- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the National Museums of Scotland since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Ministers have met twice with representatives of the National Museums of Scotland, on 21 September 1999 and 12 June 2000, to discuss development plans for the future and funding provided by the Executive.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of Historic Scotland since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Historic Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Executive and Ministers meet with officials of Historic Scotland frequently to discuss matters relating to Scotland's built heritage.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Scottish Childcare Board since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
In November 1999 I announced the merger of the Scottish Childcare Board (SCB) and the Early Years Education Forum. The new Scottish Early Education and Childcare Forum provides an integrated source of advice on these important and inter-related services.
Since 1 June 1999 I have met SCB once - on 4 October 1999 - and my officials met members twice. I also chaired the first meeting of the new forum on 24 July 2000. The relevant information is provided below.
Meeting Date | Issues discussed |
24 June 1999 | - Presentation on Working Families Tax Credit and Disabled Persons Tax Credit
- Initial feedback from Childcare Plans
- Preliminary advice to the New Opportunities Fund on its out of school care programme.
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5 July 1999 | - Advice to the New Opportunities Fund
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| 4 October 1999 | - Quality Initiatives, Training and Qualifications
- Future Proposals for Scottish Childcare Board and Early Years Forum
- Childcare Information Services
- Annual Report of the Scottish Childcare Board
- Advice to the New Opportunities Fund
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24 July 2000 | - Background & Remit of new forum
- Childcare Strategy: Progress and Challenges
- Future Business: Options and Priorities
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- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Scottish Council for Educational Technology since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Peter Peacock, Deputy Minister for Children and Education has met representatives of the former body of the Scottish Council for Educational Technology (SCET) on two occasions.
On 9 December 1999 the Minister had a joint meeting with the Board of SCET and the former Council of the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum (SCCC) where he was briefed on the impending merger of the two organisations and their future workplace.
On 24 January 2000 the Minister toured the offices of SCET in Glasgow.
Mr Peacock has also received technical presentations on a range of education information and communication technology applications by staff of SCET.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Since 1 June 1999, there has been one formal meeting between the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning and representatives of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council. This was on 6 March 2000 when a wide range of topics was discussed.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Ministers have met with representatives of the former Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum (SCCC) on two occasions.
On 9 December 1999 Peter Peacock, Deputy Minister for Children and Education had a joint meeting with the Council of SCCC and the Board of the former Scottish Council for Educational Technology (SCET) where he was briefed on the impending merger of the two organisations and their future workplace.
On 6 June 2000, Rhona Brankin, Deputy Minister for Sport and Culture met with representatives of SCCC to discuss cultural issues within the curriculum.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Scottish Further Education Unit since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
There have been no formal meetings between Ministers and representatives of the Scottish Further Education Unit since 1 June 1999.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Scottish Ministers have met representatives of the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland once since 1 June 1999. I met the bard on 22 November 1999 when the following issues were discussed:
- the importance of the built heritage in educational services,
- the contribution of the built heritage to regeneration, particularly of rural areas,
- the long-term future of the local authority archaeology service in Scotland,
- resources available to support the built heritage, and
- the National Cultural Strategy.
That meeting was mentioned in paragraph 2 of the board's annual report for 1999 which was laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Ministers in May 2000. I have arranged to meet representatives of the board again on 4 October 2000 to discuss their annual report for 1999.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how often Ministers have met representatives of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland since 1 June 1999, on what dates these meetings took place and what issues were discussed.
Answer
Scottish Ministers have met representatives of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland once since 1 June 1999. I met the Chairman and the Secretary of the Royal Commission during a visit I made to the Commission's offices in Edinburgh on 26 June 2000 to view the wide range of work which the Commission undertakes.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 14 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making in establishing a national theatre company.
Answer
We announced in the National Cultural Strategy, our intention to conduct a feasibility study on proposals for a national theatre company for Scotland.
