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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S1W-27939

Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 22 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25678 by Mr Jim Wallace on 24th July 2002, whether any civil servant received any oral, draft or documentary or electronic submission from the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) advising or commenting on the proposals of the internal SPS submission Constructing the Future.

Question reference: S1W-27069

Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2002
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 22 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how its school estate strategy will identify comparative standards of educational achievements of pupils served by schools of poor, fair or excellent repair.

Information on educational attainment is published by the Scottish Executive as follows:School by school Scottish Qualifications Authority examination results are published in Examination Results in Scottish Schools. Copies of this report are held in the Parliament's Reference Centre and it can also be accessed at:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library3/education/erss01-00.asp An analysis of 5-14 attainment results (by stage and local authority) was published on 24 January 2002 in a Statistical News Release. Copies of the release are held in the Parliament's Reference Centre and it can also be accessed at:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00138-00.aspThese publications do not contain information about the condition of school buildings.We are working with local authorities to develop a national strategy for the school estate. This work supports our objectives of raising standards of education for all in our schools, and enhancing school environments so they are conducive to teaching and learning.

Question reference: S1W-26377

Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25679 by Mr Jim Wallace on 27 May 2002, what portions of the internal Scottish Prison Service submission Constructing the Future prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss on or about 21 April 2000 were taken into account and by whom, and between what dates, any such portions were taken into account in the development of the Scottish Prison Service Estates Review.

Question reference: S1W-26376

Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25554 by Mr Jim Wallace on 27 May 2002, which of its officials, of what grades and on what dates, have received any memoranda, drafts, notes, submissions or reports regarding any assessment made by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) of the internal SPS submission Constructing the Future prepared by Mr Eric Murch of HM Prison Low Moss on or about 21 April 2000.

Question reference: S1W-28149

Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what funds have been made available in (a) the East Dunbartonshire Council area and (b) Scotland for investment in home-based care services and for infrastructure costs to support the implementation of free personal care.

Estimates of the immediate cost of providing free personal care suggested that from within East Dunbartonshire's overall allocation of £2.255 million, £837,000 could be available in 2002-03 for investment in home-based services and infrastructure costs to support the implementation of free personal care. The first call on the total amount available however is to fund free personal care.Out of the total allocation across Scotland the equivalent amount was £52.7 million.

Question reference: S1W-28147

Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it received before 1 July 2002 from East Dunbartonshire Council on the number of self-funding residents in residential and nursing homes in the council's area and on what dates it received any such information.

We received no information from East Dunbartonshire Council.Information on the number of self-funding residents in care homes is available annually from the Residential Care Homes Census (Scottish Executive) and the Nursing Homes Census (Information and Statistics Division, Scotland). Following consultation with COSLA, the latest figures from these two censuses were used in the allocation of funds relating to free personal care.

Question reference: S1W-28153

Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessments it (a) received before 1 July 2002 and (b) has received to date from East Dunbartonshire Council of the number of people aged 65 years and over for whom assessments of personal care need had been made by or on behalf of the council.

Question reference: S1W-28148

Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it received before 1 July 2002 from East Dunbartonshire Council about any likely loss of revenue to the council from charges for personal care at home following implementation of free personal care and on what dates it received any such information.

Question reference: S1W-28150

Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what submissions it has received from East Dunbartonshire Council since 1 July 2002 on the using up of any resources allocated to the council by means of (a) weekly revenue support grant payments or (b) any other payments for the implementation of free personal care.

Question reference: S1W-28155

Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Frank McAveety on 19 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it (a) received before 1 July 2002 and (b) has received to date from East Dunbartonshire Council about any likely revenue costs to the council arising from the implementation of free personal care for people living at home.