- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it believes that P1 to P3 class sizes will be reduced to 18 in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley.
Answer
We have signed an historic concordat with local government under which local government undertakes to make year on year progress on reducing primary 1 to primary 3 classes to a maximum of 18. The concordat recognises that the rate of progress will vary between local authorities.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it believes that P1 to P3 class sizes will be reduced to 18 in South Ayrshire.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12263 on 30 April 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been given to South Ayrshire Council to reduce P1 to P3 class sizes to 18 in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley.
Answer
We have signed an historic concordat with local government that provides record levels of funding of £34.9 billion over the spending review period. This represents an increase of 13.1%. In return, local government has agreed to reduce class sizes in primary 1 to primary 3 as quickly as possible.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-08404 by Jim Mather on 28 January 2008, when the study it is undertaking into the economic value of sea angling will report.
Answer
The study into the economic impact of recreational sea angling in Scotland is being undertaken by Glasgow Caledonian University and is scheduled to report by the end of November this year.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-09640 by Jim Mather on 28 February 2008, in which sectors people participated in JobRotation in Ayrshire in each of the last five years.
Answer
The following table gives the requested information which has been provided by Workers'' Educational Association (WEA) Scotland, who manage the JobRotation project across Ayrshire.
| Project Name | Lead Applicant | Timescale | Industry Sectors Participating |
| Ayrshire JobRotation | WEA Scotland | 2000-2002 | Care Hospitality Administration Other Services |
| East Ayrshire JobRotation (2003) | East Ayrshire Council | January 2003 “ March 2004 | Financial / Health(Care- plus Child Care) / Hospitality/ Construction, Landscape Agriculture/ Pharmaceutical Retail / Manufacturing |
| East Ayrshire JobRotation (2004) | East Ayrshire Council | January 2004 “ December 2004 | Health (Care/Childcare)/Hospitality/ Manufacturing/ Service/ Financial |
| East Ayrshire JobRotation (2005) | East Ayrshire Council | January 2005-December 2005 | Health (Care/ Vet nary) /Retail /Transport/ Manufacturing/ Real Estate/ Construction/ Hospitality Other Service |
| East Ayrshire JobRotation (2006-07) | East Ayrshire Council | January 2006-December 2007 (with financial extension dates to 31 March 2008) | Health (Care)Construction/ Hospitality /Manufacturing /Real Estate/Transport Waste Management / Other Service |
| Girvan JobRotation (2003-04) | South Ayrshire Council | 1 October 2003 “ 31 December 2004 | Care Hospitality Agricultural Sales & Services |
| Girvan JobRotation (2005) | South Ayrshire Council | 1 January 2005-31 December 2005 | Care Agricultural/Land Services Hospitality Manufacturing |
| Girvan JobRotation (2006-07) | South Ayrshire Council | 1 January 2006-31 December 2007 (with financial extension dates to 31 March 2008) | Care Manufacturing Construction Hospitality Other Services |
| ANNA JobRotation (2003-04) | North Ayrshire Council | 1 April 2003 “ 30 June 2004 | Care Wholesale/distribution Hospitality Hairdressing |
| North Ayrshire JobRotation (2004-2005) | North Ayrshire Council | 1st October 2004 “ 31st December 2005 | Health/Care Wholesale/distribution Hospitality Engineering |
| North Ayrshire JobRotation (2006-07) | North Ayrshire Council | 1st January 2006-31st December 2007 (with financial extension dates to 31 March 2008) | Food, drink & tobacco Engineering Other Manufacturing Construction Hotels/Distribution Other services Health/Care |
| Prestwick Airport JobRotation | Non ESF project. Managed by WEA. | 26 January 2004 “ 31st March 2006 | Customer Services Baggage Handling Warehouse |
| WEA NHS JobRotation | Non ESF project. Managed by WEA | 1 July 2006 “ 31 March 2007 | Nursing Auxiliary Domestic Assistants Waste Management Clerical |
| North Ayrshire Social Work JobRotation | Non ESF project. Managed by WEA | 1 April 2007 “ 31 March 2008 | Care At Home |
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to question S3W-09640 by Jim Mather on 28 February 2008, what targets it has set for participation in JobRotation in Ayrshire in each of the next three years.
Answer
As the JobRotation programme is funded by the Ayrshire local authorities and with funding from the ESF programme, it is not for the Scottish Government to specify targets.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional PE teachers will be recruited in (a) South Ayrshire and (b) East Ayrshire to deliver two hours of PE per week to every pupil.
Answer
The employment of teachers is a matter for local authorities as employers. It is a matter for local authorities to employ adequate numbers of teachers to meet their educational objectives.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many affordable homes for sale will be built in South Ayrshire in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011.
Answer
Announcement of the 2008-09 affordable housing investment programme will be made shortly. Plans for 2009-10 and 2010-11 will be announced nearer the time.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many affordable homes for sale will be built in in East Ayrshire in (a) 2009, (b) 2010 and (c) 2011.
Answer
Announcement of the 2008-09 affordable housing investment programme will be made shortly. Plans for 2009-10 and 2010-11 will be announced nearer the time.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has provided to each local authority for administering windfarm applications made under the Electricity Act 1989.
Answer
Since 1 July 2005 the Scottish Government has paid Planning Authorities two thirds of any new application fee received under the Electricity (Applications for Consent) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The intention of this payment is to ensure the planning authority is appropriately resourced when considering wind farm proposals under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 in their area.
Details of payments made are detailed as follows:
| Wind Farm | Planning Authority | Payment Sum |
| Blackcriag Hill | Dumfries and Galloway | £10,000 |
| Shira | Argyll and Bute | £10,000 |
| Glenkirk | Highland | £10,000 |
| Lochluichart | Highland | £13,000 |
| Limmer Hill | South Lanarkshire | £10,000 |
| Mark Hill | South Ayrshire | £10,000 |
| Arecleoch | South Ayrshire | £13,000 |
| Mid Hill | Aberdeenshire | £10,000 |
| Strathy North | Highland | £10,000 |
| Pairc | Western Isles | £20,000 |
| Crystal Rig 2a | East Lothian | £10,000 |
| Rothes Ext | Moray | £10,000 |
| Strathy South | Highland | £15,000 |
| *Black Law Ext | North Lanarkshire | £5,000 |
| *Black Law Ext | West Lothian | £5,000 |
Note: *Shared fee for Black Law Extension which straddles the boundary of two councils.
