Questions · Cathy Jamieson

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the draft single outcome agreement from East Ayrshire Council specifies how many P1 to P3 classes in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley will be reduced to 18 in each of the next three years and, if so, what the details are in the agreement.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: All 32 local authorities in Scotland have submitted draft single outcome agreements (SOAs) that set out how they will contribute to the agreed national outcomes in relation to education provision. Those drafts are currently the subject of discussion. We aim t…

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been given to East Ayrshire Council to reduce P1 to P3 class sizes to 18 in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12266 on 30 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp…

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been given to South Ayrshire Council to reduce P1 to P3 class sizes to 18 in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: We have signed an historic concordat with local government that provides record levels of funding of £34.9 billion over the spending review period. This represents an increase of 13.1%. In return, local government has agreed to reduce class sizes in primary 1…

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it believes that P1 to P3 class sizes will be reduced to 18 in East Ayrshire.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12263 on 30 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp…

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it believes that P1 to P3 class sizes will be reduced to 18 in South Ayrshire.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12263 on 30 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp…

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it believes that P1 to P3 class sizes will be reduced to 18 in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: We have signed an historic concordat with local government under which local government undertakes to make year on year progress on reducing primary 1 to primary 3 classes to a maximum of 18. The concordat recognises that the rate of progress will vary betwee…

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it estimates that students in (a) East Ayrshire and (b) South Ayrshire would pay under the proposed local income tax.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12117 on 1 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/w…

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional PE teachers will be recruited in (a) South Ayrshire and (b) East Ayrshire to deliver two hours of PE per week to every pupil.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The employment of teachers is a matter for local authorities as employers. It is a matter for local authorities to employ adequate numbers of teachers to meet their educational objectives.

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much additional funding will be provided to (a) South Ayrshire and (b) East Ayrshire councils to enable them to deliver two hours of PE per week to every pupil.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The intention of the new relationship with local government is to move away from ring fenced funding. The settlement for each local authority is intended as a single budget which provides authorities with the flexibility to reach decisions on where money shou…

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects every school in East Ayrshire to deliver two hours of PE per week to every pupil.

Answer · Maureen Watt: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12247 on 1 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/w…

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects every school in South Ayrshire to deliver two hours of PE per week to every pupil.

Answer · Maureen Watt: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12247 on 1 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…

24 Apr 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects every school in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley parliamentary constituency to deliver two hours of PE per week to every pupil.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The Scottish Government has not set a timescale for the provision of two hours good quality PE for each child every week. As part of Curriculum for Excellence, we expect schools to continue to work towards the provision of two hours good quality PE for each c…