- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2O-1115 by Malcolm Chisholm on 22 January 2004, whether the proposal to reduce nursing staff was discussed at the meeting with Fife NHS Board
Answer
This meeting was held to discussmedical workforce issues. But the Health Department meets regularly with NHSFife to discuss a wide range of matters, including those affecting nursingservices.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS hydrotherapy pools there are and where they are located.
Answer
Information about local NHS provision of this kind is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 22 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met Fife NHS Board.
Answer
Officialsof the Scottish Executive HealthDepartment meet regularly with NHS boards and discuss a wide range of issues.The most recent meeting with Fife NHS Board took place on Friday 9 January 2004.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 14 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many eviction orders were granted in the quarter ending 30 June 2003.
Answer
The number of evictionorders against council tenants granted to local authorities during the quarterending 30 June 2003 was published in the latest quarterly
HousingTrends in Scotland Statistical Bulletin (HSG/2003/6 published November2003). This can be accessed on the Scottish Executive website
www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00296-01.asp.Data on evictions ofregistered social landlord tenants are collected by Communities Scotland aspart of their Annual Performance and Statistical Return and published in the Scottish Registered Social Landlord Statistics report. The 2002-03 report isdue to be published at the end of January and will be available on Regulation& Inspection section of the Communities Scotland website:
www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 13 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the 5.9% increase in Scottish Gas prices will have on the number of people living in fuel poverty.
Answer
The information requestedcould only be obtained at disproportionate cost. However, we expect thefollow-up report on fuel poverty from the Scottish House Condition Survey 2002 toinclude information on modelled fuel price increases for all of Scotland.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 13 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many evictions were carried out in respect of (a) Scottish Borders Housing Association, (b) Glasgow Housing Association and (c) Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership property in the quarter ending 30 June 2003.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Acting Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:
We are unable to supply theinformation requested. Communities Scotland collects the information on evictions on an annualbasis (as at 31 March each year). We will be able to supply annual informationabout evictions from these organisations after they submit their returns inJune this year.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 17 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it had with the Scottish Golf Union regarding the Scottish National Golf Centre at Drumoig prior to the centre's establishment as a private limited company.
Answer
None.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 17 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what public bodies gave grant or loan assistance to the Scottish Golf Union to set up the Scottish National Golf Centre at Drumoig and how much each such body contributed.
Answer
No public bodies gave grantor loan assistance to the Scottish Golf Union to set up the Scottish NationalGolf Centre at Drumoig. However, sportscotland received Lotteryapplications from the Scottish National Golf Centre Limited in respect of the centreand subsequently made two awards totalling £1,167,000 from the Lottery SportsFund.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 14 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will meet the Scottish Golf Union to discuss the future of the Scottish National Golf Centre at Drumoig.
Answer
We have no plans to meet the Scottish Golf Union. The Scottish National Golf Centre is in the hands of receivers. Sportscotland has offered the receivers help to find a suitable replacement body and such professional advice as they may require.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 14 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the money set aside to host the Ryder Cup has been made available to assist in ensuring that every child has the opportunity to play golf and which golfing organisations have been the recipients of any such funds.
Answer
Sportscotland has been charged with taking forwardClubgolf, the initiative launched by the First Minister to take forward theExecutive’s commitment to youth golf as part of its Ryder Cup bid. In 2001-02,the Executive allocated £375,000 to the initiative with £425,000 allocated in2002-03. From 2003-04, the Executive plans to commit £500,000 each yearspecifically to support this programme.
The funding set aside by the Executive will be used to support the Clubgolf strategy. Recipients of thefunding include the Scottish Golf Union, the Scottish Ladies Golf association andequipment manufacturers.
