Mr Lloyd Quinan

16 Aug 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has developed a transition form for all young people in conjunction with Personal Learning Plans.

Answer · Iain Gray: he Scottish Executive Education Department is currently developing Personal Learning Plans (PLP) for the 3-18 age group. The PLP Framework will be designed to be relevant to all sectors of education so that different records at transition points are unnecessa…

16 Aug 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has fulfilled the recommendations of the Beattie Report Implementing Inclusiveness Realising Potential, by developing a specification for psychological services for 16-24 year olds.

Answer · Iain Gray: This work is currently under way. Three National Development Officers (equivalent to one full-time post) have been charged with developing the specification by March 2004.

16 Aug 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive who the members of the National Action Group for Implementing Inclusiveness are.

Answer · Iain Gray: The members of the Beattie National Action Group are:<DIR><DIR><P>Ed Weeple Head of Lifelong Learning Group, Scottish Executive (Chair)<P>Maggi Allan Executive Director, Education Services, South Lanarkshire Council<P>Christina Allon Director, Careers Scotlan…

16 Aug 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has set up a National Action Group for Implementing Inclusiveness, as recommended in the Beattie Report Implementing Inclusiveness Realising Potential, and whether the group is now taking action in line with the detailed recommendations of the report.

Answer · Iain Gray: Yes. The National Action Group was set up in September 2000 to develop, implement and action the Beattie Report recommendations.

16 Aug 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that every local authority implements a direct payment scheme.

Answer · Frank McAveety: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-28275 on 5 September 2002.<P>Direct Payments Scotland will continue to work closely with local authorities and will monitor take up regularly. The Executive will continue to collect annual statistics to e…

8 Aug 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit of Direct Payments Scotland is and how it proposes to highlight the use of direct payments.

Answer · Frank McAveety: Direct Payments Scotland (DPS) aims to increase awareness of direct payments amongst community care service users and their carers, local authorities, service providers and support organisations. DPS will help establish and develop both local user-led support…

8 Aug 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27155 by Mike Watson on 22 July 2002, what the timescale is for establishing the music industry forum.

Answer · Mike Watson: I am taking this commitment forward and the forum will be established as soon as is practicable.

8 Aug 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27155 by Mike Watson on 22 July 2002, which representatives of the music industry the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport met in June 2002.

Answer · Mike Watson: I met with the following representatives of the music industry in Scotland on 25 June 2002:<P>Barry Wright, Regular Music; Geoff Ellis, Df Concerts; Sheena Wellington, traditional singer; Ronnie Gurr, Dig Media Ltd; Jay Crawford, Real Radio; Adam Armit, Jewel…

11 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26276 by Mr Frank McAveety on 10 June 2002, what the total cost was of setting up (a) the Advocacy Safeguards Agency and (b) the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance.

Answer · Frank McAveety: The set up and running costs of the Advocacy Safeguards Agency during 2002-03 are £358,700. The Scottish Executive Health Department has grant funded the agency by this amount. The set up and running costs of the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance for 200…

11 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26276 by Mr Frank McAveety on 10 June 2002, what role the Advocacy Safeguards Agency and the Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance will play in advancing the establishment of independent advice and advisory services for parents and carers of those d…

Answer · Frank McAveety: The Advocacy Safeguards Agency will provide key elements of the necessary infrastructure for an effective national approach to independent advocacy of all types in Scotland. The Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance will promote, support and defend independe…

11 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26322 by Iain Gray on 7 June 2002, how much additional funding per student has been made available to further education colleges for students with special needs in each of the last five years.

Answer · Iain Gray: This particular information is not held centrally. Future Information<P>The Scottish Further Education Funding Council (SFEFC) has recently commissioned a short research study to review the two funding regimes, SFEFC recurrent funding and SFEFC bursary suppor…

11 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26322 by Iain Gray on 7 June 2002, whether it will give a breakdown of the #22.6 million allocated to implementing the recommendations of the Beattie Committee and whether it has identified any specific projects for people diagnosed with (a) autistic…

Answer · Iain Gray: I refer the member to the answers given to questions S1W-21136 (10 January 2002), S1W-21818 and S1W-21819 (28 January 2002), and S1W-25412 (20 May 2002).

11 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26323 by Mr Frank McAveety on 7 June 2002, when the report of the review of child and adolescent mental health provision by the Public Health Institute for Scotland will be (a) published and (b) made available to the Parliament.

Answer · Frank McAveety: The Public Health Institute of Scotland published in May this year its <I>Needs Assessment Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health - An Interim Briefing </I>setting out the emerging findings from the national review and what further work is being underta…

10 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many projects specifically designed for those diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome have been set up to ensure a smooth transition from school to further education in light of the Beattie Committee report, Implementing Inclusiveness Realising Potential, broken down by (a) local authority…

Answer · Iain Gray: I refer the member to the answers given to questions S1W-21819 on 28 January 2002 and S1W-21136 on 10 January 2002.

10 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder have entered further education since 1999, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) further education establishment.

Answer · Iain Gray: The information requested is not held centrally.

10 Jul 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome have entered further education since 1999, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) further education establishment.

Answer · Iain Gray: The information requested is not held centrally.

27 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what precise role the Music Industry Forum will play in its future strategies.

Answer · Mike Watson: I was pleased to meet last month with representatives of Scotland's music industry. Representation at that exploratory meeting covered a wide cross-section of interests. The meeting heard strong support for the convening of a forum, which I shall chair, where…

27 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what process was used to determine which sections of the music industry would be approached to participate in the Music Industry Forum.

Answer · Mike Watson: I refer the member to the answer given to question on 22 July 2002.

27 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Music Industry Forum will meet and whether copies of its minutes will be made available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

Answer · Mike Watson: I refer the member to the answer given to question .

27 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive who the members of the Music Industry Forum are.

Answer · Mike Watson: I refer the member to the answer given to question .

14 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many district courts have legal libraries within the court complex.

Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not held centrally.

14 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many magistrates have received training in European Convention on Human Rights issues since January 2000.

Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not held centrally.

14 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what training has been offered to justices of the peace on legal issues arising from the integration of the European Convention on Human Rights into Scots law.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1O-5354 on 20 June 2002.

14 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what training has been offered to district court officers on legal issues arising from the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights into Scots law.

Answer · Jim Wallace: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1O-5354 on 20 June 2002.

13 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of (a) entertaining, (b) transporting and (c) accommodating all the members of the MMR Expert Group.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Accommodation and subsistence costs arising from the work of the MMR Expert Group were £8,090 in total. Members' travel costs totalled £4,440. Information about such expenses (as at 31 March 2002) was set out in Annex 3 of the report published on 30 April 200…

13 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs were of staging the recent The Same As You conference at Heriot Watt University in conjunction with the National Autistic Society and Scottish Society for Autism.

Answer · Frank McAveety: The total cost of staging The Same As You? - The next Step for Autistic Spectrum Disorders conference on 21 May was £26,421.82. The Scottish Executive is meeting the net costs of £4,124.93, after deduction of income from delegates.

13 Jun 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total costs involved in setting up the MMR Expert Group were.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Information about costs arising from the substantive work of the MMR Expert Group (as at 31 March 2002) was set out in Annex 3 of the report published on 30 April 2002. Costs associated with the setting up of the group, including the preparation and issue of …

30 May 2002 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Presiding Officer when it was discovered that there was an issue with mice in the Parliament Headquarters building; what action has been taken to deal with the issue; when staff were, or will be, informed of the situation, and whether other parliamentary accommodation is also experiencing difficulties with …

Answer · David Steel: A pest control contract has been in place since the Parliament moved into the Parliament Headquarters building (PHQ). This was necessary, as part of planned preventative maintenance, due to the number of restaurants in the surrounding area and the mouse probl…

24 May 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to reduce the risk of mental health illness in adolescents diagnosed with autism and Asperger's syndrome.

Answer · Frank McAveety: The Scottish Executive is conscious that the greatest contribution to the reduction of risk, and best intervention, is the earliest possible detection of a disorder, with continuing effective co-ordinated interventions by all relevant agencies. <P>With this i…

24 May 2002 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what initiatives are in place regarding supported further education places for adolescents and adults diagnosed with autism or Asperger's syndrome, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Iain Gray: The Executive allocated £22.6 million to implement the recommendations of the Beattie Committee which examined the needs of young people who require additional support to make the transition to post-school education and training or employment. £4.5 million of…