- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 6 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance or instructions it issues, or plans to issue, to funding bodies for the arts on targeting arts events to socially and economically disadvantaged people and communities.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-20279.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 6 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what support and encouragement it gives, or plans to give, to attracting new audiences to the arts from socially and economically disadvantaged groups.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-20274.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 6 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken, or are planned by it or by other bodies on its behalf, to increase the numbers of people seeing, hearing and participating in the arts.
Answer
The Executive fully recognises the importance of promoting access in the arts and boosting participation, and these are areas which continue to receive considerable attention. We have allocated additional funds to the National Museum of Scotland to allow it to abolish entrance charges and to the National Institutions and National Companies for them to devote staffing and resources to valuable outreach work. The Scottish Arts Council also launched its first policy for Contemporary Popular Music in March 2001 to encourage participation and involvement in quality popular music by young Scots. A wide range of other steps, planned and being taken, are set out in the First Annual Report on the implementation of the National Cultural Strategy which was presented to Parliament in October.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 5 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19204 by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001, (a) how many more appointments to the senior judiciary have been made since October 2001; (b) how many of those appointed were male; (c) how many of those appointed attended public schools; (d) how many of those appointed hold degrees from the Universities of Cambridge or Oxford, and (e) how many of those appointed had a father or grandfather who held a legal qualification.
Answer
The information requested is as follows:(a) 3(b) 2(c) 3(d) none(e) this information is not requested from candidates for appointment.I am aware that the father of the current Lord President was a sheriff but no other information is available.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 5 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19203 by Ian Gray on 16 November 2001, what discussions it has held with women members of the Scottish Bar and other members of the Faculty of Advocates on encouraging applications for appointments to the senior judiciary from advocates from non-traditional backgrounds since 12 October 2001.
Answer
There have been no meetings. The Judicial Appointments Board to be established in the New Year will be asked to examine ways of attracting candidates for judicial posts from a wider background.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 5 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-19205 by Iain Gray on 16 November 2001, how many interviews or meetings have been held with candidates for appointment to the senior judiciary since March 2001.
Answer
The only interviews or meetings with candidates for the office of Senator of the College of Justice have been those referred to in the reply to question S1W-19205 on 16 November 2001.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to support befriending programmes assisting younger people who are looked after or accommodated by local authorities.
Answer
We are promoting the development of advocacy services for children looked after by local authorities through the Children's Services Development Fund (£13.6 million over three years from 1999-2000) and through grant aid for Who Cares? Scotland (£122,640 in the current financial year). This year, we have also awarded £120,000 grant to Fostering Network to take forward a mentoring project for age 16 to 19-year-old careleavers.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to support activity programmes for younger people who are looked after or accommodated by local authorities.
Answer
This is a matter for local authorities who have a duty under the Children (Scotland) Act to safeguard and promote the welfare of every child looked after by them.Community Learning Strategy Partnerships are required to analyse the needs of local communities in planning provision of community based education facilities. This analysis of local needs should include consideration of the requirements and appropriate provision of community-based resources for all young people.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessments have been made of the benefits, including development of self-esteem and confidence, of activity programmes and residential breaks for younger people who are looked after or accommodated by local authorities.
Answer
As part of good management practice, it is for local authorities to evaluate the outcomes for children who use their services or services purchased by the local authority on their behalf.
- Asked by: Brian Fitzpatrick, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 5 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-18281 by Allan Wilson on 15 October 2001, whether any changes have been made to advice and guidance issued by it or on its behalf to state or independent schools in respect of adventure activities undertaken during school trips since the establishment of the Adventurous Activities Licensing Authority.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has issued no such guidance, but advice is available from the Health and Safety Executive.
