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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: S2W-13364

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 25 January 2005

Question reference: S2W-13538

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how the allocation of the Community Regeneration Fund was calculated for Glasgow and what representations it received from Glasgow City Council prior to that allocation being made.

I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:

Glasgow’s allocation reflects ministers’ determination to target the Community Regeneration Fund (CRF) on our most disadvantaged communities.

Two-thirds of the CRF has been allocated to the most deprived 15 per cent of data zones identified through the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004. Of these 976 zones, 373 are in Glasgow.

The remaining funds have been allocated to those Community Planning Partnerships, including Glasgow, with above average (i.e. more than 15 per cent) concentration of deprivation in their area.

We received no written representations from Glasgow City Council prior to the allocation being made.

Question reference: S2W-12945

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2004
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-9992 by Nicol Stephen on 10 September 2004, whether it has reached a decision on the introduction of licensing for private car hire booking offices.

Question reference: S2W-13112

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2004
Current Status: Answered by Johann Lamont on 21 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost will be of administering the Community Regeneration Fund in Glasgow.

I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:

We are currently considering appropriate terms and conditions for the new Community Regeneration Fund, which does not become operational until 1 April 2005. The terms and conditions will cover the nature and levels of costs associated with the effective administration and management of the fund by the accountable body.

Question reference: S2W-13430

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost will be of administering the Community Regeneration Fund, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S2W-13431

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will evaluate the work of community planning partnerships following the introduction of the Community Regeneration Fund.

I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:

We are currently developing a performance framework to monitor the development and delivery of Regeneration Outcome Agreements which Community Planning Partnerships are required to have in place. The development of that framework will include consideration of appropriate evaluation procedures.

Question reference: S2W-13365

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 21 January 2005

It is not possible to supply this information in the requested format as we do not hold data on home postcodes of school leavers for these years. The figures for Glasgow City as a whole are as follows:

% of Pupils Leaving School as Soon as Reaching School Leaving Age, 1999-2004

	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04
Glasgow City	44	42	43	42	41	42
Scotland	33	32	32	32	33	33

Data refers to publicly funded secondary schools in Scotland, including pupils in special units.

Question reference: S2W-13376

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the Community Regeneration Fund awarded to Glasgow for the next three years will be allocated to the 28 council wards identified by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report, Strategies Against Poverty, as having the highest deprivation levels in the United Kingdom.

I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:

Guidance issued by Communities Scotland to Community Planning Partnerships in August 2004 states that the Community Regeneration Fund (CRF) should be targeted primarily at the most deprived 15 per cent of areas (data zones) identified by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004. At least 80 per cent of a Community Planning Partnership’s CRF allocation should be targeted at the most deprived 15% of data zones.

Question reference: S2W-13368

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of children in Glasgow lived in non-working families, broken down by council ward area, in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02, (d) 2002-03 and (e) 2003-04.

Table 1: Percentage of Children in Glasgow who Live in Households with No Adults in Paid Employment

Year	%	Base
1999	43	617
2000	34	798
2001	37	712
2002	38	624
2003	35	604

Notes:

1. Source: The Scottish Household Survey, 1999-2003.

2. Year-on-year changes from 2000 are not statistically significantly different. Statistics produced for different time periods may differ due to, for example, sampling variability.

3. For the purposes of this parliamentary question, “adults in paid employment” are defined as being people aged 16 or over who are in full- or part-time employment, or who are self-employed.

4. Children are defined here as being people aged less than 16 years.

5. The results are given for calendar years as the survey is not designed to be representative for any council area for a financial year.

6. The results are not provided by council wards as the sample is not designed to be representative for council wards.

7. The base numbers show the size of the population sub-group questioned in the survey (i.e. children examined in Glasgow) but cannot be used to calculate how many respondents gave a certain answer.

Question reference: S2W-13371

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Peter Peacock on 21 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many families living with a registered disabled person in Glasgow receive free school meals or clothing grants for dependent children, broken down by council ward area.