- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 11 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many men died from prostate cancer in the years 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99.
Answer
The number of deaths in Scotland due to prostate cancer is set out below for the three most recent years for which information is available.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 11 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of men suffering from prostate cancer in 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94 were still alive five years later.
Answer
The most recent data relate to men diagnosed between 1991 and 1993. The figures for survival from prostate cancer are as follows:
| Year of Diagnosis | % Survival at 5 Years |
| 1991 | 34.7 |
| 1992 | 33.2 |
| 1993 | 36.6 |
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 11 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it will provide to assist Glasgow City Council with the refurbishment of Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery.
Answer
We have no plans to contribute funds towards the refurbishment of Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery. Local authorities have a statutory duty to ensure that there is adequate provision of facilities for recreational, sporting, cultural and social activities for their residents, and are therefore responsible for the costs of operating and maintaining the museums and galleries which they own. Local authority museums and galleries are supported through the general revenue support grant allocations made by the Scottish Executive.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 1999
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Answered by Sam Galbraith on 11 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive which secondary schools in Glasgow scheduled for refurbishment with funding from Public Private Partnerships will lose either their gymnasium, swimming pool or games hall following refurbishment.
Answer
The details of the Public private partnership contract are matters for Glasgow City Council. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 December 1999
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Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that no one dies of cold-related deaths in Scotland this winter.
Answer
I refer Mr Gibson to the answer to his question numbered S1W-3003.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 December 1999
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Answered by Sarah Boyack on 21 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be used to select the independent panel of academics to oversee the multi-modal study of the transport corridors covered by the M8 and M80 and when it will report.
Answer
The independent panel of academics will be selected on the basis of their direct experience of multi-modal transport appraisal. Of particular relevance will be experience in transport modelling and appraisal, environmental assessment, economic development issues and land-use/transportation interactions.Officials are currently developing a draft study programme, including timescales, for my consideration.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 December 1999
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 21 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the New Warm Deal will operate indefinitely and, if not, how long will it operate for.
Answer
We have no plans to bring the Warm Deal to an end.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 21 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the total funding package of #12 million allocated through the Scottish Healthy Homes Initiative will be index linked against inflation.
Answer
In November, I announced that the budget for the Warm Deal will be increased to £13 million in 2000-01 and £14.5 million in 2001-02.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 21 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it recognises "Social Phobia" as a genuine illness leading to, among other difficulties, social exclusion and, if so, what treatment guidelines have been issued.
Answer
Social Phobia is included in the main psychiatric diagnostic manuals, the ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV). Social Phobia is a mental illness that in its severest forms could result in almost complete social isolation.Health Boards and NHS Trusts are expected to develop services for the treatment of psychological disorders based on the assessment of needs. The services provided should typically integrate the contributions and resources of all relevant professionals (specialist clinics, GPs, mental health nurses, social workers etc) at all levels of expertise.No specific treatment guidelines have been issued by the Scottish Executive.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 21 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to Her Majesty's Government through the Inter-Departmental Group on Older People to change the law to reduce the council tax benefit taper which requires pensioners to pay 20p in every # earned from their occupational or private pension over the income support level towards council tax and what assessment it has made of the effect on poverty levels such a change may have.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with United Kingdom Government Ministers and Departments on a wide range of issues, including council tax benefit. It is for the Department of Social Security to assess the impact of any possible changes to the council tax benefit taper.
