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Glasgow’s allocation reflects ministers’ determination to target the Community Regeneration Fund (CRF) on our most disadvantaged communities.

Two-thirds of the CRF has been allocated to the most deprived 15 per cent of data zones identified through the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004. Of these 976 zones, 373 are in Glasgow.

The remaining funds have been allocated to those Community Planning Partnerships, including Glasgow, with above average (i.e. more than 15 per cent) concentration of deprivation in their area.

We received no written representations from Glasgow City Council prior to the allocation being made.

I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-13112 on 21 January 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament'swebsite, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/wa.search.

We are currently developing a performance framework to monitor the development and delivery of Regeneration Outcome Agreements which Community Planning Partnerships are required to have in place. The development of that framework will include consideration of appropriate evaluation procedures.

% of Pupils Leaving School as Soon as Reaching School Leaving Age, 1999-2004

Data refers to publicly funded secondary schools in Scotland, including pupils in special units.

Guidance issued by Communities Scotland to Community Planning Partnerships in August 2004 states that the Community Regeneration Fund (CRF) should be targeted primarily at the most deprived 15 per cent of areas (data zones) identified by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004. At least 80 per cent of a Community Planning Partnership’s CRF allocation should be targeted at the most deprived 15% of data zones.

Table 1: Percentage of Children in Glasgow who Live in Households with No Adults in Paid Employment

Notes:

1. Source: The Scottish Household Survey, 1999-2003.

2. Year-on-year changes from 2000 are not statistically significantly different. Statistics produced for different time periods may differ due to, for example, sampling variability.

3. For the purposes of this parliamentary question, “adults in paid employment” are defined as being people aged 16 or over who are in full- or part-time employment, or who are self-employed.

4. Children are defined here as being people aged less than 16 years.

5. The results are given for calendar years as the survey is not designed to be representative for any council area for a financial year.

6. The results are not provided by council wards as the sample is not designed to be representative for council wards.

7. The base numbers show the size of the population sub-group questioned in the survey (i.e. children examined in Glasgow) but cannot be used to calculate how many respondents gave a certain answer.

Source: The Scottish Household Survey, 1999-2003.

Notes:

1. Year-on-year changes are not statistically significantly different. Statistics produced for different time periods may differ due to, for example, sampling variability.

2. For the purposes of this parliamentary question, “overcrowded households” are defined as being households which are below the bedroom standard. The calculation of the number of bedrooms required is based on the assumption that a separate bedroom is required for:

· each cohabiting couple;

· any other person aged 21 years or over;

· each pair of young persons of the same sex aged 10 to 20 years, and

· each pair of children under 10 years (regardless of sex).

Unpaired young persons aged 10 to 20 are paired with a child under 10 of the same sex if possible or allocated a separate bedroom. Any unpaired children under 10 are also allocated a separate bedroom.

3. The results are given for calendar years as the survey is not designed to be representative for any council area for a financial year.

4. The results are not provided by council wards as the sample is not designed to be representative for council wards.

5. The base numbers show the size of the population sub-group questioned in the survey (i.e. people examined in Glasgow) but cannot be used to calculate how many respondents gave a certain answer.