- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-29 by John Swinney on 30 May 2007, how many special advisers there are now; what their specific responsibilities are, and what the cost is of their employment.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-5415 on 15 October 2007 which set out the current number of special advisersand their responsibilities. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.The routine security,health and reference checks, where required, have been obtained for all these appointments, except for the mostrecent full-time appointee.
The estimate of theannual salary cost now takes into account changes to special adviser appointmentsand pension contributions. The salary cost over a full 12 month period, based onthe special adviser complement at 1 November 2007, is estimated at £568,021. This figure includes ERNICand employer pension contributions except for one special adviser in each instance.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-29 by John Swinney on 30 May 2007, whether all special advisers have achieved satisfactory security, health and reference clearances.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4824 on 15 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people entitled to national entitlement cards for free bus travel under transitional arrangements have been refused renewal as these schemes come to an end, broken down by local authority.
Answer
Transport Scotland does not hold this information as the renewal ofnational entitlement cards is the responsibility of local authorities. As such,any available information relating to card issue statistics is held by them.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many national entitlement cards for free bus travel have been renewed following submission of form NCT002, broken down by local authority.
Answer
Transport Scotland does not hold this information as the renewal ofnational entitlement cards is the responsibility of local authorities. As such,any available information relating to card issue statistics is held by them.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people receiving the lower level of Disability Living Allowance and entitled to national entitlement cards for free bus travel under transitional arrangements have been refused renewal as these schemes come to an end, broken down by local authority.
Answer
Transport Scotland does not hold this information as the issue and renewalof national entitlement cards is the responsibility of local authorities As such,any available information relating to card issue statistics is held by them.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many claims for national entitlement cards for free bus travel have been rejected following submission of form NCT002, broken down by local authority.
Answer
Anyone who submitsan application for Scotland-Wide Free Bus Travel for Older and Disabled People accompaniedby a fully completed NCT002 authorised by an appropriate person will have theirapplication processed and will be issued with a national entitlement card.
Applications wouldonly be rejected if the applicant does not meet all the criteria or their applicationhas not been approved by an appropriately qualified person.
Transport Scotland does not hold this information as the renewal ofnational entitlement cards is the responsibility of local authorities. As such,any available information relating to card issue statistics is held by them.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people with a learning disability and entitled to national entitlement cards for free bus travel under transitional arrangements have been refused renewal as these schemes come to an end, broken down by local authority.
Answer
Transport Scotland does not hold this information as the issue and renewalof national entitlement cards is the responsibility of local authorities. As such,any available information relating to card issue statistics is held by them.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that consistent standards are maintained by local authorities for processing form NCT002.
Answer
The NCT002 detailsthe criteria which requires to be met by anyone applying under the mentalhealth category and requires an authorised signatory from a recognised establishmentto confirm that an applicant meets the criteria.
All local authoritieshave been issued with guidance notes to ensure that only those people who meet thecriteria in full have their applications processed and to ensure that the certificateshave been completed and authorised in accordance with the guidance issued by TransportScotland.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is its view that the Bill outlined at Annex B of the white paper, Choosing Scotland’s Future: A National Conversation, is within the legislative competence of the Parliament.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-3306 on 12 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 18 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3696 by Linda Fabiani on 4 September 2007, whether it will provide a profile of the funding for international development for each year from 2007-08 to 2011-12.
Answer
I announced our commitmentto increase funding for international development to £9 million within the lifetimeof this Parliament, within the context of the current spending review. I cannotconfirm a funding profile until the current spending review is complete.
