Parliamentary questions

Nicola Sturgeon

676 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

16 Sep 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to publish the results of its recent review of Education Authority anti-bullying policies.

Answer · Sam Galbraith: The Scottish Executive have no plans to publish the results of the review of education authority anti-bullying policies which was carried out in 1997. At the time of requesting information local authorities were advised that this information would not be made…

16 Sep 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when materials on anti-bullying strategies will be made available to schools and whether it will provide further details of any in-school training to be provided.

Answer · Sam Galbraith: Bullying is a serious matter and must be addressed quickly and firmly. The Scottish Executive is funding the national Anti-Bullying Network to help schools across Scotland share good practice in tackling bullying. The Network is currently making a range of ma…

31 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will devise and issue a good practice guide to advise local authorities in their dealings with children with epilepsy.

Answer · Sam Galbraith: A short-life Working Group comprising health, education and local authority professionals together with representatives from the Scottish Executive will oversee the publication of a good practice guide on the administration of medicines in schools by teachers…

26 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which elements of public spending on education and childcare in Scotland are not devolved to the Scottish Parliament.

Answer · Peter Peacock: Control of public expenditure on both education and childcare in Scotland is fully devolved to the Scottish Executive. Scotland also benefits from the UK Government's policy on Working Families Tax Credits and from funding from the National Lottery.

26 Aug 1999 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which elements of public spending on education and childcare in Scotland are not devolved to the Scottish Parliament.

24 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences of fraud have been committed in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Hugh Henry: The requested information is given in the following table.<P>Crimes Recorded by the Police of Fraud, 1999 to 2002<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=2 WIDTH=358><TR><TD WIDTH="42%" VALIGN="TOP"><P>Council Area</TD><TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="TOP"><P>1999</TD>…

24 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive to provide an estimate of pre-school grant payments to each local authority in (a) 1998-1999 and (b) 1999-2000.

Answer · Peter Peacock: The payment to local authorities of pre-school grants for 1998-99 and the estimated allocation for 1999-00 are set out in the following table:<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=375><TR><TD WIDTH="40%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT FACE="A…

9 Aug 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive to provide an up to date breakdown, both by local authority area and type of project, of grants made from the Excellence Fund.

Answer · Sam Galbraith: Table 1 shows a breakdown of Excellence Fund Core Programme allocated for 1999-2000 by local authority area and programme. <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Funding under the Excellence Fund Special Programme has been allocated in accordance with Table 2. Proposals under th…

9 Aug 1999 · Written Question

Answer · Peter Peacock: The available information is given in the table. A number of changes in grant arrangements for pre-school provision were made over the years in question. Care should, therefore, be taken in making comparisons between years. Final outturn figures for any year …

30 Jul 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had contact or intends to have contact with the International Children's Parliament.

Answer · Sam Galbraith: Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill, who is Patron of the Parliament, has written to me and other Ministerial colleagues about their activities and plans. Officials have met representatives of the Parliament and are maintaining contact.

28 Jun 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of any discussions it has had with the taskforce established to secure a buyer for the Kvaerner Govan Shipyard and of any future meetings that are scheduled to take place with the taskforce.

Answer · Henry McLeish: Prior to 1 July the work of the Kvaerner Task Force was the responsibility of Scottish Office Ministers. <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">In recent weeks my colleagues met the Task Force to discuss its role in helping secure a successful outcome to Kvaerner's efforts to f…

25 Jun 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to change the criteria under which proposed rural school closures are referred to Scottish Ministers.

Answer · Peter Peacock: We have no such plans.

24 Jun 1999 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to change the criteria under which proposed rural school closures are referred to Scottish Ministers.

Answer · Peter Peacock: We have no such plans.

2 Jun 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the #600 million referred to in the "Partnership for Scotland" agreement for investment in the capital infrastructure of schools does it intend to support Public Private Partnerships.

Answer · Peter Peacock: Projects with a capital value of over £400 million have been identified as eligible for revenue support under the "level playing field" arrangements for Public/Private Partnerships. This is on top of the additional expenditure of £185 million …

1 Jun 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to bring forward proposals to establish an education forum and, if so, when; and to specify its proposed membership, remit and relationship with (a) The Scottish Parliament and (b) Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools.

Answer · Sam Galbraith: We shall consider proposals in due course.

1 Jun 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to publish an Education Bill and which organisations and individuals will be consulted prior to publication.

Answer · Sam Galbraith: The consultation paper " Improving our Schools " which includes the draft Improvement in Scottish Education Bill was published on 7 July. Copies have been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.