Questions and answers

Question reference: S1W-09445

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 15 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many carers who look after people with mental illness it estimates have received respite care and how many it estimates have required respite care but not received it on an annual basis since 1995.

The information requested is not held centrally. Short-break services (respite care) are usually provided to the cared-for person rather than their carer, although carers undoubtedly benefit from such services. Under the Strategy for Carers in Scotland, however, £10 million has been earmarked this year for local authorities to provide services to support carers, including short-break services. This should lead to a real increase in support for carers, including those caring for relatives or friends with mental health problems.

I have also made £200,000 available this year to the voluntary sector to help implement the strategy. This will help carers' groups across Scotland to access and share information on services. It will also help empower carers in consultations with health and social services on the planning and development of local services to meet their needs.

Question reference: S1W-09440

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 15 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations have received grants from the mental illness specific grant and how much money they have received, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S1W-09439

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 15 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of match funding is required from local authorities for each grant under the mental illness specific grant, how much extra money was awarded to each local authority on the introduction of this grant and what percentage of these applications was turned down and for what amount of money because the local authority could not match fund them.

Local authorities are required to meet 30% of Mental Illness Specific Grant (MISG) and provision for this is made in the GAE provision for each authority. This totalled £0.9 million in 1991-92, £1.8 million in 1992-93, £3.0 million in 1993-94, £4.2 million in 1994-95 and £5.4 million in 1995-96, continuing at that level since.

Voluntary organisations make applications to local authorities for MISG for individual projects. Figures about projects whose applications have been unsuccessful due to financial constraints are not available.

Question reference: S1W-09438

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 15 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications were received for money under the mental illness specific grant; how many applications were successful also shown as a percentage of the total number of applications, and how much money was released under the grant, broken down by local authority or by whichever area is available, for each of the last five years.

Local authorities make applications to the Scottish Executive for Mental Illness Specific Grant (MISG). Since local government reorganisation, all local authorities have applied and grant paid by the Scottish Executive is as follows:

COUNCIL	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000
Aberdeen City	632,792	480,440	636,817	636,497
Aberdeenshire	501,048	520,800	519,724	519,618
Angus	288,960	289,100	287,383	289,100
Argyll and Bute	274,883	281,652	289,655	274,712
City of Edinburgh	1,210,440	1,210,440	1,210,300	1,210,300
Clackmannanshire	99,680	56,304	113,820	99,400
Dumfries & Galloway	338,415	336,000	335,590	335,591
Dundee City	306,959	307,020	305,028	307,300
East Ayrshire	281,396	211,051	281,400	289,100
East Dunbartonshire	112,560	112,700	147,700	137,928
East Lothian	198,486	200,808	200,649	199,584
East Renfrewshire	56,280	38,071	51,100	51,100
Falkirk	380,270	280,320	364,204	350,400
Fife	740,072	805,022	804,369	804,300
Glasgow City	2,478,912	2,532,600	2,345,136	2,365,090
Highland	538,135	269,067	538,134	538,134
Inverclyde	177,840	173,468	173,600	173,600
Midlothian	222,422	238,700	258,971	238,700
Moray	141,048	143,220	165,152	143,500
North Ayrshire	155,458	137,274	168,700	176,400
North Lanarkshire	534,119	506,800	506,800	506,800
Orkney	119,400	119,700	119,700	119,700
Perth & Kinross	235,670	245,442	245,120	245,000
Renfrewshire	309,618	337,400	347,200	337,400
Scottish Borders	280,000	280,000	279,286	266,761
Shetland	148,420	148,400	148,400	148,351
South Ayrshire	338,018	286,168	309,400	270,900
South Lanarkshire	684,360	675,500	675,500	678,333
Stirling	187,045	187,045	186,900	182,610
West Dunbartonshire	225,120	225,400	224,840	225,120
West Lothian	178,190	183,400	183,400	182,559
Western Isles	145,150	147,000	146,916	146,937
Total	12,521,166	11,966,312	12,570,894	£12,450,825

Question reference: S1W-09441

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 15 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what has been the level of mental illness specific grant available in each year since its introduction.

The Scottish Executive provides 70% of Mental Illness Specific Grant (MISG) grant with the remainder being met by local authorities from their GAE provision.

MISG was introduced for 1991-92 at £3 million (£0.9 million provided by local authorities). This was increased to £6 million (£1.8 million) in 1992-93 and then to £10 million (£3 million) the following year. Total grant was increased again to £14 million (£4.2 million) in 1994-95 and finally to its current level of £18 million (£5.4 million) in 1995-96.

Question reference: S1W-09443

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 15 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the aggregate external finance required by local authorities for social work mental health services in each of the last three years and whether it has any plans to increase this figure for future years in the light of this assessment.

Question reference: S1W-09442

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 15 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to up-rate the mental illness specific grant in line with inflation.

Question reference: S1W-09426

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
Current Status: Answered by Rhona Brankin on 13 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what payments have been made from the Heritage Lottery Fund to (i) national Scottish museums, (ii) industrial heritage museums and (iii) other museums in each of the last three years, what funding was made available to each individual museum under this scheme and for what purpose funding was given.

The information requested is in the attached two tables:

Heritage Lottery Funding	1997-98 (£)	1998-99 (£)	1999-2000 (£)
National Museums of Scotland	1,156,173	80,000	46,000
National Galleries of Scotland	467,160	41,000	7,952,400
Industrial Heritage Museums	4,250,000	15,300	-
Other Museums	3,856,350	1,475,008	1,389,400
	9,729,683	1,611,308	9,387,800

HERITAGE LOTTERY FUNDINGApplicantNational Museums of Scotland	Project Title	Date	Amount
National Museums of Scotland	Victoria & Albert Fireclay Statues - Acquisition	12 Nov 1999	£46,000
Royal Museum of Scotland	Heaven & Hell Exhibition, Royal Museum of Scotland	26 Jan 1999	£80,000
Scottish United Services Museum	Stewart Silver Hilted Claymore -Acquisition	19 Mar 1998	£5,000
National Museums of Scotland	Royal Museum Gallery 21 - Phase A refurbishment	25 Nov 1997	£995,800
Scottish United Services Museum	Northesk's Trafalgar Sword & Medal - Acquisition	07 Oct 1997	£136,700
National Museums of Scotland	Howe Tricycle - Acquisition	23 Sep 1997	£18,673

National Galleries of Scotland
National Galleries of Scotland	Duff House - Candelabra	09 Dec 1999	£88,000
National Gallery of Scotland	Botticelli, Virgin adoring the Sleeping Christ Child	06 Nov 1999	£7,687,000
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art	Hepworth, Wave - Acquisition	15 Oct 1999	£127,400
Scottish National Portrait Gallery	De Medina - John 1^st Marquess of Tweeddale	10 Jun 1999	£50,000
Duff House Country House	Duff House Scottish Country House Gallery 1750 - 2000	26 Jan 1999	£41,000
National Galleries of Scotland	Turner, Calton Hill & Heriots Hospital - Acquisition	19 Mar 1998	£75,770
National Galleries of Scotland	John Knox Drawings, Acquisition	10 Sept 1997	£15,000
National Galleries of Scotland	Two paintings by Jacques Sablet (1749-1803)	12 Aug 1997	£73,500
National Galleries of Scotland	National Gallery of Scotland, Hamilton's "Dawkins & Wood"	22 Jul 1997	£302,890

Industrial Heritage Museums
Scottish Mining Museum Trust	Frances Colliery Winding Engine	05 May 1998	£15,300
Scottish Fisheries Museum Trust	Scottish Fisheries Museum - Project Zulu - Premises	19 Mar 1998	£664,000
Scottish Mining Museum Trust	Scottish Mining Museum - Lady Victoria Colliery	21 Oct 1997	£3,574,000
Scottish Fisheries Museum Trust	Scottish Fisheries Museum - Fire Alarm	09 July 1997	£12,000

Other Museums
Dundee City Council	Wighton Heritage Centre for Scottish Music	02 Mar 2000	£162,000
Glasgow City Council	Kelvingrove New Century Project	27 Jan 2000	£378,500
Stirling Smith Art Gallery	Stirling Story	02 Mar 2000	£80,000
University of Edinburgh	Renaissance Ivory Recorder - Acquisition	02 Mar 2000	£78,000
Dornoch Heritage Society	Dornoch Heritage Society Project, Sutherland	02 Feb 1999	£2,900
Ferryhill Heritage Society	Ferryhill Heritage Society Project, Aberdeen	02 Feb 1999	£3,079
Blantyre Heritage Group	Heritage Group Project, Blantyre	02 Feb 1999	£1,832
Lanark Museum Trust	Lanark Museum IT Project	02 Feb 1999	£3,799
Renfrewshire Local History Forum	Renfrewshire Local History Forum Conference	02 Feb 1999	£2,600
East Dunbartonshire Council	Auld Kirk Museum, Kirkintilloch - Development	09 Dec 1999	£142,000
Angus Council	Gateway to the Glens, Kirremuir	09 Dec 1999	£73,300
Crail Museum Trust	Crail Museum, Access Improvement	11 Jun 1999	£17,600
Bo'ness Development Trust	Scottish Railway Museum Storage & Display Building	10 Jun 1999	£275,000
Grampian Transport Museum	Cruden Bay Hotel Tramcar Restoration	15 Apr 1999	£43,000
Dollar Museum Trust	Dollar Museum Refurbishment	16 Mar 1999	£42,560
Aberdeen City Council	Aberdeen 2000	26 Jan 1999	£30,000
Scottish Borders Council	Century of Childhood	26 Jan 1999	£30,000
Dumfries & Galloway Museums	Collecting for the Millenium, Dumfries Museum	26 Jan 1999	£45,300
CSV Community History Project	Our Twentieth Century in Photographs	26 Jan 1999	£29,800
North Ayrshire Council	Waving by the Sea, Ayshire	26 Jan 1999	£10,000
Glasgow City Council	Gheeraerts, Portrait of Elizabeth Vernon - Acquisition	24 Sep 1999	£140,000
Almond Valley Heritage Trust	Almond Valley Heritage Centre Museum Development	25 Feb 1999	£354,000
Dollar Museum Trust	Dollar Museum Refurbishment	25 Feb 1999	£45,300
Dollar Museum Trust	Dollar Museum Refurbishment	25 Feb 1999	£42,560
Highland Council	Hands on the Highlands, Inverness Museum	25 Feb 1999	£48,000
City of Edinburgh Council	Highlander Shop Sign - Acquisition	25 Feb 1999	£20,000
Shetland Amenity Trust	Tangwick Haa, Eshaness - Extension	02 Jun 1998	£96,000
Aberdeen City Council	Aberdeen Shipmaster Society Collection - Acquisition	03 Mar 1998	£25,000
Buckie Fishing Heritage Museum	Buckie District Fishing Heritage Museum - Equipment	04 Sep 1998	£1,500
Dumbreck Community Flat Management Committee	Dumbreck Museum Visits	04 Sep 1998	£1,120
Uig Heritage Trust	Uig Heritage Centre Resources	04 Sep 1998	£4,500
Bennie Museum, Bathgate	Bennie Museum, Bathgate - Refurbishment	06 Jan 1998	£89,900
Stirling Burgh Council	National Wallace Monument Marble Busts, Stirling	08 Apr 1998	£12,800
Perth & Kinross Council	Fergusson, Christmas Time-South of France - Acquisition	16 Oct 1998	£78,500
University of Glasgow	Mackintosh Houshill Chair - Acquisition	16 Apr 1998	£70,000
Bressay History Group	Bressay Heritage Centre Facilities	23 Jun 1998	£2,938
Carmunnock Preservaion Soc	Carmunnock Heritage Project	23 Nov 1998	£735
Cowal Archaelogical & Historical Society	Carbon Dating	23 Nov 1998	£1,122
Heritage, Arts & Leisure Society (Cupar)	Multi-Media	23 Nov 1998	£500
Durness Local Studies Durness	Local Studies Publishing Project	23 Nov 1998	£1,372
Garioch Heritage Society	Garioch Heritage Society Information Technology Project	23 Nov 1998	£1,953
Gorbals Heritage Group	Gorbals Heritage Information Project	23 Nov 1998	£4,938
Kelty Heritage Group	Kelty Heritage Group Book Project	23 Nov 1998	£3,000
Newton Stewart Museum	Newton Stewart Museum Poster Project	23 Nov 1998	£2,200
Moray Society	Elgin Museum Repairs	25 Aug 1998	£56,500
National Trust for Scotland	Kellie Castle Lorimer Family Artefacts Acquisition	25 Aug 1998	£22,200
Orkney Natural History Society Museum Trust	Stromness Museum Refurbishment	25 Aug 1998	£182,800
Shetland Islands Council	Shetland Museum Photo Image Database	16 Oct 1998	£218,600
Museum of Abernethy Trust	Museum of Abernethy	02 Dec 1997	£113,700
National Trust for Scotland	Culloden Visitor Centre: 18^th Century Needlework Sampler	12 Aug 1997	£15,000
City of Edinburgh Council	Roman Lioness Sculpture from Cramond	12 Aug 1997	£35,000
Orkney Islands Council	Tankerness House Museum, Kirkwall - Refurbishment	12 Aug 1997	£38,000
University of Glasgow	Kelvin Gallery, Hunterian Museum	21 Oct 1997	£2,443,000
Grantown Museum & Heritage Trust	Burnfield House, Grantown on Spey - Refurbishment	22 Jul 1997	£273,750
Kilmartin House Trust	Kilmartin House, Kilmartin, Lochgilphead	22 Jul 1997	£823,000

Question reference: S1W-08499

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 7 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-5685 by Mr Jack McConnell on 30 June 2000, whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre a copy of the detailed calculations of non-housing capital expenditure for each year from 1997-98 to the present, for each local authority, including South Ayrshire Council.

Question reference: S1W-09423

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 7 September 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what payments it has made to (i) industrial heritage museums, (ii) national museums and (iii) other museums in each of the last three years and whether it will specify which payments were made to which establishment and whether such payments were made for a designated purpose.

Organisation	1997-98		1998-99		1999-2000
National Museums of Scotland	Grant-in-aid	£10,764,000	Grant-in-aid	£16,613,000	Grant-in-aid	£15,632,000
Scottish Maritime Museum			Help with running costs	£55,000	Help with consultancy	£15,000
Scottish Mining Museum					Running costs	£85,000
					Consultancy report	£15,000

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