- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many roads were closed by local authorities following damage sustained during the recent severe weather conditions, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has issued guidance to local authorities on the timescale within which local roads closed following damage sustained during the recent severe weather conditions must be repaired.
Answer
The Scottish Government provides local authorities with funding for local roads and transport through the core local government finance settlement and each council is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of local roads in their area. The actions taken by councils to best meet their statutory duties during and after severe weather are of course for each local authority to determine.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many roads are closed, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many roads are closed following damage sustained during the recent severe weather conditions, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 1 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many homes with a band E energy performance in the (a) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency, (b) East Ayrshire Council area and (c) South Ayrshire Council area have been accepted for the Energy Assistance Package since the eligibility criteria changed in November 2009.
Answer
The change to eligibility criteria for Stage 4, that I announced in November 2009, came into effect on 21 December 2009, following an amendment to the regulations.ª
While information about the Energy Assistance Package is not held at constituency level, I am happy to provide the figures for East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire.
ªThe numbers of households living in homes with a Band E energy performance that have been surveyed and accepted for Stage 4 of the Energy Assistance Package, between 21 December 2009 and 31 January 2010 are as follows:
| East Ayrshire | 13 |
| South Ayrshire | 20 |
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of provision of specialist health care services to pupils in independent residential special schools.
Answer
The assessment of the effectiveness of provision of specialist health care services to pupils in independent residential special schools is a matter for each school in partnership with the NHS boards providing the services, the home NHS board and home local authority.
Under the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004, local authorities have a duty to identify, meet and keep under review the additional support needs of all children and young people for whose education they are responsible.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the maximum sentence for those convicted of wildlife crimes.
Answer
The Scottish Government has no plans to increase the maximum sentence for those convicted of wildlife crimes. The government''s policy is to maximise the effectiveness of action against criminal behaviour of this kind. To that end we are continuing to encourage active engagement of all key interests through the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the guidance on responsibility for provision of specialist health care services to pupils in independent residential special schools as outlined in NHS HDL (2004) 15: NHSScotland: Guidance on Establishing the Responsible Commissioner has been updated.
Answer
Further guidance on responsibility for the provision of specialist health care services to pupils in independent residential special schools was issued to NHS boards on 6 December 2004. The guidance stated that specialist health services should be provided by the NHS board in whose area the school is located, or by another NHS board which is able and willing to provide the service. The guidance also stated that, where it is necessary for some specialist services to be commissioned from another NHS board, this should be by agreement between the school and the NHS board concerned.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards had underspent on mental health services as of 31 December 2009.
Answer
No specific budget has been allocated to the NHS boards for Mental Health Services. All NHS boards receive and annual allocation of funds. It is for each NHS board to decide how best to utilise these funds to meet the health care needs of its resident population, including mental health services. We do not have information regarding any underspend on this service.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 23 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with (a) veterans’ organisations, (b) housing providers, (c) local authority veterans’ co-ordinators or champions and (d) the Ministry of Defence regarding improving support for those leaving the armed forces to access suitable accommodation.
Answer
The Scottish Government has regular contact with veterans'' organisations, housing providers, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Ministry of Defence on improving support for those leaving the armed forces to access suitable accommodation. This includes:
formal engagement, on a regular basis, with a range of veterans organisations to discuss housing matters;
support to and participating in the Cross-Party Group on Veterans in the Scottish Parliament;
regular dialogue between officials with veterans organisations, on a range of issues;
discussing issues for armed forces and veterans with our Social Housing Allocations Policy Review Advisory Group which includes representatives from housing organisations including the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, Chartered Institute of Housing Scotland along with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers, and
regular contact with the Ministry of Defence since 2008 to take forward commitments set out in The Nation''s Commitment: Cross-Government Support to our Armed Forces, their Families and Veterans. For example, ensuring that eligible members of the armed forces and veterans, who have left the armed forces within the past year, or their widows or partners where a member has been killed in action, all get priority access to our Low-cost Initiative for First Time Buyers (LIFT) shared equity schemes.
