- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16839 by Jackie Baillie on 3 August 2001, how many of the listed members of the (a) Housing Interests Group, (b) Working Group on Single Social Tenancy, (c) Short Life Right to Buy Working Group, (d) Working Group on Implementation of Part 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, (e) Homelessness Task Force, (f) Single Housing Plans Group and (g) Scottish Homes Steering Group are paid officials of the organisations referred to and how many are board members, committee members or equivalent.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers by Jackie Baillie to questions S1W-16905 and S1W-16904 on 6 and 7 August 2001 respectively, whether the remit of the working group to look at the detailed impact of the withdrawal of Section 54 (tax relief grant) on housing associations will include consideration of an alternative funding mechanism for major repairs.
Answer
The working group will examine the impact of the withdrawal of section 54 grant and, in particular, the effect on repairs programmes. The group is not precluded from considering alternative mechanisms for funding such repairs programmes in the future.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 21 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16824 by Jackie Baillie on 2 August 2001, whether, following stakeholder consultation, an appropriate local authority could be considered as a potential landlord for transfer of Scottish Homes properties within that local authority's area of operation.
Answer
Local authorities are free to bid to acquire Scottish Homes' stock.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements have been made for addressing the medical needs of residents of Dungavel Detention Centre.
Answer
The Home Office is responsible for the Immigration Detention Centre at Dungavel House. Discussion is taking place with Lanarkshire Health Board about appropriate arrangements for the medical needs of individuals held there.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 13 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the Scottish Executive staff who are currently on loan to other organisations are having their salaries or other remuneration paid by (a) it and (b) the receiving organisation and what the total cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund is.
Answer
The number of staff currently on loan to other organisations is 35. Staff on loan move to the pay systems of the receiving organisation with full salary costs met by that organisation. There is no cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 6 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the Scottish Executive staff who were on secondment to other organisations at any time in the period since May 1999 had their salaries or other remuneration while on secondment paid by (a) it and (b) the receiving organisation and what the total cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund was.
Answer
The number of staff on secondment to other organisations in the period May 1999 to July 2001 who have had their salary costs met by the Scottish Executive is 27. The number of staff on secondment to other organisations during this period who have had their salaries met by the receiving organisation is 126. The total cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund was £1,068,990.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 6 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the Scottish Executive staff who were on loan to other organisations at any time in the period since May 1999 had their salaries or other remuneration while on loan paid by (a) it and (b) the receiving organisation and what the total cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund was.
Answer
The total number of staff on loan to other organisations at any time in the period May 1999 to date is 61. Staff on loan move to the pay systems of the receiving organisation with full salary costs met by that organisation. There is no cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 6 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the Scottish Executive staff who are currently on secondment to other organisations are having their salaries or other remuneration paid by (a) it and (b) the receiving organisation and what the total cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund is.
Answer
The number of staff currently on secondment to other organisations who are having their salary costs met by the Scottish Executive is 17. The number of staff currently on secondment who are having their salaries met by the receiving organisation is 91. The total cost to the Scottish Consolidated Fund in financial year 2001-02 will be £434,970.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 30 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-14478 by Rhona Brankin on 12 April 2001, how many felling licences have been withdrawn in each of the past 10 years.
Answer
No felling licences have been withdrawn when landowners have failed to comply with the conditions in the licence. The Forestry Commission has, however, served 16 enforcement notices on landowners in these circumstances over the last five years.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 24 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in the case of a transfer of engagements from a housing association which is not a charity to a housing association which is, tenants who held assured tenancies with the previous non-charitable association and who are now tenants of the charitable housing association will have a right to buy under the Housing (Scotland) Bill as passed by the Parliament.
Answer
Section 61(4) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (as it will be amended by section 43(5) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001) provides that section 61 of that Act (which gives the right to buy) does not apply where the registered social landlord (RSL) was, at Royal Assent of the Act, "a recognised body within the meaning of section 1(7) (Scottish charities) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990". We are currently considering what further provisions may be required in secondary legislation under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 to protect any existing entitlement to the right to buy on the part of tenants whose houses are transferred to a registered social landlord which is exempt from the right to buy as a result of its charitable status.However, most assured tenancies of housing associations do not currently have the right to buy and, following commencement of the relevant provisions of the 2001 Act, they will in any event be subject to the operation of section 44 of the Act which provides for a 10-year exemption from the right to buy.
