- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Scottish Ministers have met representatives of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland once since 1 June 1999. I met the Chairman and the Secretary of the Royal Commission during a visit I made to the Commission's offices in Edinburgh on 26 June 2000 to view the wide range of work which the Commission undertakes.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Scottish Further Education Funding Council since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
There has been one formal meeting between Ministers and representatives of the Scottish Further Education Funding Council. The Chief Executive and the Chairman of the Council met with the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning and the Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning on 7 June 2000. The meeting was convened to discuss progress on the council's corporate plan.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of Scottish Screen since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Since 1 June 1999, five meetings have taken place between Ministers and representatives of Scottish Screen: 5 July and 7 December 1999, 11 April, 16 May and 23 May 2000. Matters discussed included Scottish Screen's Corporate Plan, the proposal for a Scottish Film Studio, and other measures to promote film production in Scotland.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the National Museums of Scotland since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Ministers have met twice with representatives of the National Museums of Scotland, on 21 September 1999 and 12 June 2000, to discuss development plans for the future and funding provided by the Executive.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Scottish Ministers have met representatives of the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland once since 1 June 1999. I met the bard on 22 November 1999 when the following issues were discussed:
- the importance of the built heritage in educational services,
- the contribution of the built heritage to regeneration, particularly of rural areas,
- the long-term future of the local authority archaeology service in Scotland,
- resources available to support the built heritage, and
- the National Cultural Strategy.
That meeting was mentioned in paragraph 2 of the board's annual report for 1999 which was laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Ministers in May 2000. I have arranged to meet representatives of the board again on 4 October 2000 to discuss their annual report for 1999.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the National Galleries of Scotland since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Ministers have met twice with representatives of the National Galleries of Scotland, on 2 August 1999 and 18 July 2000, to discuss development plans for the future and funding provided by the Executive.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the National Library of Scotland since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Ministers met representatives of the National Library of Scotland on two occasions, on 3 June 1999 and 22 June 2000, to discuss development plans for the future and funding provided by the Executive.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Ministers have met with representatives of the former Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum (SCCC) on two occasions.
On 9 December 1999 Peter Peacock, Deputy Minister for Children and Education had a joint meeting with the Council of SCCC and the Board of the former Scottish Council for Educational Technology (SCET) where he was briefed on the impending merger of the two organisations and their future workplace.
On 6 June 2000, Rhona Brankin, Deputy Minister for Sport and Culture met with representatives of SCCC to discuss cultural issues within the curriculum.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Scottish Further Education Unit since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
There have been no formal meetings between Ministers and representatives of the Scottish Further Education Unit since 1 June 1999.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 14 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making in establishing a national theatre company.
Answer
We announced in the National Cultural Strategy, our intention to conduct a feasibility study on proposals for a national theatre company for Scotland.
