- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 12 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-17603 by Mr Jack McConnell on 14 September 2001, what progress has been made with the review of swimming provision available to school pupils with particular regard to any findings in respect of such provision in the Aberdeenshire Council area.
Answer
A questionnaire seeking quantitative and qualitative information is with local authorities and should provide an up-to-date picture of opportunities available for school pupils. Responses are expected during December after which we will be in a position to consider if any action is required.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 11 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications have been (a) received and (b) approved for (i) Objective 2 and (ii) Objective 3 funding and how many payments have been made in respect of successful applications in each month since January 2000.
Answer
The information requested is as follows:
Western Scotland |
Objective 2 Programme |
Projects received 185 | Projects Approved 128 |
East of Scotland Objective 2 Programme |
Projects received 240 | Projects approved 199 |
South of Scotland Objective 2 Programme |
Projects received 91 | Projects approved 59 |
Objective 3 Programme |
Projects received 1,492 | Projects approved 941 |
Payments made to successful applicants |
2001 | Objective 2 | Objective 3 |
March | 2 | 66 |
April | 0 | 56 |
May | 0 | 47 |
June | 3 | 152 |
July | 0 | 102 |
August | 7 | 72 |
September | 15 | 42 |
October | 4 | 84 |
November | 23 | 74 |
Total | 54 | 695 |
There were no payments made on these programmes before March 2001
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 11 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19630 by Angus Mackay on 26 November 2001, whether (a) it or (b) the Scottish Prison Service awarded any contract to PricewaterhouseCoopers in relation to the Prison Services Estates Review.
Answer
The Scottish Prison Service awarded a contract (late 2000) on behalf of the Scottish Executive Justice Department to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs will reply to my letter of 17 October 2001 regarding my constituent Mrs M Buchan of Peterhead.
Answer
A response was sent to the member on 27 November 2001.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs will reply to my letter of 17 October 2001 regarding my constituent Ms S MacDonald of Mintlaw.
Answer
A response was sent to the member on 27 November 2001.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 29 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the number of households within the Banff and Buchan constituency currently living in fuel poverty.
Answer
Figures on the number of fuel poor households cannot be disaggregated to constituency level.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) what effect the European Commission's proposed Physical Agents directive will have on the economy and (b) what strategies it proposes to handle any effects of introduction of the directive.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no function in relation to the health and safety implications in the proposed European Commission's Physical Agents directive.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 26 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make any representations to the Robert Gordon University with regard to restoring the learning disability branch programme of its Diploma in Higher Education and Bachelor of Arts in Nursing courses.
Answer
The National Review of the Contribution of Nurses to the Care and Support of People with Learning Disabilities was a key recommendation contained in Caring for Scotland: The Strategy for Nursing and Midwifery in Scotland, which was published in March 2001. The National Review is due to report at the end of June 2002. Thereafter the issue of learning disability training will be addressed.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Deputy Minister for Rural Development will reply to my letter of 24 September 2001 regarding my constituent Mr R Stephen of Cairnbulg.
Answer
I replied to the member on 7 November 2001.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 26 November 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the total capacity of the whitefish fleet is represented by (a) the total number of applications made and (b) the qualifying offers for entry into the ranking list received under the fishing vessels decommissioning scheme.
Answer
There is no fixed definition of, nor is the UK fleet segmented separately into "the whitefish fleet". It is also possible to interpret the question in a number of ways.In determining eligibility for access to the Scottish decommissioning scheme, we took account of actual and potential whitefish capacity (based on the category of fishing licence held) alongside EC requirements relating to decommissioning grant. Using the resulting catchment of eligible vessels as the baseline, the total number of applications received and qualifying bids received under the scheme represent, respectively, 40% and 36% (based on the tonnage of the vessels concerned.)
