- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 13 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what grants were allocated under the Children and Young People's Grant Scheme in (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2002-03.
Answer
The grants allocated under the Children and Young People Group Grant Scheme in 2001-02 and 2002-03 are laid out in the following tables. Core Grant
| Organisation | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| Abernethy Trust | 6,365 | 6,365 |
| Adoption UK | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| BAAF | 51,086 | 51,086 |
| Boy's and Girl's Clubs of Scotland | 14,853 | 14,853 |
| Boys Brigade | 38,727 | 38,727 |
| BTCV | 28,909 | 28,909 |
| Caledonian Award | 6365 | 6,365 |
| Campaigners | 6,896 | 6,896 |
| Capability Scotland | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Chess Scotland | 9,124 | 9,124 |
| Childline | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Children First | 83,732 | 83,732 |
| Children in Scotland | 190,000 | 190,000 |
| Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Community Service Volunteers | 66,873 | 66,837 |
| Contact a Family Scotland | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| Cruse Bereavement (Scotland) | 28,940 | 28,940 |
| Duke of Edinburgh Award | 20,688 | 20,688 |
| Fairbridge in Scotland | 45,619 | 45,619 |
| Family Care | 38,881 | 38,881 |
| Fast Forward | 51,984 | 51,984 |
| Fostering Network | 51,331 | 51,331 |
| Girls Brigade | 12,200 | 12,200 |
| Guide Association | 16,974 | 16,974 |
| Homestart | 95,000 | 95,000 |
| International Voluntary Service | 7,957 | 7,957 |
| Iona Community | 6,365 | 6,365 |
| National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries | 24,720 | 24,720 |
| National Playbus Association Scotland | 30,900 | 30,900 |
| Ocean Youth Trust | 22,279 | 22,279 |
| One Parent Families Scotland | 51,500 | 51,500 |
| Parent Network Scotland | 20,600 | 20,600 |
| Parentline | 72,500 | 72,500 |
| PHaB Scotland | 24,931 | 24,931 |
| Play Scotland | 30,236 | 30,236 |
| Scottish Association of Young Farmers | 59,145 | 59,145 |
| Scottish Centres | 60,770 | 60,770 |
| Scottish Child Law Centre | 59,808 | 59,808 |
| Scottish Childminding Association | 52,094 | 52,094 |
| Scottish Council For Single Homeless | 15,659 | 15,659 |
| Scottish Crusaders | 6,896 | 6,896 |
| Scottish National Council of YMCAs | 58,350 | 58,350 |
| Scottish Out of School Care Network | 154,500 | 154,500 |
| Scottish Pre School Pay Association | 180,000 | 180,000 |
| Scottish Throughcare and Aftercare Forum | 15,450 | 15,450 |
| Scottish Youth Parliament | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Scout Association | 31,827 | 31,827 |
| Secure Accommodation Forum | 3,090 | 3,090 |
| Sense Scotland | 43,800 | 43,800 |
| SSC (A Club for the Youth of Scotland) | 5,665 | 5,665 |
| Venture Scotland | 10,609 | 10,609 |
| Who Cares? Scotland | 62,640 | 62,640 |
| Woodcraft Folk | 10,609 | 10,609 |
| Young Scot | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Youth Scotland | 79568 | 79568 |
| YouthLink Scotland | 105,300 | 105,300 |
| YWCA of Great Britain | 48,801 | 48,801 |
| Total | 2,506,071 | 2,506,071 |
Project Grants
| Organisation | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| Big Brothers and Sisters | 25,000 | |
| Positive Parenting | | 12,374 |
| Running Other Choices (Aberlour) | 33,714 | 32,100 |
| Fostering Network | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Scottish Child Minding Association (Care Standards) | 12,447 | 37,343 |
| Scottish INA (Liaison Officer) | 8,725 | 26,175 |
| Scottish Out of School Care Network (LEC) | 9,880 | 9,880 |
| Scottish Out of School Care Network (Playmap) | 11,750 | 11,750 |
| Who Cares? Scotland | 60,000 | |
| Total | 201,516 | 169,622 |
Training Grant
| Organisation | 2001-02 |
| BTCV Scotland | £563.00 |
| Campaigners | £1,590.00 |
| CSV | £5,625.00 |
| Duke of Edinburgh's Awards | £225.00 |
| Girls' Brigade | £1,870.10 |
| Guide Association | £10,000.00 |
| Ocean Youth Trust | £1,952.00 |
| Phab | £2,680.00 |
| Scottish Association of Young Farmers | £2,255.00 |
| Scout Association | £6,395.00 |
| SSC (A Club for the Youth of Scotland) | £5,134.00 |
| Venture Scotland | £3,507.50 |
| Young Scot | £8,500.00 |
| YouthClubs Scotland | £3,960.00 |
| YouthLink | £2,920.00 |
| YWCA | £4,859.00 |
| Total | £62,035.60 |
Note:No Training Grants were awarded in 2002-03
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will increase advice and assistance rates of pay to social welfare lawyers to make up for the 23% decrease in real value of these rates since 1993.
Answer
The first priority of the Law Society of Scotland in relation to the legal aid scheme is reform of civil legal aid. Once discussions on this issue between the Society and the Executive have taken place, decisions have been reached, and any changes have been implemented, it is the Executive's aim to look at the advice and assistance scheme. However, that will be a matter for the next Parliament.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what external monitoring and evaluation procedures are in place to assess whether projects funded by the New Opportunities Fund have been successful and who performs any such monitoring and evaluation.
Answer
The New Opportunities Fund (NOF) is a UK-wide body sponsored by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Responsibility for distributing funds from the National Lottery rests with the Lottery distributing bodies. NOF, as a UK lottery distributor, is accountable to DCMS.The monitoring and evaluation of individual New Opportunities Fund programmes is a matter for independent externally commissioned evaluation as well as the necessary audit requirements set out in the fund regulations.The Scottish Executive meets regularly with NOF to discuss the progress and development of programmes and the pertinent issues.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the lawyers appointed to Part V projects under the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 can be independent in advising clients in disputes with its departments and agencies.
Answer
Yes. Solicitors working on Part V projects are employed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board, which is independent of the Executive, and they are also required to comply with the normal professional codes of the Law Society of Scotland.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide adequate funding for legal provision for (a) asylum seekers, (b) employment law cases and (c) eviction cases.
Answer
The Scottish Legal Aid Fund is not cash limited. Scottish ministers will provide whatever funds are necessary to pay the accounts of solicitors and counsel involved in all cases where legal aid has been granted by solicitors, the courts or the Scottish Legal Aid Board.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29300 by Cathy Jamieson on 26 September 2002, whether informal further education in the areas of social, cultural and recreational activities is a statutory duty for local authorities.
Answer
Under section 1 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, as amended, local authorities are required "to secure that there is made for their area adequate and efficient provision of school education and further education."The act provides that, for the purposes of this general duty, local authorities have "power to secure for their area...the provision of adequate facilities for social, cultural and recreative activities and for physical education and training". They are not, however, placed under a specific duty to provide all or any of these services except where these activities are provided for school pupils.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to encourage the establishment of more law centres.
Answer
Alongside other providers of legal advice and representation, law centres have a valuable contribution to make to delivering effective access to justice. The Executive will bear that contribution in mind in developing its policy on a community legal service for Scotland. However, we have no specific plans at present in respect of establishment of new law centres.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29296 by Dr Elaine Murray on 26 September 2002, whether it will make representations to the National Lottery distributing bodies to review the allocation of New Opportunities Fund (NOF) monies to local authorities with a view to developing a mechanism whereby national youth organisations can receive funding directly from the NOF without having to apply in respect of each local authority area.
Answer
The responsibility for distributing proceeds from the National Lottery rests with the Lottery Distributing Bodies, including the New Opportunities Fund (NOF).NOF decides how these programmes are delivered following extensive consultation with key stakeholders. Funding is allocated to local authorities which work with a wide range of organisations, including national youth organisations, to compile suitable projects which reflect local needs and priorities.Under the circumstances, there does not seem to be scope for a mechanism that would allow national youth organisations to receive funding directly from NOF without having to apply in respect of each local authority area.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the programmes under the New Opportunities Fund to help young people and youth organisations in Scotland offer as much support pro rata as the equivalent programmes in England.
Answer
Responsibility for distributing proceeds from the National Lottery rests with the Lottery Distributing Bodies, including the New Opportunities Fund.The policy directions which determine the amount of money available to the New Opportunities Fund for its grant programmes currently allocate 11.5% of available funding to Scotland. The funding formula on which this is based, takes into account both population and a weighting to reflect deprivation.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 12 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29299 by Ms Margaret Curran on 26 September 2002, whether adult volunteers working in youth organisations benefit from the #2 million Active Communities Initiative, the #1 million funding to the volunteer centre network and the #700,000 in the Millennium Volunteers programme and whether it will provide funding to help voluntary youth organisations to recruit, train and retain adult volunteers.
Answer
The Active Communities Initiative, the Millennium Volunteers programme and the network of Volunteer Centres each promote and facilitate volunteering that is arranged and delivered by organisations. They provide generic support on behalf of all organisations working with volunteers. Accordingly, any organisation, including youth organisations with adult volunteers, is free to approach the Scottish Executive or their local volunteer centre to explore how best to take forward the recruitment, training and retention of volunteers. If proposals for a specific project or initiative emerge, Scottish Executive funding might be possible, provided normal grant scheme eligibility criteria are met and resources are available.
