- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to establish a graduate talent pool, similar to the scheme run by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
Answer
We have no plans to set up a graduate talent pool, similar to the proposed idea from the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills in England. Full details of that scheme are yet to be published. Working with the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services Scotland, we are monitoring closely the situation on graduate employment.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will fund and direct the Scottish Funding Council to support graduate opportunities in a similar way to the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Economic Challenge Investment Fund.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23554 on 14 May 2009. 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, 06 May 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the Scottish Funding Council will save from the 2.5% reduction in the standard rate of VAT and where savings will be spent.
Answer
The impact of the reduction in the standard rate of VAT for the Scottish Funding Council is an operational matter for that body. I have asked the Chief Executive of the Scottish Funding Council to write to the member with this information.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pre-registration student nurse and midwifery intake training places there are for each higher education institution in 2009-10, also broken down by (a) adult nursing, (b) mental health nursing, (c) learning disability nursing, (d) children’s nursing and (e) midwifery.
Answer
The pre-registration nursing and midwifery student intake for 2009-10 is 3,060, broken down as set out in the table below.
| Higher Education Institution | Adult Nursing | Mental Health Nursing | Learning Disability Nursing | Children''s Nursing | Midwifery | Total |
| Dundee University | 332 | 57 | | 32 | 20 | 441 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | 349 | 61 | 30 | 60 | 21 | 521 |
| Napier University | 420 | 61 | 30 | 75 | 36 | 622 |
| The Robert Gordon University | 208 | 30 | | 36 | 24 | 298 |
| Stirling University | 268 | 73 | | | 26 | 367 |
| University of the West of Scotland | 609 | 122 | | | 57 | 788 |
| The Open University | 23 | | | | | 23 |
| Total | 2,209 | 404 | 60 | 203 | 184 | 3,060 |
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pre-registration student nurse and midwifery intake training places there are for 2009-10, also broken down by (a) adult nursing, (b) mental health nursing, (c) learning disability nursing, (d) children’s nursing and (e) midwifery.
Answer
The pre-registration nursing and midwifery student intake for 2009-10 is 3,060, broken down as set out in the following table.
| Adult | 2,209 |
| Mental health | 404 |
| Learning disability | 60 |
| Child | 203 |
| Midwifery | 184 |
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it will make to the Privy Council when it considers the University of Stirling’s proposed changes to its charter and statutes.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23156 on 6 May 2009. 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, 22 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the University of Stirling’s proposed amendment to its statutes will have a negative impact on conditions of employment for university staff.
Answer
The amendments have been referred by the Privy Council to Scottish ministers for comments. We are currently considering the details of the university''s proposals before responding.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider requesting that the Privy Council delay its decisions on the proposed amendments to the charter and statutes of individual institutions until it has received proposals from the eight pre-1992 universities.
Answer
The Privy Council seeks Scottish ministers advice in light of applications it receives from individual institutions. The University of Stirling is the only Scottish institution which has applied to the Privy Council to make amendments to its academic staff employment statute. This has been referred to Scottish ministers who are currently considering the details of the proposals which were approved by the university''s governing body following consultation.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its preference is for a Scotland-wide agreement on changes to university statutes regarding university staff employment conditions.
Answer
Scottish ministers are keen to see early resolution on replacing the current outdated employment statute for academic staff which is part of the governance arrangements of the pre 1992 Scottish universities. We are strongly supportive of the discussions which have been on-going for sometime at a national level between the eight pre 1992 universities and the University and College Union and are disappointed that it has not been possible to reach an agreed position on a revised statute.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Salmond on 30 April 2009
To ask the First Minister whether reducing graduate debt or tackling student hardship should be the priority for the Scottish Government.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0430-01.htm
