- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what allowances will be paid to kinship carers who have taken on the care of a child prior to local authority involvement.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6505 on 29 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon 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: Friday, 16 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what allowances will be paid to kinship carers who are legal guardians of children.
Answer
Local authoritieshave discretionary powers to make payments to kinship carers of children who arenot looked after. These are:
1. Section 22 of theChildren (Scotland) Act 1995
2. Section 50 of theChildren Act 1975.
In addition, whena child becomes orphaned, the kinship carer of the child can apply for a Guardian’sAllowance paid for by the Department of Work and Pensions.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what allowances will be paid to kinship carers of children who have been orphaned and have not come under local authority care.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6505 on 29 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon 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: Friday, 16 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 28 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what allowances will be paid to kinship carers of children who are in the care of a local authority.
Answer
Currently local authoritieshave discretion to pay allowances to kinship carers of looked-after children.
I will be publishinga strategy for foster and kinship care later this year, which will address the provisionof a range of support, including financial, for kinship carers.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 27 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how local authorities will be compensated for the loss of revenue for affordable housing from additional council tax on second homes in the event of council tax being abolished.
Answer
I intend to launcha consultation before Christmas on our proposals for the abolition of council tax,which will include discussion of the taxation of second homes.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 27 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures will be put in place to ensure that local authorities can accurately identify the level of second home ownership in their areas to inform local housing strategies in the event of council tax being abolished.
Answer
I intend to launcha consultation before Christmas on our proposals for the abolition of council tax,which will include discussion of the identification and taxation of second homes.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will continue to provide Mental Health Specific Grant funding.
Answer
Provision of the MentalHealth Specific Grant is being considered, with all other government expenditure,as part of Spending Review 2007.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Mental Health Specific Grant funding will be increased in the next financial year.
Answer
Provision for MentalHealth Specific Grant is being considered, with all other government expenditure,as part of Spending Review 2007.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what land holdings it has in Moray.
Answer
There is no full centralrecord of land holdings for the constituent bodies of the Scottish Government. Informationon significant holdings is shown in the 2007 National Asset Register which is publishedon the Treasury website.
The main ScottishGovernment land holdings in Moray are those required for the trunk road network.Centrally held records show also one freehold building - Elgin Sheriff Court with 0.3 acres of land - and 11 leaseholdbuildings.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 1 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it recommends should be in place for people staying in houses of multiple occupation and whether it believes that such accommodation is the most appropriate means of housing people with complex needs.
Answer
It is for localauthorities to assess the housing needs of individuals and provide suitableaccommodation according to their needs. Any housing support serviceaccommodation receiving Supporting People funding must be registered with the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care and meet the care standardsrequired by the commission.
Other houses in multipleoccupation (HMOs) must be licensed with the appropriate local authority. Beforegranting an HMO licence, the local authority will inspect the property toensure that it is safe and that the accommodation is appropriate for theproposed number of tenants. The local authority will also ensure that thelandlord is following appropriate management standards.
