- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 17 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time equivalent staff and at what grade were employed in its Media Monitoring unit in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2007-08.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-36766 on 17 November 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 17 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time equivalent staff and at what grade are deployed in its Saltire Prize External Communications unit.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-36766 on 17 November 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 17 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time equivalent staff and at what grade were employed in its Events and Speechwriting Division in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2007-08.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-36766 on 17 November 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 16 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36778 by John Swinney on 26 October 2010, what the relationship is of the Scottish Futures Trust and the Infrastructure Investment Group and how their roles differ.
Answer
The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is represented on the Infrastructure Investment Group (IIG).
SFT''s focus is deriving value for money in project delivery across the public sector, through its roles in delivering projects; brokering collaboration and aggregation between public bodies; advising and organising funding and financing; validating projects through undertaking due diligence and scrutiny; and acting as a centre of expertise.
The IIG is primarily concerned with providing scrutiny and oversight of the Scottish Government''s capital investment programme, and ensuring appropriate governance measures are in place.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 16 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the current budget reduction, whether it will keep vacant the position of Director-General Health and Chief Executive of the NHS in Scotland.
Answer
The recruitment strategy for the post of Director-General Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of the NHS in Scotland is currently under consideration.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36816 by Michael Russell on 29 October 2010, what methodology was used to calculate the value to the economy of Scottish universities’ international activities.
Answer
The £500 million figure was provided by Universities Scotland and is taken from an independent economic impact study undertaken by BiGGAR Economics Limited.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36750 by Kenny MacAskill on 7 October 2010, whether the announcement will be made to the Parliament.
Answer
I will inform the Parliament how the announcement will be made in due course.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6845 by John Swinney on 6 December 2007, what the value is of the pay ranges that apply in its core directorates and the percentage of its total staff in each pay range.
Answer
The value of the pay ranges which apply in the Scottish Government core directorates and the percentage of the total staff in each range are as follows:
| Pay Range | Minimum (£) | Maximum (£) | % of Staff |
| A3 | 15,792 | 17,632 | 19.1% |
| A4 | 17,632 | 20,405 | 5.0% |
| B1 | 22,173 | 25,165 | 15.8% |
| B2 | 25,165 | 30,267 | 21.3% |
| B3 | 32,249 | 40,173 | 16.5% |
| BF | 27,000 | 32,555 | 1.0% |
| C1 | 43,736 | 52,595 | 12.2% |
| C2 | 52,595 | 63,743 | 5.0% |
| C3 | 59,284 | 66,671 | 0.9% |
| SCS1 | 58,200 | 117,800 | 2.0% |
| SCS1A | 67,600 | 128,900 | 0.6% |
| SCS2 | 82,900 | 162,500 | 0.6% |
| SCS3 | 101,500 | 208,100 | 0.1% |
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings the First Minister has attended with representatives of the City of Edinburgh Council to discuss The Gathering 2009.
Answer
The First Minister attended a meeting on 12 October 2009 to explore whether the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo might purchase The Gathering 2009 Ltd with a view to delivering future Gathering events and securing the associated economic benefits for Scotland. The City of Edinburgh Council was represented at that meeting.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 October 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 11 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings have taken place between the First Minister and the deputy leader of the City of Edinburgh Council since May 2007 and what issues were discussed.
Answer
The First Minister and the Deputy Leader of the City of Edinburgh Council both attended a meeting on 12 October 2009. That meeting explored whether the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo might purchase The Gathering 2009 Ltd with a view to delivering future Gathering events and securing the associated economic benefits for Scotland.
