Chamber and committees

None of the planned jobs at Hewlett-Packard are related to call centre activity.

Information at this level of detail is not held centrally. The pay of local authority employees is a matter for local authorities as independent corporate bodies.

The procurement methods for the schools in the Scotland''s Schools for the Future programme will be determined on a case-by-case basis, allowing local councils to make decisions which are best for them. Some schools, for example East Lothian Council''s primary school project, will be procured through the Hub programme, whilst others will be procured through joint procurement projects, such as the pilot programme involving Midlothian and East Renfrewshire Councils.

We have asked the Scottish Futures Trust to consider and advise on funding models for future phases.

East Renfrewshire and Midlothian Councils are currently undertaking an innovative joint procurement initiative to procure two secondary schools as the pilot project for the Scotland''s Schools for the Future programme. This will be the first time two local authorities have collaborated to jointly procure new schools.

More Choices More Chances continues to be a high priority which is why we have the national indicator on positive and sustained school leaver destinations.

Action by this government is ensuring all young Scots have the training and support they need to gain employment. We have delivered more than 20,000 Modern Apprenticeships; supported 7,500 additional university places and more than 4,000 additional college places. We are rolling-out 16+ Learning Choices by December 2010 to ensure an offer of a place in post-16 learning or training for every young person in Scotland. We are also piloting Activity Agreements in 10 local authority areas, offering tailored packages of learning and support for our most vulnerable 16 and 17-year-olds.

As of the end of August, the integrated employment and skills service, involving closer working between Jobcentre Plus and Skills Development Scotland, has been rolled out to all Jobcentres in Scotland.

Senior Civil Servants (SCS) pay is reserved to the UK Government. The SCS Pay and Performance Management framework is provided each year by the Cabinet Office following recommendations from the Senior Salaries Review Body.

The Scottish Government is currently consulting on proposals which will require local authorities, including police boards, to make disclosures on senior officer remuneration. The disclosures include bonus payments made to senior officers.

We intend to examine the benefits of including the M74 Junction 5, Raith and M8/M73/M74 Network Improvement schemes in the proposed not for profit distribution procurement of the M8 Baillieston to Newhouse scheme. Ministers have announced that should a favourable decision on the M8 public local inquiry be made, a thorough review of the remaining stages of the project will be required. The date of completion of all three projects will depend on the procurement mechanism established as a result of that review.

There are no employees working in the Scottish Government core directorates who earn less than £7.15 per hour.

Approximately 4,500 employees in NHS Scotland are expected to earn less than £7.15 per hour in 2010-11. These are staff on the lowest point of the Agenda for Change pay scale which is currently £6.98 per hour.

Pay for local government employees is a matter for local authorities and the appropriate trades unions.

Information is not held centrally about employees in non-departmental public bodies.