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Written Question · S3W-36275 · Session 3

(a) how many and (b) which local authorities met their targets for (i) test purchasing and (ii) advice and support services under the Enhan…

Answered Asked by Murdo Fraser Con Lodged 15 Sep 2010

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how many and (b) which local authorities met their targets for (i) test purchasing and (ii) advice and support services under the Enhanced Tobacco Sales Enforcement Programme in (A) 2008-09, (B) 2009-10 and are meeting their targets for 2010-11

The answer

Answered by Shona Robison on 27 Sep 2010 · 12 days after it was lodged, on time

The information requested is as follows:-
A. 2008-09
i. Test Purchasing
(a) 12 local authorities met their targets.
(b) The authorities were:
Aberdeen City, Angus, Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, Shetland, South Ayrshire and West Lothian.
ii. Business Advice and Assistance
(a) 16 local authorities met their targets.
(b) The authorities were:
Angus, Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Midlothian, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Renfrewshire, Shetland, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian.
B. 2009-10
i. Test Purchasing
(a) 20 local authorities met their targets.
(b) The authorities were:
Aberdeen City, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Fife, Glasgow, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, Shetland, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire and West Lothian.
ii. Business Advice and Assistance
(a) 19 local authorities met their targets.
(b) The authorities were:
Aberdeenshire, Angus, Scottish Borders, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, Fife, Midlothian, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Renfrewshire, Shetland, South Ayrshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, Western Isles and West Lothian.
C. Information is collated annually and therefore 2010-11 data will not be available until later next year.

In the Official Report

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