Parliamentary questions

Johann Lamont

1,407 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to implement the recommendations of the Adult Entertainment Working Group.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I recently met membersof the former Adult Entertainment Working Group, including the former Chair, LindaCostelloe Baker, to discuss its report and options for taking its recommendationsforward. I plan to set out soon how we will take the recommendations forwa…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will outline its proposals for domestic abuse courts beyond Glasgow.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-3782 on 19 September 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/w…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to roll out the Domestic Abuse Court and Assist support service pilot to the rest of Glasgow.

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will confirm the future of the Glasgow Domestic Abuse Court and the Assist support service.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-1296 on 16 July 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.sea…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any decisions on the future of sportscotland will be determined by the needs of sport and not by the Executive’s policy of reducing the number of public bodies.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The future of sportscotlandwill be determined by the review which is currently being undertaken. The ScottishGovernment is committed to reducing the number of public bodies. However, the needsof sport will be central to the review process and the final decisi…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive who is undertaking its review of sportscotland.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The review of sportscotlandis being undertaken by officialsin the sport division of the Scottish Government’s Health and Wellbeing Directorate.

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will invite the Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee to respond to and scrutinise any proposed changes to sportscotland before such changes are implemented.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: We would be preparedto discuss the review of sportscotland with the committee. I am meeting with the Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee on 19 September and this would be a timelyopportunity to explore the issues and listen to the committee’s views before…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whom it will consult on its review of sportscotland.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The Scottish Governmenthas held a series of meetings with the chair and senior staff of sportscotland,the Scottish Institute of Sport and has had discussions with staff from the WelshAssembly Government. Further meetings are planned with the Scottish Sports A…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will confirm that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde will receive an increase of £22 million to its budget as a consequence of the decision not to relocate 300 jobs to Glasgow and, if so, when this budget increase will take place.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The £22 million whichwould have been required for the relocation will be invested in front line servicesand in tackling health inequalities throughout the whole of the NHS in Scotland, including those in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline where the reported savings of £22 million arising from the decision not to relocate NHS jobs to Glasgow will be spent.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The £22 million whichwould have been required for the relocation will be invested in front line servicesand in tackling health inequalities in the NHS in Scotland.

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the reported savings of £22 million arising from the decision not to relocate 300 NHS jobs to Glasgow will be spent in Glasgow.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The £22 million whichwould have been required for the relocation will be invested in front line servicesand in tackling health inequalities in the NHS in Scotland, including those in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what further measures it intends to take to improve employability in Glasgow.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-3773 on 10 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to improve employability in Glasgow.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: On 5 September 2007, Glasgow Works, the employability partnership in thecity, launched its Workforce Plus/DWP City Strategy Business Plan, which is supportedby Scottish Government funding. This ambitious plan to increase the city’s employmentrate and reduce t…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will implement the employability strategy developed by the previous administration.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government’sSkills Strategy, launched on 10 September, confirms our commitment to providingopportunities for everyone to contribute to Scotland’s prosperity, to encouraging the integration of employment and skills services,and to addressing the s…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which athletes were invited to the Performance Sports Summit held on 23 August 2007 in Stirling Management Centre and which attended.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: No athletes wereinvited to the Performance Sports Summit. However, a number of Scottish sportsgoverning bodies were invited to the event and they represented the views oftheir athletes. In addition, national sports agencies also attended who wereable to give …

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the minutes of the Performance Sports Summit held on 23 August 2007 in Stirling Management Centre.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: Notes of all thekey discussion points were taken at each workshop as well as the themesemerging in plenary session. These will be made available in due course.

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent between August and December 2006 on publicising the previous administration’s campaign against domestic abuse.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The domesticabuse campaign spend for the period 1 August 2006 to 31 December 2006 was £56,039 gross.However, valid comparisonscannot be made over quarterly periods as expenditure is based upon bursts of activity,the invoice date and when the payment is…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much is proposed to be spent between August and December 2007 on its campaign against domestic abuse.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: We are currently inthe planning and development stage for the domestic abuse campaign. It is not possibleat this stage of the process to give an indication of proposed spend.However, valid comparisonscannot be made over quarterly periods as expenditure…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent between May and July 2007 on publicising its campaign against domestic abuse.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: There has been noexpenditure on the domestic abuse campaign for the period 1 May 2007 to 31 July 2007 as it is currentlyin the planning and development stage.However, valid comparisonscannot be made over quarterly periods as expenditure is based upon b…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent between August and December 2006 on publicising the previous administration’s anti-sectarian strategy.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: Between August andDecember 2006, the Scottish Government spent £100,000 on publicising and promotingits work to tackle sectarianism. Activity during this period centred around reconveningthe Summit on Sectarianism and the publication of a seriesof documents, …

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much is proposed to be spent between August and December 2007 on publicising its anti-sectarian strategy.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Governmentwill spend £106,000 to publicise and promote initiatives to tackle sectarianismduring August to December 2007. Activities will include a football weekend of actionon 24 to 25 November 2007; an artwork event on 25 September, and a semina…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent between May and July 2007 on publicising its anti-sectarian strategy.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Governmentis committed to tackling all forms of sectarianism and religious intolerance. £4,000was spent on promoting the anti-sectarian agenda during May to July 2007. The focalpoint of activity during this period was the First Minister’s recepti…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent between August and December 2006 on publicising the previous administration’s anti-racist strategy.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-3761 on 6 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website the search facility for which can befound at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/web…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much is proposed to be spent between August and December 2007 on publicising its anti-racist strategy.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-3761 on 6 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website the search facility for which can befound at: <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/w…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent between May and July 2007 on publicising its anti-racist strategy.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The Scottish Governmentis committed to tackling racism, promoting race equality and good race relations.A wide programme of work is underway which supports this commitment, including thedevelopment of a National Strategy and Action Plan on Race Equality, and …

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which areas of Executive publicity will be affected by the budget cut of £2 million recently announced by the Deputy First Minister.

Answer · John Swinney: The Government plans torealise a £2 million saving arising from efficiencies in the system ofdesigning, printing, publishing and distributing Government publications.

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost to run the national conversation set out in Choosing Scotland’s Future: A National Conversation.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The cost of producingand translating the document is around £35,000 (including the web version, the design,printing and the summary in eight languages and a full Gaelic version). Distributionof the document cost a further £5,000, and the cost of the launch ev…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it cost to print and distribute Choosing Scotland’s Future: A National Conversation.

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish all research carried out for the Housing Supply Task Force.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The primary purposeof the Housing Supply Task Force is to tackle blockages that are preventing theconstruction of housing across Scotland. The focus will be on action to address theseimpediments and at this stage it is not envisaged that specially-commissione…

29 Aug 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the minutes of the meetings of the Housing Supply Task Force.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: Yes.