- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacancies there are for social workers (a) in Glasgow and (b) across Scotland as a whole.
Answer
The Chief Social Work Inspector received a report from the City of Glasgow on 21 February 2002, that there were 39 social worker vacancies in Glasgow.There are no current figures held centrally for social worker vacancies across Scotland.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 19 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to launch its Drugs Communications Strategy.
Answer
I am pleased to announce that the Deputy First Minister and I will launch the strategy later this morning.Our core message is that all drugs can be dangerous. Through mass media campaigns, a new information line and website, all using the "Know the Score" logo, we aim to raise awareness among the public of the risks which drugs pose, to provide facts about drugs and to provide details of where help and advice can be obtained across Scotland. We are already working with Drug Action Teams to develop local communications strategies tailored to meet local needs and priorities. Part of this work is improving the quality and availability of drugs information materials.Copies of the information pack, which will be distributed to the media later today, are available from the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 14 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the next Home Energy Conservation Act report will be published.
Answer
Not all reports from local authorities have yet been received. When they are, a report to Parliament will be commissioned for publication in late summer or autumn. Copies of individual Home Energy Conservation Act progress reports will be placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 12 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that architectural students at Scottish further and higher education institutions receive formal and mandatory training in meeting the needs of disabled people through the social model of disability and what representations it has made, and to whom, on this matter.
Answer
Regulation of the profession of architect is a reserved matter and the Executive has no jurisdiction over the content of academic courses in architecture. The validation of course content is the joint responsibility of the Architects Registration Board and the Royal Institute of British Architects.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 12 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21664 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 24 January 2002, what the likely timescale is now for the relaunch of the Individual Learning Account Scheme.
Answer
I am keen to make progress in developing a new scheme to encourage the widest possible participation in lifelong learning, but in doing so I want to take the best from the first Individual Learning Account (ILA) scheme while addressing the concerns that have been raised. While it would be premature to give any indication of when any successor to ILAs will be introduced, I expect to be able to say more about these plans later in the year.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 8 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that qualified architects in Scotland receive formal and mandatory training and continuing professional development training in meeting the needs of disabled people through the social model of disability and what representations it has made, and to whom, on this matter.
Answer
The regulation of the profession of architect is a reserved matter and the Executive has no jurisdiction over accreditation of courses or the continuing professional development of architects. These matters are the joint responsibility of the Architects Registration Board and the Royal Institute of British Architects.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 6 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which minister is responsible for the construction industry.
Answer
I am the minister responsible for the construction industry as part of my portfolio for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have been registered on the Child Protection Register in each of the last five years.
Answer
Child Protection Registers are maintained by local authorities and hold the details of children who are considered to be at risk of abuse or neglect. The following table shows totals for Scotland for the last five years, for which figures are available:
Year | Children registered as at 31 March | Children placed on the register in the year to 31 March |
1996 | 2,687 | 1,893 |
1997 | 2,280 | 1,782 |
1998 | 2,303 | 1,919 |
1999 | 2,361 | 1,962 |
2000 | 2,050 | 1,890 |
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will be represented at the UN Special Session on Children on 8-10 May 2002.
Answer
A delegation will represent the UK Government at the UN General Assembly's Special Session on Children. It is not expected that this will include members from the Scottish Executive, although it will include two young people, one of them from Scotland.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 28 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SE5173/2002 of 16 January 2002, whether the #10,000 threshold on annual income for the charitable relief scheme under the Water Industry (Scotland) Bill will apply to the income of the organisation as a whole or to income derived from the premises for which relief is sought.
Answer
News release SE5341/2002 of 13 February 2002, available on the Scottish Executive website, announced a revised income threshold of £50,000 per annum for the exemption scheme for charitable organisations currently receiving reliefs on their water charges. The income referred to will be that of the organisation liable for the water charges for the relevant premises. The Executive recognises that clear guidance will be required on the definition of income and will consult interested parties to ensure that this is provided.
