- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 16 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is in a position to announce local authority housing capital allocations for 2001-02 and whether there will be any supplementary allocations for 2000-01.
Answer
I am able to announce both the local authority housing capital allocations for 2001-02 and supplementary allocations for 2000-01. These are set out in the following tables:
2001-02 Allocations
| Authority | Allocation £ million |
| Aberdeen City | 5.293 |
| Aberdeenshire | 4.495 |
| Angus | 1.536 |
| Argyll and Bute | 1.607 |
| Clackmannanshire | 1.597 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 1.701 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 4.251 |
| Dundee City | 8.436 |
| East Ayrshire | 3.489 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 2.388 |
| East Lothian | 2.510 |
| East Renfrewshire | 0.964 |
| City of Edinburgh | 14.916 |
| Falkirk | 5.369 |
| Fife | 7.007 |
| Glasgow City | 43.750 |
| Highland | 7.230 |
| Inverclyde | 3.965 |
| Midlothian | 2.122 |
| Moray | 1.848 |
| North Ayrshire | 2.953 |
| North Lanarkshire | 12.330 |
| Orkney Islands | 0.224 |
| Perth and Kinross | 2.108 |
| Renfrewshire | 8.565 |
| Scottish Borders | 2.399 |
| Shetland | 1.981 |
| South Ayrshire | 2.906 |
| South Lanarkshire | 5.858 |
| Stirling | 3.048 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 5.657 |
| West Lothian | 2.097 |
| Scotland | 174.6 |
2000-01 Supplementary Allocations| Authority | Supplementary llocation£ million |
| Aberdeen City | 0.399 |
| Angus | 0.141 |
| Argyll & Bute | 0.046 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 0.501 |
| Dundee City | 0.403 |
| East Ayrshire | 0.163 |
| East Renfrewshire | 0.385 |
| Edinburgh | 1.209 |
| Glasgow City | 1.128 |
| Highland | 0.201 |
| Inverclyde | 0.201 |
| North Lanarkshire | 0.129 |
| Renfrewshire | 0.322 |
| Scottish Borders | 0.161 |
| South Ayrshire | 0.161 |
| South Lanarkshire | 0.322 |
| Stirling | 0.242 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 0.081 |
| West Lothian | 0.604 |
| Total | 6.8 |
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 23 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in consulting environmental and community groups on plans to bring telecommunications masts under full planning control.
Answer
Environmental and community groups were invited to participate in the Planning and Telecommunications summit in September. They will also be included in the forthcoming public consultation exercise.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Sunday, 12 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 20 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to support Glasgow City Council in meeting the increased costs created by the extended maintenance and health and safety regimes required for the Clyde Tunnel.
Answer
The Scottish Executive provides revenue support to localauthorities for roads, bridges and tunnels, including the Clyde Tunnel, throughthe general local government finance settlement. That support is not ringfenced, and it is for each local authority to decide how to allocate itsexpenditure.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 13 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its Social Justice Annual Report.
Answer
The Social Justice Annual Report 2000 has been published today. Copies of the full report and the accompanying technical volume are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre and on the Scottish Executive website
www.scotland.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 3 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make a statement on the departmental sponsorship of the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
Answer
I have decided to transfer the sponsorship of the Scottish Qualifications Authority from the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department to the Education Department. Ministerial responsibility for the SQA therefore moves from the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning to the Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs. This change takes effect immediately.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 28 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the total cost of the construction of the Malletsheugh-Dumbreck stretch of the M77 has been spent on compensation for noise and disruption to residents and to deal with air and noise pollution.
Answer
£586,000, about 1% of the contract cost, has been spent so far on monetary and noise insulation compensation for depreciation of property value. Over 800 further claims are currently being negotiated.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 13 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it intends to take to create an independent complaints procedure for the NHS.
Answer
The NHS complaints procedure, introduced in 1996, is designed to be independent of the NHS and Ministers. A UK-wide evaluation of the procedure is being carried out by an independent group of researchers - 'The York Health Economics Consortium'. Their report is expected in January 2001.
One of the issues the researchers have been asked to consider is whether and how the complaints procedure, including its 'independence', can be improved. The NHS complaints procedure (especially the independent review panel) is not perceived by the public to be independent. This will be one of the considerations which will be taken into account once the evaluation has been completed, and in planning the future development of the system.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 13 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to review the current NHS complaints procedures.
Answer
A UK-wide evaluation of the NHS complaints procedure is currently being undertaken by an independent group of researchers commissioned by the Health Departments of the 4 countries. The evaluation commenced in January 1999 and the group will present their final report in January 2001.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 12 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what counselling and advice the NHS provides to (a) consultants within the NHS, (b) other doctors within the NHS, (c) nurses within the NHS and (d) other staff within the NHS against whom non-clinical complaints have been made.
Answer
All NHS employers should have proper procedures for investigating such complaints and for supporting staff against whom a complaint is made. Advice on handling such matters and legal assistance is generally available from the professional organisation or trade union of the NHS employee. In addition it is open to any member of staff to refer themselves for counselling to the occupational health service.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 12 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to monitor the level and nature of non-clinical complaints against (a) consultants within the NHS, (b) other doctors within the NHS, (c) nurses within the NHS and (d) other staff within the NHS.
Answer
Information on written complaints received under the NHS complaints procedure, is published annually by Information and Statistics Division of the Common Services Agency.
The most recent publication NHS Complaints in Scotland 1998/99 can be found in SPICe (bib ref 6909). For complaints received by NHS Trusts, it provides details of up to three issues raised and up to two staff groups within a pre-defined range for each complaint.
Information on primary care complaints covers three broad service types - medical services, dental services and primary care administration. The published information is less detailed than that collected at NHS Trust level and does not provide information on specific issues raised or staff groups.
