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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S3W-34292

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 16 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many properties were transferred in each secondary stock transfer since 2006.

A list of the completed secondary stock transfers from Glasgow Housing Association to local housing organisations and the number of properties contained in each is listed below.

Completed Transfers

RSL	No of Units	Date of Transfer
Ardenglen	284	30 March 2009
Cassiltoun	529	30 March 2009
Parkhead	68	30 March 2009
Shettleston	794	30 March 2009
Glasgow West (Hyndland)	127	27 July 2009
Provanhall	195	27 July 2009
Cernach	473	28 March 2010
Queens Cross (Hamiltonhill)	554	28 March 2010
Total	3,024

Question reference: S3W-34293

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 16 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the value was of each secondary stock transfer bid that has gone to ballot since 2006.

Question reference: S3W-34295

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 16 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it has provided to assist in the consultant process relating to proposed secondary stock transfer ballots in each year since 2006.

Glasgow Housing Association provides funding from its own budgets to manage the second stage transfer process, including consultation. Scottish Government has provided Seedcorn funding to support local housing organisations to develop proposals for second stage transfer.

2006-07	nil
2007-08	£109,922
2008-09	£628,012
2009-10	£427,168
Total	£1,165,102

Question reference: S3W-34291

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 16 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what registered social landlords were involved in each secondary housing stock transfer since 2006.

A list of the registered social landlords involved in each secondary housing stock transfer since 2006 is provided in the following table.

Completed Transfers

RSL	No of Units	Date of Transfer
Ardenglen	284	30 March 2009
Cassiltoun	529	30 March 2009
Parkhead	68	30 March 2009
Shettleston	794	30 March 2009
Glasgow West (Hyndland)	127	27 July 2009
Provanhall	195	27 July 2009
Cernach	473	28 March 2010
Queens Cross (Hamiltonhill)	554	28 March 2010
Total	3,024

Question reference: S3W-34289

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 16 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many secondary housing stock transfers have been subject to ballots since 2006.

Question reference: S3W-34290

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 16 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the result has been of each secondary housing stock transfer ballot, including turnout figures, since 2006.

1. Fourteen secondary housing stock transfer ballots have taken place since 2006 and details of each are listed below.

2. Ballots where tenants voted in favour and transfer has taken place:

RSL	No of units	Date of Ballot	% Vote in Favour	Turnout %	Date of Transfer
Ardenglen	285	Nov/Dec 2008	89.2	59.7	March 2009
Cassiltoun	526	Nov/Dec 2008	93.7	50.6	March 2009
Parkhead	68	Nov/Dec 2008	95.2	61.8	March 2009
Shettleston	728	Nov/Dec 2008	86.6	55.2	March 2009
Glasgow West (Hyndland)	127	Nov/Dec 2008	83.8	76.9	July 2009
Provanhall	195	Mar/Apr 2009	88.3	53.4	July 2009
Cernach	420	Nov/Dec 2009	83.6	57.0	March 2010
Queens Cross (Hamiltonhill)	456	Nov/Dec 2009	83.9	43.9	March 2010
Total	3,024

3. In one ballot, tenants voted against transfer:

RSL

No of Units

Date of Ballot

% vote in favour

Turnout

Pineview

Nov/Dec 2009

31.25

53.0

4. Ballots where tenants voted in favour and transfer has not yet taken place:

RSL	No of Units	Date of Ballot	% vote in favour	Turnout %	Projected Date of Transfer
Blairtummock	177	Apr/May 2010	75.2	62.8	28 June 2010
Cathcart	283	Apr/May 2010	83.1	63.1	28 June 2010
Rosehill Co-op (Levernwood)	69	Apr/May 2010	91.3	65.7	28 June 2010
Thenew (Holmbyre)	119	Apr/May 2010	77.1	41.0	28 June 2010
Wellhouse	388	Apr/May 2010	86.6	49.4	28 June 2010
Total	1,036

Question reference: S3W-34027

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what is being done to improve staffing in relation to healthcare in the Scottish Prison Service.

I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:

At present the Scottish Prison Service has no plans to increase the number of health care staff across the prison estate. Individual Prison Governors can amend their complement of health care staff to address changes in local service need and the Nurse Training and Learning Strategy provides an annual review of clinical staff training requirements. Nationally, health care staffing resources may change should service re-design occur post NHS integration in the autumn of 2011.

SPS is fortunate to employ and contract health care staff and services that are committed and professional. Staffing and vacancy levels are currently both very satisfactory.

Question reference: S3W-34026

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to work with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to improve the condition of rivers, lochs and estuaries.

The Scottish Government works continuously with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to improve the quality of Scotland''s water environment. SEPA published the first River Basin Management Plans for the Scotland and Solway Tweed River Basin Districts in December 2009, after approval by Scottish ministers. The plans set out a target of 97 percent of water bodies to achieve good or better quality by 2027, and the Scottish Government and SEPA will continue to work with Scotland''s authorities and public bodies to achieve this target.

Question reference: S3W-34028

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to implement the scheme for the transfer of prisoners’ healthcare from the Scottish Prison Service to the NHS.

Question reference: S3W-34025

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to work with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to improve river basin district water environment.