- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 2 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has received from Consignia or Her Majesty's Government about how many post offices are expected to close in Scotland as a result of Consignia's restructuring plans and how many such offices will be in the (a) Glasgow City Council and (b) South Lanarkshire Council area.
Answer
I understand from the Department of Trade and Industry that there is no pre-determined closure list. Under the Code of practice. Post Office branch relocation, closure and conversion agreed between Consignia plc and Postwatch (November 2001), Post Office Limited is required to consult Postwatch and other interested parties on its specific proposals for changes.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 2 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Your Guide project will be rolled out to post offices across Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30292 on 5 November 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 2 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SEsj073/2002 of 7 November 2002, when it plans to publish (a) the final definition of the Scottish Standard for Social Housing and (b) the target date by which the standard is to be achieved.
Answer
As my statement to Parliament on 7 November made clear, the final definition of the standard and the setting of a target date for meeting it will require full and careful consultation with local authorities, Registered Social Landlords and others. That process will begin shortly.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 2 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive on what assumptions and calculations the estimate of an extra #200 million investment for council housing was based, as referred to in the ministerial statement on housing by the Minister for Social Justice on 7 November 2002, including (a) the extra investment that will be raised for each year from 2004 to 2006 and (b) the local authorities assumed to be eligible for the prudential borrowing regime.
Answer
The figure of £200 million is our broad estimate of the additional borrowing that the Prudential Regime might permit in Scotland as whole. It is based on the assumption that 20-25% of the rental income currently used for capital investment purposes could instead be used to support additional borrowing. However, as I made clear in my statement it is up to individual local authorities to decide for themselves what, if any, additional borrowing the Prudential Regime might allow. For that reason, I am unable to answer parts (a) or (b).
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 2 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when a BSc degree course for the education and training of audiologists will be in place in Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-31280 on 18 November 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 2 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take to help blind people in the light of the Royal National Institute of the Blind campaign report, Changing the Way We Think About Blindness.
Answer
The Executive is hosting a seminar on 11 December 2002, Community Care Services for Adults with Sensory Impairments - Shaping the Future. This will provide us with a sound basis for developing an action plan of short-, medium- and long-term goals to take forward common interests for adults with a sensory impairment in respect of community care services. The RNIB campaign report will be taken into account in progressing the wider agenda.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 2 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SEsj073/2002 of 7 November 2002, what the timetable will be of the proposed consultation period on the Scottish Standard for Social Housing, including the proposed start date and closing date for submissions.
Answer
I indicated in my statement to Parliament on 7 November that we would begin this consultation by the end of the year. The consultation will adhere to the normal Executive practice of allowing three months for comments.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 26 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support growth in business for urban post offices.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1O-5935 on 21 November 2002, which is available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/search.htm.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 26 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking "to promote positive, participatory and non-violent forms of discipline and respect for children's equal right to human dignity and physical integrity, engaging with children and parents and all those who work with and for them, and to carry out public education programmes on the negative consequences of corporal punishment" as referred to in the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child's concluding observations on the UK's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Answer
The Executive wishes Scottish parents to have information on the possible effects of physical punishment of children, and to have access to positive parenting approaches to discipline. In the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill it is also seeking to clarify and tighten the law on physical punishment. It is currently developing an information strategy, which will be co-ordinated with the implementation of the bill, to provide information and positive parenting approaches both to parents and to the professionals and agencies who support and advise them.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2002
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Answered by Andy Kerr on 21 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which, and what percentage, of its publications produced by the Finance and Central Services Department from May 1999 to June 2002 refer people to the Citi'ens Advice Bureau service for advice and assistance and whether Citi'ens Advice Scotland is made aware of such referrals prior to publication.
Answer
This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. However, you may wish to be aware that, as part of new procedures which are shortly to be put in place within the Executive, departments will be required to obtain prior written permission from any organisation to which readers of a publications are directed for further advice and to send them an advance copy of the publication for information.
