Parliamentary questions

Adam Ingram

1,244 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

11 Jul 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any studies have been undertaken to determine the impact on local economies and the effects on coastlines of marine pollution incidents in the last 10 years and what any such studies have concluded or recommended.

Answer · John Home Robertson: A copy of the report<I> The Environmental Impact of the Wreck of the Braer</I> prepared by the Ecological Steering Group on the oil spill in Shetland and the Government's response to it prepared by the Scottish Office Environment Department in July 1995 is av…

11 Jul 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what financial contribution it has made to the clean-up of shorelines after marine pollution incidents in the last 10 years and how this compares with total costs incurred, both directly and indirectly, as a consequence of such incidents.

Answer · Sarah Boyack: The Scottish Office incurred running costs of £170,533 in responding to the <I>Braer</I> incident in January 1993 but did not make any financial contributions to third parties. The total Government claim in respect of Braer was £3.5m but this was withdrawn in…

11 Jul 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what expenditure has been incurred by local authorities on shoreline clean-up operations after incidents of marine pollution in the last 10 years, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Sarah Boyack: The information is not held centrally.

5 Jul 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many support groups or support programmes for carers of people with mental illness it funds or part-funds in each local authority area and, for those it funds, how much funding it (a) is currently providing and (b) provided in each of the last three years.

Answer · Iain Gray: Under Mental Illness Specific Grant, support is given to eight projects which provide specific support to carers, as follows:<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=616><TR><TD WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">Local…

5 Jul 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what organisations it has consulted on the issue of addressing the needs of carers of people with mental illness since May 1999.

Answer · Iain Gray: Since May last year, from the preparation through to the continuing implementation of the <I>Strategy for Carers in Scotland</I>, the Scottish Executive has been in contact with the following national voluntary carers organisations on a wide range of matters …

5 Jul 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much public money is saved each year as a result of informal carers caring for people with mental illness.

Answer · Iain Gray: It is not known how much public money is saved through informal caring of people with a mental illness or who are vulnerable in some other way. However, the <I>Strategy for Carers in Scotland</I> recognises that informal carers make a significant contribution…

5 Jul 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the needs of carers of mentally ill people differ from the needs of other carers; if so, in what way, and what measures it has put in place to directly address any specific needs of carers of mentally ill people.

Answer · Iain Gray: Carers who look after people with mental illness can be at a disadvantage to other carers. Mentally ill people might be more prone to confusion than other vulnerable people and this combined with possible negative reactions to prescribed drugs may lead to cha…

5 Jul 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many informal carers of people suffering from mental illness there are.

Answer · Iain Gray: This information is not held by the Scottish Executive. The Carers National Association, 91 Mitchell Street, Glasgow, G1 3LN (tel. no: 0141 221 9141, e-mail: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A>) will be a…

4 Jul 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-5685 by Mr Jack McConnell on 30 June 2000, whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre a copy of the detailed calculations of non-housing capital expenditure for each year from 1997-98 to the present, for each local authority,…

Answer · Jack McConnell: A paper detailing formulae allocations for each local authority since 1997-98 has today been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. The information should be read in conjunction with the detailed answer to question S1W-5685, which is also avail…

28 Jun 2000 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken, or intends to take, in the light of the recent announcement made by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on Post Offices.

Answer · Henry McLeish: The Scottish Executive welcomes the measures proposed by the UK Government to modernise the Post Office network. The role envisaged for the Post Office fits in well with the Executive`s commitments to rural communities and to addressing the needs of socially …

1 Jun 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what was the total allocation of money made available to each local authority by it and the Scottish Office in each of the past three years for the purpose of introducing computer and IT equipment in schools and whether this money was for the purposes of capital or revenue expenditure.

Answer · Peter Peacock: The only year in which specific allocations for computers and IT equipment were made was 1999-2000, and local authority shares are shown in the table below. In July 1997, additional capital resources of £115.7 million were made available to authorities over f…

30 May 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what capital expenditure was on arts, culture and sport, the built heritage, national monuments and national institutions in each of the last six years, broken down by project and specifying in each case the total cost and start date.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: Details of Scottish Executive funding towards major capital projects costing £2 million or more are listed in the following table. The figures do not include minor or maintenance capital projects which are met from running<B><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=4> </B>cos…

25 May 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-1732 by Peter Peacock on 18 May 2000, whether it will provide a breakdown of local authority capital expenditure on education by authority and by nature, including acquisition of land, leases, existing buildings or works, new construction, and expend…

Answer · Peter Peacock: The tables below give details of local authority gross capital expenditure on education, by authority, by category of expenditure for financial years 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000. 1999-2000 data are provisional. The requested breakdown into acquisi…

25 May 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the assessment made by it and The Scottish Office of the capital allocation requirements for education in each local authority area in each year from 1996-97 to 1999-2000.

Answer · Peter Peacock: Since 1996-97, local authorities have received a single allocation for local authority non-housing capital expenditure, including education, distributed, since 1997-98, on the basis of a formula. The formula is based on five elements, including an education e…

25 May 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the total capital allocations made available to each local authority in each year from 1996-97 to 1999-2000.

Answer · Jack McConnell: I refer the member to my letter of 9 September 1999 in response to questions S1W-743 and S1W-744. A copy is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

24 May 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive to detail (a) the total lottery funding allocated to Scotland over each of the last three years, (b) what amount and percentage of the total was allocated for all arts and cultural projects and (c) what amount and percentage of the total was allocated for capital expenditure on arts and c…

Answer · Sam Galbraith: The total amounts of lottery funding allocated to Scotland in each of the three years to 31 March 2000 were as follows:<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=319><TR><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="TOP"><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">1997-98</TD><TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="…

24 May 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive (a) what is the upper limit for grant applications to the Arts Council for capital projects and (b) what are the eligibility criteria for grant funding by the Arts Council for capital projects.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: There is currently no upper limit for grant applications to the Scottish Arts Council for capital projects. The criteria are detailed in the Council Guidelines published for each of its capital schemes.

24 May 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what differences there are in the eligibility criteria for European Regional Development Funding for capital projects between areas designated for transitional funding and areas with full Objective 2 status.

Answer · Jack McConnell: There will be no difference in the eligibility criteria between the transitional areas and those designated with full Objective 2 status.

24 May 2000 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive to detail on a project-by-project basis grants made by the Arts Council for capital projects in each of the last three years.

Answer · Rhona Brankin: The details of each project funded by the Scottish Arts Council are published in its annual reports, which are now laid before the Scottish Parliament.