- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-30567 by Jim Mather on 20 January 2010, whether it had concerns regarding Scottish Development International’s (SDI) trade mission to Israel and what guidance was given to SDI prior to the visit.
Answer
As there are no restrictions in place as regards trading with Israel, the Scottish Government had no concerns regarding the trade mission and considered that no specific guidance was necessary in this instance.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 28 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) cost to date is and (b) estimated final cost will be of drafting the proposed Referendum Bill.
Answer
The drafting of the Referendum Bill is being carried out by the Office of the Scottish Parliamentary Counsel, which drafts all government bills as part of its normal duties. There are therefore no separate drafting costs.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 28 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many officials are working on the drafting of the proposed Referendum Bill.
Answer
The Office of the Scottish Parliamentary Counsel drafts all government bills and is responsible for drafting of the proposed Referendum Bill.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 27 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications there have been from people aged 75 or over for central heating under the Energy Assistance Package.
Answer
Callers to the Energy Assistance Package helpline do not make an application for a particular measure. Where appropriate, the local energy adviser takes them through an assessment to determine their eligibility for each of the four stages of the package.
As of end November 2009 1,978 households including a person aged 75 and over have been referred for stage 4 measures through the EAP. In addition, 1,977 households with persons over 80 had been carried forward to complete the previous programme.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 27 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged 75 or over have had a central heating system installed under the Energy Assistance Package.
Answer
By the end of November, at least 2,438 households with a person over the age of 75 had central heating systems installed. Of these, 1,977 were households with a person over the age of 80, carried forward to complete the previous programme.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether financial provision is in place to support specialist emergency childcare teams following the closure of the Queen Mother’s Hospital in Glasgow and, if so, whether such provision will be maintained and developed until 2015.
Answer
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has confirmed that fully resourced maternity services “ including specialist maternity and paediatric services underpinned by robust clinical protocols “ are in place, and will remain so.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 25 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when in 2010 the proposed Referendum Bill will be published.
Answer
As stated in the White Paper, Your Scotland, Your Voice published on 30 November 2009, the Scottish Government intends to bring forward the Referendum Bill early in 2010.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 20 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had discussions with Scottish Development International regarding the planned trade mission to Israel and, if so, on what date.
Answer
Scottish Development International (SDI) is a joint venture between the Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise. It arranged the trade mission to Israel, in partnership with UK Trade and Investment, as part of its regular yearly programme of overseas trade missions.
As there are no restrictions in place as regards trading with Israel, there was no requirement for SDI to seek dispensation from Scottish Government colleagues prior to arranging this trade mission.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 19 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale is within which its agencies should respond to enquiries from MSPs.
Answer
The Scottish Government and its agencies are expected to respond to all enquiries, including those from MSPs, within 20 working days.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 19 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it provides to Scottish Development International.
Answer
Scottish Development International (SDI) is a joint venture between the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Its budget for 2009-10 was £24.3 million.
The majority of Scottish Development International''s budget, £21.7 million, comes from Scottish Enterprise''s grant-in-aid budget. SDI was also allocated £1.7 million from Scottish Government to cover the salary costs of its Scottish Government employees. In addition, SDI received £0.7 million from the Scottish Government to support its work in the Scottish regions and £0.2 million from Scottish Government in support of its work in the education sector.
