Chamber and committees

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

We are increasing opportunities for people to get involved in volunteering through the Active Communities Initiative, the expansion of the volunteer centre network and the continuation of the Millennium Volunteers programme. The focus of these programmes is to tackle the obstacles to volunteering opportunities, raise awareness about volunteering and to provide training and support. These objectives do not readily lend themselves to quantifiable targets. Similarly, we will continue to promote equality mainstreaming throughout the period 2003-06 and Building A Better Scotland sets out what we intend to achieve over the next three years.

Spending on a wide range of Executive programmes will impact on the jobs indicators of target 3 of the social justice section of Building a Better Scotland. Some of the Executive's spending plans will have a direct effect. For example, we will spend an additional £20 million from 2004 to help people in deprived communities through child care. Other spending plans will have a less direct, but nevertheless important effect. For example, we will spend an extra £34 million on rolling out the Educational Maintenance Allowances from 2004 to allow young people from less well-off families throughout Scotland to remain in school and in further education.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

It is for councils and their tenants, in light of local circumstances, to decide how best to secure investment in council housing. The benefits of transfer include providing investment; giving tenants guarantees about future rent levels and investment programmes, and dealing with councils' historic housing debt.