- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive why question S3W-25138, lodged on 23 June 2009, has not yet been given a substantive answer.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-25138 on 18 September 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 23 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers to be the statutory basis of the authority of a minority government should it be defeated in a vote in the Parliament.
Answer
The authority of any government derives from its ability to command the confidence of the Parliament. Statutory provisions (and, in particular, sections 45(2), 47(3)(c), 48(2) and 49(4)(c) of the Scotland Act 1998) have relevance only where the Parliament formally resolves that the government no longer enjoys that confidence.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 23 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of printing and publishing Europe and Foreign Affairs: Taking Forward our National Conversation.
Answer
The total cost of printing and publishing the document was just over £6,800.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on each of the specified set of commitments listed in the concordat between it and COSLA, signed on 14 November 2007.
Answer
Information from the Scottish Government and local authorities on progress on each concordat commitment is already in the public domain. Further information will be provided as it becomes available.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive who (a) is responsible for drawing up the agenda and (b) produces notes or minutes of its senior management team meetings.
Answer
The agenda for the meetings is agreed by a group of senior managers in the Scottish Government as are the notes.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full or regular attendance is at meetings of its senior management team.
Answer
The Permanent Secretary brings together the top two tiers of his staff at regular senior management meetings. These staff are the Directors General and Directors from across the Scottish Government. He also invites the Chief Executives of Executive Agencies, within the Scottish Government, and, on some occasions, non-Executive Directors with roles in the core Scottish Government are also included. The numbers invited total around 70 people. Not everyone is able to attend every meeting.
The names and responsibilities of all Directors General, Directors and Chief Executives are published regularly in the Scottish Government''s Who''s Who guide, which is available on the Scottish Government website at www.scotland.gov.uk . We do not disclose personal information such as length of service.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason question S3W-22429, lodged on 30 March 2009, has not yet been given a substantive answer.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-22429, on 17 September 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive to define “The Purpose” as referred to in the Scottish Government Senior Management Team meeting minutes of 27 April 2009 reportedly leaked to Scotland on Sunday and published on 6 September 2009.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not comment on leaked documents. The Purpose of the government is clearly set out in the Government Economic Strategy: to focus the government and public services on creating a more successful country, with opportunities for all to flourish, through increasing sustainable economic growth.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive which ministers have attended each of its senior management team meetings for all or previous meetings.
Answer
No current ministers have attended any of the meetings. In September 2007 Ms Linda Fabiani MSP attended for one item of a meeting to speak to senior staff about ministers'' experience of the first months in office. This was used to inform a senior staff discussion about standards of service to ministers.
- Asked by: George Foulkes, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 18 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive who the members are of its senior management team, also providing (a) job title, (b) length of service and (c) time in current post with the Scottish Executive.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27031 on 18 September 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
