- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 1 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial and other support it intends to give to the establishment of a new Glasgow Gaelic Centre.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-16806.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 1 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement it has in plans for a new Glasgow Gaelic Centre.
Answer
The Executive is currently providing £25,000 a year in support of plans for a new Glasgow Gaelic Centre. No decisions have been made about any further support.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 1 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received either in support of, or against, a new Glasgow Gaelic Centre.
Answer
The Executive has received a request for support for the project. No representations against a new Gaelic Centre have been received.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 1 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation has taken place with established voluntary organisations in Glasgow with regard to the plans for a new Glasgow Gaelic Centre.
Answer
Meetings have been held between the proponents of the Glasgow Gaelic Centre and the Glasgow Highlanders' Institute and representatives of other Glasgow Highland associations.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 31 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many special advisors with responsibility for contact with the press, or with permission to brief the press on behalf of the First Minister, were employed as of (a) 1 February 2001, (b) 1 October 2000 and (c) 1 July 1999.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-13046.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 31 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total salary, office and associated costs were for special advisors who act as press and information officers, or who are permitted to contact the press on behalf of the First Minister, as of (a) 1 February 2001, (b) 1 October 2000 and (c) 1 July 1999.
Answer
The total estimated annual salary, office and associated costs for the media team of Special Advisers in the Scottish Executive for the dates in question is:
Date | No of Advisers | Salary | ERNIC | Pension Contribution | Office & Associated Costs |
| 1 February 2001** | 5 | £305,008 | £34,539 | £48,801 | £14,403 |
| 1 October 2000 | 4 | £203,300 | £22,665 | £35,528 | £13,263 |
On 1 July 1999 there was one media adviser who was paid in special adviser salary range 3 (currently £42,755 - £85,047). A specific figure is not provided in order to protect the privacy of the individual.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 23 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what proposals it has to help local authorities to assist headteachers suffering from stress-related illnesses.
Answer
The management of teacher absence and the causes of absence are matters for individual local authorities as employers and it is important that local authorities have effective management policies in place. No discussions with South Ayrshire Council or CoSLA have taken place on the specific issue you raise.
Through the agreement, A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century, the Scottish Executive is assisting all local authorities directly tackle the issue of teacher workload in three ways. By the end of this year my department will have in place a gatekeeper mechanism to monitor and reduce the level of duplication in administrative and information demand placed on authorities and schools by the Executive. In addition, we will conduct a bureaucracy audit in partnership with local authorities which we expect to run over a period of six months and which will provide an audit of the position as it directly affects schools to enable all the parties concerned to develop more effective ways of working. Over the next three years, our commitment to the agreement on teachers' conditions and pay includes the provision of significant additional resources to fund the introduction of additional support staff to schools to reduce the demand on teachers to routinely undertake tasks which are not directly connected with teaching. For the longer term a framework for Continuous Professional Development is being established. The framework should include elements that will help teachers to manage workload issues.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 23 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with CoSLA regarding the effects of stress on headteachers.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-16770.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 23 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to assist South Ayrshire Council to address any difficulties in educational management being experienced as a result of the absence of headteachers due to stress-related illnesses.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer given to question S1W-16770.
- Asked by: Michael Russell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 11 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria are applied before agreeing an application from a local authority for additional resources under the Bellwin Scheme.
Answer
The criteria used are detailed in Finance Circular 9/2000, a copy of which is held in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. no. 14385).
