- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17547 by Angus MacKay on 6 September 2001, which organisations have had staff on loan from the Scottish Executive in the period May 1999 to July 2001.
Answer
Further to the answer provided to question S1W-17547, I can confirm that the following organisations had staff on loan from the Scottish Executive in the period May 1999 to July 2001: Audit ScotlandBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilCabinet OfficeDepartment of Trade and IndustryForeign and Commonwealth OfficeForestry CommissionHM TreasuryHome OfficeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsOffice of Fair TradingOFSTEDOFTELPrime Minister's Office, Downing StreetRoyal Botanical GardensScottish Court ServiceScottish Environment Protection AgencyScottish Criminal Cases Review CommissionScottish Funding Councils for Further and Higher Education
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are likely to be made for South Lanarkshire Council social work department's involvement with residents of the Immigration Detention Centre at Dungavel House.
Answer
This is a matter for South Lanarkshire Council. Additional information is available in answers to questions S1W-17739 and S1W-17996.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether consultation has taken place with Historic Scotland regarding alterations to existing buildings and additional building works at Dungavel House.
Answer
I have asked Graeme Munro, Director and Chief Executive of Historic Scotland, to answer. His response is as follows: "Historic Scotland has not been consulted as the planning authority, South Lanarkshire Council do not consider that Listed Building Consent is required for works being carried out at Dungavel House."
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17547 by Angus MacKay on 6 September 2001, which organisations currently have staff on loan from the Scottish Executive.
Answer
Further to the answer provided to question S1W-17546 and not S1W-17547 as stated, I can confirm that the following organisations currently have staff on loan from the Scottish Executive:Cabinet Office Department of Trade and Industry Foreign and Commonwealth Office Forestry Commission HM Treasury Home Office Office of Fair Trading OFTEL Prime Minister's Office, Downing Street Scottish Environment Protection Agency Scottish Funding Councils for Further and Higher Education
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement the Scottish Prison Service will have with refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland in this financial year.
Answer
The Home Office Immigration Service is responsible for refugees and asylum seekers and such matters are reserved. The Scottish Prison Service has housed such individuals, mainly in Greenock Prison. However, with effect from 3 September the process began of transferring such individuals from prison to the newly opened Dungavel Immigration Facility for which the Home Office is responsible.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17739 by Mr Jim Wallace on 4 September 2001, on what dates South Lanarkshire Council and the Social Work Services Inspectorate have met the Immigration Service to discuss future working arrangements in connection with the Immigration Detention Centre at Dungavel House and whether such meetings have included discussions in relation to any devolved functions other than social work.
Answer
Officers and members from South Lanarkshire Council have met with representatives of the Immigration Service on a number of occasions in the last year to discuss safety, health and educational arrangements. Strathclyde Police and Lanarkshire Health Board and Primary Care Trust have also been represented at meetings. Social Work Services Inspectorate has been in correspondence and telephone discussions with the Immigration Service, Department of Health and South Lanarkshire Council about standards of care for children.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17548 by Angus MacKay on 6 September 2001, which organisations the 27 staff who were on secondment during the period May 1999 to July 2001, and whose salary costs it met, were on secondment to.
Answer
The organisations of the staff on secondment during the period May 1999 to July2001, whose salary costs were met by the Scottish Executive, are as follows:Community Learning ScotlandCOSLAFair Play ScotlandGlasgow Employer CoalitionLloyds TSB Foundation for ScotlandMacMillan Cancer ReliefPrince's Trust Volunteers ScotlandQuality ScotlandRoyal Society of EdinburghSchlumbergerScotland Against Drugs Scottish and NewcastleScottish Business in the CommunityScottish Chambers of CommerceScottish Civic ForumScottish Council Development and IndustryScottish Council for Voluntary OrganisationsScottish Financial EnterpriseScottish PowerWestern Isles CouncilYoung Enterprise ScotlandYoung Scot Scottish and Newcastle, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, the Scottish Council Development and Industry and Scottish Financial Enterprise all paid a contribution towards the salary costs of the secondment during the period stated.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16824 by Jackie Baillie on 2 August 2001, whether, following stakeholder consultation, an appropriate local authority could be considered as a potential landlord for transfer of Scottish Homes properties within that local authority's area of operation.
Answer
Local authorities are free to bid to acquire Scottish Homes' stock.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers by Jackie Baillie to questions S1W-16905 and S1W-16904 on 6 and 7 August 2001 respectively, whether the remit of the working group to look at the detailed impact of the withdrawal of Section 54 (tax relief grant) on housing associations will include consideration of an alternative funding mechanism for major repairs.
Answer
The working group will examine the impact of the withdrawal of section 54 grant and, in particular, the effect on repairs programmes. The group is not precluded from considering alternative mechanisms for funding such repairs programmes in the future.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16839 by Jackie Baillie on 3 August 2001, how many of the listed members of the (a) Housing Interests Group, (b) Working Group on Single Social Tenancy, (c) Short Life Right to Buy Working Group, (d) Working Group on Implementation of Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, (e) Homelessness Task Force, (f) Single Housing Plans Group and (g) Scottish Homes Steering Group are paid officials of the organisations referred to and how many are board members, committee members or equivalent.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.