- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 5 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been allocated for the proposed Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park so far and what further allocations are expected to be made.
Answer
In the current financial year £2.15 million has been allocated for the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Interim Committee, with further funding of up to £350,000 made available for the Gateway Centre at Lomond Shores. For 2002-03 an allocation of £3.8 million has been made in respect of both the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs and the Cairngorms National Parks. We shall keep the budget under review but can make no commitment at this stage to making additional assistance available.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 5 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with VisitScotland and the local tourist boards regarding establishing the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park as a visitor destination.
Answer
None. Responsibility for marketing the area of the National Park is an operational matter for VisitScotland and the Local Area Tourist Board.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total number of bed days lost as a result of hospital acquired infections was in each NHS hospital in the Forth Valley Health Board area in each of the past three years.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 4 February 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer how many Social Inclusion Partnerships (SIP) are currently in operation; how many people are employed by each SIP, and what employment, administrative and property costs are associated with each SIP.
Answer
There are 48 Social Inclusion Partnerships operating in Scotland. The Partnerships have provided the following information on their staffing and costs for the last financial year, 2000-01. This information excludes project staff and costs and "in kind" provision of resources from partners but includes support staff and in some instances, development workers. In many cases costs are met from a variety of sources.
SIP | Number of Employees | Employment Costs | Property Costs | Administrative Costs |
Alloa South and East | 1 | £27,000 | £12,000 | £3,000 |
Argyll and Bute | 0.5 | £10,265 | - | £10,131 |
Big Step1 | 10 | £228,918 | £28,453 | £44,148 |
Blantyre and North Hamilton | 5 | £126,000 | £6,000 | £12,000 |
Cambuslang | In kind | - | - | - |
Craigmillar | 5 | £138,106 | £16,222 | £24,832 |
Drumchapel1 | 5 | £134,293 | £29,415 | £32,632 |
Dundee Young Carers | 3 | £40,366 | £1,827 | £8,758 |
Dundee SIP 1 Dundee SIP 2 | 9 | £165,390 | £3,000 | £13,354 |
East Ayrshire Coalfields Area | 6 | £87,399 | £17,052 | £33,953 |
Edinburgh Strategic Programme | 1 | £15,700 | £800 | £5,550 |
Edinburgh Youth | 3 plus 2 part time, 3 short term part time | £73,019 | £7,465 | £21,360 |
Falkirk | 2 | £38,700 | - | £4,000 |
Fife | In kind | - | - | - |
FRAE Fife | 4 plus 8 part time | £70,229 | £20,066 | £19,900 |
GARA | 2 | £46,000 | £10,000 | £15,000 |
Girvan Connections | 3 | £49,877 | £4,450 | £13,797 |
Glasgow East End1 | 6 | £135,157 | £50,656 | £24,101 |
Glasgow North1 Milton Springburn | 8 | £175,844 | £27,650 | £23,075 |
Glasgow Smaller Areas | 4 | £97,556 | - | £16,000 |
GO - Perth and Kinross | 6 | £123,677 | £14,126 | £29,903 |
Gorbals1 | 3 | £75,824 | £13,174 | £12,880 |
Greater Northern | 5 plus 1 part time | £135,336 | £12,616 | £26,957 |
Greater Easterhouse1 | 5 | £108,332 | £30,021 | £35,233 |
Greater Govan1 | 4 | £75,001 | £12,522 | £11,605 |
Greater Pollock1 | 6 | £162,420 | £16,641 | £19,379 |
Highland and Islands | 2 | £47,000 | - | £6,339 |
Inverclyde | 7 | £156,867 | £12,098 | £19,201 |
Levern Valley | 2 | £17,042 | £7,734 | £34,998 |
Moray Youthstart | 2 | £42,057 | £10,913 | £4,949 |
Motherwell North | 5.5 | £107,733 | £22,038 | £31,757 |
North Ayr | 8 | £202,435 | £130,631 | £30,607 |
North Ayrshire | 8 | £205,000 | (in admin costs ) | £64,000 |
North Edinburgh | 3 plus 3 part time | £135,227 | £8,800 | £46,164 |
North Lanarkshire | 1 | £15,910 | - | £12,240 |
Paisley | 7 | £240,816 | £6,904 | £77,032 |
Routes Out1 | 1.7 | £56,589 | £5,209 | £9,285 |
Scottish Borders | 1 plus 1 part time (part year) | £9,659 | - | £4,175 |
South Coatbridge | 1 | £8,794 | - | £9,317 |
South Edinburgh | 5 | £142,700 | £7,000 | £27,500 |
Stirling | 2 | £54,336 | - | £7,779 |
Tranent | 4 | £120,000 | £18,000 | £35,000 |
West Dunbartonshire | 20 plus 1 part time | £366,059 | £14,490 | £24,901 |
West Lothian | 1 | £31,794 | - | £34,669 |
Xplore | 9 plus 2 part time | £178,728 | £14,000 | £10,250 |
Note:1. Staff are employed by Glasgow Alliance.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 1 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making in supporting the bid by the Scottish Football Association to host the European Football Championships in 2008.
Answer
The First Minister explained in his statement to Parliament on 23 January 2002 that, having considered carefully the practicalities, costs and benefits of staging Euro 2008, the Executive supports a potential joint bid with the Republic of Ireland. Executive officials are presently in consultation with the Irish Government and the SFA.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 29 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive with regard to its news release SE5127/2002 of 7 January 2002 and in light of the launch of the "know the net" campaign, the review of "click thinking" and concerns over internet safety, whether it retains a target of providing every school pupil in Scotland with internet access and a personal e-mail address and when it expects this target to be met.
Answer
Young people are accessing the internet and e-mail in a variety of settings. The Executive is committed to helping them develop the skills to allow them to do this effectively and safely, and schools have an important role to play. We expect that all pupils will have access to the internet and to e-mail by the end of 2002. In March 2001 the Executive wrote to all Directors of Education noting that e-mail access for younger pupils could be provided through class mailboxes.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 28 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the rail operating and infrastructure companies regarding the promotion of railway stations at Tyndrum, Crianlarich and Balloch as gateways to the proposed Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
Answer
This is not a matter in which the Scottish Executive has any locus or direct powers to intervene. Any such discussions with the rail industry will be a matter for the National Park Authority, once that has been established.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 28 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is giving to the Scottish Football Association, or any other organisation, towards hosting the final of the 2002 European Champions League tournament.
Answer
None directly linked to staging the event, but the Scottish Executive's key contribution to the Hampden rescue package helped to ensure that the National Stadium has UEFA five star rating and is capable of hosting such a prestigious event.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 28 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been approached by the Scottish Football Association, or any other body, for financial support to complete safety improvements at the National Stadium, Hampden and, if so, what level of support has been requested.
Answer
At its meeting in September, the Board of sportscotland considered an application from the Scottish Football Association for funding from the Sports Facilities Programme of the Lottery Sports Fund. sportscotland approved an award of £1.2 million towards safety improvements to the East Stand, and its associated approaches, of the national stadium.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 25 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will allocate the #20 million announced on 9 January 2002 to tackle bed blocking amongst NHS and health boards.
Answer
The Minister for Health and Community Care will announce an Action Plan on delayed discharge in February 2002. This will contain details of how the new resources will be targeted to reduce bed blocking in Scottish hospitals.
