- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 12 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what provisions are outlined in the draft single outcome agreement with Highland Council in relation to services for women who are victims of domestic violence.
Answer
We are currently in the process of agreeing single outcome agreements (SOAs) for 2008-09 with all 32 councils. We aim to complete this process by 30 June 2008 and, subject to agreement with councils, all finalised agreements will be made publicly available shortly thereafter. It would not be appropriate at this stage of the process to comment on specific areas of focus within individual agreements, but we expect SOAs to reflect the priorities and agreed outcomes for each council and to include the relevant supporting indicators and targets.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 12 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what provisions are outlined in the draft single outcome agreement with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar in relation to services for women who are victims of domestic violence.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12602 on 12 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 12 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what provisions are outlined in the draft single outcome agreement with Argyll and Bute Council in relation to services for women who are victims of domestic violence.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12602 on 12 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft single outcome agreement with Moray Council specifies how and when the council will offer kinship care allowances to a wider range of recipients and, if so, what the details are in the agreement.
Answer
Providing a weekly allowance for approved kinship carers of looked after children is one of the commitments contained in the concordat signed with COSLA in November 2007. Progress against each of the commitments in the concordat will be reported annually by COSLA at the end of each financial year, separately from the single outcome agreement process.
It is up to local authorities to determine how to prioritise and allocate funds to meet their commitments locally.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft single outcome agreement with Argyll and Bute Council specifies how and when the council will offer kinship care allowances to a wider range of recipients and, if so, what the details are in the agreement.
Answer
Providing a weekly allowance for approved kinship carers of looked after children is one of the commitments contained in the concordat signed with COSLA in November 2007. Progress against each of the commitments in the concordat will be reported annually by COSLA at the end of each financial year, separately from the single outcome agreement process.
It is up to local authorities to determine how to prioritise and allocate funds to meet their commitments locally.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft single outcome agreement with Orkney Islands Council specifies how and when the council will offer kinship care allowances to a wider range of recipients and, if so, what the details are in the agreement.
Answer
Providing a weekly allowance for approved kinship carers of looked after children is one of the commitments contained in the concordat signed with COSLA in November 2007. Progress against each of the commitments in the concordat will be reported annually by COSLA at the end of each financial year, separately from the single outcome agreement process.
It is up to local authorities to determine how to prioritise and allocate funds to meet their commitments locally.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft single outcome agreement with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar specifies how and when the council will offer kinship care allowances to a wider range of recipients and, if so, what the details are in the agreement.
Answer
Providing a weekly allowance for approved kinship carers of looked after children is one of the commitments contained in the concordat signed with COSLA in November 2007. Progress against each of the commitments in the concordat will be reported annually by COSLA at the end of each financial year, separately from the single outcome agreement process.
It is up to local authorities to determine how to prioritise and allocate funds to meet their commitments locally.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft single outcome agreement with Shetland Islands Council specifies how and when the council will offer kinship care allowances to a wider range of recipients and, if so, what the details are in the agreement.
Answer
Providing a weekly allowance for approved kinship carers of looked after children is one of the commitments contained in the concordat signed with COSLA in November 2007. Progress against each of the commitments in the concordat will be reported annually by COSLA at the end of each financial year, separately from the single outcome agreement process.
It is up to local authorities to determine how to prioritise and allocate funds to meet their commitments locally.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft single outcome agreement with Highland Council specifies how and when the council will offer kinship care allowances to a wider range of recipients and, if so, what the details are in the agreement.
Answer
Providing a weekly allowance for approved kinship carers of looked after children is one of the commitments contained in the concordat signed with COSLA in November 2007. Progress against each of the commitments in the concordat will be reported annually by COSLA at the end of each financial year, separately from the single outcome agreement process.
It is up to local authorities to determine how to prioritise and allocate funds to meet their commitments locally.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 15 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it plans to offer voluntary organisations such as Depression Alliance Scotland whose Inverness group faces possible closure at the end of March 2008 due to a lack of available funding.
Answer
The Scottish Government strongly supports the work of the third sector. We are making £93 million available to the third sector over three years, a 37% increase on the last spending review.
Supporting the voluntary sector is an important part of the spectrum of attention given to addressing the mental health priority in Scotland.
Local level support is a matter for the local authority and other public bodies - who will make decisions based on local needs and priorities.
