- 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 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.
- 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 stakeholders it intends to consult on matters relating to the National Conversation.
Answer
Scotland''s National Conversation is already successfully engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, with the voluntary sector, faith groups, business, trades unions, local government, academics, young people and ethnic minority groups all taking part.
- 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 many of its officials are part of the National Conversation team.
Answer
The team which manages the National Conversation and Referendum is responsible for the Scottish Government''s policy on developing Scotland''s constitution, and responding to related initiatives such as the UK Government''s Governance of Britain programme, the Commission on Scottish Devolution, the All Wales Convention and the Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales.
There is currently the equivalent of 12.5 full-time staff engaged in these activities.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs will be of running a referendum as outlined in the National Conversation
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20911 on 9 March 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: Monday, 21 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has costed running a referendum as outlined in the National Conversation.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20911 on 9 March 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 whether Scottish ministers have encouraged submissions to the National Conversation from stakeholders.
Answer
All stakeholders, whether they are individuals or organisations, are encouraged to participate in the National Conversation. They can do so by attending public or stakeholder events, through the website or by commenting on National Conversation publications.
- 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 discussions its officials have had with UK Government officials on any of the 14 workstreams relating to the National Conversation.
Answer
Scottish Government officials discuss the development of policy with a wide range of interests including, where appropriate, officials in the UK Government.
- 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.
