- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive which schools have an acting head teacher who has been in post for more than six months.
Answer
The information requested innot held centrally.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will reverse the position of the previous administration no to maintain its commitment to maximum sizes of 20 for mathematics and English classes in S1 and S2.
Answer
Funding for the previous administration’scommitment to reduce S1/S2 maths and English classes to a maximum of 20 is alreadyin place. We have no plans to reverse this commitment.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 5 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive which executive agencies and quangos it abolished or changed during each of the first two sessions of the Parliament.
Answer
The information requested isgiven in Changes in the Agency and NDPB Landscape 1999 – 2007 a copy of whichhas been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 42836).
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 5 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether patients undergoing major surgery are routinely assessed to identify their risk of developing blood clots.
Answer
ScottishIntercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
Guideline 62 on Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)states that all patients admitted to hospital for major trauma, major surgery oracute medical illness should be assessed individually for risk of VTE. This guideline,which is about to be reviewed, is followed in surgical units throughout Scotland.
Other Guidelines relevant toVTE are SIGN 89 (Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease,October 2006) and SIGN 36 (Anti Thrombotic Therapy, March 1999),which is currently under review. Prevention of VTE is also covered in guidelinessuch as that on Prevention and Management of Hip Fracture in Older People(January 2002).
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers are receiving treatment for psychological disorders resulting from work-related stress in the (a) primary and (b) secondary sector.
Answer
This information is not heldcentrally.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to encourage more teachers to take the Chartered Teacher qualification.
Answer
Chartered Teacher alreadyoffers teachers substantial salary rewards in return for advanced learningwhich can lead to improved classroom practice. The scheme is currently beingreviewed to examine possible improvements. In the meantime universities reportincreasing interest in Chartered Teacher modules, in part as new generations ofteachers become eligible for entry.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 5 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much (a) local authority housing was owned and (b) total housing debt was accrued by each authority in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer
This information is publishedin tables 3 and 14 of the statistical bulletin
Local authority housing incomeand expenditure 2004-05 to 2006-07. This is available online in the publicationssection of the housing statistics branch reference site:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Housing-Regeneration/PubLAHousingIncomeExpend.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will introduce a new entrants scheme for farming.
Answer
We propose to include a newentrants measure for farmers in the new Scotland rural development programme, which we hope to launchtowards the end of this year.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 4 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to remove barriers to the construction of affordable housing.
Answer
We recognise the acute shortageof affordable homes that exists in many areas of Scotland and are committed to improvingthe supply and affordability of housing. We are developing a range of initiativesto achieve this objective and will be pursuing these over the coming months.
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 4 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure that no new nuclear power stations are constructed in Scotland against the wishes of the Parliament.
Answer
Any proposal to build a new nuclearpower station in Scotland would require consent from Scottish ministers. Given our position on energy policy, our generating capacity,our multiplicity of energy sources and our strong alternative strategies, such anapplication would be unlikely to find favour with this administration.
