- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Minister of Europe, External Affairs and Culture attended IslamExpo in July 2008; whether she asked another minister to attend in her absence, and whether officials were sent to observe on her behalf.
Answer
The Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture did not ask another Minister to attend in her absence. One official from the Scottish Government attended the launch event for IslamExpo in July 2008.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15009 by Fergus Ewing on 14 July 2008, what the purpose was of the meeting between the Minister of Europe, External Affairs and Culture and the organisers of IslamExpo on 17 January 2008 and whether the Scottish Government will publish details of the agenda and papers discussed.
Answer
This was a meeting to discuss the potential development of a Scottish-based IslamFest event. There was no formal agenda or papers tabled.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15009 by Fergus Ewing on 14 July 2008, whether IslamFest, to be organised by the Scottish Islamic Foundation, will be modelled on IslamExpo.
Answer
IslamFest is a specifically Scottish event which is being developed for Scottish communities. It is expected that the organisers will draw ideas from a range of sources.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15009 by Fergus Ewing on 3 September 2008, whether any minister or official has met with Mohammad Sawalha, President of the British Muslim Initiative, since May 2007.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S3W-15009 on 3 September 2008. 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: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15009 by Fergus Ewing on 14 July 2008, what best practice lessons it has learnt from discussions with the organisers of IslamExpo.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-16901 on 29 October 2008. 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: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any appointments equivalent to parliamentary private secretaries in the UK Parliament have been made in the Scottish Parliament.
Answer
Under the terms set out in paragraphs 4.6 to 4.11 of the Scottish Ministerial Code, the First Minister has appointed Parliamentary Liaison Officers (PLOs). Details of these appointments can be found in the answer to question S3W-11317 on 27 March 2008. 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.
The PLOs play a role in contributing to the effective communication of the government''s policy within the Parliament, although they are not members of the government.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 28 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many primary schools classes in Edinburgh and the Lothians had more than (a) 30, (b) 25 and (c) 20 pupils at any date since the start of the school year.
Answer
The detail of information requested is not collected centrally. Information on the size of classes is collected as at the school census date in September each year. This census information is yet to be collated for 2008 and will be published early in 2009. Details of individual school class sizes will also be available at that time on the government website using the following link:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/ClassSizeDatasets.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 28 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which MSPs who do not hold ministerial positions are authorised to speak for the Scottish Government and on what authority this has been agreed.
Answer
No MSPs who do not hold ministerial positions are authorised to speak for the Scottish Government. As set out in the answer to question S3W-11317 on 27 March 2008, the First Minister has appointed 14 Parliamentary Liaison Officers (PLOs) who have a role in contributing to the effective communication of the Scottish Government''s policy within the Parliament. However, PLOs are not members of the Government and do not speak for the Government.
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: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 28 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to recognise the 20th anniversary of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme of Community Service Volunteers.
Answer
We join with many others in marking the 20 years since the Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme started in England. The older volunteer is a cornerstone of our communities and we warmly recognise the contribution they make. As local authorities and community planning partnerships develop the work to deliver the single outcome agreements we believe they should not overlook the contribution which volunteering, particularly by older people, can make.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 28 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the Big Lottery Fund and BBC Scotland’s Primetime programme and, if so, whether it supports the Community Service Volunteers bid for funding.
Answer
Primetime was a partnership between the Big Lottery Fund and BBC Scotland. Members of the public voted on projects for older people in each of the six regions of Scotland. The programme ended in September 2008. It would not have been appropriate to give support to any one project but we congratulate all those who entered and especially those who were successful.
