- Asked by: Nicol Stephen, MSP for Aberdeen South, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much students domiciled in Scotland who apply for the four-year graduate course at the new Aberdeen dental school will be required to pay for their tuition.
Answer
I announced on 19 February 2008 that the Scottish Government will meet the costs of the £1,775 per year tuition fees for the students studying at the new Aberdeen Dental School.
- Asked by: Nicol Stephen, MSP for Aberdeen South, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive why students domiciled in Scotland studying for the five-year BDS course at Glasgow and Dundee dental schools do not pay tuition fees but similar students studying for the four-year BDS course at the new Aberdeen dental school will be required to pay their own tuition fees.
Answer
I announced on 19 February 2008 that the Scottish Government will meet the costs of the £1,775 per year tuition fees for the students studying at the new Aberdeen Dental School. The graduate students studying dentistry at the Glasgow and Dundee Dental Schools will also have the cost of their tuition fees met from the forthcoming academic year.
- Asked by: Nicol Stephen, MSP for Aberdeen South, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether students domiciled in Scotland who apply for the four-year graduate course at the new Aberdeen dental school have been advised that they will not be eligible to have their tuition fees paid by the government.
Answer
I announced on 19 February 2008 that the Scottish Government will meet the costs of the £1,775 per year tuition fees for the students studying at the new Aberdeen Dental School. The students will be advised accordingly and further adverts will be placed in the media advertising the four year course.
- Asked by: Nicol Stephen, MSP for Aberdeen South, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will add the four-year graduate course at the new Aberdeen dental school to the list of courses that are eligible for free tuition for students domiciled in Scotland taking the course as a second degree.
Answer
I announced on 19 February 2008 that the Scottish Government will meet the costs of the £1,775 per year tuition fees for the students studying at the new Aberdeen Dental School.
- Asked by: Nicol Stephen, MSP for Aberdeen South, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive why it has been decided that students domiciled in Scotland who apply for the four-year graduate course at the new Aberdeen dental school will be required to pay for their tuition.
Answer
I announced on 19 February 2008 that the Scottish Government will meet the costs of the £1,775 per year tuition fees for the students studying at the new Aberdeen Dental School.
- Asked by: Nicol Stephen, MSP for Aberdeen South, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 29 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has published proposals to bring the Parliament closer to the people.
Answer
We will discuss proposalsto bring Parliament closer to the people of Scotland with other parties and the Procedures Committee on the return of the Scottish Parliament in September. We will write to both the Convener of the Procedures Committee,as the committee most concerned with these matters, and to the Parliamentary Conveners’Group, to capture the whole range of parliamentary views, seeking a meeting to takethis forward. This will include looking at greater support for appropriate backbenchlegislative proposals, and opportunities to address matters of significant publicconcern, for example public petitions which could bring forward constructive legislativeopportunities, where these are achievable within the government’s overall programme.
- Asked by: Nicol Stephen, MSP for Aberdeen South, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister will reply to my letter of 29 June 2007 regarding the appointment, remit, period of office and accountability of the Council of Economic Advisers.
Answer
The First Ministerwrote on 15 August 2007.
- Asked by: Nicol Stephen, MSP for Aberdeen South, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 21 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has introduced a £5 million annual saltire prize.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretaryfor Finance and Sustainable Growth announced on 15 August 2007 that the first Saltire Prize will focus on supportinginnovation within the energy sector. Further details of the prize will be announcedin the near future.
- Asked by: Nicol Stephen, MSP for Aberdeen South, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 21 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has accessed the £40 million, collected through the fossil fuel levy, for taking forward renewables in Scotland.
Answer
We continue to examinethe options for securing the surplus Fossil Fuel Levy funds and remain in contactwith both Ofgem and Treasury over this issue.
- Asked by: Nicol Stephen, MSP for Aberdeen South, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 20 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will introduce legislation to confirm St Andrew’s Day as a full national holiday.
Answer
There is no requirementto introduce further legislation to confirm St Andrew’s Day as a national holiday.The St Andrew’s Day Holiday (Scotland) Bill passed by Parliament on 30 November2006 added St Andrew’s Day to the list of statutory bank holidays in Schedule 1of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.
We will engage withemployee organisations and trade unions to encourage them to negotiate with theiremployees to come to a decision on St Andrew’s Day and how best to celebrate Scotland’s national day.
