- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had discussions with local authorities since May 2007 regarding the construction of new swimming pools and, if so, when and where any such pools will be built.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-24889 on 9 July 2009. 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: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15382 by Stewart Maxwell on 27 August 2008, whether it has attempted to ascertain how many local authorities provide free or discounted access to their swimming pools.
Answer
Officials have asked sportscotland through its partnership manager network to establish as best they can the number and range of schemes in place in local authorities which offer free or discounted access to their swimming pools.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had discussions with local authorities since May 2007 regarding the construction of Olympic-standard swimming pools and, if so, when and where any such pools will be built.
Answer
It is for individual local authorities to decide whether to progress plans for swimming pools in meeting their statutory responsibility to ensure there is adequate provision of sporting and recreational facilities. However sportscotland are currently working with Aberdeen City Council and Dundee City Council on their applications for 50-metre pools.
The application follows a two stage process. Stage one would normally take around three weeks to consider with the stage two taking around three months, however this timescale is dependant upon sportscotland and the local authorities involved.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with NHS boards to identify where gaps exist in swimming pool provision for patients who could benefit from hydrotherapy.
Answer
NHS boards are responsible for assessing the need for hydrotherapy services in their areas and for providing or obtaining services in accordance with their assessments. The Scottish Government has had no recent discussion with boards about provision of hydrotherapy facilities.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to collect data and identify where hydrotherapy pools exist to assist disabled people and people with musculoskeletal problems.
Answer
NHS boards are responsible for assessing the need for hydrotherapy services in their areas and for providing or obtaining services in accordance with their assessments. Most NHS boards in Scotland provide access to hydrotherapy services. There are no plans to collect further data on the provision of hydrotherapy pools.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what proposals it has developed for each local authority area to secure a legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Answer
We published the interim Games Legacy Plan on 18 December 2008 which set the direction in providing a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and also the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. We aim to publish our full Legacy Plan later this summer. Throughout the process of developing these plans we have worked closely with a range of partners, including COSLA and their community planning partners to encourage them to maximise the opportunities from London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 3 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how the £1.2 million allocated to Scottish Swimming over the next 12 months will be invested.
Answer
The £1.2 million investment from sportscotland to Scottish Swimming can be broken down across their corporate plan priorities as follows:
| Coaching | £223,000 |
| Performance Development | £665,000 |
| Strong Partners | £330,500 |
| Total | £1,218,500 |
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 2 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to encourage adults to become involved in swimming.
Answer
In conjunction with sportscotland, the national agency for sport in Scotland, this is principally a matter for Scottish Swimming, the governing body for swimming in Scotland.
The Scottish Government supports the approach that the governing body is taking to encourage adults to become involved in swimming, which includes the SwimGym fitness programme and the work of the Healthy Living managers.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 2 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to local authorities to encourage them to develop swimming life-saving classes for young children.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not issued any guidance to local authorities on this matter.
However, Scottish Swimming offers personal survival activity programmes for young children of all ages (including a programme available for schools). It is for individual local authorities to determine whether or not to adopt programmes of this nature and how they should be implemented according to local needs and priorities.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 2 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to encourage young people to become involved in swimming.
Answer
In conjunction with sportscotland, the national agency for sport in Scotland, this is principally a matter for Scottish Swimming, the governing body for swimming in Scotland.
The Scottish Government supports the approach that the governing body is taking to encourage young people to become involved in swimming, which includes the National Learn to Swim programme, Kellogg''s Swim Active, the deployment of Regional Swimming Development managers and the work of the Healthy Living managers.
The Scottish Government would also encourage local authorities to provide free access to swimming pools for young people as part of a comprehensive package of measures to ensure more people become involved in swimming.
