- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 14 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the First Minister in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.
Answer
The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament''s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 14 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.
Answer
The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament''s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 14 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Children and Early Years in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.
Answer
The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament''s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 14 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.
Answer
The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament''s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 14 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on overnight accommodation for the Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning in (a) Glasgow, (b) Edinburgh and (c) elsewhere in 2008-09.
Answer
The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as this is available. A copy of the response will be place in the Scottish Parliament''s Information Centre (Bib. number 50667).
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- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 13 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is regarding companies owned by it or any of its agencies setting up subsidiaries in offshore tax havens.
Answer
A section of the Scottish Public Finance Manual deals with Tax Planning and Tax Avoidance.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Finance/spfm.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 12 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the steps it has taken to progress equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people since May 2007.
Answer
In 2008, the Scottish Government welcomed the report of the Hearts and Minds Agenda Group which had considered ways of tackling negative and discriminatory attitudes towards LGBT people and which made a number of recommendations:
http://sh45inta/Publications/2008/02/19133153/0.
The Scottish Government responded positively to the vast majority of recommendations in its response published later that year http://sh45inta/Publications/2008/11/04154235/0.
This report is a very important and wide ranging document, which has the potential to be the catalyst for changes in negative attitudes towards LGBT people.
The Scottish Government is working in conjunction with the three national LGBT organisations (Stonewall, Equality Network and LGBT Youth) and the Scottish Transgender Alliance to challenge stereotypes, address negative attitudes held in respect of LGBT people and promote the inclusion of this marginalized community. Through these organisations, we are funding nine projects which are working towards achieving this aim.
Furthermore, there has been ministerial presence at a number of events in the last few years, including Ms Sturgeon receiving the Scottish Workplace Equality Index Award from Stonewall Scotland on behalf of the Scottish Government (February 2009) and her attendance at Pride in Glasgow (August 2008); Ms Robison''s launching LGBT History Month 2009 in Dundee (February 2009), and Mr Neil who hosted an LGBT Equality Seminar in Brussels (September 2009). The Scottish Government also funds LGBT Youth''s History Month project which, in 2010, celebrated its fifth successful year.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 12 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it is giving ministers who are also constituency MSPs regarding official engagements within the proposed 2011 Scottish Parliament boundaries.
Answer
The only guidance given to ministers on official engagements is that set out in the Scottish Ministerial Code, a copy of which can be found on the Scottish Government''s website
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/06/18095600/0.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the passing of the Equality Act 2010, what discussions it has had with faith leaders regarding civil partnership ceremonies in religious premises.
Answer
We have not had any formal discussions with faith leaders about civil partnership ceremonies in religious premises. However, we have received some representations from religious organisations about this topic.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for legislation permitting religious organisations to hold civil partnership ceremonies in religious premises, as is the case in England and Wales.
Answer
None.
