- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what cognisance it has taken of the follow-up to the review of the Scottish Youth Parliament by HM Inspectorate of Education and Audit Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-32112 on 12 March 2007. All answersto 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources have been budgeted for projects arising from the findings of the review of the Scottish Youth Parliament by HM Inspectorate of Education and Audit Scotland.
Answer
This will form part of thework plan for the Scottish Youth Parliament for 2007-08, which has still to beagreed.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of core funding is projected for the Scottish Youth Parliament over the next three years.
Answer
The Scottish YouthParliament will receive £250,000 in 2007-08. The future level of funding isstill to be determined.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been given to the Scottish Youth Parliament in each year since 1999, broken down into (a) core and (b) project funding.
Answer
The information on fundingup to 2006 is available on the Scottish Executive website at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/FOI/Disclosures/2006/06/youthparli.A further £251,125 was madeavailable in 2006-07 for core activities and £25,000 in capital funding.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support the Scottish Youth Parliament towards achieving the main points for action identified in the the follow-up to the review of the Scottish Youth Parliament by HM Inspectorate of Education and Audit Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-32112 on 12 March 2007. All answersto 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive which of its departments administers relations with the Scottish Youth Parliament.
Answer
The Education Department.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-31839 by Hugh Henry on 28 February 2007, whether it will answer the second part of the question in relation to the cost of advertising the helpline.
Answer
Further to my answer toquestion S2W-31839 on 28 February 2007, no significant costs were incurred by either advertisingthe helpline on the Scottish Executive website or by issuing a news release.£111.28 was paid to INCAS to meet the costs of a mailing to its membership.All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken as a result of the follow-up to the review of the Scottish Youth Parliament by HM Inspectorate of Education and Audit Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-32112 on 12 March 2007. All answersto 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-31849 by Rhona Brankin on 26 February 2007, what types of target and measurement mechanism will be included in its national race equality strategy and action plan.
Answer
These are issues forconsideration in the further development of the national strategy and actionplan so I am not in a position to confirm at this time, but I can say thatprogress measures, timescales, monitoring and reporting arrangements are key inthe successful delivery of the strategy and will therefore feature.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive from which budget headings and sub-headings the Scottish Youth Parliament is funded.
Answer
The Scottish YouthParliament is funded through the Children, Young People and Families Unified VoluntarySector Fund, which forms part of the Children and Families budget line.
