- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any decision has been taken on the future funding of joint local implementation plans under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, specifically whether such funding will continue to be allocated through local authorities and NHS boards and whether it will be ring-fenced.
Answer
Agencies were advised by letter last week of the allocations to be made, which have been maintained at previous values continuing our support for and our additional contribution to partnership spend on mental health in Scotland.
The arrangements for allocation and spend are unaltered.
The partners in Orkney will receive £130,000 toward local mental health services and support.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 April 2008
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Current Status:
Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive what Scottish Development International’s annual budget has been for each of the last three years and what it will be for each of the next three years, broken down by funding stream.
Answer
Awaiting answer
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to announce the outcome of its consideration of the responses to the consultation into the future of the small organisation water services charges exemption scheme, which was included in its consultation on the principles of charging for water services.
Answer
An announcement will be made shortly.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 23 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it has given to urban regeneration companies (URCs) in each year from 2002-03 to 2008-09, broken down by URC.
Answer
The Scottish Government provided the following funding to Pathfinder Urban Regeneration Companies (URCs) over the period 2002-03 to 2007-08. The amounts included for 2008-09 are the Scottish Government''s budgeted contribution to the respective URCs. No funding requests beyond 2007-08 were received from PARC Craigmillar or Raploch.
| | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
| (Millions) |
| PARC Craigmillar | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 0.0 |
| Raploch | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| Clydebank Rebuilt | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
| Riverside Inverclyde | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.0* |
| Irvine Bay | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Clyde Gateway | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 14.0* |
Note: *The amounts quoted are part of a three-year funding award and may be subject to change.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 22 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-10696 by Stewart Stevenson on 19 March 2008, whether it made use of the significant legal advice at its disposal when considering the legality of its decision to favour a select group of islands when introducing road equivalent tariff fares on ferry routes.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not normally indicate if legal advice has been taken on decisions.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 22 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its marine energy policy group will produce a formal report on its findings and conclusions and, if so, when it will be produced.
Answer
The format of outputs and the timescales for completing work will be a matter for the marine energy policy group to decide, and will depend upon the nature and scale of environmental research needed.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 22 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the remit of its marine energy policy group will be.
Answer
The marine energy policy group will lead on actions relating to the undertaking of further environmental research, monitoring, and production of locational guidance for the marine renewable energy sector.
The group will establish a programme of work during its initial meetings.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 22 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when its marine energy policy group will hold its inaugural meeting.
Answer
We intend to hold the first meeting of the marine energy policy group during summer this year.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 22 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide details of its marine energy policy group, announced by the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism on 6 March 2008
Answer
Details for the marine energy policy group are available on the Scottish Government website
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/19185/MEPS.
The marine energy policy group will decide upon a defined programme of work during its first meetings.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 22 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which stakeholders have been invited to take part in its marine energy policy group.
Answer
A list of invited stakeholders can be found in our marine energy policy statement:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/19185/MEPS.
