- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the (a) Highlands and Islands and (b) Scottish Enterprise (i) revenue and (ii) capital budget has supported (A) co-operatives, (B) employee-owned organisations and (C) mutuals in each of the last five financial years.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I have asked Lena Wilson, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise, to contact you directly with the information you have requested.
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 31 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) organisations and (b) people have received financial support from Co-operative Development Scotland to help facilitate the transfer of a company or entity into an employee-owned or a co-operative venture in each of the last four years.
Answer
Financial support to facilitate the transfer of businesses and other entities to employee owned is provided by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise rather than from the budget of Co-operative Development Scotland.
Therefore this is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I have asked Lena Wilson, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise, to contact you directly with the information you have requested.
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 31 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget for Co-operative Development Scotland is for 2017-18 and has been in each of the last four years.
Answer
Information relating to the budget for Co-operative Development Scotland for the 2017-18 and the last five years can be found in the following table:
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2013-14
£000k
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2014-15
£000k
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2015-16
£000k
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2016-17
£000k
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2017-18
£000k
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TOTAL
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676
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666
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732
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801
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793
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- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 31 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support has been provided by its agencies to establish (a) employee ownership and (b) community co-operatives in each of the last five years.
Answer
Scottish Enterprise works in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise to provide support to co-operative and employee ownership business models.
Therefore this is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I have asked Lena Wilson, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise, to contact you directly with the information you have requested.
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 31 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) co-operatives, (b) employee-owned organisations and (c) mutuals have received (i) advice and (ii) financial support from (A) Highlands and Islands and (B) Scottish Enterprise in each of the last five years.
Answer
Scottish Enterprise works in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise through Co-operative Development Scotland to support co-operative and employee ownership business models.
Therefore this is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I have asked Lena Wilson, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise, to contact you directly with the information you have requested.
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 31 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many companies have received advice from Co-operative Development Scotland in each of the last five years.
Answer
Figures relating to the amount of companies that have received advice from Co-operative Development Scotland in each of the last five years can be found in the following table:
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2013-14
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2014-15
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2015-16
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2016-17
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2017-18
(YTD)
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TOTAL
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199
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141
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216
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257
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62
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- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 31 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been invested by the Scottish Co-investment Fund in each of the last five years in (a) PLCs, (b) companies limited by guarantee, (c) charities, (d) co-operatives, (e) mutual and (f) other designations.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. I have asked Lena Wilson, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise, to contact you directly with the information you have requested.
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 30 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many communities have (a) registered an interest in and (b) acquired land each year under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, also broken down by how much funding it has made available to support these communities and how much of this was used.
Answer
The number of communities that have registered an interest under the Community Right to Buy legislation per year is shown in the following table:
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Calendar Year
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No. of communities bodies who registered an interest
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2004 (from 15-6-04)
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8
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2005
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14
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2006
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12
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2007
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13
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2008
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18
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2009
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6
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2010
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9
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2011
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10
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2012
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13
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2013
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8
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2014
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7
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2015
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8
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2016
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11
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2017
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7
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Total
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144
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Notes
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In the first year (2004) the data is from the date of commencement.
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The figures for 2017 are as at 17 August 2017.
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The ‘Total’ does not take into account that some communities registered interests in more than one year.
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Currently, there are 27 applications which have been approved and that are awaiting the owner disposing of the asset.
A total of 19 community bodies have acquired land under the Community Right to Buy legislation, totalling 21,072.02 Ha (52,070.77 acres). The details are shown in the following table:
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Name of Community Body
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Area of land (Ha)
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Area of land (Acres)
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Purchase date
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Crossgates Community Woodland
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14.87
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36.74
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24-05-2005
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Assynt Foundation
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4861.80
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12013.77
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14-07-2005
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Assynt Foundation
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41.07
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101.49
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14-07-2005
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Assynt Foundation
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14909.25
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36841.56
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14-07-2005
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Silverburn Community Limited
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0.08
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0.20
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10-10-2005
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Neilston Development Trust
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0.08
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0.20
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24-11-2006
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Comrie Development Trust
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35.78
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88.41
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14-09-2007
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Benbecula Sport & Leisure Community Company
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12.10
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29.90
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31-03-2010
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Bute Community Land Company
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701.70
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1733.94
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23-07-2010
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Camuscross Community Initiative
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1.05
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2.59
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26-10-2010
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Catrine Community Trust
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0.20
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0.49
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10-06-2011
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Machrihanish Airbase Community Company
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409.00
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1010.66
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11-05-2012
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Isle of Jura Development Trust
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0.02
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0.05
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22-03-2013
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Coigach Community Company Ltd
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0.16
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0.40
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05-04-2013
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Covesea Lighthouse Community Company Limited
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0.62
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1.53
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05-04-2013
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Mull of Galloway Trust
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16.00
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39.54
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04-07-2013
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Johnstonebridge Centre and Community Development Trust
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0.81
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2.00
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17-01-2014
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Sunart Community Company
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0.01
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0.02
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07-04-2014
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Culbokie Community Trust Limited
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0.5
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1.23
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27-05-2015
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Newburgh Community Trust
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25.92
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64.04
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30-09-2015
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Gallan Head Community Trust
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41
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102.00
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29-01-2016
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The following table shows the amount of funding the Scottish Government has made available to community groups through the Scottish Land Fund (SLF). These figures do not relate solely to community bodies who have applied to acquire land under the Community Right to Buy legislation as the SLF is open community groups who meet the SLF’s criteria for grant funding. From 2012 to 2016 only rural communities were able to apply for grant funding. From 2016, community groups throughout Scotland could apply for grant funding.
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Financial Year
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Budget (£million)
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Awarded
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Comment
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2012
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1
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£788,577
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SLF came into operation in June 2012.
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2013
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2
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£2,231,118
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2014
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3
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£4,443,696
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Includes additional funds made available by the Scottish Government.
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2015
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3
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£3,203,427
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Includes additional funds made available by the Scottish Government. Excludes awards subsequently not taken up.
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2016
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10
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£4,429,203
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2017
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10
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£1,448,456
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Figure relates to current funding decisions to
17-08-17.
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Source: BIG Lottery Scotland
Notes
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These figures relate to the Scottish Land Fund (SLF) only. They do not include SLF running costs.
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Other Scottish Government grants have-can be accessed by community groups, which are not taken in account in the above figures.
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The Scottish Government also grant funds organisations to support communities e.g. Community Land Scotland and the Community Ownership Support Service.
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 28 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) it and (b) its agencies provided for the construction of the slipway at Westway Business Park, Renfrew; which organisations received this funding, and what the economic impact of the slipway has been.
Answer
Scottish Enterprise (SE) provided £556,384 towards the construction of the slipway at Westway Business Park, Renfrew. The funding was provided to Renfrewshire Council and WB Westway LP (Moorfield). The funding provided by SE leveraged £1,275,000 private sector investment for the project and Westway is an integral part of the Glasgow Airport Investment Area (GAIA) which seeks to create an advanced manufacturing district adjacent to key Industry assets, including the Advanced Forming Research Centre.
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 24 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is on contractors used by public bodies, including the Scottish Police Authority, (a) having an equal pay policy and (b) paying their staff at least the living wage.
Answer
Contractors are expected to comply with social, environmental and labour laws and obligations including the Equality Act 2010.
Statutory Guidance on the selection of tenderers and award of contracts, ‘Addressing Fair Work Practices, including the Living Wage, in Procurement’, published by the Scottish Government in October 2015 is clear that the Scottish Government considers the payment of the Living Wage to be a significant indicator of an employer’s commitment to fair work practices and that payment of the Living Wage is one of the clearest ways that an employer can demonstrate that it takes a positive approach to its workforce. The Guidance provides information for public bodies on how and when fair work practices should be addressed in the course of a public procurement exercise. It further states that we expect contractors who deliver public contracts to adopt policies which demonstrate their compliance with relevant employment, equality and health and safety law, human rights standards and adherence to relevant collective agreements, and we also expect contractors to have policies which describe how they adopt fair work practices for all workers engaged on delivering the public contract.
In addition, the Scottish Government’s template terms and conditions for contracts contains a clause which states that the contractor “must not unlawfully discriminate against any person within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 in its activities relating to the Contract or any other contract with the Purchaser.”
