- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2002
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Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 12 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27519 by Patricia Ferguson on 8 August 2002, where a statute imposes a duty on a minister to make a statement concerning the identity of a person to whom entitled rights and official authority have been transferred, and that identity must include the identity of any principal shareholders on that date, whether this form of statutory statement must bear a subscription, the name of the subscriber and the date of the subscription, to be in lawful order.
Answer
Where a statute imposes a duty on a minister to make a statement concerning the identity of a person to whom entitled rights and official authority have been transferred, the issue of whether this form of statutory statement must be subscribed would be determined by reference to the terms and context of the statutory provision in question.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2002
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 29 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it pays to the London based company reSearchWeb for work in respect of the social work research website www.researchweb.org.uk and why this contract was awarded to a company outwith Scotland, given its position on the importance of the knowledge-based economy in Scotland.
Answer
The contract for reSearchWeb was awarded in 1999 as part of the Scottish Executive's contribution to this UK organisation agreed with other parts of the UK. The National Institute for Social Work (NISW) owns the international research database at the heart of reSearchWeb. The Scottish Executive paid the NISW £50,000 in each of the financial years 1998-99 and 1999-2000. No funding was awarded in the financial year 2001-02.The National Institute for Social Work has now been replaced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). The Executive will be reviewing its contract with SCIE later this financial year.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 July 2002
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 27 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many local authorities have submitted bids in respect of Phase 4 of the New Community Schools initiative and how many further bids are anticipated.
Answer
Thirty-one local authorities have submitted bids for funding in respect of the new community school roll-out approach. It is hoped to receive a bid from the remaining authority in the near future.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 July 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 27 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the findings of the Scottish Museums Council following its national audit of Scotland's museums and galleries, what measures will be introduced to raise standards and modernise practice in order to meet "rising user expectations in the 21st century".
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28053.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 July 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 27 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the findings of the Scottish Museums Council following its national audit of Scotland's museums and galleries, what steps will be taken to increase capacity within the museum sector in order to develop and deliver services for the future.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28053.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 July 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 27 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the findings of the Scottish Museums Council following its national audit of Scotland's museums and galleries, what measures will be introduced in order to actively build museum audiences and encourage access for all.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28053.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 July 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 27 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the findings of the Scottish Museums Council following its national audit of Scotland's museums and galleries, what steps will be taken to work in close partnership with the formal and informal education sectors in order to ensure an effective contribution to learning.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28053.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 July 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 27 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the findings of the Scottish Museums Council following its national audit of Scotland's museums and galleries, what measures will be introduced in order to ensure effective stewardship of the distributed national collections.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28053.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 July 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 27 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the findings of the Scottish Museums Council following its national audit of Scotland's museums and galleries, whether there is a need for a national framework that recognises the principle of a distributed national collection and within which a sustainable future can be built for museums and galleries throughout Scotland and, if so, what plans there are to implement such a framework.
Answer
The Executive announced on 10 July, following the publication of the Scottish Museums Council's national audit of Scottish museums and galleries, that a consultation exercise would be launched in mid-August to assist in developing an action plan for Scotland's museums and galleries sector. The consultation will close on 29 November 2002.
- Asked by: Irene McGugan, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 July 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 27 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the findings of the Scottish Museums Council following its national audit of Scotland's museums and galleries, what measures will be introduced to reform historic funding structures in order to address inconsistency of museum provision.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28053.
