- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources will be available to fund the outcome of any negotiations with the teaching unions as a result of the McCrone Report into teachers' pay and conditions.
Answer
When I established the committee I indicated that I would undertake consultation with relevant parties before decisions were made. No decisions on the funding of the McCrone recommendations are possible prior to the outcome of those discussions.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 July 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the timetable for the implementation of the findings of the McCrone Committee into teachers' pay and conditions.
Answer
When I established the committee I made clear that I intended to consult widely on the committee's recommendations with the relevant parties. I outlined the detail of that process in written PQ (S1W-7089) on 24 May. The first stage of meetings and discussions has begun and will continue through the summer. In the autumn I intend to chair the Implementation Group which will have all the key parties represented. My aim remains to make progress towards an agreement for implementation from April 2001.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 28 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs to the individual are of nicotine replacement therapy.
Answer
It is not possible to estimate the costs to the individual of nicotine replacement therapy because these will vary according to the preparation and dosage used, and the stage of treatment.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there will be any "safety nets" for repairs bills affecting private owners of former council houses in the proposals for housing stock transfer.
Answer
Transfers offer opportunities for new initiatives to promote owner occupation and to assist existing owners. These opportunities should be considered by those developing transfer proposals. In general, however, before buying any property, prospective purchasers would be well advised to commission a survey and take into account the costs of future repairs and maintenance.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is undertaking any initiatives on smoking aimed at primary school-age children.
Answer
Advice provided by the Scottish Executive gives health education, including about tobacco and smoking, a secure place within the curriculum and seeks to ensure that it is provided in all schools.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 21 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that people who take up individual learning accounts will not be disenfranchised from taking up grants, bursaries and other forms of student financial support.
Answer
Individual Learning Accounts are designed to help people overcome the financial barriers to learning and to encourage them to undertake and invest in their own learning throughout their lifetime. They will be available to all people aged 18 and over. The incentives and discounts available under ILAs, however, will not be able to be used for such education or training where the individual is already supported by scholarships, grants or other allowances paid out of public funds. It would be inappropriate to provide the benefit of both forms of public support for the same learning.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether and how Yorkhill NHS Trust will continue its level of engagement in research and development if it is transferred to a new site at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.
Answer
I refer to the answer I gave to question S1W-7271.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether and how Yorkhill NHS Trust will continue to house eight University of Glasgow departments if it is transferred to a new site at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.
Answer
I refer to the answer I gave to question S1W-7271.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to use expertise available within the Yorkhill NHS Trust to shape a strategy on the health needs of mothers and their children within the Greater Glasgow Health Board area.
Answer
I refer to the answer I gave to question S1W-7271.
It is for Greater Glasgow Health Board to develop strategies to meet the needs of its local population including mothers and their children.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 19 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether and how Yorkhill NHS Trust will continue its position as a Trust focused on the health needs of mothers and children if it is transferred to a new site at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.
Answer
I refer to the answer I gave to question S1W-7271.
