- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the schools in East Ayrshire where primary 3 pupils are in classes of 18 or under.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-6748 on 29 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the schools in East Ayrshire where primary 2 pupils are in classes of 18 or under.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-6748 on 29 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the schools in South Ayrshire where primary 1 pupils are in classes of 18 or under.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-6748 on 29 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the schools in East Ayrshire where primary 1 pupils are in classes of 18 or under.
Answer
Information onindividual class sizes from the 2006 pupil census (the latest figuresavailable) is published on the internet and can be found at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/16412/PrimClassSizesSep06.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that small schools are compatible with modern teaching methods, including the use of self assessment and peer assessment.
Answer
Curriculum forExcellence aims toprovide teachers with the flexibility to adopt new approaches to learning andteaching and its values, purposes and principles are not dependent onstructures. Likewise, we believe that good learning and teaching practices suchas self and peer assessment are beneficial to all children, irrespective ofschool size or type.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the link between eating red meats and an increased risk of people developing bowel cancer, highlighted in Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer, published by the World Cancer Research Fund.
Answer
The World Cancer ResearchFund advice on meat goes further than current Food Standards Agency advice and theagency is aware of the evidence on the relationship between meat consumption andcancer. The potential impact of a recommendation to consumers to reduce meat consumptionis being considered by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) aspart of a review of iron and health which is due to be made available for publiccomment in 2008.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the link between physical activity and a reduced risk of people developing bowel and breast cancer, highlighted in Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer, published by the World Cancer Research Fund.
Answer
The ScottishGovernment’s physical activity strategy Let’s Make Scotland more Active,published in 2003, recognises that physical activity can be protective againstcertain cancers, in line with the recommendations of the World Cancer ResearchFund report. Our strategy makes recommendations for the minimum levels ofphysical activity required to reduce the risk of these cancers and otherdiseases, and sets targets and a strategic framework to support the majority of the population achieving these levels by 2022.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what views it has on the specific recommendations of Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer, published by the World Cancer Research Fund.
Answer
Therecommendations of the World Cancer Research Fund report are in keeping withcurrent advice from the Scottish Government, Food Standards Agency Scotland and NHS Health Scotland on healthy eating, healthy weight and physical activity. This advice isdesigned to promote the maintenance of overall health, and prevention of arange of chronic diseases, including cancer.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the link between weight gain and obesity and an increased risk of developing cancer, highlighted in Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer, published by the World Cancer Research Fund.
Answer
The ScottishGovernment’s physical activity strategy “Let’s Make Scotland more Active” andthe Scottish Diet Action Plan both recognise that weight gain beyond the healthy BMI range increasesthe risk of certain cancers.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to alter its nutritional guidelines in relation to meals and snacks provided in schools and hospitals following the recommendations contained in Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer, published by the World Cancer Research Fund.
Answer
No. Current draftguidance on food and fluid provision in hospitals and standards and guidance onmeals and snacks in schools are broadly in line with the World Cancer ResearchFund recommendations.
