- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 29 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the decision by Strathclyde Passenger Transport not to proceed with a Glasgow north/south rail link.
Answer
I understand that Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive have not as yet made any final recommendations to the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority on any of the options and that no decision has yet been taken.Any decision on whether to proceed with a Glasgow north-south rail link would be a matter for Strathclyde Passenger Transport.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 27 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make additional funding available to Strathclyde Police to meet any additional costs resulting from the Efficient Consumer Response Conference at the SECC in May 2001.
Answer
It is for the Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police in consultation with the Strathclyde Joint Police Board to determine priorities within the force's budget. Funding for the police under section 32 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 is allocated in total to each force and is not earmarked by the Executive for specific purposes.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 23 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how tenants will be represented in the Glasgow Housing Association in the event of housing stock transfer.
Answer
The constitution of the Glasgow Housing Association states that the association shall have a committee of up to 24 members and that up to nine of its committee members shall be tenant committee members.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Strathclyde Police will be discussing the security surrounding the Efficient Consumer Response Conference being held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre from 15 May to 17 May 2001 with the organisers of the conference and, if so, what the relationship will be between the police and any security officers provided by the organisers.
Answer
This is an operational matter for the Chief Constable to decide.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost to police the Efficient Consumer Response Conference being held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre from 15 May to 17 May 2001.
Answer
Policing levels are an operational matter for the Chief Constable to decide. Funding for the police under section 32 of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 is allocated in total to each force and is not earmarked by the Executive for specific purposes.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 23 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police will be required to provide security for the Efficient Consumer Response Conference being held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre from 15 May to 17 May 2001.
Answer
This is an operational matter for the Chief Constable to decide.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 21 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many non-departmental public bodies there were on 1 May 1997 and how many there are currently.
Answer
Information relating to the number of public bodies is contained in the relevant version of the annual
Public Bodies publication. Copies of the 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 versions of the document are available from the Cabinet Office website at
www.cabinet-office.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 15 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors the work of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools and whether the findings of any monitoring process are made public.
Answer
At present, Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools are an integral part of the Scottish Executive Education Department and their work is monitored by senior management and Ministers in the same way as the rest of the department's activity. Some of the work of the Inspectorate is carried out under contract to external bodies who are responsible for their own monitoring arrangements. Various aspects of the Inspectorate's performance are a matter of public record.As I announced to the Parliament on 23 November 2000, the Inspectorate will be established as an Executive Agency of the Scottish Executive from 1 April 2001. As part of that process, I shall put in place arrangements for agreeing performance targets with the agency, and to monitor and report to Parliament on the work of the agency. These arrangements will be set out in a Framework Document covering this and other aspects of the agency, which will be made available to Parliament.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 14 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how individual Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools are appraised in their work.
Answer
As Scottish Executive staff, Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools (HMI) are subject to established Scottish Executive appraisal procedures. All HMI have a job description with personal objectives to be overtaken each year. Their performance is evaluated on an ongoing basis. Formal reviews are undertaken every six months, with an annual appraisal report determining overall performance markings.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 14 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what academic qualifications are required of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools.
Answer
Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools (HMI) are normally required to have an honours degree or an equivalent qualification. In exceptional circumstances, proven success in a relevant educational sector may be taken into account in assessing eligibility for particular posts. HMI working in the pre-school, primary and secondary sectors are required to hold a relevant teaching qualification. Many HMI also have other post-graduate qualifications.
