- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 11 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to address the levels of rent currently paid by council house tenants in Glasgow.
Answer
Council house rent levels are a matter for individual councils.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 11 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on any concerns that Communities Scotland will no longer recognise UNISON in respect of staff transferred to it.
Answer
It is not the case that Communities Scotland will no longer recognise UNISON. That union may continue to represent members of staff on a personal basis. As the new agency does not have independent collective bargaining status and therefore has no delegated responsibility for dealing with pay and related matters, these matters will be dealt with under the Executive's existing single table bargaining arrangements with its three recognised unions.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 8 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take in order to increase awareness and understanding of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-22370.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 8 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it plans to take in light of the report to the Department of Health by the Chief Medical Officer's Working Group on chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis.
Answer
The Executive is setting up a short-life action group to consider the most effective ways of improving the care and quality of life for those with CFS/ME, in the light of the English Chief Medical Officer's Working Group Report. In the interim, we will make sure that the NHS in Scotland is aware of, and can access, the report itself.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 8 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to provide education and awareness training in respect of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome for healthcare professionals.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-22370.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 8 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many projects have been set up with the assistance of European Structural Funds in each of the last three years.
Answer
The following table shows how many projects have been funded in each of the past three years:
| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Highlands & Islands - ESF | 163 | 141 | 111 |
ERDF | 35 | 34 | 0 |
EAGGF | 6 | 16 | 0 |
FIFG | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Objective 2 - West ESF | 0 | 50 | 0 |
West ERDF | 0 | 78 | 0 |
East | 0 | 246 | 0 |
South | 0 | 72 | 0 |
Objective 3 | 541 | 428 | 0 |
EQUAL | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 739 | 1,072 | 111 |
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 8 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many projects which were eligible for European Structural Funding have not been set up due to the failure of the project to secure match funding in each of the last three years.
Answer
When project applicants apply for European Structural Funding, it is a requirement that the match funding is in place. Information is not available on potential projects which have not been established due to any lack of necessary co-finance in advance of the application.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it has given, in light of medical evidence suggesting health risks from the use of sun beds, to introducing a ban on the provision of public sunbed facilities.
Answer
The Executive has not considered introducing a ban on the provision of public sunbed facilities.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 7 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it has taken to ensure that there is an adequate public consultation process in respect of the proposed Glasgow Harbour development.
Answer
Scottish ministers are satisfied with the consultation arrangements and guidance available for land use planning and any associated harbour regulations.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 31 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many meetings it has held with (a) the Sounding Board, (b) the Academic Panel and (c) any other public bodies in respect of its Review of Scotland's Cities.
Answer
During our review of Scotland's cities we have met (a) three times with the Sounding Board, (b) twice with the Academic Panel and (c) approximately 75 times with other public, private, voluntary and community sector organisations.
