- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the health indicators for target 3 of the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals do not include dental decay among five-year-olds in line with milestone 5 of the Social Justice Annual Report Scotland 2001 - A Scotland where everyone matters.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why milestone 2 of the Social Justice Annual Report Scotland 2001 - A Scotland where everyone matters, reducing the proportion of our children living in low income households, is not an objective, target or indicator in the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals.
Answer
Social justice is delivered both through the social justice portfolio and through the activities of other portfolios. The aims, objectives and targets in the social justice chapter of Building a Better Scotland are those that the social justice budget will deliver. The social justice milestones remain in place and we shall report again on progress in this year's Social Justice Annual Report.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the health indicators for target 3 of the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals do not include smoking in line with milestone 18 of the Social Justice Annual Report Scotland 2001 - A Scotland where everyone matters.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to meet target 9 of the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals.
Answer
We are increasing opportunities for people to get involved in volunteering through the Active Communities Initiative, the expansion of the volunteer centre network and the continuation of the Millennium Volunteers programme. The focus of these programmes is to tackle the obstacles to volunteering opportunities, raise awareness about volunteering and to provide training and support. These objectives do not readily lend themselves to quantifiable targets. Similarly, we will continue to promote equality mainstreaming throughout the period 2003-06 and Building A Better Scotland sets out what we intend to achieve over the next three years.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why spending on providing the services and support that people need will be reduced by #5 million between 2003-04 and 2004-05 as detailed in its 2003-06 spending proposals.
Answer
This arises from the completion of a three-year programme of capital expenditure to provide accommodation for the victims of domestic abuse.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the health indicators for target 3 of the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals do not include poor diet in line with milestone 18 of the Social Justice Annual Report Scotland 2001 - A Scotland where everyone matters.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the "difficult, long-term problems" remaining in Glasgow and Dundee mentioned in the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals.
Answer
Both the "difficult, long-term problems" and the successes of opportunities facing Glasgow and Dundee will be set out in full in the Cities Review report.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the health indicators for target 3 of the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals do not include the rate of suicides among young people in line with milestone 11 of the Social Justice Annual Report Scotland 2001 - A Scotland where everyone matters.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the health indicators for target 3 of the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals do not include reductions in smoking by 12- to 15-year-olds in line with milestone 11 of the Social Justice Annual Report Scotland 2001 - A Scotland where everyone matters.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 today. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the education indicator for target 3 of the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals does not include the target of having exclusive access to at least four modern computers for every class.
Answer
Our intention was to select a small basket of indicators that would help us measure whether we are closing the gap between deprived areas and the rest of Scotland. The indicators were chosen from existing Executive portfolio and Social Justice targets, because they relate to the achievement of specific outcomes, are relevant for monitoring area-based deprivation relevant to the national average and because the necessary data will be available at local area level for the baseline year of 2003-04.
