- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 4 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley parliamentary constituency it expects to participate in occupational training programmes funded by Scottish Enterprise in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Answer
From April this year operational responsibility, including all local level contracting arrangements, for the delivery of national training programmes, will transfer to Skills Development Scotland. It will therefore be for Skills Development Scotland to make all future decisions relating to programme delivery across Scotland.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 4 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals in Ayrshire participated in occupational training programmes funded by Scottish Enterprise in each of the last five years.
Answer
The information requested covering individuals who participated in occupational training programmes broken down by geographical area and by year is a matter for the current delivery body. As such this information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.
From April Skills Development Scotland will assume operational responsibility for all our national training programmes.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 4 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley parliamentary constituency participated in occupational training programmes funded by Scottish Enterprise in each of the last five years.
Answer
The information requested covering individuals who participated in occupational training programmes broken down by geographical area and by year is a matter for the current delivery body. As such this information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.
From April Skills Development Scotland will assume operational responsibility for all our national training programmes.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 4 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many individuals in Ayrshire it expects to participate in occupational training programmes funded by Scottish Enterprise in (a) 2008, (b) 2009 and (c) 2010.
Answer
From April this year operational responsibility, including all local level contracting arrangements, for the delivery of national training programmes, will transfer to Skills Development Scotland. It will therefore be for Skills Development Scotland to make all future decisions relating to programme delivery across Scotland.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to procure additional rolling stock to accommodate an increase in rail services between Ayr and Glasgow.
Answer
Procurement of trains for the new Airdrie to Bathgate services provides an opportunity to improve rail service capacity, through longer trains, between Ayr and Glasgow.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-8799 by Stewart Stevenson on 1 February 2008, what additional resources and support it has provided to (a) East Ayrshire Council and (b) South Ayrshire Council from the consultant employed by the Executive to offer assistance to planning authorities, broken down by windfarm application.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-8799 on 1 February 2008. The resources referred to are the time and expertise of the consultants. They are providing advice and support to the councils on the preparation of spatial frameworks and policies for wind farms. The consultants have written to the councils to explain their work and seek initial feedback on the services they can offer. They have also invited the councils to attend a workshop in March. The consultant''s remit does not include work on specific applications so a break down on that basis cannot be provided.
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: Monday, 18 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates the Minister for Children and Early Years met parents’ representatives from Littlemill Primary School to discuss proposals by East Ayrshire Council to close the school.
Answer
I have not met with parents'' representatives of Littlemill Primary School on this matter.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates the Minister for Children and Early Years met parents’ representatives from Crossroads Primary School to discuss proposals by East Ayrshire Council to close the school.
Answer
I have not met with parents'' representatives of Crossroads Primary School on this matter.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding will be provided to communities in the Carrick, Cumnock, and Doon Valley parliamentary constituency as part of the Cashback for Communities programme.
Answer
The announcement made on the 15 February 2008 making £3 million available to fund youth projects through the CashBack for Communities programme will see every local authority area in Scotland benefit. The following table shows how funding will be distributed within each local authority area.
Additionally, the announcement made on the 11 January 2008 regarding funding to the Scottish Football Association (SFA) of £2.2 million will see upwards of 30,000 young people in every part of Scotland benefit from free football coaching and playing opportunities.
The Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency will specifically benefit from the following initiatives which are being delivered by the SFA:
Friday night leagues held in Dalmellington and Cumnock.
The Soccer One programme which will be held at Doon Academy and Cumnock Academy, extending into Soccer 2 and 3 from August onwards.
The Street Football programme, beginning over the forthcoming Easter break and which will be held in Catrine, Netherthird, Stewarton and Bellsbank.
Allocation Based on Percentage of Population 10-191 and Percentage of Population 10 - 19 in 15% Most Deprived Data Zones2
Local Authority Name | |
Aberdeen City | 91,000 |
Aberdeenshire | 81,000 |
Angus | 43,000 |
Argyll and Bute | 40,000 |
Clackmannanshire | 40,000 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 61,000 |
Dundee City | 122,000 |
East Ayrshire | 82,000 |
East Dunbartonshire | 39,000 |
East Lothian | 31,000 |
East Renfrewshire | 34,000 |
Edinburgh, City of | 220,000 |
Eilean Siar | 10,000 |
Falkirk | 69,000 |
Fife | 185,000 |
Glasgow City | 680,000 |
Highland | 84,000 |
Inverclyde | 83,000 |
Midlothian | 33,000 |
Moray | 27,000 |
North Ayrshire | 94,000 |
North Lanarkshire | 224,000 |
Orkney Islands | 10,000 |
Perth and Kinross | 51,000 |
Renfrewshire | 100,000 |
Scottish Borders | 37,000 |
Shetland Islands | 10,000 |
South Ayrshire | 50,000 |
South Lanarkshire | 176,000 |
Stirling | 40,000 |
West Dunbartonshire | 82,000 |
West Lothian | 71,000 |
Grand Total | 3,000,000 |
Notes:
1. Source: GROS population estimates 2006 (revised).
2. Source: SIMD website, SNS website - population 2005.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 29 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive on what dates the Minister for Children and Early Years met parents’ representatives from St. Xavier’s Primary School to discuss proposals by East Ayrshire Council to close the school.
Answer
In my capacity as list MSP for the South of Scotland, and with the clear understanding that it was not in my role as minister, I met with parents of St Xavier''s Primary School on 27 January 2008.