- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 3 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7436 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 26 June 2000, whether it will give details of any additional task forces, working groups, review groups, action groups and similar committees established since June 2000 by the ministers with policy responsibility for children, education, culture and sport.
Answer
The following groups have been set up:-
The Working Group on the Reintegration of Pre-school Grant - Has met three times and has now concluded its business. The Working Group on Teacher Involvement in Pre-school Education - Set up in January. Has met three times; its work should be concluded within two or three further meetings.The Child Protection Thematic Review - Announced March 2001. Will report by June 2002. The Discipline Task Group - Set up in January 2001. Will report in June 2001.Time Intervals Monitoring Group - Inaugural meeting June 2001. Will report to Ministers annually Adoption Policy Review Group - Setting up announced on 4 April 2001. First meeting due to take place in May.Internet Safety review group - Group has, as yet, not met.Devolved School Management Review Group - Set up November 2000. Due to report in Summer 2001.A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century Implementation Group - Set up September 2000. Agreement reached 12 January 2001.Ministerial Strategy Group for CPD - first met October 2000; to oversee CPD framework until August 2003.Short-term working group on planning for children's services - First meeting scheduled for 4 May 2001. Expected to finish in September 2001.Gaelic Advisory Group - Set up the in December 2000National Qualifications Steering Group - Set up in January 2001.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 3 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timetable is for the publication of the final boundaries of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park.
Answer
We are presently considering the SNH consultation report and we hope to bring forward a draft Designation Order, including proposals for the National Park boundaries, for consultation very shortly. After consideration of the responses to that consultation we propose to bring forward our consultation report and Designation Order for Parliamentary approval in late Autumn.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 2 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-9725 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 22 September 2000 and the answer to question S1W-14308 by Mr Jack McConnell on 3 April 2001, which local authorities had submitted claims for additional costs incurred as a result of the 2000 examinations diet prior to the decision to make ex gratia payments to all local authorities in respect of such costs.
Answer
The following local authorities submitted claims for compensation in respect of additional costs incurred as a result of the 2000 examinations diet:AberdeenshireEast AyrshireEast RenfrewshireEdinburgh CityFifeMidlothianWest Lothian
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 1 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when markers are due to return the examination scripts from the 2001 examination diet to the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
Answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority. I have asked the Chairman to write to Mr Monteith.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 1 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the markers recruited by the Scottish Qualifications Authority will receive the scripts from the 2001 examination diet for marking.
Answer
This is a matter for the Scottish Qualifications Authority. I have asked the Chairman to write to Mr Monteith.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 30 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the abolition of advance corporation tax on pension funds has had on the budgets of (a) the Scottish Arts Council, (b) the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration, (c) the Scottish Qualifications Authority, (d) Scottish Screen and (e) sportscotland in each year since its introduction in July 1997.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer given to question S1W-15088.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 30 April 2001
To ask the Presiding Officer whether the Church of Scotland is expected to utilise the current debating chamber in the Assembly Hall for its General Assembly meeting in May 2002 and, if so, what alternative locations for plenary sessions of the Parliament are being considered.
Answer
I can confirm that the Church of Scotland will be returning to the Assembly Hall for their General Assembly in May 2002. The Parliamentary Bureau has therefore instructed that expressions of interest in hosting meetings of Parliament next year at an alternative location should be sought.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 26 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many whole-time equivalent school nurses there were in each of the last five years.
Answer
The number of whole-time equivalent qualified school nurses recorded centrally was as follows:
| Year | WTE |
| 1996 | 288.1 |
| 1997 | 290.0 |
| 1998 | 286.5 |
| 1999 | 280.2 |
| 2000p | 278.3 |
p provisional
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 17 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail the full costs involved in publishing, launching and distributing A Framework for Maternity Services in Scotland.
Answer
The full cost of the publishing and distribution of the Framework for Maternity Services in Scotland is £126,015. This includes the distribution of relevant information to professionals including GPs, midwives and health visitors and to pregnant women themselves through for example GP surgeries and ante-natal clinics. Effective communication and dissemination of the Framework is essential to foster effective implementation.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 17 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-14238 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 16 March 2001, from which departmental budgets the additional funding for Scottish Opera in the period from 2000-01 to 2003-04 came.
Answer
Additional funding for Scottish Opera in 2000-01 has been met from underspends within the Executive's budget. Funding for the period 2001-02 to 2003-04 will be met from additional resources allocated to the Scottish Arts Council as a result of Spending Review 2000.
