- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22275 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, why no advice or instruction has been provided to the Scottish Higher and Further Education Funding Councils regarding the funding of student welfare services.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-21385 on 18 January 2002.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22274 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, whether it will provide a full explanation of why it will not hypothecate monies for student welfare purposes as requested.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S1W-21385.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22275 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, whether it has any concerns regarding the provision of student welfare provision at higher and further education establishments, detailing the reasons for its position on this matter.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-21385.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22280 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, what specific new performance indicators are being developed by the Scottish Further Education Funding Council; what instructions or guidance it has provided to the council on these proposed indicators; whether it will place any such instructions or guidance in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre and, if so, on what date they will be so placed, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
Answer
Policy guidance letters of 7 and 8 February 2001 and 17 December 2001 to the Scottish Further Education Funding Council (SFEFC), made various references to performance indicators. Each letter was placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre at the time.SFEFC has not yet completed work on the development of a framework of new performance indicators.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22276 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, how its policies on access for all and lifelong learning are developed in the absence of the information being collated by the Scottish Further Education Funding Council on the number of students from state schools who enter universities and what the reasons are for the position on this matter.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-21387 on 18 January 2002.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22267 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, why it does not have the same powers to direct higher education establishments as it does under section 21 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 to direct further education establishments and whether it has any plans to address this position, detailing the reasons behind its position on this matter.
Answer
There is no such power under the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992. The Executive is currently conducting a review of higher education, during which individuals and organisations are at liberty to propose changes to these arrangements.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what information on further and higher educational establishments it holds centrally, detailing the reasons for the position on this matter.
Answer
The Executive has access to a wide range of information on further and higher educational establishments, including some collected directly for specific purposes, such as data collected by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland.The Executive collects such data as it requires, and which cannot be obtained from other bodies, such as the Scottish Funding Councils and the Higher Education Statistics Agency.As indicated in previous replies, officials from the department would be happy to meet with you to discuss data collection and the information that is available.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22267 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, whether, under section 21 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992, it can direct further education establishments to ensure that all grievance and appeal procedures are fully compliant with the European Convention of Human Rights, detailing the reasons for the position on this matter.
Answer
No. As autonomous bodies, further education colleges are responsible for deciding what action is necessary to ensure compliance with all relevant legal requirements. The power of direction is to be exercised only in accordance with the discharge of their statutory functions.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22268 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, whether it has undertaken any assessment of the potential for it to be held legally or financially liable for any malpractice resulting from grievance and appeal procedures at further and higher education establishments, detailing the reasons behind its position on this matter.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has considered the matter and is of the view that, given the terms of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992, liability for any malpractice resulting from grievance and appeal procedures would lie with the establishment in question.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22267 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, whether, under section 21 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992, it would be reasonable for it to direct further education establishments to ensure that all grievance and appeal procedures are fully compliant with the European Convention of Human Rights, detailing the reasons behind its position on this matter.
Answer
No. I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-22933.
