- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how often it has received recommendations from the Civil Service Commissioners in each year since May 1999.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has received no recommendations from the Civil Service Commissioners in any year since May 1999.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times it has deviated from the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Code in each year since May 1999.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has not deviated from the Civil Service Commissioners' recruitment code in any year since May 1999.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many occupational psychologists it employs.
Answer
The Scottish Executive core departments employ no permanent staff as occupational psychologists. Occupational psychologists are used by the Scottish Executive on a contract basis.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 15 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the result of the last Civil Service Commissioners' audit of its recruitment system was.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28016 on 27 August 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 15 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29346 by Ms Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002, why the social justice section of its spending proposals 2003-06 mentions only stock transfer as an option for improving housing infrastructure and whether it will provide financial support for other proposals brought forward by local authorities for improving housing infrastructure.
Answer
In addition to the support provided to councils for stock transfers the Executive also provides consents for local authority borrowing on the Housing Revenue Account. In the current year the borrowing consents are set at £180 million. Local authorities also undertake capital investment using receipts and rental income. The Executive is always happy to consider the merits of alternative proposals brought forward by local authorities and others.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 15 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29344 by Ms Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002, how much it proposes to spend in increasing the opportunities for young people to get involved in volunteering.
Answer
We are spending almost £700,000 in 2002-03 on the Millennium Volunteers programme in Scotland. This programme is designed to encourage, support and recognise 16- to 25-year-olds who volunteer their time for the benefit of their communities. The programme is being reviewed and I plan to reach a decision about its future shortly.Through the Active Communities Initiative, we are also providing more than £244,000 over four years to Community Service Volunteers for its volunteering among young people in rural areas project. While this project is specifically aimed at young people, many more of the Active Communities Initiative funded projects will also involve volunteering by young people.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 15 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29338 by Ms Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002, how it reached its decisions on which indicators relate to the achievement of specific outcomes and which are relevant for monitoring area-based deprivation.
Answer
The decisions were reached on the basis of the criteria set out in the answer given to question S1W-29338 on 30 September 2002. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 15 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29339 by Ms Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002, whether every teacher having access to a classroom computer fits its definition of specific outcomes.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30126 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's Website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 15 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29339 by Ms Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002, whether every teacher having access to a classroom computer is relevant for monitoring area-based deprivation relevant to the national average.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-30126 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's Website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 15 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-29338 by Ms Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002, what the reasons were for its intention to select a small basket rather than a broad range of indicators.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has in place a broad range of targets and indicators that measure progress at national level in respect of key outcomes. It was considered appropriate to select a small number of those targets and indicators that best met the criteria set out in the answer given to question S1W-29338, rather than a wider group that would include targets and indicators that were less directly relevant to measuring closing the gap. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
