- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overseas students are currently studying in Scotland.
Answer
In session 2001-02 thenumber of overseas students studying at higher education (HE) level in Scotlandstood at 20,482 and the number of overseas enrolments in
furthereducation (FE) stood at 4,241.
Notes:
1. Overseas is defined hereas non-UK domicile.
2. These figures exclude allopen and distance learning students as they are not deemed to be “studying in” Scotland.
3. Information on the numberof FE students is not currently available. Scottish Further EducationFunding Council collects and publishes data on enrolments on individual coursesat FE colleges. As individuals commonly enrol on more than one course in anacademic year, the number of enrolments is significantly higher than the numberof students.
4. Sources: Higher EducationStatistics Agency and Scottish Further Education Funding Council.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overseas students completed their studies at Scottish universities in six months or less in each of the last five years.
Answer
The following table shows thenumber of overseas graduates and diplomates completing courses lasting sixmonths or less at Scottish higher education institutions in academic years1997-98 to 2001-02 inclusive.
| 1997-98 | 27 |
| 1998-99 | 21 |
| 1999-2000 | 37 |
| 2000-01 | 54 |
| 2001-02 | 7 |
Source : Higher EducationStatistics Agency (HESA).
Notes:
1. The term “graduate”refers to a student who has successfully completed a course at first degreelevel or above; the term “diplomate” refers to a student who has successfullycompleted a course at higher education (sub-degree) level.
2. Overseas is defined hereas non-UK domicile.
3. These figures exclude allopen and distance learning students as those students are not deemed to be “studyingin” Scotland.
4. Data shown is for courseswith length of six months or 26 weeks and below.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how will to support overseas students affected by the introduction of new charges from November 2003 for such students seeking an extension of their stay in the United Kingdom.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not provide support for overseas students, with the exception of studentsfrom EU member states who are entitled to the same tuition fee support as Scottishdomiciled students. The Executive has no plans to review the position in this area.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures the Scottish Executive is considering to improve support to asylum seekers within higher education.
Answer
The Scottish Refugee IntegrationForum has recommended that asylum seekers be allowed access to part-time HigherNational courses on the same basis as currently applies for non-advanced courses.We are working with institutions and the funding councils to ensure that asylumseekers will be eligible for fee waiver support in respect of such courses and forhardship support in respect of books and, if appropriate, travel passes, from academicyear 2003-04.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its plans to amend the guidance that is provided to academic institutions on making awards from hardship funds will be complete in time for implementation in the 2003-04 academic year.
Answer
The relevant guidance has beenamended and issued to institutions.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the consultation timetable is in respect of Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.
Answer
The Executive's white paper onpublic involvement, Your place, your plan is not a consultation paper. Itsets out the Executive's measures to strengthen and enhance public involvement atall stages in the land-use planning system. We will take these measures forwardin an open and inclusive manner as time and resources permit.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on the proposal to pass responsibility for neighbour notification to local authorities, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-2229 which is available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will make planning appeal inquiries more accessible, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.
Answer
We published the consultation paper
Modernising Public Local Inquiries in July 2003. The paper looks atthe scope for modernising the planning inquiry process and at opportunities forbetter practice. The consultation paper is available in the Parliament's ReferenceCentre (Bib. number 28275).
The closing date for responses to this public consultation is 28 November 2003.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether eradication of prostitution will form part of the strategy of the Ministerial Working Group on Prostitution.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to S2W-2216 today, which is available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on its pilot projects with South Lanarkshire Council and Highland Council on investigating ways of modernising the development planning system, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.
Answer
Under thepilot projects, the Hamilton Local Plan in South Lanarkshire and the Wester Ross Local Plan in Highland are progressing well towards publicationof finalised draft plans. The project has helped to support the view that barriersto better plan making relate more to cultural and management issues rather thanlegislation or regulations. Both South Lanarkshire and Highland Councils have considered new ways of engagingwith the public and other stakeholders, including opinion meters and photographiccompetitions, which will be of interest to other authorities.
