- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 10 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are employed by ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia.
Answer
Details of the number of people employed by the ITIs are not held centrally by the Scottish Government but are available from Scottish Enterprise. The relevant contact is Paul Lewis, Managing Director, Industries and Policy.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 9 March 2009
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
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The following table illustrates the distribution of those prisoners in custody whose postcode area lies within Aberdeenshire. The data is as at 09:35, 20 February 2009:
| Establishment | Total |
| Aberdeen | 39 |
| Barlinnie | 1 |
| Cornton Vale | 12 |
| Dumfries | 4 |
| Edinburgh | 5 |
| Glenochil Prison | 15 |
| Greenock | 2 |
| Inverness | 7 |
| Open Estate | 11 |
| Perth | 42 |
| Peterhead | 16 |
| Polmont | 9 |
| Shotts | 8 |
| Total | 171 |
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the decision to integrate ITI Scotland with Scottish Enterprise, what changes will be made to the funding of projects previously the responsibility of ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia.
Answer
Decisions on the funding of projects for the ITIs are an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. The relevant contact is Paul Lewis, Managing Director, Industries and Policy.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the planned allocation was for ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia in 2009-10 prior to the decision to end the separate status of ITI Scotland.
Answer
The planned allocations for the ITIs are an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. The relevant contact is Paul Lewis, Managing Director, Industries and Policy.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review the funding mechanisms currently used to support projects under ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia.
Answer
The funding mechanisms to support projects for the ITIs are an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. The relevant contact is Paul Lewis, Managing Director, Industries and Policy.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when ministers last met representatives of ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia.
Answer
I met the Managing Directors of all three ITIs at the ITI Annual Public Meeting on 28 October 2008 and the then Managing Director of ITI Energy on 9 June 2008.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what investment was made in projects by ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia in 2007-08 and has been in 2008-09.
Answer
Details of the investments in projects are not held centrally by the Scottish Government but are available from Scottish Enterprise. The relevant contact is Paul Lewis, Managing Director, Industries and Policy.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers met representatives of Scottish Enterprise to discuss proposals to end the separate status of ITI Scotland and, if so, when.
Answer
I met Jack Perry, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise and Shonaig Macpherson, Chairman of ITI Scotland on 15 December 2008 to discuss proposals to integrate ITI Scotland within Scottish Enterprise.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive who made the decision to end the separate status of ITI Scotland.
Answer
The decision to integrate the ITIs into Scottish Enterprise was an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. This decision involved no policy change for the Scottish Government.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget allocation was for ITI (a) Energy, (b) Life Sciences and (c) Techmedia in (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09.
Answer
The budget allocations for the ITIs are an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. The relevant contact is Paul Lewis, Managing Director, Industries and Policy.
