- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 12 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to continue the funding of Facilitate Scotland and what the reason is for its position on this matter.
Answer
Facilitate (Scotland) is not currently funded by the Scottish Executive.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 12 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to fund any other facility which carries out similar support and work as Facilitate Scotland and, if so, what it will be called, where it will be located, what national coverage it will have and how much its funding package will be.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no such plans at present.Any voluntary organisation may submit an application to the Scottish Executive for funding under section 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 or section 16B of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 12 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations and projects it currently funds that offer services similar to those offered by Facilitate Scotland and where they are located.
Answer
In addition to services provided by the NHS and local authorities, the Executive continues to provide core funding to a range of voluntary organisations, which offer advice, care and information to those with mental health problems. Overall, £1.2 million will be provided for 2002-03 under the section 10 and section 16B grant schemes to voluntary bodies in the mental health field. A further £19 million will be disbursed through Mental Illness Specific Grant which goes via local authorities to 400 small scale projects at local level throughout Scotland. These projects provide a range of support, including drop-in centres, day services, counselling services, information and advice, education and employment schemes, advocacy and befriending services.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 12 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been allocated for the setting up of a national service network for children and adults with autistic spectrum disorders, as recommended in The same as you?.
Answer
The Scottish Executive provided £16,400 for the mapping exercise which will inform the national service network for people with autistic spectrum disorders, recommended by The same as you? Decisions on funding have not yet been taken.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 12 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any proposals on the form of the national service network for children and adults with autistic spectrum disorders and what the remit of the network will be.
Answer
The Scottish Society for Autism and the National Autistic Society were invited to submit proposals for the national service network which indicated clear outcomes for people with autistic spectrum disorders. They have submitted proposals which are presently being considered.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 5 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27155 by Mike Watson on 22 July 2002, what the timescale is for establishing the music industry forum.
Answer
I am taking this commitment forward and the forum will be established as soon as is practicable.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 5 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit of Direct Payments Scotland is and how it proposes to highlight the use of direct payments.
Answer
Direct Payments Scotland (DPS) aims to increase awareness of direct payments amongst community care service users and their carers, local authorities, service providers and support organisations. DPS will help establish and develop both local user-led support organisations and a national good practice exchange. DPS is working closely with local and national support organisations and local authority staff to identify and address training needs. DPS is highlighting direct payments through a national information service, including website, regular newsletters, seminars, training events and visits to local support organisations and local authorities. DPS is also working with national organisations, such as Age Concern Scotland, to help increase awareness of direct payments.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 5 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27155 by Mike Watson on 22 July 2002, which representatives of the music industry the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport met in June 2002.
Answer
I met with the following representatives of the music industry in Scotland on 25 June 2002:Barry Wright, Regular Music; Geoff Ellis, Df Concerts; Sheena Wellington, traditional singer; Ronnie Gurr, Dig Media Ltd; Jay Crawford, Real Radio; Adam Armit, Jewel & Esk Valley College; Arthur Cormack, Feisean; Ian Smith, Musician's Union; Louise Mitchell, Glasgow Cultural Enterprises; Heather Duncan, BT Scottish Ensemble; Charles Smith, Performing Right Society, Scotland; Duncan McCrone, Mechanical Copyright Protection Society; Philip Hobbs, Linn Records; Tommy Smith, Jazz Musician; Ian Green, Greentrax Recordings; Lisa Whytock, Active; Rab Noakes, Neon Productions and Ian Hamilton, Highland Enterprise.Nod Knowles, Head of Music, the Scottish Arts Council, was also present.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 8 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26323 by Mr Frank McAveety on 7 June 2002, when the report of the review of child and adolescent mental health provision by the Public Health Institute for Scotland will be (a) published and (b) made available to the Parliament.
Answer
The Public Health Institute of Scotland published in May this year its Needs Assessment Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health - An Interim Briefing setting out the emerging findings from the national review and what further work is being undertaken. That report is available from the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 22592). The final report will be published later in the year and a copy placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Mr Lloyd Quinan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 8 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26276 by Mr Frank McAveety on 10 June 2002, what the total cost was of setting up (a) the Advocacy Safeguards Agency and (b) the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance.
Answer
The set up and running costs of the Advocacy Safeguards Agency during 2002-03 are £358,700. The Scottish Executive Health Department has grant funded the agency by this amount. The set up and running costs of the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance for 2002-03 is £124,600. A grant of 85% of these costs (£114,100) has been made available to the alliance by the Scottish Executive Health Department.
