- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 16 August 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-7804 by Lewis Macdonald on 11 May 2004, how many consents for hydro schemes under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 it has granted to (a) public limited companies and (b) private companies and other bodies since 1999.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-27488 on 16 August 2006. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 28 July 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were employed in the manufacturing sector in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally. It is for each local authority to consider in the context of their ownspending priorities.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2006
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Answered by Tom McCabe on 28 July 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many full-time equivalent civil servants were employed in Scotland in each year since 1997, broken down into those employed by (a) the Executive and associated agencies and (b) all other civil service departments and agencies in Scotland.
Answer
The full-time equivalentnumber of civil servants employed on 31 March in each year is shown in thefollowing table:
| Year | Scottish Executive and Agencies | Other Civil Service1 |
| 1999 | 13,144.3 | 30,800 |
| 2000 | 13,488.3 | 31,300 |
| 2001 | 13,365.2 | 31,900 |
| 2002 | 13,870.1 | 31,900 |
| 2003 | 14,526.1 | 31,900 |
| 2004 | 14,922.5 | 33,500 |
| 2005 | 15,103.1 | 31,700 |
| 2006 | 15,263.0 | 31,300 |
Note:1. Source: Public Sector Employment in Scotland:Statistics for Q1 2006.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 28 July 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by non departmental public bodies in each year since 1997.
Answer
Information on staff numbersemployed by NDPBs between 1999 and 2006 is published as part of the Public Sector Employment Quarterly Estimates. The latest version is available at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/06/29112448/0.Prior to 1999, informationon NDPB staff numbers was published in the annual Cabinet Office publicationpublic bodies. Copies of the 1997 and 1998 versions are available from:
http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/caboff/bodies97/tables/so-exb.htm.http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/caboff/pb98/contents.htm.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 27 July 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times since his appointment the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning has met officials of Scottish Enterprise in its headquarters in Glasgow.
Answer
I shall reply to the member as soon as possible.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 July 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-14287 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 March 2005 and S2W-25993 by Nicol Stephen on 8 June 2006, why there is discrepancy between the two figures given for total manufacturing employment in 2004.
Answer
The difference between thetwo figures provided for parliamentary questions S2W-14287 and S2W-25993 iscaused by the fact that they were answered using different sources and usingdifferent definitions. Different sources were used due to the differences inthe questions asked in the two parliamentary questions.
The data used in the answerto parliamentary question S2W-14287 were taken from the Labour Force Survey(LFS) which is a survey of individuals in the UK looking at varioussocio-economic issues. This source was used as the parliamentary question requesteddata on employment in the manufacturing industry which includes employees, thosewho are self employed, unpaid family workers and those on a government trainingscheme. The LFS is the preferred source for data on employment.
The data used in the answerto parliamentary question S2W-25993 were taken from the Annual Business Inquiry(ABI) which is an annual survey of businesses. This source was used as the parliamentaryquestion requested data on those employed within the manufacturing industry. TheABI provides information on employees and is the preferred source for data onemployees by industry. The ABI does not collect information on self employment.
All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility forwhich can be at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 July 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S2W-14287 by Mr Jim Wallace on 2 March 2005 and S2W-25993 by Nicol Stephen on 8 June 2006, what the level of manufacturing employment was in (a) 1979, (b) 1997, (c) 1999, (d) 2004 and (e) 2005.
Answer
The following table reportsthe level of manufacturing employment in Scotland in 1979 and for the spring quarter in 1997, 1999,2004 and 2005.
The manufacturing employmentestimate for 1979 is not directly comparable with the estimates for 1997, 1999,2004 and 2005 due to changes in the definition of manufacturing. The 1979classification of manufacturing activity was broader and included activitieswhich would now be classified in other industry groups. For example, in 1979individuals working in vehicle repairs were categorised in the manufacturingsector whereas in 1997 they would fall into the service sector.
The spring quarter runs fromMarch to May in each year. These figures are estimated from the Labour ForceSurvey which is carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Level of manufacturingemployment1, Scotland
| Year | Level of Manufacturing Employment |
| 1979* | 622,000 |
| 1997** | 380,000 |
| 1999** | 336,000 |
| 2004** | 282,000 |
| 2005** | 279,000 |
Source: ONS - Labour Force Survey, Spring Quarters.
Note: 1. Employmentlevels are for people aged 16 or over.
*Manufacturingemployment classified using Minimum List Headings.
**Manufacturingemployment classified using Standard Industrial Classification 1992.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2006
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Answered by Ross Finnie on 29 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to encourage more local recycling groups.
Answer
We have a grant scheme, calledINCREASE, for the community recycling sector and also fund the Community RecyclingNetwork for Scotland to develop the sector. In addition, we have provideda number of Strategic Waste Fund awards to local authorities to support communityrecycling.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 21 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many looked after children were aged (a) under 1, (b) 1 to 4, (c) 5 to 11, (d) 12 to 15 and (e) 16 to 17 and, of these, how many were looked after for (i) under 6 weeks, (ii) 6 weeks to under 6 months, (iii) 6 months to under 1 year, (iv) 1 year to under 3 years, (v) 3 years to under 5 years and (vi) 5 years and over in the most recent year for which figures are available.
Answer
The number of children lookedafter at 31 March each year is collected by age group, whilst the period of timefor which a young person was looked after can only be measured at the point at whichthey leave care. Both sets of statistics are published in the Children’s SocialWork Statistics 2004-05 and copies are available in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. number 38157).
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 15 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what factors it took into account when reaching the decision to exempt Balado Activity Centre, by Kinross, from access rights under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 for 28 days in the calendar year.
Answer
The Balado site has been grantedan exemption from access rights under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act2003 for the T in the Park event. The 28-day period allows three weeks for sitepreparation, and one week for dismantling after the event. The decision was basedon the information provided in the application form and also took into account furthersupporting information from the applicant, and the representations and objectionsreceived through the consultation process.
