- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 9 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many locum consultant physicians have been employed in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) hospital, showing year-on-year percentage increases and the overall total.
Answer
The following tables showthe number (headcount and whole-time equivalent (WTE)) of locum consultantsworking in medical specialties employed by NHS Scotland at 30
Septemberin each of the last three years, broken down by NHS Board. Year-on-yearpercentage changes are also shown. Information is not available at hospitallevel.
Locum staff are generallyemployed on a short-term basis and the data does not necessarily representcontinuous employment. It reflects the number of locum staff under contract atthe 30 September when the census is taken and not the number of staff that havebeen employed throughout that period. In addition, any increase in numbers doesnot necessarily represent a corresponding increase in cost as seen in the answer to S2W-19995.
Caution should be exercisedin the interpretation of these figures as the WTE and headcount figures aresmall. Therefore any changes in the headcount or WTE will produce a disproportionatelylarge percentage change.
Locum Consultants working inMedical Specialties by NHS Board, Headcount and Whole-Time Equivalent at 30September 2002
| Health Board | WTE | % Change September 2001-02 | Headcount | % Change September 2001-02 |
| NHS Scotland | 20.3 | -9.7 | 30 | -3.2 |
| NHS Argyll and Clyde | 2.6 | 159.1 | 4 | 300.0 |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | 1.8 | 131.1 | 4 | 33.3 |
| NHS Borders | 1.0 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | -100 | 0 | -100.0 |
| NHS Fife | 0 | n/a | 0 | -100.0 |
| NHS Forth Valley | 1.2 | -23.5 | 2 | -33.3 |
| NHS Grampian | 2.0 | -33.3 | 2 | -33.3 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow | 1.0 | -78.4 | 1 | -83.3 |
| NHS Highland | 0.3 | -72.7 | 1 | 0 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 0.8 | -83.0 | 3 | -50.0 |
| NHS Lothian | 8.7 | 83.6 | 11 | 57.1 |
| NHS Orkney | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| NHS Shetland | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| NHS Tayside | 1.0 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| NHS Western Isles | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
Headcountand Whole-Time Equivalent at 30 September 2003
| Health Board | WTE | % Change September 2002-03 | Headcount | % Change September 2002-03 |
| NHS Scotland | 25.3 | 24.7 | 35 | 16.7 |
| NHS Argyll and Clyde | 1.0 | -61.4 | 1 | -75.0 |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | 4.0 | 126.9 | 4 | 0 |
| NHS Borders | 1.0 | n/a | 1 | 0 |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| NHS Fife | 2.0 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| NHS Forth Valley | 0 | -100.0 | 0 | -100.0 |
| NHS Grampian | 5.6 | 181.9 | 8 | 300.0 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow | 6.5 | 554.6 | 8 | 700.0 |
| NHS Highland | 2.3 | 732.6 | 3 | 200.0 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 0.9 | 11.1 | 4 | 33.3 |
| NHS Lothian | 1.5 | -82.7 | 3 | -72.7 |
| NHS Orkney | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| NHS Shetland | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| NHS Tayside | 0.5 | -54.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NHS Western Isles | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
Headcountand Whole-Time Equivalent at 30 September 2004
| Health Board | WTE | % Change September 2003-04 | Headcount | % Change September 2003-04 |
| NHS Scotland | 31.9 | 26.2 | 41 | 17.1 |
| NHS Argyll and Clyde | 1.0 | n/a | 1 | 0 |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | 0.5 | -86.4 | 2 | -50 |
| NHS Borders | 0 | -100.0 | 0 | -100.0 |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| NHS Fife | 2.0 | n/a | 3 | 50.0 |
| NHS Forth Valley | 1.6 | n/a | 4 | n/a |
| NHS Grampian | 1.9 | -66.1 | 4 | -50.0 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow | 11.1 | 70.3 | 10 | 25.0 |
| NHS Highland | 3.1 | 36.0 | 3 | 0 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 3.2 | 250.1 | 6 | 50.0 |
| NHS Lothian | 5.5 | 266.7 | 6 | 100.0 |
| NHS Orkney | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| NHS Shetland | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| NHS Tayside | 1.0 | 119.8 | 1 | 0 |
| NHS Western Isles | 1.0 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 24 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 9 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on locum consultant physicians in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) hospital, showing year-on-year percentage increases and the overall total.
Answer
Information on theexpenditure on locum consultant physicians by NHS board is not collectedcentrally. However, information on the total cost of all locum consultants byNHS board is available and shown in the table for the years ended 31 March 2003 to2005. Information by hospital is not held centrally.
| Health Board | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| NHS Scotland | 9,980,518 | 11,166,989 | 11,572,043 |
| NHS Argyll and Clyde | 696,751 | 932,438 | 1,024,657 |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | 443,788 | 552,053 | 353,122 |
| NHS Borders | 96,179 | 38,295 | 85,548 |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 264,909 | 178,702 | 257,642 |
| NHS Fife | 1,047,571 | 1,048,054 | 533,926 |
| NHS Forth Valley | 526,339 | 546,639 | 851,369 |
| NHS Grampian | 827,395 | 801,736 | 790,239 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow | 1,484,985 | 1,818,638 | 2,144,811 |
| NHS Highland | 450,673 | 544,685 | 489,072 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 1,532,815 | 1,938,970 | 1,654,919 |
| NHS Lothian | 1,812,643 | 1,998,884 | 2,458,804 |
| NHS Orkney | 47,447 | 29,304 | 226,240 |
| NHS Shetland | - | 48,967 | 6,860 |
| NHS Tayside | 439,972 | 477,150 | 437,695 |
| NHS Western Isles | 257,528 | 119,482 | 164,293 |
| State Hospital | 51,523 | 92,992 | 92,844 |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the level of funding awarded to each local authority area from each lottery fund in each of the last five years, expressed also on a per capita basis.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-5587 on 28 January 2004. 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.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 3 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of police funding has been in each of the last two years, broken down by police force, and what the projected levels are for the next two years, showing year-on-year percentage changes and, in each case, expressed also on a per capita basis.
Answer
The information is shown in the following tables.
Police GAE (£ Million)
| Force | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Central | 42.4 | 46.0 | 48.2 | 51.9 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 26.2 | 28.0 | 29.1 | 30.5 |
| Fife | 52.9 | 58.2 | 59.7 | 65.8 |
| Grampian | 84.3 | 89.4 | 93.7 | 101.9 |
| Lothian and Borders | 168.8 | 178.8 | 185.4 | 195.2 |
| Northern | 48.9 | 50.4 | 53.6 | 57.4 |
| Strathclyde | 444.1 | 476.4 | 496.3 | 513.5 |
| Tayside | 71.4 | 76.4 | 79.2 | 82.7 |
| Scotland | 939.0 | 1,003.6 | 1,045.2 | 1,098.9 |
Year-on-Year Increase
| Force | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Central | 5.1% | 8.6% | 4.8% | 7.7% |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 6.2% | 6.8% | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Fife | 7.0% | 10.0% | 2.6% | 10.2% |
| Grampian | 7.5% | 6.0% | 4.8% | 8.8% |
| Lothian and Borders | 5.6% | 6.0% | 3.7% | 5.3% |
| Northern | 4.9% | 3.0% | 6.3% | 7.1% |
| Strathclyde | 5.5% | 7.3% | 4.2% | 3.5% |
| Tayside | 4.4% | 7.1% | 3.7% | 4.4% |
| Scotland | 5.7% | 6.9% | 4.2% | 5.1% |
GAE Per Capita (£)
| Force | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Central | 150 | 163 | 171 | 184 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 177 | 189 | 197 | 206 |
| Fife | 149 | 164 | 168 | 186 |
| Grampian | 161 | 171 | 179 | 195 |
| Lothian and Borders | 188 | 199 | 207 | 218 |
| Northern | 175 | 181 | 192 | 206 |
| Strathclyde | 201 | 216 | 225 | 233 |
| Tayside | 184 | 197 | 204 | 213 |
| Scotland | 184 | 198 | 206 | 216 |
GAE figures per capita were calculated using the latest population estimates at 30 June 2004.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 2 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the North Sea fishing effort was made by Scotland since the 65% target for reduction in cod mortality was introduced by the European Commission and what information it has on the equivalent figures for the United Kingdom and each of the other countries that fish the North Sea.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not currently have effort data for other member states that fish in the North Sea. We understand that the European Commission is currently seeking this information.
The following table shows the proportion of the UK’s North Sea fishing effort which was made up by Scotland since the 65% target for reduction in cod mortality was introduced by the European Commission, compared with the remainder of the UK.
| | 2002 | Proportion of UK NS Fishing Effort - % | 2003 | Proportion of UK NS Fishing Effort - % | 2004 | Proportion of UK NS Fishing Effort - % |
| Total Scottish NS Effort (KW days at sea) | 41,399,422 | 79 | 33,277,893 | 78 | 30,402,566 | 78 |
| Total NS Effort England, Wales and NI (KW days at sea) | 11,168,370 | 21 | 9,609,617 | 22 | 8,496,703 | 22 |
| Total UK NS Effort (KW days at sea) | 52,567,792 | | 42,887,510 | | 38,899,269* | |
Note: *This figure shows that the UK’s overall effort in the North Sea has reduced by 26% between 2002 and 2004. When the same data is broken down by gear category and compared against the 2001 baseline, the UK data for whitefish gear, (demersal trawl >= 100mm), shows a 58% effort reduction.
If trips where cod made up less than 5% of the total landings from the Cod Recovery Zone are excluded the effort reduction in the North Sea is 67%.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 2 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has identified any areas of Scotland as being priority areas for placing dentists recruited from overseas.
Answer
There are eight areas in Scotland which are classed as designated. These and other NHS board areas were offered the opportunity of placing the dentists who are currently being recruited from overseas. Those boards which have chosen not to take up the opportunity to recruit from the first wave are free to do so in the future.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 2 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average heating bill was for households which use (a) gas, (b) oil and (c) renewable sources as their source of heating in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area and showing the year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 2 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many households have relied on (a) gas, (b) oil and (c) renewable sources for heating in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area and showing year-on-year percentage changes.
Answer
The precise information requested is unavailable centrally. The Department of Trade and Industry have published estimates of the number of domestic consumers supplied with gas in each local authority area for the years 2001, 2002 and 2003, but do not identify whether this is used for heating (available at
www.dti.gov.uk/energy/inform/energy_trends/).
Fuel Poverty in Scotland: Further Analysis of the Scottish House Condition Survey published by Communities Scotland in 2004 (Bib. number 32572), provides information on the main types of fuel used for heating systems by Scottish households. For households whose main heating fuel is electricity, it is not possible to distinguish those whose electricity supply is provided by renewable sources.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 1 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what it views as the (a) short, (b) medium and (c) long-term solutions to the current shortages of NHS dentists.
Answer
An Action Plan for Improving Oral Health and Modernising NHS Dental Services in Scotland includes a number of short, medium and long-term solutions to improving dental workforce.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 28 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any locations have been identified for a third dental school.
Answer
Dental teaching strategies are based on the advice of academic dental professionals in Scotland. We will expand the capacity of dental training facilities in Scotland by establishing an outreach training centre in Aberdeen, and we will consult further on the need for its development to a full dental school.
