- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 6 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs have been created in Glasgow as a result of moving civil servants responsible for higher education there.
Answer
The transfer of Enterprise and Lifelong Learning from Edinburgh to Glasgow in 1999-2000 means that 21.5 full-time equivalent posts in the Higher Education, Science, and Student Support Divisions are now based in Glasgow.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 6 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will change the formula used for the funding of social work and education in Glasgow as they have done for health in recognition that concentrations of deprivation make the delivery of these services more expensive.
Answer
The local government grant distribution formula already takes account of the impact of deprivation on the costs of service delivery, and 13 assessments within the formula - mainly those for social work and education - include deprivation adjustments. In addition a number of important social work assessments are influenced by health indicators which reflect deprivation. The Scottish Executive and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities together carried out a thorough review of the account taken of deprivation in the local government finance system this year. As a result we have redistributed an additional £12 million to help councils tackle the effects of deprivation in schools. We have also made available through the Better Neighbourhoods Services Fund an additional £90 million to help improve services within the most deprived neighbourhoods.The National Review of Resource Allocation for NHS in Scotland (the Arbuthnott Review) has only recently resulted in an allocation of resources through a needs-based approach. For 2000-01, Aggregate External Finance (AEF) per head for Glasgow City Council is 22.4% higher than the all Scotland average, while grant per head for Greater Glasgow Health Board is 8.6% above average.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 15 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made in reviewing the age of criminal responsibility and the Children's Hearing System in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Law Commission are looking at the issue of the age of criminal responsibility as it affects both the criminal justice and children's hearing systems. The Commission will be reporting to the Scottish Ministers towards the end of this year.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 January 2001
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a significant difference in the number of Catholic prisoners as compared with those from other religious groupings and, if so, whether it will investigate the reasons for any such differences.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
Each prisoner's religion is among routine information collected on admission to prison. As at 29 January the breakdown of the prison population's declared religious beliefs was as follows:
| | | % of total |
| Baptist | 4 | - |
| Buddhist | 5 | - |
| Christian - other | 77 | 1 |
| Church of England | 65 | 1 |
| Church of Scotland | 2,565 | 45 |
| Episcopalian | 5 | - |
| Hindu | 1 | - |
| Jehovah Witness | 5 | - |
| Muslim | 48 | 1 |
| No Record | 91 | 2 |
| No Religion | 1194 | 21 |
| Other | 53 | 1 |
| Roman Catholic | 1621 | 28 |
| Total | 5,734 | |
The Scottish Prison Service accepts all prisoners referred to it by the courts irrespective of their religion.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 9 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide any assistance to prevent the possible closure of the Community Service Volunteers in Clyde Street, Glasgow.
Answer
The Executive currently provides grant of £64,890 towards the HQ funding of Community Service Volunteers. CSV's Clyde Street office is not under threat of closure but some of the projects based there may be. Officials are seeking further information from the Director of CSV ScotIand to find out if there is any way in which the Executive can properly assist.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 7 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive has any plans to bring forward proposals for a CrossRail scheme to link north and south Glasgow with the airport, along the lines of the Strathclyde CrossRail draft provisional Order in 1995.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has not received any proposals from Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive for a CrossRail scheme to link north and south Glasgow with Glasgow airport.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 7 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs have been created in Glasgow as a result of moving its Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department there.
Answer
The Department of Enterprise and Lifelong Learning transferred its Edinburgh based posts to Glasgow during 1999-2000. In total, around 140 posts were transferred.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 6 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive why the intake of student midwives at Glasgow Caledonian University was not more than 20 for the years 1999-2000 and 2000-01.
Answer
The Scottish Executive Health Department contracted with Glasgow Caledonian University for a target of 30 students to the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 diploma courses in midwifery to be spread across three-year and 18-month pre-registration courses. The target was met in both years. The actual intakes were 23 three-year places and seven 18-month places in 1999-2000 and 20 three-year places and 10 (provisional for February 2001) 18-month places in 2000-01.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 08 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 6 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the number of teaching places in midwifery at Glasgow Caledonian University.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no plans to increase the number of student midwifery course intakes at Glasgow Caledonian University in 2001-02.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 31 January 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of Glasgow's museums and galleries can be designated as being of national importance and, if so, whether this would entitle them to receive central funding.
Answer
The National Audit of all museums and galleries in Scotland will determine the relative importance of collections. Preparations for the audit are well advanced and I have agreed to give priority to Glasgow's museums, after our commitment to audit the industrial museums first. We have made available £3 million over the next three years for restructuring the museum sector and access to these funds will take account of the outcome of the National Audit.
