- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 30 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has entered into any correspondence with the Forum of Private Business and whether it intends to meet representatives of the Forum
Answer
The Forum of Private Business has written to me and I met representatives of the organisation on Wednesday 30 June.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 30 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish schools have a sports co-ordinator and how many do not.
Answer
I announced on 7 June the first tranche of Lottery Sports Fund awards to five local authorities for the appointment of co-ordinators in 87 secondary schools. The announcement followed a highly successful pilot programme and the intention is to have a co-ordinator appointed in all of Scotland's remaining 367 secondary schools by 2003.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 27 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of how the #700,000 additional funding for the Ossian project made available to the Area Tourist Boards in 1999 was spent.
Answer
The Scottish Tourist Board, which leads the Ossian project, was asked to allocate this funding between the ATBs. I will ask the Chairman to write to you with the information and I will arrange for a copy of his reply to be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 27 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to study the impact of the use of the internet as a means of promoting tourism in Scotland and, if so, what will be the nature of the study, and whether it will seek to involve those in the industry already engaged in the use of the internet.
Answer
The Scottish Tourist Board is undertaking research. The results will be used to inform the new Tourism Strategy on which the industry will be fully consulted.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 27 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there has been any independent assessment of the impact of the Ossian project and, if so, whether it will place the results of the assessment in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre
Answer
Project Ossian is not yet fully on stream and the impact will not be felt until next year. The Scottish Tourist Board believe that the introduction of Ossian will make the industry more competitive.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 27 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether steps have been taken by the Scottish Tourist Board to promote Scotland as a holiday destination in the Highland Games events which take place in Canada and the United States of America and whether the Scottish Tourist Board has advertised or intends to advertise in the "Highlander " maga'ine.
Answer
This is an operational matter for the Scottish Tourist Board. I will ask the Chairman to write to you and I will arrange for a copy of his reply to be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 27 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive for details of the marketing budget in each of the area Tourist Boards in Scotland for each of the last three financial years and the estimated budgets for the next three financial years.
Answer
Area Tourist Boards are independent local partnership organisations. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 27 July 1999
To ask the Presiding Officer whether the Mace gifted to the Parliament by Her Majesty The Queen has any constitutional significance and if so whether he will provide in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre a statement regarding its significance.
Answer
The Mace was presented by Her Majesty to The Scottish Parliament. It is a modern embodiment of an ancient symbol of power, legitimacy and the relationship between Parliament and the Crown, and is a reminder of the Parliament's authority.The Mace is at present on view in the National Museum of Scotland. In future recesses it is intended to be on view in a secure glass case in the Chamber, when I will consider the suggestion of such a statement being mounted alongside.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 27 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will request that the Scottish Tourist Board introduce a marketing campaign to promote Scotland as an autumn holiday destination in order to boost the tourist industry in Scotland this year.
Answer
The STB in partnership with the industry has since 1995 undertaken a campaign focused on generating additional business in the October and November period. This is estimated to have generated an additional £5 million spend in 1998. Plans for a 1999 campaign are well advanced.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 27 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an estimate of the annual revenue from tourism in Scotland in (a) 1997, (b) 1998 and (c) 1999.
Answer
Tourism spend in Scotland in 1997 was estimated to be £2.6 billion, a record sum, and in 1998 to be £2.5 billion, both at today's prices. The Scottish Tourist Board is forecasting modest growth for the industry in 1999.
