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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S3W-11101

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 15 April 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it plans to offer voluntary organisations such as Depression Alliance Scotland whose Inverness group faces possible closure at the end of March 2008 due to a lack of available funding.

The Scottish Government strongly supports the work of the third sector. We are making £93 million available to the third sector over three years, a 37% increase on the last spending review.

Supporting the voluntary sector is an important part of the spectrum of attention given to addressing the mental health priority in Scotland.

Local level support is a matter for the local authority and other public bodies - who will make decisions based on local needs and priorities.

Question reference: S3W-10436

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the revenue allocation to NHS Western Isles (a) has been in each year since 2004 and (b) will be until 2009, shown also in real terms.

The revenue allocations to NHS Western Isles from 2004-05 have been:

Year	Initial Allocation £000s	In Year Allocation £000	Total £000	Total in Real Terms (2006-07) £000
2004-05	42,168	11,873	54,041	56,766
2005-06	47,100	10,231	57,331	58,976
2006-07	50,307	7,916	58,223	58,223
2007-08*	53,584	5,792	59,376	57,507
2008-09**	55,189	0	55,189	52,021

Notes:

*The 2007-08 figure has not yet been finalised and further in year allocations are likely.

**The 2008-09 total is the initial basic allocation and does not yet include the in year allocations that will be made throughout the year.

Question reference: S3W-10438

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the revenue allocation to NHS Orkney (a) has been in each year since 2004 and (b) will be until 2009, shown also in real terms.

The revenue allocations to NHS Orkney from 2004-05 have been:

Year	Initial Allocation £000	In Year Allocation £000	Total £000	Total in Real Terms (2006-07) £000
2004-05	22,386	8,635	31,021	32,585
2005-06	25,050	10,087	35,137	36,145
2006-07	26,852	7,415	34,267	34,267
2007-08*	28,683	7,605	36,288	35,146
2008-09**	29,660	0	29,660	27,958

Note:

*The 2007-08 figure has not yet been finalised and further in year allocations are likely.

**The 2008-09 total is the initial basic allocation and does not yet include the in year allocations that will be made throughout the year.

Question reference: S3W-10435

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the revenue allocation to NHS Highland (a) has been in each year since 2004 and (b) will be until 2009, shown also in real terms.

The revenue allocations to NHS Highland from 2004-05 have been:

Year	Initial Allocation £000	In Year Allocations £000	Total £000	Total in real terms (2006-07) £000
2004-05	239,241	63,577	302,818	318,086
2005-06	272,090	58,657	330,747	340,236
2006-07	419,558	73,140	492,698	492,698
2007-08*	445,848	72,432	518,280	501,966
2008-09**	459,614	0	459,614	433,234

Notes:

*The 2007-08 figure has not yet been finalised and further in year allocations are likely.

**The 2008-09 total is the initial basic allocation and does not yet include the in year allocations that will be made throughout the year.

Question reference: S3W-10437

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the revenue allocation to NHS Shetland (a) has been in each year since 2004 and (b) will be until 2009, shown also in real terms.

The revenue allocations to NHS Shetland from 2004-05 have been:

Year	Initial Allocation £000	In Year Allocation £000	Total £000	Total in Real Terms (2006-07) £000
2004-05	26,745	9,329	36,074	37,893
2005-06	29,779	8,250	38,029	39,120
2006-07	31,812	7,749	39,561	39,561
2007-08*	33,892	7,320	41,212	39,915
2008-09**	34,928	0	34,928	32,923

Notes:

*The 2007-08 figure has not yet been finalised and further in year allocations are likely.

**The 2008-09 total is the initial basic allocation and does not yet include the in year allocations that will be made throughout the year.

Question reference: S3W-10290

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2008
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 6 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure that tagging and intensive monitoring are effective.

Intensive support and monitoring will be available to all local areas from 1 April 2008. Responsibility for the effective use of these measures is a matter for local agencies. Scottish Government is taking forward a programme of work to support local areas in managing high-risk young people, including through the use of intensive support and monitoring for young people who meet the criteria and may benefit from the service. This includes updated regulations, training, good practice, events and the deployment of professional advisers to provide on-going support utilising the experience of intensive support and monitoring Phase One areas.

Question reference: S3W-10439

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the revenue allocation to NHS Grampian (a) has been in each year since 2004 and (b) will be until 2009, shown also in real terms.

The revenue allocations to NHS Grampian from 2004-05 have been:

Year	Initial Allocation £000	In Year Allocation £000	Total £000	Total in real terms (2006-07) £000
2004-05	481,741	127,836	609,577	640,312
2005-06	547,910	104,164	652,074	670,782
2006-07	583,490	98,671	682,161	682,161
2007-08*	627,313	101,031	728,344	705,418
2008-09**	646,297	0	646,297	609,203

Notes:

*The 2007-08 figure has not yet been finalised and further in year allocations are likely.

**The 2008-09 total is the initial basic allocation and does not yet include the in year allocations that will be made throughout the year.

Question reference: S3W-09664

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers of classes for English for speakers of other languages are in local authority employment in the Highlands and Islands parliamentary region.

Question reference: S3W-09666

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the funding in the spending review will be allocated to the delivery of classes for English for speakers of other languages in the Highlands and Islands parliamentary region.

Question reference: S3W-09665

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 March 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what provision is planned to deliver classes for English for speakers of other languages to the rural areas of the Highlands and Islands parliamentary region.

This information is not held centrally.

Providers have discretion over the volume and nature of ESOL provision, although they should have regard to our adult ESOL strategy in planning such provision.

Publicly funded ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes are provided in Scotland's colleges, Community Learning and Development (CLD) partnerships in local authorities and by a small number of voluntary providers.