- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the planned allocation was for ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia in 2009-10 prior to the decision to end the separate status of ITI Scotland.
Answer
The planned allocations for the ITIs are an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. The relevant contact is Paul Lewis, Managing Director, Industries and Policy.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive who was consulted on the plans to end the separate status of ITI Scotland and by whom.
Answer
Scottish Government officials were consulted by Scottish Enterprise on the plans to integrate ITI Scotland into Scottish Enterprise and they advised the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and myself of the plans. Other consultations that may have been carried out are an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. The relevant contact at Scottish Enterprise is Paul Lewis, Managing Director, Industries and Policy.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners from Aberdeenshire are held in (a) HMP Aberdeen, (b) HMP Peterhead, (c) another prison in Scotland for adult males, (d) HMP and YOI Cornton Vale and (e) YOI Polmont.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The following table illustrates the distribution of those prisoners in custody whose postcode area lies within Aberdeenshire. The data is as at 09:35, 20 February 2009:
| Establishment | Total |
| Aberdeen | 39 |
| Barlinnie | 1 |
| Cornton Vale | 12 |
| Dumfries | 4 |
| Edinburgh | 5 |
| Glenochil Prison | 15 |
| Greenock | 2 |
| Inverness | 7 |
| Open Estate | 11 |
| Perth | 42 |
| Peterhead | 16 |
| Polmont | 9 |
| Shotts | 8 |
| Total | 171 |
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 5 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, when a householder receives advice from an Energy Saving Scotland advice centre, funded from the Scottish Government’s Energy budget, and subsequently takes steps that produce a carbon saving, by whom that carbon saving is reported.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0305-01.htm
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 4 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it or its agencies have made in city centre regeneration projects in the City of Edinburgh in each year from 1999-2000.
Answer
Over this time period, a range of funds provided by the Scottish Government have been invested by local partners in Edinburgh to support city centre focussed and other regeneration projects. The total amount of investment deployed on Edinburgh city centre regeneration specifically is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 4 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it or its agencies have made in city centre regeneration projects in the City of Glasgow in each year from 1999-2000.
Answer
Over this time period, a range of funds provided by the Scottish Government have been invested by local partners in Glasgow to support city centre focussed and other regeneration projects. The total amount of investment deployed on Glasgow city centre regeneration specifically is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 4 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it or its agencies have made in city centre regeneration projects in the City of Dundee in each year from 1999-2000.
Answer
Over this time period, a range of funds provided by the Scottish Government have been invested by local partners in Dundee to support city centre focussed and other regeneration projects. The total amount of investment deployed on Dundee city centre regeneration specifically is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 4 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it or its agencies have made in city centre regeneration projects in the City of Aberdeen in each year from 1999-2000.
Answer
Over this time period, a range of funds provided by the Scottish Government have been invested by local partners in Aberdeen to support city centre focussed and other regeneration projects. The total amount of investment deployed on Aberdeen city centre regeneration specifically is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the evidence given to the Public Petitions Committee on 10 February 2009 by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, whether there are technical reasons for which the site of HMP Aberdeen can not be used for a new community prison.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
HMP Grampian will be the new community prison for the region and will accommodate all prisoner categories including those on remand. The site at HMP Aberdeen is too small for the proposed capacity of the new prison, HMP Grampian.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 2 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the value was of the European Regional Development Fund grant awarded to VisitScotland to support the promotion of Homecoming Scotland 2009 for the (a) lowlands and (b) Highlands and Islands.
Answer
The value of European Regional Development Fund grants awarded to VisitScotland to support Homecoming promotion and events are (a) for the Lowlands and Uplands, £1,334,627 (for a project submitted jointly by VisitScotland, EventScotland and Angus Council) and (b) for the Highlands and Islands, £1,487,620 (for a project submitted jointly by VisitScotland and EventScotland).
