Parliamentary questions
Neil Findlay
2,296 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
29 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the decision on whether a new railway station will be built at Winchburgh in West Lothian.
Answer · Keith Brown: A decision on whether a new railway station can be built at Winchburgh will only be made once an appraisal and business case have been submitted by the applicant and agreed by the planning authority in consultation with Transport Scotland.
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when Education Scotland will complete its audit of the preparedness of schools to implement the new national exams and when the results will be published.
Answer · Michael Russell: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06314 on 17 April 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is auditing schools to establish whether they are ready to implement the Curriculum for Excellence.
Answer · Michael Russell: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06314 on 17 April 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what details it can provide of the programme of support that is being provided by Education Scotland and the Scottish Qualifications Authority to local authorities to assist them in all aspects of the Curriculum for Excellence.
Answer · Michael Russell: Education Scotland, through its District Inspector and Area Advisor networks, maintains regular discussions with local authorities over delivery of Curriculum for Excellence. Education Scotland’s audit of the state of readiness of secondary schools will infor…
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what details it can provide of the new support package that Education Scotland will provide for local authorities.
Answer · Michael Russell: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06314 on 17 April 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive where the 360 support activities that took place in 2010-11 with regard to the Curriculum for Excellence took place; what the activities were, and how they were delivered.
Answer · Michael Russell: Education Scotland supported a range of activities including Principal Teacher seminars, school leaders seminars, Quality Improvement Officer seminars, mixed Community Learning Development and school staff seminars. SQA’s Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Liai…
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many subjects each school is allowing pupils to choose when making their exam choices.
Answer · Michael Russell: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06319 on 17 April 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive in how many schools pupils are choosing their S3 subjects while in S2.
Answer · Michael Russell: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06319 on 17 April 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive in how many schools S2 pupils who will be in S3 in 2012-13 will choose their S3 subjects in that year.
Answer · Michael Russell: This information is not held centrally. It is for each local authority and school to develop their curriculum plans.
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning and the Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages have telephoned individual parents and parent-teacher associations across Scotland to discuss the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence.
Answer · Michael Russell: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06317 on 17 April 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many times the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning and the Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages have met parent groups and their representatives to discuss the implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence in the last two years and which groups t…
Answer · Michael Russell: Education Ministers are in regular contact with parent groups and their representatives. These have included parents and Parent Councils, the National Parent Forum of Scotland, (NPFS), the SMPA (Scottish Muslim Parents Association Scotland), Black and Ethnic …
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money has been allocated to schools that need additional help to implement the Curriculum for Excellence.
Answer · Michael Russell: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06314 on 17 April 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources are provided for schools needing additional help to implement the Curriculum for Excellence and how.
Answer · Michael Russell: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06314 on 17 April 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentaryb…
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how many and (b) what (i) schools and (ii) local authorities have asked for additional help in relation to their implementation of the Curriculum for Excellence.
Answer · Michael Russell: Education Scotland is conducting an audit of what additional support may be required within secondary schools or departments to take forward the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence. The support package announced on 21 March outlines the resource to h…
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W–06071 by Michael Russell on 19 March 2012, on what basis it decided that it would be commercially sensitive to disclose the names of the people on the ICT in Education Programme Board.
Answer · Michael Russell: I have now thought and received the permission of members to publish their names and in the interests of open governance these have now been published at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Schools/SSDN/ICTinEducationProgrammeBoard/members.
14 Mar 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health Wellbeing and Cities Strategy last met NHS Lothian and what issues were discussed.
13 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S4W-05947 and S4W-05950 by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2012, what the concerns were about the corporate governance arrangements that resulted in it taking over NHS Lothian's external audit process and, in light of these, for what reason it does not plan…
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I detailed my response to the findings of the report by PricewaterhouseCoopers into aspects of NHS Lothian’s waiting times management and processes in a statement to Parliament on 21 March 2012. The official report of this session is available on the Scottish…
9 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Water anticipates any further interruptions to the water supply in Torphichen in West Lothian and the surrounding area.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06124 on 21 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
9 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when work to improve the water supply infrastructure at Torphichen in West Lothian and the surrounding area is due to take place.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06124 on 21 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
9 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Water has decided if any work is to take place to improve the water supply infrastructure at Torphichen in West Lothian and the surrounding area to prevent interruptions to the water supply.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06124 on 21 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
9 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Water has estimated the cost of any necessary improvements to the water supply infrastructure at Torphichen in West Lothian and the surrounding area.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06124 on 21 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
9 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Water is committed to improvements to the water supply infrastructure in Torphichen in West Lothian and the surrounding area.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06124 on 21 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
9 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been paid in compensation to (a) residents and (b) businesses in Torphichen in West Lothian and the surrounding area in relation to interruptions to the water supply since April 2010.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06124 on 21 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
9 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Water has estimated the loss to (a) households and (b) businesses in Torphichen in West Lothian and the surrounding area as a result of interruption to the water supply since April 2010.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06124 on 21 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
9 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions since April 2010 a notification of an interruption to the water supply was issued to residents of Torphichen in West Lothian and the surrounding area without it taking place as notified.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06124 on 21 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
9 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions when an interruption to the water supply took place in Torphichen in West Lothian and the surrounding area residents (a) were and (b) were not given advance notice.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06124 on 21 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
9 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money Scottish Water has allocated to repairing interruptions to the water supply in Torphichen in West Lothian and the surrounding area that have occurred since April 2010.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06124 on 21 March 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybus…
9 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many interruptions there have been to water supply in Torphichen in West Lothian and the surrounding area since April 2010, broken down by date.
Answer · Alex Neil: The information you have requested is not held centrally. I have asked that Scottish Water meet you to discuss the questions you have asked and update you on the progress on its project to improve the security of supply in the Torphichen area. I recognise th…
7 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-05796 by Michael Russell on 1 March 2012, who the (a) past members were and (b) current members are of the ICT in Education Programme Board and whether it will publish the minutes of its meetings.
Answer · Michael Russell: Because of the commercially sensitive nature of current discussions it would not be appropriate to compromise or prejudice the commercial process by publishing minutes of the board or disclosing the names of its members at this time.
24 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the results of the audit of NHS Lothian's waiting list times management process.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The external audit of NHS Lothian’s waiting list times management process is still underway. On completion, the full findings will be shared with NHS Lothian and will be made available to parliament via SPICe. We will expect the board to take forward any reco…