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Infective Salmon Anaemia
Mr. Swayne: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to seek recategorisation of infective salmon anaemia as a List 3 disease. [76214]
Mr. Macdonald: None. We remain committed to the eradication of infectious salmon anaemia from our waters.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Mr. Swayne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what measures he is taking to promote vaccination of salmon against infective salmon anaemia. [76211]
Mr. Macdonald:
Vaccination against infectious salmon anaemia is not compatible with our strategy of eradication and is not permitted by EC and domestic legislation.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
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Mr. Tyrie:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many civil servants in his Department have been invited to waive the Working Time Directive requirement to work less than 48 hours a week on 17 consecutive weeks; how many civil servants in his Department have refused to waive the requirement; and what is the total cost of compliance with the Directive. [76801]
Mr. Dewar:
36 staff have signed an agreement to disapply the 48-hour limit. Two staff have declined.
The standard terms and conditions of service for staff employed by the Scottish Office are well within the limits set by the Working Time Regulations. Compliance costs are not kept centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mrs. Ewing:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the average waiting times for each health board for (a) knee and (b) hip joint replacement operations for September (i) 1992, (ii) 1993, (iii) 1994, (iv) 1995 and (v) 1996. [76152]
Mr. Galbraith
[holding answer 15 March 1999]: The mean waiting time for knee and hip joint replacement operations by Health Board for the years ending 30 September for the period requested, is provided in the table.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Source:
ISD, Scotland
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NHS Trusts
Mrs. Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the salaries (a) with and (b) without pension contributions for the Chief Executive and Chair of each NHS trust in Scotland for each year since 1992-93. [76115]
Mr. Galbraith
[holding answer 15 March 1999]: The information requested is published and can be obtained from the individual trust Annual Report. Chief Executives who are members of the NHS pension scheme pay the same rate of contribution as other NHS staff.
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The level of remuneration paid to Chairmen of NHS Trusts is determined by legislation and has been unchanged since 1992. The payments made, which are not eligible for pension contribution, are set out in the attached table according to the financial year in which the Trust was established.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
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Health Boards (Debts)
Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the amount of (a) bad debts and (b) claims abandoned for each health board broken down by category in the last year for which figures are available. [77143]
Mr. Galbraith:
The information is set out in the table. Health Board Accounts detail claims abandoned into three categories: (1) Private Accommodation, (2) Road Traffic Acts and (3) Other. All items entered in these three categories are regarded as bad debts.
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| Health board | Private accommodation | Road traffic acts | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | ||||
| Argyll and Clyde | 16,938 | -- | 5,256 | 22,194 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | -- | -- | 820 | 820 |
| Borders | -- | -- | 25 | 25 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | -- | -- | 404 | 404 |
| Fife | -- | -- | 196 | 196 |
| Forth Valley | -- | -- | 5,210 | 5,210 |
| Grampian | -- | -- | 478 | 478 |
| Greater Glasgow | -- | -- | 1,606 | 1,606 |
| Highland | -- | -- | 3,060 | 3,060 |
| Lanarkshire | -- | -- | 1,307 | 1,307 |
| Lothian | 20 | -- | -- | 20 |
| Orkney | -- | 21 | 972 | 993 |
| Shetland | -- | 660 | 366 | 1,026 |
| Tayside | -- | -- | 632 | 632 |
| Western Isles | 154 | 511 | 719 | 1,384 |
| Total | 17,112 | 1,192 | 21,051 | 39,355 |
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The information has been taken from the Health Boards Annual Accounts for 1997-98.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
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