- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which voluntary organisations have been allocated monies from the current third sector funding package and how much they have received in each case.
Answer
The current Third Sector funding package provides £93.6m for the sector over three years. The package provides: investment funding for the sector through the Scottish Investment Fund (£30 million) and the Enterprise Fund (£12 million); activities to support enterprising behaviour and address barriers facing the sector as outlined in the Enterprising Third Sector Action plan (a number of these through competitive tendering and contracting), and direct support to third sector infrastructure bodies and specialist intermediaries providing services to third sector bodies.
The following grant funding figures are for 2008-09 and do not include the Scottish Investment Fund, or Enterprise Fund, which will be reported on separately, or funding which has been contracted for through competitive tendering, rather than allocated through a grant. Grants or funding allocated below £1,000 are also not included.
Third sector infrastructure bodies currently allocated grant funding during 2008-09 are as follows:
| Organisation | Amount of Funding | Purpose |
| Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) | £0.650 million | Core Funding (strategic partnership) |
| Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) | £0.400 million | Developmental support to the CVS Network |
| Voluntary Action Lochaber | £0.010 million | Development of a national body for CVS network |
| Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS) Network | £3.850 million | Core funding, distributed through SCVO |
| Volunteer Development Scotland (VDS) | £0.940 million | Core funding, Millennium Volunteer Programme, support to Volunteer Centre networks and a secondment |
| Volunteer Centre Network | £3.751 million | Core funding, distributed through VDS |
| Voluntary Action Fund (VAF) | £1.220 million | Grant programme for grass-roots organisations |
| Local Social Economy Partnerships (LSEPs) | £0.350 million | Contribution to partnership activities |
| Social Firms Scotland | £0.090 million | Business development and support for emerging social firms |
| Development Trust Association | £0.075 million | Support the development of effective community development trusts. |
| International Network of Street Papers | £0.015 million | Supports new and emerging street papers and networks “ ultimate aim of alleviating poverty |
| Scottish Community Foundation | £0.155 million | Core funding |
Third sector specialist services/intermediaries currently allocated grant funding during 2008-09 are as follows:
| Organisation | Amount of Funding | Purpose |
| Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) | £0.045 million | Development of skills infrastructure for third sector (strategic partnership) |
| Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) | £0.141 million | Implementation of PQASSO quality standard for CVS Network; support for the development of interactive evidence library across third sector; mediation group; research on civil society and government, and dormant account consultation. |
| SenScot | £0.119 million | Support to new and emerging social enterprise networks |
| Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition (SSEC) | £0.161 million | To represent views of the social enterprise sector, hold the annual S2S trade fair and raise sector''s profile (strategic partnership) |
| Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS) | £0.114 million | Build sectors capacity to evaluate impact and effectiveness (strategic partnership) |
| Social Enterprise Academy (SEA) | £0.345 million | Provide training in leadership, management, procurement and business processes |
| Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations (ACOSVO) | £0.074 million | Networking and leadership development across third sector organisations (strategic partnership) |
| Social Investment Scotland | £0.285 million | Development of loan products for third sector and management of Scottish Investment Fund. |
| First Port | £0.170 million | Support for new/proposed social enterprises “ web resources, advice and exchange services |
| Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations (CEMVO) | £0.091 million | Capacity building support for new and emerging ethnic minority led social enterprises |
| Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEiS) | £0.121 million | Support for Social Enterprise World Forum, study trip to see European innovative social enterprises, business models report, and social ventures Scotland pilot |
| Good Company Magazine | £0.010 million | Scotland''s specialist publication dealing with social, co-operative and ethical business |
| Community Business Scotland Network | £0.004 million | Disseminating findings of workshops and research on improving the social accounting and audit process |
| Community Care Providers Scotland (CCPS) | £0.005 million | Sponsorship of CCPS conference 2008 which includes a focus on commissioning and procurement |
| Highland and Islands Social Enterprise Zone (HISEZ) | £0.020 million | Supporting development of social enterprises and aspiring social entrepreneurs |
| Forth Sector Development | £0.009 million | Social Return on Investment (SROI) dissemination project |
| Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) | £0.010 million | Events for housing associations to support making the most of their potential for social enterprise |
| Older People for Older People - UHI | £0.033 million | Encouraging and supporting older people into social enterprise |
| The Wise Group | £0.002 million | Sponsorship of award at Wise Group 25th Anniversary Gala dinner |
Third sector projects in the final year of three year grant allocations during 2008-09 or receiving transition funding at the end of their grant during 2008-09 are as follows:
| Project/Organisation | Amount of Funding | Purpose |
| Project Scotland | £1.400 million | Support for the costs of youth volunteers |
| Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP)/Community Service Volunteers (CSV) | £0.360 million | Support for senior and retired individuals to volunteer |
| World Presidency “ International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) | £0.060 million | Support for period world chair of IAVE based in Scotland |
| CSV Give and Take | £0.040 million | Transition funding for refocusing the work undertaken through the Local Action Rural Project. |
| Scottish Business in the Community | £0.024 million | Senior Executive Programme - transition funding for refocusing the work undertaken through the programme. |
Third sector pilot and other projects currently allocated grant funding during 2008-09 are as follows:
| Project/Organisation | Amount of Funding | Purpose |
| Wise Group | £0.035 million | Recycling Pilot Project |
| Inspire (Partnership through life) Ltd | £0.094 million | Reopening of aluminium and steel recycling social enterprise |
Credit unions which have currently received grant funding during 2008-09 from the Scottish Credit Union S.G.E.I fund:
| Project/Organisation | Amount of Funding | Purpose |
| Greater Govan Credit Union | £0.011 million | For consolidation of their business over this financial period |
| Livingston Credit Union | £0.014 million | For consolidation of their business over this financial period |
In all cases, the monies received to date are dependent on the submission of claims against relevant grant milestones outlined in the individual award letters.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the decisions on applications for funding to the Equality Unit from May 2007 that were approved in principle by the First Minister, subject to agreement by officials of a detailed proposal.
Answer
The application for funding to the Equality Unit that was approved in principle by the First Minister, subject to agreement by officials of a detailed proposal, is detailed in the answer to question S3W-16025 on 2 October 2008. The First Minister has an interest in every portfolio across government, and has sight of many applications which have funding implications. It would be impractical to attempt to identify all the applications which fall into this category since May 2007.
All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16025 by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2008, on what date the First Minister’s approval in principle of the funding for IslamFest was minuted under normal procedures.
Answer
The First Minister''s approval in principle was minuted on 30 January 2008, the day the meeting took place.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 30 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of school pupils has benefited from the extension of the clothing grant scheme.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises the importance of school clothing grants in assisting families with the expenses involved in ensuring children have adequate and suitable clothing to take full advantage of local authority school education. We set up a working group in January 2008 to review the levels of support provided by school clothing grants, with a view to making recommendations to Scottish ministers on where improvements can be made to the system to best meet the needs of children and their families. The report from the working group is expected to be with ministers shortly and we will discuss the recommendations in the report with COSLA.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16022 by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2008, why partner organisations were not invited to be involved in the establishment of a group to take forward an IslamFest.
Answer
The Scottish Islamic Foundation are co-ordinating the delivery of IslamFest and are responsible for decisions on the involvement of other organisations or individuals.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16022 by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2008, how individuals were invited to be involved in the IslamFest proposal.
Answer
The Muslim Council of Britain and the Muslim Association of Britain developed the initial proposal for IslamFest and were responsible for decisions on the involvement of other organisations or individuals during the period of the previous administration.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-16024 and S3W-16025 by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2008, whether it considers that the First Minister routinely having sight of advice relating to significant issues is the same as the First Minister giving approval in principle to a funding application, subject to agreement by officials of a detailed proposal.
Answer
The First Minister having sight of advice relating to significant issues and giving approval in principle to a funding application are distinct although not mutually exclusive.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16025 by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2008, whether it will release the minute that confirms the First Minister’s approval in principle of the funding of the IslamFest.
Answer
This document was published on 3 September 2008, and can be accessed through the following link
http://www.scotlandagainstracism.com/onescotland/387.html.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-16022 by Fergus Ewing on 2 October 2008, whether it will list the individuals who were originally involved in the IslamFest proposal.
Answer
The individuals who submitted the original IslamFest proposal to the previous administration were Osama Saeed, representing the Muslim Association of Britain and Salah Beltagui, representing the Muslim Council of Britain.
- Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow Pollok, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 29 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it received written confirmation of the establishment of the Scottish Islamic Foundation.
Answer
The Scottish Islamic Foundation was constituted in January 2008 and formally launched in June 2008. Organisations do not routinely write to the Scottish Government to confirm they have been formally established.
