Shona Robison

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by project of capital investment in schools in Dundee in each year since 2016.

Answer · John Swinney: Through the Scottish Government’s previous school building programme, Scotland’s Schools for the Future, Dundee City Council received funding of £49 million towards the construction of three projects: £19.5 million towards Baldragon Academy which was complet…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Dundee receive the Scottish Child Payment, and (a) how many people it estimates will be eligible and (b) what the total value of these payments will be in Dundee in each of the next three years.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: At present we have not published information on how many people in local authority areas receive Scottish Child Payment. More detailed information on application outcomes and payments, including at a local authority level, will be included in the next release…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provided to tackle youth unemployment in Dundee in each year between 2006 and 2020, broken down by (a) support type and (b) amount of funding provided.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: Between 2006 and 2020 the Scottish Government has provided support to tackle youth unemployment in Dundee through a range of measures. This includes, but is not limited to programmes and services such as Activity Agreements, employer recruitment incentives, E…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many students have received support through the Care Experienced Bursary since its inception.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Care Experienced Bursary (CEB) was introduced in Higher Education to full time students studying at undergraduate level in the Academic Year (AY) 2017/18. The number of CEB bursary awards made since its introduction is 2,472. The CEB was introduced to fu…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have received non-domestic rates reductions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, broken down by area, and what total value of rates reduction it estimates has been received by businesses.

Answer · Kate Forbes: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Scottish Government introduced an unprecedented package of business support worth over £3 billion, including 100% rates relief for properties in the retail, hospitality, leisure and aviation sectors as well as a 1.6% …

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses in Dundee have received 100% non-domestic rates relief in each year since 2006, also broken down by (a) area and (b) estimated total amount of rates relief.

Answer · Kate Forbes: The following tables show the number of properties receiving 100% non-domestic rates relief in the Dundee City Council area in each year for which data is available, broken down by ward and the value of reliefs awarded to non-domestic properties in these ward…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of its energy efficiency investment in housing in Dundee in each year since 2016, also broken down by area.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: From 2016 until 2020, the total amount of funding provided to Dundee Council for its Area Based Schemes (ABS) has been £8,113,141.00. We do not hold information about spending by ward or by constituency. Year ABS Funding Allocation Final Spend 2016-17 £1…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Dundee receive concessionary bus travel, broken down by eligibility type, and how many people it estimates will receive this when eligibility is rolled out to under-22s.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The National Concessionary Travel Scheme provides eligible applicants free bus travel through the National Entitlement Card (NEC). The Improvement Service is responsible for the management of the NEC, the application process and provides overall governance f…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many families in Dundee have received a school clothing grant since the fund's inception.

Answer · John Swinney: In August 2018, the Scottish Government and local authorities agreed a national minimum school clothing grant of £100 per eligible child. The Scottish Government has provided £6 million to local authorities in each financial year since the national minimum sc…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many houses have been built in Dundee in each year since 2016, also broken down by whether they were (a) affordable, (b) social rent or (c) private housing.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The following table shows the number of (a) other affordable rent & affordable home ownership, (b) social rent and (c) private-led homes delivered in Dundee each financial year since 2016-17. Financial Year Other Affordable Rent Affordable Home Ownership …

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to universities and colleges in Dundee in each year since 2016, broken down by funding type.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The following tables set out the level of Scottish Government funding provided through the Scottish Funding Council to universities and colleges in Dundee in each academic year since 2015-16. Dundee and Angus College  2015-16 £ 2016-17 £ 2017-18 £ 201…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Dundee it estimates will receive the Pandemic Support Payments of £130 for households receiving Council Tax Reduction, and when they will receive these payments.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: The £130 Pandemic Support Payment will be made to households in receipt of Council Tax Reduction and certain households who are either exempt from Council Tax or have no liability, including those in temporary accommodation and care leavers. Based on the late…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in Dundee through (a) Pupil Equity Funding and (b) the Attainment Scotland Fund since its inception.

Answer · John Swinney: £51,473,436 of Attainment Scotland funding has been made available to Dundee City Council since 2015. £20,060,277 of this has been made available in Pupil Equity Funding.

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many P1 to P3 pupils in Dundee receive free school meals, and how many it estimates will receive them following the roll-out to P4 to P7 pupils.

Answer · John Swinney: The Schools Healthy Living Survey Statistics Report for 2020 showed that there were 4,172 children in primaries 1 to 3 present at school on the day the census was taken and 3,008 of those children took a free school meal. This represents an uptake rate of 72.…

11 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in mental health services in Tayside in each year since 2016, broken down by (a) adult services and (b) CAMHS.

Answer · Clare Haughey: NHS Boards draw funding for mental health services from the overall funds allocated to them by the Scottish Government. Local budget decisions should reflect the national mental health priority and NHS Boards are expected to work with Integration Authorities …

9 Mar 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it has provided to support efforts to reduce reoffending in Dundee and ensure continuity in delivering a fair and balanced approach to youth justice, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 Mar 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the support that it has provided to Dundee City Council to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Answer · Ivan McKee: To date, Dundee City Council have been allocated an additional £41.8 million in direct support, as set out in the following table, to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the Local Government Finance Settlement, over and above their regular general revenu…

3 Mar 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the Tay Cities Deal will have on Dundee.

23 Feb 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been provided to Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) in each local authority area since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: The Scottish Government has provided £1.856 million in direct funding to 42 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes funding to all 24 local authority areas that have BIDs. This funding helped to address i…

23 Feb 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it has supported the third sector and social enterprise sector since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, broken down by the size of organisation in receipt of support.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: In March 2020, I announced a funding package of £350m emergency communities fund, comprising 8 funding pots to ensure local authorities, community groups, the third sector and social enterprise sector were able to support people and communities affected by CO…

23 Feb 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each local authority area have been supported through each devolved social security benefit.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: The Scottish Government routinely publish local authority level information in official statistics publications on each of the devolved benefits, at: https://www.gov.scot/collections/social-security-scotland-stats-publications/ This latest publications for…

17 Feb 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to measure and mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and adolescent mental health.

27 Jan 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to measures to encourage increased physical activity and participation in sport, in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people's health.

13 Jan 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be on security and safety in Scotland of no longer having access to EU security protocols and law enforcement organisations, including the European Arrest Warrant, Europol and Eurojust.

11 Jan 2021 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the current guidelines are regarding care home visiting.

3 Dec 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are to support the manufacturing sector’s recovery.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government is publishing Making Scotland’s Future: A Recovery Plan For Manufacturing for consultation on 4 th December 2020. The Recovery Plan has been developed in partnership with representatives from industry, public sector, trade unions and …

6 Nov 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting its Forestry Strategy activity to increase tree canopy cover in towns and cities.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government provides over £48m per year of funding through the Forestry Grant Scheme for tree planting across Scotland, including in our towns and cities. Since April 2015 the Scottish Government has provided funding to support the planting of 1.8…

4 Nov 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to businesses in the hospitality and food and drink sectors in response to the impact of each level of the COVID-19 Strategic Framework.

21 Oct 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its latest engagement has been with the UK Government regarding the Brexit negotiations.

29 Sep 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support will be provided for people on low incomes who are self-isolating.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: It is vital that those who are doing their part to limit the spread of COVID-19 are not financially disadvantaged by doing so. Therefore, the Scottish Government will introduce a new financial support package to provide support for people on low incomes who a…