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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-13370

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 the average income is of disabled people living in Glasgow, broken down by council ward area.

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-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-12940

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 whether it has any plans to meet First ScotRail regarding the provision of disabled access at new and existing railway stations.

The primary statutory responsibility for access for disabled people in the rail sector rests with the UK Government and is currently being delivered by the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA). All rail franchise operators are required to have a Disabled People’s Protection Policy and must comply with this policy in the delivery of passenger services. These policies set out the service to be provided for disabled passengers and are approved by the SRA.

The Executive has been working closely with the SRA to provide a more accessible rail transport network in Scotland. For example, the new ScotRail franchise includes a £40 million rolling programme of investment throughout the life of the franchise, which includes £20 million scheduled for station upgrades. In planning and delivering these investments, account will be taken of the particular needs of disabled people. The SRA, Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive and the Executive have a role in managing and monitoring the franchise agreement, including delivery of the programme of investment and meet regularly with First ScotRail.

Question reference: S2W-13114

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

To ask the Scottish Executive how the allocation of monies from the Community Regeneration Fund will be determined for each local authority ward.

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

Community Planning Partnerships are responsible for determining how the Community Regeneration Fund (CRF) is spent across their area, as set out in their Regeneration Outcome Agreement (ROA), which the Minister for Communities will approve. We expect ROAs to provide clear evidence that the most disadvantaged areas and groups will be targeted, in line with guidance on ROAs which Communities Scotland issued in August 2004.

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-13375

Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2005
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 January 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for increasing the percentage of homes that are barrier-free, broken down by local authority area.

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

Throughthe Partnership Agreement, ministers have given a commitment to ensure that morehouses are barrier free.

In 2003-04, 96% of the new buildhouses approved for Housing Association Grant funding through Communities Scotlandcomplied with Housing for Varying Needs standards. In addition, where the Executivehas a role to play in private sector housing developments, 99.4% of all new buildhousing funded was barrier free. In all other properties, private developers haveto address the implications of barrier free building required by the current BuildingStandards (Scotland) Regulations.

Question reference: S2W-13110

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

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the evaluation reports of the social inclusion partnerships (SIPs) in Glasgow.

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

Copies of the full evaluationreports, which were commissioned by the SIPs, are available from the Parliament’sReference Centre (Bib. numbers Big Step34914, Drumchapel 34915, GlasgowAnti-racist Alliance 34916, Gorbals 34917, Greater Pollock 34918,North Glasgow Partnership evaluation of Milton SIP 34919, Penilee 34920,Toryglen 34921, Dumbarton Road Corridor 34922, A learning experiencethe routes out of prostitution 34923, North Glasgow Partnership evaluationof Springburn/East Balornock 34924, Greater Govan 34925).

Question reference: S2W-13113

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

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding Glasgow will directly receive following the introduction of the Community Regeneration Fund.

Question reference: S2W-13111

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

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total annual cost is of administering the social inclusion partnerships in Glasgow.

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

Up to 2.5% of the socialinclusion partnership fund allocation in any year may be used to meet administrationcosts incurred by the grant recipient. In 2003-04, £660,944 was claimed foradministering social inclusion partnerships in Glasgow by Glasgow City Council,the accountable body. Figures for the current financial year are not yet available.