- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any information on the future status of the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
We are committed to a long-term safe and sustainable future for the Vale of Leven Hospital.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde started public consultation on its proposals for the future of the Vale on Friday 31 October. This will run until the end of January and I would encourage all interested parties to get involved in this important process.
Any proposals for change will ultimately need to be submitted to me for consideration and a final decision.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 31 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the Efficient Government Outturn Report for 2007-08.
Answer
We have today published the final Efficient Government Outturn Report for the 2005-2008 Efficient Government programme. It shows that efficiency gains of £1.74 billion were made in 2007-08, against the previous administration''s aspirational target of £1.5 billion. Copies have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 46783) and the report is also available on the internet at
www.scotland.gov.uk//Publications/2008/10/Outturn2008.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it provides for further education colleges in the West of Scotland.
Answer
Responsibility for the core funding of Scotland''s colleges of further education lies with the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council. The funding council is also able to provide colleges with support for capital projects and for other purposes. I have arranged for the funding council to write to the member with details of how it funds colleges in the West of Scotland.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 27 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it can provide to community, voluntary and social economy organisations whose operational or reserve fund bank deposits are adversely affected by the impact of the credit crunch in the international financial markets.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognise that charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises will face tough challenges, particularly in raising donations, while demand for their services is likely to go up. We are working closely and on an on-going basis with sector leaders to determine the impact on Scottish organisations are affected. The sector''s regulator, OSCR, is providing advice and guidance for charities and their trustees via its helpline and website.
The vital contribution of a vibrant third sector to a more successful Scotland is recognised in £93 million available to the third sector over the next three years, a 37% increase on the last spending review intended to make the sector more sustainable.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 15 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15425 by Maureen Watt on 1 October 2008, which local authorities are using biometric technologies in their schools.
Answer
The 12 local authorities currently using biometric technologies in their schools are Aberdeenshire Council, Angus Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, East Dunbartonshire Council, Glasgow City Council, Highland Council, Midlothian Council, Perth and Kinross Council, Renfrewshire Council, Stirling Council and West Lothian Council.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 1 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many PPP schools use biometric fingerprinting for pupils, broken down by local authority.
Answer
We do not hold that information centrally. However, we know that currently there are 12 local authorities using biometric technologies in their schools.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 1 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many non-PPP schools use biometric fingerprinting for pupils, broken down by local authority.
Answer
We do not hold that information centrally. However, we know that currently there are 12 local authorities using biometric technologies in their schools.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 1 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools use biometric fingerprinting for pupils, broken down by local authority.
Answer
We do not hold that information centrally. However, we know that currently there are 12 local authorities using biometric technologies in their schools.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 1 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools plan to introduce biometric fingerprinting for pupils, broken down by local authority.
Answer
We do not hold that information centrally. However, we know that currently there are 12 local authorities using biometric technologies in their schools.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 13 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nursery teachers are employed in the North Lanarkshire Council area.
Answer
There were 64 whole-time equivalent General Teaching Council for Scotland registered teachers providing pre-school education in North Lanarkshire Council as at September 2007.