- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on advertising in the Sunday Post in each of the last five years.
Answer
The Scottish Executive advertising spend with the
SundayPost from 1 August 2004 to 14 March 2006 is in the following table:
| Financial Year | Spend |
| 1 Aug 2004 – 31 Mar 2005 | £8,715 |
| 1 Apr 2005 – 14 Mar 2006 | £5,203 |
| Total | £13,918 |
The information on spend forthe period 2001-02, 2002-03 is no longer held byour previous media buying agency. However, for 2003-04 prior to 31 July 2004 theinformation can be obtained at cost from the agency.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 21 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what instances there have been of the provision of cranial remoulding helmets for children with plagiocephaly in each NHS board area in the last five years.
Answer
Cranial remoulding helmets arenot available on the NHS in Scotland. However, five children have been fitted with helmetsas part of a pilot at the Orthotic Department at Yorkhill Hospital, and one NHSboard has twice refunded the cost of treatment at a private clinic.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding mechanism will replace the Supporting People fund.
Answer
We have no plans to replace theSupporting People programme in Scotland, which helped over 170,000 vulnerable people to liveindependently in their communities in 2004-05.
We will consider any changesto the Supporting People programme in England that may arise in the light of consultations carriedout by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister but, as a devolved programme, weare free to administer and develop the programme as we judge best for Scotland.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 14 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any consultation has taken place on the replacement of the Supporting People fund.
Answer
We have no plans to replace the Supporting People programme in Scotland, which helped over 170,000 vulnerable people to live independently in their communities in 2004-05.
We will consider any changes to the Supporting People programme in England that may arise in the light of consultations carried out by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister but, as a devolved programme, we are free to administer and develop the programme as we judge best for Scotland.
If change to the programme here were to be considered, it would be subject to full consultation with a wide range of stakeholders in the normal way. We will be consulting shortly on technical aspects relating to better ways of evidencing the impact of Supporting People funding and the potential to make monitoring arrangements more outcome focussed. These proposals will not affect the key principles of the programme.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 10 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it envisages the police using their powers of dispersal under the Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 to move on any group of people who are smoking outside a public place, after the implementation of the ban on smoking in public places.
Answer
A decision about whether to designatean area as a dispersal zone is for the police in consultation with the local authorityand local people. Dispersal Orders are intended to give respite to people whoselives have been blighted by serious, persistent and serious antisocial behaviour.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 6 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on advertising in Scotland on Sunday in each of the last five years.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally by the Scottish Executive, however our previous and current mediabuying agencies have provided the information at no cost to the Scottish Executive.
The Scottish Executive advertising spend with Scotland on Sundayfrom 1 January 2003 to 23 February 2006 is as follows:
| Financial Year | Spend |
| 1 January 2003 (31 March 2003) | £43,829 |
| 2003-2004 | £6,480 |
| 2004-2005 | £29,821 |
| 2005-2006 (23 February 2006) | £5,206 |
| Total | £85,336 |
The information on spend forthe period 2001-02 and 2002-03 prior to 1 January 2003 is no longer held by our previous media buying agency.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on whether legislation will be forthcoming to extend the new gender equality duty to the private sector.
Answer
The Scottish Executive currently has no information as to whether legislation will be forthcoming to extend the new gender duty to the private sector. However, where a private contractor delivers a service on behalf of the public sector, the contractor will be performing a “public function” and therefore will be subject to the duty and be responsible for complying with it. This is a complex matter and guidance will be issued by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) in due course.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive who will be responsible for maintaining any form of community land use negotiated under a good neighbour agreement.
Answer
The agreement should set out the responsibilities of all parties to the agreement. The key land use issues associated with a development will continue to be addressed under the terms of the planning permission, and enforced by the planning authority.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will have formal input into the gender equality consultation being undertaken by the Equal Opportunities Commission.
Answer
An official from the Scottish Executive’s Equality Unit will be making a presentation on the Gender Duty to attendees at the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) Code of Practice consultation events being held across Scotland in February and March. Officials from across the Executive are represented on the Equal Opportunities Commission (Scotland) Gender Duty Advisory Group and an Executive official also attends the EOC (GB) Gender Duty Advisory Group.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether good neighbour agreements will be enforceable and, if so, by whom.
Answer
Good Neighbour Agreements will be enforceable by any of the parties entering into the agreement.
