- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will make a decision about the allocation of Gaelic medium education funding.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25884 on 11 August 2009. 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: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 11 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will reply to Glasgow City Council regarding its bid for Gaelic medium education funding.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25884 on 11 August 2009. 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: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 3 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will issue guidance to local authorities on houses in multiple occupation.
Answer
Guidance for licensing authorities on the current system of licensing of houses in multiple occupation was published in 2004. We do not expect to issue further guidance until the lead up to the implementation of Part 5 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, which will replace the current licensing system. We have had initial discussions with local authorities on the options for implementation, and will take this forward with them and other stakeholders in the autumn.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 3 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how long a provision in primary legislation can he held in abeyance before coming into force once passed by the Scottish Parliament.
Answer
There is no set period of time.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Salmond on 25 June 2009
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government welcomes the conclusion in the final report of the Calman Commission on Scottish Devolution that devolution has been a real success and is popular with the people of Scotland.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0618-01.htm
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the most recent statistics are on drop-out rates among full-time first degree students and whether it has any concerns regarding these statistics.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0618-01.htm
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 11 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional resources have been allocated to Glasgow City Council for a reduction in class sizes from 2007 onwards.
Answer
Funding of £9 million for employing additional teachers to make progress on class size reduction and early year''s commitments was announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning on 20 June 2007. Glasgow''s share was £978,300. The Scottish Government is now providing local authorities with record levels of funding with which to meet the terms of the concordat with Local Government. Following the approval of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (Scotland) Amendment Order 2009, on 29 March 2009, the total package of funding for Glasgow City Council will see an investment of £3,268.7 million over 2008-10. Annual figures are £1597.7 million for 2008-09 and £1671.0 million for 2009-10.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 11 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what reference there is to class sizes in the single outcome agreement relating to Glasgow City Council.
Answer
The single outcome agreements (SOAs) reflect the priorities and agreed outcomes for each council and include relevant supporting indicators and targets. Copies of all 32 SOAs, once agreed with local authorities, can be obtained via the Improvement Service website at the following link
http://www.improvementservice.org.uk/single-outcome-agreements/.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 2 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason Glasgow has been selected as an appropriate area to pilot new arrangements for public notices.
Answer
Glasgow was part of the Public Information Notices project working group and board from an early stage. They were involved in the development of the Public Information Portal, and their involvement has influenced the functionality, and how it fits with business operations. Glasgow agreed with the Improvement Service to be the first pilot council. This will ensure that the systems integration requirement requested by the pilot councils, can be fully tested and documented before roll out to the other pilot councils.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 2 June 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the duration will be of the pilot scheme for testing new arrangements for public notices.
Answer
The Improvement Service on behalf of local government are currently progressing the pilot testing for new arrangements for Public Information Notices. The aim is to conclude the pilot by September 2009.