- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional uniformed police officers it expects will be recruited by each police force as a result of its announcement of an extra #8.9 million for the police.
Answer
The additional £8.9 million invested in the Scottish police will enable the recruitment of more than 300 extra police officers. Decisions on recruitment and deployment of staff are, however, matters for individual chief constables. After allocating £1 million to the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan for the training of the additional recruits the funds were distributed as shown in the table below. Also shown is the notional number of additional officers that could be recruited from the extra money available.
Police Force | Additional Funding £000 | Number of Additional Officers |
Central Scotland Police | 369 | 15 |
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary | 233 | 9 |
Fife Constabulary | 435 | 17 |
Grampian Police | 676 | 27 |
Lothian and Borders Police | 1,442 | 58 |
Northern Constabulary | 423 | 17 |
Strathclyde Police | 3,710 | 148 |
Tayside Police | 612 | 24 |
| TOTAL FUNDING | 7,900 | 315 |
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 8 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve the economic competitiveness of Glasgow.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is committed to supporting the Glasgow Alliance and the Joint Economic Strategy for Glasgow published by Glasgow Development Agency and Glasgow City Council as members of the Alliance in 1999. The main aim of that strategy is to build on Glasgow's distinctive qualities to develop a dynamic, internationally competitive economy which creates wealth and provides quality, sustainable work opportunities for all the residents of the city.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 8 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure that health boards encourage NHS staff to get vaccinated against influen'a next winter and in subsequent years.
Answer
Along with ministerial colleagues in the other UK Health Departments, I have asked the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to review its present advice on the immunisation of healthcare workers against influenza. We await the Committee's advice, which will help inform the arrangements we make in future years.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 8 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it holds on the percentage of pensioners who received council tax benefit in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer
Social security benefits including housing and council tax benefits are reserved matters and are the responsibility of the DSS.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 7 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive in addition to The Key, how much it and Glasgow City Council will spend in promoting the Glasgow housing stock transfer.
Answer
The Executive has allocated £2.856 million of New Housing Partnership funding to Glasgow City Council in connection with the development of its stock transfer proposal, £1.01 million of this is for consultation with tenants. The council has submitted a further bid for NHP funding which is being assessed by the New Housing Partnership Steering Group.
- 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 7 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the staffing levels are for each neonatal intensive care unit.
Answer
The NHS in Scotland does not collect the information requested. It is for each NHS Trust to determine the number and type of staff required to deliver an appropriate level of service to meet local patient needs and to organise staff resources accordingly.
- 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 Frank McAveety on 7 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on its plans for ensuring Best Value in Scottish local government.
Answer
Wendy Alexander will be making a statement on the Executive's plans for Best Value on 8 June.
- 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 7 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to create a knowledge environment in local government, integrating people processes and technology.
Answer
I and Scottish ministerial colleagues had a constructive meeting with local authority leaders and chief executives on 26 May at which we discussed a shared vision for using information and communications technology to deliver more convenient and efficient public services in Scotland. It is for authorities themselves to decide how to make progress, but I am sure that councils understand that integrating people, processes and technology can make a major contribution to internal efficiency and to better services to the public.
- 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 Frank McAveety on 7 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that local authorities implement organisational learning in order to gain knowledge, develop skills and transfer these into effective strategies and decisions.
Answer
We have agreed that CoSLA will take the lead in promoting organisational learning as part of the development of Best Value.
- 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 Frank McAveety on 7 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that local authorities exchange ideas, good practice and training across local authority boundaries.
Answer
We have agreed that CoSLA will take the lead in promoting exchange of ideas and best practice as part of Best Value. Wendy Alexander recently announced the provision of £100,000 to CoSLA for the development of a website to allow the exchange of ideas, good practice and training across all Scottish councils.
