- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 15 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice and guidance it will be providing to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency about the Agency's consideration of the environmental impact assessment of the proposal by Babcock Rosyth Defence Limited to store radioactive waste on land at Rosyth from HMS Renown.
Answer
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is a statutory consultee of the local planning authority under the terms of the Environment Impact Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1999. In that context, SEPA acts independently. There is, however, general guidance on those Regulations, Circular 15/1999, issued by the Scottish Executive. A copy of that guidance is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, reference code 7217.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has held with Forth Valley Health Board and Tayside Health Board over the reshaping of the National Health Service in their areas.
Answer
The planning and delivery of health services is a matter primarily for health boards and Trusts. I can confirm, however, that the Scottish Executive meets regularly with health boards - including Forth Valley and Tayside - to learn of their proposals for improving services for patients.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 8 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations have been made by staff and trade unions with regard to the proposal to introduce parking charges at Fife Acute Hospitals NHS Trust sites in Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline.
Answer
Consultation on their proposals for car parking charges is entirely a matter for the Fife Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. In reaching decisions on proposals to charge for car parking we would expect that NHS Trusts have the interests of patients, staff and visitors at heart and that they take all views expressed fully into account before reaching a final decision.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 1 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, in the event that Fife Health Board and the Acute Services Trust fail to reach agreement on the Business Plan for Acute Services in Fife, what mechanisms exist to enable a successful conclusion to be reached.
Answer
I refer Mr Crawford to my answer of 16 December to his question S1W-3426.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 26 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been allocated to Scottish local authorities under the Excellence Fund, broken down by the key areas which the fund covers, in the financial years 1998-99 and 1999-2000 and what are the expected allocations for 2000-01.
Answer
The Excellence Fund was introduced in 1999-2000. The amount of grant allocated to local authorities for each of the programmes during 1999-2000 and 2000-01 is given in the table below.
Programme | 1999-2000 £ million | 2000-01 £ million |
Alternatives to Exclusion | 5.0 | 8.0 |
Study Support | 7.0 | 10.0 |
Early Intervention | 13.0 | 13.0 |
Supporting Parents | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Classroom Assistants | 9.5 | 19.5 |
Reducing Class Sizes | 12.5 | 15.6 |
Support for Teachers | 10.1 | 10.1 |
Higher Still | 5.0 | 5.0 |
National Grid for Learning | 22.6 | 23.4 |
Inclusion | 0 | 6.0 |
New Community Schools | 6.0 | 8.0 |
Education Action Plans | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Specialist Provision | 4.0 | 4.733 |
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 27 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what has been the average payout for each Warm Deal grant awarded in 1999-2000 and the current financial year.
Answer
Part of the Warm Deal is administered by Eaga and resources are distributed as grant for householders. In 1999-2000 the average amount of grant was about £315. That figure remains the average for the current year to date. The other part of the Warm Deal is administered by local authorities for their own stock. Resources go to authorities as landlords: the householders do not receive a grant. My answer to question S1W-7906 gives details of local authority expenditure on the Warm Deal in 1999-2000 and allocations for 2000-01.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 27 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many enquiries have been received by the Energy Action Grants Agency from pensioners regarding grants under the Warm Deal scheme.
Answer
The Energy Action Grants Agency does not record enquiries by age of caller. However about 40% of grants awarded monthly by Eaga are for the over 60s.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 27 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pensioners benefited from the Warm Deal scheme in 1999-2000 and the current financial year.
Answer
Part of the Warm Deal is administered by Eaga. In 1999-2000 they arranged insulation for 6,628 pensioner households. 1,559 such households were insulated in April and May 2000, the most recent period for which figures are available. The other part of the Warm Deal is administered by local authorities for their own stock. No figures are held centrally on the number of pensioner local authority tenants who have benefited.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 27 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many New Deal placements have been created to deliver the Warm Deal scheme and how many long-term unemployed people are engaged in delivering the Warm Deal service to pensioners for the most recent date for which figures are available.
Answer
The Warm Deal provides about 400 places for people taken on under the New Deal. The trainees are engaged in installing insulation measures across a range of households. No figures are kept on the number of trainees employed on works for pensioners.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 27 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to evaluate energy cost savings in homes which have benefited from a Warm Deal grant.
Answer
The data provided by Eaga and by local authorities enables us to quantify a range of benefits from the Warm Deal. These include improvements in energy rating, savings in fuel bills and reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases. A report on these benefits from the Warm Deal in 1999-2000 is being prepared and will be published.
