Cathy Jamieson

3 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16452 by Stewart Maxwell on 26 September 2008, by what date it expects to have allocated the funding being brought forward in the Affordable Housing Investment Programme from 2010-11.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: From the accelerated funding we are planning to prioritise bringing forward new construction but will also spend on off the shelf units and land acquisitions where it is strategically sensible and offers value for money. We will review opportunities on a regu…

3 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16453 by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 September 2008, when detailed discussions between the relevant NHS boards and their PFI providers regarding the costs of removing car park charges from those three car parks provided through PFI contracts will be comple…

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: No end date has been set by which detailed discussions between NHS boards and their PFI providers are to be concluded. However, NHS boards have been asked to report by 30 November on the progress made on their discussions. Once I have considered these reports…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when additional funding will be provided to South Ayrshire Council for the provision of free school meals to all P1 to P3 pupils.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-16730 on 16 October 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when additional funding will be provided to East Ayrshire Council for the provision of free school meals to all P1 to P3 pupils.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-16730 on 16 October 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of additional funding will be provided to South Ayrshire Council for the provision of free school meals to all P1 to P3 pupils.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-16730 on 16 October 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of additional funding will be provided to East Ayrshire Council for the provision of free school meals to all P1 to P3 pupils.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-16730 on 16 October 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost to provide free school meals to all P1 to P3 pupils in South Ayrshire.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-16730 on 16 October 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost to provide free school meals to all P1 to P3 pupils in East Ayrshire

Answer · Adam Ingram: Under the concordat agreed between the Scottish Government and COSLA sufficient funding is included in the local government settlement to enable all local authorities to provide P1-P3 pupils with free school meals from August 2010. COSLA confirmed on 10 Octob…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether South Ayrshire Council will provide free school meals to all P1 to P3 pupils before August 2010.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-16726 on 16 October 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when all P1 to P3 pupils in South Ayrshire will receive free school meals

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-16726 on 16 October 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether East Ayrshire Council will provide free school meals to all P1 to P3 pupils before August 2010.

Answer · Adam Ingram: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-16726 on 16 October 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when all P1 to P3 pupils in East Ayrshire will receive free school meals.

Answer · Adam Ingram: The Scottish Government agreed in its concordat with COSLA that all local authorities would provide free school meals to P1 to P3 pupils from August 2010, subject to the necessary legislation being passed by the Scottish Parliament.</p>

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will next meet Supporters Direct.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: Funding for Supporters Direct is routed through sportscotland, the national agency for the development of sport and physical recreation. Accordingly, sportscotland monitor the work and strategic direction of the organisation through on-going meetings. The nex…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to make core funding available for young carers’ organisations.

Answer · Shona Robison: I recognise the difficulties young carers'' projects experience in securing core funding. We will examine ways of supporting local young carers projects to access sustainable funding as we develop proposals for the young carers section of the revised Carers S…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when its revised strategy for carers will be completed.

Answer · Shona Robison: As the member will be aware, the development of our revised carers strategy will be informed by a review of progress against the recommendations within the Care 21 report <i >The Future of Unpaid Care in Scotland</i>. This review of progress will commence tow…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many young carers are waiting for support services, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Shona Robison: From meeting young carers and representatives from young carers projects at the recent National Young Carers Festival, I am aware that young carers can find it difficult to access support.</p> <p >The number of young carers waiting for support services in ea…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what gaps it has identified in services for young carers.

Answer · Shona Robison: From speaking to young carers and their representatives at the recent young carers festival, I am aware that there are a number of areas where services for this group of young people can be improved. </p> <p >For example, young carers often report experienci…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take in response to issues identified at the recent young carers festival.

Answer · Shona Robison: I welcome all of the comments and suggestions submitted by the young carers attending this festival. The issues identified by the young carers at the event will inform the development of the young carers section of our revised carers strategy.</p> <p >The fe…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities have identified services for palliative and end-of-life care as priorities in their single outcome agreements.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Living and Dying Well, the Scottish Government''s action plan for palliative and end-of-life care will lead to the development of a single, comprehensive approach to the provision of palliative and end-of-life care that will be embedded across Scotland for th…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much additional funding will be provided to local authorities to enable them to take forward the actions identified in Living and Dying Well: A national action plan for palliative and end of life care in Scotland.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The action plan will lead to the development of a single, comprehensive approach to the provision of palliative and end of life care that will be embedded across Scotland for the first time. In consultation with their stakeholders and partners, all NHS boards…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what priority local authorities are expected to give to providing services identified in Living and Dying Well: A national action plan for palliative and end of life care in Scotland.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The action plan will lead to the development of a single, comprehensive approach to the provision of palliative and end of life care that will be embedded across Scotland for the first time. All key agencies and stakeholders, including local authorities, the …

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the additional funding announced for palliative and end-of-life care will be allocated to support children and young people.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The action plan will lead to the development of a single, comprehensive approach to the provision of palliative and end of life care that will be embedded across Scotland for the first time. NHS boards are responsible for the planning and provision of NHS ser…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how Living and Dying Well: A national action plan for palliative and end of life care in Scotland takes account of the needs of children and young people.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The action plan will lead to the development of a single, comprehensive approach to the provision of palliative and end of life care that will be embedded across Scotland for the first time. The action described in <i >Living and Dying Well</i> represents a p…

1 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to answer to question S3W-15876 by Jim Mather on 25 September 2008, how much of the estimated £539,000 directly attributable for support for business has supported businesses in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.

Answer · Jim Mather: This information will not be available until the end of the current financial year.</p> <p >However, the Energy Saving Trust have estimated that, based upon expenditure in the previous financial year, approximately £7,500 will be spent on direct support for …

1 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many interest-free loans have been allocated by the Energy Saving Trust to small businesses in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.

Answer · Jim Mather: Since the inception of Loan Action Scotland in 1999, managed over the period by the Energy Saving Trust and the Wise Group, six interest-free loans for energy efficiency measures, worth a total of £103,400, have been allocated to small businesses in the Carri…

1 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many contacts were made to Business Gateway services in (a) East Ayrshire and (b) South Ayrshire between 1 April and 31 August 2008.

Answer · Jim Mather: From 1 April 2008 to 31 August 2008 a total of 302 contacts were made to the Business Gateway in East Ayrshire. During the same period a total of 307 contacts were made to the Business Gateway in South Ayrshire.</p>

1 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many successful applications to the central heating scheme were made by residents of the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency between May 2007 and 30 August 2008.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: Information is not held by parliamentary constituency.</p>

1 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications to the central heating scheme were made by residents of the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency between May 2007 and 30 August 2008.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: Information is not held by parliamentary constituency.</p>

1 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many new schools will be built in (a) East Ayrshire and (b) South Ayrshire by 2011 and which of those schools were commissioned after 3 May 2007.

Answer · Maureen Watt: Investment plans and details are matters for the relevant local authorities. The Scottish Government does not, just as the previous Scottish Executive did not, commission individual school building projects.</p>

1 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what importance it places on the construction of a Maybole bypass to improving tourism in Carrick.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The Scottish Executive acknowledges the importance of improving tourism in Carrick.</p> <p >Transport Scotland''s Strategic Transport Projects Review is examining the longer term needs of Scotland''s nationally strategic transport network. This includes cons…