- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 7 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what projects have been funded by the New Futures Fund in each (a) constituency and (b) parliamentary region in each year since 1998, giving (i) the total amount of funding received by, (ii) the name of and (iii) the location of each such project.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. Allocation of funding to individual projects is an operational matter and as such is the responsibility of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 7 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the dedicated post of Fisheries Secretary in its Environment and Rural Affairs Department still exists and whether there have been any recent changes to the post's responsibilities.
Answer
This post has recently been expanded to include rural development matters as part of a reorganisation of senior management responsibilities within the department. However, the Scottish Executive continues to give high priority to fisheries matters and both staffing levels and financial support for the fisheries sector have been increased since devolution.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive by how much, and by what percentage, each health board budget increased in each of the past five years (a) in total and (b) per capita and what the cumulative increase was over this period.
Answer
Details are as follows:
Health Board | 1996-97 Total Budget Increase (£ 000) | 1996-97 Total Budget Increase % | 1996-97 Per Capita Increase (£) | 1996-97 Per Capita Increase % |
Argyll & Clyde | 20,297 | 6.0 | 51 | 6.6 |
Ayrshire & Arran | 12,074 | 4.3 | 33 | 4.5 |
Borders | 4,955 | 5.7 | 47 | 5.8 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 8,848 | 7.3 | 62 | 7.6 |
Fife | 10,249 | 4.0 | 34 | 4.7 |
Forth Valley | 3,534 | 1.7 | 11 | 1.5 |
Grampian | 19,974 | 5.2 | 40 | 5.5 |
Greater Glasgow | 25,625 | 3.2 | 31 | 3.6 |
Highland | 7,144 | 4.1 | 33 | 3.9 |
Lanarkshire | 21,907 | 5.6 | 40 | 5.7 |
Lothian | 20,410 | 3.5 | 23 | 3.0 |
Orkney | 660 | 3.6 | 37 | 4.0 |
Shetland | 577 | 2.8 | 28 | 3.2 |
Tayside | 24,902 | 7.4 | 68 | 7.9 |
Western Isles* | -1,325 | -3.9 | -39 | -3.3 |
* Adjustment to capital charges allocation/payments between 1995-96 and 1996-97 distorts annual changes although this had no impact on the level of disposable income available to the Board.
Health Board | 1997-98 Total Budget Increase (£ 000) | 1997-98 Total Budget Increase % | 1997-98 Per Capita Increase (£) | 1997-98 Per Capita Increase % |
Argyll & Clyde | 13,876 | 3.9 | 35 | 4.2 |
Ayrshire & Arran | 19,245 | 6.6 | 51 | 6.6 |
Borders | 4,089 | 4.5 | 38 | 4.4 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 5,212 | 4.0 | 37 | 4.2 |
Fife | 13,406 | 4.1 | 40 | 5.3 |
Forth Valley | 11,582 | 5.5 | 39 | 5.1 |
Grampian | 17,916 | 4.4 | 38 | 5.0 |
Greater Glasgow | 42,708 | 5.2 | 52 | 5.7 |
Highland | 9,667 | 5.4 | 47 | 5.4 |
Lanarkshire | 27,290 | 6.6 | 48 | 6.5 |
Lothian | 35,640 | 5.9 | 42 | 5.3 |
Orkney | 1,352 | 7.1 | 66 | 6.9 |
Shetland | 1,615 | 7.7 | 70 | 7.7 |
Tayside | 9,834 | 2.7 | 28 | 3.0 |
Western Isles | 2,387 | 7.3 | 110 | 9.7 |
Health Board | 1998-99 Total Budget Increase (£ 000) | 1998-99 Total Budget Increase % | 1998-99 Per Capita Increase £ | 1998-99 Per Capita Increase % |
Argyll & Clyde | 16,641 | 4.5 | 44 | 5.1 |
Ayrshire & Arran | 13,615 | 4.4 | 39 | 4.7 |
Borders | 4,482 | 4.7 | 41 | 4.6 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 6,067 | 4.5 | 41 | 4.5 |
Fife | 8,230 | 3.0 | 22 | 2.8 |
Forth Valley | 11,586 | 5.2 | 41 | 5.2 |
Grampian | 16,071 | 3.8 | 36 | 4.4 |
Greater Glasgow | 10,627 | 1.2 | 5 | 0.6 |
Highland | 6,295 | 3.3 | 32 | 3.5 |
Lanarkshire | 18,815 | 4.3 | 35 | 4.4 |
Lothian | 25,605 | 4.0 | 31 | 3.8 |
Orkney | 1,871 | 9.2 | 111 | 10.8 |
Shetland | 1,540 | 6.9 | 72 | 7.4 |
Tayside | 18,241 | 4.9 | 53 | 5.6 |
Western Isles | 1,165 | 3.3 | 55 | 4.4 |
Health Board | 1999-00 Total Budget Increase (£ 000) | 1999-00 Total Budget Increase % | 1999-00 Per Capita Increase (£) | 1999-00 Per Capita Increase % |
Argyll & Clyde | 6,867 | 1.8 | 19 | 2.1 |
Ayrshire & Arran | 9,906 | 3.0 | 28 | 3.3 |
Borders | 1,363 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.3 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 6,368 | 4.5 | 47 | 4.9 |
Fife | 8,928 | 3.1 | 25 | 3.0 |
Forth Valley | 8,020 | 3.4 | 23 | 2.8 |
Grampian | 6,318 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.4 |
Greater Glasgow | 33,023 | 3.8 | 42 | 4.4 |
Highland | 450 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.1 |
Lanarkshire | 14,338 | 3.1 | 23 | 2.8 |
Lothian | 11,461 | 1.7 | 9 | 1.1 |
Orkney** | -1,135 | -5.1 | -61 | -5.3 |
Shetland | 687 | 2.9 | 38 | 3.6 |
Tayside | 5,357 | 1.4 | 18 | 1.8 |
Western Isles | 545 | 1.5 | 38 | 2.9 |
** Adjustment to the method of funding the Scottish Ambulance Service and a reducing in the level of non-recurring bridging finance from 1998-99 to 1999-2000 distorts annual changes although this had no impact on the level of disposable income available to the Board.
Health Board | 2000-01 Total Budget Increase (£ 000) | 2000-01 Total Budget Increase % | 2000-01 Per Capita Increase (£) | 2000-01 Per Capita Increase % |
Argyll & Clyde | 32,794 | 8.3 | 82 | 8.9 |
Ayrshire & Arran | 26,538 | 7.9 | 74 | 8.2 |
Borders | 5,133 | 5.1 | 44 | 4.6 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 5,659 | 3.9 | 46 | 4.6 |
Fife | 19,434 | 6.6 | 53 | 6.2 |
Forth Valley | 19,131 | 7.9 | 68 | 7.8 |
Grampian | 33,079 | 7.4 | 66 | 7.8 |
Greater Glasgow | 68,168 | 7.5 | 77 | 7.7 |
Highland | 13,729 | 7.0 | 66 | 7.0 |
Lanarkshire | 36,546 | 7.7 | 66 | 7.8 |
Lothian | 45,981 | 6.8 | 53 | 6.1 |
Orkney | 1,587 | 7.5 | 88 | 8.2 |
Shetland | 2,396 | 9.7 | 121 | 11.2 |
Tayside | 26,797 | 6.8 | 77 | 7.6 |
Western Isles | 3,210 | 8.7 | 137 | 10.2 |
Health Board | 1996-97 to 2000-01 Cumulative Budget Increase (£ 000) | 1996-97 to 2000-01 Cumulative Budget Increase % | 1996-97 to 2000-01 Cumulative Per Capita Increase £ | 1996-97 to 2000-01 Cumulative Per Capita Increase % |
Argyll & Clyde | 90,475 | 26.9 | 231 | 29.7 |
Ayrshire & Arran | 81,378 | 28.9 | 226 | 30.2 |
Borders | 20,022 | 23.2 | 182 | 22.4 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 32,154 | 26.7 | 232 | 28.5 |
Fife | 60,247 | 23.7 | 174 | 24.1 |
Forth Valley | 53,853 | 26.1 | 183 | 24.2 |
Grampian | 93,358 | 24.1 | 191 | 26.3 |
Greater Glasgow | 180,151 | 22.7 | 207 | 23.8 |
Highland | 37,285 | 21.5 | 178 | 21.4 |
Lanarkshire | 118,896 | 30.4 | 211 | 30.2 |
Lothian | 139,097 | 23.7 | 159 | 20.7 |
Orkney | 4,335 | 23.6 | 241 | 26.1 |
Shetland | 6,815 | 33.6 | 329 | 37.5 |
Tayside | 85,131 | 25.3 | 243 | 28.5 |
Western Isles | 5,982 | 17.5 | 301 | 25.5 |
Note: 1. Total budget includes recurring and non-recurring Hospital and Community Health revenue allocations and demand led Family Health Services expenditure.2. Per capita has been calculated using the mid year estimates of population for each year.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to celebrate the Parliament's visit to Aberdeen and to maximise the involvement of the people of the north east.
Answer
The Scottish Executive's arrangements for the period when the Parliament is in Aberdeen have not yet been finalised.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 5 March 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer what plans the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body has to celebrate the Parliament's visit to Aberdeen and to maximise the involvement of the people of the north east.
Answer
The first day of the visit will be marked by an address to the Parliament by Her Majesty The Queen. During the three days that the Parliament will sit in Aberdeen, a full programme of business will be taken which will enable local people to observe proceedings live in the chamber and in adjacent lecture theatres. A number of the Parliament's committees are also planning activities such as fact-finding visits and civic participation events.In addition, our educational visits programme will be located in Aberdeen for the week as will the retail outlet. Special events will be co-ordinated on-site at King's College, including information and displays about the Holyrood building. A full programme of outreach events is planned involving local partner libraries, other community organisations and educational venues.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 28 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what efforts are being made to tackle delayed discharges in the NHS.
Answer
On 9 January 2002, we announced a £20 million package for local authorities and NHSScotland to make a significant reduction in the number of patients experiencing delayed discharge from hospitals across Scotland. This is over and above the £10 million already provided to local authorities for the purpose through their Grant Aided Expenditure settlements. Additionally, an expert group, led by NHSScotland Chief Executive Trevor Jones, has been looking in detail at delayed discharge and the reasons for it. Next month, I will announce an action plan based on the work of this group, and including the distribution arrangements for the new resources, to help drive down the delayed discharge figures.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times ministers have been requested to take the lead on behalf of the United Kingdom at meetings of the Council of Ministers since July 1999.
Answer
Discussions on the composition of UK delegations to meetings of the Council of Ministers are normally conducted on a confidential basis. For a list of council meetings at which a Scottish minister led for the UK, I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-21028 on 28 January 2002.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its policy on external relations.
Answer
I propose to present a statement of the Executive's priorities for external relations at the time of my forthcoming appearance before the European Committee, the date of which is to be confirmed.
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings of the EU Council of Ministers have been attended by its ministers since March 2000, expressed also as a percentage of the overall total of meetings held.
Answer
The information requested is given in the following table. This represents 12.8% of all council meetings held during that period. Scotland is represented at all council meetings as part of the United Kingdom.
Start Date | End Date | Council | Minister |
17/03/2000 | 18/03/2000 | Informal Council for Ministers of Lifelong Learning (Portugal) | Nicol Stephen |
20/03/2000 | 20/03/2000 | Agriculture Council (Brussels) | Ross Finnie |
08/06/2000 | 08/06/2000 | Education Council (Luxembourg) | Nicol Stephen |
16/06/2000 | 16/06/2000 | Fisheries Council (Luxembourg) | John Home Robertson |
22/06/2000 | 22/06/2000 | Environment Council (Luxembourg) | Sarah Boyack |
17/11/2000 | 17/11/2000 | Fisheries Council (Brussels) | Rhona Brankin |
20/11/2000 | 20/11/2000 | Agriculture Council (Brussels) | Ross Finnie |
30/11/2000 | 30/11/2000 | Justice and Home Affairs Council (Brussels) | Jim Wallace |
14/12/2000 | 15/12/2000 | Fisheries Council (Brussels) | Rhona Brankin |
12/02/2001 | 12/02/2001 | Education and Youth Council (Brussels) | Nicol Stephen |
26/02/2001 | 26/02/2001 | Agriculture Council (Brussels) | Ross Finnie |
08/03/2001 | 08/03/2001 | Environment Council (Brussels) | Sam Galbraith |
24/04/2001 | 24/04/2001 | Agriculture Council (Luxembourg) | Ross Finnie |
25/04/2001 | 25/04/2001 | Fisheries Council (Luxembourg) | Rhona Brankin |
04/06/2001 | 04/06/2001 | Health Council (Luxembourg) | Susan Deacon |
18/06/2001 | 18/06/2001 | Fisheries Council (Luxembourg) | Rhona Brankin |
28/06/2001 | 28/06/2001 | Transport Council (Luxembourg) | Sarah Boyack |
13/07/2001 | 13/07/2001 | Informal Council on Regional Policy (Namur) | Angus MacKay |
16/11/2001 | 16/11/2001 | Justice and Home Affairs Council (Brussels) | Jim Wallace |
20/11/2001 | 20/11/2001 | Agriculture Council (Brussels) | Ross Finnie |
17/12/2001 | 18/12/2001 | Fisheries Council (Brussels) | Ross Finnie |
- Asked by: Richard Lochhead, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings it has held with UKRep since July 1999.
Answer
The Executive is in regular contact with the staff of UKRep. Information quantifying the number of meetings, visits or other contacts could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
