- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2009
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Answered by Michael Russell on 4 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration has been given to the work undertaken by School Leaders Scotland on the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence.
Answer
The long-standing and continuing commitment to Curriculum for Excellence by School Leaders Scotland, together with the other teacher representative organisations, the EIS, SSTA and AHDHs, is valued greatly by the Scottish Government.
Each of these organisations is a member of the Curriculum for Excellence management board. Every major policy development for Curriculum for Excellence has been developed and supported by the board. SLS has been a member of various sub-committees of the management board, including the sub-committee which made a unanimous recommendation of the model for the new qualifications and also the Qualifications Governing Group, which will oversee development of the new qualifications.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2009
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Answered by Alex Neil on 3 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27919 by Alex Neil on 29 October 2009, for what purposes the £200,000 was awarded to the Scottish-Islamic Foundation; against what criteria the decision was made, and by which minister.
Answer
IslamFest is designed to enhance community cohesion, tackle negative attitudes and encourage greater engagement with Scottish Muslim communities. I also refer the member to the answer to question S3W-15066 on 3 September 2008.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 3 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what correspondence there was between the Scottish-Islamic Foundation and ministers or their officials regarding the repayment of money to the Scottish Government.
Answer
Officials wrote to the Scottish-Islamic Foundation on 7 April 2009 who responded on 1 June 2009 by providing a cheque for the unspent IslamFest allocation. Due to an error made by officials on how the payee was addressed, a replacement cheque was requested from the Scottish-Islamic Foundation on 22 June 2009 and this was received by the Scottish Government on 1 July 2009.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 3 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27919 by Alex Neil on 29 October 2009, whether ministers asked that money be repaid by the Scottish-Islamic Foundation.
Answer
The Minister for Community Safety and I instructed officials to recall the funding as is standard and proper practice.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2009
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Answered by Alex Neil on 3 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27919 by Alex Neil on 29 October 2009, when the balance of the money paid to the Scottish-Islamic Foundation was repaid.
Answer
The Scottish-Islamic Foundation returned £128,000, which was the unspent balance of the £200,000 provided for the delivery of IslamFest, on 1 July 2009.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 3 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27919 by Alex Neil on 29 October 2009, what targets or objectives agreed between it and the Scottish-Islamic Foundation as conditions of funding when the £200,000 was awarded will not be met following the repayment of £128,000.
Answer
The Scottish-Islamic Foundation''s objectives are to enhance community cohesion, tackle negative attitudes and encourage greater engagement with Scottish Muslim communities through their Salaam Scotland and Etisal activities.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 3 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-27919 by Alex Neil on 29 October 2009, whether further applications for funding have been received from the Scottish-Islamic Foundation.
Answer
Scottish Government funding for the Scottish-Islamic Foundation was set out in the answer to question S3W-15005 on 3 September 2008. No additional funding will be provided over and above the original grants.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2009
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Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what new or refurbished colleges have been completed since 17 May 2007, broken down by (a) procurement method, (b) date when the outline business case was approved and (c) date that construction commenced.
Answer
The issues raised in the question are ones for the Scottish Funding Council and the colleges concerned. I will ask the chief executive of the Scottish Funding Council to reply to the member.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 November 2009
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Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many openings of new or refurbished colleges ministers have attended since 17 May 2007, broken down by (a) date, (b) college and (c) minister attending.
Answer
I refer the member to the following table:
| Date | College | Minister |
| 23 August 2007 | Stevenson College | Kenny MacAskill MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice |
| 20 September 2007 | Clydebank College | Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning |
| 28 September 2007 | Central College Glasgow | Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning |
| 11 February 2008 | Dumfries and Galloway College | Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP, First Minister |
| 3 April 2008 | Sabhal M³r Ostaig | Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP, First Minister |
| 1 September 2009 | Ayr College | Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning |
| 15 October 2009 | North Highland College | Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP, First Minister |
| 21 October 2009 | Cardonald College | Keith Brown MSP, Minister for Schools and Skills |
| 31 October 2009 | Cumbernauld College | Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP, First Minister |
| 18 November 2009 | Adam Smith College | Alex Neil MSP, Minister For Housing and Communities |
| 24 November 2009 | Kilmarnock College | Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning |
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2009
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Answered by Fergus Ewing on 18 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a family home gaining protection under provisions of the draft Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Bill could be put at risk in the case where sequestration follows a trust deed, due to the action of an objecting creditor or the trust deed proposal failing later in the process.
Answer
If measures contained in the Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Bill were introduced, it would be possible for sequestration to follow a trust deed where either it fails to become protected due to the action of an objecting creditor or as a result of the trust deed failing later in the process. This is no different from the current legislation.
Currently, the family home is at risk in all protected trust deeds and all sequestrations. The debtor would not be worse off under the provisions in the Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Bill.
By allowing a trust deed which excludes specific assets, in particular, the family home to become protected, the Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Bill will introduce protection for the family home in those cases where exclusion is appropriate and does not disadvantage the creditors.
Not all protected trust deeds will exclude the family home. This proposal will allow insolvency practitioners to assess the amount of the equity in the family home at the beginning of the trust deed and calculate its net worth to the general body of creditors after all costs are met. Where the equity is negligible or where the trust deed will produce a fair return to creditors from other assets or contributions, the trustee will have the flexibility to propose a trust deed to creditors which excluded the family home. The proposal in the bill does not change the ability of creditors to object to the trust deed. If creditors object, the debtor is no worse off than before and can suggest an alternative trust deed or apply for sequestration where the family home would be included.
This measure will make use of the knowledge and professionalism of insolvency practitioners by allowing them to guide debtors into solutions that are better targeted to their circumstances. The debtor will know at the outset that their home is safe from unsecured creditors, as long as they continue to comply with the terms of their trust deed. However, failure to comply may result in their sequestration and their home would be at risk.
