- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 24 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25762 by Ross Finnie on 21 May 2002, on how many occasions in each of the last three years pesticide residue in excess of the maximum permitted levels has been found in imported seeds and what the (a) level and (b) type of pesticide was in each case.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-29118. All answers to written PQs are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations the Scottish Road Safety Campaign, local authorities or the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland have made to it in the light of the report by the Transport Research Laboratory, Road Safety Research Report No.26, Dangerous Driving and the Law; what representations it has made or plans to make to Her Majesty's Government as a result, and what research it has commissioned or plans to commission on the issues raised in the report.
Answer
We have not received any representations from the organisations mentioned about the report. The Scottish Executive is working with the UK Government to consider the report before deciding whether changes to the law or its administration are required. We consider the research which has already taken place to be adequate in informing further policy development.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2002
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Answered by Nicol Stephen on 17 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what legislation covers minimum space requirements for staff and pupils in school classrooms.
Answer
The School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967 set out broad minimum standards in relation to certain aspects of school accommodation, including areas for school sites and overall minimum educational areas. The regulations do not prescribe minimum space requirements for staff and pupils in school classrooms. It is for education authorities to make their own assessment of the capacity of individual classrooms taking account of the broad requirements of the 1967 regulations and experience of the delivery of the education service at a practical level.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2002
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Answered by Margaret Curran on 17 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive on what basis grants for core funding are allocated to voluntary organisations.
Answer
Scottish Executive funding is available:for activities that promote Scottish Executive objectives; to support capacity building within organisations on the basis of agreed outputs;to fund core management, administrative and relevant costs where an organisation has a continuing role in the delivery of particular policy objectives, andfor national generic infrastructure organisations and associated local networks to promote the growth and effectiveness of voluntary and community organisations.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 17 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will arrange liability insurance cover for voluntary organisations to cover them and their paid and voluntary helpers from claims arising from adventure activities or other accidents.
Answer
The Scottish Executive currently has no plans to arrange liability insurance cover for voluntary organisations to cover this type of activity.Volunteer Development Scotland, the national centre for excellence in volunteering, strongly recommends that organisations making use of volunteers obtain adequate insurance cover.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 17 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will establish a community sports programme.
Answer
Sportscotland is currently taking forward the Sport 21 review process to revise and update the strategy for sport in Scotland. In tandem with this, sportscotland will consult on the development of its strategy for distribution of the Lottery Sport Fund. The current process, due for completion by April 2003, will determine the need to retain existing and develop new programmes. It would therefore not be appropriate to establish new programmes before this process is concluded.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2002
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 17 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it recognises voluntary youth work as part of the educational process.
Answer
I fully recognise the important role of youth work in the social and personal development of young people and am grateful for the work and commitment of voluntary youth organisations in this important area.The Executive provides direct financial support to 31 national voluntary youth organisations as well as to YouthLink, the umbrella organisation for the voluntary youth work sector in Scotland.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2002
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Answered by Andy Kerr on 17 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether part of the #95 million it is giving to local authorities announced on 26 June 2002 will be allocated to voluntary youth organisations to encourage young people to take part in sport.
Answer
£18.4 million has been allocated to promote healthy lifestyle choices amongst children and young people, including the promotion of sport and the provision of coaching and equipment. A number of voluntary youth organisations will benefit from the Quality of Life funding, but the exact allocation to these organisations is a matter for each local authority to decide.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 August 2002
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Answered by Richard Simpson on 17 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give financial assistance to voluntary youth organisations to help cover the costs of administering Scottish Criminal Record Office checks on voluntary youth workers.
Answer
We are making available £1 million per annum so that volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults in the voluntary sector may obtain criminal record certificates at no cost to them or to the voluntary organisations concerned. We are also funding Volunteer Development Scotland (VDS) to act as the central registered body to process applications for criminal record checks from the voluntary sector. VDS will also provide guidance and advice to help the voluntary sector make the best possible use of the new criminal record checking system.We have no plans to make additional funding available to voluntary organisations for this purpose.
- Asked by: Donald Gorrie, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 August 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 17 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to make it easier for voluntary youth organisations to apply to the New Opportunities Fund, PE and Sport in Schools and Activities for Young People grant programmes.
Answer
The Scottish Executive was involved in the setting of the Policy Directions to the New Opportunities Fund (NOF) for the operation of the PE and Sport in Schools Programme in Scotland. The implementation of the programme within that policy framework is a matter for the NOF itself. Indicative allocations have been made to local authority areas and, in submitting proposals to the NOF for consideration, local authorities will have to demonstrate that they have consulted locally, including with voluntary sector interests.
