- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 19 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average si'e is of a modern studies department.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 17 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many operational PPP and PFI projects there are and what the accounting treatment is for each project.
Answer
A list of all Scottish PPP projectscan be found on the Scottish Executive Financial Partnerships Unit’s website at
www.scotland.gov.uk/ppp. All projectslisted are accounted for as off balance sheet, except for New Edinburgh Royal Infirmary andEast Ayrshire Community Hospital.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33814 by Mr Jim Wallace on 19 February 2003, how the stabbings of three prisoners at HM Prison Kilmarnock in September 2002 have now been recorded for the purpose of the prison's performance points.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
No points have yet been recordedyet.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 13 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of secondary schools offer modern studies courses at (a) S2, (b) standard grade, (c) higher grade, and (d) higher still level, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-6863 on 24 March 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at
www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 13 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to ensure that every pupil will have access to a modern studies course.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-7919 on 13 May 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 13 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to ensure that pupils who do not have access to modern studies courses can study current affairs, including the business of the Parliament, to standard grade, higher grade and higher still levels.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-7919 on 13 May 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 13 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to increase the number of pupils who study modern studies.
Answer
All publicly-funded secondaryschools in Scotland are approved by the Scottish Qualifications Authority to offernational qualifications courses in modern studies. However, some schools can decidenot to offer the subject at any or all of the available levels. There is no schoolstatutory national curriculum in Scotland. It is therefore a matter for local authorities and schoolsthemselves to decide upon the course options they provide.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 12 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how the capital costs of the NHS have varied as a result of PPP/PFI projects.
Answer
There is no evidence that PPP/PFIhas had an impact on the capital costs of the NHS. PPP/PFI contributes substantiallyto capital investment in NHSScotland and is an additional source of funding.There are currently 27 projects with a capital value of £864 million under development.PPP/PFI does not replace public funding which has seen substantial annual increases,rising from £136 million in 1996-97 to £420million in 2005-06.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 12 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it will use to determine which operators of PFI/PPP schools will be designated as public authorities under section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Answer
The Executive will carry outa public consultation by the end of October this year on the criteria that should be applied to designateScottish public authorities under section 5 of the act.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 April 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 12 May 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it will use to determine which operators of PFI/PPP hospitals will be designated as public authorities under section 5 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Answer
The Executive will carry outa public consultation by the end of Octoberthis year on the criteria that should beapplied to designate Scottish public authorities under section 5 of the act.
