- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the funding of the Skipton Fund is used for administrative purposes, broken down into (a) office costs, such as rent, business rates, telephones, electricity and any other such costs, (b) medical panels, (c) the processing of initial decisions and (d) processing appeals.
Answer
This information is not held.
The Skipton Fund is a private company limited by guarantee, engaged to operate the ex gratia payment scheme on behalf of the four UK Health Departments. The fund opened for business on 5 July 2004 and will be required to submit records in respect of all expenditure once a year.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether expenses incurred by appellants attending an appeal panel hearing against a decision made by the Skipton Fund will be met.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S2W-12642 answered on 13 December 2004. 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: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants to the Skipton Fund have had their stage 1 application for ex gratia payment accepted.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12632, answered on 13 December 2004. 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: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants to the Skipton Fund have had their stage 2 application for ex gratia payment accepted.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12632, answered on 13 December 2004. 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: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications to the Skipton Fund for stage (a) 1 and (b) 2 ex gratia payments are outstanding.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12632, answered on 13 December 2004. 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: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive which minister is responsible for the monitoring of the Skipton Fund.
Answer
Payments to Scottish claimants will be made from the Scottish Consolidated Fund and Scottish ministers are accountable to the Scottish Parliament for all payments made from that fund.
- Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applicants to the Skipton Fund have had their stage 1 application for ex gratia payment declined.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12632, answered on 13 December 2004. 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: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether appellants will have access to expert opinion to challenge the decision of the medical panel in respect of the Skipton Fund.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S2W-12642 answered on 13 December 2004. 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: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much, in total, has been paid out to date by the Skipton Fund in respect of stage 2 ex gratia payments.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12632, answered on 13 December 2004. 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: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many appellants against a decision by the Skipton Fund not to award an ex gratia payment have had their appeal upheld.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12642, answered on 13 December 2004. 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.
