- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what baseline figure will be used to measure and monitor the proportion of 16- to 19-year-olds not in education, training and employment, as referred to in target 7 in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
The baseline figure against which performance on this target will be measured is 14% based on Quarter 1 (spring) 2001 figures from the the Labour Force Survey.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will close the gap in unemployment rates between the worst 10% of areas and the Scottish average by 2006, as referred to in target 6 in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
This target is derived from one of the 12 strategic priorities set out in A Smart, Successful Scotland under the Skills & Learning theme. This recognises the importance to the Scottish economy of ensuring that all communities are trained and ready for work. Indicators have been set in Measuring Scotland's Progress Towards A Smart, Successful Scotland which will track progress towards narrowing the gap in unemployment. The Scottish Enterprise Operating Plan for 2002-03 sets out the specific actions currently being undertaken across the enterprise network to address imbalances in employment rates. The Executive is now in discussions with Scottish Enterprise regarding the development of the new operating plan which will take into account the activities required to meet this and other targets contained in Building a Better Scotland.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what baseline figure will be used to measure and monitor the number of people in employment undertaking training and whether this figure will be broken down by region or sector, as referred to in target 5 in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
The proportion of those of working age in employment undertaking training is 27% in Quarter 1 (spring) 2001, which is the baseline figure for this target. This figure will be available by unitary authority and by industry sector.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of its modern apprenticeship targets by under-represented groups, as referred to in target 4 in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
We will be working with the Enterprise Network and Sector Skills Councils to increase modern apprenticeships in sectors where there is less of an apprenticeship tradition, and which employ more females. Agreed targets will be published in the Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise annual operating plans.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the spending plans for regional selective assistance include monies set aside for the new venture capital fund, as referred to in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
Yes.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council spending plans by academic subject, as set out in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
The allocation of funds to individual higher education institutions (HEIs) is a matter for the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC), which currently decides detailed allocations on an annual cycle. Around March each year SHEFC sets out the funds being offered to individual HEIs for the coming academic year in its Main Grant Letter. The Main Grant Letter explains the detail of the allocation model and provides detail on the calculations underpinning the allocations. For 2002-03, Table A2 of the Main Grant Letter provides information on Main Teaching Grant allocations by subject group and Table B2 provides information on the Main Quality Research Grant by subject.SHEFC's 2002-03 Grant Letter can be found on its website at:
www.shefc.ac.uk/content/library/circs/02/he1502/Mainletter.htm.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of the (a) Scottish Enterprise and (b) Highlands and Islands Enterprise spending plans in relation to the career service budget, as set out in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
The Careers Scotland budgets are now the responsibility of the Enterprise Networks. Further information on Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise budgets will be set out in the Draft Budget Document published in October.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of "enterprise and lifelong learning other", as listed in the spending plans table in the enterprise and lifelong section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
A breakdown of the level 2 baseline "the enterprise and lifelong learning other" figures for the years 2003-06, contained in the enterprise and lifelong section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys, is currently being prepared as part of the Budget Stage 2 process.A breakdown of this baseline figure for 2002-03 can be found within the supporting documentation for the Budget (Scotland) Act No.3.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times since May 1999 it has used its powers under Part III of the Police Act 1997.
Answer
The Scottish Executive hasno powers under Part III of the Police Act 1997, which concerns authorisation of interference with property and wirelesstelegraphy. In Scotland, only the Chief Constable of a police force canauthorise such interference.
The Chief SurveillanceCommissioner has a duty to keep under review the performance of functions underPart III of the 1997 act, and he submits an annual report to the Prime Ministerand the Scottish ministers. The annual report for 2000-01 (SE/2002/5), whichwas laid before the Parliament on 17 January 2002, provides information on theuse of these powers by the police in Scotland.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of all foreign trips it has funded in each of the last two years, detailing the cost of each trip, its purpose and whether reports on the outcome of each trip have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
Information on the cost of each journey to attend meetings and engagements overseas, and its purpose, could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Reports on the outcome of each such journey are not placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
