- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 29 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources will be available under the Community Environmental Renewal Scheme and the Environmental Justice Fund in 2008-09.
Answer
The Community Environmental Renewal Scheme and the Environmental Justice Fund will close at the end of 2007-08.
The Scottish Budget Spending review 2007 sets out the governments plans for spending on Sustainable Development and Climate Change. These plans include a new Climate Challenge Fund, which will launch later this year.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is provision under the Licensing (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/553) to enable licensed premises that share a site with other licensed premises to pay each premise’s licence fee on the basis of a proportion of the rateable value of the entire site.
Answer
The Licensing (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 state that the fee payable must be based on the rateable value shown on the valuation roll.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much Dumfries and Galloway Council will receive for the provision of kinship care allowances in each year of the spending review period.
Answer
As set out in the Scottish Budget: Spending Review 2007, the payment of kinship care allowances has now been incorporated into the total local government settlement. As part of this settlement, local government has agreed to work with the Scottish government to contribute to the delivery of the national outcomes and on the specific commitments which are also outlined in that document.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each local authority received for improving fostering services in each year of the 2004 spending review.
Answer
In November 2004 £12 million was made available to improve fostering services including the recruitment and retention of foster carers, across Scotland.
| Local Authority | Financial Year 2005-06 | Financial Year 2006-07 | Financial Year 2007-08 | Total |
| Aberdeen | £135,200.00 | £270,422.00 | £135,207.00 | £540,829.00 |
| Aberdeenshire | £91,000.00 | £182,093.00 | £91,031.00 | £364,124.00 |
| Angus | £57,100.00 | £114,251.00 | £57,117.00 | £228,468.00 |
| Argyll and Bute | £43,700.00 | £87,490.00 | £43,730.00 | £174,920.00 |
| Clackmannanshire | £25,900.00 | £51,744.00 | £25,881.00 | £103,525.00 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | £94,600.00 | £189,203.00 | £94,600.00 | £378,403.00 |
| Dundee | £123,320.00 | £246,258.00 | £123,159.00 | £492,737.00 |
| East Ayrshire | £81,200.00 | £162,442.00 | £81,214.00 | £324,856.00 |
| East Dunbartonshire | £22,800.00 | £45,432.00 | £22,758.00 | £90,990.00 |
| East Lothian | £43,300.00 | £86,552.00 | £43,284.00 | £173,136.00 |
| East Renfrewshire | £14,726.00 | £29,451.00 | £14,726.00 | £58,903.00 |
| Edinburgh | £35,750.00 | £769,047.00 | £403,603.00 | £1,208,400.00 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | £11,200.00 | £22,268.00 | £11,156.00 | £44,624.00 |
| Falkirk | £80,300.00 | £160,664.00 | £80,321.00 | £321,285.00 |
| Fife | £164,200.00 | £328,437.00 | £164,212.00 | £656,849.00 |
| Glasgow | £679,200.00 | £1,358,283.00 | £679,161.00 | £2,716,644.00 |
| Highland | £99,500.00 | £199,027.00 | £99,509.00 | £398,036.00 |
| Inverclyde | £37,000.00 | £37,074.00 | £74,074.00 | £148,148.00 |
| Midlothian | £58,500.00 | £116,868.00 | £58,456.00 | £233,824.00 |
| Moray | £44,600.00 | £89,269.00 | £44,623.00 | £178,492.00 |
| North Ayrshire | £83,400.00 | £167,935.00 | £83,445.00 | £334,780.00 |
| North Lanarkshire | £91,500.00 | £182,941.00 | £91,477.00 | £365,918.00 |
| Orkney Islands | £4,500.00 | £8,887.00 | £4,462.00 | £17,849.00 |
| Perth and Kinross | £45,500.00 | £91,046.00 | £45,515.00 | £182,061.00 |
| Renfrewshire | £148,100.00 | £296,244.00 | £148,148.00 | £592,492.00 |
| Scottish Borders | £55,800.00 | £111,536.00 | £55,779.00 | £223,115.00 |
| Shetland Islands | £8,500.00 | £16,935.00 | £8,478.00 | £33,913.00 |
| South Ayrshire | £52,200.00 | £104,427.00 | £52,209.00 | £208,836.00 |
| South Lanarkshire | £87,500.00 | £174,883.00 | £87,461.00 | £349,844.00 |
| Stirling | £45,500.00 | £91,046.00 | £45,515.00 | £182,061.00 |
| West Dunbartonshire | £71,400.00 | £142,790.00 | £71,397.00 | £285,587.00 |
| West Lothian | £96,800.00 | £193,696.00 | £96,832.00 | £387,328.00 |
| Total | £2,733,796.00 | £6,128,641.00 | £3,138,540.00 | £12,000,977.00 |
Over 2006-7 a capital grant of £2 million was allocated to support foster carers and kinship carers.
£2 Million Capital Fund to Support Foster Carers and Kinship Carers January to February 2007>
| Local Authority | |
| Aberdeen | 67,161 |
| Aberdeenshire | 67,935 |
| Angus | 37,143 |
| Argyll and Bute | 29,177 |
| Clacks | 21,333 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 47,893 |
| Dundee | 66,496 |
| East Ayrshire | 50,338 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 31,981 |
| East Lothian | 32,386 |
| East Renfrewshire | 28,120 |
| Edinburgh | 150,263 |
| Eilean Siar | 7,714 |
| Falkirk | 56,455 |
| Fife | 135,475 |
| Glasgow | 324,434 |
| Highland | 72,891 |
| Inverclyde | 38,917 |
| Midlothian | 32,233 |
| Moray | 26,818 |
| North Ayrshire | 63,949 |
| North Lanarkshire | 148,540 |
| Orkney | 5,200 |
| Perth and Kinross | 42,164 |
| Renfrewshire | 71,675 |
| Scottish Borders | 32,265 |
| Shetland | 6,872 |
| South Ayrshire | 38,695 |
| South Lanarkshire | 121,034 |
| Stirling | 29,631 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 46,143 |
| West Lothian | 68,669 |
| | 2,000,000 |
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 29 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much each local authority received from the Public Transport Fund and Integrated Transport Fund in each year of the 2004 spending review.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold information on these funds in the form requested.
Expenditure over the first two years of the 2004 spending review from the Public Transport Fund and the Integrated Transport Fund was distributed by grants paid under section 70 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001. Details for the financial years 2005-06 and 2006-07 are contained in the annual reports to the Scottish Parliament, copies of which are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. numbers 39974 and 43126).
Public Transport and Integrated Transport Funding that remained available in 2007-08 was allocated to Regional Transport Partnerships or Transport Scotland, who assumed responsibility for delivery. This was conditional on the work being completed by 31 March 2008, when this funding stream closes.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each local authority received for community safety partnerships in each year of the 2004 spending review.
Answer
The following table provides a break down of funding to local authorities for community safety partnerships for each year of the 2004 spending review:
| Partnership | Allocation 2005-06 | Allocation 2006-07 | Allocation 2007-08 |
| Aberdeen City | 174,346.96 | 204,373.71 | 183,936.33 |
| Aberdeenshire | 107,773.79 | 132,014.74 | 118,813.26 |
| Angus | 74,353.66 | 132,014.74 | 88,650.43 |
| Argyll and Bute | 62,002.27 | 83,441.54 | 75,097.39 |
| Clackmannanshire | 61,109.45 | 83,531.11 | 75,177.99 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 85,353.57 | 103,916.88 | 93,525.19 |
| Dundee | 130,646.00 | 153,639.29 | 138,275.36 |
| East Ayrshire | 94,196.23 | 119,379.09 | 107,441.18 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 71,240.80 | 97,415.99 | 87,674.39 |
| East Lothian | 64,797.33 | 88,274.63 | 79,447.17 |
| East Renfrewshire | 63,528.28 | 86,998.39 | 78,298.55 |
| Edinburgh | 230,533.00 | 259,974.01 | 233,976.60 |
| Falkirk | 88,715.97 | 105,909.76 | 95,318.78 |
| Fife | 166,338.90 | 202,154.53 | 182,939.07 |
| Glasgow | 296,305.87 | 328,425.06 | 295,582.55 |
| Highland | 106,895.12 | 134,698.32 | 121,228.48 |
| Inverclyde | 86,357.50 | 115,567.88 | 104,011.09 |
| Midlothian | 72,718.97 | 100,685.79 | 90,617.21 |
| Moray | 69,883.47 | 97,792.45 | 88,013.21 |
| North Ayrshire | 93,806.82 | 119,203.02 | 107,282.71 |
| North Lanarkshire | 156,319.29 | 179,539.17 | 161,585.25 |
| Orkney | 21,172.55 | 41,757.80 | 37,582.02 |
| Perth and Kinross | 81,485.61 | 98,291.24 | 88,462.12 |
| Renfrewshire | 120,738.48 | 145,997.75 | 131,397.97 |
| Scottish Borders | 70,514.97 | 94,513.92 | 85,062.53 |
| Shetland Isles | 26,753.53 | 45,609.17 | 41,048.25 |
| South Ayrshire | 81,645.14 | 109,847.82 | 98,863.04 |
| South Lanarkshire | 143,906.92 | 174,677.82 | 157,210.03 |
| Stirling | 68,481.62 | 93,616.64 | 84,254.95 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 98,695.32 | 120,660.01 | 108,594.00 |
| West Lothian | 105,880.30 | 131,778.64 | 118,600.77 |
| Western Isles | 23,512.31 | 49,661.55 | 44,695.39 |
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is the intention under the Licensing (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/553) that, where several licensed premises operate from within one site, each pays the premises licence fee on the basis of the rateable value of the entire site.
Answer
The Licensing (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 state that the fee payable must be based on the rateable value listed on the valuation roll.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will urgently review the Licensing (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/553) in relation to the licence fee payable by licensed premises that share a site with other licensed premises.
Answer
The Scottish Government has no plans to review these regulations before 1 September 2009, the date on which the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 comes fully into effect.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 28 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding each local authority received under the Teacher Induction Scheme in each year of the 2004 spending review.
Answer
The following table provides details of the amounts paid by specific grant to each local authority in each year of the 2004 spending review. These sums are additional to the £13 million that is included in the local government finance settlement in respect of the teacher induction scheme.
| Local Authority | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Aberdeen | £398,836 | £687,199 | £930,439 |
| Aberdeenshire | £457,844 | £540,320 | £873,763 |
| Angus | £464,384 | £547,152 | £627,606 |
| Argyll and Bute | £46,016 | £149,696 | £389,295 |
| Clackmannanshire | £54,998 | £361,425 | £595,069 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | £112,174 | £145,910 | £288,028 |
| Dundee | £57,450 | £604,497 | £893,587 |
| East Ayrshire | £629,605 | £985,066 | £1,159,272 |
| East Dunbartonshire | £516,230 | £408,849 | £788,585 |
| East Lothian | £957,149 | £1,294,773 | £1,156,553 |
| East Renfrewshire | £1,754,403 | £2,176,290 | £1,933,777 |
| Edinburgh | £980,292 | £1,913,541 | £2,237,272 |
| Eilean Siar | £7,896 | £112,644 | £319,862 |
| Falkirk | £646,526 | £1,189,461 | £1,128,386 |
| Fife | £612,614 | £775,614 | £1,583,932 |
| Glasgow | £1,546,230 | £2,384,264 | £2,382,138 |
| Highland | £200,114 | £463,791 | £910,017 |
| Inverclyde | £213,574 | £715,969 | £1,027,112 |
| Midlothian | £316,598 | £822,494 | £1,017,492 |
| Moray | £408,568 | £360,136 | £393,458 |
| North Ayrshire | £682,633 | £1,087,093 | £1,208,386 |
| North Lanarkshire | £2,069,188 | £2,754,160 | £2,837,715 |
| Orkney Islands | £162,001 | £109,195 | £180,128 |
| Perth & Kinross | £479,635 | £583,875 | £648,128 |
| Renfrewshire | £382,058 | £1,534,630 | £2,272,406 |
| Scottish Borders | £160,638 | £83,588 | £520,887 |
| Shetland Islands | £58,321 | £216,678 | £289,866 |
| South Ayrshire | £180,241 | £649,701 | £766,322 |
| South Lanarkshire | £1,834,564 | £2,477,624 | £2,354,734 |
| Stirling | £611,356 | £1,044,221 | £1,340,419 |
| West Dunbartonshire | £948,106 | £1,222,342 | £1,223,699 |
| West Lothian | £161,030 | £1,056,530 | £1,859,613 |
| Total | £18,111,272 | £29,458,728 | £36,137,946 |
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 28 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive much funding each local authority received for mental health services in each year of the 2004 spending review.
Answer
Other than the funding allocated in respect of the Mental Health Specific Grant (MHSG), local authorities were not provided with a separate budget specifically for mental health services over the period. The majority of spend on mental health services will have been drawn from the overall funds allocated to local authorities through their block grant. It is the responsibility of these agencies to work in partnership and to allocate funds from the total financial resources available to them on the basis of local needs, priorities and agreed targets.
The MHSG allocations made by the Scottish Government in 2005-06 to 2007-08, to which local authorities also add their own resources, are shown in the following table.
The record funding included within the draft Scottish Government Budget to 2010-11 will ensure continuity of approach and investment on mental health and other priorities by NHS boards, local authorities and other partners, and from April 2008, MHSG will be absorbed into the main local government settlement. The funding will continue to have an important role in continuing to provide local, community based services and support for people with a mental health problem, their carers and families.
Allocations in Each Year from 2005-06 to 2007-08
| Council | (£) |
| Aberdeen City | 708,400 |
| Aberdeenshire | 578,200 |
| Angus | 320,600 |
| Argyll and Bute | 312,200 |
| Clackmannan | 110,600 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 373,800 |
| Dundee City | 341,600 |
| East Ayrshire | 320,600 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 163,800 |
| East Lothian | 222,600 |
| East Renfrewshire | 57,400 |
| Edinburgh City | 1,345,400 |
| Eilean Siar | 163,800 |
| Falkirk | 366,800 |
| Fife | 893,200 |
| Glasgow City | 2,774,800 |
| Highland | 597,800 |
| Inverclyde | 193,200 |
| Midlothian | 266,000 |
| Moray | 159,600 |
| North Ayrshire | 197,400 |
| North Lanarkshire | 562,800 |
| Orkney | 133,000 |
| Perth and Kinross | 271,600 |
| Renfrewshire | 375,200 |
| Scottish Borders | 310,800 |
| Shetland | 165,200 |
| South Ayrshire | 301,000 |
| South Lanarkshire | 750,400 |
| Stirling | 207,200 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 250,600 |
| West Lothian | 204,400 |
| Total | =SUM(ABOVE) 14,000,000 |
