- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 31 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to section 2.4 of Working Together for Scotland: A Programme for Government, what progress has been made towards achieving the aim to support pilot future school projects, giving details of any such projects currently planned or under way.
Answer
Details of pilot future school projects supported by the Executive will be published shortly, in line with our commitment in Working together for Scotland: A Programme for Government.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 31 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many public sector schools are currently undertaking redevelopment or rebuild projects and how many such projects are being funded by public private partnerships or private finance initiatives.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 31 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28041 by Nicol Stephen on 27 August 2002, whether it will list the 14 new public sector schools completed between April 1999 and March 2001 that were not funded by public private partnership or private finance initiative.
Answer
The 14 schools are Charleston Primary School (Aberdeen), Rosemount Primary School (Angus), Auchinleck Primary School (East Ayrshire), Eaglesham Nursery (East Renfrewshire), Ullapool High School (Highland), Gourock Primary School (Inverclyde), Beith Primary School (North Ayrshire), Lawthorn Primary School (North Ayrshire), Alexander Peden Primary School (North Lanarkshire), Shottskirk Nursery (North Lanarkshire), Stow Primary School (Scottish Borders), Dundonald Primary School (South Ayrshire), Doune Nursery (Stirling) and Garshake Nursery (West Dunbartonshire).
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 31 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-28041 by Nicol Stephen on 27 August 2002, what the (a) starting date, (b) cost, (c) date of completion and (d) school roll in the year of completion was for each new public sector school completed between April 1999 and March 2001.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 31 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools have had broadband connection in each year since 1999.
Answer
Figures on broadband connections to schools are published in the
Survey of Information and Communication Technology in Schools for the years 2000 and 2001. No figures are available for 1999 as the survey of that year did not seek information on broadband connections. Copies of both surveys are available online at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00128-00.asp and
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00193-00.asp respectively.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 31 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which recommendations made by the expert panel on school meals it has accepted in full and how much funding has been provided for the implementation of each such recommendation.
Answer
The panel is currently consulting on the recommendations within its interim report and will consider all responses before submitting a final report. We will consider what action to take once we receive the panel's final report later this year.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 31 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the S4 cohort progressed to S5 and stayed on at school beyond December in each year since 1995.
Answer
The following table shows the proportions of the S4 cohort who voluntarily stayed on at school beyond the minimum school leaving age (for publicly funded schools only):
| Year | Percentage of S4 Cohort |
| 1995-96 | 68% |
| 1996-97 | 68% |
| 1997-98 | 68% |
| 1998-99 | 68% |
| 1999-2000 | 69% |
| 2000-01 | 69% |
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 31 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many school-based candidates for examinations at SCE higher grade or Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework level 6 obtained a qualification in a language other than English in each year since 1995
Answer
The following table shows the numbers of school-based candidates obtaining at least one qualification at SCQF level 6 in a language other than English (for publicly funded schools only):
| Year | Number of Candidates |
| 1995 | 4,081 |
| 1996 | 3,949 |
| 1997 | 3,966 |
| 1998 | 4,088 |
| 1999 | 3,812 |
| 2000 | 4,317 |
| 2001 | 4,611 |
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 31 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many school-based candidates entered for examination in at least one (a) SCE higher grade or (b) qualification at Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework level 6 in each year since 1995.
Answer
The following table shows the numbers of school-based candidates entered for an examination at SCQF Level 6 (for publicly funded schools only):
| Year | Number of Candidates |
| 1995 | 49,619 |
| 1996 | 51,113 |
| 1997 | 52,704 |
| 1998 | 51,963 |
| 1999 | 50,982 |
| 2000 | 50,343 |
| 2001 | 48,995 |
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 31 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive why there are no targets relating to Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework level 6 or above under objective 3 in the education and young people section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
The emphasis is to ensure that as many pupils as possible obtain qualifications, and especially those who are currently leaving school without qualifications. The targets chosen for Building A Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-2006: what the money buys are in line with the National Priorities in Education. The Executive is making significant investment available to raise standards across the education system as a whole, which will impact on attainment at all levels.
