Older People's Assembly

Question S4W-05676:
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it considers that the Scottish Older People’s Assembly plays in society.

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon (13/03/2012): I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05669 on 13 March 2012 (find below).

Question S4W-05675: 
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it gives to the Scottish Older People’s Assembly.

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon (13/03/2012): I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05669 on 13 March 2012 (find below).

Question S4W-05674: 
To ask the Scottish Executive how (a) individual people and (b) organisations can become members of the Scottish Older People’s Assembly Steering Group.

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon (13/03/2012): I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05669 on 13 March 2012 (find below).

Question S4W-05671: Gil Paterson, Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 15/02/2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Older People’s Assembly has a written constitution.

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon (13/03/2012): I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05669 on 13 March 2012 (find below).

Question S4W-05670: 
To ask the Scottish Executive how many organisations are represented on the (a) Scottish Older People’s Assembly and (b) Scottish Older People’s Assembly Steering Group.

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon (13/03/2012): I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05669 on 13 March 2012 (find below).

Question S4W-05669: 
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals members there are of the (a) Scottish Older People’s Assembly and (b) Scottish Older People’s Assembly Steering Group.

Answered by Nicola Sturgeon (13/03/2012):
The Scottish Older People’s Assembly is run by older people, for older people, and its purpose is to be a voice for older people in Scotland. It was not set up by the Scottish Government, nor is it a Scottish Government organisation, but information about the Assembly and its Steering Group is at
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/sopa2011.
The first Assembly was held in October 2009, and the Scottish Government provided funding of £31,016.32 in 2009-10, £30,000 in each of 2010-11 and 2011-12, and we have promised £30,000 for an assembly in 2012.