- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 2 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16459 by Mr Jack McConnell on 4 July 2001, whether the target for reducing exclusions from schools by one third by 2002, as announced by the Minister for Children and Education on 13 September 1999, no longer applies.
Answer
The target referred to in September 1999 reflected the target for exclusions which was announced in 1998 following publication of a Social Exclusion Unit report to the UK Government.
The Scottish Executive reviewed a number of targets established by the UK Government on what subsequently became devolved issues in the course of the preparation of Social Justice...a Scotland where everyone matters in November 1999. This document contains a revised target of reducing by a third the days lost every year through exclusion from school and truancy and this is the target to which the Scottish Executive has worked since then.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 2 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether health boards and local authorities collate the details which they both hold of the number of children with attention deficit disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and, if so, how this is done.
Answer
Any such collation would be for health boards and education and/or social work authorities to agree locally, and the Executive does not hold information on whether and how it is done. Consultation between health, education and social work authority would normally take place on an individual basis, depending on the needs of a particular child.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 31 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the costs involved in launching and distributing its consultation document Rivers, Lochs, Coasts: The Future for Scotland's Waters.
Answer
The cost of designing, printing and distributing 2,500 copies of the consultation paper was in the region of £9,000.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 26 July 2001
To ask the Presiding Officer whether any design changes have been made to the windows in the MSP office block of the new Parliament building at Holyrood and, if so, what the consequential additional costs and time delays in construction were.
Answer
Design changes were made to the MSP block windows as a consequence of the Value Engineering exercise carried out in late 1999. The Convener of the Holyrood Progress Group has confirmed that there were no consequential time delays and the changes have resulted in cost savings of around £100,000.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 20 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-14208 by Mr Jack McConnell on 29 May 2001, when a report on its consultation on Promoting the International Dimension in Scottish Schools will be published.
Answer
We intend to publish this report early in school session 2001-02.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 12 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8650 by Sarah Boyack on 14 August 2000, how many personal injury accidents occurred on the A85 between Lochearnhead and Crianlarich in 2000 and in 2001 to date.
Answer
Details of the personal injury accidents which have occurred on the A85 between Lochearnhead and Crianlarich in 2000 and in 2001 up to 27 June is as follows:
| A85 between Lochearnhead and Crianlarich: Injury Accidents (January 2000 - 27 June 2001) |
| Year | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Total |
| 2000 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 |
| 2001 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 3 | 14 | 8 | 25 |
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 10 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to questions S1W-7163 and S1W-15072 by Susan Deacon on 26 April 2001, whether it can explain the discrepancy in the number of whole-time equivalent qualified school nurses between the two answers.
Answer
I regret that the information on the number of whole-time equivalent qualified school nurses given in question S1W-7163 included clinic nurses employed by NHSScotland as well as school nurses. The information in question S1W-15072 is correct. The figures in these answers came from Skipper and ISD Scotland respectively.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-14208 by Mr Jack McConnell on 29 May 2001, when a report on its consultation on the regulation of early education and child care will be published.
Answer
The Regulation of Early Education and Childcare - The Way Ahead, published in May 2000, set out our conclusions following consultation in March 1999. During the course of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Bill, we further amended our policy proposals to ensure full regulation covered children up to 16 and child care agencies, and to provide for fully integrated inspection of care services which include an educational element. The Bill awaits Royal Assent.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of launching, publishing and distributing its Greater Protection for Hutters consultation document.
Answer
The cost of designing, printing, copying and distributing copies of the consultation paper was in the region of £1,500.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-14189 by Sarah Boyack on 28 March 2001, what types of schemes to improve road safety on the A85 between Lochearnhead and Crianlarich it will be discussing with the new operating company with responsibility for this stretch of road and when any such discussions will take place.
Answer
The Scottish Executive convened a meeting on 5 June 2001 with BEAR Scotland Ltd and the Balquhidder Community Council to discuss progress on various matters relating to improvement works on the A85 at Lochearnhead. These include:- alterations to the A84/A85 junction;- provision of a footway;- provision of street lighting;- village gateway signing.It is anticipated that these schemes will be implemented this financial year, subject to agreements being reached on land acquisition. Balquhidder Community Council will be consulted further as details of these proposals are developed.A separate meeting between the Scottish Executive and BEAR Scotland Ltd was also convened on 5 June 2001 to discuss the implementation of the recommendations outlined in a Safety Audit Report for the cycle crossing at Glen Ogle.A further meeting has been arranged for 12 July 2001 between the Scottish Executive and BEAR Scotland Ltd to review the results of the preliminary study that has been completed to identify possible improvements on the A85 trunk road between Lochearnhead and Lix Toll.
