- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 21 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which, and what percentage, of its publications produced by the Education Department from May 1999 to June 2002 refer people to the Citi'ens Advice Bureau service for advice and assistance and whether Citi'ens Advice Scotland is made aware of such referrals prior to publication.
Answer
We have been unable to identify any publications produced by the Education Department from May 1999 to June 2002 which referred people to the Citizens Advice Bureau service. The Executive will make Citizens Advice Scotland aware of any such referrals prior to publication.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 21 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which, and what percentage, of its publications produced by the Development Department from May 1999 to June 2002 refer people to the Citi'ens Advice Bureau service for advice and assistance and whether Citi'ens Advice Scotland is made aware of such referrals prior to publication.
Answer
The Development Department issued three publications containing references to the Citizens Advice Bureau service during this period. In future the Executive will make Citizens Advice Scotland aware of any such future references prior to publication.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 21 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which, and what percentage, of its publications produced by the Justice Department from May 1999 to June 2002 refer people to the Citi'ens Advice Bureau service for advice and assistance and whether Citi'ens Advice Scotland is made aware of such referrals prior to publication.
Answer
The Justice Department have issued two publications which contain a reference to the Citizens Advice Bureau. In future the Executive will make Citizens Advice Scotland aware of any such future references prior to publication.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which, and what percentage, of its publications produced by the Health Department from May 1999 to June 2002 refer people to the Citi'ens Advice Bureau service for advice and assistance and whether Citi'ens Advice Scotland is made aware of such referrals prior to publication.
Answer
No publications produced by the Health Department from May 1999 to June 2002 referred people to the Citizens Advice Bureau service. The Executive will make Citizens Advice Scotland aware of any such referrals prior to publication.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 18 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which, and what percentage, of its publications produced by the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department from May 1999 to June 2002 refer people to the Citi'ens Advice Bureau service for advice and assistance and whether Citi'ens Advice Scotland is made aware of such referrals prior to publication.
Answer
No publications produced by the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department from May 1999 to June 2002 referred people to the Citizens Advice Bureau service. The Executive will make Citizens Advice Scotland aware of any such referrals prior to publication.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 11 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Information Commissioner will be appointed.
Answer
Section 42 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 provides that the appointment of the Scottish Information Commissioner is a matter for the Scottish Parliament. I understand, however, that it is intended that interviews of candidates for this post will take place later this month.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 6 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many students from (a) Scottish addresses and (b) in total have applied for entry to Scottish universities in each of the last three years.
Answer
The available information for the last three years is given in the following table.Applicants to Scottish Higher Education Institutions via UCAS, 1999 to 2001
| | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
| (a) Scottish-Domiciled Applicants | 28,180 | 28,783 | 30,196 |
| (b) All Applicants | 70,134 | 68,837 | 71,796 |
Source: UCAS.Final figures for applicants in 2002 will not be available until January 2003.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 6 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to tackle levels of illiteracy amongst young adults in South Lanarkshire.
Answer
The South Lanarkshire Community Learning Strategy Partnership has been allocated £912,000 over three years to 2004 to help raise levels of adult literacy and numeracy. The partnership has submitted an action plan and subsequent mid-year report which estimates that almost 5,000 adults will be helped during this time. There is no specific target on young adults, although people with limited initial education, particularly young adults, are highlighted as one of seven priority groups.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 October 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 6 November 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there has been a recent reduction in the number of students taking science and engineering courses in Scottish universities.
Answer
The most recent figures available from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) show the number of students accepted to take up full-time undergraduate courses in science and engineering has increased by over 4% from 8,937 in 2000 to 9,306 in 2001. Final figures for acceptances in 2002 will not be available until January 2003.Biological and physical sciences have seen an increase of over 3% from 3,511 in 2000 to 3,628 in 2001. In this same period, acceptances to engineering and technology are up 1% from 2,641 to 2,655 and mathematics and computing courses have seen a rise of over 8% from 2,785 to 3,023 in 2001.
- Asked by: Robert Brown, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2002
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Answered by Iain Gray on 31 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is giving to Scottish Enterprise Glasgow's #25 million plan to tackle Glasgow's construction skills shortage.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has measures in place to reduce skills shortages in the construction industry. The Scottish Welfare to Work Task Force has established a construction sub-group to develop an appropriate construction industry training course for New Deal clients in Scotland. Futureskills Scotland and Careers Scotland have agreed to identify opportunities for careers and training in areas where skills are in demand. There are now almost 5,000 Modern Apprentices undergoing construction-related training in Scotland, of which over 1,200 are in Glasgow.In addition, Scottish Enterprise is taking forward a Modernising Construction initiative. Objectives include achieving radical improvements in construction industry skills.The proposal by Scottish Enterprise Glasgow is an operational matter for the Scottish Enterprise Network.
