- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 5 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what account is taken of other laws governing the use of the property concerned when planning decisions are made.
Answer
Determinations under planning legislation must be made in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. Matters considered in respect of consents and approvals under other legislation as well as the general law may be relevant depending on the particular circumstances of the case.
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 4 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is possible to de-list a listed property and, if so, what procedure is involved.
Answer
I have asked Graeme Munro, Director and Chief Executive of Historic Scotland, to respond. His response is as follows:
The criteria for listing are set out at paragraph 1.8 of the Memorandum of Guidance on Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas (1998) and paragraphs 1.11 and 1.12 describe the circumstances in which a building may be removed from the list. A copy of the Memorandum is available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 9098).
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 4 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether extra finance is being given to Glasgow City Council in the current financial year specifically for speech therapy and, if so, how much.
Answer
Grant-aided expenditure of £178 million for special education is available to local authorities to use in light of local needs and circumstances. Included in this figure is £6.5 million per year from April 1999 for speech and language therapy for pupils with Records of Needs. This figure represents an increase of £3.5 million a year over previous years. Glasgow City Council's share of the overall expenditure for special education in 2000-01 is £21 million.
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 4 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether tenement law takes precedence over planning consent after planning consent has been given which will result in changes to a tenement property.
Answer
The grant of planning permission does not obviate the need to comply with any other laws and to seek any other permissions, consents or approvals that may be required to implement any planning permission.
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 29 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Transport and the Environment or her officials last met directly with representatives of Youthlink Scotland and when such a meeting was last requested.
Answer
Neither I nor my officials have met representatives of Youthlink Scotland, and no request for a meeting has been received.
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children under the age of 16 were held in each adult prison in Scotland (a) for less than 24 hours; (b) for less than 48 hours; (c) for less than 7 days and (d) for more than 7 days in (i) 1997; (ii) 1998, and (iii) 1999.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:The table below sets out the number of unruly certificate remands for 1997 and 1998 where the child was under the age of 16. Figures for 1999 are not yet available. For 1997 there were 41 unruly certificates and the number of children involved as 31, for 1998 there were 19 certificates involving 18 children.
| 1997 | 1998 |
| <24 hrs | <48hrs | 7 days or less | > 7 days | TOTAL | <24 hrs | <48hrs | 7 days or less | > 7 days | TOTAL |
Aberdeen | 2 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Barlinnie | | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | 1 |
Cornton Vale | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 0 |
Dumfries | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 |
Edinburgh | | | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 0 |
Glenochil YOI | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 |
Greenock | | | | | 0 | | | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Inverness | | | 2 | | 2 | | | 2 | | 2 |
Kilmarnock | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 |
Longriggend | | 1 | 10 | 14 | 25 | | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
Perth | 1 | | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | 1 | | 1 |
Polmont | | | | | 0 | | | | | 0 |
TOTAL | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 19 |
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 20 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much Sure Start funding was given to voluntary organisations in 1999-2000 and what the allocation is in the current financial year.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has identified funding of £9 million in 1999-2000 and £14 million in the current year to support the Sure Start Scotland initiative. This funding has been allocated to local authorities. Guidance issued by the Scottish Executive asks local authorities to involve voluntary organisations with relevant expertise in both the planning and delivery of services that will best meet local needs.
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 20 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether schools are to receive extra funding to cover any changes to teachers' pay and transport contracts following the extension to special educational needs teaching hours.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is preparing draft guidance on bringing the length of the school week for pupils attending special schools and units into line with that for their counterparts in mainstream schools. CoSLA will be invited to comment on this guidance and to discuss the implications of such a change.
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 20 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any approaches have been made to it by the Scottish Pre-school Play Association for additional funding and, if so, when.
Answer
Approaches were made to me and my officials in July requesting an addition to the £180,000 grant awarded to the Scottish Pre-school Play Association (SPPA) for the current financial year. No formal application for increased funding has been made. SPPA receives the highest level of grant of any childcare organisation supported by the Scottish Executive.
- Asked by: Fiona McLeod, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 20 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the extension to special educational needs teaching hours will be brought into effect.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is currently preparing draft guidance to bring the length of the school week for pupils attending special schools and units into line with that for their counterparts in mainstream schools.
