Parliamentary questions
Marilyn Livingstone
248 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
2 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what increase in funding will be available for care home fees in each of the next three years and what the percentage increase will be in Fife.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-22574 on 23 April 2009. 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/Apps2/…
2 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding for care home fees will be ring-fenced for the next three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: There are no plans to ring-fence funding for care home fees for the next three years. The Scottish Government is providing local government in Scotland with record levels of funding over the period 2008-10. The total package of funding over the two year perio…
2 Apr 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to extend free personal care for day care users.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The free personal care policy was introduced to benefit people aged 65 and over receiving care in their own home or in a care home. Services are provided without charge to those assessed as requiring them at home. On the basis of an assessment of need, weekly…
4 Mar 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether people with dementia living in care homes have the right to spend their accrued savings on aids to benefit them without penalty from local authorities assessing financial contributions towards the cost of care.
Answer · Shona Robison: The National Assistance (Assessment of Resources) Regulations 1992 and associate guidance provide the framework for local authorities to charge for the care that they provide or arrange in residential care homes. In carrying out the financial assessment, loca…
26 Feb 2009 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it is making available to support and maintain Fife’s coastal paths.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0226-01.htm">http://www.scot…
23 Feb 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-19602 by John Swinney on 9 January 2009, how people who do not have internet access will be able to access public information notices advertised online.
Answer · John Swinney: Public information notices will be available in libraries, and local authority offices where staff can provide the information in a range of accessible formats to meet citizens requirements. This includes whether the contact is by telephone or in person. In a…
12 Feb 2009 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources it will make available to meet the needs of male survivors of childhood sexual abuse in light of the recent research report launched at the Turning Research into Action conference.
Answer · Shona Robison : <i > This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link:</i></p> <p ><a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0212-01.htm">http://www.scot…
11 Jul 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14103 by Stewart Maxwell on 19 June 2008, what steps it is taking to meet the challenges faced by town centres.
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: Local regeneration, including that of town centres, is primarily a matter for local authorities and their partners. However, the Scottish Government has developed a range of national policies that support the regeneration and growth of town, city and village …
11 Jul 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14103 by Stewart Maxwell on 19 June 2008, what funding and resources will be (a) provided by it and (b) transferred from Scottish Enterprise to local government to support town centre regeneration in each of the next three years.
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The Scottish Government has worked with COSLA to agree a new approach to managing and funding local delivery. As part of this, we have agreed to devolve responsibility and funding for local matters to local councils wherever possible, including for town centr…
18 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to promote modern apprenticeships in the construction industry to women.
Answer · Maureen Watt: Details about the MA promotional activities within specific sectors is an operational matter for Skills Development Scotland. The information is not held centrally.</p> <p >However, we will continue to promote equal opportunities within schools, information,…
18 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what range of measures and what budgets it has in place to support the range of needs of disabled children and young people.
Answer · Adam Ingram: The Scottish Government is committed to supporting the delivery of effective, equitable and empowering services which meet the needs of all Scotland’s disabled children and their families. This includes work on disability equality, support for learning in sch…
18 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote modern apprenticeships for adults.
Answer · Maureen Watt: Details about the promotion of modern apprenticeships for adults is an operational matter for Skills Development Scotland. The information is not held centrally.</p>
18 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of modern apprenticeship funding by industry sector for (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10.
Answer · Maureen Watt: Delivery of the national training programme in Scotland, including funding, is an operational matter managed by Skills Development Scotland.</p> <p >The Skills Development Scotland budget is £176/£170/£170 million for 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 respectivel…
18 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding will be made available for modern apprenticeship training in (a) 2007-08, (b) 2008-09 and (c) 2009-10.
Answer · Maureen Watt: Delivery of the national training programme in Scotland, including funding for each intervention, is an operational matter managed by Skills Development Scotland.</p> <p >The Skills Development Scotland budget is £176/£170/£170 million for 2007-08, 2008-09 a…
18 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been made available under the Business Improvement Districts project and what level of funding is still available.
Answer · John Swinney: Over the two years 2006-08, the Scottish Government provided funding of around £1.1 million to establish the framework for the Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) programme and support the six pilot BID projects. With the completion of these stages, funding…
11 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the £12.5 million budget allocated over the next three years for urban regeneration companies, referred to at the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee on 21 May 2008 (Official Report c. 798) is fully committed or whether there be capacity for new bids.
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The funding referred to is Scottish Enterprise’s budget for supporting urban regeneration companies (URCs) over the next three years. This budget is fully committed to support existing Pathfinder URCs and there will be no capacity for new bids.</p>
11 Jun 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what priority will be given to town centre regeneration over the next three years.
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The Scottish Government is clear that in order to increase sustainable economic growth across the whole of Scotland we need to work across all settlements, supporting regeneration in and building a sustainable future for our towns, villages and cities.</p>
30 Jan 2008 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it is giving to universities on widening access and increasing student numbers.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Guidance to individualuniversities is issued by the Scottish Further and Higher Education FundingCouncil. The main guidance is the annual grant letter issued to all highereducation institutions. The most recent letter is SFC Circular 16/2007 issuedon 20 March…
23 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact withdrawal of ring-fenced funding would have on the community wardens who cover the regeneration areas of East Kirkcaldy and Dysart in the Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-5603 on 1 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
23 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase support funding to Fife's community warden programme so that the service can be extended to other areas of the Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-5603 on 1 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…
23 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what ring-fenced funding will be available over the next three years to support Fife’s community warden programme.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Scottish Executivefunding to tackle antisocial behaviour is supporting community wardens in everylocal authority area in Scotland. It is for each local authority to decidehow best to allocate funding across all their antisocial behaviour services, includingco…
4 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps the Scottish Government is taking to support Co-operative Education Trust Scotland through the Determined to Succeed strategy.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Governmenthas supported the Co-operative Education Trust Scotland since its inception in 2005. £60,000 of Determined to Succeed funding wasprovided for its initial two year pilot period, to support the development of educationalresources produced…
4 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps the Scottish Government is taking to support housing co-operatives in meeting targets for affordable housing.
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows.</p><p>Communities Scotlandprovides Housing Association Grant to Registered Social Landlords (RSL) to provideaffordable housing. Over the past three …
4 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps the Scottish Government is taking to support co-operative models within the renewable energy sector.
Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-5154 on 26 October 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website,the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.…
4 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to continue links between the Scottish Government and CDS (Co-operative Development Scotland).
Answer · Jim Mather: Co-operative DevelopmentScotland (CDS), a subsidiary of Scottish Enterprise, has a specific role in encouragingnew and existing co-operatives with growth potential, and the Scottish Governmentis supportive of this activity and will continue links with the CDS…
4 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it will give to manufacturing industry.
Answer · Jim Mather: Scottish Ministersprovide a wide range of support to manufacturing companies. This includesfinancial support, innovation grants, help with trade overseas, practicalsupport for companies to improve productivity and efficiency and business andproduct planning s…
4 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will support successful local partnerships working in the field of economic and skills development.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I am keen to ensurethat the skills body continues to provide effective local delivery. Therefore, itwill be an important priority for the skills body to establish how it will addressthe local issues, including supporting successful local partnerships working …
4 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what support will be available for business improvements districts and urban regeneration.
Answer · John Swinney: Over the two years2006-08, the Scottish Government has provided significant support for the Business Improvements Districts (BID) pilot programme, allocating around £1.1million to support the six BID pilots; to fund the BID Scotland Project Director,and to pr…
4 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that a joined-up approach is taken to growing the economy through its policies on planning, education and skills, transport, infrastructure and energy.
Answer · John Swinney: The forthcoming GovernmentEconomic Strategy will set out how we will achieve the government’s purpose of sustainableeconomic growth. The strategy will ensure a joined-up approach across all areasof policy, including planning, education and skills, transport, …
4 Oct 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how the new skills agency will consult stakeholders.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop: It will be for thenew skills body to decide how it will undertake this key role, recognising the importanceof effective stakeholder engagement, in line with <i>Skills for Scotland: A LifelongSkills Strategy</i>.</p>