- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 9 December 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer how much grant money the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SCPB) has given to the Scottish Parliament and Business Exchange in each year since the scheme started.
Answer
The SPCB has not given any monies to the Exchange since the scheme started.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the cost of overtime payments to police officers during the recent two-day fire strike, broken down by police force area, and whether it will meet the cost of such payments.
Answer
All Scottish police forces have been advised that the cost of any necessary activity incurred in connection with the current industrial activity which is additional to, but not in substitution for, that normally incurred by forces will be reimbursed in full by the Executive. Claims are to be submitted on a monthly basis. Claims covering the recent two-day strike have therefore still to be submitted.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 9 December 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer what the cost to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) has been of (a) travel, (b) accommodation and (c) other expenses in respect of MSPs taking part in Scottish Parliament and Business Exchange programmes in each year since the scheme started.
Answer
There has not yet been a cost to the SPCB. The SPCB agreed in May 2002 to set aside a central budget for MSPs' travel and overnight expenses for placements in the UK and visits to Brussels and Strasbourg. The Exchange is to draw down, in January 2003, the first tranche of this budget for the following expenditure within the UK in this financial year:
| Travel | £1,948.43 |
| Accommodation: | £1,043.00 |
| Other Expenses (i.e. meals) | £109.78 |
| Total | £3,101.21 |
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 9 December 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer under what criteria a private company is allowed to use the term "Scottish Parliament" in its title.
Answer
Although there is a process for company names to be registered, it is not for me to answer for the Registrar of Companies.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hours of overtime were worked by police officers during the recent two-day fire strike in each police force area.
Answer
All Scottish police forces have been advised that the cost of any necessary activity incurred in connection with the current industrial activity which is additional to, but not in substitution for, that normally incurred by forces will be reimbursed in full by the Executive. Claims are to be submitted on a monthly basis. As claims covering the recent two-day strike have still to be submitted, no details are currently available.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 9 December 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer how many private companies receive grant assistance from the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.
Answer
The Scottish Parliament does not give grants to private companies.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 26 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what local authorities will be charged for the use of Green Goddesses and military service personnel during the forthcoming fire service strike days.
Answer
Costs have already been occurred by police and the military in the preparation of plans against the possibility of fire service industrial action but until the police forces and the MoD submit detailed costs it is not possible to quantify the amounts involved.The UK Government and the Scottish Executive has agreed with fire authorities that the cost incurred in any dispute will be funded centrally, less the savings accruing from the non-payment of striking firefighters wages.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 April 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 30 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list each policy initiative it has implemented since May 1999 which has had a direct implication or bearing on the workload of local government; whether funding was provided to local authorities for each such initiative and, if so, how much funding was provided in each case.
Answer
The information requested is provided in the following table: The table lists specific Scottish Executive initiatives since 1999-2000 and associated financial support, including addition funding for existing initiatives, included within general revenue grant (Aggregate External Finance), non-housing capital allocations, Housing Revenue Account (HRA) allocations and specific programme grants. Scottish Executive support for Local Government
| 1999-2000(£m) | 2000-01(£m) | 2001-02(£m) | 2002-03(£m) | 2003-04(£m) |
| Aggregate External Finance Including allocations for: Education and Young People | 5,513.1 | 5,630.4 | 6,078.8 | 6,836.2 | 7,131.0 |
| Sure Start | 9.0 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| Childcare Strategy | 5.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| Children's Ser. Development Fund/Youth Crime | 9.2 | 12.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 |
| Alternatives to Exclusion | 5.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | TBC |
| Study Support | 7.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | TBC |
| Early Intervention | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | TBC |
| Supporting Parents | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | TBC |
| Classroom Assistants | 9.5 | 19.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | TBC |
| Reducing Class Sizes | 12.5 | 15.6 | 20.1 | 15.0 | TBC |
| Support for Teachers | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.6 | TBC |
| Higher Still | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | TBC |
| National Grid for Learning | 22.6 | 23.4 | 28.6 | 20.0 | TBC |
| Inclusion | - | 6.0 | 13.0 | 17.5 | TBC |
| New Community Schools | 6.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 20.5 | TBC |
| School Action Plans | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - |
| Specialist Provision | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | TBC |
| In-Service SEN Training for Teachers | | 4.4 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Modernising the Teaching Profession/McCrone | - | - | 174.0 | 276.0 | 405.0 |
| Additional Out of School Care | - | - | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Enhanced Adult Literacy and Numeracy Services | - | - | 2.7 | 5.4 | 10.4 |
| Speech and Language Therapists | - | - | - | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Pre-School Education Grant | - | - | - | 137.0 | 137.0 |
| Education Disability Strategies and Pupil Records | - | - | - | - | 9.0 |
| Community Care | | | | | |
| Mental Illness Specific Grants | 18.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| Carers Services and Respite Care | 5.0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 21.0 |
| Community Care Action Plan | 5.0 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Delayed Discharge | - | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Learning Disability Review | - | - | 8.0 | 12.0 | 16.0 |
| Improved Care for Older People/Joint Future | - | - | 25.0 | 30.0 | 49.0 |
| Drugs Rehabilitation | - | - | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| National Review of Care Home Fees | - | - | 17.5 | 35.2 | TBC |
| Adults with Incapacity | - | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Free Personal and Nursing Care | - | - | - | 107.0 | 143.0 |
| Preserved Rights and Residential Allowance | - | - | - | 73.1 | 81.0 |
| Housing | | | | | |
| Supporting People Preparation | - | - | 2.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| Rough Sleepers Initiative | - | - | - | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Environment | | | | | |
| New Contaminated Land Regime | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Access to Countryside | - | - | 2.5 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
| Improved Waste Disposal | - | - | 3.0 | 5.5 | 7.0 |
| Transport | | | | | |
| Enhanced Concessionary Fares | - | - | - | 30.0 | 45.0 |
| Other | |
| Better Neighbourhoods Services Fund | - | - | 20.0 | 30.0 | 40.0 |
| Additional Debt Advice | - | - | - | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Support for Children and Local Environment | - | - | - | 95.0 | - |
| Non-Housing Capital Allocations | 309.7 | 321.2 | 439.9 | 451.7 | 509.4 |
| Including allocations for: | | | | | |
| Flood Prevention/Coastal Protection | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 |
| Public Transport Fund | 30.0 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 60.0 |
| Air Quality Management | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Piers and Harbours | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Land Decontamination | - | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Investment in Roads and Bridges | - | - | 20.0 | 15.0 | 35.0 |
| Housing Revenue Account | 154.6 | 154.6 | 174.6 | 148.5 | TBC |
| Programme Grants | |
| Social Inclusion Partnerships | 49.0 | 54.1 | 55.9 | 58.1 | 60.1 |
| CCTV | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | - | - |
| Community Ownership/NHP | 35.0 | 52.0 | 65.0 | 320.0 | 130.0 |
| New Deal for Schools | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.6 | - | - |
| Pre-School Education Grant | 111.0 | 134.5 | 141.0 | - | - |
| Rural Transport Fund | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Rough Sleepers Initiative | 5.9 | 14.2 | 11.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Reducing Use of BandB Accommodation | - | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| Raising Standards in Schools | - | 31.6 | 29.7 | - | - |
| Homelessness Taskforce | - | - | 3.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 |
| Glasgow Hostels | - | 0.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Modernising Government Fund | - | 12.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Community Safety | - | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Investment in Roads and Bridges | - | - | - | 20.0 | - |
| Integrated Transport Fund | - | - | 5.0 | 10.0 | 55.0 |
| Floodline | - | - | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Strategic Waste Fund | - | - | 4.2 | 16 | 30.2 |
| Disposal of Fridges | - | - | - | 1.7 | TBC |
| Water and Sewerage Reduction Scheme | - | - | 1.2 | 8.0 | TBC |
| Delayed Discharge | - | - | - | - | 20.0 |
| Joint Health Improvement Strategies | - | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Pre-School Workforce Development | - | - | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| School Buildings Improvement Fund | - | - | 12.0 | 26.7 | TBC |
| Changing Children's Services Fund | - | - | 4.0 | 33.0 | 44.5 |
| Schools PPP | Support for at least £1.1bn of capital investment in schools |
Note:These resources support local authority investment in infrastructure and service expenditure, including allowance for pay and inflation and other cost pressures, as well as support for specific policy initiatives. Where programme grants are also available to other agencies or partnerships including local government, e.g. Modernising Government Fund, the total available allocation has been shown.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 30 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the Accounts Commission's report, Fife Council: The Third Age Group Findings, what steps are being taken to hold a national review of the involvement of local authorities with arm's length bodies; what the scope of any such review will be, and when it will report.
Answer
The Accounts Commission announced in April that Audit Scotland will conduct a national review of councils' involvement with arms-length organisations. As an independent body it will be for them to decide the details of the review.
- Asked by: Tricia Marwick, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 21 June 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any public loans and grants awarded to (a) Mining (Scotland) Ltd, (b) Scottish Coal Company Ltd, (c) Castlebridge Plant Ltd, (d) Game Fisheries Ltd, (e) Scottish Coal Contracts Ltd and (f) Alba Regeneration and Power; when each such loan and grant was awarded and by which public authority.
Answer
Details of loans and grants provided by the Scottish Executive and the Enterprise Network are as follows:(a) Mining (Scotland) Ltd - None(b) Scottish Coal Company Ltd
| Date | Granting Authority | Grant or Loan | Amount |
| 2000-01 | Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley | Grant towards studies | £2,500 |
| Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire | Grant towards studies | £6,953 |
| 2001-02 | Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley | Grant towards studies | £6,300 |
| Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire | Grant towards studies | £3,578 |
| Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian | Grant towards study on Blindwells site | £25,000 |
| Scottish Executive | Freight Facilities Grant | £9,750,000 |
| 2002-03 | Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian | Grant towards study on Blindwells site | £3,299 |
| Total | | | £9,797,630 |
(c) Castlebridge Plant Ltd - None(d) Game Fisheries Ltd - None(e) Scottish Coal Contracts Ltd - None(f) Alba Regeneration Ltd -NoneIn the financial year 2001-02 Scottish Coal (Deep Mine) Co Ltd received from Scottish Enterprise Fife payments of £37,260 in respect of the Modern Apprenticeship Scheme.Information on other possible sources of public sector support to these companies is not held centrally.
