- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many community wardens have been employed since the announcement by the Minister for Communities on 18 February 2004 in respect of addressing anti-social behaviour issues.
Answer
Our funding has enabledevery council to establish a community warden scheme with around 550 nowpatrolling Scotland’s streets. Employment and reporting arrangements forcommunity wardens are a matter for local agencies. We have commissioned anevaluation of the implementation and impact of community warden schemes, whichis expected to report by early 2007.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29407 by Ms Margaret Curran on 1 October 2002, under what circumstances the (a) local authority and (b) police would be the appropriate agency for a neighbourhood warden to report to.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-24219 on 23 March 2006. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what regulations it will introduce in respect of the new pension scheme for firefighters.
Answer
Based on the agreed newscheme Blueprint, a draft set of regulations will shortly be finalised andissued for consultation. Following consultation, a Statutory Instrument will beprepared and an Order introducing the new scheme from 6 April 2006 will bemade.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that firefighters should work until their 60th birthday and, if so, whether it has taken into account any evidence that the required fitness level for firefighters can be maintained until that age.
Answer
The physical nature offirefighting, as part of a firefighter’s role, has been taken into account inthe development of the new firefighters’ pension scheme together with evidencethat supports greater longevity and improvements to risk management andtraining. The new scheme will provide the flexibility of an early retirementoption at age 55 together with ill-health benefits where a member is unfit forall the duties included in their role as a firefighter. In the current pensionscheme the retirement age is 55 but members can retire at age 50 with a minimumof 25 years service.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors the impact of community wardens.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-24219 on 23 March 2006. 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: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that retained firefighters should be allowed to join the existing firefighters’ pension scheme.
Answer
Consideration of access tothe current firefighters pension scheme will be made once the EmploymentTribunal has fully considered the recent House of Lords ruling. Retainedfirefighters will be eligible to join the new Firefighters Pension Scheme from6 April 2006.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29407 by Ms Margaret Curran on 1 October 2002, whether the details of the neighbourhood warden schemes have now been finalised.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-24219 on 23 March 2006.All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 22 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it, or any of its agencies, has raised revenues from the sale of carbon rights in trees and, if so, what revenues have been raised in each of the last three years and how these revenues were then used.
Answer
No revenues have been raiseddirectly by the Executive or its agencies from the sale of carbon rights in trees.However, Forestry Commission Scotland is part of the Scottish Forest Alliance –a collaboration working to expand native woodland on sites managed by RSPB Scotland,the Woodland Trust Scotland and Forestry Commission Scotland – which has attractedprivate investment for the establishment of native woodland in return for potentialaccess to carbon rights.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received a copy of the report by Lucy Johnston and Mike Martin, for South Lanarkshire Council’s Social Work Resources’ Adult Services, Older Family Carers and Learning Disabled Adults Cared for at Home: their views, experiences and thoughts on future care, and, if so, when the report was received and whether a response has been made to South Lanarkshire Council.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has receivedthe report by Lucy Johnston and Mike Martin: Older family carers and learningdisabled adults cared for at home commissioned by South Lanarkshire Council’sSocial Work Services. The report, received on 28 February 2006, aims to informfuture planning and service delivery in the council area and does not seek a ScottishExecutive response.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of research carried out by the Institute of Health Research at Lancaster University, on behalf of the Department of Health, on future need and demand for supported accommodation for people with learning disabilities in England; whether any similar research has been carried out in Scotland, and whether the Scottish Executive has given any consideration to commissioning such research.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is awareof the research on future needs and demand for supported accommodation for peoplewith learning disabilities in England, by Eric Emerson. We do not consider there is a needfor similar research in Scotland but we will take account of the findings of the Emersonpaper when considering future funding of supported accommodation for people withlearning disabilities in the next spending review.
