- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what input it expects that the Parliament will have to the group charged with overseeing the process of implementation of single outcome agreements.
Answer
I do not envisageany direct input from Parliament into this group. The purpose of the group is tooversee the process towards the implementation of single outcome agreements (SOAs)between the Scottish Government and local authorities, and its membership comprisessenior officials from the key stakeholder organisations involved.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it expects the Parliament to have in monitoring outcome agreements between the Executive and local authorities.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6578 on 12 December 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it expects the Parliament to have in the process of arriving at single outcome agreements between the Executive and local authorities.
Answer
Single outcomeagreements (SOA) will be between the Scottish Government and the local authorities.Parliament will not be involved in the negotiating process but I have indicatedto the Local Government and Communities Committee that ministers will report tothe committee and to Parliament on progress in relation to SOAs.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the names and positions of the participants in the group charged with overseeing the process of managing the single outcome agreements’ arrangements.
Answer
We intend to publishthe names and positions of the participants once this group has been formally established.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how the Local Government and Communities Committee of the Parliament will be represented on the group charged with overseeing the process of implementation of single outcome agreements.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6656 on 12 December 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what input it expects that the Parliament will have to the group charged with overseeing the process of managing the single outcome agreements’ arrangements.
Answer
I do not envisageany direct input from Parliament into this group. The purpose of the group isto oversee the process of managing the new arrangements between the ScottishGovernment and local government set out in the concordat. Membership of thisgroup is expected to comprise senior officials from the key stakeholderorganisations involved.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how the Local Government and Communities Committee of the Parliament will be represented on the group charged with overseeing the process of managing the single outcome agreements’ arrangements.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-6660 on 12 December 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when the group charged with overseeing the process of implementation of single outcome agreements will meet the Local Government and Communities Committee of the Parliament.
Answer
This is a matter forthe group. However, I anticipate its members would be happy to consider an invitationto meet the Local Government and Communities Committee.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 11 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6388 by Stewart Maxwell on 26 November 2007, whether copies of the correspondence to all those from whom he has sought views on the future of sportscotland will be published.
Answer
I referthe member to the answer to question S3W-6388 on 26 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 11 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6388 by Stewart Maxwell on 26 November 2007, whether copies of the correspondence with all those from whom he has sought views on the future of sportscotland will be published prior to a decision being made.
Answer
It would not beappropriate to publish copies of correspondence from stakeholders prior to adecision being made.
