- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-1239 by John Swinney on 13 July 2007, whether there is a mechanism for local authorities to apply for specific funding for burial facilities such as crematoria and, if so, which local authorities have applied for such funding in each year since 1999.
Answer
There is noseparate mechanism for local authorities to apply for specific funding. the Scottish Government provides general financial support for Scotland’s local authorities’ core services, including burialgrounds and crematoria, but it is the responsibility of each individual localauthority to allocate its total resources, including the locally collectedcouncil tax, on the basis of local needs and priorities.
In 2007-08, thecore local government funding provided by the Scottish Government will amountto over £8.7 billion.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cremations there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by crematorium and expressed also as a percentage of deaths in each year.
Answer
This informationis not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many crematoria there are in Scotland; where these are located, and when they became operational.
Answer
This informationis not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS staff have had to complete a job analysis questionnaire in each year since the outset of Agenda for Change, broken down by NHS board and health profession.
Answer
This level ofdetail is not held centrally. However, from information to hand I can confirmthat in the region of 7% of the NHSScotland staff covered by Agenda for Changedo not match to existing job profiles and therefore require to fill out a jobanalysis questionnaire as part of the assimilation process.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimates it holds on the number of staff hours spent in NHS boards across Scotland (a) administering the Agenda for Change recommendations, (b) filling out job analysis questionnaires and (c) administering job matching panels in each year since 2004.
Answer
This is not somethingon which work has been undertaken centrally. The Agenda for Change system was agreedin partnership at a UK level between NHS employers, trades unionsand professional organisations and the UKhealth departments. All sides recognise the benefits of the new system and it isfor NHS boards and staff-side representatives working in partnership locally toensure that the implementation process is as quick and efficient as possible withoutsacrificing the integrity of the system.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the maximum fine is for those convicted of selling tobacco products to underage customers.
Answer
The maximum finefor those convicted of selling tobacco to underage customers shall not exceedlevel 4 on the standard scale which currently equates to £2,500.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the penalty was for each conviction for the sale of tobacco products to underage customers since 2000.
Answer
Proceedings wereraised against six people for making underage tobacco sales between 2000 and2005-06, one of whom was admonished. The fine levels imposed averaged £188,with a range from £75 to £300.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS staff have been evaluated as not matching any of the national job matching profiles, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) health profession.
Answer
This level of detailis not held centrally. However, from information to hand I can confirm that in theregion of 7% of the NHSScotland staff covered by Agenda for Change do not matchto existing job profiles and therefore require to fill out a job analysis questionnaireas part of the assimilation process.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS staff are involved in operating and administering job matching panels, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
This information isnot held centrally. The Agenda for Change system was agreed in partnership at aUK level between NHS employers, trades unions and professionalorganisations and the UK Health Departments. All sides recognise the benefits of the new system and the operation and administration of job matching panels is amatter which is addressed locally through NHS boards and staff-side representativesworking in partnership.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the new banding grades under Agenda for Change, showing the comparative grades in each health profession and broken down by NHS board.
Answer
It was the view of the Scottish Pay Reference and Implementation Group (SPRIG), the partnership groupwhich oversaw the introduction of the new system, that an exercise to make availableinformation about overall job evaluation outcomes across Scotland would only have real merit once the implementation processhad been concluded. Whilst we are not in a position to present this data currently,I can confirm that this is actively being taken forward.
