- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 22 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was provided to each local authority in (a) 2003, (b) 2004, (c) 2005, (d) 2006, (d) 2007 and (e) 2008 for the Mental Health Specific Grant.
Answer
The allocations made by the Scottish Government, to which local authorities also add their own resources, are shown in the following table.
Mental Health Specific Grant was absorbed into the main local government settlement from April 2008. The funding will continue to have an important role in continuing to provide local, community based services and support for people with a mental health problem, their carers and families.
Allocations for Each Year from 2003-04 to 2007-08
| Council | (£) |
| Aberdeen City | 708,400 |
| Aberdeenshire | 578,200 |
| Angus | 320,600 |
| Argyll and Bute | 312,200 |
| Clackmannan | 110,600 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 373,800 |
| Dundee City | 341,600 |
| East Ayrshire | 320,600 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 163,800 |
| East Lothian | 222,600 |
| East Renfrewshire | 57,400 |
| Edinburgh City | 1,345,400 |
| Eilean Siar | 163,800 |
| Falkirk | 366,800 |
| Fife | 893,200 |
| Glasgow City | 2,774,800 |
| Highland | 597,800 |
| Inverclyde | 193,200 |
| Midlothian | 266,000 |
| Moray | 159,600 |
| North Ayrshire | 197,400 |
| North Lanarkshire | 562,800 |
| Orkney | 133,000 |
| Perth and Kinross | 271,600 |
| Renfrewshire | 375,200 |
| Scottish Borders | 310,800 |
| Shetland | 165,200 |
| South Ayrshire | 301,000 |
| South Lanarkshire | 750,400 |
| Stirling | 207,200 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 250,600 |
| West Lothian | 204,400 |
| Total | =SUM(ABOVE) 14,000,000 |
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 17 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are plans to include top class facilities for sport, including a 50-metre swimming pool, in the new campus for Inverness College.
Answer
It is for the owners of Inverness College to determine the range and level of sporting facilities to be developed on its campus. On the matter of a 50 metre swimming pool, this has not been identified as a priority within Scottish Swimming''s facility strategy. However, I am sure that Scottish Swimming would be happy to discuss their facility strategy with the owners of the college to consider how best to help meet the needs of swimmers in the Inverness area.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-8551 by Fergus Ewing on 25 January 2008, whether it considers that Inverness Sheriff Court continues to be fit for purpose.
Answer
Inverness Sheriff Court continues to be fit for purpose. The sheriff court accommodation has been progressively modernised over the years and although split over adjacent buildings, the current volume of court business is manageable within this three court complex.
I was able to view this progress during a recent visit to the sheriff court. In particular, I would like to place on record my appreciation for the work undertaken to improve the court experience for vulnerable witnesses including children.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 15 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will take to ensure that all areas of Scotland enjoy an equitable share of the 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy.
Answer
The Scottish Government has been very clear that hosting the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games should provide a lasting legacy for the whole of Scotland. We set out how all of Scotland can benefit from hosting major events in the website
A games legacy for Scotland which was launched on 1 September 2009. The plan incorporates four themes and 45 potential programmes which can be adapted to the particular needs of local communities.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/gameslegacy.
In implementing the plan we will continue to work closely with our key partners from private, public and third sectors to deliver on legacy ambitions. In particular we have worked closely with COSLA and local authorities to identify legacy leads to co-ordinate activity in local areas.
Specifically, all of Scotland will benefit from the £23.5 million funding in place to encourage people to get more active and involved in sport. The community sport hubs aspect of the legacy will help in bringing local people together and provide a home for local clubs and sports organisations. BIG Communities 2014 are also providing funding for local programmes aimed at improving grassroots support in local communities including at least nine in the Highlands.
In addition Young Scot is also working with local authorities in identifying legacy ambassadors showcasing the good work of our young people. Scottish Enterprise with HIE have also embarked on road shows to highlight the business opportunities stemming from both London 2012 and Glasgow 2014.
The Scottish Government firmly believes that the legacy for Scotland''s people and communities would benefit enormously from the return of £150 million from the UK Government to help fund London 2012. To this end we continue to press strongly for the return of these monies.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 15 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration has been given to establishing a centre of sporting excellence in Inverness to aid the development of talented sportsmen and women in the Highlands and Islands disadvantaged due to the distances required to travel to access top class training facilities.
Answer
It would be for the Highland Council, in partnership with key stakeholders including the Highland Institute of Sport, to determine if a centre of sporting excellence is appropriate to help with the development of talented sportsmen and sportswomen in the Highlands and Islands. The Scottish Government and sportscotland will provide support and assistance where appropriate.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it offers its staff the opportunity to donate blood at private or organised group sessions and whether such staff continue to be paid while taking time to donate blood.
Answer
Scottish Government staff are afforded opportunities to donate blood during working hours by attending the mobile blood transfusion units visiting the Scottish Government buildings.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the Technical Advisory Group on Resource Allocation to next report.
Answer
TAGRA are currently finalising their work on the impact of the NRAC formula on remote and rural areas. I expect them to report these findings to me early next year.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how often the Technical Advisory Group on Resource Allocation has met in the last year.
Answer
The Technical Advisory Group on Resource Allocation has met four times in the last year.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what reports the Technical Advisory Group on Resource Allocation has made to ministers in the last year.
Answer
The Technical Advisory Group on Resource Allocation last reported to ministers in September 2008.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 8 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patient discharges were delayed in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Information on patients awaiting discharge in each census from October 2006 to October 2009 is shown in the following table. This shows those waiting six weeks and over. Six weeks (43 days or more), is the common period for discharge planning agreement timescales across Scotland and was the focus of the original target to reduce these to zero. This was achieved for the first time in April 2008.
Number of NHS Delayed Discharges Six Weeks and over by NHS Board from the October 2006 Census to the October 2009 Census
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| October | January | April | July | October | January | April | July | October | January | April | July | October |
| Scotland | 679 | 606 | 233 | 423 | 425 | 316 | - | 44 | 91 | 79 | - | 55 | 94 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 78 | 62 | 19 | 35 | 40 | 17 | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | 10 | - |
| Borders | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Fife | 37 | 34 | 17 | 61 | 87 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Forth Valley | 53 | 48 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 17 | - | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Grampian | 88 | 95 | 34 | 43 | 48 | 63 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 130 | 119 | 68 | 92 | 76 | 63 | - | 11 | 21 | 23 | - | 27 | 44 |
| Highland | 59 | 40 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 18 | - | 2 | 6 | 10 | - | 5 | 22 |
| Lanarkshire | 34 | 16 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Lothian | 119 | 118 | 16 | 45 | 55 | 31 | - | 12 | 27 | 26 | - | 8 | 12 |
| Orkney | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Shetland | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tayside | 61 | 50 | 9 | 42 | 49 | 17 | - | 12 | 8 | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| Western Isles | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Source: ISD Scotland, Delayed Discharges Census.
