- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 16 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what has been the average grant made to householders under the Warm Deal in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answer
Eaga report that the average grant for the month ending 31 January 2000 was £312.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 31 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the starting salary is of graduate biomedical scientists working in the NHS.
Answer
The current starting salary is £7,476.A pay offer to this group of staff has recently been made and, if accepted, this will mean that from 1 April 1999 the starting salary will increase to £9,420 and to £9,702 from 1 April 2000.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 31 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 14 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what systems of quality control are in place for work carried out under the Warm Deal and what systems are in place to ensure that the Warm Deal is giving the best value for money.
Answer
Local authorities must establish best value in the delivery of works under the Warm Deal and satisfy themselves as to quality control procedures. The remainder of the programme is administered by Eaga. The contractors they use are appointed by competitive tendering. Eaga's quality control procedures conform to ISO9000.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 31 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how the salary levels of biomedical scientists working in the NHS have changed over the last 10 years relative to those in other professions allied to medicine.
Answer
The information requested is not available centrally. However, the comparable staff group, MLSOs, salaries are shown in the table below:
| | 1989 | | 1999 | |
| | Minimum | Maximum | Minimum | Maximum |
Grade 1 | 7,415 | 10,148 | 11,812 | 15,546 |
Grade 2 | 10,554 | 13,889 | 16,169 | 21,276 |
Grade 3 | 14,444 | 16,248 | 22,127 | 24,891 |
Grade 4 | 16,897 | 19,007 | 25,885 | 29,118 |
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 31 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to tackle any recruitment and salary problems in relation to biomedical scientists working in the NHS.
Answer
There is no evidence held centrally to suggest any widespread recruitment and retention issues surrounding this staff group.However, the recent pay offer to biomedical scientists, if accepted, will mean increases of up to 26% from 1 April 1999 for Trainee MLSOs, 7.1% for MLSO1s and 7.1% for MLSO2s with a further 3.25% for all these groups from April 2000.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 10 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive which public agency has the overall responsibility for co-ordinating the regeneration of Glasgow and what agreements are in place to allocate specific lead responsibility for the key aspects or objectives of regeneration.
Answer
The regeneration of Glasgow is being led by the Glasgow Alliance which, under the leadership of the local council, brings together the public sector agencies, the private sector and the community and voluntary sectors in Glasgow, to work together to change the city for the better. A copy of the Alliance's strategy document Creating Tomorrow's Glasgow has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 2 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive why the Scottish Homes analysis of fuel poverty from the Housing Condition Survey 1996 has not yet been released into the public domain and when it intends to make this information public.
Answer
Work on the analysis has not yet been completed.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 1 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any guidelines are provided to police officers as to the approach to be taken to a civil property dispute.
Answer
The Executive does not provide guidelines on civil property disputes to the police. However, the police have a duty to maintain public order and safety.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 27 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific projects have been set up to date within the Rough Sleepers Initiative for meeting the particular needs of disabled people.
Answer
One bid is currently under consideration; this is the first such proposal put forward by a local authority for funding under the Rough Sleepers Initiative.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 27 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken by either the Minister for Communities or the Homelessness Task Force to establish the extent of homelessness among disabled people and provide an informed basis for encouraging project bids to tackle the problems.
Answer
The Code of Guidance on Homelessness already makes provision for disabled homeless people to be regarded as being in priority need for the purposes of the homeless persons legislation. The operation of this and other aspects of the legislation come within the terms of reference of the Homelessness Task Force, which I chair. The Task Force will consider whether further action is required to tackle the cases of homeless people with specific needs, including those who are disabled.
