§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will appoint a member of the Glasgow east end strategy group to the Greater Glasgow health board as it is constituted now or will be after April 1991.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythMembers of health boards are not appointed as representatives of particular organisations or sections of the community but for the personal contribution which they can make to their board's work.
§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of houses in the east end of Glasgow which are below minimum required standards.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe minimum required standards are set out in the tolerable standard for housing in section 86 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987.
Each local authority provides the Scottish Development Department with annual estimates of the number of houses in its district as a whole which are below the tolerable standard. However, information is not provided for particular areas within those districts.
§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what efforts his Department is currently making to attract and create jobs in the east end of Glasgow.
§ Mr. LangLocate in Scotland actively pursues the attraction of inward investment for Scotland as a whole, including the east end of Glasgow.
However, jobs are created by market forces not by Governments. The Government, through the Scottish Development Agency, continue to support the East End Executive, which provides a range of services, including business advice and training, with the aim of stimulating and protecting employment in the area.
§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much money has been spent in the east end of Glasgow by(a) the Scottish Development Agency, (b) Greater Glasgow health board, (c) the Scottish Special Housing Association, (d) the Housing Corporation, (e) Scottish Homes and (f) the MSC since the ending of the GEAR project in March 1987.
§ Mr. LangThe information relating to Greater Glasgow health board and the MSC is not available and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.
The expenditure figures for the remaining organisations are as follows:
£ millions Scottish Development Agency (1 April 1987–31 March 1990) 6.7 Scottish Special Housing Association (1 April 1987–31 March 1989) 4.5 Housing Corporation in Scotland (1 April 1987–31 March 1989) 10.9 Scottish Homes (1 April 1989–31 March 1990) 10.75 (1 April 1990–31 March 19911) 12.7 1 Estimated.
§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount of Government money spent in the east end of Glasgow during the lifetime of the GEAR project and since then.
§ Mr. LangThe information requested is not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the projects in the east end of Glasgow in which the Scottish Development Agency is currently involved.
§ Mr. LangThe table gives details of projects currently under way, and of those not yet under way but in respect of which agency funding has been committed. Other projects under consideration, but not yet committed, are not included.
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Project title Description Claythorn Street, Gallowgate The construction, on a derelict site, of 15 flatted dwelling units for sale. Kerr Street, Bridgeton The construction, on a derelict site near Bridgeton Cross, of 82 flatted dwelling units for sale. Laird Business Centre, Dalmarnock The redevelopment of the former DRG Lairds Packaging factory in Carstairs Street to provide some 140,000 square feet of small office, workshop and storage space for rent. Paton Street/Duke Street The redevelopment of a site adjacent to Duke Street railway station to provide 20 flatted dwelling units for sale and two shop units for rent.
Urban Programme Community managed projects East End of Glasgow 1990–91 Project Title Employees Urban Programme Funding Managing Organisation Full time Part time Capital Current Dalmarnock Youth Project Dalmarnock Youth Committee 2 1 0 38,167 Barrowfield Youth Project South Camlachie Community Council 1 0 0 18,866 Reidvale Adventure Playground Reidvale Adventure Play Association 4 0 98,425 50,656 Centre for Disabled—Bridgeton West GEAR Disability Forum 1 1 129,400 13,443 East End Money Advice and Information Centre East End Advice Centre Management Committee 3 1 35,945 35,427 Alcohol Counselling/Lodging Houses, GEAR Glasgow Council on Alcoholism 2 0 0 2,351 Orr Street Day Centre, GEAR Calton Elderly Working Party 0 0 0 1,780 Dalmarnock Neighbourhood Office Dalmarnock Community Council 0 0 0 56,992 Bridgeton Community Hall Bridgeton Centre Executive Committee 4 0 0 56,202 Dalmarnock After School Care Dalmarnock Women's Health Group 1 0 0 18,156 Barrowfield Family Flat Barrowfield Family Flat Management Committee 2 0 0 35,407 GEAR Community Arts Project GEAR Community Arts Project Council 2 1 0 33,033 Rape Crisis Centre Support Project (Womens Support) Strathclyde Rape Crisis Centre 1 0 2,820 36,547 Bridgeton Unemployed Group Bridgeton Unemployed Group 0 0 0 1,557 Dalmarnock Community Centre Dalmarnock Community Association 3 1 0 9,242 Gallowgate Tenants Hall Gallowgate Tenants Hall Steering Committee 2 3 0 45,855 East End Resident Advisors East End Management Unit 2 0 0 26,215