- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the use of Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrents contravenes discrimination or human rights legislation.
Answer
It is the responsibility of thoseusing such devices to ensure that they comply with discrimination and human rightslegislation. The Scottish Government has not undertaken any such assessment.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to regulate the use of Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrents.
Answer
The Scottish Government has noplans to regulate the use of Mosquito ultrasonic youth deterrents.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the quota of fully wheelchair-accessible homes in new-build developments.
Answer
The Scottish Government has noplans to introduce such a quota.
Scottish Planning Policy 3: Planningfor Housing encourages more diverse, attractive, mixed residential communities,both in terms of tenure and land use. To create mixed communities, a range of housingtypes is needed, including homes for people with particular housing needs.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 14 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether new-build developments are required to include a quota of fully wheelchair-accessible homes.
Answer
There is no requirement in planninglegislation or guidance to require such a quota. However, we are aware that, asexamples, both City of Glasgow and City of Edinburgh Councils have prepared supplementary planningguidance which requires developers to demonstrate that developments are suitableor readily adaptable for mobility impaired residents.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 10 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) local authority and (b) housing association new-build homes have been fully wheelchair-accessible in each year since 1999, also expressed as a percentage of the total number of their new-build homes.
Answer
The numbers of social sectornew build wheelchair housing units are shown in the following table. The housingassociation figures represent units approved during the year and the local authorityfigures are for new build starts.
Social Sector New BuildWheelchair Housing: 1999-2000 to 2006-07
| | | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| Local Authority | Wheelchair | 0 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All starts | 158 | 90 | 43 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28 |
| % | 0.0 | 77.8 | 32.6 | 93.3 | | | 0 | 0 |
| Housing Association | Wheelchair | 106 | 140 | 178 | 132 | 209 | 104 | 203 | 214 |
| All approvals | 4,682 | 4,944 | 5,183 | 4,119 | 4,388 | 4,896 | 6,243 | 6,921 |
| % | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Source: NB1 returns submittedby local authorities to Scottish Government Communities Analytical Services Division(Housing Statistics), housing association data provided by Communities ScotlandInvestment Division.
While some social sector developmentsare specifically designed for wheelchair use, there is a general requirement forsocial sector new build to comply with Housing for Varying Needs standards. Thesestandards supersede Barrier Free design standards, and build upon the concept ofbarrier free principles, which state that housing and its environment should meetthe needs of almost everyone.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 9 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average costs of fully wheelchair-accessible homes are compared with homes without such access.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 13 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) maximum, (b) minimum and (c) average cost was of land sold for housing units by each local authority to (i) local housing associations and (ii) private developers in each year since 1999.
Answer
This information isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 6 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider the creation of a one-stop shop to make it easier for voluntary and other social enterprise organisations to apply for funding.
Answer
The Scottish Governmentrecognises the important role and value provided by organisations, such as voluntarybodies and social enterprises, delivering services and support in communities. Fundingis primarily a matter for local authorities and other public bodies, thegovernment is keen to simplify the process of applying for support for voluntaryorganisations. I announced in the Scottish Budget that there would be over £93 millionover the next three years to support the development of an increasingly strong thirdsector.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 6 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering ways in which funding can be made more accessible to small organisations that rely on such funding for their survival.
Answer
The Scottish Governmentrecognises the important role and value provided by organisations, such as voluntarybodies and social enterprises, delivering services and support in communities. Fundingis primarily a matter for local authorities and other public bodies and thegovernment would encourage a significant role for voluntary organisations in theprovision of such services. I announced in the Scottish Budget that there wouldbe over £93 million over the next three years to support the development of an increasinglystrong third sector.
- Asked by: Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-4775 by John Swinney on 22 October 2007, whether it will consider introducing set criteria for designating land as greenspace.
Answer
The ScottishGovernment’s policy on open space is contained in
Scottish Planning Policy(SPP) 11: Open Space and Physical Activity, published earlier this month,available at:
www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11/12152424/0.SPP 11 requires local authorities to prepare anaudit and strategy for open space. The development plan should identify andprotect open spaces which are valued and functional, or capable of beingbrought into functional use, and any other open space which contributes tolocal amenity, biodiversity or other planning objectives. Planning AdviceNote (PAN) 65: Planning and Open Space includes a typology of open spaceand can be viewed at www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/01/16188/16553.There is no intention at present to introduce further criteria for designatingland as greenspace.
