- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 10 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it received from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport regarding the still life “Le Paté de Jambon”, prior to the publication of the spoliation advisory panel’s recently published report.
Answer
The department sent the Executive an advance copy of the panel’s report and conveyed the views which have now been published on its website (
http://www.culture.gov.uk Press Notice 155/04 of 24 November 2004).
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 10 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any representations from the City of Edinburgh Council or the Festival Theatre Trust in respect of the future of the Kings Theatre, Edinburgh, and, if so, how it responded.
Answer
The Festival City Theatre’s Trust has both met and corresponded with the Executive at ministerial and official level in connection with the King’s Theatre. While the Executive recognises the important part that the King’s Theatre plays in the cultural life of the city, it is for the City of EdinburghCouncil to consider the Theatre within the context of its own strategic needs.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 8 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been allocated in each of the last five years to assist disabled artists, broken down by organisation in receipt of funding.
Answer
Ministers are committed to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to participate in cultural activities. The Scottish Arts Council currently provides annual support for five organisations which work primarily with arts and disability. (Table illustrates a breakdown of funding over the last five years). The European Year of Disabled People 2003 also saw the Executive’s cultural agencies and national institutions invest in arts and disability projectsthroughout the year.
| | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | Total |
| Theatre Workshop | 135,092 | 215,749 | 139,745 | 149,560 | 529,430 | 1,169,572 |
| Project Ability | 37,225 | 46,950 | 168,692 | 186,838 | 86,735 | 529,440 |
| Artlink Edinburgh | 36,500 | 60,020 | 105,427 | 35,680 | 106,447 | 344,074 |
| Artlink Central | 12,640 | 10,864 | 53,632 | 17,133 | 48,824 | 143,096 |
| Lung Ha’s | 24,000 | 67,120 | 33,000 | 37,526 | 123,600 | 285,246 |
Source: Arts and Disability 2000-2004, a review, 2004, Scottish Arts Council.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how the Cultural Commission advertised for companies to tender for any public relations and marketing contracts.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12457 answered on 7 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cultural Commission has received public relations and marketing support from any commercial organisation.
Answer
This is an operational matter for the Cultural Commission. However, the member may wish to consult the Cultural Commission’s Work Plan, copies of which are available in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 34513).
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how job vacancies and consultancies at the Cultural Commission were advertised.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12017, answered on 19 November 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any job vacancies or consultancies at the Cultural Commission were not advertised.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12017, answered on 19 November 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the Cultural Commission has spent on consultancy costs.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12465, answered on 7 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the Cultural Commission has spent on staff costs.
Answer
This is an operational matter for the commission. However, the Scottish Executive has published the Cultural Commission’s Work Plan, which contains details of the commission’s budget, copies of which are available in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 34513). The Executive intends to publish a statement of expenditure against budget in due course.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 7 December 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many consultants are employed by the Cultural Commission.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-12457, answered on 7 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
