Lewis Macdonald

19 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it or its agencies have made in city centre regeneration projects in the City of Dundee in each year from 1999-2000.

Answer · Alex Neil: Over this time period, a range of funds provided by the Scottish Government have been invested by local partners in Dundee to support city centre focussed and other regeneration projects. The total amount of investment deployed on Dundee city centre regenerat…

19 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it or its agencies have made in city centre regeneration projects in the City of Aberdeen in each year from 1999-2000.

Answer · Alex Neil: Over this time period, a range of funds provided by the Scottish Government have been invested by local partners in Aberdeen to support city centre focussed and other regeneration projects. The total amount of investment deployed on Aberdeen city centre regen…

19 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it or its agencies have made in infrastructure projects in the City of Glasgow in each year from 1999-2000.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-21173 on 12 March 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/…

19 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it or its agencies have made in infrastructure projects in the City of Edinburgh in each year from 1999-2000.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-21173 on 12 March 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/…

19 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it or its agencies have made in infrastructure projects in the City of Dundee in each year from 1999-2000.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-21173 on 12 March 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/…

19 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it or its agencies have made in infrastructure projects in the City of Aberdeen in each year from 1999-2000.

Answer · John Swinney: Information relating to investment in private finance initiative (PFI) and non-profit distribution (NPD) infrastructure projects where the Scottish Government is providing all or part funding is available from the Scottish Government website and clicking on P…

11 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the evidence given to the Public Petitions Committee on 10 February 2009 by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, whether there are technical reasons for which the site of HMP Aberdeen can not be used for a new remand facility.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20856 on 4 March 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on th…

11 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the evidence given to the Public Petitions Committee on 10 February 2009 by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, whether there are technical reasons for which the site of HMP Aberdeen can not be used for a new community prison.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</b></p> <p >HMP Grampian will be the new community prison for the region and will accommodate all prisoner categories including those on remand. T…

11 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the evidence given to the Public Petitions Committee on 10 February 2009 by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, what plans there are for the site of HMP Aberdeen.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >Following the opening of HMP Grampian, the site of HMP Aberdeen will be disposed of in accordance with Scottish Government guidelines.</p>…

11 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners with an AB postcode are held in (a) HMP Aberdeen, (b) HMP Peterhead, (c) another prison in Scotland for adult males, (d) HMP and YOI Cornton Vale and (e) YOI Polmont.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The following table illustrates the distribution of prisoners in custody with an AB postcode. The data is as of 11:30 on 20 February 2009.…

11 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners from Moray are held in (a) HMP Aberdeen, (b) HMP Peterhead, (c) another prison in Scotland for adult males, (d) HMP and YOI Cornton Vale and (e) YOI Polmont.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The following table illustrates the distributions of prisoners from Moray in the prisons requested. The data is as at 07:40 on 19 February…

11 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners from Aberdeenshire are held in (a) HMP Aberdeen, (b) HMP Peterhead, (c) another prison in Scotland for adult males, (d) HMP and YOI Cornton Vale and (e) YOI Polmont.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The following table illustrates the distribution of those prisoners in custody whose postcode area lies within Aberdeenshire. The data is …

11 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners from Aberdeen city are held in (a) HMP Aberdeen, (b) HMP Peterhead, (c) another prison in Scotland for adult males, (d) HMP and YOI Cornton Vale and (e) YOI Polmont.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The following table illustrates the distribution of prisoners in custody whose postcode area lies within Aberdeen City. The data is as of …

11 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners in HMP Aberdeen come from an address with an AB postcode.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond.</p> <p >His response is as follows:</p> <p >As of 13:30 on 20 February 2009 there were 155 prisoners within HM Prison Aberdeen who had an AB postcode from a total population…

11 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners in HMP Aberdeen come from (a) Aberdeen city, (b) Aberdeenshire, (c) Moray, (d) elsewhere in Scotland and (e) elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The following table illustrates the distribution of prisoners in Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Other Scotland, and Other UK. The da…

5 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the Town Centre Regeneration Fund will be available in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.

Answer · Alex Neil: £60 million will be available in 2009-10. We have no current plans for provision in 2010-11.</p>

5 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will assess the needs of cities, towns and villages in relation to allocations made from the Town Centre Regeneration Fund.

Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20618 on 26 February 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/App…

5 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether all cities, towns and villages will be eligible for access to the Town Centre Regeneration Fund.

Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20618 on 26 February 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/App…

5 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to distribute the Town Centre Regeneration Fund.

Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20618 on 26 February 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/App…

5 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what conditions will be attached to provision of the Town Centre Regeneration Fund.

Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20618 on 26 February 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/App…

5 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what role the enterprise networks will have in relation to the Town Centre Regeneration Fund.

Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20618 on 26 February 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/App…

5 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what role local authorities will have in relation to the Town Centre Regeneration Fund.

Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20618 on 26 February 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/App…

5 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how local communities will be able to access the Town Centre Regeneration Fund.

Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20618 on 26 February 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/App…

2 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the value was of the European Regional Development Fund grant awarded to VisitScotland to support the promotion of Homecoming Scotland 2009 for the (a) lowlands and (b) Highlands and Islands.

Answer · Jim Mather: The value of European Regional Development Fund grants awarded to VisitScotland to support Homecoming promotion and events are (a) for the Lowlands and Uplands, £1,334,627 (for a project submitted jointly by VisitScotland, EventScotland and Angus Council) and…

2 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its target for tourism revenue in 2009 is (a) as part of reaching the target of a 50% increase in tourism revenues by 2015 and (b) directly as a result of Homecoming Scotland 2009.

Answer · Jim Mather: The shared ambition with the tourism industry to increase tourism revenues by 50% by 2015 has not been broken down on a year-by-year basis so there is no specific target for 2009. For Homecoming, the target in 2009 is to achieve an 8:1 return on the core £5 m…

2 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its target is for additional tourism revenue for each of the next three years as part of reaching the target of a 50% increase in tourism revenues by 2015.

Answer · Jim Mather: The shared ambition with the tourism industry to increase tourism revenues by 50% by 2015 has not been broken down on a year-by-year basis so there are no specific targets for each of the next three years.</p>

2 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what additional tourism revenue was achieved in (a) 2006, (b) 2007 and (c) 2008 as part of reaching the target of a 50% increase in tourism revenues by 2015.

Answer · Jim Mather: Data from the Office of National Statistics records that tourism revenue (expenditure) in Scotland was (a) £4.159 billion in 2006 and (b) £4.203 billion in 2007. Data for 2008 is not yet available.</p>

2 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff will be required to staff fully the proposed new prison in Peterhead.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >There is no information available at this time on staffing arrangements for the proposed HMP Grampian. This will depend on the eventual de…

2 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed at HMP Peterhead.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The number of staff employed at HMP Peterhead as at 3 February 2009 is 174.60 full-time equivalent.</p>

2 Feb 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed at HMP Aberdeen.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >The number of staff employed at HMP Aberdeen as at 3 February 2009 is 120.05 full-time equivalent.</p>