Bill Aitken

13 Sep 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its plans are for the future of Scottish Homes.

Answer · Wendy Alexander: The Housing Green Paper invited views on a number of topics relating to the future institutional framework for housing in Scotland including views on which activities currently undertaken by Scottish Homes will be relevant in the future. We recently published…

31 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to ensure that Scottish local authorities reduce the amount of rents lost as a result of un-let houses from the current figure of #30,613,995.

Answer · Wendy Alexander: The collection of council house rents is a matter for individual local authorities. As part of their response to the Best Value initiative a number of councils are undertaking or plan to undertake a detailed service review of their rent collection and housing…

31 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive why the Rent Rebate Subsidy as a proportion of standard rental income derived from Scottish local authority houses is projected to rise this year to 59.6%.

Answer · Wendy Alexander: This reflects the fact that a high proportion of economically active tenants leave the local authority housing sector either by exercising the Right to Buy their council house or by moving to private sector housing. This means that a higher proportion of rema…

30 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of concerns in the west end of Glasgow that should the Accident and Emergency unit of the Western Infirmary close there will be no emergency facility in that part of the city.

Answer · Susan Deacon: Greater Glasgow Health Board is responsible for ensuring that the health care services in its area meet the needs of its local population. The Health Board is currently considering proposals, as outlined in the Health Improvement Programme (HIP) 1999-2004, to…

25 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive to provide details of the numbers of jobs involved and proposed dates of transfer of its Departments to different locations in Scotland.

Answer · Donald Dewar: I refer Mr Aitken to my reply of 15 September to parliamentary question S1W-1558 (Written Answers Report 15, Vol 2 Number 3), in which I provided details of our plans for the location and relocation of public service jobs in Scotland.

15 Jul 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of conditional offers issued by the Procurator Fiscal for Glasgow and Strathkelvin in respect of non-motoring offences during 1998 were paid in full.

Answer · Andrew Hardie: During the calendar year 1998, the Procurator Fiscal at Glasgow and Strathkelvin received a total of 68,103 reports of crime. The total includes cases reported by agencies other than Strathclyde Police, for example British Transport Police and the Health &amp…

15 Jul 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many reports by Strathclyde Police relating to the commission of crime were submitted to the Procurator Fiscal for Glasgow and Strathkelvin during 1998 and how many of these reports resulted in the issue of conditional offers and other disposals alternative to prosecution.

Answer · Andrew Hardie: <P>I refer the member to the answer to PQ S1W-00567.

22 Jun 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the level of home ownership in Scotland.

Answer · Wendy Alexander: A very large proportion of Scottish households aspire to home ownership, and we are keen to support them in realising this ambition whenever the financial circumstances of the household make this a sensible option. We will take account of responses to the Gr…