Parliamentary questions
Donald Cameron
1,854 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the launch event for its paper, Social security in an independent Scotland.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The external costs associated with the production and publication of the paper ‘ Social Security in an independent Scotland’ were published in the answer to question S6W-23643 on 20 December 2023. Additionally, there were launch costs for travel, for staff an…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have applied to the VisitScotland Quality Assurance scheme in each year since 2016.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: VisitScotland has provided the following data: Year End Date Count end Dec 2016 281 end Dec 2017 196 end Dec 2018 181 end Dec 2019 188 end Dec 2020 116 end Mar 2022 204 end Mar 2023 173 It should be noted that:The figures show only new app…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many online clicks its paper, An independent Scotland in the EU, received in its first month following publication, broken down by (a) main paper, (b) easy read version, (c) each individual language version and (d) audio version.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: We have previously answered two FOIs on website visits to the Building a New Scotland Papers:Unique online visitor statistics: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Building a New Scotland webpage visitors: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Paper title:…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many online clicks its paper, Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland, received in its first month following publication, broken down by (a) main paper, (b) easy read version, (c) each individual language version and (d) audio version.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: We have previously answered two FOIs on website visits to the Building a New Scotland Papers:Unique online visitor statistics: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Building a New Scotland webpage visitors: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Paper title:…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many registered GlobalScots there were in 2023.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: As of 8 January 2024, there were 1267 GlobalScots registered on the GlobalScot website.
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the launch event for its paper, Renewing democracy through independence.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The external costs associated with the production and publication of the paper ‘ Renewing democracy through independence’ were published in the answer to question S6W-11002 on 23 September 2022. Additionally, there were launch costs for travel, for staff and …
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses and attractions were awarded a (a) one star, (b) two star, (c) three star, (d) four star and (e) five star rating through VisitScotland’s Quality Assurance scheme in each year since 2016.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: VisitScotland has provided the following data: YE Date 1 Star 1-3 Star 2 Star 2-3 Star end Dec 2016 15 2 167 17 end Dec 2017 12 1 138 14 end Dec 2018 10 1 105 11 end Dec 2019 6 1 100 8 end Dec 2020 6 1 88 7 end Mar 2022 6 0 7…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to accelerate the reopening of historic sites managed by Historic Environment Scotland that are currently closed to the public.
Answer · Christina McKelvie: Historic Environment Scotland’s inspection programme will conclude at the end of March 2024. Once completed, Historic Environment Scotland will have a clearer indication on extent of the challenge and the resources required to carry out conservation works. Th…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses have created a VisitScotland listing in each year since the creation of the VisitScotland website.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: VisitScotland has provided the following data. Year Total 2012, migration 15265 2012, Apr-Dec 1784 2013 2802 2014 3921 2015 2698 2016 2859 2017 2255 2018 3634 2019 2927 2020 2481 2021 2228 2022 1467 2023 1735 It should be noted th…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many Creative Scotland jobs have been (a) advertised and (b) filled in (i) Edinburgh, (ii) Glasgow and (iii) outside of Edinburgh and Glasgow in 2023.
Answer · Christina McKelvie: Creative Scotland advertised 22 jobs in 2023. 20 roles were appointed, 1 closed without an offer and 1 closed with interviews taking place in January 2024. 18 were filled in Edinburgh, 2 in Glasgow and 0 outwith Edinburgh/Glasgow. Whilst all roles have a con…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the launch event for its paper, A stronger economy with independence.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The external costs associated with the production and publication of the paper ‘A stronger economy with independence’ were published in the answer to question S6W-13303 on 16 December 2022. Additionally, there were launch costs for staff and external attendee…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints have been made to Creative Scotland in 2023, and how many of those complaints were (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully resolved.
Answer · Christina McKelvie: Complaints made to Creative Scotland are handled in line with their published Complaints Handling Procedure , which is available to download on Creative Scotland’s website. In 2023, six formal complaints were made and all have been successfully resolved in …
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that a new chief executive of Historic Environment Scotland will be announced.
Answer · Christina McKelvie: Questions regarding day-to-day operational matters of Historic Environment Scotland are best answered directly by Historic Environment Scotland. I have asked Historic Environment Scotland to respond directly to the member with a reply to his question in writ…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints have been made to VisitScotland in each year since 2016, and how many of those complains were (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully resolved.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: VisitScotland handles two types of complaints: Visitor complaints - complaints and feedback submitted by visitors about their holiday experience in Scotland; and Corporate complaints - complaints about VisitScotland’s actions or services, as per the Ombudsman…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses participated in the GlobalScot network in 2023.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: As of 8 January 2024, there are 1504 Scottish business users registered on the GlobalScot website.
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the launch event for its paper, An independent Scotland in the EU.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The external costs associated with the production and publication of the paper ‘ An independent Scotland in the EU ’ were published in the answer to question S6W-23099 on 30 November 2023. Additionally, there were launch costs for staff travel, catering and v…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many online clicks its paper, Renewing democracy through independence, received in its first month following publication, broken down by (a) main paper, (b) easy read version, (c) each individual language version and (d) audio version.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: Our analytics tool logs only record 13 months of data for PDF downloads, so we do not have the data for the easy read and translations of this paper as they were published out with this period. We have previously answered two FOIs on website visits to the Bu…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the launch event for its paper, Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The external costs associated with the production and publication of the paper ‘Creating a modern constitution for an independent Scotland’ were published in the answer to question S6W-20991 on 18 September 2023. Additionally, there were launch costs for trav…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been made available for the (a) Access to Music Making and (b) Strengthening Youth Music Fund for (i) 2023-24 and (ii) 2024-25.
Answer · Christina McKelvie: 2023-2024: The Access to Music Making and Strengthening Youth Music Funds had a combined budget of £1.5 million in 2023-2024, broken down as follows:Access to Music Making: £1,463,199Strengthening Youth Music: £37,600 2024-2025: The Scottish Government bud…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is the case that it now holds information on how many handheld music devices provided through Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative are currently in use, and how much funding it has made available for the future use of these devices, and, if it is the case, whether it wil…
Answer · Christina McKelvie: The information requested is not centrally held. The latest Youth Music Initiative evaluation can be found on Creative Scotland's website: YMI Downloads | Creative Scotland
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the launch event for its paper, Citizenship in an independent Scotland.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The external costs associated with the production and publication of the paper ‘ Citizenship in an independent Scotland’ were published in the answer to question S6W-20992 on 18 September 2023. Additionally, there were launch costs for travel, for staff and e…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many members of Historic Scotland there were at the end of each month in 2023.
Answer · Christina McKelvie: Questions regarding day-to-day operational matters of Historic Environment Scotland are best answered directly by Historic Environment Scotland. I have asked Historic Environment Scotland to respond directly to the member with a reply to his question in writ…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many new ChargePoint Scotland electric vehicle (EV) charging points were installed in the Highlands and Islands region in 2023, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Mairi McAllan: Since 2011, Transport Scotland has invested over £65 million, on behalf of Scottish Ministers, to support the installation of over 2700 public EV charge point installations across Scotland as part of the ChargePlace Scotland EV charging network. As a direct r…
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the launch event for its paper, Independence in the Modern World. Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why Not Scotland?.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The external costs associated with the production and publication of the paper ‘Independence in the Modern World. Wealthier, Happier, Fairer: Why not Scotland?’ were published in the answer to question S6W-11001 on 23 September 2022. Additionally, there were …
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of all costs associated with the launch event for its paper, Migration to Scotland after independence.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The external costs associated with the production and publication of the paper ‘ Migration to Scotland after independence’ were published in the answer to question S6W-22829 on 21 November 2023. Additionally, there were launch costs for travel, for staff and …
20 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many online clicks its paper, A stronger economy with independence, received in its first month following publication, broken down by (a) main paper, (b) easy read version, (c) each individual language version and (d) audio version.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: Our analytics tool logs only record 13 months of data for PDF downloads, so we do not have the data for the translations of this paper as they were published out with this period. We have previously answered two FOIs on website visits to the Building a New S…
20 Dec 2023 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support businesses across the Highlands and Islands region.
6 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm the costs associated with the (a) production and (b) publication of the paper, Social security in an independent Scotland.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The external costs associated with the production and publication of the Building a New Scotland paper, ‘Social security in an independent Scotland’, are set out in the following table: Costs Task VAT % VAT Net Price Formatting and Online Publication…
5 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12784 by Neil Gray on 12 December 2022, what information it has on how many members of Historic Scotland there are as of 30 November 2023.
Answer · Christina McKelvie: Questions regarding day-to-day operational matters of Historic Environment Scotland, including information relating to Historic Scotland membership numbers, are best answered by Historic Environment Scotland. I have asked Historic Environment Scotland to res…
5 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12793 by Neil Gray on 12 December 2022, what information it has on how many Freedom of Information requests have been made to Historic Environment Scotland in 2023, and what percentage of those requests were answered on or within 20 working days.
Answer · Christina McKelvie: Questions regarding day-to-day operational matters of Historic Environment Scotland, including information relating to Freedom of Information requests made to Historic Environment Scotland are best answered directly by Historic Environment Scotland. I have a…