- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 29 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the £1.2 million in funding given to the Scottish Community Diet Project was used to fund breakfast clubs in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04 and (d) 2004-05.
Answer
It is not possible to identify the exact proportion of Scottish Community Diet Project (SCDP) funding exclusively used to support breakfast clubs.
Many SCDP supported projects include breakfast club provision as one element of a wide range of activities aimed at strengthening local initiatives through the provision of local services, communication, practice development and capacity building.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2005
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Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit of the Accounts Commission is and how much financial support it received in 2004-05.
Answer
The remit of the Accounts Commission is set out in the commission’s April 2005 strategy document on its website at:
http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/publications/pdf/2005/05cp02ac.rtf.The statutory functions of the commission have been amended and adjusted over time and are now:
to secure the audit of all accounts of local authorities and associated bodies, either by employed staff of Audit Scotland or by firms of accountants
to secure the audit of the performance by local authorities of their Best Value and Community Planning duties
to undertake or promote Best Value studies in local government
to give directions to local authorities on performance information
to consider reports made by the Controller of Audit, to investigate all matters raised and to conduct hearings where appropriate
to make recommendations to the Scottish Executive and to local authorities, and to impose sanctions on individual officers and members responsible for illegality
to advise the Scottish Executive on local authority accounting matters.
The commission receives no financial support from the Scottish Executive.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2005
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was paid out from the Breakfast Service Challenge Fund from 2001-02 to 2004-05.
Answer
There was one Breakfast ServiceChallenge Fund between 2001-02 and 2004-05. The total fund of £300,000 was allocatedto 23 local authorities.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2005
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Answered by Euan Robson on 21 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support the implementation of extended school programmes to provide adequate childcare from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm.
Answer
In Scotland we already have a strong network ofvoluntary, public and private sector providers offering a range of child care servicesfrom 8am to 6pmwhich we plan to build on.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2005
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Answered by Euan Robson on 21 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to promote breakfast clubs.
Answer
The Executive is providingover £43 million this year in child care strategy funding to local authorities,who with their partners will determine how to meet local child care need,including the need for breakfast clubs.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2005
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Answered by Rhona Brankin on 21 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific action it is taking through its health programmes to raise the personal aspirations of the people of Scotland.
Answer
The Executive's variousinitiatives on health improvement, including our work on improving mentalhealth and wellbeing, are all designed to help people both improve their healthand wellbeing and develop their confidence and self-esteem.
Thisinvolves encouraging people who experience ill-health - physical or mental - tohave the confidence to seek help or to change their lifestyles as and when theyneed to do so. It is also about improving wellbeing in the general population andproviding greater opportunities for people to be more in control of keydecisions in their lives, allowing people to raise their personal aspirationsand to fulfil their potential. This is at the heart of all the Executive's workfor the people of Scotland.
Good health is fundamentalto the wellbeing and prosperity of the people of Scotland. This is why we arestepping up action to improve the health of all and have a range of activitiesin place to achieve this – including work on diet, smoking cessation, physical activityand mental wellbeing.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2005
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Answered by Tom McCabe on 20 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit of Audit Scotland is and how much financial support it received in 2004-05.
Answer
These are not matters for Scottish ministers. Audit Scotland was established under the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 to provide audit services on behalf of the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission. Audit Scotland is therefore responsible to them for the performance of these duties. The resourcing of Audit Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Commission for Public Audit.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff have been employed in social inclusion partnerships in each financial year since their inception and how much has been paid in staff salaries, broken down by partnership.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific programmes were delivered by the Blantyre/North Hamilton Social Inclusion Partnership in 2004-05.
Answer
In 2004-05 Blantyre and North Hamilton Social Inclusion Partnership delivered on the following specific programmes:
Employment Links Programme
Inclusive Learning Programme
Community Safety Programme
Youth Health and Wellbeing Programme
SIP Child and Family Support Programme
Community Facilities Programme
Community Information and Networking Programme
Improving Parks and Play Areas
Youth Development Programme
Public Realm and Physical Development Programme.
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2005
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Answered by Tom McCabe on 17 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit is of the Improvement Service and how much financial support it will receive in 2005-06.
Answer
The Improvement Service is a partnership between the Scottish Executive, COSLA and SOLACE. Its remit is to work with Scottish Councils, their Partners and Stakeholders to improve the efficiency, quality and accountability of local Public Services across Scotland. In 2005-06 it will receive £1.7 million in support from the Scottish Executive.
Copies of the Improvement Service’s Objectives, Programmes and Priorities 2005-2006 are available from the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 36807).
