- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25808 by Cathy Jamieson on 28 June 2002, why the membership of the Joint Ministerial Meetings on social work and social services does not include some advisers working in the field.
Answer
The Joint Ministerial Meetings are meetings of ministers, with Scottish Executive officials in attendance. Ministers also regularly meet with advisers and organisations in the field.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to Item 10 of the Action Plan for Social Services Workforce, whether meeting and planning got underway with the WEA programme co-ordinator on Return to Learn courses for social care workers in local authorities and whether this work was undertaken within the specified timescale of nine weeks and what the reasons are for the position on this matter.
Answer
I can confirm that three meetings have taken place between Unison, WEA and my officials, most recently on 18 June and that the first Return to Learn programme will have started by October. I will formally launch this initiative on 12 September.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to Item 12 of the Action Plan for Social Services Workforce, whether it will provide details of the statements provided by all centres on their best role in 2005 and how they are preparing for that, and whether this work was undertaken within the specified timescale of nine weeks and what the reasons are for the position on this matter.
Answer
The Executive has met regularly with the centres and discussed their contribution to the Action Plan. The centres have been asked to provide a statement describing how they see the role of their individual initiative developing over the next three years and how the centres might work together to ensure they are co-ordinated, integrate with the requirements for SVQ, Continuous Professional Development and other frameworks, ensuring that the overall strategic objectives of the Action Plan are met.Responses are due by 16 August 2002. These responses will form the basis for a wider consultation on an integrated development programme for the specific centres.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 7 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to item 8 of the Action Plan for Social Services Workforce, who is conducting the economic study of the labour market of children's services in Scotland.
Answer
Following a formal tendering process, the contract was awarded to DTZ Pieda Consulting.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 2 August 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will ensure that Scots, English and Gaelic appear on all signage in the new Parliament buildings with equal prominence.
Answer
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body discussed signage at its meeting on 1 July, and decided that signage in the public areas in the new parliamentary buildings will be in English, Gaelic and Braille, and will also include symbols where appropriate.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 30 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any records kept of contentious questions and of the advice given to modern studies markers on questions which gave them most concern and, if so, which credit questions presented the 2001 markers with the most difficulty.
Answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority. I will ask the Chairman to write with the details requested.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 30 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive who was in charge of the modern studies markers' meetings in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002 and how many markers attended these meetings.
Answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority. I will ask the Chairman to write with the details requested.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 30 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many modern studies markers were recruited in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002 and how many of them were (i) qualified to teach the subject, (ii) teachers of modern studies with more than three years' classroom experience, (iii) retired teachers and (iv) retired teachers not qualified in modern studies.
Answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority. I will ask the chairman to write with the details requested.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 30 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive who in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002 organised the recruitment of modern studies teachers as markers at standard grade.
Answer
The Scottish Qualifications Authority recruited all required markers for modern studies standard grade, as well as for all subjects and levels, in both 2001 and 2002.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 30 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which individuals set the (a) 2001 and (b) 2002 credit papers in modern studies.
Answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority. I will ask the chairman to write to you with the details requested.
