- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 2 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals who have gained a Higher National Diploma in each of the last 10 years have chosen to enter higher education outwith Scotland.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 2 November 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals who have gained a Higher National Diploma in each of the last 10 years have subsequently entered higher education and, of these, how many entered higher education at a level above that of the first year level of their course.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 31 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on the provision of school buses in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
Information on expenditure onschool buses is not held centrally in the form requested.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 31 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents involving school buses there have been in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
The information is not held centrallyin the form requested. Road accident statistics do not distinguish a school busfrom any other type of bus.
However, data on reported numbersof pupils injured in road accidents while travelling to or from school is set outin Table 45 of Road Accidents Scotland, published by the Scottish Executivein January 2006, a copy of which is available in the Scottish ParliamentInformation Centre (Bib. number 38777).
The “bus/coach” category in thetable includes pupils travelling on ordinary or service buses as well as on schoolbuses.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 31 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to improve safety measures on school buses.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has commissionedwork to identify good practice on a wide range of school travel issues, includingsafety measures on school buses. The intention is to publish the results in 2007.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 31 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the report, Safer Journeys to School, prepared for the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, the Department of Regional Development and the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland and, if so, whether it believes that it contains information useful to improving school pupils’ safety in transit to school in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is awareof the Northern Island report, which echoes issues raised in the Scottish ConsumerCouncil’s report
Travelling to School.
The Executive has commissionedwork to identify good practice on a wide range of school travel issues, includingpupil safety while travelling to and from school.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 31 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Lord Advocate will consider setting up a public judicial inquiry into all the cases surrounding the Shirley McKie fingerprint case.
Answer
I have no plans to set up a judicialinquiry into this matter.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 25 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28063 by Tavish Scott on 29 September 2006, who made each of the three representations in support of regular rail services between Lanark and Edinburgh and when each was made.
Answer
Representations were receivedfrom Clydesdale Rail Action Group on 12 January 2006and South Lanarkshire Council on 9 January 2006. These were in response to the Consultationon Rail Priorities.
The third representation wasreceived on 27 July 2006 from a couple visiting Lanarkshire.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 18 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28167 by Mr Tom McCabe on 20 September 2006, what the total expenditure has been on the Relocation Advisory Service.
Answer
With regard to the followingcosts; the initial start up phase of the Relocation Advisory Service incurred someone-off set-up costs, and there are on-going costs relating to the day to day provisionof the service:
One-Off Costs
Developing the software for theRelocation Advisory Service to support delivery of the service by face to face meeting,phone and email
Developing the information packsto support provision of the service (e.g. information on all aspects of living andworking in Scotland)
Developing the staff trainingmanuals
On-Going Costs
Staff costs
Support and maintenance of thesoftware
Use of Language Line to enablesimultaneous translation of customer enquiries
Use of NARIC to match internationalqualifications to UK equivalent.
The higher costs in the firstyears reflect the inclusion of these one-off costs.
2004-05 = £504,676.95
2005-06 = £300,577.85
2006- end of September 2006 =£135,922.09.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 18 October 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-28167 by Mr Tom McCabe on 20 September 2006, on what issues the Relocation Advisory Service offers advice.
Answer
The advice which the RelocationAdvisory Service (RAS) offers covers all aspects of living, working, studying anddoing business in Scotland, including how to find a job, the immigration and workpermits process, finding accommodation, accessing education, health care, how tobe self-employed, etc. In addition, RAS can offer businesses advice on employingstudents and workers, from both the EU and outwith the EU. RAS will attempt to helpwith any enquiry from anyone interested in living, working and studying in Scotland.
