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Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 June 2001
S1W-16672
I believe that this is the best way to ensure funds reach all those who can assist in meeting the national target set out in the report of helping 80,000 people over the next three years.The allocations to local authorities, shown in the table, takes account of the team's research on the main factors affecting low literacy and numeracy, so that funding can be targeted where it is most needed.Guidance will be issued shortly to local authorities detailing their individual allocations in each of the three years, which will be linked to outcomes agreed with them on behalf of the Community Learning Strategy Partnerships.Allocation of resources to local authorities for adult literacy and numeracy (2001-04)Aberdeen City 536,537Aberdeenshire 549,773Angus 305,492Argyll & Bute 270,524Clackmannanshire 193,069Dumfries & Galloway 508,648Dundee City 655,944East Ayrshire 654,555East Dunbartonshire 194,915East Lothian 199,539East Renfrewshire 187,441Edinburgh, City of 1,749,741Falkirk 422,566Fife 1,019,705Glasgow City 3,741,912Highland 586,227Inverclyde 451,005Midlothian 236,840Moray 241,455North Ayrshire 579,838North Lanarkshire 1,015,358Perth & Kinross 318,506Renfrewshire 683,792Scottish Borders 285,139South Ayrshire 392,475South Lanarkshire 912,270Stirling 276,163West Dunbartonshire 471,669West Lothian 353,828Eilean Siar 191,669Orkney Islands 142,148Shetland Islands 171,258Total18,500,000 S1W-16672
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 March 2001
S1W-12830
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12336 by Nicol Stephen on 22 January 2001, which local authorities, schools and organisations have applied for assistance under the Alternatives to Exclusion Grant Scheme and which applications have been granted, specifying the amount awarded in each case. The funding available through the Excellence Fund Alternatives to Exclusion programme is allocated to local authorities on a formula basis.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 March 2001
S1W-11471
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-10141 by Susan Deacon on 24 October 2000, whether there are any publicly funded studies, either on a Scottish or a UK basis, being undertaken to record the level of incidence of autism since 1980.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 February 2001
S1W-13408
Since May 1997, European Structural Fund grants have been accessed towards funding the following projects.Highlands & Islands Mobile Telecommunications Network Total Costs: £15,040,000ERDF Award: £3,800,000To complete the GSM digital mobile telephony infrastructure in the Highlands and Islands and invol...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 June 2000
S1W-06982
(The use of probation and community service orders has almost doubled over the past 10 years.)We have funded the national roll-out of Supervised Attendance Orders for fine defaulters and are considering extension of the current pilot diversion from prosecution schemes.New community disposals being piloted include Drug Treatment and Testing Orders for drug misusers who commit frequent crimes to fund their drug addiction.We are also piloting Restriction of Liberty Orders (electronic tagging) and are reviewing options for wider use of electronic monitoring.Funding for community disposals has increased by 21% over the past two years to stand at £42.8 million.Prison Population; rate per 100,000 population by jurisdiction as at 1 September 1999Country19981999Rate2 per 100,000 population in 1999England & Wales365,77165,594125Northern Ireland1,4541,15869Scotland46,0186,0309118Austria36,8916,87785Belgium47,8608,14380Cyprus22624737Czech Republic522,06723,060224Denmark3,3403,49666Finland52,5852,38946France653,60753,94889Germany778,324..9510Greece7,1297,52572Hungary514,36616,281161Ireland (Eire)2,6202,74173Italy49,86451,42789Luxembourg392..9110Netherlands811,75911,87275Norway42,466..5610Poland359,18054,842142Portugal14,33013,086131Russia51,009,1721,060,085729Slovenia793..4210Spain544,37044,197111Sweden75,2905,27059Switzerland5,6485,95083Source: Home Office.Notes:1.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 September 1999
S1W-01042
For example, as part of our policy to encourage social inclusion, we have announced the funding of numerous social inclusion partnerships around Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 September 1999
S1W-01042
For example, as part of our policy to encourage social inclusion, we have announced the funding of numerous social inclusion partnerships around Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 August 2005
S2W-17991
Local authority Grant Aided Expenditure, including allocations for community care for adults with disabilities, is published on the Scottish Executive website at: www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/gaestats.Grant Aided Expenditure is funded by a combination of central government funding through Aggregate External Finance and funding raised by local authorities including council tax revenue.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 January 2005
S2W-11275
This represents double the provision in England on a per capita basis.The allocation of resources (see the following tables) is on a formula basis to local authorities who decide how funding will be distributed locally. Local authorities are required to provide quarterly monitoring returns and final outturn figures to the Scottish Executive, but are not required to list all organisations receiving funding.
Official Report
Meeting date:
15 June 2006
Plenary, 15 Jun 2006
In addition, will he comment on the need to introduce an SPP 16 presumption against consent for any new nuclear power developments? Minister, I think that we will stick to the opencast coal.
