- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 30 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how will to support overseas students affected by the introduction of new charges from November 2003 for such students seeking an extension of their stay in the United Kingdom.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not provide support for overseas students, with the exception of studentsfrom EU member states who are entitled to the same tuition fee support as Scottishdomiciled students. The Executive has no plans to review the position in this area.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its plans to amend the guidance that is provided to academic institutions on making awards from hardship funds will be complete in time for implementation in the 2003-04 academic year.
Answer
The relevant guidance has beenamended and issued to institutions.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 September 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 29 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures the Scottish Executive is considering to improve support to asylum seekers within higher education.
Answer
The Scottish Refugee IntegrationForum has recommended that asylum seekers be allowed access to part-time HigherNational courses on the same basis as currently applies for non-advanced courses.We are working with institutions and the funding councils to ensure that asylumseekers will be eligible for fee waiver support in respect of such courses and forhardship support in respect of books and, if appropriate, travel passes, from academicyear 2003-04.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on amending the necessary legislation to extend the time for responding to a neighbourhood notification, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-2229 which is available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made in examining, along with the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, ways to ensure that MSPs are fully informed about the progression of planning cases and appeals within their constituencies and regions, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.
Answer
A planning web page is available on the internet at
www.scotland.gov.uk/planning/pc/pc.asp.This provides information on planning applications that come before the Scottishministers showing, on a weekly update basis, the current status of each case. Casesare presently listed by local authority area, and work is on-going to also identifyeach case by MSP constituency.The Executive’s Inquiry Reporter’sUnit also has a website – www.scotland.gov.uk/planning_appeals/seiru.Within the site is a planning appeals search facility which makes it possible toview progress on appeals and retrieve appeal decision letters online, without charge.The use of ICT to provide andreceive planning related information is constantly under review and further refinements,consulting as necessary with the Parliament’sReference Centre, will be introduced as appropriate.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration the Ministerial Working Group on Prostitution will give to an exit strategy for prostitutes.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answergiven to S2W-2216 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliaments website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on the proposal to pass responsibility for neighbour notification to local authorities, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-2229 which is available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will make planning appeal inquiries more accessible, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.
Answer
We published the consultation paper
Modernising Public Local Inquiries in July 2003. The paper looks atthe scope for modernising the planning inquiry process and at opportunities forbetter practice. The consultation paper is available in the Parliament's ReferenceCentre (Bib. number 28275).
The closing date for responses to this public consultation is 28 November 2003.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether eradication of prostitution will form part of the strategy of the Ministerial Working Group on Prostitution.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to S2W-2216 today, which is available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 August 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 24 September 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what developments are being pursued on the interface between planning and transport, as identified in Your place, your plan, its proposals for public involvement in the planning system.
Answer
Ministers and officials are inregular contact on a range of issues where there is an interface between planningand transport.
