Question reference: S6W-13027
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 9 December 2022
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 23 December 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12031 by Mairi Gougeon on 17 November 2022, which 16 organisations that applied to the Ayrshire Rural and Islands Ambition (ARIA) Fund progressed from the technical check stage to the assessment stage; which organisation failed the technical check process, and what the technical check was that it failed.
Answer
The outcome of the technical checks is detailed in the following table:
Project/Organisation | Decision |
Carbon Reduction – Adventure Centre for Education | Approved |
Dunlop Dairy Cheese Shop & Tasting Room | Deferred |
Disabled access plus Disabled Toilet and Additional Toilet – Hareshaw Community Hall SCIO | Approved |
Renewable Energy Infrastructure to New Tourist Accommodation Development – Millport, Jack Alt Stays | Approved |
Little Peru Green Start, Little Peru Ltd | Deferred |
The Community Regeneration of Millport Town Hall Ltd | Rejected |
Arran Green Funding for Future – Arran Pioneer CIC | Rejected |
Gaiety on Tour – Ayr Gaiety Partnership | Approved |
The Geisland Project – Beith CDT | Approved |
Access to Community for All – Crossroads Community Hubs Ltd | Approved |
Ailsa Craig Visitor Centre for Feasibility Study – Girvan Town Team (on behalf of Girvan Community Led Tourism) | Approved |
Brand Ambassador/Distillery Production Assistant – Isle of Cumbrae Distiller | Approved |
Paths Network Feasibility Study – Kirkimichael Village Renaissance | Deferred |
Newmilns Regeneration Feasibility Study – Newmilns Regeneration Association | Deferred |
Business Sustainability and Resilience Advisor – Visit Arran Ltd | Approved |
Opportunities for All – Crossroads Community Hub Ltd | Approved |
Where a project is noted as ‘deferred’ this means that a final decision by the LAG is pending.
The application for The Community Regeneration of Millport Town Hall Ltd was rejected due to:
- The lack of fit with the project itself (not completion of the town hall) and ARIA fund priorities. The Local Action Group considered the application did not make a strong enough link between the project and completion of the town hall to validate the priorities selected.
- There was concern over the fire safety aspects at such a late stage in the overall project.
The application for the Arran Green Funding for Future (Arran Pioneer CIC) was rejected due to:
- A lack of project outcomes being fully determined or specified.
- The Local Action Group questioned the eligibility of the project under the guidance requirement for technical/feasibility studies to fully determine the project outcome.