- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 20 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many research projects have had their funding through Scottish Enterprise’s Proof of Concept programme withdrawn or restructured in each year since its creation, broken down by reason for withdrawal or restructuring.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30583 on 20 January 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 20 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications Scottish Enterprise has received to its Proof of Concept programme in each year since its creation.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30583 on 20 January 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 20 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what changes it has made to Scottish Enterprise’s Proof of Concept programme.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I will ask its Chief Executive to write to you in this regard.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 20 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many research projects have received funding through Scottish Enterprise’s Proof of Concept programme in each year since its creation.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30583 on 20 January 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 January 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 20 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many advisors the Proof of Concept programme has employed in each of the last five years and will employ in 2010-11.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30583 on 20 January 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many postgraduate primary teaching degree places (a) have been funded in each year since 2000 and (b) are expected to be funded in each of the next five years.
Answer
The table shows the number of full-time equivalent Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (one year PGDE) primary places funded in each year since 2000.
| Academic Year | PGDE Primary |
| 2000-01 | 1,316 |
| 2001-02 | 1,329 |
| 2002-03 | 404 |
| 2003-04 | 475 |
| 2004-05 | 1,005 |
| 2005-06 | 1,455 |
| 2006-07 | 1,555 |
| 2007-08 | 1,255 |
| 2008-09 | 1,655 |
| 2009-10 | 1,355 |
Note: Figures for 2000-01 and 2001-02 include PGDE secondary places as the Scottish Funding Council in these years did not spilt these places into two separate areas.
The Scottish Government carries out an annual teacher workforce planning exercise that underpins advice to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) on intakes to initial teacher education courses. Decisions have not yet been announced relating to 2010-11 and subsequent years.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the £30 million announced for student support by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning on 28 October 2009 (Official Report c. 20531) is from savings through fiscal drag on the parental income thresholds.
Answer
The £30 million announced for student support is new money for 2010-11.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many undergraduate secondary teaching degree places (a) have been funded in each year since 2000 and (b) are expected to be funded in each of the next five years.
Answer
The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent Bachelor of Education (four year BEd) secondary places funded in each year since 2000.
| Academic Year | BEd Secondary |
| 2000-01 | 617 |
| 2001-02 | 599 |
| 2002-03 | 623 |
| 2003-04 | 677 |
| 2004-05 | 716 |
| 2005-06 | 713 |
| 2006-07 | 678 |
| 2007-08 | 695 |
| 2008-09 | 680 |
| 2009-10 | 678 |
Note: Numbers of BEd places cover students in years one to four of courses.
The Scottish Government carries out an annual teacher workforce planning exercise that underpins advice to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) on intakes to initial teacher education courses. Decisions have not yet been announced relating to 2010-11 and subsequent years.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many undergraduate primary teaching degree places (a) have been funded in each year since 2000 and (b) are expected to be funded in each of the next five years.
Answer
The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent Bachelor of Education (four year BEd) primary places funded in each year since 2000.
| Academic Year | BEd Primary |
| 2000-01 | 2,200 |
| 2001-02 | 2,283 |
| 2002-03 | 2,346 |
| 2003-04 | 2,415 |
| 2004-05 | 2,429 |
| 2005-06 | 2,451 |
| 2006-07 | 2,439 |
| 2007-08 | 2,500 |
| 2008-09 | 2,765 |
| 2009-10 | 3,253 |
Note: Numbers of BEd places cover students in years one to four of courses.
The Scottish Government carries out an annual teacher workforce planning exercise that underpins advice to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) on intakes to initial teacher education courses. Decisions have not yet been announced relating to 2010-11 and subsequent years.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 14 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many postgraduate secondary teaching degree places (a) have been funded in each year since 2000 and (b) are expected to be funded in each of the next five years.
Answer
The following table shows the number of full-time equivalent Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (one year PGDE) secondary places funded in each year since 2000.
| Academic Year | PGDE Secondary |
| 2000-01 | 1,316 |
| 2001-02 | 1,329 |
| 2002-03 | 805 |
| 2003-04 | 950 |
| 2004-05 | 1,305 |
| 2005-06 | 1,905 |
| 2006-07 | 1,710 |
| 2007-08 | 1,210 |
| 2008-09 | 1,005 |
| 2009-10 | 905 |
Note: Figures for 2000-01 and 2001-02 include PGDE primary places as the Scottish Funding Council in these years did not spilt these places into two separate areas.
The Scottish Government carries out an annual teacher workforce planning exercise that underpins advice to the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) on intakes to initial teacher education courses. Decisions have not yet been announced relating to 2010-11 and subsequent years.
