- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15184 by Jeane Freeman on 22 March 2018, whether it will ask the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to review its procedures regarding the mapping of weather stations in Scotland to ensure more accurate results.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-19504 on 5 November 2018 and S5W-15184 on 22 March 2018. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15184 by Jeane Freeman on 22 March 2018, what representations it has made to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) regarding weather station mapping for the purposes of cold weather payments.
Answer
We have emphasised to the Department of Work and Pensions the importance of providing accurate and up-to-date information relating to weather stations both before and after the introduction of the new benefit. This is necessary for the design and delivery of the new system, as well as to ensure there will be a smooth transition for existing recipients.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15184 by Jeane Freeman on 22 March 2018, what policy development it has conducted regarding cold weather payments, and when this began.
Answer
Policy development began in the summer of last year as part of our planning for the new powers devolved by the Scotland Act. As part of our approach we are involving those with experience of the benefits being devolved and the people of Scotland more generally in the design of the new social security system.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the carer's allowance earnings threshold will increase in 2019-20.
Answer
As set out in the Carer’s Allowance Agency Agreement, “the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will, on behalf of the Scottish Ministers, continue to deliver an operational service for people resident in Scotland, consistent with the delivery of Carer’s Allowance and its related functions under the same procedures that cover the delivery of Carer’s Allowance paid to people resident in England and Wales”. This means that the earnings threshold will remain the same in Scotland as it is in England and Wales in 2019-2020.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many carer's allowance supplement payments have been returned or were not successful.
Answer
Of the 76,996 carer's allowance supplement payments made to date, 127 payments have were returned or were unsuccessful. This represents 0.16% of the total number of payments made. Of the returned or unsuccessful payments, 75 have been successfully reissued to date.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18935 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 October 2018, who the suppliers are, and whether they are (a) disability confident, (b) carer positive and (c) living wage accredited.
Answer
The suppliers referred to are listed in the following table with their current status in the following categories: (a) disability confident, (b) carer positive and (c) living wage accredited.
Suppliers | disability confident | carer positive | living wage accredited |
28 York Place Limited | No | No | No |
2i Limited | No | No | Yes |
2T Security Limited | No | No | No |
Aberdeen PA Limited t/a Scottish PA Network | No | No | No |
Albion Trust Management Limited | No | No | No |
ACCA | No | No | Yes |
APS Group (Scotland) Limited | Yes | No | Yes |
ASA Recruitment | No | No | Yes |
Association for Project Management (APM) | Yes | No | No |
Azure Support Services Limited | No | No | No |
Calton Heritage & Learning Centre | No | No | No |
Capita Business Services Limited - SWAN | No | No | Yes |
Capita Resourcing Limited | No | No | No |
Capital Solutions | No | No | Yes |
Carnegie Enterprise Limited | No | No | Yes |
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) | Yes | No | Yes |
CIPD Enterprises Limited | No | No | No |
CIPFA Business Limited | No | No | No |
Club Class Catering | No | No | No |
Computacenter United Kingdom Limited | Yes | No | No |
Cordia | Yes | No | No |
Craigforth HCAS Limited | No | No | No |
Daisy Communications Limited | No | No | No |
Dcal Consulting Limited | No | No | No |
Demys Limited | No | No | No |
Diona (UK) Limited | No | No | Yes |
Dod's Parliamentary Communications | No | No | No |
DXC Technology | No | No | No |
Eagle Couriers Scotland Limited | Yes | No | No |
Edinburgh Training & Conference Venue | No | No | No |
Elite Training & Consultancy (Scotland) Limited | No | No | No |
ExecSpace Limited | No | No | No |
Fannan & Scott Limited t/a Northern Services | No | No | No |
Flexiform Business Furniture Limited | No | No | Yes |
FPSG Connect Limited | No | No | Yes |
Gartner UK Limited | No | No | Yes |
Gate Worldwide Limited, The | No | No | No |
Global Language Services Limited | No | No | Yes |
Government Knowledge Training Limited | No | No | No |
Grand Central Hotel (Glasgow) | No | No | No |
Harvey Nash Consulting (Scotland) Limited | Yes | No | Yes |
Heart of Midlothian Plc | No | No | Yes |
Holyrood Communications Limited | No | No | No |
Horsecross Arts (Perth) Limited | No | No | No |
HP Inc. UK Limited | No | No | No |
i Train Scotland | No | No | No |
IBM UK Limited | No | No | Yes |
IET Services Limited | No | No | No |
Insight Direct UK Limited | No | No | No |
Institute for Management Studies (Scotland), The | No | No | No |
Jonathan Elliott t/a Talk Action | No | No | No |
Jones Lang La Salle Limited | No | No | Yes |
KSO Research Limited | No | No | Yes |
LA Catering | No | No | No |
Leidos Innovations UK Limited | No | No | No |
Lesar UK Limited | No | No | No |
Live Borders Limited | No | No | No |
MacRoberts, Solicitors | Yes | No | Yes |
Melting Pot | No | No | Yes |
Misco UK Limited | No | No | No |
Mitrefinch Limited | No | No | No |
Morton Fraser | No | No | No |
Neatebox Limited | Yes | No | No |
New Ricoh UK Limited | No | No | No |
nuVideo Limited | No | No | No |
ORB International | No | No | No |
ORB International KMS Limited | No | No | No |
Parity Professionals Limited | No | No | Yes |
Plain English Campaign Limited | No | No | No |
Pluralsight LLC | No | No | No |
QA Limited | Yes | No | No |
Quo Imus Limited T/A QI Consulting | No | No | No |
Radisson SAS Edinburgh Hotel | No | No | No |
Ridgeway Consulting | No | No | No |
Ross Promotional Products Limited | No | No | No |
Rostec Consultancy Limited | No | No | No |
Salesforce.com Sarl | No | No | No |
Sapphire Technologies Limited | No | No | No |
Scottish Storytelling Centre | No | No | No |
Security Services Group | No | No | No |
Service Graphics Limited | No | No | No |
Sopra Steria Limited | No | No | Yes |
Spring Technology Staffing Services Limited | No | No | Yes |
STUC Training Limited | No | No | Yes |
Taylor McKenzie Research & Marketing Limited | No | No | Yes |
Tayside Contracts | Yes | No | Yes |
The Hub Events Limited | No | No | No |
The OR Society | No | No | No |
The Stationery Office (TSO) | No | No | No |
TMP (UK) Limited | No | No | No |
TNS UK Limited t/a TNS BMRB | No | No | No |
Trustmarque Solutions Limited | No | No | No |
Viking Direct Limited | No | No | No |
XMA Limited | No | No | No |
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many performance-related fees have been paid to Fair Start Scotland providers based on the (a) 13- and (b) 26-week employment milestones, and what the value of these fees is.
Answer
The Scottish Government will publish national level spend detail on Fair Start Scotland in due course. The first release of statistics, reporting on the first six months of Fair Start Scotland, will be published on 28 November 2018.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18932 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 3 October 2018, whether its shortlisting of the buildings included consideration of ScotRail's designation of High Street Station as not having (a) accessible ticket machines, (b) a ramp for train access, (c) step-free access coverage, (d) impaired mobility set down and (e) wheelchairs.
Answer
The criteria used when shortlisting interim buildings for Social Security Scotland included proximity to mainline railway stations as well as access to other forms of transport.
It also considered accessibility to the buildings themselves, facilities available within them, and the immediate surroundings.
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2018
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many carer's allowance supplement payments it is still to make.
Answer
There are 152 payments of carer's allowance supplement which remain to be made. In order for payment to be made, we require clients to provide information to Social Security Scotland. Social Security Scotland is in the process of contacting these individuals.
1. From the 152 payments still to be made, 100 are for cases where the Carer is now deceased. Social Security Scotland are in the process of contacting the Carers next of kin to obtain details to issue these payments. Once this information has been received payment will be issued.
2. The remaining 52 payments are in relation to payments which have been unsuccessful and returned, we are waiting on updated bank details from the client to re-issue the payment.
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Current Status:
Withdrawn
