- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 30 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people were supported in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 by the (i) Skills Development Scotland Lifeskills, (ii) Skills Development Scotland Get Ready for Work and (c) Activity Agreement provision, also broken down by age.
Answer
The Get Ready for Work programme is run by Skills Development Scotland. As such, it is responsible for collecting statistical data on the young people who participate. Annual data is published on the participation in the National Training Programmes at:
http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/knowledge/reports/national-training-programmes-statistics.aspx.
We do, however, receive centrally, data on the total number of young people who have completed Get Ready for Work provision including lifeskills. This is shown below along with the number of young people who have signed up to an Activity Agreement.
| | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| Get Ready for Work including Lifeskills | 9,622 | 9,226 |
| Activity Agreement | N/A1 | 8552 |
Notes:
1. The Activity Agreement pilots started in June 2009.
2. Total number of young people sign up to an Activity Agreement up to the end of June 2010.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 25 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to local authorities to encourage them to work in partnership with the post office network to allow people to pay (a) council house rent and (b) council tax at post offices
Answer
The Scottish Government has not issued guidance. The methods available for the payment for council house rent and council tax are for local authorities to determine. However, all councils offer a wide range of methods for the payment of council tax and council house rent. This includes, in the vast majority of councils, the ability to pay these charges at post offices.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 25 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities have arrangements with the post office network whereby people can pay (a) council house rent and (b) council tax at post offices
Answer
With the following exceptions, all of Scotland''s local authorities allow the payment of both council house rent and council tax to be made at post offices. The exceptions are: Orkney, with no facilities to pay either council house rent or council tax at post offices; and Clackmannanshire, with no facilities to pay council tax at post offices. It is possible, however, to pay council housing rent in Clackmannanshire at post offices.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 25 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive which of its directorates and agencies have contracts with Post Office Ltd and what the annual value is
Answer
The Scottish Government does not have any contracts with Post Office Limited.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 25 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the post office network, in light of its impact on small rural communities
Answer
I wrote on 16 June 2010 to Ed Davey MP, the UK Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs, following his appointment. A copy of the letter has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 52109).
I wrote on 1 November 2010 to Vince Cable MP, UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, following the publication of the Postal Services Bill. A copy of the letter has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 52110).
I wrote on 22 November 2010 to Ed Davey concerning the UK Government''s statement on the future of the post office network. A copy of the letter has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 52111).
In all of these letters I emphasised the importance of post offices to communities and local economies across Scotland, especially in rural areas.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 25 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with Post Office Ltd on the expansion of services available at local post offices, in light of the impact on small rural communities
Answer
Scottish Government officials meet Royal Mail Group Scottish representatives on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues, including services available at post offices. They last met on 17 November 2010.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 25 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met the Secretary of State for Scotland to discuss the operation of post office services, in light of their impact on small rural communities
Answer
The Scottish Government has not met the Secretary of State for Scotland to discuss this issue.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) females and (b) males have myasthenia gravis.
Answer
The information is not held centrally in the format requested. From a representative sample of Scottish general practices, it is estimated that between 1 April 2005 and 31 March 2009, 560 females and 480 males consulted a member of the practice team for myasthenia gravis.
We are aware that the Myasthenia Gravis Association calculated that in December 2008 there were 445 people in Scotland living with the condition.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged (a) under 18, (b) 18 to 30, (c) 31 to 40, (d) 41 to 50, (e) 51 to 60 and (f) over 60 have myasthenia gravis.
Answer
The information is not held centrally in the format requested.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many babies have been born with congenital myasthenic syndrome in each of the last three years.
Answer
In the last three years, no babies are recorded in the Scottish Birth Record database as having been born with a diagnosis of congenital myasthenic syndrome.
