Annabelle Ewing

6 Mar 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25697 by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2024, how funding decisions are made in relation to the applications that it receives for Regeneration Capital Grant funding.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The Regeneration Capital Grant Fund is delivered through a two-stage application and assessment process for each funding round. All applications are assessed by the independent Regeneration Capital Grant Fund Investment Panel against the fund’s criteria set j…

6 Mar 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25697 by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2024, what the provisional deadline is for the next round of Regeneration Capital Grant funding, and how this will be advertised to groups within the Cowdenbeath constituency.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: Ministers are considering the implications and options for delivery of the regeneration budget in 2024-2025 and we have yet to make decisions on a future application round for the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.

6 Mar 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25697 by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2024, which existing projects will receive a share of the £23 million earmarked for existing commitments, and how much each project will receive.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: There are a total of 30 current projects supported by regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) and 15 current projects supported by Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme (VDLIP) being delivered over the course of 2023/24 and 2024/25 with grant expenditu…

27 Feb 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what engagement it has had with the operators at Mossmorran on future plans to reduce emissions.

Answer · Gillian Martin: As a responsible government, we meet periodically with large industrial operators, such as those at Mossmorran, to discuss operational as well as forward looking matters focused on sustainability and decarbonisation. To date we have had conversations with bo…

26 Feb 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the improvement plan for the Fife Circle railway line. 

21 Feb 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the next round of Regeneration Capital Grant funding will open to applications, and how much funding will be made available.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: Funding to support place-based regeneration programmes has been set at £45.8 million for 2024-2025, of which £23 million is required to meet contractual commitments for existing Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) and Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Pr…

7 Feb 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) turned down requests from the professor of criminology, Joe Phoenix, to participate in its policy review on the management of transgender people in custody on three occasions, whether the SPS did turn down such requests, and, if…

Answer · Angela Constance: I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows: Protecting the health, safety, and wellbeing of all people in Scotland’s prisons is at the heart of SPS’ newly published Policy for th…

7 Feb 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has made available to Fife Council from the Ukraine Longer Term Resettlement Fund.

Answer · Paul McLennan: The Ukraine Longer-Term Resettlement Fund (ULTRF) has so far brought 1238 homes back into use spanning 19 projects with a total investment of over £25 million. Fife Council have not applied to the Fund and therefore no funding has been made available to them …

7 Feb 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to mark the 40th anniversary of the miners' strike in Scotland.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Miners' Strike of 1984-85 is considered to be the most bitter industrial dispute in living memory. The Scottish Government recognises that the impact of the strike still runs deep in Scotland's former mining heartlands. Scotland is at the forefront across…

30 Jan 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-24401 by Michael Matheson on 24 January 2024, regarding the additional capital funding spend in the Scottish Budget 2024-25, which budget line covers each of the projects listed in the answer.

Answer · Neil Gray: All expenditure for health capital projects, referenced in the answer to S6W-24401, are included in the one budget line - 'Health Capital Investment'. This line is contained in 'Table A1.02: NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care Spending Plans (Level 3)' which i…

24 Jan 2024 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with Fife Council housing officials and what was discussed.

16 Jan 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the importance of the salmon industry for Scotland’s economy.

10 Jan 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-19193 by Siobhian Brown on 27 June 2023, regarding the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021, when it plans to introduce the relevant commencement regulations.

Answer · Siobhian Brown: The Scottish Government continues to work closely with justice partners for the effective implementation of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 (‘the Act') and to ensure a 1 April 2024 commencement date. This is to provide enough time to allow…

9 Jan 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government which health and social care projects will receive capital funding from the additional capital spending allocation of £81.1 million in the NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care budget as outlined in the Scottish Budget 2024-25.

Answer · Michael Matheson: This settlement allows all major projects in construction to be completed. The major projects are Baird and Anchor Hospital in Aberdeen, Parkhead Health Centre in Glasgow, QEUH rectification works and Jubilee Phase 2. The budget also provides the means to con…

18 Dec 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the new medical centre for Lochgelly.

Answer · Michael Matheson: As set out in our draft budget the capital funding position is extremely challenging, with a UK Government cut of some 10% in our capital budget over the next five years. That has inevitably led to some difficult decisions on what capital projects will be pro…

22 Nov 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding groups and organisations in the Cowdenbeath constituency have received from Fife's share of the CashBack for Communities fund since 2008.

Answer · Siobhian Brown: Information on the allocation of CashBack funding is only formally collected at a local authority level. The total funding allocation to Fife local authority area between 2008 and March 2023 was £4,124,198. Estimated funding of £1,061,633 is attributed to t…

7 Nov 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it last met with Fife Council education officials, and what was discussed.

5 Sep 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Fife and what was discussed.

28 Aug 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that any future devolution of employment law to the Scottish Parliament would have on its long-term labour market strategy.

15 Aug 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what grant funding it has awarded to businesses and organisations in the Cowdenbeath constituency in each of the last five financial years, broken down by (a) business or organisation and (b) year of award.

Answer · Neil Gray: SG does not currently hold central information of individual grants at the locality level. Most grants are provided to organisations for specific policy aims and those grants are managed by various specific policy areas within SG. To ensure fair and transpare…

14 Jun 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service regarding the potential impact of proposed operational changes to fire service cover in the Cowdenbeath constituency.

13 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to introduce commencement regulations for the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021.

Answer · Siobhian Brown: The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 will consolidate, modernise and extend existing hate crime legislation in Scotland. We are working closely with justice partners to ensure effective implementation of the Hate Crime Act.. We continue to wor…

6 Jun 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its vision for solar energy.

17 May 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and what was discussed.

10 May 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Head of Housing Services at Fife Council and what was discussed.

19 Apr 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with NHS Fife and what was discussed.

14 Mar 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Developing the Young Workforce programme in Fife.

22 Feb 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the new medical centre for Lochgelly.

14 Feb 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on improvements to rail journeys in Fife.

1 Feb 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of the fire and rescue services, and what was discussed.