- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 2 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to restrict the availability of free personal care for older people.
Answer
We have no plans to restrict current access to free personal care for older people.
We asked Lord Sutherland to review the funding and sustainability of the free personal and nursing care policy. He published his report on 28 April. We will make a statement to Parliament shortly setting out our formal response to the report and the progress of dialogue with local government to address shared concerns about the clarity and practical aspects of the policy.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 24 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it was first informed that Falkirk Council would not support the development of an indoor football centre at Westfield.
Answer
The possibility of not progressing the development of an indoor football centre at Westfield was first raised at a meeting between officials of Falkirk Council and sportscotland held on 20 December 2007.
The Scottish Government understands the council formalised this decision at its meeting on 8 April 2008.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 24 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how the £3 million from the National and Regional Sports Strategy for the indoor football centre at Westfield Stadium will be reallocated.
Answer
The Scottish Government and sportscotland will consider how any National and Regional Sports Facility Strategy (NRSFS) funds would be reallocated. However, this will only be undertaken when a current project has made a formal notification of withdrawal.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 23 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has held discussions with Falkirk Council with regard to an indoor football centre at Westfield and, if so, what the outcomes were of these discussions.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not had any discussions with Falkirk Council in regard to the indoor football centre at Westfield Stadium in Falkirk.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 23 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Falkirk Council provided any reasons for withdrawing support for an indoor football centre at Westfield Stadium and, if so, what these reasons were.
Answer
The Scottish Government has had no formal notification of Falkirk Council''s decision to withdrawal from proceeding with the indoor football centre at Westfield Stadium.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 23 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it continues to support the development of an indoor football centre at Westfield Stadium in Falkirk.
Answer
The Scottish Government continues to support the development of an indoor football centre at Westfield Stadium in Falkirk. However, the decision to proceed with the development is a matter for Falkirk Council.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 23 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the creation of an indoor football centre remains an objective of the National and Regional Sports Facilities Strategy.
Answer
The creation of an indoor football centre remains a priority under the National and Regional Sports Facilities Strategy.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 23 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made on development of an indoor football centre at Westfield Stadium in Falkirk, as part of the National and Regional Sports Facilities Strategy.
Answer
We are aware that Falkirk Council held a meeting on 8 April and recommended that members agree not to proceed with the indoor football centre at Westfield Stadium in Falkirk. area.
The Scottish Government and sportscotland have had no formal notification of Falkirk Council''s decision.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 March 2008
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Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 16 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning’s announcement on 26 March 2008 of additional funding support for science projects, what the breakdown will be of the £615,000 allocated.
Answer
A breakdown of the funding awarded from the 2008-09 science engagement grant scheme is given in the table below:
| Organisation | Project Title | Award £ |
| British Association for the Advancement of Science | BAAS National Science and Engineering Week | 21,000 |
| British Association for the Advancement of Science | Revitalising Science | 10,000 |
| Dundee Science Centre | Educational Energy Certificate | 27,800 |
| Earth Sciences Trust | Outdoor Environmental Science for Communities | 15,000 |
| Edinburgh International Science Festival | EISF Workshops | 25,000 |
| Edinburgh International Science Festival | Wonderama | 30,000 |
| Edinburgh International Science Festival | Generation Science Touring Scotland | 30,000 |
| Engineering Development Trust | GO4SET (GO for Science Engineering and Technology) | 5,000 |
| Engineering Development Trust | Engineering Education Scheme | 2,500 |
| Fife Council | Sci-dentity- A Creative Learning Festival | 15,000 |
| Glasgow Science Centre | Environmental Chemistry Higher Level Workshop | 10,000 |
| Global Web Ltd | Climate Change-Your Future | 30,000 |
| Going Nova | Travelling Scholars Programme - 2008 Highland Festival | 3,750 |
| Institute of Physics | Lab in a Lorry | 20,000 |
| Moray College | Moray Science Festival | 10,000 |
| Orkney Science Festival | Orkney Science Festival Schools and Community Programme | 4,641 |
| Our Dynamic Earth | Closer2Nature Outreach Project | 30,000 |
| Our Dynamic Earth | Stunning Summer Science | 30,000 |
| Our Dynamic Earth | Earth Hero Toolkits | 22,246 |
| Robert Clark Centre for Technological Education | Sounds Like Science | 20,000 |
| Royal Observatory Edinburgh | Deep Space | 30,000 |
| Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | Wild Science at Kelvingrove | 24,240 |
| Royal Society for the Protection of Birds | Homes for Scotlands Wildlife | 8,000 |
| Science Made Simple Ltd | Visualise -The Beauty of Science | 21,855 |
| Scottish Association for Marine Science | Towards a Marine Science Festival | 5,000 |
| Shetland Science and Technology Group | Shetland Science Workshops | 12,500 |
| Techfest -SetPoint | STEM Out & About in the Community | 5,050 |
| Techfest -SetPoint | Techfest in September | 25,000 |
| Techfest -SetPoint | STEM Outreach Programme | 4,800 |
| University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen Science Engagement Plan | 19,000 |
| University of Dundee | University/Science Centre networked Public Engagement Events | 30,000 |
| University of Edinburgh | Gene Jury | 25,037 |
| University of Edinburgh - School of Chemistry | Making the Chemical Connection | 8,396 |
| University of Glasgow | Caf© Scientifique | 2,320 |
| University of Glasgow | Opening Doors to 21st Century Science and Engineering | 10,000 |
| University of Strathclyde | The Angina Monologues | 20,000 |
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning’s announcement on 9 March 2008 of additional investment in colleges and universities, what the breakdown will be of the £10 million being allocated to colleges to allow for further strategic investment in key priority areas.
Answer
The allocation of this additional investment of £20 million, £10 million for universities and £10 million for colleges, is a matter for the Scottish Funding Council.
The council expects to make a full announcement on the breakdown of the £10 million allocation to colleges in April 2008. However, I understand that allocations will be made to all colleges to support young people who need more choices and more chances, to support improved articulation and to support innovative approaches to learning delivery.
