- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 16 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the microcredit programme is exclusively targeted at women and, if so, in what way and how the programme targets match the terms of the announcement made on International Women's Day on 8 March 2000.
Answer
The microcredit programme is not exclusively targeted at women as sex discrimination legislation generally prohibits restricting funding schemes in this way. It is expected, however, that the majority of recipients of microcredit will be women as proposed in the original announcement. Details of the programme are available through Small Business Gateway outlets.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 16 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been disbursed under the microcredit programme in each year from 2000-01 to date.
Answer
The first tranche of funding - £70,000 - was spent in financial year 2001-02 during February-March 2002. Disbursement of funding is a matter for Scottish Enterprise.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 16 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to the Ministry of Defence and Her Majesty's Government to provide substantial resources for a job creation programme for the areas affected by redundancies at Faslane and Coulport naval dockyards.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-24408.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 16 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made with plans to review the location of sportscotland's headquarters as part of its general relocation policy.
Answer
As recommended in last year's organisational review of sportscotland and following the development of a remit with the Executive, sportscotland has appointed PMP Consultancy to carry out a property review and facilities strategy study. A key part of that review will consider further the options for the future location of sportscotland's headquarters taking account of the Executive's policy on location and re-location of public sector jobs. A report on this is due at the end of July.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 15 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made with its pilot debtline in Fife.
Answer
The debtline pilot in Fife is part of a joint pilot led by the Department of Trade and Industry. The Fife pilot was launched by myself in Kirkcaldy on 22 March 2002.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many, and what percentage of, officials in its Personnel Division are members of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Answer
There are currently 38 members of staff in the Directorate of Personnel and Pay who are members of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. This represents some 25% of the 155 staff currently employed.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 9 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a Central Service Organisation is being established for the money advice sector and what progress is being made on setting up any such organisation.
Answer
We are currently discussing with advice organisations how to increase central support for money advice, including training, information and quality assurance and expect to be able to make an announcement within the next few months.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 28 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it aims to ensure that looked after young people receive adequate levels of care and support on leaving the care system.
Answer
We are committed to improving the quality of provision for the throughcare and aftercare of children and young people looked after by local authorities. A working group has been examining how local authorities can best provide a one stop shop approach for advice and assistance to care leavers. Their final report is due to be submitted to me in the near future.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 26 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to backdating eligibility for exemption from water and sewerage charges for voluntary organisations that lost relief after moving premises.
Answer
The exemption scheme will operate with effect from 1 April 2002. The Executive will announce the scheme's eligibility criteria, including the qualifying date for eligibility, shortly.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 25 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many employees of external organisations are currently on secondment to it; to which department each such employee is seconded, and how long each secondment will last.
Answer
The current number of employees on secondment to the Scottish Executive from external organisations is 62. The duration of secondments will be part of a forthcoming interchange review. The length of each secondment and the Scottish Executive Department to which they are seconded, are as follows:
Total Number of Inward Secondees | 62 |
Number of secondments by host department |
Health Department | 26 |
Enterprise & Lifelong Learning Department | 10 |
Development Department | 8 |
Environment & Rural Affairs Department | 8 |
Education Department | 5 |
Justice Department | 2 |
Finance and Central Services | 2 |
Corporate Services | 1 |
Duration of Secondments
0-1 year | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | 3+years |
19 | 27 | 13 | 3 |