Chamber and committees

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-33140. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-33140 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

The Electoral Commission, which is independent, has responsibility for running the public awareness campaign for the Scottish Parliament elections. The Scottish Executive has this responsibility with regard to local elections as these fall outside the remit of the commission.The commission and Executive are working together in the run up to 1 May to encourage increased voter participation. The detail of the joint campaign has still to be finalised but it is expected that the Executive will contribute about £230,000 to the advertising costs for newspapers, poster sites and television for the local government element. I understand that the commission has appointed St Luke's advertising agency to handle the campaign. Questions on the costs of the Scottish Parliament elections element of the campaign are for the commission.

Nineteen public bodies have been abolished and 30 have been declassified (including 28 NHS trusts).Further to my previous answer, the Clinical Standards Board for Scotland and the Health Technology Board for Scotland have been abolished and replaced with NHS Quality Improvement Scotland with effect from 1 January 2003.

There are 150 public bodies in Scotland. Details are contained on the Public Bodies and Appointments website at: www.scotland.gov.uk/government/publicbodies/.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25770 on 6 June 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25770 on 6 June 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25770 on 6 June 2002, which is available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

Table 1 lists specific Scottish Executive initiatives for 2003-04 and associated financial support, including additional funding for existing initiatives, included within general revenue grant (Aggregate External Finance), non-housing capital allocations, Housing Revenue Account (HRA) allocations and specific grants from departmental programmes.Table 1: Scottish Executive Support for Local Government

	2003-04(£ million)
Aggregate External Finance	7,315.3
Including allocations for:
Education and Young People
Sure Start	23.1
Childcare Strategy	19.3
Children's Ser. Development Fund/Youth Crime	25.0
Alternatives to Exclusion	11.0
Study Support	10.0
Early Intervention	13.0
Supporting Parents	8.0
Classroom Assistants	36.0
Reducing Class Sizes	15.0
Support for Teachers	4.0
Higher Still	5.0
National Grid for Learning	20.0
Inclusion	20.0
New Community Schools	20.5
Specialist Provision	5.0
In-Service SEN Training for Teachers	8.4
A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century	416.2
Additional Out of School Care	3.0
Enhanced Adult Literacy and Numeracy Services	10.4
Speech and Language Therapists	2.5
Pre-School Education Grant	137.0
Education Disability Strategies and Pupil Records	9.0
Community Care
Mental Illness Specific Grants	20.0
Carers Services and Respite Care	21.0
Community Care Action Plan	10.0
Delayed Discharge	10.0
Mental Health Bill	1.2
Learning Disability Review	16.0
Improved Care for Older People/Joint Future	49.0
Drugs Rehabilitation	7.3
National Review of Care Home Fees	TBC
Adults with Incapacity	1.0
Free Personal and Nursing Care	143.0
Preserved Rights and Residential Allowance	81.0
Housing
Supporting People Preparation	8.0
Rough Sleepers Initiative	8.8
Environment
New Contaminated Land Regime	2.0
Access to Countryside	6.5
Improved Waste Disposal	7.0
Transport
Enhanced Concessionary Fares	55.0
Other
Better Neighbourhoods Services Fund	40.0
Additional Debt Advice	3.0
Quality of Life	50.0
Non-Housing Capital Allocations	506.2
Including allocations for:
Flood Prevention/Coastal Protection	11.8
Air Quality Management	0.3
Piers and Harbours	2.0
Land Decontamination	5.0
Investment in Roads and Bridges	35.0
Housing Revenue Account	126.0
Programme Grants
Social Inclusion Partnerships	71.0
Community Ownership/NHP	117.0
Rural Transport Fund	6.5
Rough Sleepers Initiative	3.7
Homelessness Taskforce	20.0
Glasgow Hostels	5.0
Modernising Government Fund	15.0
Community Safety	4.0
Integrated Transport Fund (inc. Public Transport)	139.2
Floodline	0.6
Strategic Waste Fund	30.2
Disposal of Fridges	2.0
Water and Sewerage Reduction Scheme	8.0
Delayed Discharge	20.0
Joint Health Improvement Strategies	0.5
Pre-School Workforce Development	3.6
School Buildings Improvement Fund	TBC
Changing Children's Services Fund	44.5
Schools PPP: Support for at least £1.1 billion of capital investment in schools.

Note:In addition to support for specific policy initiatives, total revenue grant (AEF) also includes allowance for general pay and inflation and other cost pressures. Where programme grants are also available to other agencies in addition to local authorities, e.g. Modernising Government Fund, the total available allocation has been shown.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-32607 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.