- Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 25 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many improvement notices have been served on the Scottish Ambulance Service by the Health and Safety Executive since 2000.
Answer
The number of improvement noticesservice on the Scottish Ambulance Service by the Health and Safety Executive since2000 are listed in the following table:
| Year | Number of Improvement Notices |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 |
Note: *Data provided by the ScottishAmbulance Service
The Chairman of the ScottishAmbulance Service has, at my request, been keeping me informed on the progress towardscompliance of the seven improvement notices served in 2005. All seven of these notices,along with the previous five in 2000-02, have been discharged.
- Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the (a) planned and (b) outturn expenditure was in respect of (i) total managed expenditure for Scotland and (ii) the housing component of the Communities budget, or previous equivalent, excluding the Supporting People budget, for each year from 1999-2000 to 2005-06 and what the planned and estimated outturn figures are for 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Answer
The information requested is shown in the following table:
| Year | Total Managed Expenditure | Housing |
| Budget (£ Million) | Outturn (£ Million) | Plans (£ Million) | Outturn (£ Million) |
| 1999-2000 | 15,019 | 15,008 | 374 | 323 |
| 2000-01 | 16,540 | 16,166 | 421 | 349 |
| 2001-02 | 18,043 | 17,719 | 434 | 385 |
| 2002-03 | 20,614 | 20,246 | 508 | 462 |
| 2003-04 | 20,993 | 20,313 | 568 | 534 |
| 2004-05 | 22,177 | 21,989 | 650 | 669 |
| 2005-06 | 23,843 | 23,547 | 640 | 636 |
| 2006-07 | 26,114 | n/a | 652 | n/a |
| 2007-08 | 27,543 | n/a | 702 | n/a |
Notes:
1. Numbers for 1999-2000 to 2005-06are those detailed in the Scottish Executive’s consolidated accounts.
2. Total Managed Expenditurenumbers include DEL, AME and Other Expenditure (e.g. Health income from NationalInsurance contributions).
3. Housing Plans figures takenfrom the following published documents: Making It Work Together (for 1999-2000 figures),The Annual Expenditure Report: The Scottish Budget (for 2000-01 and 2001-02 figures),Draft Budget 2007-08 (for 2002-03 to 2007-08 figures).
- Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to remove restrictions on the election of tenant members to the board of Glasgow Housing Association.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows.
This is a matter for GlasgowHousing Association (GHA) as an independent housing association. GHA must operate in line with its constitution in fillingany membership places on its board, including tenant members. GHA’s constitutionstates that elections will be held for tenant board members and that such electionswill allow all tenants either directly or indirectly to be involved in the electionof tenant board members. It is for GHA’s board to determine such elections. CommunitiesScotland, as housing regulator, would expect the board to demonstrate that the electionprocess enables tenants, if they wish, to participate in the management of the organisation.
- Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to ensure the transparency and democratic governance of the Glasgow Housing Association in accordance with the Langlands principles.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-30674 on 19 January 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: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to ensure that the Glasgow Housing Association and all its subsidiary and associated companies use the public appointments process to refresh their independent board membership.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:
This is a matter for GlasgowHousing Association (GHA) as an independent housing association. GHA must operatein line with its constitution in filling any membership places on its board. CommunitiesScotland, as the housing regulator, expects all housing associations to considerthe skills, knowledge and experience that it needs of its board members.
- Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to introduce a right of appeal for members of the board of the Glasgow Housing Association against expulsion from the board.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows.
Communities Scotland hasno plans to introduce a right of appeal. This is a matter for the board of GlasgowHousing Association.
- Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to make compulsory the circulation of all technical reports and competitive tendering documents to all tenants of the Glasgow Housing Association.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows.
Glasgow Housing Association isan independent housing association. Communities Scotland, as the housing regulator,has no plans to make the circulation of all technical reports and competitive tenderingdocuments to all tenants of the Glasgow Housing Association compulsory.
- Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to prevent the next chief executive officer of the Glasgow Housing Association from holding a place on its board.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster,Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:
This is a matter for GlasgowHousing Association (GHA) as an independent housing association. All housing associationsregulated by Communities Scotland are permitted to co-opt their senior member ofstaff onto their governing body.
- Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much total (a) planned expenditure and (b) outturn expenditure was in respect of (i) total managed expenditure for Scotland and (ii) the housing component of the Communities budget, or previous equivalent, excluding the Supporting People budget, for each year from 1999-2000 to 2005-06 and what the planned and estimated outturn figures are for 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally. The recruitment of police officers and police support staff is a matterfor individual chief constables.
- Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Solidarity Group
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 16 January 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children will be in temporary accommodation this Christmas.
Answer
The Scottish Executive collectssnapshot data on the number of households in temporary accommodation at the endof each quarter, including information on households with dependent children. Dataon the use of temporary accommodation are available online in the publications sectionof the Scottish Executive statistics reference site at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Housing-Regeneration/PubHomeless.Information on numbers in temporaryaccommodation on 31 December 2006 will be published as part of a routine statistical releaseon 13 March 2007.
