How did Jeremy Purvis vote? MSP voting record

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the Fit4Fun programme, which has been tackling childhood obesity in the B… 4 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the Fit4Fun programme, which has been tackling childhood obesity in the Borders, is having its funding reduced.

Answer · Shona Robison · 17 Mar 2011

The Scottish Government does not fund the Fit4Fun programme directly, it is funded through monies allocated to NHS Borders for delivery of their Child Healthy Weight Intervention in support of the HEAT 3 target. Each health board in Scotland are allocated funding and the decision lies with them as to what programmes are put in place in their area, and the level of funding that the programmes receive. The Heat 3 targets for each health board can be seen in the following table: <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td valign=top > NHS Board </td> <td valign=top > Target March 2011 </td> </tr> </thead> <tr > <td valign=top > Ayrshire and Arran </td> <td valign=top > 420 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Borders </td> <td valign=top > 194 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Dumfries and Galloway </td> <td valign=top > 253 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Fife </td> <td valign=top > 414 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Forth Valley </td> <td valign=top > 580 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Grampian </td> <td valign=top > 607 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Greater Glasgow </td> <td valign=top > 850 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Highland </td> <td valign=top > 484 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Lanarkshire </td> <td valign=top > 1012 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Lothian </td> <td valign=top > 879 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Orkney </td> <td valign=top > 40 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Shetland </td> <td valign=top > 74 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Tayside </td> <td valign=top > 440 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Western Isles </td> <td valign=top > 70 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > Total </td> <td valign=top > 6,317 </td> </tr> </table>   All boards are expected to meet these targets, however it is up to them how they do that.

To ask the Scottish Executive what total funding has been received in the Borders from the £11 million targeted to scho… 4 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what total funding has been received in the Borders from the £11 million targeted to school-age children under the Healthy Eating, Active Living programme and by which organisations

Answer · Shona Robison · 17 Mar 2011

Given that the majority of the projects set out in Healthy Eating Active Living are delivered nationally it is not possible to break down the cost to individual areas of Scotland; for example the Scottish Cooking Bus incurs running costs which are not associated with any particular area.

To ask the Scottish Executive how many rural development grants have been awarded in the Borders and at what (a) total … 24 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many rural development grants have been awarded in the Borders and at what (a) total and (b) average value, in each year since 2007.

Answer · Richard Lochhead · 4 Mar 2011

The following table sets out funding value and cases per year in the Borders for schemes under the current Scotland Rural Development Programme 2007-13, worth some £65.8 million in total. The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme was the only scheme to begin payments in 2007; the other SRDP schemes ran from 2008 onwards. <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td valign=top > Scheme </td> <td valign=top > Year </td> <td valign=top > Cases </td> <td valign=top > Value </td> <td valign=top > Average </td> </tr> <tr > <td rowspan=3 valign=top > Forestry Challenge Funds </td> <td valign=top > 2008 </td> <td valign=top > 1 </td> <td valign=top > £19,840 </td> <td valign=top > £19,840 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > 2009 </td> <td valign=top > 3 </td> <td valign=top > £79,887 </td> <td valign=top > £26,629 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > 2010 </td> <td valign=top > 1 </td> <td valign=top > £53,196 </td> <td valign=top > £53,196 </td> </tr> <tr > <td rowspan=3 valign=top > Food Processing, Marketing and Cooperation </td> <td valign=top > 2008 </td> <td valign=top > 2 </td> <td valign=top > £152,322 </td> <td valign=top > £76,161 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > 2010 </td> <td valign=top > 2 </td> <td valign=top > £244,792 </td> <td valign=top > £122,396 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > 2011 </td> <td valign=top > 2 </td> <td valign=top > £762,840 </td> <td valign=top > £381,420 </td> </tr> <tr > <td rowspan=3 valign=top > Land Managers'' Options (LMO)1 </td> <td valign=top > 2008 </td> <td valign=top > 150 </td> <td valign=top > £140,000 </td> <td valign=top > £933 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > 2009 </td> <td valign=top > 511 </td> <td valign=top > £461,000 </td> <td valign=top > £902 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > 2010 </td> <td valign=top > 731 </td> <td valign=top > £1,413,000 </td> <td valign=top > £1,933 </td> </tr> <tr > <td rowspan=3 valign=top > LEADER </td> <td valign=top > 2008 </td> <td valign=top > 9 </td> <td valign=top > £507,543 </td> <td valign=top > £56,394 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > 2009 </td> <td valign=top > 12 </td> <td valign=top > £448,529 </td> <td valign=top > £37,377 </td> </tr> <tr > <td valign=top > 2010 </td> <td valign=top > 19 </td> <td valign=top > £1,281,279 </td> <td valign=top > £67,436 </td> </tr> <tr > <td rowspan=4 valign=top > Less Favoured

To ask the Scottish Executive when the over €40 million of regional development funding suspended by the European Commi… 24 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the over €40 million of regional development funding suspended by the European Commission will be released.