Chamber and committees

The Scottish Government has extended the contract for the MS Victoria in Leith by 5 months. The estimated cost of extending the contract is around £9.4 million.

This will ensure those on board do not have to relocate during the festive period and will allow local authority partners to support more people into longer-term accommodation.

We do not want anyone to spend any more time in temporary accommodation than is necessary.

The Scottish Government is considering all appropriate options. Updates on this situation will be communicated to Parliament and those on board the passenger ships once a decision has been taken.

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-12534 on 12 December 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-12534 on 12 December 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-12534 on 12 December 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

All costs, including those associated with crew staff, providing security, providing catering and port charges for the M/S Victoria and M/S Ambition are covered in our contract with Corporate Travel Management.

The original contract notice with Corporate Travel Management (North) Ltd, was published on 9 August 2022. Latest details on contract costings will be published soon on the Scottish Government’s website.

Invoices to CTM will be published on the Scottish Government website in due course as part of our statutory duty to publish all invoices greater than £25k.

The information requested is not centrally held. The latest Youth Music Initiative evaluation can be found here , which demonstrates the programme’s lasting impact on young people’s attainment and wellbeing.

The Scottish Government recognises the important role Active Play has in providing children with the opportunity to develop physical skills in their early years and to encourage a long-term relationship with physical activity.

Current funding of the Active Play Development Project is for 2022-23 for delivery of Active Play programmes across two local authority areas, Glasgow and Highland. The evaluation of the current Active Play Development Programme will help inform future funding decisions, which will be subject to the Scottish Government’s budget for 2023-2024.

In 2021-22, £1,200,863 was made available to Access to Music Making and Strengthening Youth Music Funds. Of this, £1,116,575 funded Access to Music Making and £84,288 funded Strengthening Youth Music.

In 2022-23, £574,466 has been available to both funds to date, of which £544,467 has been allocated to Access to Youth Music and £29,999 has been allocated to Strengthening Youth Music. A second application round for 2022-23 is currently open. Decisions will be communicated in March 2023.

The Scottish Government is not responsible for meeting the cost of conducting repairs for the MS Victoria or the MS Ambition. Any faults or repairs are handled by ship staff and owners.