- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-10190 and S3W-10182 by John Swinney on 5 March 2008, how many official ministerial engagements were undertaken by the Minister for Schools and Skills in April 2008, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Minister for Schools and Skills carried out 57 ministerial engagements/meetings within Scotland in April 2008.
| Council Area | Number of Engagements/Meetings |
| Aberdeen City | 2 |
| Perth and Kinross | 4 |
| Aberdeenshire | 1 |
| Glasgow City | 1 |
Note: The remaining engagements/meetings were held within the City of Edinburgh Council area.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-10197 and S3W-10182 by John Swinney on 5 March 2008, how many official ministerial engagements were undertaken by the Minister for Environment in March 2008, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Minister for Environment carried out 81 ministerial engagements/meetings within Scotland in March 2008.
| Council Area | Number of Engagements/Meetings |
| Argyll and Bute | 3 |
| Scottish Borders | 1 |
| North Ayrshire | 1 |
| Glasgow City | 1 |
| Perth and Kinross | 1 |
| Highlands | 2 |
| North Lanarkshire | 1 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1 |
Note: The remaining engagements/meetings were held within the City of Edinburgh Council area.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-10188 and S3W-10182 by John Swinney on 5 March 2008, how many official ministerial engagements were undertaken by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning in April 2008, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning carried out 99 ministerial engagements/meetings within Scotland in April 2008.
| Council Area | Number of Engagements/Meetings |
| Stirling | 1 |
| Midlothian | 1 |
| Glasgow City | 4 |
| Perth and Kinross | 1 |
The remaining engagements/meetings were held within the City of Edinburgh Council area.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-10193 and S3W-10182 by John Swinney on 5 March 2008, how many official ministerial engagements were undertaken by the Minister for Communities and Sport in April 2008, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Minister for Communities and Sport carried out 55 ministerial engagements/meetings within Scotland in April 2008.
| Council Area | Number of Engagements |
| Glasgow City | 11 |
| Dundee City | 1 |
| Stirling | 1 |
Note: The remaining engagements/meetings were held within the City of Edinburgh Council area.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-10189 and S3W-10182 by John Swinney on 5 March 2008, how many official ministerial engagements were undertaken by the Minister for Children and Early Years in March 2008, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Minister for Children and Early Years carried out 55 ministerial engagements/meetings within Scotland in March 2008.
| Council Area | Number of Engagements/Meetings |
| North Lanarkshire | 1 |
| Glasgow City | 2 |
| Stirling | 1 |
| Perth and Kinross | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1 |
| Fife | 1 |
| East Renfrewshire | 1 |
Note: The remaining engagements/meetings were held within the City of Edinburgh Council area.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-10197 and S3W-10182 by John Swinney on 5 March 2008, how many official ministerial engagements were undertaken by the Minister for Environment in April 2008, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Minister for Environment carried out 54 ministerial engagements/meetings within Scotland in April 2008.
| Council Area | Number of Engagements/Meetings |
| Glasgow City | 1 |
| Highland | 4 |
| Perth and Kinross | 1 |
| Stirling | 1 |
| North Ayrshire | 1 |
| East Ayrshire | 1 |
| South Lanarkshire | 1 |
| East Lothian | 1 |
| Aberdeen City | 1 |
Note: The remaining engagements/meetings were held within the City of Edinburgh Council area.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-10188 and S3W-10182 by John Swinney on 5 March 2008, how many official ministerial engagements were undertaken by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning in March 2008, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning carried out 139 ministerial engagements/meetings within Scotland in March 2008.
| Council Area | Number of Engagements/Meetings |
| Fife | 1 |
| Glasgow City | 5 |
| East Renfrewshire | 1 |
| Perth and Kinross | 2 |
| Argyll and Bute | 1 |
| West Lothian | 2 |
Note: The remaining engagements/meetings were held within the City of Edinburgh Council area.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-10183 and S3W-10182 by John Swinney on 5 March 2008, how many official ministerial engagements were undertaken by the Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture in April 2008, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture carried out 68 ministerial engagements/meetings within Scotland in April 2008.
| Council Area | Number of Engagements/Meetings |
| City of Glasgow | 2 |
| East Lothian | 1 |
| Fife | 1 |
The remaining engagements/meetings were held within the City of Edinburgh Council area.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it is giving to the findings of the UK Inquiry into Mental Health and Well-being in Later Life in formulating its future strategy for promoting mental health in Scotland.
Answer
NHS Health Scotland has been fully engaged with the Mental Health Foundation and Age Concern Scotland throughout the work of the Inquiry. Since its publication, NHS Health Scotland has supported local activities designed to disseminate its findings, encourage the engagement and involvement of older people, and take forward the development of local actions to promote mental health and wellbeing in later life.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 16 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many PPP/PFI projects since 3 May 2007 have (a) been submitted to the Scottish Government for approval, and (b) received approval.
Answer
The standard form of PFI developed across the UK has not been used in Scotland for any projects which have commenced from 3 May 2007 onwards. We said before the elections that PPP could continue as one of several delivery options open to public sector bodies. Our preference is for the Non Profit Distributing (NPD) model to be used.
For those PFI projects which were well advanced, it did not make sense to unpick these deals as this would have come at a high cost - not just money but delays in new facilities for the public. There have been ten PFI projects which fall into this category and which have received approval since last May.
