Clare Adamson

4 Nov 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the value of the food industry is to the Scottish economy.

21 Oct 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it has offered employees affected by Tata Steel's sale of its Long Products division, which has operations in Dalzell and Clydebridge.

24 Sep 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the success of its Scottish Winter Festivals programme.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Scotland’s Winter Festivals, which include St Andrew’s Day, Christmas, Hogmanay and Burns Night, celebrate Scotland’s unique culture and creativity. The 2013-14 Winter Festivals programme was a great success attracting over 250,000 people to events the leng…

13 Aug 2014 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Registrar General will publish his annual report for 2013.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Scotland’s Population 2013: the Registrar General’s Annual Review of Demographic Trends has been published today. The review contains information about births, deaths and marriages during the year, together with other demographic information. A copy is avail…

17 Jul 2014 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what cultural activity is planned as part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme is the most ambitious cultural celebration that has ever taken place in Scotland. It is a national programme of new work with two strands: ‘Culture 2014’ which is the Scotland wide programme and ‘Festival 2014’ the Games Ti…

19 Jun 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Independent Report on NHS Lanarkshire Neonatal Services, Wishaw General Hospital, which was published on 16 June 2014.

Answer · Alex Neil: The Scottish Government is grateful to Dr Ian Laing and his expert review group for their very thorough investigation and report. Whilst the report was a rigorous study of local procedures and practices, the investigation was very sensitively handled by Dr La…

16 Jun 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what opportunities there are in the curriculum for excellence to study geology.

12 Jun 2014 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the Minister for External Affairs and International Development’s recent visit to Canada and the United States.  

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Scotland Week 2014 was the most successful programme to date. I travelled to Canada and the United States as part of Scotland Week 2014 to carry out an extensive programme of business engagements with top US and Canadian companies, developing both new and exi…

11 Jun 2014 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the First Minister’s recent visit to the United States.    

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Scotland Week 2014 was the most successful programme to date. The First Minister travelled to the US as part of Scotland Week 2014 to carry out an extensive programme of business engagements with top US companies, developing both new and existing relationship…

10 Jun 2014 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps have been taken to ensure that employees of National Museums Scotland Enterprises receive the Scottish living wage.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: National Museums Scotland has concluded a remuneration review for employees of National Museums Scotland Enterprises (NMSE) which started in the autumn 2013. Since its establishment in 1998, NMSE staff have historically not been subject to the Scottish Public…

22 May 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to community-based anti-sectarian projects.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: A community-based approach is central to our work to tackle sectarianism. We are investing £9 million over three years to tackle sectarianism, and this includes £7.5 million to deliver 81 community-based projects over this period. We firmly believe that commu…

7 May 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported confirmation from the Minister of State for Pensions that pensions would be maintained if there was a Yes vote in the independence referendum.

Answer · John Swinney: I welcome the comments of the UK Minister of State for Pensions. This is a clear confirmation that, following a vote for independence, the state pension will continue to be paid as it is now, on time and in full, and that all entitlements built up by individu…

31 Mar 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication in 2012 of the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s report, Tapping all our Talents - Women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics: a strategy for Scotland, what progress has been made to encourage women to study STEM subjects and to improve the retentio…

Answer · John Swinney: Dr Alasdair Allan, Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland’s Languages, wrote to the Royal Society of Edinburgh in May 2013, setting out the progress made to encourage women to study STEM subjects and to improve the retention of women in science, technolo…

26 Mar 2014 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements are being made for future censuses in Scotland.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: National Records of Scotland (NRS) has today announced that it intends to focus on planning for a census in 2021 which will be primarily online, while offering alternative modes of completion where necessary. It also aims to make best use of technology and ad…

10 Mar 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the maximum desirable school roll size.

3 Mar 2014 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress made on the development of the Historic Environment Strategy for Scotland and the proposed bringing together of Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland since both topics were debated in t…

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I am pleased to announce today that I am publishing Our Place in Time, the first ever strategy for Scotland’s historic environment. This also coincides with the publication of the Historic Environment Scotland Bill. The Bill is available on the Scottish Parli…

27 Jan 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in tackling unemployment.

27 Jan 2014 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government is giving to the dotSCOT process.

6 Jan 2014 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what plans the Scottish Government has to increase childcare provision.

19 Dec 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the Minister for External Affairs and International Development’s visit to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in November 2013.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: I visited Abu Dhabi (10-11 November) and Dubai (11-13 November) in the United Arab Emirates and Doha in Qatar (13-14 November) where I undertook an intensive programme of meetings and engagements to strengthen business, education, cultural and government ties…

17 Dec 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Registrar General will publish the 2011 Census results relating to living arrangements.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: National Records of Scotland has today published Scotland’s Census 2011: Release 2C. (Laying number: SG/2013/258). This report presents the third part of the second release of results from the 2011 Census in Scotland, which was held on 27 March 2011. Release …

10 Dec 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the First Minister’s recent visit to China and Hong Kong.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The First Minister visited China and Hong Kong from 2-7 November 2013, leading a delegation of 30 Scottish companies in the oil and gas and construction sector on a trade mission. During his time in country he announced partnerships worth £40 million over the…

9 Dec 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the benefits will be of Scotland hosting the International Cultural Summit in 2014.

3 Dec 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many children and families it believes would benefit from the proposals in the (a) Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill and the (b) white paper on independence, and what the economic impact would be.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: The Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill contains provisions that will offer a range of benefits to children and families. For example the move to increase the early learning and childcare entitlement from 475 hours to 600 hours for 3 and 4 year olds and…

3 Dec 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the Minister for External Affairs and International Development’s recent visit to India and Pakistan.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: I travelled to Delhi and Mumbai from 11-16 October 2013, where I undertook an intensive programme of meetings and engagements to strengthen business, education, cultural, tourism and government ties with India. Key engagements included welcoming the Queen’s …

2 Dec 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages members of the public to carry out first aid training.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government works closely with organisations such as the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, the Child Accident Prevention Trust and Volunteer Development Scotland and provides financial support for work on home safety, injury preventio…

28 Nov 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Edinburgh International Culture Summit will be held in 2014.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The 2012 Edinburgh International Culture Summit celebrated and enhanced Scotland’s reputation for creativity, innovation and imagination. It was a resounding success, with 33 international delegations debating and discussing the role of culture as an internat…

26 Nov 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will report on the outcome of the recent summit meeting of the British-Irish Council.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: On 15 November 2013, the 21st meeting of the British-Irish Council was held in St Brelade’s Bay, Jersey. We had a successful meeting attended by Ministers from all eight Member Administrations. The Scottish Government was represented by John Swinney, the Cabi…

20 Nov 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in meeting each recommendation set out in the Independent Review of Open Water and Flood Rescue in Scotland.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: Considerable progress has been made on the report’s 15 recommendations, which I shall detail in a letter to the member. A copy of that letter will be placed on SPICe (Bib no. 55477)

13 Nov 2013 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Registrar General will publish the next part of the second tranche of results from the 2011 Census and what topics will be included.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: National Records of Scotland has today published Scotland’s Census 2011: Release 2B. (Laying number: SG/2013/240). This report presents the second part of the second release of results from the 2011 Census in Scotland, which was held on 27 March 2011. Release…