Parliamentary questions
Gil Paterson
788 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
6 Nov 2008 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any information on the future status of the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: We are committed to a long-term safe and sustainable future for the Vale of Leven Hospital.</p> <p >NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde started public consultation on its proposals for the future of the Vale on Friday 31 October. This will run until the end of Jan…
30 Oct 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the Efficient Government Outturn Report for 2007-08.
Answer · John Swinney: We have today published the final Efficient Government Outturn Report for the 2005-2008 Efficient Government programme. It shows that efficiency gains of £1.74 billion were made in 2007-08, against the previous administration''s aspirational target of £1.5 bi…
30 Oct 2008 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it provides for further education colleges in the West of Scotland.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Responsibility for the core funding of Scotland''s colleges of further education lies with the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council. The funding council is also able to provide colleges with support for capital projects and for other purposes…
9 Oct 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it can provide to community, voluntary and social economy organisations whose operational or reserve fund bank deposits are adversely affected by the impact of the credit crunch in the international financial markets.
Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government recognise that charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises will face tough challenges, particularly in raising donations, while demand for their services is likely to go up. We are working closely and on an on-going basis with s…
1 Oct 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15425 by Maureen Watt on 1 October 2008, which local authorities are using biometric technologies in their schools.
Answer · Maureen Watt: The 12 local authorities currently using biometric technologies in their schools are Aberdeenshire Council, Angus Council, Clackmannanshire Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, East Dunbartonshire Council, Glasgow City Council, Highland Council, Midlothian Cou…
11 Aug 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many non-PPP schools use biometric fingerprinting for pupils, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Maureen Watt: We do not hold that information centrally. However, we know that currently there are 12 local authorities using biometric technologies in their schools.</p>
11 Aug 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many PPP schools use biometric fingerprinting for pupils, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Maureen Watt: We do not hold that information centrally. However, we know that currently there are 12 local authorities using biometric technologies in their schools.</p>
11 Aug 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools plan to introduce biometric fingerprinting for pupils, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Maureen Watt: We do not hold that information centrally. However, we know that currently there are 12 local authorities using biometric technologies in their schools.</p>
11 Aug 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many schools use biometric fingerprinting for pupils, broken down by local authority.
Answer · Maureen Watt: We do not hold that information centrally. However, we know that currently there are 12 local authorities using biometric technologies in their schools.</p>
9 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nursery teachers are employed in the North Lanarkshire Council area.
Answer · Adam Ingram: There were 64 whole-time equivalent General Teaching Council for Scotland registered teachers providing pre-school education in North Lanarkshire Council as at September 2007.</p>
9 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nursery teachers are employed in the East Renfrewshire Council area.
Answer · Adam Ingram: There were 34 whole-time equivalent General Teaching Council for Scotland registered teachers providing pre-school education in East Renfrewshire Council as at September 2007.</p>
9 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nursery teachers are employed in the Renfrewshire Council area.
Answer · Adam Ingram: There were 33.4 whole-time equivalent General Teaching Council for Scotland registered teachers providing pre-school education in Renfrewshire Council as at September 2007.</p>
9 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nursery teachers are employed in the Inverclyde Council area.
Answer · Adam Ingram: There were 23.6 whole-time equivalent General Teaching Council for Scotland registered teachers providing pre-school education in Inverclyde Council as at September 2007.</p>
4 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nursery teachers are employed in the East Dunbartonshire Council area.
Answer · Adam Ingram: There were 30.2 whole-time equivalent General Teaching Council for Scotland registered teachers providing pre-school education in East Dunbartonshire Council as at September 2007.</p>
4 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many nursery teachers are employed in the West Dunbartonshire Council area.
Answer · Adam Ingram: There were 9.5 whole-time equivalent General Teaching Council for Scotland registered teachers providing pre-school education in West Dunbartonshire Council as at September 2007.</p>
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was exported in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Export data for 2007 is not yet available. This data is produced in a special article in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s “Energy Tends” each December. The “Energy Trends” publication can be accessed by the following link:</p> …
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was consumed in Scotland in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > …
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was used in pump storage in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.</p> <p >Used in Pumping at Pumped Storage and Other Use by Major Power P…
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total losses for the transmission and distribution of electricity were in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.</p> <p >(a) Transmission loss</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpa…
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by waste in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=5…
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by (a) thermal and (b) non-thermal renewables in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.</p> <p >(a) Thermal Renewables</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellp…
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by (a) hydro natural flow and (b) hydro pump storage in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.</p> <p >(a) Hydro Natural Flow</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellp…
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was nuclear generated in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td valign=…
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by gas in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=569 > <tr > <…
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by oil in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=478 > <tr > <…
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by coal in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=2…
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much electricity was generated by all generators in 2007.
Answer · Jim Mather: Data for 2007 is not yet available. Data for 2006 was released by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in January 2008 and is summarised in the following table.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=2…
19 May 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce its intentions for the Scottish Futures Trust initiative.
Answer · John Swinney: I have today written to the Convener of the Finance Committee explaining the government''s intention to set up a Scottish Futures Trust company and providing further details of its plans for the Scottish Futures Trust initiative. A copy of that letter and the…
15 May 2008 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to monitor the long-term effects of PPP schemes on local authority finances.
Answer · John Swinney: It is the responsibility of every public sector procuring body, when entering into a contract, to ensure all payments committed through that contract are affordable over the length of the contract. This applies to all contracts and not just PPP contracts.</p>…
27 Mar 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average price is of a peak-rate rail ticket between Milngavie station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The price of a peak-rate rail ticket between Milngavie station and Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central stations is £2.45 (single) and £3.90 (return).</p>