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The future economic andsocial research programme for transport within Scotland, which includes roadsafety, is currently being developed and is expected to be finalised bySeptember. No other studies into this matter are currently under consideration.

The table shows thepercentage of GP practices (by NHS board area) that prescribed methadonehydrochloride for the year ending 31 March 2007.

NHS Board	%
NHS Ayrshire and Arran	29.4%
NHS Borders	63.0%
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	64.1%
NHS Fife	81.8%
NHS Forth Valley	59.4%
NHS Grampian	75.0%
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	79.8%
NHS Highland	53.8%
NHS Lanarkshire	52.5%
NHS Lothian	87.1%
NHS Orkney	31.6%
NHS Shetland	30.8%
NHS Tayside	70.7%
NHS Western Isles	22.2%

 

We are committed toNHSScotland being an exemplar employer. Enhancements to staff terms andconditions provide benefits to staff by recognising their contribution throughfair pay, greater flexibility and improved development opportunities; they alsohelp deliver benefits to patients by creating a more motivated and betterskilled workforce, and a platform for new working practices that can drive moreresponsive patient-centred services.

The figures are given intable 1 of parliamentary question S3W-1922 – Annual NHS staff costs 2001-02 –2005-06 a copy of which has been placed in the Scottish Parliament InformationCentre (Bib. reference 43219). The tableshows the annual NHS staff costs over the last five years for each NHS board,the costs expressed as a percentage of each Board’s total budget and year onyear changes:

Reason for Increase

A range of factors impactupon staff costs. These include increases in staff numbers (which have beensignificant in recent years), annual uplifts to staff pay, movement of staff uppay scales, temporary supplements to staff pay such a New Deal bandingsupplements for junior doctors, introduction of pay modernisation and thechange in employers’ superannuation contributions from 5.5% of totalpensionable salaries to 14% in April 2004.

The Scottish House ConditionSurvey, which is the only consistent national source of information on housesbelow tolerable standard, estimates that there were 20,000 households living inhouses below the standard in 2002. This is 0.9% of all households in Scotland. Becauseof the small number of houses identified in the survey as below the tolerablestandard the survey cannot provide estimates for individual councils.Councils provide the Executive with annual estimates of the number of below tolerable standarddwellings in the council area. Research conducted on behalf of the Executiveinto the basis for local and national estimates – Research into the basis forlocal and national estimates of the number of BTS houses in Scotland by DTZPieda Consulting in association with Dr J I Ansell - concluded that there weresignificant variations between councils in the way in which they interpret thestandard when compiling their estimates, and that there are also weaknesses inthe estimates stemming from the use ofunsatisfactory baseline data and imperfect methods used to update estimates.This report has been published by Scottish Executive Central Research Unit in2000 and is available on the Scottish Executive website http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/resfinds/drf90-00.asp.

The following table is basedon councils’ estimates of the total number of occupied dwellings belowtolerable standard for each of the past 5 years.

Table 1 - Occupied BTSproperties as a percentage of households

	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Scotland	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%
Aberdeen City	1%	1%	1%	0%	0%
Aberdeenshire	Not Known		1%	2%	2%
Angus	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%
Argyll and Bute	15%	15%	15%	7%	7%
Clackmannanshire	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Dumfries and Galloway	1%	1%	0%	0%	0%
Dundee City	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%
East Ayrshire	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%
East Dunbartonshire	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
East Lothian	3%	2%	2%	2%	2%
East Renfrewshire	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Edinburgh	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Eilean Siar1	25%	18%
Falkirk1	0%	0%
Fife	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Glasgow1	8%
Highland	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%
Inverclyde	4%	3%	3%	2%	2%
Midlothian	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Moray	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
North Ayrshire	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%
North Lanarkshire	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Orkney	11%	9%	5%	5%	3%
Perth and Kinross	3%	3%	3%	2%	2%
Renfrewshire	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%
Scottish Borders	7%	6%	6%	6%	5%
Shetland	4%	4%	4%	4%	4%
South Ayrshire	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
South Lanarkshire	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
Stirling	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
West Dunbartonshire	1%	1%	0%	0%	0%
West Lothian	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Source: Scottish ExecutiveHousing Statistics Imp2 returns, GROS mid-year Household Estimates.

Note:

1. Data not provided.

The information requested onhow many houses have been built is given in tables 1a, 1b and 1c of Private,Local Authority and Housing Associations House Completions 2002-2006, a copy ofwhich has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib.number 43218). The tables provide the number of private, local authority andhousing association houses built in each local authority area between 2002 and2006.

Although partial informationis available from various sources on improvements to dwellings there is nocentrally held comprehensive source of information that would provide ameaningful picture of the level of renovation work carried out in recent years.

Temporary movement betweenUK Government departments is defined as a loan rather than a secondment. Thenumbers loaned from and to and transferred from and to the Scottish Executiveto other UK Government Departments are contained in the following table.Additionally, under an arrangement with the Home Office the Scottish Executivehave, as at 1 July 2007, 381 staff on loan to the Criminal InjuriesCompensation Authority in Glasgow.

Year	Seconded (loan) from UK Government Departments	Transferred from UK Government Departments	Seconded(loan) to UK Government Departments	Transferred to UK Government Departments
1999		59	1	14
2000		22		14
2001	1	45		11
2002		43	1	24
2003	1	34	2	23
2004	11	25	13	13
2005	6	30	12	13
2006	11	30	17	18
2007	11	28	17	11

 

None. Support for windenergy is delivered through the Renewables Obligation (Scotland),the costs of which are met by consumers through their electricity bills.

Information on the temporarystaffing costs in respect of four of the five groups listed above is notcollected centrally; however separate costs are available for nursing staff(both agency and bank) and we can provide an overall total for the cost ofemploying agency staff which is reported in the Annual Accounts of NHS boards.

 (a) Nursing agency costsfrom 2001-02 to 2005-06 (2006-07 figures are not all available) broken down byNHS boards, as detailed in the national workforce unit’s report E13 is given in table 1 of parliamentary questionS3W-1907 – Nursing Agency costs 2001-02 – 2005-06’, a copy of which has beenplaced in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number reference43222):

(b) Costs for nursing bankstaff from 2001-02 – 2005-06 as detailed in the national workforce unit’sreport E16 is given in table 2 of parliamentaryquestion S3W-1907 – Nurse Banking Staff costs 2001-02 – 2005-06, a copy ofwhich has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib.number 43223):

Nationally co-ordinatednurse bank arrangements are being implemented to assist nurse placement across Scotland, toimprove patient services and cut costs of agency nursing.

The increase in the numberof bank staff used is in line with recommendations made within the report and actionplan of the nationally co-ordinated nurse bank arrangements project and reflectsour policy on reducing the reliance on agency nurses in NHSScotland.

Effectively managed nurse banksallow NHS employers to deploy resources effectively and safely in light ofservice demands, while affording individual staff members improved flexibilityin their employment that better meet work/life demands. Bank staff are employees of NHSScotland, are deployedby individual NHS employers to cover temporary nursing gaps and as such haveaccess to training and career opportunities.

A project manager has beenappointed to take forward the 18 recommendations set out in the nursing and midwiferyworkload and workforce planning report, which will impact on bank and agencyusage. Significant progress is being made by NHS boards who are responsible forensuring that their board has a local action plan to take the recommendationsforward in their own area.

A national contract for theprovision of agency nurses, through the best procurement initiative, (BPI) isin place. The BPI is part of NHSScotland’s agenda for modernising supportservices and is an important element of the Executive’s Efficient Governmentinitiative aimed at delivering public services to the highest possible qualityin Scotland. A contract was initially established in the West ofScotland in November 2003 and this was rolled out to the North and East ofScotland in November 2004. It is anticipated that the contract will deliversavings of approximately £7 million per annum by 2006-07.

(c) Total agency costs forNHS boards as reported in the annualaccounts of NHS boards and trusts, is defined as the gross cost of all paymentsto employment agencies for the provision of agency staff of all disciplines.The figures are given in table 3 of parliamentaryquestion S3W-1907 – Total Agency costs for NHS boards 2001-02 – 2005-06’, acopy of which has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre(Bib. number 43224); these figures willnot include nurse bank staff.

All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility forwhich can be found at:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.

The NHS is a team operation.Staff such as those listed above, play a vital role in keeping a hospitalrunning smoothly. Behind every nurse or doctor there is someone making sure theirequipment works, that test results are processed accurately, that appointmentsare scheduled and that patient records are up-to-date. These staff groups playa key role in planning better services for the future. Every member of staff inthe NHS, regardless of their specialism, plays a vital part in saving lives inthe modern NHS.

Information on expenditureby NHS boards on the specific groups of staff requested is not collectedcentrally; however information on the following groups of staff is available:

Group	Examples
Specialists	Consultant, Senior House Officer, Registrar
Medical and Dental	Medical Advisor
Nursing - Trained	Nurse Grades ‘C’ – ‘I’, Nurse Manager
Nursing - In Training	Student Nurse
Nursing - Other	Auxiliary
P & T "A" - Para-Med.	Dietician, Radiographer, Occupational Therapist
P & T "B" - Para-Med.	Medical Laboratory Scientific Officer, Medical Technician
P & T "B" - Works	Building Officer, Engineering Officer
Administrative & Clerical	Senior Manager, Medical Records, Medical Secretary
Domestic and Ancillary	Porter, Gardener, Kitchen
Tradesmen	Electrician, Plumber, Joiner
Other Staff	Pharmacist, Chaplain, Other

 

Informationon the costs of these groups of staff and the increase between 1999-2000 and2006-07 is given in table 1 of parliamentary question S3W-1917 - NHS StaffExpenditure 1999-2000 and 2006-07 (SFR 15), a copy of which has been placed inthe Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 43216).

Thestaff figures are taken from Scottish Financial Return 15 which were completedby all boards and trusts and returned to the SEHD with their annual accounts.

Proportion of NHS Budget

It is not possible toidentify exactly what each NHS board spends on administrative staff as there isno definition of this with which to collate information. However expenditure onstaff on administration and clerical pay scales has been used as anapproximation, although this may include staff who might not be consideredadministrative and conversely may exclude those that are who are paid on adifferent pay scale, such as senior managers.

Health Board	Administration & Clerical Staff Costs
	1999-2000	% of total Expenditure	2006-07	% of total Expenditure
	£000s		£000s
Argyll and Clyde	22,966	6%	N/A
Ayrshire and Arran	19,015	6%	39,981	6%
Borders	6,814	7%	12,609	7%
Dumfries and Galloway	8,648	6%	15,930	6%
Fife	16,247	5%	28,812	5%
Forth Valley	13,790	6%	26,428	6%
Grampian	28,336	6%	48,205	6%
Greater Glasgow (and Clyde)	59,042	6%	162,047	7%
Highland	12,390	6%	33,167	6%
Lanarkshire	24,435	5%	43,157	5%
Lothian	45,884	7%	77,319	6%
Orkney	1,086	5%	2,689	6%
Shetland	1,524	6%	3,518	8%
Tayside	27,992	7%	49,870	7%
Western Isles	2,009	5%	4,651	7%
Totals	290,179		548,383

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(a) This information is not heldcentrally.

(b) This information is in thefollowing table:

Council Tax Benefit Expenditureand Recipients by Local Authority

	1999-2000		2000-01		2001-02		2002-03
	Expenditure (£ Million)1	Recipients2	Expenditure (£ Million)1	Recipients2	Expenditure (£ Million) 1	Recipients2	Expenditure (£ Million)1	Recipients2
Aberdeen	8.5	16,390	8.8	16,890	9.1	16,630	9.7	16,580
Aberdeenshire	4.8	10,600	5.3	9,960	6.1	11,260	6.6	11,600
Angus	3.7	8,450	3.9	8,730	4.2	8,470	4.4	7,540
Argyll-Bute	4.6	7,800	5.0	8,020	5.3	7,960	5.2	7,780
Clackmannanshire	3.0	6,000	3.1	5,570	3.2	5,480	3.2	5,310
Eilean Siar	1.1	3,270	1.4	3,170	1.6	2,890	1.5	2,970
Dumfries and Galloway	6.4	11,840	6.8	12,580	7.0	12,570	7.1	12,400
Dundee	13.1	23,780	12.8	22,620	12.7	21,610	12.9	21,090
East Ayrshire	7.2	14,050	7.8	13,370	8.1	13,780	8.1	13,640
East Dunbartonshire	3.7	6,380	3.5	6,250	3.7	6,040	3.8	5,720
East Lothian	4.2	7,770	4.5	7,610	4.4	6,750	4.6	7,190
East Renfrewshire	2.6	5,330	2.7	4,990	3.0	5,010	3.0	4,790
Edinburgh	23.3	42,820	22.8	40,390	23.5	39,420	23.9	38,510
Falkirk	6.2	16,090	6.3	15,040	6.7	14,460	7.1	14,290
Fife	15.9	35,980	16.1	33,790	17.1	33,310	17.8	32,670
Glasgow	79.7	118,170	79.1	111,720	76.6	106,650	75.5	108,370
Highland	9.2	17,870	9.5	18,060	9.8	17,610	10.1	16,950
Inverclyde	5.9	11,250	6.0	10,020	6.8	10,800	7.0	10,900
Midlothian	4.3	7,100	4.2	6,980	4.2	6,630	4.2	6,440
Moray	2.8	6,890	2.9	6,690	2.9	5,630	3.0	5,500
North Ayrshire	8.0	15,100	8.3	15,490	8.9	16,170	9.0	15,090
North Lanarkshire	22.9	44,620	23.4	42,760	22.6	40,220	22.9	39,940
Orkney	0.4	1,270	0.5	1,230	0.5	1,250	0.6	1,240
Perth and Kinross	4.3	8,320	4.4	8,880	4.8	8,530	5.1	8,490
Renfrewshire	10.1	19,920	10.6	20,380	11.4	20,060	12.4	19,410
Scottish Borders	3.2	8,410	3.4	8,220	3.7	8,110	4.1	8,240
Shetland	0.4	1,140	0.5	1,200	0.5	1,110	0.5	1,120
South Ayrshire	5.7	10,700	5.9	10,960	6.1	10,650	6.5	10,500
South Lanarkshire	19.7	38,070	19.5	36,550	19.7	36,350	20.0	36,040
Stirling	3.4	7,210	3.6	6,840	3.8	6,600	3.9	6,490
West Dunbartonshire	10.2	14,670	9.5	14,670	9.7	14,520	9.8	14,150
West Lothian	8.0	16,440	7.8	15,520	8.0	14,410	8.2	14,730
Total Scotland	306.6	563,700	310.0	545,150	315.8	530,910	321.6	525,660

 

	2003-04		2004-05		2005-06
	Expenditure (£ Million)1	Recipients2	Expenditure (£ Million)1	Recipients2	Expenditure (£ Million)1	Recipients2
Aberdeen	10.5	16,960	11.8	17,530	12.0	16,900
Aberdeenshire	7.2	11,720	8.3	12,740	8.9	12,940
Angus	4.9	8,510	5.6	9,260	5.9	9,480
Argyll-Bute	5.3	7,390	5.5	7,830	5.7	7,600
Clackmannanshire	3.2	5,230	3.4	5,470	3.5	5,250
Eilean Siar	1.6	2,740	1.7	3,110	1.8	3,100
Dumfries and Galloway	7.5	12,650	8.2	13,240	8.6	13,450
Dundee	12.9	20,470	13.7	20,930	13.8	20,310
East Ayrshire	8.6	14,600	9.1	15,090	9.6	15,220
East Dunbartonshire	3.9	5,650	4.6	5,980	4.7	6,000
East Lothian	4.8	7,060	5.1	7,370	5.3	7,380
East Renfrewshire	3.3	4,660	3.6	4,910	3.7	4,900
Edinburgh	25.5	37,690	28.0	40,030	29.5	41,010
Falkirk	7.4	14,280	8.0	14,610	8.4	14,490
Fife	18.7	33,620	19.7	32,720	20.5	32,190
Glasgow	78.8	109,130	78.4	109,640	78.4	102,620
Highland	10.7	16,690	11.8	17,810	12.4	17,760
Inverclyde	7.4	11,100	8.0	11,580	8.1	11,800
Midlothian	4.4	6,420	4.9	6,590	5.0	6,410
Moray	3.1	5,610	3.5	5,990	3.8	6,050
North Ayrshire	10.1	15,460	10.8	16,860	11.4	17,210
North Lanarkshire	22.9	36,270	24.1	40,890	24.8	41,040
Orkney	0.7	1,230	0.8	1,320	0.8	1,320
Perth and Kinross	5.5	8,840	6.3	9,390	6.8	9,470
Renfrewshire	12.6	17,970	13.8	20,230	14.3	20,260
Scottish Borders	4.6	8,200	5.2	8,870	5.5	9,010
Shetland	0.6	1,140	0.7	1,280	0.8	1,370
South Ayrshire	7.0	10,670	7.5	11,040	7.9	11,330
South Lanarkshire	20.6	35,870	21.5	35,280	21.6	34,150
Stirling	4.2	6,470	4.5	6,450	4.7	6,510
West Dunbartonshire	9.9	14,210	10.0	14,390	10.1	14,100
West Lothian	8.6	14,780	9.2	15,420	9.5	15,330
Total Scotland	337.2	523,280	357.5	543,850	367.8	535,920

Notes:

1:Source - Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Council Tax Benefit Expenditure1999-2006.

2: Source - DWP Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit ManagementInformation System Quarterly 100% caseload stock-count taken in November 1999to 2006.

(a)The data refers to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.

(b)The caseloads have been rounded to the nearest 10.

(c)Figures for any non-responding authorities have been estimated.

(d) Council Tax Benefittotals exclude any Second Adult Rebate cases.