- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what baseline figure will be used to measure and monitor each of targets 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 in the tourism, culture and sport section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
Technical Notes setting out the detail for each target in Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys will be available shortly. The Technical Notes will include information on definitions, who will gather the data, how the data will be gathered, the time period covered, trends, baseline data, and milestones.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of the (a) Scottish Enterprise and (b) Highlands and Islands Enterprise spending plans in relation to the career service budget, as set out in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
The Careers Scotland budgets are now the responsibility of the Enterprise Networks. Further information on Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise budgets will be set out in the Draft Budget Document published in October.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the spending plans for regional selective assistance include monies set aside for the new venture capital fund, as referred to in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
Yes.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what baseline figure will be used to measure and monitor the number of graduates as a proportion of the workforce, as referred to in target 9 in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
The baseline figure for measurement of this target will be the figure for the calendar year 2001. Labour Force Survey Statistics show that the proportion of graduates in the workforce in 2001 is 18%. Data at the Scottish level will be published annually in the Scottish Executive/Enterprise Networks publication Joint Performance Team: Measuring Scotland's Progress Towards a Smart Successful Scotland.Further details of the measurement and monitoring of this target will be published later in the Building a Better Scotland - Spending Review Proposals 2003-06, Technical Notes.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of the spending on enterprise and education by its departments in each of the last three years and as planned for each of the next three years.
Answer
Detailed spending plans by portfolio for the last three years were provided in the Annual Expenditure Report: The Scottish Budget published in March 2002. The Draft Budget Document published in October will provide detailed information on spending plans until 2005-06.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of "enterprise and lifelong learning other", as listed in the spending plans table in the enterprise and lifelong section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
A breakdown of the level 2 baseline "the enterprise and lifelong learning other" figures for the years 2003-06, contained in the enterprise and lifelong section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys, is currently being prepared as part of the Budget Stage 2 process.A breakdown of this baseline figure for 2002-03 can be found within the supporting documentation for the Budget (Scotland) Act No.3.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give a breakdown of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council spending plans by academic subject, as set out in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
The allocation of funds to individual higher education institutions (HEIs) is a matter for the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC), which currently decides detailed allocations on an annual cycle. Around March each year SHEFC sets out the funds being offered to individual HEIs for the coming academic year in its Main Grant Letter. The Main Grant Letter explains the detail of the allocation model and provides detail on the calculations underpinning the allocations. For 2002-03, Table A2 of the Main Grant Letter provides information on Main Teaching Grant allocations by subject group and Table B2 provides information on the Main Quality Research Grant by subject.SHEFC's 2002-03 Grant Letter can be found on its website at:
www.shefc.ac.uk/content/library/circs/02/he1502/Mainletter.htm.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what baseline figures will be used to measure and monitor the number of 16- to 19-year-olds from low income families staying on at school or attending further education colleges, as referred to in target 8 in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
Baseline figures for measurement of these targets will be derived from the academic year 2001-02. The target end date will be 2007-08. This will be confirmed once the programme for rolling out Education Maintenance Allowances (EMAs) has been set.This information will be published later in the month in the Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06, Technical Notes.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what definition will be used of low income families in relation to increasing support to 16- to 19-year-olds, as referred to in target 8 in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
In our pilots of Educational Maintenance Allowances (EMA), support for 16- to 19-year-olds is targeted at families whose income is less than £25,000 per annum.Details of how EMAs will be rolled out will be announced in due course. An evaluation of the current pilots will be taken into account.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 September 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 3 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will close the gap in unemployment rates between the worst 10% of areas and the Scottish average by 2006, as referred to in target 6 in the enterprise and lifelong learning section of Building a Better Scotland - Spending Proposals 2003-06: What the money buys.
Answer
This target is derived from one of the 12 strategic priorities set out in A Smart, Successful Scotland under the Skills & Learning theme. This recognises the importance to the Scottish economy of ensuring that all communities are trained and ready for work. Indicators have been set in Measuring Scotland's Progress Towards A Smart, Successful Scotland which will track progress towards narrowing the gap in unemployment. The Scottish Enterprise Operating Plan for 2002-03 sets out the specific actions currently being undertaken across the enterprise network to address imbalances in employment rates. The Executive is now in discussions with Scottish Enterprise regarding the development of the new operating plan which will take into account the activities required to meet this and other targets contained in Building a Better Scotland.
