- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has committed to supporting perpetrator programmes since May 2007.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-3789 on 11 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive who is undertaking its review of sportscotland.
Answer
The review of sportscotlandis being undertaken by officialsin the sport division of the Scottish Government’s Health and Wellbeing Directorate.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will invite the Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee to respond to and scrutinise any proposed changes to sportscotland before such changes are implemented.
Answer
We would be preparedto discuss the review of sportscotland with the committee. I am meeting with the Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee on 19 September and this would be a timelyopportunity to explore the issues and listen to the committee’s views beforeany decisions are taken on the future of sportscotland.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to support perpetrator programmes in cases of domestic abuse.
Answer
In the current financialyear the Scottish Government has provided £374,799 to Community Justice Authoritiesfor the specific purpose of delivery of perpetrator programmes by certain of theconstituent local authorities within their areas. This funding is provided undersection 27(1) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
In addition, manyother authorities undertake work with perpetrators of domestic abuse as part oftheir overall section 27 grant settlement but it is not possible in these instancesto identify the specific amounts attributable to work with this group of offenders.
The Scottish Governmentsponsored Caledonian System incorporates a programme which seeks to challenge andrehabilitate perpetrators of domestic abuse. This has been submitted to the ScottishAccreditation Panel for Offender Programmes and is due to be considered by the panelthis month. Decisions on future roll-out of the Caledonian System will be informedby the outcomes of the accreditation application.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007 will be commenced.
Answer
The Prostitution (PublicPlaces) (Scotland) Act 2007 will come into force on 15 October 2007.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any decisions on the future of sportscotland will be determined by the needs of sport and not by the Executive’s policy of reducing the number of public bodies.
Answer
The future of sportscotlandwill be determined by the review which is currently being undertaken. The ScottishGovernment is committed to reducing the number of public bodies. However, the needsof sport will be central to the review process and the final decisions on sportscotland.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whom it will consult on its review of sportscotland.
Answer
The Scottish Governmenthas held a series of meetings with the chair and senior staff of sportscotland,the Scottish Institute of Sport and has had discussions with staff from the WelshAssembly Government. Further meetings are planned with the Scottish Sports Association,COSLA and VOCAL.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that measures taken under the Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007 are highlighted and publicised.
Answer
We are currently consideringoptions for a publicity campaign to raise awareness of the new offence.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what legislative steps it will take to support the implementation of the recommendations of the Adult Entertainment Working Group.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-3785 on 11 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 10 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the reported savings of £22 million arising from the decision not to relocate 300 NHS jobs to Glasgow will be spent in Glasgow.
Answer
The £22 million whichwould have been required for the relocation will be invested in front line servicesand in tackling health inequalities in the NHS in Scotland, including those in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
