- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 17 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, in the event of an affirmative vote in the proposed independence referendum, whether it plans to hold a second referendum to confirm any settlement subsequently negotiated with the UK Government.
Answer
I refer the member to chapter 10 of Your Scotland, Your Voice, which sets out the government''s plans for a referendum.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to promote Scottish ballet.
Answer
The Scottish Government core funds Scottish Ballet by £4.713 million as one of Scotland''s five National Performing Companies. The Scottish Government has helped Scottish Ballet to celebrate its 40th anniversary season, contributed to the costs of the new headquarters in Glasgow, and performances at the Edinburgh International Festival and its highly successful Tour to China earlier this year. In addition, Scotland.org website continues to promote Scottish Ballet.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether an amount for touring is included in Scottish Ballet’s budget.
Answer
The grant from the Scottish Government contributes to all areas of Scottish Ballet''s work. A proportion of this work includes touring in Scotland and the UK. There is an additional fund available to the National Performing Companies to support international touring and Scottish Ballet received £100,000 towards their successful visit to China this year.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of Scottish Ballet.
Answer
My predecessor met with Scottish Ballet on 1 September and opened their new head quarters at Tramway in Glasgow on 17 September 2009. Officials meet with Scottish Ballet periodically, most recently on 1 December 2009.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 10 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is monitoring the number of days that an accused is in custody awaiting trial following changes to the 110-day rule.
Answer
The Scottish prison service, court service and Crown all ensure that accused are not remanded in custody beyond the terms of the court''s warrant. Statistics are not maintained on the actual number of days that an accused remains in custody in terms of the court''s warrant or warrants. The criminal justice system in Scotland works within very strict time limits to ensure that accused are brought to trial quickly. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service prioritises the prosecution of serious crime in order to ensure that these limits are complied with and all custody cases are indicted within 80 days.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 27 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are plans to alter the distribution of funding for the Youth Music Initiative from the Scottish Arts Council to local authorities and, if so, what conditions will be attached in single outcome agreements to the use of these funds by local authorities.
Answer
There are currently no such plans. Funding for the Youth Music Initiative is to remain with the Scottish Arts Council in 2010-11 and pass to Creative Scotland once established. We will look with Creative Scotland and COSLA at the longer term options for funding distribution and how they can maintain successful outcomes from the initiative.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much working time is devoted to the National Conversation workstream on a fairer Scotland.
Answer
Policy development work on the National Conversation is carried out by officials as part of their normal duties and is not separately quantified.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when its proposals on the proposed Referendum Bill will be published.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27095 on 6 October 2009 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to hold a referendum on any matter.
Answer
The forthcoming Referendum Bill will confer any necessary powers for the holding of a referendum on Scotland''s constitutional future.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has requested that the civil service develop workstreams on any matters reserved to Westminster.
Answer
Scottish Government officials are examining the effects of changes to the constitution on the range of issues currently devolved or reserved in the Scotland Act.
