Chamber and committees

I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-14553 on 10 May 2013. 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

Ministers have provided no specific guidance to officials in addition to the Civil Service Code on dealing with ministers and officials from Government of Argentina.

The Scottish Government’s international priorities are set out in Scotland’s International Framework which can be found at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0040/00405438.pdf.

I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-14553 on 10 May 2013. 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

Over the last 12 months there have been no meetings between Scottish Government Ministers or officials, or ministers and officials from the Government of Argentina. However, Scottish Government officials held a courtesy meeting with the Culture Minister of Santa Fe province, Ms Chiqui Gonzalez on 6 December 2012.

The level of investment that sportscotland invest in Active Schools is £11,925,900 for each of the years 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14.

The commitment to deliver Active Schools is integral to the Partnership Agreement between sportscotland and each local authority and I have asked the chief executive of sportscotland, Stewart Harris, to write to you outlining this support in further detail.

Funding for individual organisations is a matter for Creative Scotland and Highlands and Islands Enterprise and both remain committed to supporting arts and creativity to benefit communities across the Highlands and Islands. I am confident that the arts in the Highlands and Islands will continue to flourish with continuing support from public funds.

I have asked Iain Munro, Interim Chief Executive of Creative Scotland, the national agency for the arts, screen and creative industries, to write to the member. Further information about Creative Scotland’s activities is available at:

http://www.creativescotland.co.uk/.

<>Assessment of those individual organisations which are funded or part-funded by Creative Scotland and Highlands and Islands Enterprise is a matter for them as funders. I have asked Iain Munro, Interim Chief Executive of Creative Scotland, the national agency for the arts, screen and creative industries, to write to the member. Further information about Creative Scotland’s activities is available at: http://www.creativescotland.co.uk/.

Funding for individual organisations is a matter for Creative Scotland and Highlands and Islands Enterprise and both remain committed to supporting arts and creativity to benefit communities across the Highlands and Islands. I am confident that the arts in the Highlands and Islands will continue to flourish with continuing support from public funds.

I have asked Iain Munro, Interim Chief Executive of Creative Scotland, the national agency for the arts, screen and creative industries, to write to the member. Further information about Creative Scotland’s activities is available at:

http://www.creativescotland.co.uk/.

The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that by 2014 all pupils across Scotland receive at least two hours of PE in primary schools and at least two periods of PE in secondary schools in S1-S4. We are supporting local authorities and schools to achieve the target with an additional £5.8 million funding over 2012-13 and 2013-14 through a programme jointly managed by Sportscotland and Education Scotland.

Delivering this entitlement across Scotland will be a tangible and enduring legacy for the 2014 Commonwealth Games and adds to our already significant investment into providing opportunities for children to get involved in a wide range of sport and physical activities through our Active Schools programme. Last year the Active Schools programme provided almost 5 million opportunities for young people to take part in sport and physical activities. The programme receives up to £13 million each year from sportscotland.

We are currently developing a Scottish Government Youth Sport Strategy to be launched later this year.