- Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed in its education department.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4331 on 5 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has sufficient staff to carry out its functions.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4331 on 5 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 5 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3994 by John Swinney on 12 September 2007, whether staff whose roles and duties change will have their salaries maintained at current levels.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4331 on 5 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will detail its plans for simpler, smaller government, as promised in the SNP manifesto.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-3225 on 10 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific measures and decisions it has implemented since May 2007 in an attempt to streamline government.
Answer
Wehave already reduced the number of government departments and Scottish ministersto align with collectiveresponsibility for achieving this government’s purpose and five strategic objectives. We are taking forward our manifesto commitments in thisarea, including clarifying the roles and responsibilities of agencies and nondepartmental public bodies. The development of an outcome approach for nationaland local government will be crucial elements of this approach.
Wewill provide Parliament with further details on the detailed implications ofour approach.
- Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs will be cut as a result of its plans for smaller government.
Answer
As I said during the Approach to Government debate on 24 May 2007 any review of government structures wouldnot be predicated on compulsory job losses. It is likely that there will bechanges in what people do in their jobs to focus on delivering qualityservices.
- Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what savings it anticipates will be made as a result of streamlining measures which are either planned or have already been undertaken since May 2007.
Answer
Wehave already reduced the number of Government Departments and ScottishMinisters. The associated savings and their sources were set out in the answerto question S3W-3968 on 11 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available onthe Parliament's website the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.Weare also developing an outcome approach for local government and establishingclarity in the roles of agencies and non departmental public bodies.
Our aim is for asimpler, smaller government which removes unnecessary duplication andestablishes structures that can support and drive the delivery of qualitypublic services.
Wewill provide Parliament with further details on the financial and otherimplications of our approach.
- Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will guarantee that the establishment of a Scottish futures trust, as promised in the SNP manifesto, will not cause the scheduled replacement of St Ninian’s Primary School in Hamilton to be postponed or cancelled.
Answer
The replacementof St Ninian’s Primary School in Hamilton is a matterfor South Lanarkshire Council which has a statutory responsibility to provideand maintain school buildings.
There are severalprocurement options open to public sector procuring bodies and it is theirresponsibility to assess which is most appropriate for any investment they are undertaking.As regards the Scottish Futures Trust, work on the design aspects is underway,and we believe it will be able to deliver better value arrangements for major publicinfrastructure projects. We will make an announcement when we are ready to explainit in more detail.
- Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will guarantee that the establishment of a Scottish futures trust, as promised in the SNP manifesto, will not cause the scheduled replacement of the Woodhead Primary School building in Hamilton to be postponed or cancelled.
Answer
The replacement of the Woodhead Primary School building in Hamilton is a matter for South Lanarkshire Council which has a statutory responsibilityto provide and maintain school buildings.
There are severalprocurement options open to public sector procuring bodies and it is their responsibilityto assess which is most appropriate for any investment they are undertaking. Asregards the Scottish Futures Trust, work on the design aspects is underway, andwe believe it will be able to deliver better value arrangements for major publicinfrastructure projects. We will make an announcement when we are ready to explainit in more detail.
- Asked by: Tom McCabe, MSP for Hamilton South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will guarantee that the establishment of a Scottish futures trust, as promised in the SNP manifesto, will not cause the scheduled refurbishment of Quarter Primary School in Quarter to be postponed or cancelled.
Answer
The refurbishmentof Quarter Primary School in Quarter is a matter for South Lanarkshire Councilwhich has a statutory responsibility to provide and maintain school buildings.
There are severalprocurement options open to public sector procuring bodies and it is their responsibilityto assess which is most appropriate for any investment they are undertaking. Asregards the Scottish Futures Trust, work on the design aspects is underway, andwe believe it will be able to deliver better value arrangements for major publicinfrastructure projects. We will make an announcement when we are ready to explainit in more detail.
