- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 18 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-5533 by Jim Mather on 12 November 2007, whether it will list the dates of the meetings and events about the enterprise networks referred to in the answer, also showing all the attendees at each.
Answer
The information requested isgiven in Formal meetingsand events held between either the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and SustainableGrowth, the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism, or officials, during whichthe reform of the Enterprise Networks formed a substantive item of discussion, a copy of which has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 44449). In addition to these formal meetings,officials held frequent discussions with enterprise networks’ staff during the developmentof the reform proposals and it is not possible to provide a complete list of suchmeetings.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 18 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6763 by Maureen Watt on 5 December 2007, what other sources of funding are available in order to allow local authorities to maximise their capital investment in schools.
Answer
Other sources of funding thatauthorities might access to contribute to a schools capital investment programmewill vary according to local circumstances. However, they could include, for example,contributions from developers, capital receipts from the disposal of assets, orextra monies raised through self‑financed borrowing.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 18 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6763 by Maureen Watt on 5 December 2007, how much of the (a) £3 billion for investment in infrastructure and (b) £115 million to be invested in schools has been allocated to East Ayrshire Council.
Answer
Allocations of capital resourcesreferred to in the answer to question S3W-6763 are set out in Annex I of FinanceCircular 6/2007, which can be found on the Scottish Government website at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/local-government/17999/11203.The £115 million increase incapital funding available to local authorities in 2008-09 which is included withinthe total of £975 million for that year is not the subject of a separate allocation.Authorities can deploy this funding increase on schools, or other infrastructure,according to their local priorities.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 18 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6763 by Maureen Watt on 5 December 2007, how much of the (a) £3 billion for investment in infrastructure and (b) £115 million to be invested in schools has been allocated to South Ayrshire Council.
Answer
Allocations of capital resourcesreferred to in the answer to question S3W-6763 are set out in Annex I of FinanceCircular 6/2007, which can be found on the Scottish Government website at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/local-government/17999/11203.The £115 million increase incapital funding available to local authorities in 2008-09 which is included withinthe total of £975 million for that year is not the subject of a separate allocation.Authorities can deploy this funding increase on schools, or other infrastructure,according to their local priorities.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-5670 by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007, when it will make a decision on the (a) Mark Hill, (b) Arecleoch, (c) Dersalloch, (d) Afton, and (e) Kyle windfarm applications under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-5670 on 8 November 2008. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan 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: Wednesday, 05 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it has provided to Quality Meat Scotland in each of the last three financial years.
Answer
The following table shows detailsof assistance provided to Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) from the Scottish Government’sMarketing Development Scheme in each of the last three financial years.
| Year | Detail | Funding |
| 2005-06 | Appointment of business manager - identification of new outlets for Scotch Lamb in France (Marketing Development Scheme). Appointment of marketing agent - promotion and development of new outlets for Scotch Beef and Scotch Lamb in Italy (Marketing Development Scheme). | £53,887 £25,000 |
| 2006-07 | None | |
| 2007-08 | Additional funding to enhance existing lamb marketing programme in response to foot and mouth disease. | £100,000 |
In addition, as part of the £25million support package for the industry announced in October 2007, QMS has beenasked to develop proposals, in liaison with the wider industry, for the £1 millionmade available to promote the long-term resilience of the red meat sector.
The Scottish Government is alsocontributing to several research and development projects in which QMS is involvedeither through providing resources (in money or kind) or as a contractor.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which parts of the “new guidance regarding proposals to close rural schools” referred to by the Minister for Children and Early Years in the Cumnock Chronicle on 12 December 2007, is new or differs from the Additional Guidance on Local Authority Proposals for the School Estate, including School Closures, issued in September 2004.
Answer
The guidance itself does notdiffer and the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning made that clearwhen she reissued it on 11 October 2007. What is new is the Cabinet Secretary’s covering letterto Education Conveners, which is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 43920).
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6614 by Stewart Stevenson on 3 December 2007, which organisations and public bodies it will consult as part of its review of the compulsory purchase order process.
Answer
We will look to involve organisationsand public bodies with an interest in the compulsory purchase order process, includinglocal authorities, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Society ofLocal Authorities Lawyers and Administrators.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6614 by Stewart Stevenson on 3 December 2007, what the timescale is for its review of the compulsory purchase order process.
Answer
Ministers have asked officialsto look at a range of issues regarding compulsory purchase orders. Officials arein the process of scoping out this work and no timescale has been set for its completion.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-5488 by Shona Robison on 12 November 2007, what proportion of the £10 million fund for drug and alcohol teams is made available specifically to support young people.
Answer
The Scottish Government doesnot specify how resources should be distributed. Alcohol and Drug Action Teams makedecisions on allocations to services, including those to support young people, basedon local circumstances and identified need.
