- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 5 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of children lived in households with an income below the poverty line as defined by the Child Poverty Action Group for each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The information requested cannot be provided at local authority level.
Information currently available on household income is drawn from the Households Below Average Income dataset and the Family Resources Survey which do not have sufficient sample size for Scotland to produce the required level of detail.
The Scottish Household Survey will provide information on household income by local authority area after the first full sweep of the survey (i.e. after two years) - the results of which are not likely to be made available until summer 2001.
Work is also underway to investigate new methodologies and to consider boosting existing samples to give better coverage for Scotland.
At the Scotland level, the proportion of children in households with below 60% GB median income in 1997-98 was 30% (340,000 children). This represents a drop from a figure of 34% in 1996-97.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money Greater Glasgow Health Board transferred from capital to revenue budgets in each year from 1994-95 to 1999-2000 inclusive and what the mechanism was for carrying out such transfers.
Answer
The resources transferred from capital to revenue budgets in the Greater Glasgow Health Board area between 1994-95 and 1999-2000 are shown in the following table:
1994-95 £000 | 1995-96 £000 | 1996-97 £000 | 1997-98 £000 | 1998-99 £000 | 1999-2000 £000 |
Nil | 1,684 | 6,478 | 3,287 | 3,659 | 6,423 |
Individual NHS Trusts are required to seek permission from The Scottish Executive to transfer resources from capital to revenue.
From 2000-01 onwards, all capital funds must be spent on capital items.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 5 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will be possible for local authorities to implement the McCrone recommendations if it does not meet the costs centrally and, if so, why its assessment differs from that of CoSLA.
Answer
Full consideration is being given to the recommendations. When I established the committee I indicated that I would undertake consultation with the relevant parties before decisions were made on implementation. Funding decisions will be based on the outcome of implementation discussions.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6113 by Susan Deacon on 8 May 2000, what impact it considers the reduction of capital expenditure on the provision or replacement of equipment in the NHSiS, in real terms, from #55.129 million in 1994-95 to #25.022 million in 1998-99 has had on modernising equipment, improving patient outcomes and reducing waiting lists.
Answer
It is for individual health boards and NHS Trusts to determine annually the level of funding required for new and replacement medical equipment taking into account other local priorities. Health boards and NHS Trusts can use both capital and revenue resources to meet equipment costs.
Capital investment in the NHS in Scotland continues to increase from £136 million in 1998-99 to £179 million in 2000-01, rising further to £194 million in 2001-02.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6113 by Susan Deacon on 8 May 2000, whether it can explain why NHSiS expenditure on the provision or replacement of equipment by Greater Glasgow Health Board fell, in real terms, from #13.556 million in 1994-95 to #3.547 million in 1998-99.
Answer
It is for individual health boards and NHS Trusts to determine annually the level of funding required for new and replacement medical equipment taking into account other local priorities. Health boards and NHS Trusts can use both capital and revenue resources to meet equipment costs.
Further information on local spending decisions can be obtained from Greater Glasgow Health Board.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6113 by Susan Deacon on 8 May 2000, whether it can explain why the NHSiS capital expenditure on the provision or replacement of equipment by Shetland Health Board fell, in real terms, from #493,000 in 1994-95 to #53,000 in 1998-99.
Answer
It is for individual health boards and NHS Trusts to determine annually the level of funding required for new and replacement medical equipment taking into account other local priorities. Health boards and NHS Trusts can use both capital and revenue resources to meet equipment costs.
Further information on local spending decisions can be obtained from Shetland Health Board.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much each local authority is expected to raise in non-domestic rates in 2000-01.
Answer
Figures showing the amounts of non-domestic rate income collected by local authorities for 2000-01 are not yet available. The figures for 1998-99, the most recent available, are shown in the following table.
Council | NDR Collected | Council | NDR Collected |
Aberdeen City | 101,318,328 | Highland | 53,075,991 |
Aberdeenshire | 49,466,288 | Inverclyde* | 16,455,511 |
Angus | 19,568,920 | Midlothian | 12,994,938 |
Argyll & Bute | 28,299,338 | Moray | 19,672,200 |
Clackmannanshire | 10,495,047 | North Ayrshire | 36,854,012 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 31,789,211 | North Lanarkshire | 68,164,545 |
Dundee City | 42,071,071 | Orkney | 6,209,691 |
East Ayrshire | 21,876,160 | Perth & Kinross | 32,924,976 |
East Dunbartonshire | 14,797,539 | Renfrewshire* | 46,023,557 |
East Lothian | 24,911,565 | Scottish Borders | 18,548,281 |
East Renfrewshire | 10,126,348 | Shetland | 12,351,868 |
Edinburgh, City of | 186,151,389 | South Ayrshire | 28,296,107 |
Eilean Siar | 4,632,944 | South Lanarkshire | 69,496,242 |
Falkirk | 44,466,106 | Stirling | 26,955,963 |
Fife | 101,297,014 | West Dunbartonshire* | 22,396,416 |
Glasgow City | 231,326,059 | West Lothian | 44,096,478 |
* Audited figures not yet available - figures based on most recent estimate of NDR collected by councils.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6113 by Susan Deacon on 8 May 2000, whether it can explain why the NHSiS capital expenditure on the provision or replacement of equipment by Dumfries and Galloway Health Board fell, in real terms, from #1.401 million in 1994-95 to #579,000 in 1998-99.
Answer
It is for individual health boards and NHS Trusts to determine annually the level of funding required for new and replacement medical equipment taking into account other local priorities. Health boards and NHS Trusts can use both capital and revenue resources to meet equipment costs.
Further information on local spending decisions can be obtained from Dumfries and Galloway Health Board.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6113 by Susan Deacon on 8 May 2000, whether it can explain why the NHSiS capital expenditure on the provision or replacement of equipment by Argyll and Clyde Health Board fell, in real terms, from #5.893 million in 1994-95 to #1.671 million in 1998-99.
Answer
It is for individual health boards and NHS Trusts to determine annually the level of funding required for new and replacement medical equipment taking into account other local priorities. Health boards and NHS Trusts can use both capital and revenue resources to meet equipment costs.
Further information on local spending decisions can be obtained from Argyll and Clyde Health Board.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6113 by Susan Deacon on 8 May 2000, whether it can explain why the NHSiS capital expenditure on the provision or replacement of equipment by Lanarkshire Health Board fell, in real terms, from #6.263 million in 1994-95 to #3.823 million in 1998-99.
Answer
It is for individual health boards and NHS Trusts to determine annually the level of funding required for new and replacement medical equipment taking into account other local priorities. Health boards and NHS Trusts can use both capital and revenue resources to meet equipment costs.
Further information on local spending decisions can be obtained from Lanarkshire Health Board.
