- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overseas students are currently studying in Scotland.
Answer
In session 2001-02 thenumber of overseas students studying at higher education (HE) level in Scotlandstood at 20,482 and the number of overseas enrolments in
furthereducation (FE) stood at 4,241.
Notes:
1. Overseas is defined hereas non-UK domicile.
2. These figures exclude allopen and distance learning students as they are not deemed to be “studying in” Scotland.
3. Information on the numberof FE students is not currently available. Scottish Further EducationFunding Council collects and publishes data on enrolments on individual coursesat FE colleges. As individuals commonly enrol on more than one course in anacademic year, the number of enrolments is significantly higher than the numberof students.
4. Sources: Higher EducationStatistics Agency and Scottish Further Education Funding Council.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how many overseas students extended their stay beyond six months to complete their studies in each of the last five years.
Answer
The following table showsthe number of overseas graduates and diplomates completing courses lastinglonger than six months, at higher education institutions and further educationcolleges in Scotland for the period from 1997-98 to 2001-02 inclusive.
| Year | Total | HEIs | FECs |
| 1997-98 | 6,208 | 5,820 | 388 |
| 1998-99 | 5,116 | 4,800 | 316 |
| 1999-2000 | 5,356 | 5,069 | 287 |
| 2000-01 | 5,114 | 4,899 | 215 |
| 2001-02 | * | 5,242 | * |
Sources: Higher EducationStatistics Agency and Scottish Further Education Funding Council (SFEFC).
Notes:
*This data is not yetavailable.
1. The term “graduate”refers to a student who has successfully completed a course at first degreelevel or above; the term “diplomate” refers to a student who has successfullycompleted a course at higher education (sub-degree) level.
2. Overseas is defined hereas non-UK domicile.
3. These figures exclude allopen and distance learning students as those students are not deemed to be“studying in” Scotland.
4. SFEFC collects andpublishes data on enrolments on individual courses at further education colleges.As individuals commonly enrol on more than one course in an academic year, thenumber of enrolments is significantly higher than the number of students.
5. Data shown is for courseswith length greater than six months or 26 weeks.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures the Scottish Executive is considering to improve support to asylum seekers within higher education.
Answer
The Scottish Refugee IntegrationForum has recommended that asylum seekers be allowed access to part-time HigherNational courses on the same basis as currently applies for non-advanced courses.We are working with institutions and the funding councils to ensure that asylumseekers will be eligible for fee waiver support in respect of such courses and forhardship support in respect of books and, if appropriate, travel passes, from academicyear 2003-04.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its plans to amend the guidance that is provided to academic institutions on making awards from hardship funds will be complete in time for implementation in the 2003-04 academic year.
Answer
The relevant guidance has beenamended and issued to institutions.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Ministerial Working Group on Prostitution will be involved in the development of its proposal to introduce an offence of kerb crawling.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to S2W-2216 today. All answers to written parliamentary questionsare available on the Parliaments website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the announcement on the Ministerial Working Group on Prostitution, what the remit and timetable of the group will be.
Answer
The Expert Group on Prostitution,chaired by Sandra Hood OBE, will report to ministers on the first stage of theirwork in autumn 2004.
The remit of the group is toreview the legal, policing, health and social justice issues surrounding prostitutionin Scotland and to consider options for the future. Amongst otherissues the group will discuss the eradication of prostitution and exit strategiesfor prostitutes. In addition, the group has been asked to look at the proposalsfor a new offence of kerb crawling.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact technological advances in neonatal patient care have had on the survival rate of babies born in Scotland.
Answer
I am not aware of any evidencewhich would determine the impact that technological advances in neonatal patientcare have had on the survival rate of babies born in Scotland. Otherfactors, such as developments in obstetric care and prenatal diagnosis of congenitalabnormalities, and improvements in the health of the reproductive population ingeneral will also contribute to changes in this rate.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration the Ministerial Working Group on Prostitution will give to an exit strategy for prostitutes.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answergiven to S2W-2216 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliaments website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will define “kerb crawling” in the development of its proposal to introduce such an offence.
Answer
The definition of “kerb crawling”will be a matter for consideration in the discussions of the Expert Group on Prostitution.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made in examining, along with the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, ways to ensure that MSPs are fully informed about the progression of planning cases and appeals within their constituencies and regions, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.
Answer
A planning web page is available on the internet at
www.scotland.gov.uk/planning/pc/pc.asp.This provides information on planning applications that come before the Scottishministers showing, on a weekly update basis, the current status of each case. Casesare presently listed by local authority area, and work is on-going to also identifyeach case by MSP constituency.The Executive’s Inquiry Reporter’sUnit also has a website – www.scotland.gov.uk/planning_appeals/seiru.Within the site is a planning appeals search facility which makes it possible toview progress on appeals and retrieve appeal decision letters online, without charge.The use of ICT to provide andreceive planning related information is constantly under review and further refinements,consulting as necessary with the Parliament’sReference Centre, will be introduced as appropriate.
