- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 January 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 31 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when Glasgow City Council tenants whose homes are to be demolished following the proposed stock transfer are to be informed that their home is excluded from the list of those to be modernised.
Answer
Tenants will be fully involved in the preparation of any proposal for transfer of Glasgow's housing into community ownership, including decisions about future investment and demolition programmes. A transfer will take place only if a majority of tenants vote for it.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 30 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when the review of infertility services in Scotland will be published.
Answer
I refer to my answer to S1W-2318.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 30 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will guarantee that any properties to be demolished after the Glasgow housing stock transfer will be demolished because they are beyond repair rather than because of the value of the land on which they are built.
Answer
The document published on 10 April by the Glasgow Steering Group provides the framework for tenants to take the lead in developing a transfer proposal which delivers housing investment and sustainable communities on an integrated basis. The details of the investment programme, including demolition proposals, of the Glasgow Housing Association will be based on extensive consultations between tenant-led landlords, tenants and others at both city-wide and local levels.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 25 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to raise awareness of prostate cancer.
Answer
Raising awareness amongst GPs is the key issue, since early reporting of symptoms and rapid referral to a urologist are essential when symptoms of the disease occur. The Scottish Cancer Group is discussing with GPs and urologists the issuing of guidelines on the urgent referral of these cases.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 25 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive which Scottish hospitals have removed organs from dead children without parental consent in financial years 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 and currently.
Answer
I refer the member to my answer to question S1W-5615.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 23 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what number of assaults on staff was reported in each of the Greater Glasgow Health Board hospitals in each of the last four years for which figures are available.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally, but will be held locally by each Trust.
As recommended by the Occupational Health and Safety Service Strategy, Towards a Safer Healthier Workplace, a Minimum Dataset working group has been set up to identify minimum datasets relating to health and safety, such as violence. These will set employers a minimum standard of data collection, strengthen local monitoring and provide a platform on which to base local decisions and local action. The group is expected to report to NHS Scottish Partnership Forum at the end of this month.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 22 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to firms awarded more than #1 million public assistance since 1 April 1989, how many jobs were promised by the inward investor in each case; how many jobs were created at the time of the highest development of the project in each case; how many jobs existed in each companies at 1 April 2000; what the length of stay in Scotland was in each case, and how many of these companies left Scotland after initially locating there.
Answer
The following table gives the details requested in relation to firms awarded more than £1 million in Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) since 1 April 1989.
In column 2, the total jobs forecast may include the number of jobs planned to be created by more than one single project.
In column 3, some of the figures shown will reflect projects not yet fully completed and therefore have yet to reach forecast job creation levels. The Scottish Executive is not necessarily aware of job numbers in individual companies unless these arise as a result of a project which is being grant-assisted. Projects which have been assisted under the RSA scheme are carefully monitored and instalments of grant released only when the company passes agreed thresholds for expenditure and job creation. The figures in column 3 therefore represent the jobs created at the latest point of monitoring for grant assisted projects referred to in column 2.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Name of Company | Total Jobs Forecast arising from Grant Assisted Projects | Number of Jobs attributable to grant aided projects, and achieved at latest point of monitoring | Length of time company has had a presence in Scotland (Years) | Is company still in Scotland? |
COMPAQ COMPUTER MANUFACTURING LTD | 1,400 | 1,400 | 11 | YES |
ROLLS ROYCE OBO EAST KILBRIDE AIRMOTIVES | 802 | 420 | 50 | YES |
AMP OF GREAT BRITAIN LTD | 429 | 211 | 45 | YES |
IBM (UK) LTD | 891 | 302 | 46 | YES |
ROYAL ORDNANCE PLC | 493 | 470 | 84 | YES |
CRUSADER INSURANCE PLC | 428 | 224 | 10 | YES |
DRUMMONDS PACKAGING | 100 | 100 | 20 | NO |
CIBA-GEIGY PIGMENTS | 242 | 201 | 51 | YES |
LEVI STRAUSS (UK) LTD | 232 | 294 | 31 | YES |
MICHELIN TYRE PLC | 621 | 617 | 17 | YES |
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGIIES LTD | 320 | 269 | 10 | YES |
DELTA CAPILLARY PRODUCTS LTD | 191 | 195 | 25 | YES |
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC (UK) LTD | 225 | 132 | 21 | YES |
MOTOROLA INCORPORATED | 3,052 | 2,747 | 31 | YES |
SKY TELEVISION PLC | 1,900 | 1,478 | 10 | YES |
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT (SCOTLAND) LTD | 1,196 | 1,322 | 20 | YES See note (i) |
JABIL CIRCUIT COMPANY LTD | 907 | 829 | 8 | YES |
NEC SEMICONDUCTOR (EUROPE) LTD | 690 | 958 | 18 | YES |
SEAGATE MICROELECTRONICS LTD | 375 | 375 | 13 | NO |
WYMAN-GORDON LIMITED | 270 | 320 | 11 | YES |
QUINTILES UK LTD | 300 | 217 | 4 | YES |
AWARD PLC | 570 | 790 | 5 | YES see note (ii) |
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS LTD | 1,895 | 224 | 3 | YES |
RUSSELL CORP UK LTD | 154 | 213 | 12 | YES |
SHIN ETSU HANDOTAI | 345 | 385 | 16 | YES |
EXABYTE CORPORATION | 240 | 200 | 10 | YES |
TASCO EUROPE LTD | 421 | 500 | 2 | YES |
BRITISH TELECOM | 630 | 405 | 7 | YES |
ABBEY NATIONAL PLC | 739 | 733 | 6 | YES |
UNITED BISCUITS (UK) LTD | 95 | 95 | 52 | YES |
FOSTER WHEELER CORPORATION | 215 | 220 | 10 | YES |
POLAROID (U.K.) LTD | 589 | 689 | 38 | YES |
KVAERNER GOVAN | 262 | 262 | 12 | YES |
FORBO NAIRN LTD | 350 | 351 | 50 | YES |
SOLECTRON SCOTLAND LTD | 705 | 336 | 6 | YES |
FIFE JOINERY MFT. LTD | 151 | 154 | 5 | YES |
LEXMARK | 500 | 353 | 5 | YES |
CANON (UK) LTD | 610 | 350 | 10 | YES |
BERMO INC. | 105 | 71 | 4 | YES |
ALCAN CHEMICALS EUROPE | 508 | 503 | 50 | YES |
CHUNGHWA PICTURE TUBES LTD | 370 | 1,200 | 5 | YES |
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORP. | 1,031 | 164 | 2 | NO |
SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES (EUROPE) LTD | 370 | 343 | 4 | YES |
MATSUSHITA INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CO LTD | 131 | 164 | 8 | YES |
BOOTS CONTRACT MANUFACTURING DIVISION | 316 | 501 | 51 | YES |
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO LTD | 267 | 209 | 13 | YES |
PHILIPS LIGHTING LTD | 697 | 697 | 54 | YES |
ELONEX PLC | 287 | 187 | 3 | NO |
DELTA TEXTILES (LONDON) LTD | 372 | 310 | 17 | YES |
ISOLA WERKE UK LTD | 341 | 418 | 15 | YES |
YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION | 226 | 127 | 9 | YES |
JVC MANUFACTURING U.K. LIMITED | 280 | 225 | 12 | YES |
ORGANON LABORATORIES LTD | 150 | 155 | 53 | YES |
FIRST DIRECT | 4,964 | 910 | 3 | YES |
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS | 660 | 500 | 13 | YES |
HIGH SPEED PRODUCTION LTD | 642 | 200 | 20 | YES |
SCI LIMITED | 722 | 700 | 16 | YES |
NACCO MATERIALS HANDLING | 289 | 235 | 30 | YES |
ROCHE PRODUCTS | 705 | 415 | 20 | YES |
BRITISH AEROSPACE (COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT) | 1,175 | 1,175 | 30 | YES |
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PHARMACEUTICALS | 366 | 386 | 30 | YES |
FUJI ELECTRIC | 100 | 125 | 9 | YES |
CTS CORPORATION UK LTD | 507 | 626 | 36 | YES |
CONNER PERIPHERALS | 1,507 | 400 | 6 | NO |
AMKOR ANAM | 700 | 340 | 2 | NO |
HEALTH CARE INTERNATIONAL (SCOTLAND) LTD | 1,800 | 750 | 6 | YES |
JOHN HORN LTD | 197 | 197 | | YES |
HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS LTD | 106 | 106 | 30 | YES |
CHARNOS PLC | 465 | 280 | 5 | YES |
BA TELESALES | 450 | 500 | 10 | YES |
DAWNFRESH SEAFOODS | 150 | 150 | 18 | YES |
ANDERSON GROUP PLC | 675 | 675 | 8 | YES see note (iii) |
Notes:
1. Digital Equipment (Scotland) was acquired by Motorola and the jobs quoted for 1/4/00 are for the Motorola plant at South Queensferry.
2. Award was acquired by Bausch & Lomb in 1997.
3. Anderson was acquired by Charter plc in 1992, became Long Airdox in 1996 and was the subject of a management buy-out in 1998.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 22 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the capital investment in council housing was in real terms in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The following tables set out local authorities' capital investment in council housing in real terms (1998-99 prices) for each of the last five years.
Local Authority Capital Investment in Council HousingReal Terms (1998-99 prices)
| 1995-96 |
Scotland | 522.027 |
Berwickshire | 0.472 |
Ettrick & Lauderdale | 2.445 |
Roxburgh | 3.462 |
Tweeddale | 1.083 |
Clackmannan | 4.443 |
Falkirk | 13.185 |
Stirling | 8.921 |
Annandale & Eskdale | 3.269 |
Nithsdale | 5.876 |
Stewartry | 1.694 |
Wigtown | 3.677 |
Dunfermline | 12.229 |
Kirkcaldy | 14.418 |
North East Fife | 3.137 |
Aberdeen | 21.594 |
Banff & Buchan | 8.002 |
Gordon | 5.793 |
Kincardine & Deeside | 5.590 |
Moray | 5.737 |
Badenoch & Strathspey | 1.307 |
Caithness | 2.897 |
Inverness | 5.431 |
Lochaber | 4.077 |
Nairn | 0.913 |
Ross & Cromarty | 6.186 |
Skye & Lochalsh | 1.945 |
Sutherland | 1.577 |
East Lothian | 8.884 |
Edinburgh | 33.680 |
Midlothian | 7.637 |
West Lothian | 10.358 |
Argyll & Bute | 4.656 |
Bearsden & Milngavie | 1.743 |
Clydebank | 9.008 |
Clydesdale | 4.044 |
Cumbernauld & Kilsyth | 1.855 |
Cumnock & Doon Valley | 3.772 |
Cunninghame | 12.980 |
Dumbarton | 7.355 |
East Kilbride | 1.932 |
Eastwood | 1.638 |
Glasgow | 99.756 |
Hamilton | 16.757 |
Inverclyde | 12.086 |
Kilmarnock & Loudoun | 8.692 |
Kyle & Carrick | 12.675 |
Monklands | 15.740 |
Motherwell | 19.511 |
Renfrew | 26.779 |
Strathkelvin | 6.708 |
Angus | 8.605 |
Dundee | 18.958 |
Perth & Kinross | 7.566 |
Orkney | 0.858 |
Shetland | 4.981 |
Western Isles | 3.457 |
Local Authority Capital Investment in Council HousingReal Terms (1998-99 prices)
| £ million |
| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 Estimate |
Scotland | 377.254 | 327.847 | 322.829 | 344.581 |
Aberdeen City | 15.610 | 16.099 | 21.526 | 23.798 |
Aberdeenshire | 10.742 | 9.873 | 8.311 | 11.448 |
Angus | 8.417 | 8.453 | 6.435 | 6.180 |
Argyll and Bute | 3.187 | 4.699 | 3.928 | 3.895 |
Clackmannanshire | 3.856 | 3.011 | 3.217 | 3.982 |
Comharlie nan Eilean Siar | 2.855 | 2.072 | 2.190 | 2.275 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 10.101 | 11.006 | 7.322 | 12.666 |
Dundee City | 15.100 | 12.104 | 13.071 | 12.289 |
East Ayrshire | 9.294 | 7.743 | 11.425 | 8.202 |
East Dunbartonshire | 4.564 | 3.163 | 2.482 | 4.458 |
East Lothian | 7.485 | 7.693 | 6.605 | 6.625 |
East Renfrewshire | 2.405 | 2.099 | 1.423 | 1.541 |
City of Edinburgh | 26.773 | 20.670 | 21.175 | 27.519 |
Falkirk | 10.763 | 8.307 | 10.834 | 12.263 |
Fife | 16.105 | 14.693 | 21.234 | 22.356 |
Glasgow City | 81.912 | 53.317 | 50.375 | 52.110 |
Highland | 15.978 | 9.819 | 10.220 | 11.228 |
Inverclyde | 7.499 | 6.891 | 5.715 | 6.090 |
Midlothian | 5.554 | 4.618 | 4.542 | 5.407 |
Moray | 3.544 | 4.670 | 3.080 | 2.612 |
North Ayrshire | 8.787 | 8.451 | 6.139 | 7.213 |
North Lanarkshire | 28.681 | 33.149 | 24.273 | 25.009 |
Orkney Islands | 0.710 | 0.556 | 0.492 | 0.652 |
Perth and Kinross | 6.107 | 4.016 | 3.634 | 3.650 |
Renfrewshire | 13.622 | 14.414 | 13.830 | 13.301 |
Scottish Borders | 5.335 | 3.333 | 4.770 | 3.825 |
Shetland | 3.371 | 2.505 | 2.159 | 2.834 |
South Ayrshire | 7.673 | 6.447 | 7.258 | 8.397 |
South Lanarkshire | 16.314 | 16.717 | 20.559 | 17.612 |
Stirling | 6.458 | 5.287 | 5.139 | 5.901 |
West Dunbartonshire | 8.933 | 9.093 | 7.055 | 8.032 |
West Lothian | 9.521 | 12.879 | 12.411 | 11.211 |
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how long it will take to train to an acceptable standard the 3,000 additional workers needed to carry out the modernisation of stock following the proposed Glasgow housing stock transfer; who will carry out the necessary training; how this training will be funded and by whom, and when the recruitment and training of these additional workers will commence.
Answer
Glasgow City Council and Scottish Enterprise Glasgow are currently addressing these issues in order to maximise the employment and training benefits which a housing transfer would bring. It is estimated that there are some 1,500 claimants, in the Glasgow Travel to Work Area, seeking employment in the construction industry.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 19 May 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much housing capital borrowing consent was given to Glasgow in each year from 1990-91 to 1999-2000 inclusive in real terms.
Answer
The following table sets out Glasgow City Council's borrowing consent for capital expenditure on its own houses, in each year from 1990-91 to 1999-2000 in real terms (1999-2000 prices).
| £ million |
Year | Borrowing Consent (1999-2000 Prices) |
1990-91 | 60.459 |
1991-92 | 70.132 |
1992-93 | 55.789 |
1993-94 | 66.451 |
1994-95 | 72.097 |
1995-96 | 66.032 |
1996-97 | 63.115 |
1997-98 | 45.601 |
1998-99 | 44.843 |
1999-2000 | 23.7501 |
Notes:
1. HRA borrowing consent reduced following the transfer to the general fund of HRA debt associated with demolished stock. Since this transfer created revenue savings of around £20 million on the HRA, the overall HRA resources available to the council remained unchanged. Current plans assume that Glasgow's allocation will be restored to £43.75 million in 2001-02.