- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 7 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its announcement of 16 June 2000 that additional funding is to be allocated to the Scottish Mining Museum at Newtongrange, what conditions of funding have to be met in order for this funding to be granted.
Answer
The Scottish Executive grant of £90,000 over six months announced on 16 June was awarded to support the running costs of the Scottish Mining Museum. The museum could not cover the costs from other sources and the grant was to allow the working group to consider its review of the long-term future of the Scottish Mining Museum. It is channelled through the Scottish Museums Council and is subject to the usual conditions of scrutiny of grants.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
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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.
Answer
The information requested is in the attached table.
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 |
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 14 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial contribution it has made to the clean-up of shorelines after marine pollution incidents in the last 10 years and how this compares with total costs incurred, both directly and indirectly, as a consequence of such incidents.
Answer
The Scottish Office incurred running costs of £170,533 in responding to the Braer incident in January 1993 but did not make any financial contributions to third parties. The total Government claim in respect of Braer was £3.5m but this was withdrawn in 1999. No payments in respect of other incidents have been made.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 14 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what expenditure has been incurred by local authorities on shoreline clean-up operations after incidents of marine pollution in the last 10 years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by John Home Robertson on 26 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any studies have been undertaken to determine the impact on local economies and the effects on coastlines of marine pollution incidents in the last 10 years and what any such studies have concluded or recommended.
Answer
A copy of the report The Environmental Impact of the Wreck of the Braer prepared by the Ecological Steering Group on the oil spill in Shetland and the Government's response to it prepared by the Scottish Office Environment Department in July 1995 is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 25 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive to detail on a project-by-project basis grants made by the Arts Council for capital projects in each of the last three years.
Answer
The details of each project funded by the Scottish Arts Council are published in its annual reports, which are now laid before the Scottish Parliament.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 25 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) what is the upper limit for grant applications to the Arts Council for capital projects and (b) what are the eligibility criteria for grant funding by the Arts Council for capital projects.
Answer
There is currently no upper limit for grant applications to the Scottish Arts Council for capital projects. The criteria are detailed in the Council Guidelines published for each of its capital schemes.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 19 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what organisations it has consulted on the issue of addressing the needs of carers of people with mental illness since May 1999.
Answer
Since May last year, from the preparation through to the continuing implementation of the Strategy for Carers in Scotland, the Scottish Executive has been in contact with the following national voluntary carers organisations on a wide range of matters that will include the needs of carers of mentally ill people; Carers National Association, Coalition of Carers in Scotland, Princes Royal Trust (for Carers), Crossroads Scotland and Shared Care Scotland.
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 19 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the needs of carers of mentally ill people differ from the needs of other carers; if so, in what way, and what measures it has put in place to directly address any specific needs of carers of mentally ill people.
Answer
Carers who look after people with mental illness can be at a disadvantage to other carers. Mentally ill people might be more prone to confusion than other vulnerable people and this combined with possible negative reactions to prescribed drugs may lead to challenging behaviour. Problems in addition to mental illness, e.g. physical disability can exacerbate a mentally ill persons state of mind.
Under the Strategy for Cares in Scotland, legislative proposals will be drawn up to effect better provision of services for all carers, including those who look after mentally ill people. The Framework for Mental Health Services in Scotland encourages all the care partner agencies involved in mental health to include carers and service users in the strategic planning process of the mental health services provided in their local area. The Mental Illness Specific Grant scheme provides funding via local authorities to local organisations offering services to carers of people who are mentally ill
- Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 19 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much public money is saved each year as a result of informal carers caring for people with mental illness.
Answer
It is not known how much public money is saved through informal caring of people with a mental illness or who are vulnerable in some other way. However, the Strategy for Carers in Scotland recognises that informal carers make a significant contribution to relieving pressure on public services.
