- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 16 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many referrals have been made to the Additional Support Needs Tribunal since its inception, broken down by month.
Answer
Six referrals have been madeto the Additional Support Needs Tribunal since its inception as follows:
one in December 2005
two in January 2006
two in May 2006
two in June 2006.
In addition, tribunal staff havehad a significant programme of work to complete in establishing the tribunals. Thisincludes scoping and designing a new electronic case management system; producingguidance for parents, local authorities and members/conveners; establishing a telephonehelpline and website; designing and completing training events for tribunal members/conveners,and undertaking outreach visits as well as user group meetings. Staff are also involvedin short term placements to fully utilise staff capacity, for example, in helpingto establish the new Scottish Charity Appeals Panel.
The staffing position is beingkept under close scrutiny and will be reviewed in the autumn as we gain a fullerpicture of potential referral activity.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 16 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations Scottish Ministers have received from the Scottish Information Commissioner in respect of additional resources.
Answer
Scottish ministers have receivedno representations from the Scottish Information Commissioner in respect of additionalresources. The statutory responsibility for funding the Commissioner rests withthe Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 14 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what deadline the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration initially set for publication of its annual report.
Answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 14 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration intends to publish its next annual report.
Answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 12 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15629 by Peter Peacock on 15 April 2005, how many calls have been received by Enquire in each year since its inception, broken down by local authority area and expressed also in percentage terms.
Answer
It is not possible to providea complete answer, as many callers opt not to provide addresses or other identitydetails. In addition, between the inception of Enquire in November 1999 and 30 June 2005 the Enquiredatabase did not store this information with regard to relatively straightforwardcalls such as requests for publications. However, since 1 July 2005, Enquirehas been recording calls to their helpline using a more sophisticated database whichallows inclusion of all call types. Therefore, the data for calls received in2005-06 is provided in two parts:
(i) calls received in Quarter1, recorded on the original database and,
(ii) calls received in Quarter2-4 recorded on the new database.
Where the callers’ details areknown, the breakdown is as follows:
Local Authority | 1999-2002 Number | 1999-2002 % | 2002-03 Number | 2002-03 % | 2003-04 Number | 2003-04 % | 2004-05 Number | 2004-05 % |
Aberdeen City | 67 | 3.1 | 57 | 4.1 | 84 | 4.1 | 67 | 3.2 |
Aberdeenshire | 69 | 3.2 | 52 | 3.7 | 100 | 4.9 | 115 | 5.6 |
Angus | 31 | 1.4 | 14 | 1.0 | 46 | 2.3 | 42 | 2.0 |
Argyll and Bute | 55 | 2.6 | 26 | 1.9 | 30 | 1.5 | 26 | 1.3 |
Borders | 36 | 1.7 | 29 | 2.1 | 23 | 1.1 | 44 | 2.1 |
Clackmannanshire | 42 | 2.0 | 26 | 1.9 | 33 | 1.6 | 13 | 0.6 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 55 | 2.6 | 26 | 1.9 | 30 | 1.5 | 61 | 3.0 |
Dundee City | 51 | 2.4 | 27 | 1.9 | 40 | 2.0 | 52 | 2.5 |
East Ayrshire | 30 | 1.4 | 20 | 1.4 | 28 | 1.4 | 15 | 0.7 |
East Dunbartonshire | 33 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.8 | 24 | 1.2 | 50 | 2.4 |
East Lothian | 47 | 2.2 | 26 | 1.9 | 42 | 2.1 | 33 | 1.6 |
East Renfrewshire | 21 | 1.0 | 21 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.4 | 19 | 0.9 |
Edinburgh | 316 | 14.7 | 199 | 14.2 | 293 | 14.4 | 225 | 10.9 |
Falkirk | 93 | 4.3 | 52 | 3.7 | 88 | 4.3 | 80 | 3.9 |
Fife | 103 | 4.8 | 55 | 3.9 | 86 | 4.2 | 105 | 5.1 |
Glasgow | 218 | 10.2 | 196 | 14.0 | 257 | 12.6 | 243 | 11.8 |
Highland | 133 | 6.2 | 95 | 6.8 | 73 | 3.6 | 125 | 6.1 |
Inverclyde | 15 | 0.7 | 18 | 1.3 | 18 | 0.9 | 16 | 0.8 |
Midlothian | 25 | 1.2 | 20 | 1.4 | 34 | 1.7 | 32 | 1.6 |
Moray | 40 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.2 | 12 | 0.6 | 37 | 1.8 |
North Ayrshire | 28 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.6 | 29 | 1.4 | 26 | 1.3 |
North Lanarkshire | 66 | 3.1 | 30 | 2.1 | 74 | 3.6 | 70 | 3.4 |
Orkney | 13 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.3 | 25 | 1.2 | 9 | 0.4 |
Perth and Kinross | 84 | 3.9 | 54 | 3.8 | 102 | 5.0 | 69 | 3.3 |
Renfrewshire | 35 | 1.6 | 28 | 2.0 | 51 | 2.5 | 53 | 2.6 |
Shetland | 10 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.5 |
South Ayrshire | 38 | 1.8 | 33 | 2.4 | 25 | 1.2 | 26 | 1.3 |
South Lanarkshire | 70 | 3.3 | 43 | 3.1 | 45 | 2.2 | 56 | 2.7 |
Stirling | 56 | 2.6 | 30 | 2.1 | 38 | 1.9 | 43 | 2.1 |
West Dunbartonshire | 34 | 1.6 | 39 | 2.8 | 27 | 1.3 | 13 | 0.6 |
West Lothian | 79 | 3.7 | 54 | 3.8 | 67 | 3.3 | 82 | 4.0 |
Western Isles | 21 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.6 |
National | 8 | 0.4 | 8 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.4 |
Outside Scotland | 43 | 2.0 | 20 | 1.4 | 47 | 2.3 | 34 | 1.6 |
Not recorded | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 45 | 2.2 | 61 | 3.0 |
Unknown | 80 | 3.7 | 43 | 3.1 | 86 | 4.2 | 88 | 4.3 |
Total | 2,145 | | 1,404 | | 2,032 | | 2,062 | |
New Database Figures for 2005-06
Local Authority | 2005-06 Q1 Number | 2005-06 Q1 % | 2005-06 Q2-Q4 Number | 2005-06 Q2-Q4 % |
Aberdeen City | 12 | 2.9 | 82 | 3.7 |
Aberdeenshire | 23 | 5.6 | 94 | 4.2 |
Angus | 8 | 2.0 | 50 | 2.2 |
Argyll and Bute | 1 | 0.2 | 35 | 1.6 |
Borders | 12 | 2.9 | 52 | 2.3 |
Clackmannanshire | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.2 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 5 | 1.2 | 55 | 2.5 |
Dundee City | 16 | 3.9 | 40 | 1.8 |
East Ayrshire | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.7 |
East Dunbartonshire | 8 | 2.0 | 40 | 1.8 |
East Lothian | 5 | 1.2 | 31 | 1.4 |
East Renfrewshire | 6 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.6 |
Edinburgh | 52 | 12.7 | 259 | 11.6 |
Falkirk | 17 | 4.2 | 45 | 2.0 |
Fife | 32 | 7.8 | 110 | 4.9 |
Glasgow | 56 | 13.7 | 206 | 9.2 |
Highland | 32 | 7.8 | 60 | 2.7 |
Inverclyde | 1 | 0.2 | 29 | 1.3 |
Midlothian | 9 | 2.2 | 26 | 1.2 |
Moray | 1 | 0.2 | 36 | 1.6 |
North Ayrshire | 1 | 0.2 | 29 | 1.3 |
North Lanarkshire | 16 | 3.9 | 101 | 4.5 |
Orkney | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.1 |
Perth and Kinross | 20 | 4.9 | 49 | 2.2 |
Renfrewshire | 6 | 1.5 | 38 | 1.7 |
Shetland | 2 | 0.5 | 17 | 0.8 |
South Ayrshire | 7 | 1.7 | 47 | 2.1 |
South Lanarkshire | 15 | 3.7 | 59 | 2.6 |
Stirling | 5 | 1.2 | 41 | 1.8 |
West Dunbartonshire | 8 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.9 |
West Lothian | 14 | 3.4 | 46 | 2.1 |
Western Isles | 1 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.6 |
National | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Outside Scotland | 5 | 1.2 | 57 | 2.6 |
Not recorded | 6 | 1.5 | 71 | 3.2 |
Unknown | 3 | 0.7 | 355 | 15.9 |
| 408 | | 2,229 | |
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 12 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions its officials have met to discuss the possible impact of fiscal autonomy, financial independence or full fiscal power in each year since 1999.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 12 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the information it holds on the benefits of fiscal autonomy, financial independence and full fiscal power as referred to in its Brix note, Fiscal Autonomy, Financial Independence, Full Fiscal Power.
Answer
A decision not to publish theinformation is currently subject to review under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act2002.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 12 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15630 by Peter Peacock on 15 April 2005, whether it has completed its review of Enquire and, if so, whether the findings have been published and what issues have arisen as a result of the review.
Answer
The report of the independentreview, carried out by the Centre for Research in Education, Inclusion and Diversityat Edinburgh University, is being finalised. The full evaluation report willbe available on the Executive website in due course.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 12 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15096 by Peter Peacock on 19 March 2005, how much funding Enquire has received in each year since its inception and how much it is projected to receive in future.
Answer
Enquire were awarded (a) £261,586in 1999-2000; (b) £181,387 in 2000-01; (c) £177,479 in 2001-02; (d) £254,421 in2002-03 (e) £321,963 in 2003-04 (f) £367,361 in 2004-05 (g) £326,951 in 2005-06.The agreed grant for 2006-07 is £309,321. No decisions have been taken on fundingbeyond 2006-07.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 8 June 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many requests for information it received were not answered within 20 working days, expressed also as a percentage of the total number of requests received, in each month since January 2005.
Answer
Most requests forinformation are handled routinely and not all are recorded or countedcentrally. In line with centrally produced guidance some requests for informationare notified to the Scottish Executive’s FOI Unit and recorded centrally. the Scottish Executive have published a report on information requests handling inthe Scottish Executive for requests received during 1 January to 31 December 2005;this is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number39491) and on the Freedom of Information pages of the Scottish Executive Website. The reportprovides information on the number and percentage of requests dealt without-with the 20 working-day time period for the each of the quarters of 2005. Areport on the information requests handling in the Scottish Executive for thefirst six months of 2006 will be published later in the year.