- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 28 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12469 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 9 February 2001, whether it will detail the projects which have received funding from the #2 million towards retraining; what the allocation was to each project and when each payment was made.
Answer
The £2 million is based on estimates provided by Local Enterprise Companies of the costs of helping redundant textile employees find new employment in the last six months of 2000. Support was tailored to suit local and individual needs and included customised training, employment grants, job shops, jobs fairs and a range of advice on employment, benefits, interviewing skills, CV preparation and financial matters.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 28 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12469 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 9 February 2001, who received payments under the Engineering Technicians programme; what the level of payment was in each case and when each payment was made.
Answer
No payments have so far been made to KLITRA, the training body offered funding by DTI under this scheme. KLITRA is currently setting up this training programme which is due to begin in May. Payments will be made retrospectively against claims for setting up the programme and for each person trained.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many elderly day care places are currently provided by (a) voluntary and (b) statutory agencies, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
- Figures for elderly day care places provided by the voluntary sector in Scotland are available and can be found in the publication Scottish Community Care Statistics 1999 (Table 1.8, page 9) and also on the Scottish Executive website. Figures for local authority and private day care centres are also provided.
It is for local authorities to decide whether day care centres should be available for older people in their areas.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current daily cost is of a local authority elderly day care centre place, broken down by local authority.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many elderly day care places are currently provided by (a) voluntary and (b) statutory agencies and how these figures compare with any figures it holds for (i) England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Northern Ireland.
Answer
- Figures for elderly day care places provided by the voluntary sector in Scotland are available and can be found in the publication Scottish Community Care Statistics 1999 (Table 1.8, page 9) and also on the Scottish Executive website. Figures for local authority and private day care centres are also provided.
- It is for local authorities to decide whether day care centres should be available for older people in their areas.
(i), (ii), (iii) The Scottish Executive does not hold figures for England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-13296 by Susan Deacon on 13 February 200, whether it will consider adding organisations representing disabled people to the membership of the Care Development Group.
Answer
The members of the group represents a good cross-section of disciplines and will call on a wide range of expertise and advice to assist them. It will be for the group to decide how to engage with all the relevant interests.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take in response to the recommendations of Chapter 9 of the Sutherland Report regarding personal care of younger disabled people.
Answer
We have noted the brief analysis of the needs of younger disabled people in the Sutherland Report and agree with the Commission's recommendation that further work is required to understand fully the complex issues involved.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many elderly day care places are currently provided in total by (a) voluntary and (b) statutory agencies, both expressed as a percentage of the over 65s population.
Answer
Figures for elderly day care places expressed as a percentage of the 65+ population are presented in the table, split by local authority, private and voluntary sectors. Figures for elderly day care in Scotland are available and can be found in the publication
Scottish Community Care Statistics 1999 (Table 1.8, page 9) and also on the Scottish Executive website.
Day Care places for Older People in Scotland, as a percentage of the 65+ population 1998
Sector | Number of places | Proportion of over 65 population |
Local Authority | 5,599 | 0.71% |
Private | 214 | 0.03% |
Voluntary | 1,924 | 0.25% |
Scotland | 7,737 | 0.99% |
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - D1-B Return Population Estimates, Scotland - prepared by GRO.It is for local authorities to decide whether day care centres should be available for older people in their areas. There is no common definition of statutory agencies.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) nursing home and (b) residential home places have been lost in each of the last three years, both nationally and broken down by local authority.
Answer
Information on places lost in private nursing homes and residential care homes is not available centrally.However, a census of bed complement is carried out as part of an annual return for each private nursing home and registered residential care home. Table 1 shows the number of places available in Residential Care Homes.
Table 1: Residential care homes - places (Older People Only) |
Local Authority | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
Aberdeen City | 686 | 691 | 675 |
Aberdeenshire | 620 | 675 | 655 |
Angus | 606 | 593 | 535 |
Argyll & Bute | 701 | 612 | 557 |
Clackmannanshire | 83 | 83 | 83 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 650 | 716 | 818 |
Dundee City | 628 | 507 | 481 |
East Ayrshire | 368 | 479 | 432 |
East Dunbartonshire | 187 | 138 | 118 |
East Lothian | 332 | 324 | 268 |
East Renfrewshire | 201 | 206 | 200 |
Edinburgh, City of | 1,403 | 1,361 | 1,289 |
Eileanan Siar | 192 | 195 | 201 |
Falkirk | 313 | 284 | 284 |
Fife | 1,008 | 958 | 964 |
Glasgow City | 1,915 | 1,918 | 1,783 |
Highland Council, The | 1,088 | 975 | 937 |
Inverclyde | 313 | 316 | 270 |
Midlothian | 279 | 269 | 278 |
Moray Council, The | 271 | 272 | 257 |
North Ayrshire | 389 | 393 | 418 |
North Lanarkshire | 604 | 567 | 556 |
Orkney Islands | 101 | 104 | 106 |
Perth & Kinross | 722 | 755 | 704 |
Renfrewshire | 433 | 439 | 455 |
Scottish Borders | 460 | 459 | 442 |
Shetland Islands | 139 | 144 | 135 |
South Ayrshire | 337 | 294 | 293 |
South Lanarkshire | 711 | 673 | 849 |
Stirling | 407 | 361 | 305 |
West Dunbartonshire | 264 | 275 | 271 |
West Lothian | 266 | 264 | 232 |
Scotland | 16,677 | 16,300 | 15,851 |
Source: SEHD Social Work Statistics.Table 2 shows the bed complement at 31 March in 1998, 1999 and 2000, split by local council area.Table 2: Number of beds in Private Nursing Homes in Scotland as at 31 March 1998-2000. by Local Council Area
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
Local Authority | Number of beds | Number of beds | Number of beds |
Aberdeen City | 777 | 1 019 | 910 |
Aberdeenshire | 1 126 | 1 227 | 1 333 |
Angus | 542 | 561 | 536 |
Argyll & Bute | 268 | 265 | 211 |
Clackmannanshire | 100 | 60 | 120 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 584 | 604 | 532 |
Dundee City | 720 | 593 | 654 |
East Ayrshire | 724 | 597 | 639 |
East Dunbartonshire | 335 | 355 | 343 |
East Lothian | 497 | 431 | 497 |
East Renfrewshire | 434 | 459 | 357 |
Edinburgh, City of | 2 109 | 2 147 | 2 031 |
Eilean Siar | 65 | 65 | 65 |
Falkirk | 557 | 557 | 579 |
Fife | 1 362 | 1 424 | 1 376 |
Glasgow City | 2 933 | 2 926 | 2 794 |
Highland | 1 354 | 1 155 | 1 086 |
Inverclyde | 358 | 295 | 302 |
Midlothian | 355 | 242 | 355 |
Moray | 285 | 305 | 305 |
North Ayrshire | 888 | 863 | 848 |
North Lanarkshire | 1 160 | 1 167 | 1 285 |
Orkney | - | - | - |
Perth & Kinross | 870 | 816 | 766 |
Renfrewshire | 797 | 816 | 614 |
Scottish Borders | 633 | 652 | 604 |
Shetland | - | - | - |
South Ayrshire | 796 | 739 | 777 |
South Lanarkshire | 1 745 | 1 569 | 1 622 |
Stirling | 607 | 598 | 576 |
West Dunbartonshire | 292 | 356 | 146 |
West Lothian | 565 | 617 | 687 |
Scotland | 23 838 | 23 480 | 22 950 |
Source: ISD Scotland, ISD(S)34.Ref: HCIU 2001/0157Notes:1. Private Nursing Homes subject to the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938 (as amended) or the Mental Health Act 1960/1984. Also includes a few "other" establishments, e.g. hospices, which are registered under the Act. Private hospitals registered under the Act are excluded from this table.2. The figures shown are based on information supplied by nursing homes at the end of each financial year. It is understood from health boards that a small number of other nursing homes in Scotland have been unable to provide the information requested. Data from these nursing homes are not included in the table and account for approximately 30 homes at 31 March 1999 and 2000 and approx. 15 homes at 31 March 1998. The bed complements of these homes are not known and may explain the fluctuation in bed numbers and residents over the four-year period. 3. The figures represent a "snap shot" on 31 March each year and do not necessarily reflect the position between the censuses or at present.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) private residential homes, (b) private nursing homes and (c) local authority residential homes have been closed in each of the last three years, both nationally and by local authority.
Answer
Information on closures of private nursing homes and residential care homes is not available centrally.However, a census is carried out annually for each private nursing home and registered residential care home. Table 1 shows the number of residential care homes in each of the three years.
Table 1: Residential care homes - numbers of (Older People Only) |
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
Local Authority Area | Local Authority | Private | Voluntary | All | Local Authority | Private | Voluntary | All | Local Authority | Private | Voluntary | All |
Aberdeen City | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 |
Aberdeenshire | 14 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 29 |
Angus | 6 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 25 |
Argyll & Bute | 7 | 22 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 31 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
Clackmannanshire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 11 | 16 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 33 |
Dundee City | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
East Ayrshire | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
East Dunbartonshire | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
East Lothian | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
East Renfrewshire | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Edinburgh, City of | 14 | 13 | 23 | 50 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
Eilean Siar | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Falkirk | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Fife | 12 | 22 | 11 | 45 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 42 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 40 |
Glasgow City | 23 | 15 | 20 | 58 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 58 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 55 |
Highland Council, The | 18 | 31 | 11 | 60 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 57 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 56 |
Inverclyde | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Midlothian | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Moray Council, The | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
North Ayrshire | 6 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
North Lanarkshire | 11 | 11 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
Orkney Islands | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Perth & Kinross | 4 | 18 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 29 |
Renfrewshire | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
Scottish Borders | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
Shetland Islands | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
South Ayrshire | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
South Lanarkshire | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
Stirling | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
West Dunbartonshire | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
West Lothian | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Scotland | 239 | 273 | 169 | 681 | 219 | 275 | 165 | 659 | 213 | 261 | 157 | 631 |
Source: SEHD Social Work Statistics.Table 2 shows the number of homes in each of the three years.Table 2: Number of Private Nursing Homes
1 in Scotland
2,3 at 31 March 1998 - 2000 by Local Council Area
| 31-Mar | 31-Mar | 31-Mar |
1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
Aberdeen City | 15 | 20 | 18 |
Aberdeenshire | 30 | 32 | 33 |
Angus | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Argyll & Bute | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Clackmannanshire | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Dundee City | 17 | 15 | 16 |
East Ayrshire | 19 | 16 | 17 |
East Dunbartonshire | 5 | 7 | 7 |
East Lothian | 12 | 10 | 12 |
East Renfrewshire | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Edinburgh, City of | 46 | 46 | 44 |
Eilean Siar | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Falkirk | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Fife | 29 | 32 | 32 |
Glasgow City | 54 | 52 | 47 |
Highland | 34 | 29 | 30 |
Inverclyde | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Midlothian | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Moray | 7 | 8 | 8 |
North Ayrshire | 16 | 16 | 15 |
North Lanarkshire | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Orkney | - | - | - |
Perth & Kinross | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Renfrewshire | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Scottish Borders | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Shetland | - | - | - |
South Ayrshire | 22 | 20 | 22 |
South Lanarkshire | 38 | 32 | 34 |
Stirling | 12 | 12 | 11 |
West Dunbartonshire | 4 | 5 | 3 |
West Lothian | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Scotland | 518 | 508 | 505 |
Source: ISD Scotland, ISD(S)34.Ref.: HCIU 2001/0157.Notes:1. Private nursing homes subject to the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938 (as amended) or the Mental Health Act 1960/1984. Also includes a few "other" establishments, e.g. hospices, which are registered under the Act. Private hospitals registered under the Act are excluded from this table.2. The figures shown are based on information supplied by nursing homes at the end of each financial year. It is understood from health boards that a small number of other nursing homes in Scotland have been unable to provide the information requested. Data from these nursing homes are not included in the table and account for approximately 30 homes at 31 March 1999 and 2000 and approximately 15 homes at 31 March 1998. The bed complements of these homes are not known and may explain the fluctuation in bed numbers over the four-year period.
3. The figures represent a "snap shot" on 31 March each year and do not necessarily reflect the position between the censuses or at present.