- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 September 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 5 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures have been taken since January 1997 to pre-empt and alleviate the "difficulties" at Babcock's yard, Rosyth referred to by its spokesperson as quoted in The Herald on 3 September.
Answer
I have written to Ms MacDonald and a copy of the letter has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 September 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 5 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive to specify, in terms of the expected job losses, the "difficulties" at Babcock's yard, Rosyth referred to by its spokesperson as quoted in The Herald on 3 September.
Answer
I refer Ms MacDonald to the answer I gave to question S1W-1384.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 October 1999
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Answered by Nicol Stephen on 4 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many entrants there are in the current academic year for the Scottish Universities' Speech and Language Therapy degree courses.
Answer
In the current academic year, 1999-2000, there is a total of 77 entrants studying Speech and Language Therapy at Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh and Strathclyde University, Glasgow.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 4 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many entrants there are in the current academic year for the Scottish Universities' Speech and Language Therapy degree courses.
Answer
In the current academic year, 1999-2000, there is a total of 77 entrants studying Speech and Language Therapy at Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh and Strathclyde University, Glasgow.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 July 1999
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Answered by Donald Dewar on 2 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to publish an annual self-assessment of its administrative record and, if so, how such a report would be distributed.
Answer
The Executive has set out to the Parliament and to the people of Scotland its legislative programme, its programme for government and its expenditure plans. The Executive will report regularly on its record in delivering on these plans. Its reports will be made to Parliament and made widely available to others.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 1999
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Answered by Henry McLeish on 5 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive to specify the number of jobs currently occupied at Kvaerner shipyard, Govan, the estimated number of jobs saved by its intervention, and whether there will be a net loss of jobs.
Answer
Kvaerner Govan currently directly employs 780 people at the Govan shipyard and a further 200 people are employed on site by sub-contractors.The number of direct jobs at the shipyard will be determined by the new owners, GEC Marconi, on the basis of what is required to undertake the work on hand.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 5 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it played in recent negotiations regarding the future of Kvaerner shipyard, Govan; what categories of aid it offered to each of the private sector companies involved in the negotiations, and what commitments it has entered into concerning future liabilities under any guarantees it has made, and to which company.
Answer
The Scottish Executive was fully involved in latest negotiations. No aid has been offered to either company but GEC Marconi may, like any other company, be eligible for Regional Selective Assistance in respect of any further capital investment in the yard. The costs of any remediation which may be required in the future on the site would be met from the environmental improvement programme.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 5 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Glasgow Development Agency or Scottish Enterprise have been required to enter into any aid or guarantee package as part of the outcome of negotiations with Kvaerner.
Answer
Neither Glasgow Development Agency nor Scottish Enterprise have entered into any aid or guarantee package following these negotiations. GEC Marconi may be eligible for support from these agencies towards its future investment projects.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 July 1999
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Answered by Susan Deacon on 2 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how the value of the increase in land and property prices in Edinburgh between 1996 and 1998 compared to the Retail Price Index (RPI); what the value of this difference was to the company contracted to build the new Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh; and why the value of the contract awarded to the company was linked to the RPI over this period.
Answer
The Retail Price Index increased by 6.9% from 1996 to 1998. There is no generally accepted authoritative index for the movement in land prices in Edinburgh or nationally. The movement in residential property prices is monitored by various bodies but normally on an all-Scotland basis and again no single generally accepted index is available. Given also that there is no agreed correlation between land and house prices it was concluded that the most reliable basis for indexing price change was the Retail Price Index.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 1999
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Answered by Sam Galbraith on 30 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the complement of specialist teachers of physical education and music in primary and secondary schools.
Answer
We work closely with education authorities and other bodies to ensure that there is an adequate supply of teachers to meet the needs of schools in Scotland. The deployment of teachers within schools is a matter for education authorities.
