- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of the number of companies in Scotland which have taken on young people under the employment option of the New Deal for Young People to date and what percentage of trading businesses in Scotland this figure represents.
Answer
Employment policy is reserved to the UK Government which takes the lead on funding and delivery of the New Deal. In Scotland it does this in partnership with the Scottish Executive and contributing Scottish organisations as indicated in the answer to question S1W-00299 also answered today.The number of young people who had secured sustained jobs through the programme to the end of April was 8,600 and the number of companies which had signed New Deal employer agreements was 8,800. This represents 6 per cent of businesses registered for VAT and/or PAYE in Scotland. Information about the number of companies which have taken on New Deal recruits is not available.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a list of all current and planned New Deal initiatives in Scotland other than those covered by the New Deal for Young People.
Answer
Employment policy is reserved to the UK Government which takes the lead on funding and delivery of the New Deal. In Scotland it does this in partnership with the Scottish Executive and contributing Scottish organisations as indicated in the answer to question S1W-00299 also answered today.
The current and planned New Deal initiatives in Scotland, other than the New Deal for Young People, are:
- New Deal for Lone Parents
- New Deal for Disabled People
- New Deal for Partners of Unemployed People
- New Deal for long-term unemployed people aged 25 plus
- New Deal 25 plus pilots
New Deal 50 plus
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of the expenditure and numbers of young people involved in Scotland to date in respect of the New Deal for Young People.
Answer
Employment policy is reserved to the UK Government which takes the lead on funding and delivery of the New Deal. In Scotland it does this in partnership with the Scottish Executive and contributing Scottish organisations as indicated in the answer to question S1W-00299 also answered today.By the end of April 30,300 had joined the programme. Expenditure incurred to that date was £19.3 million, excluding the cost of allowances where separate information on Scotland is not available. This figure understates the total costs accrued due to time lags in billing and reimbursement.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will state how many young people who have obtained employment through the New Deal Gateway have been taken on by employers who are not receiving the New Deal subsidy, and what percentage does this represent of all those who have been taken on under the employment option.
Answer
Employment policy is reserved to the UK Government which takes the lead on funding and delivery of the New Deal. In Scotland it does this in partnership with the Scottish Executive and contributing Scottish organisations as indicated in the answer to question S1W-00299 also answered today.The total number to the end of April was 5,570 and this represented 65% of those who had moved into sustained employment by that date.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the division of responsibilities between the Scottish Administration and Her Majesty's Government for expenditure and policies relating to the New Deal for Young People.
Answer
Employment policy is reserved to the UK Government which therefore takes the lead on the funding and delivery of the New Deal throughout Great Britain, although in close consultation with its partners, including the Scottish Executive. Many partner organisations at local level also provide New Deal services under contract or provide funds and other resources, including training funds to enhance the quality of New Deal in their areas. The public and voluntary sector organisations which contribute to the New Deal in this way fall within the remit of the Scottish administration.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been consulted on Her Majesty's Government's proposed changes to the administration of child support through the Child Support Agency and, if so, what representations it has made.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in contact with the United Kingdom Government across a range of issues, including those relating to welfare.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 22 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of the expenditure by Scottish Trade International for each of the last two years and its budget for the current year.
Answer
Scottish Trade International is a joint organisation between the Scottish Executive and Scottish Enterprise. Each organisation contributes to staffing and related expenditure, in addition Scottish Enterprise also provides additional funding for programme expenditure. Details are as follows:
| 1997/98 | 1998/99 | 1999/00 |
| £k | £k | £k |
Staffing & associated costs | | | |
Scottish Enterprise | 837 | | |
Scottish Executive | 780 | 770 | 840 |
Staffing Costs | 1,617 | 1,639 | 2,022 |
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Programme Costs | | | |
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TOTAL | 8,653 | 8,369 | 8,022 |
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what is the breakdown by local authority area of the poindings and warrant sales which have taken place in Scotland in each of the past three years.
Answer
Information is not available in the form requested. The tables set out the information which is recorded on poindings and warrant sales executed for the three years ending 1998.
Poindings and Warrant Sales
Executed under the Summary Warrant Procedure
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
Council Tax: Poinding Warrant Sale | 6,850 30 | 12,046 21 | 10,260 37 |
Community Charge: Poinding Warrant Sale | 946 1 | 916 19 | 747 3 |
Other Summary Warrant: Poinding Warrant Sale | 5,313 92 | 6,018 92 | 5,778 79 |
Poindings and Warrant Sales
(Non-Summary Warrant Procedure)
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
Non-Summary Cause: Poinding Warrant Sale | 1,931 182 | 2,089 207 | 2,168 178 |
Summary Cause: Poinding Warrant Sale | 4,065 331 | 3,990 270 | 4,114 216 |
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 21 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make an assessment of the impact on the Scottish economy of the proposed Climate Change Levy.
Answer
I am aware that concerns have been expressed about the impact of the proposed Climate Change Levy on particular areas and industries. I do intend to keep the matter under close review.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 21 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, it will publish the list of Private Finance Initiative/Public-Private Partnerships contracts awarded in Scotland which do not include a purchase option for the public sector on completion of the project, and details of when these contracts were signed.
Answer
Signed PFI/PPP contracts in Scotland which do not include a purchase option for the public sector are listed below. In some cases, the absence of a purchase option is because there is no asset for the exclusive use of the public sector. Not included are those contracts entered into by local authorities or those within Health Trust delegated limits, details of which are not held centrally.
Health Board/ NHS Trust | Nature of Project | Date Contract Signed |
Greater Glasgow Health Board (Rutherglen) | Geriatric Care Beds | 03/90 |
Ayrshire & Arran Health Board (Irvine) | Geriatric Care Beds | 02/91 |
Greater Glasgow Health Board (Darnley) | Geriatric Care Beds | 12/91 |
Greater Glasgow Health Board (Ruchill) | Geriatric Care Beds | 01/92 |
Greater Glasgow Health Board (Shettleston) | Geriatric Care Beds | 03/92 |
Lanarkshire Health Board (Bellshill) | Geriatric Care Beds | 11/92 |
Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | Medical Equipment | 07/93 |
Grampian Health Board | Mental Health Care Beds | 09/93 |
Lothian & Forth Valley Health Boards | Clinical Waste Disposal | 10/94 |
Northern NHS Trusts & Health Boards | Clinical Waste Disposal | 10/94 |
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh NHS Trust | Medical Equipment | 02/95 |
Ayrshire & Arran Health Board (Saltcoats) | Geriatric Care Beds | 05/95 |
Lanarkshire Health Board (Cumbernauld) | Geriatric Care Beds | 12/95 |
Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust | Care of the Elderly Facility | 02/96 |
Law Hospital NHS Trust | Hospital Information System | 03/96 |
Yorkhill NHS Trust | Energy Management System | 07/96 |
Grampian Health Board | Community Hospital | 01/97 |
Perth & Kinross Healthcare NHS Trust | Hospital Information System | 01/97 |
Yorkhill NHS Trust | Hospital Information System | 02/97 |
Monklands & Bellshill Hospitals NHS Trust | IT System | 03/97 |
Victoria Infirmary NHS Trust | Care of the Elderly Facility | 07/97 |
Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | Energy Management System | 09/97 |
Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | Car Parking | 12/97 |
Dundee Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | Medical Equipment | 12/97 |
Lanarkshire Health Board (Cumbernauld) | Geriatric Care Beds | 02/98 |
Edinburgh Healthcare NHS Trust | Care of the Elderly Facility | 03/98 |
Hairmyres & Stonehouse Hospitals NHS Trust | District General Hospital | 04/98 |
Western General Hospitals NHS Trust | Energy Management System | 07/98 |
South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust | Hospital Information System | 06/99 |
South Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust | Care of the Elderly Facility | 07/99 |