- Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 5 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive who the members are of the working group on Investment Reform in Housing.
Answer
Following its statement of 25 June about the way forward for investment reform, the Scottish Government is in the process of identifying working group members in conjunction with the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations and COSLA. Membership will be finalised before the first working group meeting which is expected to take place in September.
- Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 3 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the publication of the Inclusion Scotland report, Freedom of Information Research into Accessible Housing for Disabled People in Scotland, in June 2009, what guidelines are given to local authorities regarding the role of disabled people in setting the priorities of the local housing strategy.
Answer
Guidance on local housing strategies, published jointly by the Scottish Government and COSLA, highlights the statutory requirement under the 2001 Housing (Scotland) Act for local authorities to consult on their proposed local housing strategy. This guidance also reminds local authorities of their public sector equality duties on disability, race and gender, which require public authorities to involve, consult and engage with communities as widely as possible.
- Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Tricia Marwick on 3 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body how much it has spent on parliamentary social events in the last two financial years and from which budget.
Answer
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body spent £439,562 on corporate events in 2007-08. The Corporate Events budget includes provision for events such as Business in the Parliament, Europe Day and the Festival of Politics. The 2007-08 budget also included the direct costs of the Session Three event, which was £186,191. Corporate events in 2008-09 cost £168,896 (this figure is provisional and still subject to approval by the auditors).
- Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Tricia Marwick on 3 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the cost was of the Festival of Politics in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008.
Answer
Direct cost to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, once income from ticket sales and sponsorship has been taken into account, for the Festival of Politics in 2007 was £20,335. The 2007 Festival of Politics was undertaken in an abridged format to take account of the 2007 Scottish general election. For the Festival of Politics in 2008 the direct cost to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body was £45,754. The 2008 figure is provisional and still subject to approval by auditors.
- Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Tricia Marwick on 3 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what the estimated cost is of the 2009 Festival of Politics.
Answer
The estimated direct cost to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body for the 2009 Festival of Politics, once estimated income from ticket sales and sponsorship has been taken into account is between £45,000 and £50,000. Once approved by auditors, the total direct costs to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will be published.
- Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 30 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16160 by Shona Robison on 18 September 2008, whether the annual GP Access Survey has been progressed.
Answer
The annual GP Survey is now complete. The results from this survey were first published on 19 May 2009 with a further publication on 30 June 2009. The publication GP Access Survey: Results and Methodology is available at the following link:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/06/30083150/0.
Further information can also be found at the following web site:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/GPAccessSurveyResults.
- Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 30 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16160 by Shona Robison on 18 September 2008, whether the 48-hour target for GP practices is being met with regard to the GP Access Survey.
Answer
GP access survey results showed that 90% of patients in Scotland were able to obtain a consultation with an appropriate health professional within two working days, so the 48 hour target is being met at Scotland level.
Further information, including results for NHS board areas can be found in the publication GP Access Survey: Results and Methodology:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/06/30083150/0.
Information for individual GP practices is available at the following web site:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/GPAccessSurveyResults.
- Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 30 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16160 by Shona Robison on 18 September 2008, how the GP Access Survey results have been collected and evaluated.
Answer
A full report on the results and methodology for the GP Access Survey is available on the Scottish Government website at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/06/30083150/0.
- Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 27 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Housing Regulator currently assesses common housing registers as part of its inspection regime for registered social landlords.
Answer
I have asked Karen Watt, Chief Executive of the Scottish Housing Regulator to respond. Her response is as follows:
The regulator expects all social landlords to maximise access to social housing. In doing this, landlords should work together to explore all options to maximise access including full participation in common housing registers. The regulator tests this when it inspects landlords.
- Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 27 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21278 by Alex Neil on 26 February 2009, whether the Scottish Housing Regulator has published its comparative study of homelessness services of five registered social landlords and Glasgow City Council.
Answer
I have asked Karen Watt, Chief Executive of the Scottish Housing Regulator to respond. Her response is as follows:
The regulator published the inspection report on Glasgow City Council''s homeless service on 8 July 2009. We aim to publish the thematic inspection of registered social landlords'' contribution to alleviating homelessness later in the summer.
