Question ref. S2W-18540
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow, Date lodged: 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the growth rate in jobs was in Glasgow in each of the last seven years.
Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 28 September 2005
Data on the number of employee jobs in Glasgow are available from the Annual Business Inquiry (ABI). Table 1 shows the number of employee jobs in Glasgow from 1996 to 2003 and the percentage change each year taken from the ABI.
Table 1 Employee jobs in Glasgow 1996-20031,2
| Total Employment | Percentage Change Each Year |
1996 | 326,400 | |
1997 | 341,100 | +4.5% |
1998 | 347,200 | +1.8% |
1999 | 354,200 | +2.0% |
2000 | 363,900 | +2.8% |
2001 | 387,700 | +6.5% |
2002 | 385,800 | -0.5% |
2003 | 385,300 | -0.1% |
Source: Annual Business Inquiry.
Notes:
1. These data exclude agriculture class 0100 (SIC 92)
2. The 2003 ABI data for aggregate areas is based on 2003 CAS wards which differs from previous years ABI data which was build from 1991 census wards. This change in geographies may give rise to discontinuity, however at local authority level discontinuities are negligible.
3. Annual Business Inquiry data are workplace based.
4. Data has been rounded to the nearest hundred.
Question ref. S2W-18539
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow, Date lodged: 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many manufacturing jobs were created through inward investment in (a) Scotland, and (b) Glasgow in each of the last five years.
Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 28 September 2005
The total number of manufacturing jobs which have been created through inward investment in Scotland and Glasgow is not collected. However, Scottish Development International (SDI) does provide information on the number of jobs planned to be created and safeguarded in different industry sectors through projects supported by SDI.
The following table shows the number of planned jobs created for manufacturing sectors over the last five years, and the number of planned jobs created in the Glasgow postcode area over the same period. It should be noted that not all jobs created by a manufacturing project are necessarily manufacturing jobs.
Scotland | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
Total Manufacturing Sectors | 4,546 | 1,235 | 1,512 | 800 | 1,149 |
Glasgow Postcode | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
Total Manufacturing Sectors | 992 | 133 | 28 | 211 | 153 |
Table : Manufacturing sector jobs planned to be created.
Source: Scottish Development International.
Question ref. S2W-18532
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow, Date lodged: 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was allocated for public transport in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) region and expressed also on a per capita basis.
Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 28 September 2005
For the information requested relating to financial years 2000-01 to 2002-03, I refer the member to the question S2W-5589 answered on 12 February 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found here
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The following table shows the total funding committed by the Scottish Executive for 2003-04 and 2004-05 to each local authority under the Public Transport Fund (including separate allocations for Cycling, Walking and Safer Streets projects), the Rural Public Passenger Grant element of the Rural Transport Fund, the Integrated Transport Fund, Piers and Harbours grants and the appropriate GAE revenue grant allocations.
Local Authority | Population | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
Total Funding (£ Million) | Cost per Capita (£) | Total Funding (£ Million) | Cost per Capita (£) |
Aberdeen City | 206,600 | 5.753 | 27.85 | 5.675 | 27.47 |
Aberdeenshire | 229,330 | 5.801 | 25.30 | 6.215 | 27.10 |
Angus | 107,520 | 4.106 | 38.19 | 4.864 | 45.23 |
Argyll and Bute | 91,300 | 3.597 | 39.40 | 8.263 | 90.51 |
Clackmannanshire | 47,680 | 1.253 | 26.29 | 2.272 | 47.65 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 147,210 | 5.695 | 38.69 | 6.627 | 45.01 |
Dundee City | 143,090 | 8.612 | 60.18 | 10.055 | 70.27 |
East Ayrshire | 119,530 | 5.209 | 45.38 | 4.902 | 41.01 |
East Dunbartonshire | 106,970 | 4.295 | 40.15 | 4.477 | 41.86 |
East Lothian | 91,090 | 2.497 | 27.41 | 2.631 | 28.88 |
East Renfrewshire | 89,680 | 2.606 | 29.06 | 2.741 | 30.57 |
City of Edinburgh | 448,370 | 25.104 | 55.99 | 24.284 | 54.16 |
Eilean Siar | 26,100 | 2.549 | 97.66 | 1.917 | 73.46 |
Falkirk | 145,920 | 4.910 | 33.65 | 4.093 | 28.05 |
Fife | 352,040 | 13.701 | 38.92 | 17.063 | 48.47 |
Glasgow City | 577,090 | 20.880 | 36.18 | 24.420 | 42.32 |
Highland | 209,080 | 8.604 | 41.15 | 9.024 | 43.16 |
Inverclyde | 83,050 | 3.974 | 47.85 | 2.638 | 31.76 |
Midlothian | 79,710 | 3.040 | 38.14 | 2.145 | 26.91 |
Moray | 87,460 | 2.822 | 32.27 | 2.974 | 34.00 |
North Ayrshire | 136,030 | 4.975 | 36.58 | 5.440 | 39.99 |
North Lanarkshire | 321,820 | 9.171 | 28.50 | 10.220 | 31.76 |
Orkney Islands | 19,310 | 7.096 | 367.45 | 5.688 | 294.59 |
Perth and Kinross | 135,990 | 5.879 | 43.23 | 4.415 | 32.46 |
Renfrewshire | 170,980 | 5.071 | 29.66 | 5.225 | 30.56 |
Scottish Borders | 108,280 | 4.232 | 39.09 | 3.988 | 36.83 |
Shetland Islands | 21,870 | 6.481 | 296.36 | 6.609 | 301.19 |
South Ayrshire | 111,580 | 4.674 | 41.89 | 4.428 | 39.69 |
South Lanarkshire | 303,010 | 9.422 | 31.09 | 9.442 | 31.16 |
Stirling | 86,370 | 4.295 | 49.73 | 3.209 | 37.16 |
West Dunbartonshire | 92,320 | 3.355 | 36.34 | 3.236 | 35.05 |
West Lothian | 161,020 | 5.777 | 35.88 | 3.588 | 22.29 |
Scotland | 5,057,400 | 205.44 | 40.62 | 212.77 | 42.07 |
Notes:
1. Population figures: Mid-year estimates, GRO(S) 2003.
2. Piers and Harbours grants are allocated on a project basis and not on a year-by-year basis. The figures included therefore reflect expenditure as claimed by the relevant authorities.
Allocations were also made to Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority (SPTA) from the Public Transport Fund and the Integrated Transport Fund as follows:
SPTA | 2,101,900 | 20.123 | 9.57 | 22.522 | 10.72 |
Allocations from the Public Transport Fund and Integrated Transport Fund were made to the voluntary regional transport partnerships as follows:
Voluntary Regional Transport Partnership | Population | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
Total Funding (£ Million) | Cost per Capita (£) | Total Funding (£ Million) | Cost per Capita (£) |
HITRANS | 433,806 | 2.665 | 6.14 | 5.200 | 11.99 |
NESTRANS | 435,930 | 2.353 | 5.40 | 2.195 | 5.04 |
SESTRAN | 1,656,470 | 7.139 | 4.31 | 12.489 | 7.54 |
WESTRANS | 2,133,374 | 3.708 | 1.74 | 7.083 | 3.32 |
Question ref. S2W-18536
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow, Date lodged: 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many eviction applications have been made by Glasgow Housing Association since the completion of the Glasgow housing stock transfer.
Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 September 2005
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:
The total number of eviction actions raised by Glasgow Housing Association since the Glasgow housing stock transfer stands at 5,900.
Question ref. S2W-18541
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow, Date lodged: 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to stimulate net capital expenditure in Glasgow's manufacturing sector.
Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 14 September 2005
The Scottish Executive operates a range of measures to assist manufacturing in a number of areas, including capital expenditure. The Enterprise strategy, Smart Successful Scotland, is delivered through Local Enterprise Companies including Scottish Enterprise Glasgow.
The Executive also provides direct financial support for eligible investment projects in the Assisted Areas of Scotland through its Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) scheme. In the last three years, to end March 2005, 54 companies in the manufacturing sector within the Scottish Enterprise Glasgow area accepted offers of RSA totalling over £13.8 million. These offers relate to projects with planned capital expenditure of over £70.6 million and the expected creation and safeguarding of over 1,500 jobs.
The Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service - designed specifically to improve productivity in manufacturing industry - will also be introduced later this year.
Question ref. S2W-18574
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow, Date lodged: 19 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many mothers are still breastfeeding their babies at six weeks (a) nationally and (b) in Glasgow.
Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 13 September 2005
The following table shows the number and percentage of mothers recorded as still breastfeeding their babies based on the review at six to eight weeks after birth. This review is conducted by 10 NHS boards across Scotland representing over 80% of the population.
Number and Percentage Recorded as Breastfed at the Six to Eight Week Review - Year Of Birth 2004
| Number Breastfed | Percentage Breastfed |
10 NHS Boards | 13,935 | 35.9 |
Glasgow | 2,886 | 35.7 |
Source: ISD Scotland, May 2005.
Question ref. S2W-18531
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow, Date lodged: 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many school leavers in all Glasgow parliamentary constituency areas have left school with no (a) standard and (b) higher grade qualifications in each of the last five years and how this compares with the national average.
Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 8 September 2005
The tables provided show the percentage of school leavers in all Glasgow parliamentary constituency areas who have left school with no (a) standard grade and (b) higher grade qualifications for each of the last five years and the national average. It should be noted in relation to table (a) that some school leavers may achieve individual unit awards in national qualifications courses. However, unit awards have not been included in the table unless they form part of a full course award. The information is post-appeal. Post-appeal figures for 2004-05 are not yet available.
(a) Percentage of school leavers in Glasgow Parliamentary Constituency Areas with no standard grade or equivalent qualifications*:
Constituency | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
Glasgow Anniesland | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
Glasgow Baillieston | 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
Glasgow Cathcart | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
Glasgow Govan | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Glasgow Kelvin | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Glasgow Maryhill | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 |
Glasgow Pollock | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Glasgow Rutherglen | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Glasgow Shettleston | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
Glasgow Springburn | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 |
National Average | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Note: *Equivalent qualifications include Access 3, Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2.
(b) Percentage of school leavers in Glasgow Parliamentary Constituency Areas with no higher grade qualifications:
Constituency | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
Glasgow Anniesland | 69 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 69 |
Glasgow Baillieston | 64 | 68 | 69 | 74 | 70 |
Glasgow Cathcart | 75 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 73 |
Glasgow Govan | 73 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 66 |
Glasgow Kelvin | 61 | 60 | 56 | 64 | 53 |
Glasgow Maryhill | 74 | 72 | 75 | 95 | 78 |
Glasgow Pollock | 73 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 |
Glasgow Rutherglen | 61 | 63 | 62 | 59 | 63 |
Glasgow Shettleston | 64 | 65 | 69 | 65 | 65 |
Glasgow Springburn | 82 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 83 |
National Average | 55 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
Question ref. S2W-18575
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow, Date lodged: 19 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what it means by its plans to promote citizenship education in schools across Scotland.
Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 8 September 2005
A Curriculum for Excellence establishes that the purposes for education are to enable all young people to become responsible citizens, effective contributors, confident individuals and successful learners. Citizenship education is accordingly a central aim of the Scottish Executive. However, Education for Citizenship is not a specific subject but cuts across various areas of the curriculum.
Currently the National Guidelines 5 – 14 offer a number of opportunities for pupils to learn about citizenship education under personal and social development, religious and moral education and, in particular, under social subjects within environmental studies.
In addition, Learning And Teaching Scotland promotes citizenship education through its “Education for Citizenship” website. The website includes examples of cross-curricular approaches to citizenship and features items such as the J8 and G8 summits, the youth parliament and mock elections.
Many schools run mock elections, often in association with the Hansard Society, and engage with MSP’s and other elected representatives.
Work on the implementation of A Curriculum for Excellence is moving ahead and will ensure that cross-curricular issues such as citizenship education are reflected fully in new guidance on all curricular areas. There will be ample opportunity for wide debate, testing, refinement and consideration of any proposals which emerge.
Question ref. S2W-18533
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow, Date lodged: 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the administration costs have been in each social inclusion partnership in each of the last five years.
Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 September 2005
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:
The amounts claimed for administration costs in each of the last five years are shown in the following table:
SIP | 2000-01 (£) | 2001-02 (£) | 2002-03 (£) | 2003-04 (£) | 2004-05 (£) |
Aberdeen Great Northern | 20,000 | 21,250 | 21,781 | 22,326 | 22,328 |
Argyll and Bute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Edinburgh North | 51,575 | 57,662 | 54,127 | 53,442 | 63,280 |
Edinburgh South | 17,889 | 26,118 | 36,535 | 45,292 | 50,165 |
Edinburgh Strategic Programme | 12,450 | 12,756 | 9,072 | 9,607 | 10,098 |
Edinburgh Youth | 13,512 | 13,956 | 13,887 | 14,463 | 15,090 |
Edinburgh Craigmillar | 40,185 | 44,457 | 44,565 | 44,260 | 47,904 |
Alloa South and East | 7,616 | 23,407 | 25,950 | 0 | 0 |
Dundee Young Carers | 2,500 | 2,600 | 2,732 | 4,300 | 4,300 |
Dundee SIP 1 | 50,100 | 52,250 | 57,644 | 59,642 | 62,065 |
Dundee SIP 2 | 10,950 | 10,446 | 10,678 | 8,754 | 8,754 |
Dundee Xplore | 10,250 | 14,806 | 13,905 | 12,780 | 12,780 |
East Ayrshire Coalfields | 0 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Tranent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Levern Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falkirk | 1,171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fife | 819 | 0 | 8,263 | 0 | 0 |
Frae Fife | 4,119 | 0 | 1,733 | 3,376 | 0 |
Glasgow Smaller Areas | 17,972 | 32,292 | 48,037 | 58,501 | 58,501 |
Glasgow Anti Racist Alliance | 19,513 | 14,499 | 21,383 | 21,880 | 21,880 |
Glasgow Big Step | 12,825 | 11,183 | 13,334 | 14,073 | 14,073 |
Glasgow Drumchapel | 47,747 | 49,154 | 71,063 | 73,555 | 73,555 |
Glasgow East End | 54,650 | 53,661 | 77,921 | 83,314 | 85,306 |
Glasgow Gorbals | 14,425 | 14,941 | 20,461 | 24,023 | 24,023 |
Glasgow Greater Easterhouse | 78,525 | 64,550 | 94,073 | 99,732 | 101,724 |
Glasgow Greater Govan | 9,011 | 17,315 | 33,812 | 45,401 | 45,401 |
Glasgow Greater Pollok | 31,103 | 55,089 | 83,171 | 95,755 | 70,755 |
Glasgow Milton | 14,100 | 18,262 | 21,497 | 24,026 | 24,026 |
Glasgow North | 65,805 | 55,992 | 83,740 | 86,845 | 88,837 |
Glasgow Routes Out | 7,828 | 6,629 | 8,408 | 8,581 | 8,581 |
Glasgow Springburn | 17,422 | 16,152 | 24,200 | 25,258 | 25,258 |
Highlands and Islands | 8,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inverclyde | 48,900 | 48,330 | 49,540 | 50,780 | 0 |
Moray Youthstart | 8,021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Ayrshire | 797 | 1,552 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Motherwell North | 36,176 | 39,246 | 37,408 | 43,222 | 35,053 |
North Lanarkshire | 17,469 | 21,140 | 12,656 | 13,352 | 10,000 |
South Coatbridge | 13,637 | 18,235 | 19,455 | 18,892 | 16,275 |
GO-Perth | 0 | 0 | 5,279 | 5,411 | 0 |
Ferguslie Park | 20,365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paisley 1 | 70,798 | 86,725 | 74,487 | 75,036 | 83,349 |
Scottish Borders | 599 | 3,992 | 2,983 | 2,500 | 5,116 |
Girvan | 5,370 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,496 |
North Ayr | 31,711 | 38,925 | 0 | 0 | 42,511 |
Blantyre/North Hamilton | 0 | 1,440 | 0 | 1,273 | 1,576 |
Cambuslang | 0 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stirling | 11,074 | 11,815 | 10,830 | 6,707 | 6,488 |
West Dunbartonshire | 38,220 | 50,634 | 50,110 | 55,890 | 61,397 |
West Lothian | 6,400 | 3,010 | 0 | 0 | 4,294 |
Total | 952,490 | 1,045,911 | 1,194,720 | 1,242,249 | 1,246,239 |
Note: 1. From 1 April 2001 includes Ferguslie Park.
Question ref. S2W-18537
Asked by: Sturgeon, Nicola, Glasgow, Date lodged: 17 August 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many properties have been demolished to date under the Glasgow housing stock transfer process.
Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 7 September 2005
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:
The total confirmed number of properties which have been demolished by Glasgow Housing Association since the Glasgow housing stock transfer is 2,605.