Wednesday 22 August 2012

SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Learning and Justice Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (): To ask the how many (a) modern apprenticeships and (b) work experience or student places the NHS has offered in each of the last three years. Holding answer issued: 14 August 2012 (S4W-08727) Angela Constance: This information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government, however the NHS offers a range of measures to support the employability of young people across Scotland.

Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide a substantive answer to question S4W-04757, which received a holding response from Angela Constance on 18 January 2012. (S4W-08849) Angela Constance: A substantive answer to question S4W-04757 was provided on 19 January 2012.

Strategy and External Affairs Tavish Scott ( Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the (a) previous and (b) current chief executive of TESCO in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07488) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the chairman of TESCO in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07489) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the chief executive of ASDA in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07490) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the chairman of Royal Mail in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07491) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the (a) chief executive and (b) chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07492) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the (a) chief executive and (b) chairman of Lloyds Banking Group in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07494) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the (a) chairman and (b) chief executive of HSBC in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07496) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the (a) chairman and (b) chief executive of BT in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07498) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the (a) chairman and (b) chief executive of Iberdrola in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07500) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the (a) chairman and (b) chief executive of BP in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07502) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the (a) chairman and (b) chief executive of First Group in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07504) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the (a) chairman and (b) chief executive of Stagecoach in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07506) Tavish Scott (Shetland Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive when the First Minister last met the (a) chairman and (b) chief executive of Standard Life in Bute House. Holding answer issued: 15 June 2012 (S4W-07508) John Swinney: Scottish ministers routinely publish lists of their engagements and events, with guest lists, online at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/14944/Events-Engagements. In addition, the First Minister meets with senior executives of the energy and financial sectors at the regular meetings of the Financial Services Advisory Board and the Scottish Energy Advisory Board, the latest of which were held on 30 May 2012 at Bute House and on 23 May 2012 in Aberdeen respectively.

Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government whether any ministers, special advisers or officials have (a) met or (b) had contact, including correspondence, with the group, Americans for an Independent Scotland, or any of the people involved in the group who are named on its website, since 1 January 2012 and, if so, (i) who, (ii) where, (iii) when, (iv) for what purpose, (v) who was present at any such meeting and (v) what matters were discussed. Holding answer issued: 13 August 2012 (S4W-08707) Bruce Crawford: The information relevant to your question is available on the Scottish Government Website: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Information/FOI/Disclosures/2012/August/MinisterialEvents.

Transport Scotland Mark Griffin (Central Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government whether trains on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk High service will call at the proposed Edinburgh gateway station. (S4W-08929) Keith Brown: Trains on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk High service will not call at the proposed Edinburgh Gateway station under the first phase of EGIP (Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme) announced on 4 July 2012.

Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government whether details of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme published on the Transport Scotland website were changed to reflect the changes in the implementation plan and, if so, when. (S4W-08957) Keith Brown: Details of the changes in the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme implementation plan will be available soon.

Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-08320 by Keith Brown on 19 July 2012, whether the work will be accelerated, in light of the landslide on 1 August 2012. (S4W-08997) Keith Brown: It is very important that any solutions, permanent and temporary are properly designed and constructed. We are fully committed to delivering a safe diversion route at the A83 Rest and Be Thankful in as short a timescale as possible. Discussions are ongoing with the landowner and the works are currently programmed to start this month, with a 12-week construction period. I am chairing a taskforce which has been set up to oversee progress. The taskforce, which met for the first time on 15 August, includes representatives from the key agencies involved.

The following questions received holding answers: S4W-08835 S4W-08836