- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 17 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the average occupancy rate at HMP Kilmarnock over the last five years.
Answer
I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The average occupancy at HMP Kilmarnock from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2009 was as follows:
2005 “ 543
2006 “ 597
2007 “ 633
2008 “ 639
2009 “ 552.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 11 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current capacity is at HMP Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Willie Pretswell, Interim Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:
The contract for HMP Kilmarnock is for the provision of 500 available prisoner places. The contract also allows for the provision of additional prisoner places if the authority require and the contractor is currently contracted to provide 548 prisoner places.
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- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive which ministers have been involved in discussions with elected members in (a) East Ayrshire and (b) South Ayrshire Council regarding the future of Crossroads Primary School serving pupils in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.
Answer
Scottish ministers meet with councils, including East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire, on a regular basis to discuss a wide range of important issues. There have however been no specific discussions between ministers and elected members in East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire Councils on the future of Crossroads Primary School.
Under current legislation “ the Education (Publication and Consultation Etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 1981 “ and the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010, which was passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament on 19 November 2009 and will come into force on 5 April, local authority decisions to close schools may, under certain circumstances, either be referred to, or called-in by, ministers for their consent. It would therefore be inappropriate for ministers to prejudge any decision they may have to take at a later stage by discussing the future of any school currently being statutorily consulted upon by a local authority.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age have access to free swimming in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31703 on 10 March 2010. 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: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executivehow many primary schools have received an Eco-Schools Green Flag award, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The number of primary schools that have attained Green Flag status is 730. The following table sets this out by local authority area:
| Local Authority | Number of Green Flag Primary Schools | Local Authority | Number of Green Flag Primary Schools |
| Aberdeen City | 8 | Highland | 39 |
| Aberdeenshire | 27 | Inverclyde | 7 |
| Angus | 13 | Midlothian | 3 |
| Argyll and Bute | 29 | Moray | 7 |
| City of Edinburgh | 22 | North Ayrshire | 21 |
| Clackmannanshire | 14 | North Lanarkshire | 83 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 3 | Orkney | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 33 | Perth and Kinross | 32 |
| Dundee City | 1 | Renfrewshire | 24 |
| East Ayrshire | 8 | Scottish Borders | 13 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 27 | Shetland | 15 |
| East Lothian | 13 | South Ayrshire | 13 |
| East Renfrewshire | 18 | South Lanarkshire | 33 |
| Falkirk | 27 | Stirling | 27 |
| Fife | 70 | West Dunbartonshire | 7 |
| Glasgow City | 48 | West Lothian | 43 |
Information on all awarded schools can be found at: http://www.ecoschoolsscotland.org/index.asp.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age have access to free swimming in the East Ayrshire Council area.
Answer
We are currently working with Scottish Swimming, sportscotland and others to ensure we offer more and better opportunities for our young people across Scotland to enjoy and benefit from swimming. Our investment of over £1.3 million to Scottish Swimming this year, the biggest ever single investment in a Scottish governing body of sport, shows our commitment to swimming in Scotland.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many businesses in the (a) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency, (b) East Ayrshire Council area and (c) South Ayrshire Council area have successfully applied for the £1,000 incentive offered by the Invest in an Apprentice scheme running until 26 March 2010.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Skills Development Scotland (SDS). However for your convenience I have set out the information requested below.
(ii) The number of businesses in the areas requested supported through the Apprenticeship Grant scheme as at 16 February 2010 are as follows:
| Area | Businesses Claiming Grant | Individuals Supported |
| Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency | 9 | 54 |
| East Ayrshire Council | 18 | 80 |
| South Ayrshire Council | 28 | 80 |
SDS is still processing applications, so these numbers are not final. Due to the highly positive response from employers, SDS closed the Apprenticeship Grant scheme on 5 February 2010.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children of (a) primary and (b) secondary school age have access to free swimming in the South Ayrshire Council area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31703 on 10 March 2010. 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: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what provision is being made for access to free swimming for children in South Carrick following the closure of Girvan swimming pool.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-31703 on 10 March 2010. 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: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 9 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place between ministers and elected members in South Ayrshire regarding the closure of Girvan swimming pool.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not been involved in discussions with South Ayrshire in connection with the closure of Girvan Swimming pool as we believe that Local Authorities are best placed to address and meet local needs and priorities and the future of Girvan Swimming Pool is a matter for South Ayrshire Council.
As part of its strategic relationship with local authorities, sportscotland meets regularly with council officials to support them in the development of strategic plans for sport in their local area.
