- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-31849 by Rhona Brankin on 26 February 2007, what types of target and measurement mechanism will be included in its national race equality strategy and action plan.
Answer
These are issues forconsideration in the further development of the national strategy and actionplan so I am not in a position to confirm at this time, but I can say thatprogress measures, timescales, monitoring and reporting arrangements are key inthe successful delivery of the strategy and will therefore feature.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive from which budget headings and sub-headings the Scottish Youth Parliament is funded.
Answer
The Scottish YouthParliament is funded through the Children, Young People and Families Unified VoluntarySector Fund, which forms part of the Children and Families budget line.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how resources will be allocated to each part of its forthcoming national race equality strategy and action plan.
Answer
The national strategy andaction plan will set out priority actions for the Executive and others, and the Executive will be committed to ensuring its effective delivery andimplementation, including identifying the resources required.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the Scottish Youth Parliament to seek funding from additional sources.
Answer
That is a matter for the Scottish Youth Parliament, which is an independent organisation.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures that young people are involved in decision-making at local and national level.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-32115 on 12 March 2007. All answersto 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/wa.search.In addition, we haveintroduced legislation that requires the involvement of young people, includinga requirement contained in the Statutory Guidance on Community Planning. Wehave also issued National Standards on Community Engagement and an AdviceNote on consulting with young people through the Community Planningprocess, including good practice and a list of contacts and resources. Thisnote can be found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/11/09140609/0.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 8 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-31629 by Nicol Stephen on 21 February 2007, whether it will provide a breakdown of payments from the Central Energy Efficiency Fund.
Answer
All local authorities havereceived their full allocation, as indicated in the following table, with theexception of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway whoare all due to receive their second allocation during March 2007.
| Local Authority | 1st Allocation | 2nd Allocation | Total Allocation |
| Aberdeen City Council | 367,490.00 | 197,879.00 | 565,369.00 |
| Aberdeenshire Council | 412,674.00 | 222,209.00 | 634,883.00 |
| Angus Council | 208,585.00 | 112,315.00 | 320,900.00 |
| Argyll and Bute Council | 186,203.00 | 100,263.00 | 286,466.00 |
| City of Edinburgh Council | 777,201.00 | 418,493.00 | 1,195,694.00 |
| Clackmannanshire Council | 88,555.00 | 47,683.00 | 136,238.00 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 83,880.00 | 45,166.00 | 129,046.00 |
| Dumfries and Galloway Council | 291,858.00 | 157,155.00 | 449,013.00 |
| Dundee City Council | 296,407.66 | 159,604.00 | 456,011.66 |
| East Ayrshire Council | 227,874.00 | 122,701.00 | 350,575.00 |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | 193,165.00 | 104,012.00 | 297,177.00 |
| East Lothian Council | 160,218.00 | 86,271.00 | 246,489.00 |
| East Renfrewshire Council | 161,561.00 | 86,994.00 | 248,555.00 |
| Falkirk Council | 257,552.00 | 138,682.00 | 396,234.00 |
| Fife Council | 645,085.77 | 347,354.00 | 992,439.77 |
| Glasgow City Council | 1,270,656.00 | 684,199.00 | 1,954,855.00 |
| Highland Council | 436,795.00 | 235,197.00 | 671,992.00 |
| Inverclyde Council | 168,807.00 | 90,896.00 | 259,703.00 |
| Midlothian Council | 147,984.91 | 79,684.00 | 227,668.91 |
| Moray Council | 159,509.00 | 85,890.00 | 245,399.00 |
| North Ayrshire Council | 264,189.00 | 142,256.00 | 406,445.00 |
| North Lanarkshire Council | 604,200.00 | 325,339.00 | 929,539.00 |
| Orkney Islands Council | 57,574.00 | 31,001.00 | 88,575.00 |
| Perth and Kinross Council | 251,196.00 | 135,259.00 | 386,455.00 |
| Renfrewshire Council | 329,448.00 | 177,395.00 | 506,843.00 |
| Scottish Borders Council | 162,600.00 | 162,600.00 | 325,200.00 |
| Shetland Island Council | 75,166.00 | 40,474.00 | 115,640.00 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 211,414.00 | 113,838.00 | 325,252.00 |
| South Lanarkshire Council | 560,673.00 | 301,901.00 | 862,574.00 |
| Stirling Council | 164,033.00 | 88,326.00 | 252,359.00 |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | 195,714.00 | 105,384.00 | 301,098.00 |
| West Lothian Council | 282,952.00 | 152,359.00 | 435,311.00 |
The 14 NHS health boards in Scotlandhave received their allocations as indicated in the following table.
| NHS Trust | Available Budget | Allocation 2005-06 | Allocation 2006-07 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | £235,000 | Nil | £121,629 |
| Borders | £109,000 | £80,000 | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | £104,000 | Nil | £104,000 |
| Fife | £198,000 | Nil | £90,000 |
| Forth Valley | £161,000 | £23,000 | £36,000 |
| Grampian | £398,000 | £135,000 | £263,000 |
| Highland | £232,000 | Nil | £109,000 |
| Greater Glasgow | £1,034,000 | £799,000 | £235,000 |
| Lanarkshire | £257,000 | Nil | Nil |
| Lothian | £673,000 | £110,000 | £453,800 |
| Shetland | £60,000 | Nil | £14,200 |
| Tayside | £410,000 | £22,000 | £388,000 |
| Orkney | £58,000 | Nil | Nil |
| Western Isles | £71,000 | Nil | £40,200 |
| Total | £4,000,000 | £1,169,000 | £1,854,829 |
In addition, the NationalWaiting Times Centre has received £106,000 giving a total spend for the NHS of£3,129,829 to 31 March 2007. The NHS will draw down their remaining funds during2007-08.
Scottish Water have receivedtheir full allocation of £1 million.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 8 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the role is of the Scottish Civic Forum.
Answer
Creation of a Scottish CivicForum was a Consultative Steering Group recommendation. It reflected the consensusview that the new Scottish Parliament should work in ways that were open and accessibleto all.
The potential role fulfilledby the forum has evolved since 1999. Since then the Parliament has developed anincreasing confidence in its own ability to engage directly with wider civic society.The Executive too has become better at encouraging public participation in decision-making,in line with our belief in fostering good citizenship and building a confident,democratic Scotland.
We remain firmly committed todeveloping our links with a wide range of civic organisations and to improving furtherour performance in consulting members of the public when we develop new policy initiativesand legislative proposals.
Fundamental to our vision isa recognition of the need not only to promote better public engagement with governmentbut also to encourage greater participation by individuals in wider society, forexample through volunteering and community involvement.
I have been working closely withministerial colleagues to ensure that the importance that this Executive attachesto civic participation and inclusiveness will set standards which can be carriedforward and built upon by future administrations.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the employment policies of the Scottish Prison Service ensure that vacancies are advertised and interviews are conducted accordingly.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:
Vacancies which arise arefilled in a variety of ways, depending on the particular role or circumstances.In some cases, vacancies will be advertised and interviews conducted, whereasin other cases, the vacancy may be filled by other methods.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Prison Service staff are on Pay Protection - Mark Time as a result of job evaluation.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is asfollows:
Twelve.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the purpose is of the Scottish Prison Service’s surplus staff list.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron,Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:
The work of the surplus managementgroup is to ensure that where staff surpluses arise the SPS maximise the bestvalue for money by moving staff quickly, efficiently and effectively and totreat those who are required to move consistently and fairly.
