- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 9 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what each local authority's housing revenue account balance was, in cash terms and as a percentage of total housing revenue account gross expenditure, at the close of each of the last three financial years for which figures are available.
Answer
The information requested is contained in the table:
Housing Revenue Account closing balances as at 31 March |
| | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
| Local Authority | Balance (拢 million) | % of Gross Expend | Balance (拢 million) | % of Gross Expend | Balance (拢 million) | % of Gross Expend |
| Aberdeen City | 9.4 | 15.1 | 5.0 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| Aberdeenshire | 9.3 | 26.4 | 10.1 | 25.3 | 8.1 | 20.8 |
| Angus | 1.7 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| Argyll and Bute | 3.3 | 18.0 | 2.2 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 12.2 |
| Clackmannanshire | 3.3 | 23.1 | 2.0 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 8.9 | 26.6 | 7.2 | 21.2 | 3.0 | 9.5 |
| Dundee City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Ayrshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East Dumbartonshire | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| East Lothian | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 10.8 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| East Renfrewshire | 0.3 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eilean Siar | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Falkirk | 8.8 | 19.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 17.1 |
| Fife | 4.7 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
| Glasgow City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Highland | 21.8 | 35.0 | 22.0 | 34.5 | 19.4 | 30.3 |
| Inverclyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midlothian | 1.5 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 12.4 | 1.1 | 8.1 |
| Moray | 2.6 | 18.4 | 2.0 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| North Ayrshire | 2.4 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| North Lanarkshire | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Orkney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perth & Kinross | 8.2 | 35.0 | 8.4 | 32.7 | 5.0 | 19.2 |
| Renfrewshire | 1.2 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Borders | 1.3 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| Shetland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Ayrshire | 4.4 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 9.2 |
| South Lanarkshire | 3.0 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stirling | 1.4 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 9.6 |
| West Dumbartonshire | 1.4 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Lothian | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| Total | 100.3 | 7.9 | 79.1 | 6.3 | 64.8 | 5.1 |
Source: 1998-99 - HSG1A 1999-2000 - HRA extract of audited accounts 2000-01 - HRA Form (near actual)
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 9 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Glasgow Housing Association regarding conveyancing plans, disclosures and warranties, environmental risks, terms of the transfer agreement, protocols and sale of assets in relation to the proposed Glasgow housing stock transfer.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15312.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what its definition of deafblindness is.
Answer
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been carried out on the number of children and adults who are deaf and blind for the latest year for which figures are available.
Answer
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it takes to ensure that deafblind people are able to access specifically trained one-to-one support workers when assessed as requiring such support.
Answer
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessments are carried out into the needs of deafblind individuals and what qualifications a person carrying out any such assessment must possess.
Answer
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it takes to ensure that the services provided to deafblind people are appropriate and in formats and methods accessible to them.
Answer
Answer expected on 8 May 2001
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to encourage more females to take up modern apprenticeships.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is working with the Enterprise Network to target Modern Apprenticeships in non-traditional sectors, including hospitality, early years and childcare, IT and health and social care. Many of these sectors offer apprenticeship opportunities which are more attractive to women. The Executive is also working with the Manufacturing Image Group to encourage more women into manufacturing occupations.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 8 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of any impact which non-dredging of the River Clyde will have on water levels along the course of the river in forthcoming years.
Answer
The need for maintenance of water courses is a matter for the riparian land owners concerned: decisions on dredging of the River Clyde are not for the Scottish Executive. Commissioning of any specific assessments is also a matter for the riparian landowners involved: information on any assessments that may have been undertaken is not held by the Executive.However, local authorities have a duty to assess the state of watercourses in their area to ascertain whether they are likely to cause flooding of non-agricultural land and to publish reports on flooding and measures to prevent flooding.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to establish a special unit for patients sent for psychiatric assessment by the courts.
Answer
The NHS and other agencies will continue to offer a range of care settings and services available for those referred for assessment by the Courts. The individual needs and considerations will continue to inform which setting or service is appropriate in each case. There are no current plans for a dedicated unit.
