | East Renfrewshire | 109.869 | 8.8% | 1,225 | 119.490 | 8.8% | 1,333 | | Edinburgh, City of | 564.873 | 9.0% | 1,260 | 589.712 | 4.4% | 1,300 | | Eilean Siar | 85.978 | 6.3% | 3,294 | 90.339 | 5.1% | 3,440 | | Falkirk | 193.405 | 8.9% | 1,325 | 205.603 | 6.3% | 1,394 | | Fife | 462.736 | 9.9% | 1,314 | 493.530 | 6.7% | 1,392 | | Glasgow City | 1,040.033 | 6.6% | 1,802 | 1,075.587 | 3.4% | 1,862 | | Highland | 333.970 | 8.0% | 1,597 | 354.305 | 6.1% | 1,676 | | Inverclyde | 129.746 | 8.8% | 1,562 | 135.183 | 4.2% | 1,640 | | Midlothian | 109.905 | 10.7% | 1,379 | 117.541 | 6.9% | 1,476 | | Moray | 117.972 | 9.4% | 1,349 | 126.585 | 7.3% | 1,443 | | North Ayrshire | 194.586 | 8.6% | 1,430 | 203.201 | 4.4% | 1,494 | | North Lanarkshire | 447.675 | 8.4% | 1,391 | 467.360 | 4.4% | 1,448 | | Orkney | 49.410 | 6.9% | 2,559 | 52.331 | 5.9% | 2,684 | | Perth and Kinross | 175.177 | 10.1% | 1,288 | 186.234 | 6.3% | 1,354 | | Renfrewshire | 241.047 | 9.5% | 1,410 | 252.413 | 4.7% | 1,479 | | Scottish Borders | 156.643 | 9.2% | 1,447 | 165.242 | 5.5% | 1,512 | | Shetland | 70.741 | 6.9% | 3,235 | 74.706 | 5.6% | 3,405 | | South Ayrshire | 147.434 | 8.7% | 1,321 | 154.108 | 4.5% | 1,378 | | South Lanarkshire | 408.275 | 8.2% | 1,347 | 430.034 | 5.3% | 1,408 | | Stirling | 120.915 | 9.1% | 1,400 | 128.554 | 6.3% | 1,488 | | West Dunbartonshire | 146.596 | 8.2% | 1,588 | 152.480 | 4.0% | 1,658 | | West Lothian | 206.727 | 9.1% | 1,284 | 222.142 | 7.5% | 1,364 | | Scotland | 7,285.824 | 8.5% | 1,441 | 7,669.403 | 5.3% | 1,510 | | | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | | Aggregate External Finance (£m) | Year-on-Year (%) Increase | Per Capita (£) | Aggregate External Finance (£m) | Year-On-Year (%) Increase | Per Capita (£) | | Aberdeen City | 287.115 | 4.9% | 1,419 | 291.033 | 1.4% | 1,438 | | Aberdeenshire | 324.749 | 5.2% | 1,379 | 342.668 | 5.5% | 1,455 | | Angus | 165.794 | 6.8% | 1,519 | 173.361 | 4.6% | 1,588 | | Argyll and Bute | 167.159 | 5.1% | 1,840 | 175.107 | 4.8% | 1,927 | | Clackmannanshire | 71.934 | 5.3% | 1,479 | 74.085 | 3.0% | 1,523 | | Dumfries and Galloway | 241.698 | 5.2% | 1,629 | 251.025 | 3.9% | 1,692 | | Dundee City | 249.617 | 4.7% | 1,756 | 253.072 | 1.4% | 1,780 | | East Ayrshire | 186.614 | 5.6% | 1,563 | 193.039 | 3.4% | 1,617 | | East Dunbartonshire | 149.735 | 5.7% | 1,413 | 152.338 | 1.7% | 1,438 | | East Lothian | 129.054 | 6.5% | 1,406 | 134.791 | 4.4% | 1,468 | | East Renfrewshire | 130.366 | 9.1% | 1,455 | 137.384 | 5.4% | 1,533 | | Edinburgh, City of | 619.047 | 5.0% | 1,352 | 629.886 | 1.8% | 1,376 | | Eilean Siar | 94.304 | 4.4% | 3,576 | 96.738 | 2.6% | 3,668 | | Falkirk | 218.389 | 6.2% | 1,464 | 225.706 | 3.4% | 1,513 | | Fife | 522.454 | 5.9% | 1,465 | 536.744 | 2.7% | 1,505 | | Glasgow City | 1,117.898 | 3.9% | 1,931 | 1,137.561 | 1.8% | 1,965 | | Highland | 373.801 | 5.5% | 1,750 | 390.058 | 4.3% | 1,826 | | Inverclyde | 141.843 | 4.9% | 1,727 | 145.889 | 2.9% | 1,776 | | Midlothian | 124.598 | 6.0% | 1,573 | 127.536 | 2.4% | 1,611 | | Moray | 133.281 | 5.3% | 1,512 | 137.875 | 3.4% | 1,565 | | North Ayrshire | 215.964 | 6.3% | 1,590 | 222.300 | 2.9% | 1,637 | | North Lanarkshire | 496.465 | 6.2% | 1,535 | 513.147 | 3.4% | 1,587 | | Orkney | 54.836 | 4.8% | 2,799 | 58.510 | 6.7% | 2,987 | | Perth and Kinross | 197.062 | 5.8% | 1,424 | 206.198 | 4.6% | 1,490 | | Renfrewshire | 267.760 | 6.1% | 1,575 | 272.644 | 1.8% | 1,604 | | Scottish Borders | 174.443 | 5.6% | 1,590 | 181.825 | 4.2% | 1,657 | | Shetland | 77.608 | 3.9% | 3,528 | 79.562 | 2.5% | 3,616 | | South Ayrshire | 164.550 | 6.8% | 1,472 | 168.429 | 2.4% | 1,507 | | South Lanarkshire | 456.205 | 6.1% | 1,490 | 466.130 | 2.2% | 1,522 | | Stirling | 135.881 | 5.7% | 1,563 | 138.696 | 2.1% | 1,595 | | West Dunbartonshire | 161.193 | 5.7% | 1,764 | 163.864 | 1.7% | 1,793 | | West Lothian | 235.231 | 5.9% | 1,436 | 244.915 | 4.1% | 1,495 | | Scotland | 8,086.647 | 5.4% | 1,587 | 8,322.115 | 2.9% | 1,633 | | | 1999-2007 Increase (£m) | 1999-2007 (%) Increase | | Aberdeen City | 98.553 | 51.2% | | Aberdeenshire | 129.556 | 60.8% | | Angus | 64.599 | 59.4% | | Argyll and Bute | 64.223 | 57.9% | | Clackmannanshire | 25.655 | 53.0% | | Dumfries and Galloway | 91.302 | 57.2% | | Dundee City | 79.054 | 45.4% | | East Ayrshire | 66.879 | 53.0% | | East Dunbartonshire | 55.216 | 56.9% | | East Lothian | 51.470 | 61.8% | | East Renfrewshire | 59.812 | 77.1% | | Edinburgh, City of | 203.729 | 47.8% | | Eilean Siar | 26.314 | 37.4% | | Falkirk | 89.394 | 65.6% | | Fife | 192.215 | 55.8% | | Glasgow City | 324.270 | 39.9% | | Highland | 140.175 | 56.1% | | Inverclyde | 47.498 | 48.3% | | Midlothian | 47.005 | 58.4% | | Moray | 48.836 | 54.8% | | North Ayrshire | 78.744 | 54.9% | | North Lanarkshire | 179.212 | 53.7% | | Orkney | 18.086 | 44.7% | | Perth and Kinross | 79.264 | 62.4% | | Renfrewshire | 95.311 | 53.7% | | Scottish Borders | 66.812 | 58.1% | | Shetland | 22.432 | 39.3% | | South Ayrshire | 56.181 | 50.1% | | South Lanarkshire | 163.256 | 53.9% | | Stirling | 49.840 | 56.1% | | West Dunbartonshire | 53.712 | 48.8% | | West Lothian | 88.665 | 56.7% | | Scotland | 2,857.269 | 52.3% | Notes: 1. The Aggregate External Financefigures given above are as announced in the annual Local Government Finance settlementsand have not been adjusted for any subsequent transfers of responsibility. Therefore,comparison between individual years should be treated with caution. For example,in 2006-07 responsibility for the implementation of the national Concessionary Faresscheme transferred from local authorities to Transport Scotland. Thisresulted in £79.338 million being removed from the 2006-07 AEF total. Allowing forthis transfer, the adjusted all Scotland total increase would have been 3.9 per cent as opposedto the 2.9 per cent. Within these all-Scotland totals the grant floor mechanismguaranteed that all local authorities received an increase of at least 2 per centbetween 2005-06 and 2006-07. 2. The population figures usedto calculate the per capita figures are the General Register Office of Scotland’smid-year estimates for the year in question or the most recent available, in thecase of 2006-07.
Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 30/03/2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of funding was provided to each local authority in each of the last eight years, showing year-on-year percentage changes and change over the whole period, also expressed on a per capita basis and showing national averages in each case.
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To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) full-time and (b) retained firefighters there were in each fire board area in each of the last five years, also expressed as a ratio to the population and showing the number of current vacancies in each category.
Answered by Johann Lamont
(28/03/2007): The information requested isgiven in Appendices 1 and 2 of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire Services forScotland annual reports published by the Scottish Executive in October 2001, January2003, January 2004; October 2005 and December 2006, copies of which are availablein the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. numbers 25890; 30472; 34686;38132, and 41202).
Current Status: Answered by Johann Lamont on 28/03/2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) full-time and (b) retained firefighters there were in each fire board area in each of the last five years, also expressed as a ratio to the population and showing the number of current vacancies in each category.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what the net expenditure on public libraries was in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority and also expressed on a per capita basis.
Answered by Patricia Ferguson
(23/03/2007): The information requested is not held by the Executive, butI understand that it is available from the Scottish Library and InformationCouncil.
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 23/03/2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the net expenditure on public libraries was in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority and also expressed on a per capita basis.
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