- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 22 April 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take as a result of the Mott MacDonald report, The Future of Fire Service Control Rooms in Scotland.
Answer
The report recommended a reduction in the number of control rooms, from the present eight to one, two or three. We issued the report for consultation on 8 July, and asked for responses by the end of August. We are currently considering the responses we have received and we will be making an announcement in due course. At this stage, no final decision has been taken on the recommendations in the report.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 24 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given to deferment options for Scottish-domiciled students attending English universities under the proposed top-up fees scheme.
Answer
We are aware that those whoare considering studying in England from 2006 need to know what support towards tuitionfees will be available to them in order that they can make an informed choicein good time.
We are currently consideringa range of options and will make an announcement soon.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 10 March 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the eligibility criteria are for the regeneration fund for local authorities under the new funding rules.
Answer
Priority for the use of thisfunding will be for regeneration activity that is directly linked to housing transferproposals which have secured a place on the Community Ownership Programme. Accessto the fund will be widened to include retention councils who have robustdelivery plans to achieve the Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS) for theirown stock, but who have significant areas of deprivation that have widerregeneration needs. Bids from these councils will be considered in 2005 when wesee their SHQS delivery plans. Detailed criteria will be issued in due course.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 February 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 26 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to protect sex industry workers from exploitation.
Answer
Last summerwe set up the Expert Group on Prostitution to examine the legal, policing,health and social justice issues surrounding prostitution in Scotland and to consider options for thefuture. The expert group will examine all aspects of prostitution in a phasedprogramme of work, starting with, in the first year, the issues surroundingstreet prostitution. This group is not primarily about exploitation of workersin the sex industry but its recommendations are likely to have an effect inthis area. More directly, section 22 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 created a new offence oftrafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation. The provisions outlaw thepractice of trafficking people for use in the sex industry. In addition, we areproviding £283,222 to the Routes out of Prostitution Social Inclusion Partnershipin 2004-05.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 February 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive which funding streams in each of its departments have been considered as appropriate funding sources to support and promote breastfeeding.
Answer
The Health, Education andDevelopment Departments within the Scottish Executive all have an interest in thesupport and promotion of breastfeeding.
Within the Health Departmentthe Chief Scientists Office research fund, the Health Improvement Fund and theSection 16b voluntary sector funding stream, have all been considered asappropriate sources of funding.
Within the EducationDepartment the Sure Start Initiative and the Changing Children’s Services Fund havebeen considered as appropriate sources of funding. Within the DevelopmentDepartment Social Justice monies have alsobeen used in the support breastfeeding.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been allocated to fund the work and operation of the Scottish Breastfeeding Group in each year since May 1999.
Answer
The Scottish BreastfeedingGroup has been allocated £5,000 each year since 1999 to fund its work andoperation.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated to NHS Health Scotland, and its predecessor organisations, for the promotion of breastfeeding in each year since May 1999.
Answer
No funding has beenallocated to NHS Health Scotland and its predecessor organisations specifically to promotebreastfeeding. It is for NHS Health Scotland to determine how it uses its funding, whilst takinginto account national priorities.
The following table shows the funds that NHS Health Scotland and its predecessor organisations have used for the promotion of breastfeeding in each year since year end 2000.
| Year End | Organisation | Amount (£000) |
| 2000 | Health Education Board for Scotland | 35 |
| 2001 | Health Education Board for Scotland | 195 |
| 2002 | Health Education Board for Scotland | 426 |
| 2003 | Health Education Board for Scotland | 70 |
| 2004 | NHS Health Scotland | 230 |
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it allocated specifically to support breastfeeding in each NHS board area in each year since May 1999.
Answer
No specific funding has beenallocated to NHS boards to support breastfeeding. NHS boards are given an annualunified budget to meet the health care needs of their resident populations. Itis for boards to determine, within the funds available, how to manage anddeliver local health care services to meet these needs taking account ofnational and local priorities.I also refer the member tothe answer given to question S2W-5498 on 26 January 2004for further information about breastfeeding funding. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much each NHS board has spent on the support and promotion of breastfeeding in each year since May 1999, expressed also as a percentage of the total expenditure of each board.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 January 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 January 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been allocated to fund the work of the National Breastfeeding Adviser in each year since May 1999.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has allocated £32,000 each year since May 1999 to fund the work of theNational Breastfeeding Advisor.
