- 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 Malcolm Chisholm on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many residents of the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency have been treated at Stobhill Hospital in each of the last three years; whether treatment at the hospital will continue to be provided to residents of the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency in the future, and what the reasons are for the position on this matter.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-22948.
- 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 Malcolm Chisholm on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how residents of the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency who do not have access to any private means of transport should travel in order to keep appointments at Monklands Hospital.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer given to question S1W-22948.
- 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 Patricia Ferguson on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has ever provided briefings or information for use by non-Executive members during meetings of parliamentary committees and, if so, (a) when, (b) in respect of which meetings and (c) to whom each such briefing was provided.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-22946.
- 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 Malcolm Chisholm on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how residents of the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency who do not have access to any private means of transport should travel in order to keep appointments at Wishaw General Hospital.
Answer
This is a matter for Lanarkshire NHS Board and Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
- 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 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it undertakes any assessment to ensure that best academic practice is employed at further and higher educational establishments, detailing the reasons behind its response.
Answer
The Scottish Further Education Funding Council engages HM Inspectorate of Education to assess the quality of academic practice at further education colleges.The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council has a statutory duty to secure that provision is made for assessing the quality of education provided in institutions whose activities they fund or are considering funding.
- 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 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22289 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, when and how it asked the Scottish Further Education Funding Council "to ensure the promotion of equal opportunities in further education colleges" with regard to the employment of staff with physical disabilities and whether it will place its guidance on this matter in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
In my letter of 17 December 2001 to the Chair of the Scottish Further Education Funding Council I asked the council to support and ensure the promotion of equal opportunities generally, within colleges. I did not confine my request to the matter of the employment of staff with physical disabilities. My letter was placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre at the time.
- 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 Patricia Ferguson on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has ever provided briefings or information for use by non-Executive members during debates of the Parliament and, if so, (a) when, (b) in respect of which debates and (c) to whom each such briefing was provided.
Answer
It is not practicable to provide the information in the form requested. The Scottish Executive publishes and provides a great deal of information which may be used by non-Executive members, for example, briefings on bills to committees of the Scottish Parliament.
- 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 Malcolm Chisholm on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Lanarkshire NHS Board is required to reimburse (a) Stobhill Hospital (b) North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust or (c) Greater Glasgow NHS Board for treatment of residents of the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency, and what the reasons are for the position on this matter.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-22948.
- 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 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22288 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, whether there is a standard teaching qualification for academic staff in further education establishments and what requirement there is for applicants to possess any such qualification prior to their appointment to an academic post in a further education establishment, detailing the reasons for the position on this matter.
Answer
Various courses are available leading to the award of a Teaching Qualification (Further Education), ranging in level from certificate of education to Master's degree. Courses are not standard but each is based on and incorporates the core competencies for further education lecturers specified in the National Guidelines on Provision Leading to the Teaching Qualification (Further Education) and Related Professional Development (April 1997). There is no requirement for all academic staff in further education colleges to possess a teaching qualification on appointment. This reflects the diversity of appointments within the sector, where contracts may range from a couple of hours a week to full-time and permanent. Following appointment, all teaching staff are encouraged to pursue programmes of study leading to appropriate qualifications in teaching.
- 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 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-22287 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 7 February 2002, whether it will provide a full explanation of why the Scottish Further Education Funding Council alone is responsible for monitoring progress in regard to the targets for increasing the percentage of academic college staff with a recognised teaching qualification in the further education sector and why it does not collate the information centrally.
Answer
The Scottish Further Education Funding Council sets the targets, makes supporting funding available and monitors progress towards achievement of the targets. It is therefore appropriate that the council should centrally collate this information.
