- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional civil servants will be needed to monitor and evaluate the responsibilities of community planning partnerships not covered by single outcome agreements, in the event of Communities Scotland being abolished.
Answer
It is not anticipated that anyadditional civil servants will be needed.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which of its directorates will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the responsibilities of community planning partnerships not covered by single outcome agreements, in the event of Communities Scotland being abolished.
Answer
The Public Service Reform Directoratecontinues to have overall responsibility for Community Planning policy. However,responsibility for implementation of Community Planning sits with the Partnershipsthemselves, and it is up to individual Partnerships to decide on the detail of howthis is done.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings there have been with NHS boards to discuss those responsibilities of community planning partnerships not covered by single outcome agreements.
Answer
The health directorates meetmonthly with NHS chairs and chief executives respectively. The meetings with eachin November included discussion of their responsibilities, in the context of therecent budget.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which of the responsibilities of community planning partnerships will not be covered by single outcome agreements.
Answer
The details of the coverage ofsingle outcome agreements are being discussed with local government as part of thecontinuing work on the implementation of the concordat.
Local authorities will be discussingthe scope and content of their outcome agreements with their community planningpartners in due course.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has had with UK ministers about how to implement the recommendations in Aiming High for Disabled Children: Better Support for Families.
Answer
Support for families with disabledchildren is a devolved matter. While cognisant of Aiming High for Disabled Children, in developing approaches to support for disabled childrenin Scotland ministers have not sought formal discussions with theirUKcounterparts. Similarly, UK ministers have not sought formal discussions with Scottishministers.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has had with UK ministers about the findings in Aiming High for Disabled Children: Better Support for Families.
Answer
Support for families with disabledchildren is a devolved matter. While cognisant of Aiming High for Disabled Children, in developing approaches to support for disabled childrenin Scotland ministers have not sought formal discussions with theirUKcounterparts.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the timescale for the implementation of the recommendations in Aiming High for Disabled Children: Better Support for Families.
Answer
Aiming Highfor Disabled Children: Better Support for Families was launched by HM Treasury and the then Department forEducation and Skills in May 2007. The document was accompanied by the announcementof an additional £340 million of investment in services to support families withdisabled children, over the Comprehensive Spending Review Period 2007-08 to 2010-11.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings are planned between the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning and disability groups to discuss the findings in Aiming High for Disabled Children: Better Support for Families.
Answer
Following a meeting between theFirst Minister and the Minister for Children and Early Years and representativesof For Scotland’s Disabled Children – a coalition including many of Scotland’s leadingdisability organisations – as well as families with disabled children on 11 January2008, further meetings are planned to discuss a range of issues around support forfamilies.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whom the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has met since May 2007 to discuss the findings in Aiming High for Disabled Children: Better Support for Families.
Answer
Support for families with disabledchildren falls within the remit of the Minister for Children and Early Years. Theminister has met with a range of disability groups to discuss issues around supportfor families.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning has had with disability groups since May 2007 to discuss the findings in Aiming High for Disabled Children: Better Support for Families.
Answer
The First Minister and the Ministerfor Children and Early Years met with representatives of For Scotland’s DisabledChildren – a coalition including many of Scotland’s leading disability organisations– as well as families with disabled children on 11 January 2008, to discuss a rangeof issues around support for families.
