- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 30 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to Greater Glasgow Health Board or have been made to it by the Board regarding any shortage of intensive care beds at Yorkhill Children's Hospital in Glasgow and what action is being taken to address any such shortage.
Answer
It is primarily for Yorkhill NHS Trust and Greater Glasgow Health Board, as the local service providers, to put in place the necessary facilities to meet the needs of the local population.In addition, at a national level on 17 April I announced the creation of four mobile paediatric intensive care beds, each manned by a specially trained paediatric intensive care doctor and nurse, at a cost of £1.6 million. This new service will be Scotland-wide with the two teams making up the national service based in Edinburgh and Glasgow.This brings the total number of paediatric intensive care beds in Scotland to 24.5: 14 at Yorkhill, eight in Edinburgh and 2.5 at the Institute of Neurosciences in Glasgow. This underlines the Executive's commitment to the model of paediatric care advocated by the Scottish Paediatric Intensive Care Audit.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, under the proposals contained in the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council's consultation paper on the future recurrent funding of research in universities, Review of Research Policy and Funding, the funding levels of more traditional subjects such as law will be maintained at the expense of new, developing and emerging subjects.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15062.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether and, if so, to what extent, the proposals contained in the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council's consultation paper on the future recurrent funding of research in universities, Review of Research Policy and Funding, favour the more traditional subjects such as law at older universities.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15062.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive in what way the proposals contained in the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council's consultation paper on future recurrent funding of research in universities, Review of Research Policy and Funding, promote an inclusive approach to public policy.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15062.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 26 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12876 by Mr Jim Wallace on 9 February 2001, whether the number of Catholic prisoners is proportionate to the number of Catholics in Scotland.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
There are approximately 800,000 Roman Catholics (17%) residing in Scotland.There are 1,621 Roman Catholics (28%) currently held in Scottish prisons.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the consultation on the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council's paper on the future recurrent funding of research in universities, Review of Research Policy and Funding, has been held at a time which maximises institutions' ability to respond and whether the dissemination of the outcomes of this consultation is planned for a time which suits institutions and academic staff.
Answer
The council's intention to carry out a fundamental review of its policies and methods of funding research was announced in March 1999. The early announcement was intended to give higher education institutions and other interested parties an opportunity to plan ahead for the review. The overall timetable for the review was published in the initial consultation document in February 2000 which included details of the timing of the second stage consultation.The timing of the review was designed to ensure that the council was able to undertake a fundamental review of its policies and methods of funding research and to consult a wide range of stakeholders including, but not limited to, higher education institutions. The timing of the second stage consultation was also designed to ensure that proposals for new funding methods could be published and consulted upon well in advance of their introduction.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the proposals contained in the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council's consultation paper on the future recurrent funding of research in universities, Review of Research Policy and Funding, will have on the regeneration of the economy.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15062.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what response it has made or plans to make to the proposal in the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council's consultation paper on the future recurrent funding of research in universities, Review of Research Policy and Funding, that those areas of research that receive a quality rating in the Research Assessment Exercise of three or less will not be funded.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-15062.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the proposals contained in the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council's consultation paper on the future recurrent funding of research in universities, Review of Research Policy and Funding, will have on the research base.
Answer
SHEFC is now considering the responses to its consultation process, and it would therefore be inappropriate for me to comment at this stage. I have asked SHEFC to discuss its proposals with the Executive at the conclusion of the review; and to provide appropriate policy advice.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 April 2001
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the #15 million funding package to expand the use of information and communication technology each further and higher education institution will receive.
Answer
The allocation to further and higher education institutions of the £15 million being made available over the next three years is a matter for the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Councils.The specific allocations to Higher Education institutions for the academic year 2001-02 were announced by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council on 6 April 2001 and details are available on their website.The Scottish Further Education Funding Council intends to announce the specific allocations to further education institutions for the forthcoming academic year at the end of April.
