Mary Fee

8 Sep 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) colleges and (b) universities are offering degree courses in sport in 2011-12.

Answer · Michael Russell: This information is not held centrally. It is up to individual colleges and universities to determine what courses to offer.

8 Sep 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many places there are on (a) college and (b) university courses in sport for 2011-12.

Answer · Michael Russell: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-00191 on 2 June 2011. 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/parliamentarybusin…

7 Sep 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much money was given to each local authority to enable the council tax freeze in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09, (c) 2009-10 and (d) 2010-11 and what the increase in council revenue would have been without the freeze.

Answer · John Swinney: In 2007-08 under the previous administration there was no council tax freeze. The following table sets out how much each local authority was provided with to enable the council tax freeze over the period 2008-11. Local Authority Share of £70m 2008-09 (£m) …

7 Sep 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to increase the term of funding for Families Outside from one to three years.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: In 2010-11, Families Outside received £121,525 from the Scottish Government, to assist them in the service they provide to the families of those involved in the criminal justice system. They are receiving funding again in this year and that funding has been c…

7 Sep 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on local authorities charging disabled people for bus services to local day care centres.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Under Section 87 (1A) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 a local authority may charge for certain adult non-personal domiciliary services it provides. In keeping with local accountability, it is for local authorities to decide their charging policies for …

28 Jul 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what facilities there are at each prison to accommodate a child visiting an imprisoned parent and whether the Scottish Prison Service plans to create family visit centres.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: The Scottish Prison Service currently has no plans to create family visit centres. The following facilities are available in each prison. Priso…

28 Jul 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average (a) length of visiting time and (b) number of visits made per month are for a child visiting an imprisoned parent, also broken down by prison.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: This information is not recorded.

28 Jul 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Prison Service has a target for the average (a) length of visiting time and (b) number of visits made per month by a child visiting an imprisoned parent and, if so, when this was established and whether there are plans to review it.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: The SPS has no targets for the length of visiting time and for the number of visits made per month by a child visiting an imprisoned parent.

18 Jul 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it protects bus services for (a) older, (b) disabled and (c) vulnerable people and what its position is on charging them for using these services to care centres.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Government is committed to bus services in Scotland. We are working with local government partners and bus operators to maintain and improve bus services. The Scottish Government is providing funding to the bus industry of over £240 million in th…

18 Jul 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) looked after children are there and (b) children are living below the poverty line, also broken down by local authority.

Answer · Angela Constance: At 31 July 2010 there were 15,892 looked after children in Scotland. The Households Below Average Income dataset show 20% of children live in households below the poverty threshold in Scotland. These figures cannot be broken down to Local Authority level in …

22 Jun 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many older people there are in residential care and what the ratio is of trained staff to residents in (a) Scotland and (b) each local authority area.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The number of people who live in older people’s care homes can be found in the following table: Table: Number of residents in older people’s care homes as at 31 March 2010 Local Authority Long stay residents Short stay & respite residents Total resident…

25 May 2011 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve bus services in rural and out-of-town areas.