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The Minister for Youth Employment visited the Engine Shed in Edinburgh on 26 April 2012, to hear more about its work from its chief executive and two of the young people in training there.
Steven said that KPI data found that almost 14,000 young people and over 2,000 adults achieved accredited awards, estimating that value to be around £4m. Steven said that latest HMIE evaluation of CLD recognised the important role it plays and it’s life changing impact on learners.
Eight projects were provided £550k funding last year and the latest application round has recently closed with a record number of applications to be assessed.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 February 2024
The annual operating cost for the new system in the latest financial year, 2018-19 is £7.249m (this represents the first full year of implementation of the new system).
Will the First Minister join me in meeting members of the farming community in the north-east to hear their concerns about how that latest closure will affect them? I am concerned to hear about that decision.
Ferries (Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd) The latest bombshell from Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd is that cables on one of the ferries that it is allegedly building are too short and will have to be replaced.
However, when we look at the legacy, under PFI those schools are tied into a 26-year contract. The average unitary cost to Falkirk Council each year is £12.05 million, and the total payable over the 26-year period is well in excess of £300 million.
Members of the Committee who participated in a visit to Skye as part of the Committee's inquiry into remote and rural healthcare found their visit to Broadford Hospital and engagement with the local community to be particularly useful in providing insights around the real, practical challenges associated with deliver...