- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 5 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-23411 by Tavish Scott on 6 March 2006, whether it will now hold discussions with NHS boards regarding extending the nationwide concessionary fare scheme to community transport schemes utilised by hospitals.
Answer
The Scotland-wide Free Bus Schemefor Older and Disabled People fully meets our commitment to extend concessionarytravel for people in the groups concerned. It is a major achievement under which over a million older anddisabled people can travel free on buses throughout Scotland at anytime of day. The first two years of operation will be critical in building up theevidence base for future analysis of the scheme. We will be happy to use this evidenceto look at where issues emerge and review the scheme in light of our experience.Meantime, we have no current plans to extend the scheme and therefore no plans to hold discussions with NHS boards.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of Scottish Enterprise’s reported overspend of £30 million in 2005-06, what economic development projects in the Scottish Borders the Executive would wish to see continued.
Answer
Discussions continue with ScottishEnterprise on its budget and operating plan. However, it will continue to be forScottish Enterprise to make detailed budget allocations at local level. In allocatingits budget, Scottish Enterprise must take into account the strategic guidance providedby the Executive.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 4 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it offers to the British armed forces in respect of recruitment in Scotland.
Answer
Careers Scotlandoffer a number of services and products to the armed forces in Scotland. These include: Higher Education conventions; jobfairs and recruitment events; “Make it in Scotland”; and signposting through the Careers Scotlandwebsite and careers advisors.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 4 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was allocated by Careers Scotland for recruitment events organised in conjunction with the British armed forces in each year since 1999.
Answer
Details about funding forspecific events or activities is an operational matter for Careers Scotland.The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 4 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many recruits joined the British armed forces at events or recruitment visits organised in conjunction with Careers Scotland in each year since 1999.
Answer
Details about the number ofrecruits that joined the British armed forces at recruitment events or visitsis an operational matter for Careers Scotland. The information requested is notheld centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has concerns about any confusion that may arise for Scottish donors to English-based charities which use the term “UK” to describe themselves despite having no base in Scotland or locus in Scotland and, if so, what discussions it has had with HM Treasury about this matter.
Answer
The Charities and Trustee Investment(Scotland) Act 2005 addresses this issue.
If the body is registered asa charity in Scotland and entered on the Scottish Charity Register the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator is able to require it to change its name under section10 of the act if the name is felt to be misleading to the public as to the truenature of the purposes or activities of the body.
If the body is not registeredas a charity in Scotland, but recognised as a charity under another jurisdiction,such as the Charity Commission for England and Wales, it is required to state that it is a charity registeredelsewhere under section 14 of the act. Therefore, an English based charity whichfundraises in Scotland is required to state that it is a charity registered in Englandand Wales and is unable to refer to itself as a Scottish charity.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 3 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities which require enhanced Disclosure Scotland checks on drivers transporting children to school apply (a) uniform criteria for assessment of suitability and (b) standardised procedures in respect of such checks.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-25428 on 3 May 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 3 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities which require enhanced Disclosure Scotland checks on drivers transporting children to school apply standardised appeal procedures in respect of such checks.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-25428 on 3 May 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 3 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities require enhanced Disclosure Scotland checks on drivers transporting children to school by (a) bus, (b) minibus, (c) taxi, (d) private hire and (e) parental contacts, as referred to in recommendation 4 of A review of school transport contracts in Scotland by the Scottish Consumer Council.
Answer
This is a matter for the localauthorities. The information requested is not held centrally.
Since the publication of thereport of the Scottish Consumer Council’s review I have made clear my endorsementof the recommendations addressed to local authorities regarding school transportcontracts.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 3 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many placements were made by local authorities in Struan House School, Alloa (a) including and (b) excluding placements in New Struan in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
Answer
The number of placements in theschool, broken down by local authority, produces figures which are too small topublish under the Executive’s standard procedures. The following table shows theaverage number of placements over the seven year period. It is not possible to splitthe figures for the two schools.
Average Number of Placementsfor Struan House School and New Struan from 1999 to 2005
| | Average 1999-2005 |
| Aberdeen City | - |
| Aberdeenshire | - |
| Angus | - |
| Argyll and Bute | - |
| Clackmannanshire | - |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - |
| Dundee City | - |
| East Ayrshire | - |
| East Dunbartonshire | - |
| East Lothian | - |
| East Renfrewshire | - |
| Edinburgh, City of | 4 |
| Eilean Siar | - |
| Falkirk | 1 |
| Fife | 2 |
| Glasgow City | 4 |
| Highland | 1 |
| Inverclyde | - |
| Midlothian | - |
| Moray | - |
| North Ayrshire | 2 |
| North Lanarkshire | 3 |
| Orkney Islands | - |
| Perth and Kinross | - |
| Renfrewshire | 1 |
| Scottish Borders | 1 |
| Shetland Islands | - |
| South Ayrshire | - |
| South Lanarkshire | 3 |
| Stirling | 3 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 1 |
| West Lothian | 3 |
