- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 1 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what statistics there are showing local authority area referrals to Project Scotland.
Answer
ProjectScotland is a companylimited by guarantee and registered as a charity whose aims and objectives areto promote the welfare and relieve the needs of the population in Scotland byencouraging and assisting young people to provide their skills and servicesvoluntarily to charitable organisations.
Full information about thework of Project Scotland is available from its Chief Executive at 49 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HL.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 1 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to ensure that there are seamless youth volunteering services.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-2092 on 1 August 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website the search facility for which can befound at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 1 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken to ensure that there are seamless youth volunteering services.
Answer
ProjectScotland is a companylimited by guarantee and registered as a charity whose aims and objectives areto promote the welfare and relieve the needs of the population in Scotland byencouraging and assisting young people to provide their skills and servicesvoluntarily to charitable organisations.
ProjectScotland is in thethird year of working to its three year business plan, agreed with the ScottishExecutive, and we would expect to review our investment at the end of thatperiod.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 1 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what review has taken place of the protocol between Project Scotland and the Volunteer Centre Network.
Answer
ProjectScotland is a companylimited by guarantee and registered as a charity whose aims and objectives areto promote the welfare and relieve the needs of the population in Scotland byencouraging and assisting young people to provide their skills and servicesvoluntarily to charitable organisations.
ProjectScotland and thenetwork of 32 Volunteer Centres have an agreement intended to ensure thatvolunteers have the best opportunities available for placements. This agreementis kept under review by the parties, who currently are of the view that thereis potential for further improvement.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 1 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what monitoring and evaluation of the Project Scotland programme has been carried out.
Answer
ProjectScotland is a companylimited by guarantee and registered as a charity whose aims and objectives areto promote the welfare and relieve the needs of the population in Scotland byencouraging and assisting young people to provide their skills and servicesvoluntarily to charitable organisations.
ProjectScotland is in thethird year of working to its three year business plan, agreed with the ScottishExecutive, and we would expect to review our investment at the end of thatperiod.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 27 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS dentists in East Dunbartonshire take on new patients.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde mayhold such information.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 27 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding the provision of dental services in East Dunbartonshire.
Answer
Whilst there have been nospecific discussions on the provision of dental services in EastDunbartonshire, officials meet with NHS boards on a regular basis to discussthe provision of NHS dental services in the respective board areas.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 27 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS dentists in West Dunbartonshire take on new patients.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
NHS Greater Glasgow andClyde may hold this information.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 27 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding the provision of dental services in West Dunbartonshire.
Answer
Whilst there have been nospecific discussions on the provision of dental services in WestDunbartonshire, officials meet with NHS boards on a regular basis to discussthe provision of NHS dental services in the respective board areas.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review water charges to low water-usage organisations such as churches, scouts and the boys’ brigade.
Answer
The Scottish Executiveconsulted in November 2006 on detailed proposals to introduce a more obviouslycost-reflective means of charging all non-household customers for their waterservices. The Executive’s analysis of this consultation is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 43156).
The Executive will beconsulting on its wider principles of charging for 2010-14 in the autumn.
