- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 6 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are restrictions on people on a work placement as part of a community service order working on the maintenance or improvement of private property and, if so, whether communal property not used for commercial gain would be considered to be private property in these circumstances.
Answer
There are no specified restrictions. However, community service schemes must ensure that work placements are not used in situations that could deprive others of paid employment.
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28418 on 5 November 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what support exists for disabled entrepreneurs.
Answer
The Business Gateway service provides a first stop access point, across all Scotland, to information and assistance on all forms of business support available for businesses and individuals who wish to start a business. These services are available to all, including disabled entrepreneurs.
Support is also available from Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for those businesses and sectors that have growth potential and are of national and regional significance. Scottish Enterprise and HIE focus their support on the areas where they can have the most economic impact.
Public bodies are required to assess the impact of their policies and services on different equality groups, including disabled people, and to aim to reduce or eliminate unfair impact on any particular group. The Disability Discrimination Act (2005) also requires public bodies to take steps to promote equality of opportunity for disabled people.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 6 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what restrictions there are on people on a work placement as part of a community service order working with a commercial entity as part of that placement.
Answer
There are no specified restrictions. However, community service schemes must ensure that work placements are not used in situations that could deprive others of paid employment.
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28418 on 5 November 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 6 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are restrictions on how a community service scheme can meet the requirements set out in each subsection of paragraph 22 of chapter 3 of National Objectives for Social Work Services in the Criminal Justice System: Standards - Community Service.
Answer
Each scheme must meet the requirements set out in Guidance on Community Service, which has replaced the National Objectives and Standards for Community Service since 1 June 2009.
I refer the member to the answer to questions S3W-28418 on 5 November 2009 and S3W-28421 on 6 November 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 5 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the amount generated for the local economy by the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park in each year since its designation.
Answer
Management of regional parks is a matter for the relevant local authorities.
Reports commissioned by VisitScotland since 2002 indicate visitor numbers (expressed as tourist days) and the estimated local economic contribution from these visits for the Clyde Muirshiels Regional Park which was formally designated in 1990, as follows:
| Year | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| No. tourist days (thousands) | 1,626 | 1,691.2 | 1,750.6 | 1,312.6 | 1,210.2 | 1,228.4 | 1,221.3 |
| Estimated contribution to local economy (£ million) | 76.7 | 80.16 | 84.19 | 65.0 | 61.4 | 65.08 | 67.5 |
Both the Pentland Hills and Fife (Lomond Hills) Regional Parks were formally designated in 1986. I am not aware of any data on the local economic contribution attributable to these Parks, or for the Loch Lomond Regional Park (designated in 1988), the management of which has been taken over by the National Park Authority as part of the larger Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 5 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the amount generated for the local economy by the Pentland Hills Regional Park in each year since its designation.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28366 on 5 November 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 5 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the amount generated for the local economy by the Lomond Hills Regional Park in each year since its designation.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28366 on 5 November 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 5 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the amount generated for the local economy by the Loch Lomond Regional Park in each year since its designation.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-28366 on 5 November 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 5 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the rate of closures of businesses operated by disabled people as opposed to that of businesses overall.
Answer
Official statistics on business closures, derived from VAT/PAYE de-registrations data, are released annually by the Office for National Statistics.
The VAT/PAYE de-registrations data cannot specifically distinguish businesses operated by disabled people. Therefore rates of closures of businesses operated by disabled people, as opposed to that of business overall, are not available.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is assessed that work done on a work placement as part of a community service order is not depriving others of paid employment, as set out in paragraph 13 of chapter 3 of National Objectives for Social Work Services in the Criminal Justice System: Standards - Community Service.
Answer
Guidance on Community Service, which has replaced the National Standards for Community Service from 1 June 2009, maintains the requirement that community service work placements should not be used in situations which are likely to deprive others of the opportunity for paid employment. It is for each community service scheme, in each local authority, to ensure that this requirement is met, based on the service managers'' assessment and taking into account the local circumstances and needs in each case.
