- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 11 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-06241 by Angela Constance on 29 March 2012, whether it remains its position to finalise its youth employment strategy for publication in spring 2012 and, if so, on what date it will be published.
Answer
The final version of the Youth Employment Strategy will be published by the end of June 2012.
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 11 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive how the £25 million funding to tackle youth unemployment that it announced on 9 May 2012 will be allocated and whether this will be before its youth employment strategy is (a) finalised or (b) published.
Answer
The Scottish Government is considering how best to use the £25 million to support youth employment announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment on 9 May. Proposals for allocating the funds will be agreed after the publication of the finalised Youth Employment Strategy. Proposals need to be approved by the ESF/ERDF Lowlands and Uplands Programme Monitoring Committee.
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 11 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive who (a) was invited to and (b) attended the first regional action forum on youth employment.
Answer
Invitees to Lanarkshire Action Forum on Youth Employment, 22 May 2012:
| Jim McCaffer | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Simon Carey | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Alex Morton | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Councillor Chris Thompson | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Gavin Whitefield | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Caitriona McAuley | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Jane Liddell | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Christine Pollock | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Catriona McAuley | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Jim McCabe | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Greig Robson | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Carol Scott | Motherwell College |
| Stewart McKillop | South Lanarkshire College |
| Heather Urquhart | Cumbernauld College |
| John Doyle | Coatbridge College |
| Robert Linnen | Jobcentre Plus |
| Val McGrory | Jobcentre Plus |
| David Collie | Jobcentre Plus |
| Marion Russell | Skills Development Scotland |
| Robert Gemmell | Skills Development Scotland |
| Marlene Crawford | Skills Development Scotland |
| Gordon McGuinness | Skills Development Scotland |
| Mike O'Donnell | Skills Development Scotland |
| Jenny Gemmell | Voluntary Action, South Lanarkshire |
| Kenny Moffat | Voluntary Action, North Lanarkshire |
| Maurice Logie | Lanarkshire Chamber of Commerce |
| John Keenan | STUC |
| Ian Tasker | STUC |
| Rebecca Nicholson | Ingeous |
| Nicholas Young | Working Links |
| Aileen Campbell | MSP |
| Linda Fabiani | MSP |
| Jamie Hepburn | MSP |
| Christina McKelvie | MSP |
| Michael McMahon | MSP |
| Alex Neil | MSP |
| John Pentland | MSP |
| Elaine Smith | MSP |
| James Kelly | MSP |
| William Inglis | MSYP |
| Lynsey Cuthbertson | MSYP |
| Grant Costello | MSYP |
| Linda Hanna | Scottish Enterprise |
| Jackie Stevens | Routes to Work |
| Anne McCallum | Routes to Work |
| Robin Turner | Routes To Work Limited |
| Frank Burns | Association of Local Voluntary Organisations |
| Joe Fulton | LAMH Recycle Ltd |
| Anita Boyle | LAMH Recycle Ltd |
| Adiaha Nkere | |
| Danielle Morrison | |
| David Gray | |
| Nyakio Ndungu | |
| Stewart Allan | Rivals Gym |
| Scott Allan | Rivals Gym |
| Keith Robertson/Julie Denholm | RX Comm Ltd |
| Fraser Wylie | RX Comm Ltd |
| Louise Joyce | Verve |
| Gary Gilmour | Gilmour Tools |
| Ritchie Struthers | BHC Ltd, (Brian Hewitt Construction) |
| Lynsey Stewart | City Technical Services |
| Amanda McLean | Environclean |
| Mr G Gallacher | Millbank Decorators |
| Susan Gray | Centurion Signs |
| Yvonne Mulheron | Underground Inspection, Services |
| Stephen Douglas | Underground Inspection, Services |
| David Michie | Ireland Alloys |
| Graeme Ditchburn | Ireland Alloys |
| Richard Carolan | Ireland Alloys |
| Ronny Traynor | Active Access |
| Andrew McCusker | Active Access |
| Ross Dolan | Active Access |
| Christine Donnelly | Children’s Safety Education Foundation |
| Craig Smith | Children’s Safety Education Foundation |
| Martin Burns | Freescale Semiconductor |
| Sally Russell | Devro Scotland |
| Mark Bruce | Lightbody Celebration Cakes Ltd |
| Douglas Lamb | Boxshop Shop Ltd |
| Michael Slade | Gael Quality |
| Colin Mee | Glenmuir Ltd |
| James McManus | Clansman Dynamics |
| Billy Reid | East Kilbride Engineering Services |
| Kevn Mallon | Enable Scotland |
| Gerry Malone | Morrison Scotland |
| Martin McCrum | Aspirare Recruitment |
| Tony Mclaughlin | Balfour Beatty Workplace |
| Martin McCrimmon | CMS Enviro Systems Ltd |
| Lynne MacLachlan | Land Engineering |
| John Stewart | Scotshield Ltd |
| Ian Watson | Watson & Co |
| Gordon Wilson | Amey Roads |
| Iain Templeton | Moorings Hotel |
| Ian Donnachie | Alona Hotel |
| Gerry McGinn | GMG Contractors Ltd |
| Jan Wylie | Morgan Sindall |
| Jim McLaughlin | Caledonian Cleaning |
| Jennifer Allan | HRM Homecare |
| David McAllister | Landscapes and Contracts Ltd |
| Steven McCurdy | Teleperformance |
| Billy McCall | Airdrie Savings Bank |
| Clare Tuite | Airdrie Savings Bank |
| David Henderson | Airdrie Savings Bank |
| Brian Humphrey | Semta |
| Annette McLeod | Serco |
| Lauren Carr | Serco |
| Margaret Durnian | JobCentre Plus |
| Larry Forde | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Diane Osprey | Stonelaw High School |
| Linda Park | Calderhead High School |
| Anne Munro | Bellshill Academy |
| John Brown | Skills for Life |
| Theresa Hayburn | St Andrews/St Brides High School |
Attendees at Lanarkshire Action Forum on Youth Employment, 22 May 2012
| Jim McCaffer | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Simon Carey | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Alex Morton | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Councillor Chris Thompson | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Caitriona McAuley | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Jane Liddell | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Jim McCabe | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Greig Robson | North Lanarkshire Council |
| Carol Scott | Motherwell College |
| Stewart McKillop | South Lanarkshire College |
| Heather Urquhart | Cumbernauld College |
| John Doyle | Coatbridge College |
| Robert Linnen | Jobcentre Plus |
| Val McGrory | Jobcentre Plus |
| David Collie | Jobcentre Plus |
| Marion Russell | Skills Development Scotland |
| Robert Gemmell | Skills Development Scotland |
| Marlene Crawford | Skills Development Scotland |
| Gordon McGuinness | Skills Development Scotland |
| Mike O'Donnell | Skills Development Scotland |
| Jenny Gemmell | Voluntary Action, South Lanarkshire |
| Kenny Moffat | Voluntary Action, North Lanarkshire |
| Maurice Logie | Lanarkshire Chamber of Commerce |
| John Keenan | STUC |
| Ian Tasker | STUC |
| Rebecca Nicholson | Ingeous |
| Nicholas Young | Working Links |
| Jacqueline McGinty | Linda Fabiani’s office |
| Christina McKelvie | MSP |
| William Inglis | MSYP |
| Lynsey Cuthbertson | MSYP |
| Grant Costello | MSYP |
| Jackie Stevens | Routes to Work |
| Anne McCallum | Routes to Work |
| Robin Turner | Routes To Work Limited |
| Joe Fulton | LAMH Recycle Ltd |
| Anita Boyle | LAMH Recycle Ltd |
| Stewart Allan | Rivals Gym |
| Scott Allan | Rivals Gym |
| Yvonne Mulheron | Underground Inspection, Services |
| Stephen Douglas | Underground Inspection, Services |
| David Michie | Ireland Alloys |
| Graeme Ditchburn | Ireland Alloys |
| Richard Carolan | Ireland Alloys |
| Ronny Traynor | Active Access |
| Andrew McCusker | Active Access |
| Ross Dolan | Active Access |
| Christine Donnelly | Children’s Safety Education Foundation |
| Craig Smith | Children’s Safety Education Foundation |
| Douglas Lamb | Boxshop Shop Ltd |
| Kevn Mallon | Enable Scotland |
| John Stewart | Scotshield Ltd |
| Gordon Wilson | Amey Roads |
| Jan Wylie | Morgan Sindall |
| Billy McCall | Airdrie Savings Bank |
| Clare Tuite | Airdrie Savings Bank |
| David Henderson | Airdrie Savings Bank |
| Brian Humphrey | Semta |
| Annette McLeod | Serco |
| Lauren Carr | Serco |
| Margaret Durnian | JobCentre Plus |
| Diane Osprey | Stonelaw High School |
| Linda Murray | Scottish Enterprise |
| Linda Park | Calderhead High School |
| Anne Munro | Bellshill Academy |
| John Brown | Skills for Life |
| Theresa Hayburn | St Andrews/St Brides High School |
| Adiaha Nkere | |
| Danielle Morrison | |
| Nyakio Ndungu | |
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 11 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings of the regional action forums on youth employment (a) have been held and (b) are planned, broken down by (i) date and (ii) location.
Answer
The first Action Forum on Youth Employment took place on 22 May in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. The next event will be held in Glasgow on 12 June and preparations are under way for an action forum in Edinburgh on 26 June. Other events around the country will be announced in due course.
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 May 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 8 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) ministers, (b) special advisers or (c) other officials were involved in the development of Scottish Enterprise's Yes to Growth campaign.
Answer
No Scottish Government ministers, special advisers or officials were involved in the development of Scottish Enterprise’s Yes to Growth campaign. As with other such campaigns, once it was fully developed and ready to implement, Scottish Enterprise provided officials with details of the campaign, including its aims and planned launch date.
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 May 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 8 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what companies were involved in the development of the Scottish Enterprise Yes to Growth campaign and what other Scottish Government contracts they hold.
Answer
Three companies were involved in the development of Scottish Enterprise’s Yes to Growth campaign. The companies were:
The Union Advertising Agency Limited;
Dog Digital Limited, and
Carat.
All three companies are included on lists of suppliers under Scottish Government framework contracts for the provision of services. As such they are regularly involved in the provision of services to the Scottish Government and other public bodies.
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 May 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Aileen Campbell on 6 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made representations to the UK Government regarding proposed changes to maternity and paternity leave in light of the potential impact on its parenting strategy.
Answer
The Scottish Government has been in contact with the UK Government regarding proposed changes to maternity and paternity leave. We would welcome any changes that introduce more flexibility to suit parents.
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2012
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review planning law in relation to the siting of mobile telephone masts.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2012
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 May 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Aileen Campbell on 24 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-05889 by Aileen Campbell on 6 March 2012, what the timetable is for the introduction of the proposed Rights of Children and Young People Bill.
Answer
As we announced on 11 May, the Scottish Government will deliver children’s rights as part of a single integrated Children and Young People Bill that will also include measures to improve children’s services, rather than in separate legislation. The integrated Children and Young People Bill will be introduced to Parliament in 2013. The consultation on proposals for this legislation will be published in the coming months.
- Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 May 2012
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Current Status:
Answered by Aileen Campbell on 24 May 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote knowledge and understanding of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child among ministers and officials, in light of the proposed Rights of Children and Young People Bill.
Answer
We will take forward a programme of work over the course of this Parliament with partners in order to improve knowledge and understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child across the Scottish Government.
