- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 13 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce new guidance on the recommended levels of school clothing grant.
Answer
There are no plansto issue new guidance on recommended levels of school clothing grants at present.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 13 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what analysis it has made of the consequences of the Scottish Government assuming responsibility for social security and pensions, as outlined in Choosing Scotland¿s Future: a National Conversation, and whether it will publish such analysis.
Answer
The government believesthat devolution could be extended to a range of areas which could bring Scotland the benefits and flexibility discussed in the whitepaper.
The nationalconversation will allow the people to express their views on areas for furtherdevolution, and the government will consider these as the conversationprogresses.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to expand and build on the youth panels set up through the Big Lottery Fund.
Answer
The youth panels establishedto take important funding decisions for the Big Lottery Fund’s Young People’s Fundhave been a great success.
Indeed, the Parliamenthas already congratulated the Big Lottery Fund on setting up the local panels ofyoung people across Scotland and making real its commitment to involveyoung people at all stages of the Young People’s Fund.
To ensure this momentumis not lost, Big Lottery Fund officials have been in discussion with Scottish Governmentofficials about the panels. In addition, young people’s experience of participationin the Young People’s Fund has already been utilised in the distribution of fundsattached to the Youth Work Strategy.
The Scottish Governmentwill be looking closely at the issue of young people’s participation and engagementand will seek to build on the success of the Young People’s Fund.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what its current commitment is to Project Scotland and what funding will be made available to it.
Answer
ProjectScotlandis a company limited by guarantee and registered as a charity whose aims andobjectives are to promote the welfare and relieve the needs of the populationin Scotland by encouraging and assisting young peopleto provide their skills and services voluntarily to charitable organisations. Fullinformation about the work of Project Scotland isavailable from its chief executive at 49 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HL.
We provide grantto Project Scotland of £6.5 million in 2007-08. Decisions onfuture funding will be made in the context of the spending review.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what its current estimates are of drug use in Scotland, broken down by category of drug and identifying numbers of problem drug users.
Answer
The estimated levelof drug use in Scotland by category of drug is not held centrally.For estimated numbersof problem drug users (opiates and/or benzodiazepines only) in Scotland in 2000 and 2003, I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-3089 on 28 August 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to develop more drug treatment services on a holistic social care rather than medical model.
Answer
The quality of provisionexpected from all services treating people with drug or alcohol problems is setout in the National Quality Standards for Substance Misuse Services.These standards include careful assessment and an individual personal plan withregular review. The standards state that an individual’s assessed needs should bemet, even if a particular service cannot provide them, by seeking a referral toa service designed to meet those specific needs.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 27 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to increase the rates of uptake of cancer screening in the Greater Glasgow area.
Answer
The uptake of screeningin the Greater Glasgow area is a matter for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. However, the National Advisory Group on Breast and CervicalScreening are monitoring the decline in uptake rates for cervical screening andwill provide advice as to what might be done nationally in support of local actionto reverse the decline.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 21 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-1660 by Adam Ingram on 23 July 2007, when it expects to make a decision on whether to proceed with the draft Children’s Services (Scotland) Bill.
Answer
As stated in our responseto answer to question S3W-1660 on 23 July 2007, we are currently considering thegovernment’s wide ranging work to improve outcomes for children in Scotland andwill announce our decisions in due course including in relation to the draft Children’sServices (Scotland) Bill.All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 26 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of budget difficulties facing police boards, how the Scottish Government will guarantee no cuts to frontline justice services.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S3W-2062 answered on 26 July 2007. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 23 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it remains committed to supporting second stage transfer of Glasgow Housing Association housing stock.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S3W-143 answered on 1 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website the search facility for which can befound at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
