- 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 18 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many sub-post offices receive small business rates relief, broken down by local authority area
Answer
Sub-post offices may be eligible for a discounted business rates bill under various reliefs, including the Small Business Bonus Scheme or the targeted Rural Rate Relief for post offices.
However, the number of individual sub-post offices in receipt of business rates relief is not held centrally.
- 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 Fergus Ewing on 17 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from Grandparents Apart Self Help Group regarding the Charter for Grandchildren.
Answer
We have received a number of letters from members of Grandparents Apart Self Help Group about the Charter. The letters have raised issues about individual cases, the role of local authorities and work in England and Wales.
- 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 Fergus Ewing on 17 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met Grandparents Apart Self Help Group and what matters were discussed.
Answer
The Scottish Government''s most recent meetings with Grandparents Apart Self Help Group were in September 2007 and September 2008. Matters discussed were grandparents'' rights, contact centres, family mediation and kinship care.
- 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 Fergus Ewing on 17 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent guidance it has issued to local authorities regarding the Charter for Grandchildren.
Answer
We have not issued any guidance to local authorities regarding the Charter for Grandchildren, which is a non-statutory document.
- 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 Fergus Ewing on 17 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to monitor the effectiveness of the Charter for Grandchildren.
Answer
We have taken no specific action to monitor the effectiveness of the Charter, which is a non-statutory document.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-37110 by Stewart Stevenson on 3 November 2010, what local consultation Transport Scotland and Scotrail will undertake as they work on improving the timetable for South West Scotland.
Answer
SWesTrans is the regional transport partnership (RTP) responsible for articulating local transport needs in South West Scotland. ScotRail has engaged fully with SWesTrans in its work to date, and will continue to do so in the future.
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, the RTP concerned with services as far as Girvan, has also been consulted by ScotRail.
Transport Scotland meet regularly with all RTPs.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 15 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications for Educational Maintenance Allowance were refused in (a) East and (b) South Ayrshire for (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2010-11.
Answer
This information is not held centrally, but may be held by East and South Ayrshire Councils who administer the Education Maintenance Allowance programme.
- 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 15 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many specialist myasthenia gravis nurses there are and where they are located.
Answer
There is currently one specialist myasthenia gravis nurse post in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde which is funded by the Myasthenia Gravis Association on a two year fixed-term contract. There are also 11 neuroscience/neurology specialist nurses, three in NHS Lothian, three in NHS Tayside and five in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
It is for NHS boards to determine their workforce requirements, including specialist nurses, based on the clinical needs of the population and service developments in their area. The role of clinical nurse specialists must be seen in the context of a multi-professional team, that includes medical staff and allied health professionals, in caring for those with specific conditions such as myasthenia gravis.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 15 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact of changing the qualification criteria for Educational Maintenance Allowance on pupils in the former coalfield areas.
Answer
No such assessment has been made. Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is available throughout Scotland and is not geographically targeted. EMA Is a means tested allowance based on household income. This is the fairest way to ensure we are targeting our most vulnerable young people from the lowest income families.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 15 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications were received for an educational maintenance allowance in the academic year 2009-10 in (a) South Ayrshire and (b) East Ayrshire.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. Local authorities are responsible for administering the Education Maintenance Allowance programme. South and East Ayrshire Councils may hold this information.
