- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on the provision of Education Maintenance Allowances in the (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 academic years.
Answer
The spend on Education Maintenance Allowances (EMA) is recorded in financial years rather than academic years. The total amount spent on the scheme was £37.2 million in financial year 2007-08 and £36.5 million in financial year 2008-09. These figures include both payments made to EMA recipients and additional expenditure related to the scheme e.g. administration costs.
Figures on the amount paid out to young people in the form of weekly and bonus payments are given in Education Maintenance Allowances 2007-08:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/01/23112534/0.
£33.3 million was paid out to EMA recipients in academic year 2007-08. Statistics for academic year 2008-09 will be published this winter.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people received an Education Maintenance Allowance in the (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09 academic years.
Answer
The total number of people who received an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) is given in Table 1 of
Education Maintenance Allowances 2007-08:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/01/23112534/0.
Thirty-seven thousand, eight hundred and fifteen students received an EMA payment in academic year 2007-08.
Statistics for academic year 2008-09 will be published this winter.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people it anticipates will qualify for the Education Maintenance Allowance in the 2009-10 academic year following the reduction in the maximum qualifying income threshold.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold exact details of the level of income for all households that contain a 16 to 19-year-old in school or further education. As such it isn''t possible to calculate a precise figure for the number of young people who would qualify for an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) in 2009-10.
However, based on an analysis of recipients of EMA in academic year 2007-08, it is estimated that around 34,000 young people will receive an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) in academic year 2009-10. This estimate does not account for any potential increase in numbers due to population change, the economic slowdown or the availability of EMA payments to those participating in the pilots of Activity Agreements in 10 local authorities.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it anticipates spending on the provision of Education Maintenance Allowances in the 2009-10 academic year following the reduction in the maximum qualifying income threshold.
Answer
The budget for Education Maintenance Allowances is determined on a financial year basis rather than by academic years. In financial year 2009-10 the budget for the scheme is £33.25 million.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it considers National Park Authorities have in managing visitor access to national parks.
Answer
Both National Park Authorities have a key role in promoting and managing responsible visitor access. One of the statutory aims of the National Parks is to promote understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of the area by the public. The two National Park Authorities, in their National Park Plans, make it clear that this is a priority.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the visitor numbers have been for (a) Loch Lomond and The Trossachs and (b) Cairngorms National Park in each year since their establishment.
Answer
The estimated number of visitors to the Cairngorms National Park is shown in the following table:
| Year | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| No. Visitors (Millions) | 1.420 | 1.408 | 1.420 | 1.459 | 1.502 | 1.481 |
The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority do not have year-on-year visitor numbers; however visitor numbers in 2003 were estimated at 2.18 million. The National Park Authority hope to carry out work to ascertain a figure for 2010.
Estimates for both parks are derived from the STEAM model used throughout the UK tourism sector.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will report on the strategic review of National Park Authorities.
Answer
I have signed off the Strategic Review of National Park Authorities. A report setting out the next steps, taking account of the public consultation on the Review recommendations, was published on 19 August. The report is available through the following link
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/08/17105408/0.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the composition and operation of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.
Answer
This information is available on the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland''s website at
www.mhtscotland.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive who monitors the work of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.
Answer
This information is available on the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland''s website at
www.mhtscotland.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 19 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is lay representation on the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.
Answer
This information is available on the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland''s website at
www.mhtscotland.gov.uk.
