Former Member of the Scottish Parliament

Irene Oldfather

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At a glance Irene Oldfather was a Member of the Scottish Parliament.

Questions1,035 tabled

Irene Oldfather has tabled 1,035 questions in the Scottish Parliament.

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made to improve the rights of (a) mobile and (b) residential park ho… 2 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made to improve the rights of (a) mobile and (b) residential park home owners.

Answer · John Swinney · 14 Mar 2011

In order to improve the rights and security of park home residents I have launched a public consultation on proposals to update the terms in agreements between residents and park owners. The consultation will run until 18 March 2011 and includes a draft Scottish Statutory Instrument which will be progressed following the consultation. This will update Schedule 1 to the Mobile Homes Act 1983 which sets out the rights of mobile homes residents by way of a list of contractual terms that it implies into agreements.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made a submission to the UK Government regarding the national reform progr… 2 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made a submission to the UK Government regarding the national reform programme and, if so, whether it will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

Answer · John Swinney · 15 Mar 2011

Scottish Government officials are in regular contact with their Whitehall equivalents on the drafting of the UK National Reform Programme document. In addition, the Scottish Government intends to produce a separate Scottish National Reform Programme document, which will be published on the Scottish Government website and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 52572).

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the national reform programm… 2 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the national reform programme.

Answer · John Swinney · 14 Mar 2011

The Scottish Government has regular discussions with the UK Government on the UK National Reform Programme, most recently at the Joint Ministerial Committee (Europe) on 14 March 2011. Scottish Government officials are in regular contact with their Whitehall equivalents on the drafting of the UK National Reform Programme document.

To ask the Scottish Executive what the uptake of modern language learning was in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010. 2 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the uptake of modern language learning was in (a) 2009 and (b) 2010.

Answer · Michael Russell · 14 Mar 2011

The following table shows Modern Languages Qualification Entries (Presentations) from 2009 and 2010 in publicly-funded schools in Scotland for pupils in Secondary 4 and Secondary 5/6. <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=425 valign=top >   </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 2009 </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 2010 </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=425 valign=top > Number of entries for: Access 3, Standard Grade, Intermediate 1 and 2 </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 48,031 </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 46,050 </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=425 valign=top > Entry rate for Access 3, Standard Grade and Intermediate 1 and 2 per 1,000 pupils in S4 </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 822 </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 804 </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=425 valign=top > Number of entries for Highers </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 6,233 </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 6,262 </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=425 valign=top > Higher entry rate per 1,000 pupils in S5/6 </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 91 </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 87 </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=425 valign=top > Numbers of entries for Advanced Highers </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 762 </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 824 </td> </tr> <tr > <td width=425 valign=top > Advanced Higher entry rate per 1,000 pupils in S6 </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 27 </td> <td width=63 valign=top > 27 </td> </tr> </table>

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it served foie gras at official engagements in 2010 and, if so, (a) at what engag… 2 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it served foie gras at official engagements in 2010 and, if so, (a) at what engagements and (b) on what dates.

Answer · John Swinney · 16 Mar 2011

The Scottish Government has not served foie gras at any of its official engagements in 2010.

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making in identifying options regarding an air route development fund. 2 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making in identifying options regarding an air route development fund.

Answer · Keith Brown · 14 Mar 2011

The European Commission''s 2005 guidelines on start-up aid to airlines remain in force and have prevented us from providing a successor to the Route Development Fund. The Commission is reviewing these guidelines and will consult publicly on any proposed changes. We continue actively to support air route development through direct engagement with airlines and the provision of market and route analysis.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many police wildlife crime coordinators there are. 2 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many police wildlife crime coordinators there are.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham · 14 Mar 2011

There are currently eight wildlife crime coordinators in Scotland, one in each police force.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many attacks there were on emergency workers while on duty in 2010, broken down by lo… 2 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many attacks there were on emergency workers while on duty in 2010, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill · 22 Mar 2011

Number of crimes of an attack on an emergency worker recorded by the police in 2009-10, by local authority area. <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Local Authority Area </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 2009-10 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Aberdeen City </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 244 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Aberdeenshire </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 63 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Angus </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 78 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Argyll and Bute </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 65 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Clackmannanshire </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 54 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Dumfries and Galloway </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 113 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Dundee City </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 152 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > East Ayrshire </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 126 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > East Dunbartonshire </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 63 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > East Lothian </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 38 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > East Renfrewshire </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 39 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Edinburgh City </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 370 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Eilean Siar (W.Isles) </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 24 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Falkirk </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 122 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Fife </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 363 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Glasgow City </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 1,327 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Highland </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 157 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Inverclyde </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 54 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Midlothian </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 46 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Moray </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 64 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > North Ayrshire </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 99 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > North Lanarkshire </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 456 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Orkney Islands </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 3 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Perth and Kinross </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom > 118 </td> </tr> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > <p align=left

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Motions lodged122 lodged

10 Mar 2011	Condemning the Promotion of Smoking During Paris Fashion Week	2 sig.
19 Jan 2011	Promoting Robert Burns	3 sig.
25 Nov 2010	Report on the Inquiry into the Impact of the Treaty of Lisbon on Scotland	1 sig.
22 Nov 2010	CrossReach's Services to Older People	1 sig.
1 Nov 2010	Alzheimer Scotland Helpline Anniversary	5 sig.
10 Sep 2010	Scottish Human Rights Commission, Care about Rights?	5 sig.

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Seat & career3 seats held

Cunninghame South Constituency MSP · Dissolution 3 May 2007 – 22 Mar 2011
Cunninghame South Constituency MSP · Dissolution 1 May 2003 – 2 Apr 2007
Cunninghame South Constituency MSP · Dissolution 6 May 1999 – 31 Mar 2003

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