- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice, guidance or guidelines it provides to childminders.
Answer
Under the Children Act 1989, local authorities are responsible for the regulation of childminders and it is for them to offer any advice to providers. Guidance for local authorities on the regulation and review of childminding was issued by the Scottish Office in 1991.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 8 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which bodies regulate or vet the procedures of childminders.
Answer
Childminders are currently regulated by local authorities under the Children Act 1989. As from 1 April 2002, the new Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care will assume responsibility for the regulation and inspection of childminders under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 8 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there will be any additional cost to the taxpayer following the appointment of eight Ministerial Parliamentary Aides and what budget has been set aside to accommodate any such costs.
Answer
Ministerial Parliamentary Aides are unpaid. If they make any visits within the United Kingdom relating to their duties as a Ministerial Parliamentary Aide, they would be entitled to normal Civil Service travel and subsistence allowances. It is not envisaged that such visits will occur very often, and no specific budget has been set aside to accommodate any such costs.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 7 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs Interim Committee and what issues were discussed.
Answer
I met the Chair of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs Interim Committee on 14 January 2002 when we discussed the resourcing of the committee and the National Park. Following those discussions we have been able to allocate a further £1.9 million for the year 2002-03. Officials from the Scottish Executive continue to meet regularly with representatives of the Interim Committee to discuss a wide range of issues.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 6 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to introduce additional safety measures or reduce traffic speed on the A84 through Doune and Blair Drummond.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no plans to introduce any additional safety measures or to reduce speed limits on the A84 through Doune and Blair Drummond.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give details of every individual allocation of money it has made to Clackmannanshire Council in this financial year and for what purpose each such allocation was made.
Answer
Details can be found in the document Allocations of Central Government Grant to Local Authorities 2001-02, a copy of which is held in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number19464).
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give details of every individual allocation of money it has made to Stirling Council in this financial year and for what purpose each such allocation was made.
Answer
Details can be found in the document Allocations of Central Government Grant to Local Authorities 2001-02, a copy of which is held in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 19464).
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 5 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Historic Scotland has set any target timescales for becoming an independent body in terms of direct funding and support from the Executive.
Answer
No. Historic Scotland is part of the Scottish Executive and carries out a wide range of activities on behalf of Scottish ministers, including the provision of policy advice and various statutory duties which could not be carried out by an independent body. Historic Scotland has increased the proportion of its budget represented by income from 19.4% in 1991-92 (when it was established) to 36.4% in 2000-01, but there is no prospect of its becoming wholly self-sufficient.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 28 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the submissions it received during the drafting of its Draft Guidance on the Circumstances in which Parents may Choose to Educate their Children At Home.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no plans to publish submissions received as part of the development process of the draft guidance on the circumstances in which parents may choose to educate their children at home. Responses to the consultation on the draft guidance, which runs until 29 March 2002, will, however, be published. This approach is consistent with Scottish Executive consultation policy.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 21 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail any independent research on the treatment by local authorities of home educating families that contributed to the drafting of its Draft Guidance on the Circumstances in which Parents may Choose to Educate their Children At Home.
Answer
In preparing the Draft Guidance on the Circumstances in which Parents may Choose to Educate their Children At Home, the Scottish Executive considered the Scottish Consumer Council Homeworks report on the treatment of home educating families by local authorities. Many of the issues raised in the report have been addressed in the draft guidance, which has been issued for consultation until 29 March 2002.
