- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 4 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it authorised the Shock Mind Computer Training Company to promote Individual Learning Accounts.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not authorise learning providers to promote Individual Learning Accounts.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 4 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it will take to ensure the validity of applications for Individual Learning Accounts and how it monitors their subsequent management.
Answer
Responsibility for checking the validity of Individual Learning Account (ILA) applications rests with Capita Business Services Ltd who operate the ILA Centre under contract to the Scottish Executive.
The Scottish Executive regularly receives monitoring information from Capita regarding the management of ILAs.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 4 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Individual Learning Account payments have been assigned to Shock Mind Computer Training Company.
Answer
As at Thursday 27 September, payments have been made to Shock Mind Computer Training in respect of 813 claims they have made under the Individual Learning Account scheme.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 4 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) can be set up without the requirement for the signature of individual applicants.
Answer
No. An Individual Learning Account (ILA) can only be opened on receipt of a signed ILA application form.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 4 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Individual Learning Account funds can be passed to claimant training companies without proof of agreement from fund holders.
Answer
No. The learning provider must obtain the Individual Learning Account (ILA) holder's signature on an enrolment form before the course of study commences. This serves as the ILA holder's authority for the learning provider to claim ILA monies from the holder's account. The learning provider must retain a copy of this form and can be requested to make it available for audit purposes.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 13 September 2001
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Executive's draft budget for 2003-04 will require any use of its tax-varying power.
Answer
No.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 10 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what negotiations it has had with the European Commission regarding possible banning of 70 to 79 millimetre mesh si'es for nephrops in the west of Scotland.
Answer
Measures to protect cod in waters to the west of Scotland next year were agreed in July. Nephrops fishermen will be able to continue to catch nephrops in these waters with nets of mesh sizes between 70 to 79 millimetre provided that no more than 5% of the catch consists of cod. This outcome emerged after a series of meetings between Commission officials, scientists, UK negotiators and industry representatives.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 10 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what recommendations it has made to Her Majesty's Government or the European Commission with respect to nephrops mesh si'es in the west of Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-17755.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 August 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 10 September 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the police have approved a police service parliamentary scheme and, if so, when the Executive will take a decision on the scheme.
Answer
Scottish ministers support the development of appropriate arrangements for the exchange of information between the police service and members of the Scottish Parliament. The precise form of these arrangements is however a matter for police forces and MSPs to determine.
- Asked by: Phil Gallie, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 29 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 16 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether funds are available within this year's budget of the Scottish Prison Service and its budget for 2002-03 that would allow renovation work to be carried out at HM Prison Barlinnie to end slopping out and, if so, what conditions will be applied to the use of any such funds for this purpose.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No, but funds have been made available to upgrade one hall at Barlinnie. The funds must be expended in accordance with the terms of the SPS Financial Policy and Guidance Manual which requires us to secure best value for money from this investment. The project was granted authority to proceed on the basis that it will be delivered, as scoped, in accordance with the agreed budget and commissioning timetable.
