- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 20 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give details of Scottish Enterprise's performance for the number of women business start-ups assisted in 2002-03 and projections for women business start-ups to the end of 2002-03, both broken down by local enterprise company area.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I shall ask Robert Crawford, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise, to write to the member.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 20 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of spending by Scottish Enterprise in the current year on (a) business support and start-up programmes for women only and (b) women generally, both in cash terms and as a percentage of Scottish Enterprise's overall budget.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I shall ask Robert Crawford, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise, to write to the member.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 19 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the implementation group for The Same as You? last met; what issues were discussed, and what the membership of the group has been from its inception to date.
Answer
All this information, including the minutes of the last meeting of The same as you? Implementation Group on 10 May 2002, is available on the Review of Services for People with a Learning Disability website atwww.scotland.gov.uk/ldsr.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 19 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding is planned to be allocated from the learning disability services change fund to each local authority through grant aided expenditure allocations for 2003-04.
Answer
The total provision for Learning Disabilities Change Fund is £16 million in 2003-04, recurring thereafter. The resources are being allocated through the general local government settlement distribution - separate allocations for each authority have not been published, but are included within the settlement total each authority receives.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 19 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on learning and disability services by each local authority in 2000-01 and 2001-02.
Answer
The information is provided in Section 6 of the annual CIPFA Rating Review Actual of Income & Expenditure 2000-01 (Bib no. 19781) and section 4 of the CIPFA Rating Review Estimates of Income & Expenditure 2001-02 (Bib no. 17055) copies of which are available in the Parliament's resource centre.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 19 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will monitor the level and efficacy of spend from the funding allocated from the learning disability services change fund to local authorities.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26763 on 27 June 2002.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 19 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to develop a strategic framework for women's enterprise.
Answer
Business advice and support for women is delivered by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. The Scottish Executive acknowledge that these services should reflect the specific needs of current or potential women entrepreneurs. The need for a national centre for women's enterprise is currently under consideration.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 19 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was allocated from the learning disability services change fund to each local authority through grant aided expenditure allocations for 2001-02 and 2002-03.
Answer
The total provision for Learning Disability Change Fund is £8 million in 2001-02, and £12 million in 2002-03. The resources are being allocated through the general local government settlement distribution - separate allocations for each authority have not been published, but are included within the settlement total each authority receives.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 19 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to develop children's centres in each of the 20% most disadvantaged areas to ensure the best possible start in life by providing access to health, education and other services for children and their parents.
Answer
Closing the opportunity gap for Scotland's children is a key policy for the Executive. Through Sure Start Scotland we provide resources to give every child the best possible start in life. This supports joint-agency integrated service provision, which is often provided through children's centres. The Changing Children's Services Fund is a further source of resources to act as a catalyst for better integration of health, education, social work and voluntary sector services to improve outcomes for vulnerable and deprived children. All these resources are weighted heavily by local authority area to reflect deprivation levels.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 19 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will establish a national centre for women's enterprise to bring a specific focus to the start-up and support of businesses run by women and to develop and disseminate best practice.
Answer
The Executive is currently considering the case for a national centre for women's enterprise. No final decision has yet been reached.
