- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 1 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase support funding to Fife's community warden programme so that the service can be extended to other areas of the Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-5603 on 1 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how the new skills agency will consult stakeholders.
Answer
It will be for thenew skills body to decide how it will undertake this key role, recognising the importanceof effective stakeholder engagement, in line with Skills for Scotland: A LifelongSkills Strategy.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps the Scottish Government is taking to support Co-operative Education Trust Scotland through the Determined to Succeed strategy.
Answer
The Scottish Governmenthas supported the Co-operative Education Trust Scotland since its inception in 2005. £60,000 of Determined to Succeed funding wasprovided for its initial two year pilot period, to support the development of educationalresources produced under its “Co-operate to Succeed” initiative. We continue towork closely with the organisers to raise the profile of Co-operate to Succeed andsupport their work.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 26 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to continue links between the Scottish Government and CDS (Co-operative Development Scotland).
Answer
Co-operative DevelopmentScotland (CDS), a subsidiary of Scottish Enterprise, has a specific role in encouragingnew and existing co-operatives with growth potential, and the Scottish Governmentis supportive of this activity and will continue links with the CDS in it’s developmentof the co-operative sector.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 26 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps the Scottish Government is taking to support co-operative models within the renewable energy sector.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-5154 on 26 October 2007. Allanswers 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.Co-operative DevelopmentScotland (CDS) is working with a number of renewable energy projects to examinethe potential role that the co-operative model could have in unlocking local economicimpact from Scotland’s renewables resource.
In addition, the ScottishGovernment supports the development of community scale renewable energy projectsvia the Scottish Community and Householder Renewables Initiative (SCHRI).
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 26 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how the Kirkcaldy Renaissance Partnership project will be funded and supported following the restructuring of the enterprise networks.
Answer
The Cabinet Secretaryfor Finance and Sustainable Growth announced on the 26 September that local regenerationactivities in the Scottish Enterprise area will become the responsibility of localauthorities. The details of this will be determined when the exact nature of theactivity to be transferred is resolved and we are working to do this as quicklyas possible. However, where formal Scottish Enterprise funding commitments existfor approved projects these will be met.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will support successful local partnerships working in the field of economic and skills development.
Answer
I am keen to ensurethat the skills body continues to provide effective local delivery. Therefore, itwill be an important priority for the skills body to establish how it will addressthe local issues, including supporting successful local partnerships working inthe field of economic and skills development in line with Skills for Scotland:A Lifelong Skills Strategy.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that a joined-up approach is taken to growing the economy through its policies on planning, education and skills, transport, infrastructure and energy.
Answer
The forthcoming GovernmentEconomic Strategy will set out how we will achieve the government’s purpose of sustainableeconomic growth. The strategy will ensure a joined-up approach across all areasof policy, including planning, education and skills, transport, infrastructure andenergy.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 23 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure, particularly in the transitional period, that Scottish Enterprise’s economic strategy is open and accountable and that all stakeholders are consulted on it.
Answer
Scottish Enterprise will continue to deliver against the objectives set outin its published Operating Plan during the implementation phase of the reforms.
- Asked by: Marilyn Livingstone, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 23 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what budgets regional offices will have within the new Scottish Enterprise structures.
Answer
This will be an operationalmatter for Scottish Enterprise.
