- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 February 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the National Records of Scotland report, Homeless Deaths 2017 and 2018.
Answer
The avoidable death of any vulnerable person is a tragedy. We know the reasons that lead to homelessness can be complicated and whilst we do not want to diminish the tragedy of any loss of life, it is also important that we are clear what these statistics show.
They do not represent people dying as a result of being homeless, rather they set out the reasons why people who have suffered from homelessness have died. They highlight that many people who have died while experiencing homelessness often struggle with complex life challenges, including addiction and poor mental and physical health.
That is why the Scottish Government is working in partnership with a range of stakeholders to transform services to ensure our system supports those at risk and to prevent, tackle and end homelessness altogether.
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2020
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve transport links in West Scotland.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2020
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2020
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to improve employment levels and economic growth.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2020
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when (a) it and (b) the Scottish Funding Council last assessed and graded the condition of each further education college's buildings; what the outcome was of each review, and what action was taken to address any issues that were identified.
Answer
The 2017 estates condition survey provides the most recent assessment of the college estate. A summary of the findings for each college is contained within section 4 of the College Estate Condition Survey .
In response to the 2017 condition survey, and through the SFC’s prioritisation framework, additional funding was provided to colleges which were identified as having the highest priority needs.
In 2018-19 colleges were allocated additional funding to address the very high priority works identified in the condition survey, in addition to their annual capital allocation.
The SFC are also producing a medium term capital investment strategy for the college estate which will provide valuable evidence to determine future investment.
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how (a) it and (b) the Scottish Funding Council assesses and grades the condition of buildings in the further education college estate.
Answer
It is for individual colleges to manage the upkeep of their estate. Each college has an estate maintenance strategy to ensure they manage the funding required to maintain their buildings. In 2017 a review was commissioned by the Scottish Funding Council to take stock of college buildings across the country and to help manage future estate development.
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the total capital investment in the further education sector has been since 2007.
Answer
Since 2007 the Scottish Government has invested £773 million in the college estate.
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2020
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much capital investment there has been in each further education college in each year since 2007.
Answer
Since 2007 [i] the Scottish Government has invested £773 million in the college estate [ii]. This investment, broken down by college, is noted in the following table.
Since 2012-13 a further £330 million. has been invested through Non-Profit Distribution (NPD). The Scottish Government also funds the unitary charge on the NPD college projects [iii].
College | Total capital funding 2007-18 (formulaic & projects) |
Aberdeen College | 22,496,223 |
Adam Smith College | 9,447,958 |
Angus College | 3,168,723 |
Anniesland College | 45,960,931 |
Ayr College | 8,650,699 |
Ayrshire College | 16,884,621 |
Banff & Buchan College of Further Education | 24,386,567 |
Barony College | 1,064,694 |
Borders College | 20,017,053 |
Cardonald College | 5,920,999 |
Carnegie College | 5,615,212 |
Central College of Commerce | 2,981,252 |
City of Glasgow College | 29,686,668 |
Clydebank College | 9,531,475 |
Coatbridge College | 20,607,430 |
Cumbernauld College | 3,562,195 |
Dumfries & Galloway College | 26,292,758 |
Dundee and Angus College | 8,572,695 |
Dundee College | 37,854,197 |
Edinburgh's Telford College | 8,752,227 |
Edinburgh College | 28,110,919 |
Elmwood College | 2,190,438 |
Fife College | 21,033,984 |
Forth Valley College | 89,045,779 |
Glasgow Clyde College | 10,515,655 |
Glasgow College of Nautical Studies | 21,122,641 |
Glasgow Kelvin College | 8,683,551 |
Glasgow Metropolitan College | 5,250,493 |
Inverness College UHI | 13,594,620 |
James Watt College of Further & Higher Education | 11,330,398 |
Jewel & Esk College | 27,396,967 |
John Wheatley College | 2,863,270 |
Kilmarnock College | 6,337,007 |
Langside College | 35,991,485 |
Lews Castle College UHI | 2,542,450 |
Moray College UHI | 4,686,038 |
Motherwell College | 46,428,145 |
New College Lanarkshire | 13,101,648 |
Newbattle Abbey College | 787,815 |
North East Scotland College | 10,938,430 |
North Glasgow College | 24,905,814 |
North Highland College UHI | 6,768,539 |
Oatridge College | 1,260,752 |
Orkney College UHI | 1,488,405 |
Perth College UHI | 4,546,333 |
Reid Kerr College | 6,336,460 |
Sabhal Mor Ostaig UHI | 2,220,257 |
Shetland College UHI | 2,119,019 |
South Lanarkshire College | 10,035,617 |
SRUC | 2,586,789 |
Stevenson College | 6,426,663 |
Stow College | 4,464,718 |
West College Scotland | 12,381,492 |
West Lothian College | 12,213,187 |
West Highland College | 2,307,083 |
Total | 773,467,438 |
[i] 2007 to 2018 spans the period where the sector underwent major regional mergers: some investments were in campuses which are now part of larger regional colleges.
[ii] That is, since 2007, colleges have received £773 million grant payments for capital from the Scottish Funding Council.
[iii] Since 2012-13 Scottish Government has funded the following unitary charges: Ayrshire College - £11,896,549: City of Glasgow - £57,065,000; Inverness College UHI - £17,156,702.
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 5 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what response it made to the UK Government consultation, "Good work plan: establishing a new single enforcement body for employment rights", and whether it recommended that the UK Government should establish such a body.
Answer
In my response to the UK Government’s Good Work Plan consultation on establishing a new single enforcement body for employment rights, I welcomed measures to improve labour market enforcement and protect vulnerable workers from exploitation.
However, I urged caution on the possible loss of expertise and knowledge which combining specialist agencies might cause, and highlighted the concerns of the Fair Work Convention that any enforcement regime would be reliant on sufficient funding to achieve its purpose.
I have placed a copy of the response in the Parliament’s Information Centre (bib number 61122).
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2019
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many primary and secondary school buildings contain asbestos.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2019
- Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2019
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect the public from doorstep crime and bogus callers.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2019
