- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Euan Robson on 22 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive which organisations applied for funding under the additional support needs advocacy services scheme; which were successful, and how much was awarded to each successful organisation.
Answer
Seven organisations applied for funding under the one-year (2005-06) additional support needs advocacy pilots scheme. The five successful organisations are Children in Scotland (£129,881), Edinburgh Youth Social Inclusion Partnership (£36,000), Partners in Advocacy (£40,000), Partners in Play (£31,000) and Parent to Parent Tayside (£12,940). The two unsuccessful organisations were Afasic Scotland and the Equity Group.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Euan Robson on 22 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider reopening applications for the additional support needs advocacy services scheme, given that the deadline for applications was 6 December 2004 and the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 has not yet come into force.
Answer
Consideration of applications under the one-year additional support needs advocacy pilots scheme is now complete. Successful applicants have been informed and the exercise will not be reopened. For details of these organisations and awards, I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-15099 on 22 March 2005. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 21 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what complaints have been received regarding the standard of service cover and delivery since the introduction of NHS 24 to the Scottish Borders.
Answer
NHS Borders and NHS Dumfries and Galloway are responsible for providing family practitioner service out of hours within their board areas, with support from NHS 24, which triages calls to ensure that patients receive the care appropriate to their needs. As a rule, complaints about the standard of service provided will be directed to the appropriate responsible organisation. I have asked the chairs of these NHS boards and of NHS 24 to write to you about this matter.
Between 1 April 2004 and 28 February 2005, NHS 24 dealt with 1.19 million calls across Scotland. In that same period the Executive received 86 specific complaints about NHS 24 and the out of hours GP services. Six of these complaints came from patients in NHS Borders and NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
On 24 February 2005 I announced that I was establishing a review group to consider the operational performance of NHS 24 and to come forward with recommendations for action, including actions for NHS 24, NHS boards, other partners and the Health Department for improving the services provided.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 18 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30484 by Mr Jim Wallace on 28 October 2002, how many guardianships have been (a) applied for and (b) awarded under vulnerable adults' procedures in each year since 2002-03, broken down by local authority.
Answer
Figures provided by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), indicate that the number of guardianship orders (a) applied for and (b) awarded under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 for each year since 2002-03, broken down by local authority are as follows:
2002-03
| | Guardianships Applied For | | | Guardianships Granted | | |
| | Welfare | Financial | Combined | Welfare | Financial | Combined |
| Aberdeen City | 19 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| Aberdeenshire | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Angus | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Argyll and Bute | 11 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| City of Edinburgh | 20 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Clackmannanshire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Dundee City | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| East Ayrshire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| East Lothian | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| East Renfrewshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eilean Siar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Falkirk | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Fife | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Glasgow City | 25 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| Highland | 36 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| Inverclyde | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Midlothian | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moray | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| North Ayrshire | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| North Lanarkshire | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Orkney Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perth and Kinross | 19 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Renfrewshire | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scottish Borders | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Shetland Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Ayrshire | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| South Lanarkshire | 10 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Stirling | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| West Lothian | 30 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| Grand Total | 286 | 114 | 72 | 208 | 50 | 28 |
2003-04
| | Guardianships Applied For | | | Guardianships Granted | | |
| | Welfare | Financial | Combined | Welfare | Financial | Combined |
| Aberdeen City | 19 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| Aberdeenshire | 11 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| Angus | 13 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| Argyll and Bute | 14 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
| City of Edinburgh | 19 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 13 |
| Clackmannanshire | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 12 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Dundee City | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| East Ayrshire | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| East Lothian | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| East Renfrewshire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Eilean Siar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Falkirk | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Fife | 27 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 11 |
| Glasgow City | 14 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 6 |
| Highland | 26 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 9 |
| Inverclyde | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Midlothian | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Moray | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| North Ayrshire | 10 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| North Lanarkshire | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| Orkney Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perth and Kinross | 16 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| Renfrewshire | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Scottish Borders | 17 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 5 |
| Shetland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Ayrshire | 5 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| South Lanarkshire | 13 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 5 |
| Stirling | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| West Lothian | 32 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
| Grand Total | 296 | 224 | 150 | 277 | 217 | 120 |
1 April 2004 to 31 December 2004
| | Guardianships Applied For | | | Guardianships Granted | | |
| | Welfare | Financial | Combined | Welfare | Financial | Combined |
| Aberdeen City | 20 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 6 |
| Aberdeenshire | 13 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 9 |
| Angus | 10 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Argyll and Bute | 17 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 5 |
| City of Edinburgh | 18 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
| Clackmannanshire | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 20 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| Dundee City | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| East Ayrshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| East Lothian | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| East Renfrewshire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eilean Siar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Falkirk | 14 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Fife | 25 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 19 | 12 |
| Glasgow City | 26 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Highland | 20 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 6 |
| Inverclyde | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Midlothian | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Moray | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| North Ayrshire | 14 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
| North Lanarkshire | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 8 |
| Orkney Islands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Perth and Kinross | 13 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 |
| Renfrewshire | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Scottish Borders | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Shetland Islands | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| South Ayrshire | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| South Lanarkshire | 13 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 31 |
| Stirling | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| West Lothian | 13 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| Grand Total | 298 | 201 | 164 | 266 | 157 | 153 |
Note: The totals in the local authority breakdown tables will not necessarily reflect the total number of orders applied for and granted. This is because there may be orders in respect of adults who have property in Scotland but who reside elsewhere which are not attributed to a local authority area.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 18 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25670 by Cathy Jamieson on 21 May 2002, how much public funding Enquire received in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004-05 and how much it is projected to receive in future.
Answer
Enquire received (a) £254,421 in 2002-03; (b) £321,963 in 2003-04, and (c) will have received £367,361 between April 2004 and March 2005. The agreed grant for 2005-06 is £326, 951. No decisions have been taken on funding beyond 2005-06.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 18 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25669 by Cathy Jamieson on 21 May 2002, how many enquiries have been received by Enquire in (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04 and (c) 2004-05.
Answer
Enquire received (a) 2,516 enquiries in 2002-03; (b) 3,064 enquiries in 2003-04, and (c) 2,291 enquiries between April 2004 and January 2005 (figures for February to March 2005 are not yet available).
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 18 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive when it anticipates that the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 will come into force.
Answer
It is anticipated that the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 will be commenced in late 2005.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 17 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17332 by Malcolm Chisholm on 30 August 2001, how many salaried GPs there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The following table shows the number of salaried GPs in General Medical Services (GMS) practices at April in each of the years 1999-2004, and also salaried GPs in Personal Medical Services (PMS) practices in April 2003 and 2004.
Salaried GPs at April
| NHS Board | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| GMS 1 | GMS 1 | GMS 1 | GMS 1 | GMS 1 | PMS 2 | Total | GMS 1 | PMS 2 | Total |
| Scotland | 17 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 124 | 158 | 32 | 145 | 177 |
| Argyll and Clyde | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ayrshire and Arran | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| Borders | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fife | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Forth Valley | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Grampian | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 40 | 40 | - | 38 | 38 |
| Greater Glasgow | - | - | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Highland | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 13 | - | 17 | 17 |
| Lanarkshire | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | 5 | 5 |
| Lothian | 1 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 27 | - | 28 | 28 |
| Orkney | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | - | 5 |
| Shetland | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 14 | 14 |
| Tayside | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Western Isles | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | - | 8 | 8 |
Source: ISD Scotland.
Notes:
1. Comprises Salaried GPs inGeneral Medical Services (GMS) practices, employed under paragraph 52 of the Statementof Fees and Allowances (SFA). Data source: ISD(M)37 forms, ISD Scotland.
2. Comprises Salaried GPs inPersonal Medical Services (PMS) practices, including all principal and non principalGPs. Data source: ISD PMS Census carried out on behalf of Scottish Executive.
The new GMS Contract was implementedfrom 1 April 2004 which changed the definitions that applied to the GeneralMedical Service.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 17 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what evaluation it has made of (a) any savings to the civil legal aid budget and (b) other costs such as shrieval time as a result of the provision of mediation services.
Answer
No formal or systematic evaluationhas been made of any savings to the civil legal aid or other justice budgets asa result of the provision of mediation services. Previous attempts to do so in familycases have been unsuccessful due to the difficulties in ensuring valid comparisonsbetween cases where mediation has taken place and others where it has not. Mediationmay reduce costs in some cases where it is successful, but may increase the costof cases where not successful. The take up of mediation in non-family cases is verylow and unlikely to have had any measurable impact on the legal aid budget. Researchis being developed with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of mediation inScotland.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 17 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations the Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform has received from Scottish Borders Council regarding additional funding to improve the road network.
Answer
Finance ministershave not received any direct representations from Scottish Borders Council regardingthe funding of the road network but the Executive has increased provision for RoadsMaintenance by £60 million in the local government finance settlements for both2006-07 and 2007-08.
It is the responsibilityof local authorities to set their own local priorities but, having made the casefor increased resources, we look to local authorities to play their part in ensuringthat local roads are properly maintained.
