- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 1 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive which Social Inclusion Partnerships' arts projects are supported under the Scottish Art Council's social inclusion scheme, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
A breakdown of SIP arts projectsacross local authority areas supported by the Scottish Arts Council’s Arts and SocialInclusion Scheme is listed below.
Scottish Arts Council SocialInclusion Scheme Grants
| Project | Award |
| Alloa South And East SIP | 45,283 |
| Ballochgoy Social Inclusion Partnership - Step-Up Project | 22,750 |
| Blantyre and North Hamilton Social Inclusion Partnership | 88,574 |
| Clackmannanshire Strategic Alliance SIP | 10,000 |
| Glasgow Alliance - Big Step Care Leavers | 64,617 |
| Glasgow Alliance - East End Social Inclusion Partnership | 3,300 |
| Glasgow Alliance - Greater Easterhouse | 150,000 |
| Glasgow Alliance - Greater Govan SIP | 70,000 |
| Glasgow Alliance - Greater Pollock SIP | 55,000 |
| Glasgow Alliance - North Glasgow SIP | 76,650 |
| Gorbals Arts Strategy Group | 55,189 |
| Great Northern SIP (GNP) | 20,000 |
| Highlands and Islands Social Inclusion Partnership | 39,340 |
| Levern Valley Partnership | 9,394 |
| Paisley Partnership Regeneration Company | 91,319 |
| Penilee Social Inclusion Partnership (Glasgow) | 13,400 |
| Scottish Borders Social Inclusion Partnership | 15,300 |
| South Edinburgh Partnership | 21,010 |
| Tranent Social Inclusion Partnership | 104,343 |
| West Dunbartonshire Partnership | 110,000 |
| West Lothian Social Inclusion Partnership | 15,955 |
| Total | 1,081,424 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 1 March 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what its strategy is to promote the work of Scottish painters internationally.
Answer
The Scottish Executive aims to ensure that Scottish artistic talent receives both national and international recognition. Our policy in this area is delivered principally by the Scottish Arts Council (SAC).
The SAC’s Visual Arts Department has supported a number of projects which involve international working, funding artists to work and exhibit abroad. The table details the level of SAC activity in this area in recent years:
Visual Arts International Activity
| | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| Total Number of Projects | 38 | 48 | 89 |
| Total Investment | £70,533 | £126,842 | £106,059 |
A high profile initiative in this period was the presentation of the first independent Scottish showcase at the 2003 Venice Biennale, one of the most significant events in the international calendar for cutting-edge contemporary art. There will also be a Scottish showcase at the 2005 Venice Biennale, presented by the SAC, the British Council Scotland and the National Galleries of Scotland.
In addition, the SAC is working in partnership with the British Council Scotland on some international initiatives and has created a shared post of head of international arts. Through this post the two organisations are developing an International Arts Strategy which it is hoped will be launched in the next few months.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many students completed physical education teaching courses in each of the last five years.
Answer
The table below shows the numbers of graduates from physical education teacher training courses for the years 1998-99 to 2002-03 (the most recent year for which data are available at present).
Teacher Training Graduates in Secondary Level Physical Education 1998-99 to 2002-03
| Year | Graduates1,2 |
| 1998-99 | 60 |
| 1999-2000 | 65 |
| 2000-01 | 60 |
| 2001-02 | 100 |
| 2002-03 | 95 |
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency.
Notes:
1. All numbers have been rounded to the nearest five.
2. Includes Bachelor of Education (BEd) and Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) graduates from Scottish higher education institutions.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 23 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many qualified physical education teachers will be in post in primary schools in each of the next three years.
Answer
Precise projections are not available. However we would expect numbers to increase in this period, as we move towards meeting the recommendations arising from the PE Review. Both through increases in secondary initial teacher education courses in PE, and through specific additional training for existing primary teachers.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 23 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had any discussions with the Ambassador Theatre Group in connection with the Theatre Royal, Glasgow.
Answer
There have been no discussions between the Executive and the Ambassador Theatre Group in connection with the Theatre Royal, Glasgow.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 23 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many qualified physical education teachers have been in post in primary schools in each of the last three years.
Answer
The available information from the 2003 Teacher Census shows there are 92 full-time equivalent (FTE) primary teachers with physical education as their main subject taught and 9 with it as their other subject.
The previous teacher census was in 1998. The census is now being carried out annually. Comparative figures between 2003-04 and 2004-05 will not be available until the results of the 2004 census are published later this year.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2005
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Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many primary schools have provided at least two hours of high-quality physical education by a qualified teacher in each of the last three years and how many schools expect to provide such education in each of the next three years.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. In my response to the PE Review Group report of June 2004, I outlined a 10 point action plan for taking forward the group’s recommendation. This work includes the gathering of baseline data, against which we will monitor the delivery of two hours quality PE in schools, and officials are exploring how this might be best achieved.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of primary school children was physically active in each of the last three years.
Answer
Based on the National Physical Activity Strategy definition of physical activity (see answer given to question S2W-14341 on 22 February 2005), all physicallyable primary school children should have been physically active in each of the last three years.
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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 22 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what its definition is of "physically active".
Answer
In their 2003 strategy for physical activity, the Physical Activity Task Force defined physical activity as “a broad term to describe movement of the body that uses energy”, which can refer to any activity involving movement including walking, housework, manual labour and so on. This strategy was fully accepted by ministers, and has provided the basis for work in this area since then.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 22 February 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been awarded to Historic Scotland in each of the last three years and how much will be awarded in each of the next three years.
Answer
The funding for Historic Scotland is as follows:
| | 2002-03 (£000) Actual | 2003-04 (£000) Actual | 2004-05 (£000) Actual | 2005-06 (£000) Plans | 2006-07 (£000) Plans | 2007-08 (£000) Plans |
| Scottish Executive Funding | 36,787 | 37,287 | 39,644 | 42,575 | 44,425 | 47,725 |
