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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S1W-28373

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive at which European Council meetings its ministers have led the UK delegation as defined in Article 146 of the Maastricht Treaty since May 1999, detailing the name of the relevant ministers, the subjects discussed and decisions taken.

The following table provides the information requested:

Date, Council and Lead Minister	Subjects Discussed	Decisions Taken
8-6-2000: Education Council: Nicol Stephen	1. The future challenges and training objectives of education systems in the learning society.2. Report of education ministers to the Stockholm European Council in spring 2001.3. The e-learning initiative.Also CONSIDERED:4. Quality indicators and evaluation in school education.5. Recommendation on Mobility within the Community.	1. To establish the European Year of Languages 2001.2. That education and training policies would play a key part in follow up of Lisbon European Council.3. Need for education ministers to feed into the Luxembourg Employment Process.
12-2-2001:Employment and Youth Council: Nicol Stephen	1. Strategies for lifelong learning.Also considered:2. Community Action Programme.3. Leonardo da Vinci.4. European Year of Languages 2001.5.Trans-European co-operation scheme for higher education.	To adopt a report on the concrete future objectives of education and training systems, and to discuss the work programme arising from the report at the next Education Council meeting.
5-6-2001:Health Council: Susan Deacon	1. The EU public health framework programme.2. Misuse of alcohol by children and young people.3. Proposals for a tobacco Advertising Directive.4. Research and information exchange on vCJD.	To include certain rare diseases in the scope of the public health framework programme, and to call on member states to build on existing work on surveillance and prevention of all Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies as they affect human health.

Question reference: S1W-28371

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 10 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what borrowing powers it and each of its executive agencies have, including limits agreed with Her Majesty's Treasury where appropriate.

Question reference: S1W-28370

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what primary and secondary legislation it has introduced as the result of requirements made by European Union institutions since May 1999, broken down by institution.

Question reference: S1W-28369

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Mike Watson on 10 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) financial and (b) other assistance has been made available to Cameron House Hotel by it and each of its executive agencies in the current year and each of the last two years.

Question reference: S1W-28368

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 10 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an up-to-date list of the cross-border public authorities as defined in the Scotland Act 1998.

Question reference: S1W-28349

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 9 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what subsidies are given to Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority for (a) rail and (b) road services and who distributes these subsidies.

Subsidies for rail services are given to the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority by the Scottish Executive, in the form of a Special Rail Grant, and by the 12 local authorities which make up the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority, in the form of revenue support. The Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority has statutory responsibility for bus services in its area and receives financial support for this from its constituent local authorities.

Question reference: S1W-28348

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive who decides the remuneration levels for all staff at the Court of Session, other than the judges.

Administration staff of the Court of Session are civil servants employed by the Scottish Court Service. Under the authority delegated to him by Scottish ministers, the Chief Executive of the Scottish Court Service has responsibility for deciding the remuneration level, and other terms and conditions of employment, of all Scottish Court Service staff. The pay system and general pay levels used by the Court Service are determined following negotiation with the relevant trade union.

Question reference: S1W-28345

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive who decides the remuneration levels for all staff at the Scottish Land Court, other than the Chairman.

The administrative staff at the Scottish Land Court are employees of the Scottish Executive. They are subject to Scottish Executive terms and conditions and their pay is determined under the Scottish Executive main pay arrangements.The salaries of members of the Scottish Land Court are based on Senior Civil Service scales. Salary increases are determined in line with the recommendations made by the Senior Salaries Review Body for the UK Judiciary.

Question reference: S1W-28346

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Jim Wallace on 9 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive who decides the remuneration levels for all staff at the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, other than the members.

Question reference: S1W-28344

Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 9 September 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive who its nominations were to (a) the Commission for Racial Equality, (b) the Equal Opportunities Commission, (c) the National Disability Council and (d) each of the UK Research Councils at the time of the last appointments.

The Executive does not put forward nominations for appointments to these UK bodies, which are made in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments' Code of Practice. However, where there is a vacancy for a Scottish position, Scottish ministers are invited to put forward the names of people who they feel have the right experience and background. Those people would then be sent notice of the advert and an application pack.