- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 7 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether planning permission would be required to build a new nuclear power station on the site of a former nuclear power station.
Answer
The construction of a nuclear power station with a capacity in excess of 50 MW, whether or not on the site of a former nuclear power station, would require a consent under s.36 of The Electricity Act 1989. The consent application process involves wide consultation, including with relevant local authorities. In the event of such a consent being granted, ministers would exercise their powers under the act to deem planning permission. However, as set out in the partnership agreement, the Executive will not consent any new nuclear power station while radioactive waste management issues remain unresolved.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 6 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total level of spending on social inclusion partnerships (SIP) has been in each financial year since their inception, broken down by partnership.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:
The information requested isshown in the following table.
| SIP | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-051 |
| Aberdeen Great Northern | 809,000 | 844,000 | 1,001,500 | 1,026,631 | 1,185,008 | 1,034,348 |
| Arbroath2 | 140,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argyll and Bute | 205,113 | 291,610 | 465,866 | 485,914 | 478,793 | 674,563 |
| Edinburgh North | 2,830,281 | 2,556,423 | 2,525,408 | 2,550,717 | 2,364,159 | 3,143,292 |
| Edinburgh South | 506,427 | 964,498 | 1,170,503 | 1,652,643 | 1,990,716 | 2,146,897 |
| Edinburgh Strategic Programme | 1,098,064 | 537,490 | 574,746 | 502,257 | 399,936 | 427,260 |
| Edinburgh Youth SIP | 182,331 | 561,891 | 632,215 | 646,787 | 667,461 | 686,672 |
| Edinburgh Craigmillar | 1,669,416 | 1,731,958 | 1,894,163 | 1,969,955 | 1,976,996 | 2,082,156 |
| Alloa South and East | 783,252 | 1,014,783 | 1,148,003 | 1,132,734 | 1,146,481 | 1,166,046 |
| Dundee Young Carers | 24,332 | 101,404 | 130,421 | 176,532 | 181,996 | 158,738 |
| Dundee SIP 1 | 2,508,967 | 2,106,738 | 2,229,836 | 2,383,387 | 2,463,446 | 2,428,504 |
| Dundee SIP 2 | 792,000 | 448,030 | 442,236 | 420,955 | 365,454 | 342,000 |
| Dundee Xplore | 181,375 | 269,450 | 628,892 | 514,835 | 497,189 | 472,494 |
| East Ayrshire Coalfields | 694,110 | 1,042,043 | 1,492,309 | 1,951,118 | 2,343,123 | 2,343,123 |
| Tranent | 93,750 | 128,000 | 216,000 | 223,898 | 227,995 | 227,995 |
| Levern Valley | 554,299 | 528,206 | 482,766 | 476,947 | 338,533 | 322,311 |
| Falkirk | 550,000 | 578,750 | 645,600 | 533,356 | 395,635 | 423,266 |
| Fife | 720,332 | 630,000 | 666,720 | 604,674 | 415,414 | 656,494 |
| Fife Frae | 55,808 | 153,817 | 189,092 | 195,247 | 191,549 | 201,073 |
| Glasgow Smaller Areas | 1,096,559 | 757,173 | 1,502,708 | 1,824,880 | 2,408,174 | 2,475,729 |
| Glasgow Anti Racist Alliance | 465,202 | 757,294 | 696,492 | 817,592 | 620,753 | 855,206 |
| Glasgow Big Step | 87,298 | 565,541 | 646,321 | 548,775 | 510,009 | 563,093 |
| Glasgow Drumchapel | 1,587,475 | 2,594,432 | 2,642,466 | 2,850,730 | 2,950,747 | 3,197,543 |
| Glasgow East End | 2,672,295 | 2,791,711 | 3,070,534 | 3,219,094 | 3,414,357 | 3,700,506 |
| Glasgow Gorbals | 541,183 | 731,298 | 846,049 | 913,886 | 952,423 | 933,243 |
| Glasgow Greater Easterhouse | 3,378,280 | 3,395,426 | 3,729,402 | 3,903,739 | 4,050,037 | 4,007,856 |
| Glasgow Greater Govan | 349,172 | 481,019 | 993,938 | 1,402,633 | 1,800,683 | 2,634,341 |
| Glasgow Greater Pollok | 1,701,653 | 2,000,916 | 2,731,876 | 3,691,778 | 3,838,824 | 3,136,685 |
| Glasgow Milton | 170,303 | 581,783 | 737,485 | 909,712 | 938,891 | 1,051,299 |
| Glasgow North | 3,240,883 | 2,984,906 | 3,144,375 | 3,329,030 | 3,523,690 | 3,532,880 |
| Glasgow Routes Out | 65,175 | 269,706 | 337,406 | 260,311 | 292,631 | 358,222 |
| Glasgow Springburn | 200,085 | 736,558 | 884,378 | 910,110 | 1,003,277 | 1,059,715 |
| Highlands and Islands | 479,730 | 809,329 | 905,744 | 830,948 | 937,066 | 919,223 |
| Inverclyde | 2,991,245 | 2,423,735 | 2,546,173 | 2,464,011 | 2,919,446 | 3,958,903 |
| Moray Youthstart | 419,556 | 576,000 | 485,065 | 513,561 | 536,555 | 659,563 |
| North Ayrshire | 792,559 | 714,000 | 692,104 | 778,730 | 493,211 | 549,143 |
| Motherwell North | 1,329,242 | 1,533,240 | 1,735,344 | 1,748,722 | 1,980,661 | 1,716,071 |
| North Lanarkshire | 807,162 | 853,681 | 866,752 | 654,435 | 696,160 | 506,708 |
| South Coatbridge | 208,947 | 605,124 | 758,558 | 853,580 | 833,889 | 849,174 |
| GO-Perth | 46,577 | 167,706 | 270,286 | 228,623 | 310,046 | 250,153 |
| Ferguslie Park3 | 528,740 | 868,946 | 1,090,899 | - | - | - |
| Paisley | 2,749,276 | 2,748,176 | 2,707,953 | 3,127,927 | 3,509,751 | 3,566,991 |
| Scottish Borders | 154,966 | 226,679 | 310,824 | 310,658 | 331,376 | 401,376 |
| Girvan | 289,848 | 417,587 | 487,922 | 544,022 | 568,474 | 569,645 |
| North Ayr | 1,950,332 | 1,853,918 | 1,965,165 | 1,756,642 | 1,817,000 | 1,817,000 |
| Blantyre/North Hamilton | 498,254 | 1,061,010 | 2,226,308 | 3,315,505 | 4,365,899 | 4,993,508 |
| Cambuslang | 598,595 | 593,275 | 682,162 | 570,547 | 432,343 | 429,763 |
| Stirling | 582,356 | 517,446 | 510,905 | 512,733 | 392,729 | 362,501 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2,186,700 | 2,086,373 | 2,283,571 | 2,514,896 | 2,515,937 | 2,753,937 |
| West Lothian | 170,792 | 253,525 | 244,474 | 271,400 | 299,070 | 285,070 |
| Total | 46,739,297 | 51,446,604 | 59,269,915 | 63,027,797 | 66,873,993 | 71,032,279 |
Notes:
1. Figures for 2004-05 may besubject to change following receipt of final grant claim.
2. Arbroath SIP, a former RegenerationProgramme, ended its designation in March 2000.
3. Funding ring-fenced and reported separately from the PaisleySocial Inclusion Partnership until 2002-03.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Johann Lamont on 2 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is in a position to respond to my letter of 13 April 2005 regarding the Warm Homes Scheme and the use of Sedbuck C and D rated combi boilers.
Answer
I wrote to the member on 12 May 2005 providing a detailed response to the issues raised in his letter regarding SEDBUK C and D rated boilers.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 1 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive which companies it has had discussions with regarding the provision of ferry services across the River Forth and what grants it will make available to support such services.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has discussed the possibility of ferry services across the River Forth with Forth Ports PLC and with Stagecoach. No approach has been received for grant support and it is therefore too early to comment on the availability of grants for such a service.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Johann Lamont on 1 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive which of its agencies are regarded as trading fund operations and, in respect of these, what financial targets have been set for financial returns in each of the last five years and how many such targets have been met.
Answer
Registers of Scotland Executive Agency is the only agency that is regarded as a trading fund operation. Registers of Scotland became a Trading Fund in 1996 and now operates under analogous arrangements established by the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000.
For each of the last five years Registers of Scotland has been set a target to secure a minimum rate of return on capital employed for the three-year period ending in that year. The rates set for each year were as follows: 6%, 3%, 6%, 15% and 15%. The target has been met in each year, in the latest year provisionally.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 23 May 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what research it has commissioned into the effects of drinks promotions offered by the off-trade sector and when it expects any findings to be published.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in discussion with Alcohol Focus Scotland regarding the potential for useful research into the effects of off-sales promotions on binge and excessive drinking. Decisions on whether to conduct further research will be made following publication of the results of a desk survey currently being carried out by the Scottish Association of Alcohol Action Teams and due to report by the end of June.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it would cost to have an asthma-trained specialist in every medical practice, in light of the recent publication of Out of Sight, Out of Mind by Asthma UK Scotland.
Answer
This information is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken, or will take, to ensure that every medical practice has an asthma-trained specialist, in light of the recent publication of Out of Sight, Out of Mind by Asthma UK Scotland.
Answer
The new GMS contract came into effect on 1 April 2004. It requires GPs to provide services for asthma patients, and people with other chronic diseases, which include ongoing treatment for their specific needs and referral to specialist services as appropriate. The Quality and Outcomes Framework recognises and rewards GPs for good chronic disease management.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking, or will take, to ensure that all people with asthma have access to an asthma specialist when their asthma is difficult to control, in light of the recent publication of Out of Sight, Out of Mind by Asthma UK Scotland.
Answer
The provision of specialist services for asthma on referral from GP practices is a matter for NHS boards to arrange, based on their assessment of local needs.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 8 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will hold discussions with Scottish Water about issues that exist in the Auchterarder and Alyth areas in respect of a lack of sewage and drainage capacity constraining proposals for affordable housing developments.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-14285, answered 8 March 2005.All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
