- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the education indicator for target 3 of the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals does not include the target of having exclusive access to at least four modern computers for every class.
Answer
Our intention was to select a small basket of indicators that would help us measure whether we are closing the gap between deprived areas and the rest of Scotland. The indicators were chosen from existing Executive portfolio and Social Justice targets, because they relate to the achievement of specific outcomes, are relevant for monitoring area-based deprivation relevant to the national average and because the necessary data will be available at local area level for the baseline year of 2003-04.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the education indicator for target 3 of the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals does not include figures on entry into higher and further education in line with milestone 16 of the Social Justice Annual Report Scotland 2001 - A Scotland where everyone matters.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 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: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the education indicator for target 3 of the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals does not include the target of every teacher having access to a classroom computer.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 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: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 30 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why the justice indicator for target 3 of the social justice section of its 2003-06 spending proposals is restricted to house-breaking.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29338 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: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 27 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people over the age of 80 will receive assistance with central heating before May 2003 under the measures announced in its press release SESJ055/2002.
Answer
refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29305. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found on
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: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 27 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people from deprived communities will be helped into work before May 2003 under the child care measures announced in its press release SESJ055/2002.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29305. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found on
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: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 27 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many neighbourhood wardens will be employed before May 2003 under the measures announced in its press release SESJ055/2002.
Answer
The measures announced in press release SESJ055/2002 relate to the Executive's spending plans for 2004-05 onwards, and not to the period before May 2003.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 27 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28012 by Mr Andy Kerr on 30 August 2002, what the exception in relation to senior civil servants was and why the exception was made.
Answer
The exception was to second a person into the then Scottish Office for more than 12 months without first establishing a field of candidates. It was made to secure particular expertise quickly in the area of housing.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 25 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is liable for any costs incurred by private ambulance companies which are contracted to provide support, including appliances and equipment, at cultural, sporting or other events and, if so, what these costs are in respect of, why the SAS is so liable and what the extent of its liability is.
Answer
The Scottish Ambulance Service does not subcontract to private ambulance services, therefore it is not liable for any costs incurred by such companies.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 19 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28005 by Mr Andy Kerr on 22 August 2002, what the reason was for the large number of senior civil servants recruited in 2001-02, giving specific information regarding the reason for the number of heads of division recruited.
Answer
Twenty-eight senior civil servants (SCS) were recruited during 2001-02 to cover supply and demand arising from retirals, leavers, promotions and the creation of new SCS posts.Of the 28, 19 people from both internal and external sources were appointed via one generic recruitment campaign to provide a pool to cover for vacancies arising over the period January 2002 to June 2003.
