- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 9 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what each local authority's general fund balance was, in cash terms and as a percentage of total general fund net expenditure, at the close of each of the last three financial years for which figures are available.
Answer
The information for 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000 is contained in the table.
| Closing Balances | 1997-98 (£000) | % of Total Expenditure 1997-98 | 1998-99 (£000) | % of Total Expenditure 1998-99 | 1999-2000 (£000) | % of Total Expenditure 1999-2000 |
| Aberdeen, City | 6,892 | 2.80 | 3,096 | 1.24 | 1,363 | 0.52 |
| Aberdeenshire | 3,937 | 1.54 | 7,400 | 2.79 | 5,000 | 1.79 |
| Angus | 600 | 0.47 | 3,400 | 2.60 | 3,600 | 2.59 |
| Argyll and Bute | -871 | -0.65 | 401 | 0.29 | 801 | 0.56 |
| Clackmannanshire | -891 | -1.52 | 103 | 0.17 | 970 | 1.56 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 9,190 | 4.93 | 3,872 | 1.98 | 4,863 | 2.40 |
| Dundee | 2,246 | 1.05 | 2,411 | 1.10 | 1,152 | 0.51 |
| East Ayrshire | 1,684 | 1.14 | 1,984 | 1.30 | 600 | 0.38 |
| East Dunbartonshire | -2,653 | -2.30 | -1,898 | -1.55 | 998 | 0.76 |
| East Lothian | 1,912 | 1.86 | 955 | 0.90 | 412 | 0.37 |
| East Renfrewshire | 0 | 0.00 | 1,232 | 1.25 | 2,300 | 2.18 |
| Edinburgh, City | 2,988 | 0.54 | 8,305 | 1.49 | 13,078 | 2.23 |
| Eilean Siar | 3,608 | 4.95 | 292 | 0.37 | 1,058 | 1.33 |
| Falkirk | -905 | -0.56 | 5,719 | 3.49 | 5,021 | 2.93 |
| Fife | 11,058 | 2.66 | 9,546 | 2.24 | 4,874 | 1.10 |
| Glasgow | 0 | 0.00 | 13,999 | 1.40 | 33,663 | 3.24 |
| Highland | 1,692 | 0.59 | 4,449 | 1.51 | 9,768 | 3.12 |
| Inverclyde | 3,189 | 2.68 | 4,697 | 3.88 | 1,506 | 1.17 |
| Midlothian | 1,730 | 1.72 | 1,037 | 1.01 | 1,618 | 1.52 |
| Moray | 967 | 0.93 | 1,016 | 0.98 | 457 | 0.42 |
| North Ayrshire | -800 | -0.49 | -1,417 | -0.82 | -1,200 | -0.67 |
| North Lanarkshire | 2,322 | 0.59 | 268 | 0.07 | 4,950 | 1.19 |
| Orkney | 193 | 0.47 | 202 | 0.47 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Perth and Kinross | 1,770 | 1.16 | 4,535 | 2.86 | 4,507 | 2.66 |
| Renfrewshire | 6,992 | 3.25 | 6,619 | 3.01 | 4,464 | 1.92 |
| Scottish Borders | 9,610 | 7.34 | 10,578 | 7.76 | 7,216 | 4.98 |
| Shetland | 7,237 | 12.23 | 9,918 | 16.58 | 9,918 | 16.16 |
| South Ayrshire | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| South Lanarkshire | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 523 | 0.13 |
| Stirling | 6,537 | 6.21 | 3,183 | 2.83 | 5,872 | 5.10 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2,494 | 1.83 | 7,195 | 5.11 | 5,330 | 3.63 |
| West Lothian | 407 | 0.22 | 1,408 | 0.75 | 1,500 | 0.76 |
| SCOTLAND | 83,135 | 1.27 | 114,505 | 1.70 | 136,182 | 1.93 |
Notes :1. Figures are net revenue expenditure which is total expenditure met from council tax, non-domestic rates and government grants excluding loan charges.2. The figures are Provisional Outturn as reported by authorities in the annual Provisional Outturn & Budget Estimate (POBE) return to the Executive.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 9 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Glasgow Housing Association regarding conveyancing plans, disclosures and warranties, environmental risks, terms of the transfer agreement, protocols and sale of assets in relation to the proposed Glasgow housing stock transfer.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15312.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 9 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Glasgow Housing Stock Transfer employment working group will publish its report.
Answer
No such report is expected. A national Employment and Housing Working Group is due to report at the end of June.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 9 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources have been allocated to the Independent Tenants' Adviser in relation to the proposed Glasgow housing stock transfer to enable the adviser to circulate information to tenants.
Answer
In 2000-01 £2.524 million was made available to Glasgow City Council for tenant consultation, including resources for the appointment of Independent Tenant Advisers.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 9 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale now is for modernising Glasgow's housing stock transfer in the event of stock transfer.
Answer
These are matters for discussion between the Glasgow Housing Association and Glasgow City Council in line with the Executive's "Guidance for Local Authorities, Housing Transfer to Community Ownership".
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it takes to ensure that the services provided to deafblind people are appropriate and in formats and methods accessible to them.
Answer
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it takes to ensure that deafblind people are able to access specifically trained one-to-one support workers when assessed as requiring such support.
Answer
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to encourage more females to take up modern apprenticeships.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is working with the Enterprise Network to target Modern Apprenticeships in non-traditional sectors, including hospitality, early years and childcare, IT and health and social care. Many of these sectors offer apprenticeship opportunities which are more attractive to women. The Executive is also working with the Manufacturing Image Group to encourage more women into manufacturing occupations.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what its definition of deafblindness is.
Answer
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been carried out on the number of children and adults who are deaf and blind for the latest year for which figures are available.
Answer
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
