Chamber and committees

The acquisition or disposal of land in Glasgow in relation to the 2014 Games is a matter for Glasgow City Council, which has statutory responsibilities in this respect.

However, the Scottish Government is keen that people across Scotland have an opportunity to help shape a positive legacy from the games. Consultation on Glasgow 2014 - Delivering a Lasting Legacy for Scotland was launched on 15 February 2008. The consultation document is available at www.scotland.gov.uk/glasgow2014legacy and the deadline for written responses is 9 May 2008. A series of public meetings throughout Scotland is being planned for May and June 2008.

The delivery of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and the group structure to support that work, is a matter for the Glasgow 2014 Organising Company.

No discussions have yet taken place but we have written to the UK government requesting a meeting to discuss the issue of a high-speed rail link between Scotland and England.

The delivery of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and the group structure to support that work, is a matter for the Glasgow 2014 Organising Company.

The Scottish Government monitors the provision of support for children with additional support needs through inspections of nursery, primary, secondary and special schools and local authorities carried out by HM Inspectorate of Education.

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 would require an employer, such as a local authority, to report certain categories of accidents to the relevant enforcing authority, in this case the Health and Safety Executive. In the case of persons not at work, which includes pupils or students, an accident is reportable if a person receives an injury requiring that person to be taken to hospital for treatment.

The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 would require an employer to report certain categories of accidents to the relevant enforcing authority, in this case the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). In the case of a person at work this includes:

(a) any fatality arising out of his/her work,

(b) a major injury as defined,

(c) an injury requiring that person to be taken to hospital for treatment, and

(d) an injury resulting in that person being unable to do his/her normal work for three days.

For a person not at work, which includes pupils or students, then it is reportable if a person receives an injury requiring that person to be taken to hospital for treatment.

Although the HSE collate statistics on accidents at work, it would not be possible to identify the numbers of accidents caused by the use of hoisting equipment in schools.

The Additional Support for Learning (Co-ordinated Support Plan) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005 specify the content of a co-ordinated support plan. Guidance on what a co-ordinated support plan should contain can be found in chapter 4, paragraphs 43-59 of supporting children''s learning code of practice, to which education authorities are required to have regard.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/08/15105817/58187.

The figures for numbers of pupils with additional support needs in mainstream schools are published in Table 1.5 of Pupils in Scotland 2007, which is available on the Scottish Government website at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/02/25145216/3.

There are no current plans that would remove completely the Class 320 trains from services which include the Helensburgh to Drumgelloch route.