Clare Adamson

24 Oct 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the minimum income guarantee for Scottish full-time higher education students will benefit students living and studying in Scotland.

Answer · Michael Russell: The minimum income guarantee, for students from lowest income households is part of a package of changes to student support that, together with our commitment to free tuition fees, will provide the best overall package of support. Students from lowest income…

22 Oct 2012 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its International Framework.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government has today published its refreshed International Framework. This is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 54392). Scotland’s International Framework builds on the sense of outward-looking optimism curre…

17 Sep 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that older people receiving support in their own homes have regular access to community medical services.

10 Sep 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Falkirk Council and other agencies regarding the fly infestation at Abbotsinch, Grangemouth.

1 Aug 2012 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish  Government when the Registrar General will publish his annual report for 2011.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Scotland’s Population 2011: the Registrar General’s Annual Review of Demographic Trends’ is published today. The report contains information about births, deaths and marriages during the year, together with other demographic information. A copy of the report …

11 Jul 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is offering to the employees of the Remploy factory in Netherton following the announcement that the factory is to close.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: Through our Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) initiative, we are working very closely with the Department of Work and Pensions to deliver a package of support which will be specially tailored to meet the needs of employees facing redundancy …

27 Jun 2012 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what benefits it considers the International Culture Summit 2012 has brought to Scotland.

6 Jun 2012 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what benefit the Edinburgh International Culture Summit will bring to Scotland.

9 May 2012 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact Scotland Week 2012 has had on economic opportunities in Canada and the USA.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: Scotland Week 2012, led by the Scottish Government and delivered in partnership with Scottish Development International, VisitScotland and Creative Scotland, took place from 6 to 14 April, with a focus on promoting economic growth for Scotland while leveragin…

9 May 2012 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how its annual Scotland Week programme (a) has promoted and (b) continues to promote Scotland’s interests in North America.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Scotland Week 2012, led by the Scottish Government and delivered in partnership with Scottish Development International, VisitScotland and Creative Scotland, took place from 6 to 14 April, with a focus on promoting economic growth for Scotland while leveragin…

9 May 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what projects will be supported by its 2012 Edinburgh Festival's Expo Fund.  

11 Apr 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made in establishing regional models for colleges.

14 Mar 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to reduce presentations to accident and emergency departments owing to unintentional injury.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This is an important issue and a wide range of different initiatives are underway to reduce the number of people in Scotland affected by unintentional injuries. The Scottish Government provides funding to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (Ro…

29 Feb 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review the criteria for exemption from council tax.

20 Feb 2012 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it can provide regarding the First Minister’s most recent visit to China.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The First Minister visited China and Hong Kong from 3 to 10 December spending four days in Beijing, one day in Shandong, one day in Shenzhen and two days in Hong Kong before returning home. The main purpose of the First Minister’s visit was to take forward ar…

10 Feb 2012 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will report on the outcome of the 17th British-Irish Council Summit.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: On 13 January 2012, the First Minister, the Minister for Youth Employment and I represented the Scottish Government at the 17th Summit of the British Irish Council in Dublin. The Summit was attended by all eight member administrations and was hosted by the Ir…

14 Dec 2011 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the main outcomes are of the recent visit to Canada and the United States of America by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs.

Answer · Bruce Crawford: The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs visited Toronto, Ottawa and Washington, DC from 28 November until 3 December. The main purpose of the visit was to leverage the annual St Andrew’s Day celebrations to strengthen business, economic, touris…

14 Dec 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the 2010 guidelines issued to GPs on recommended vitamin D levels have had on tackling vitamin D deficiency.

7 Dec 2011 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers the benefits will be of the Year of Creative Scotland 2012.

28 Nov 2011 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4F-00257 by Alex Salmond on 10 November 2011 (Official Report, c. 3327), what further information it can provide regarding the First Minister’s recent visits to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The First Minister visited Qatar on the 30 and 31 October, Abu-Dhabi on 1 November and Dubai on 2 and 3 November. The trip was an excellent opportunity to build economic links with Qatar and the UAE and to promote Scotland as a world leader in innovation and …

23 Nov 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive to clarify how it will ensure that access to university places is widened.

9 Nov 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in rolling out re-ablement strategies across local authorities.

8 Nov 2011 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to secure the future of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government is committed to maintaining the important work of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in recording, maintaining and making accessible information on Scotland’s built environment. Their work…

2 Nov 2011 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with North Lanarkshire Council regarding its winter gritting programme.

21 Sep 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol.

6 Jul 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the change from capital to revenue budget funding for the refurbishment of Clyde Valley High School has had on the (a) timescales or (b) costs of the project and what the Scottish Futures Trust's reasons are for recommending a start date of 2014-15.

Answer · Michael Russell: The start date of 2014-15 for the refurbishment of Clyde Valley High School was based on the Scottish Future’s Trust’s (SFT) assessment of North Lanarkshire Council’s readiness to commence the project. However, changing the project from capital to revenue fun…

29 Jun 2011 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is considering to tackle problem alcohol consumption.

27 Jun 2011 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will report on the outcome of the British-Irish Council Summit.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: On 20 June 2011, the First Minister, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth and I represented the Scottish Government at the 16th Summit of the British-Irish Council in London. The summit was attended by all eight member administrati…

19 May 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will initiate an investigation with the fire services, NHS and local government to determine whether the installation of domestic fire safety sprinklers should be a prerequisite of supporting technology where a vulnerable person is supported in their own home.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government works with partners to support independent living for older people through the development and realisation of new technology services across Scotland. Domestic safety continues to be an important element of Telecare services in Scotlan…