- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the multi-agency group on commercial sexual exploitation has been established, and, if so, what the membership of the group is, and whether the remit of the group will include consideration of the criminalisation of the purchase of sex.
Answer
The new multi-agency group on commercial sexual exploitation held its first meeting on 27 March 2024. The membership of the Group includes representatives from the third and public sector. Details about the group can be accessed here: https://www.gov.scot/groups/commercial-sexual-exploitation/ . It is anticipated that part of the remit of the group will be to help inform the implementation and delivery of our strategic approach to challenging and deterring men’s demand for prostitution.
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Siobhian Brown on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to complete the roll-out of prostitution "exit hubs", and how long the pilot project will last.
Answer
The development of a new support pathway for those with experience of prostitution is a key component of “Scotland’s strategic approach to challenging and deterring men’s demand for prostitution and supporting the recovery and sustainable exit of those involved in prostitution”, published on 6 February 2024.
As part of this a hub will be established to strengthen the links between mainstream and specialist support services, in order to improve access to support for those affected, from crisis support through to support to sustainably exit from prostitution.
A pilot of the hub will begin in summer and subject to evaluation a phased national roll out will follow.
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had regarding the proposed re-instatement of a direct ferry link between Rosyth and Zeebrugge.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2024
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25697 by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2024, how many projects in the Cowdenbeath constituency have received funding through the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme since it was established, and how much each project received.
Answer
The Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme has not supported any projects within the Cowdenbeath constituency since its launch in 2021. However it has supported one project in the Fife local authority area, the Ravenscraig Skills Hub, with nearly £500k investment.
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25697 by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2024, how much funding has been awarded through the (a) Regeneration Capital Grant Fund and (b) Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme in the last five years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The funding awarded through the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) and the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme (VDLIP) over the last five years, from 2019-20 to 2023-24 by local authority area, is detailed in the following table. This table excludes projects that were subsequently withdrawn by local authorities.
Local Authority Area | RCGF grant awarded £ | VDLIP grant awarded £ |
Aberdeen City | 5,308,965 | 0 |
Aberdeenshire | 4,768,313 | 0 |
Angus | 2,560,000 | 0 |
Argyll and Bute | 5,395,313 | 0 |
City of Edinburgh | 8,686,186 | 2,467,784 |
Clackmannanshire | 640,000 | 500,000 |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar | 9,714,812 | 0 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 9,749,488 | 0 |
Dundee City | 1,652,708 | 0 |
East Ayrshire | 5,613,101 | 0 |
East Dunbartonshire | 2,050,000 | 1,676,000 |
East Lothian | 1,184,266 | 0 |
East Renfrewshire | 699,000 | 1,084,661 |
Falkirk | 0 | 582,808 |
Fife | 2,225,000 | 491,582 |
Glasgow City | 32,802,584 | 8,784,088 |
Highland | 7,706,568 | 2,550,000 |
Inverclyde | 5,163,933 | 990,000 |
Midlothian | 0 | 3,667,000 |
Moray | 270,200 | 0 |
North Ayrshire | 4,881,478 | 1,000,000 |
North Lanarkshire | 6,446,270 | 350,911 |
Orkney Islands | 1,135,460 | 0 |
Perth and Kinross | 3,130,000 | 93,808 |
Renfrewshire | 1,814,000 | 0 |
Scottish Borders | 1,588,110 | 0 |
Shetland Islands | 1,770,000 | 0 |
South Ayrshire | 3,106,713 | 0 |
South Lanarkshire | 10,574,384 | 1,244,150 |
Stirling | 1,599,100 | 0 |
West Dunbartonshire | 747,000 | 1,350,000 |
West Lothian | 1,400,000 | 0 |
TOTAL | 144,382,952 | 26,832,792 |
*Note: For those projects that cover two local authority areas the grant award has been apportioned.
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25697 by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2024, which existing projects will receive a share of the £23 million earmarked for existing commitments, and how much each project will receive.
Answer
There are a total of 30 current projects supported by regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) and 15 current projects supported by Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme (VDLIP) being delivered over the course of 2023/24 and 2024/25 with grant expenditure anticipated in these two financial years.
Due to the nature of the delivery of capital projects grant profiles can change depending on the progress of the project and we continually work with local authorities to monitor draw down requirements. Final year end grant claims will continue to be submitted over the course of March and early April. This means we cannot confirm the final grant profile for 2024-25 at this time. However information on the current projects supported and the total grant awarded are provided in the following tables:
Regeneration Capital Grant Fund project name | Total grant awarded £ | Grant remaining as of 13 March 2024 £ |
Possilpark Community and Family Centre | 1,792,445 | 110,000 |
The Staffin Slipway Redevelopment | 1,069,000 | 532,562 |
Victoria Road School Community Element | 1,408,965 | 1,016,590 |
Twechar Outdoor Pursuits Training and Education Centre | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
Prestongrange Phase 1 | 1,184,266 | 348,345 |
Old Clyne School Redevelopment into new Heritage Centre | 1,432,793 | 1,432,793 |
Ionad Hiort/St Kilda Centre | 950,000 | 950,000 |
The Flax Mill at Silverburn Park, Leven | 1,750,000 | 1,670,115 |
Ardrossan Promenade | 788,000 | 25,000 |
Braidhurst Industrial Estate | 1,900,000 | 920,000 |
Inchgarth Community Regeneration Hub | 1,900,000 | 1,900,000 |
Shawfield GRID Campus(Glasgow City and South Lanarkshire Councils) | 3,350,000 | 3,350,000 |
Calanais 2025 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
Loch Carnan | 150,000 | 7,040 |
Lockerbie Old School Wellbeing and Enterprise Centre | 2,849,000 | 2,849,000 |
Take A Bow Opportunity Centre | 1,341,615 | 1,341,615 |
New Cumnock Re-use Hub | 2,030,000 | 2,030,000 |
Campsie Memorial Hall Revitalisation Project | 950,000 | 950,000 |
Refiring The Pipe Factory | 1,965,354 | 1,965,354 |
Knoydart Bunkhouse | 560,000 | 560,000 |
Gro For You - Community Innovation Campus - Tain | 450,000 | 450,000 |
John O’Groats Mill: A Power for the Community | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 |
Lossiemouth Community Hub | 270,200 | 270,200 |
Motherwell Football Club Community Trust - The Well Hub | 215,000 | 30,771 |
Maybole New Stables Lane Scheme | 999,807 | 979,807 |
Pinwherry and Pinmore Community Development Trust - Primary School Redevelopment | 197,633 | 197,633. |
Larkhall Business Micro Hub | 300,000 | 300,000 |
Carluke High Mill Phase 1 | 1,199,38 | 1,055,592 |
Carnwath Community and Business Enterprise Hub | 275,000 | 275,000 |
Scottish Co-operative Discovery and Activity Centre | 1,400,000 | 1,140,101 |
Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme project name | Total grant awarded £ | Grant remaining as of 13 March 2024 £ |
Granton Gasholder | 1,224,410 | 125,607 |
Clacks Community – Growing a new Future | 500,000 | 500,000 |
Shawfield Phase 2 - Remediation | 200,000 | 200,000 |
Ravenscraig Skills Hub | 491,582 | 491,582 |
Ruchazie Greening and Growing project | 670,000 | 485,000 |
Cadder Woods Community Greenspace | 772,700 | 772,700 |
Community Net Zero Hub | 182,275 | 121,562 |
Govan Graving Docks | 2,368,794 | 2,368,794 |
Greening Royston | 797,121 | 797,121 |
North Maryhill TRA Green Infrastructure | 1,450,000 | 1,450,000 |
Longman Park | 2,150,000 | 1,300,000 |
All Through Community Learning Campus Shawfair | 3,667,000 | 3,667,000 |
The King’s Arms Irvine | 600,000 | 600,000 |
Millhaugh - Phase 1 | 93,808 | 15,807 |
Residential development at Pappert Bonhill | 1,250,000 | 1,250,000 |
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25697 by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2024, how the remaining £22.8 million of the £45.8 million of funding for 2024-25 will be split between the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund and the Vacant and Derelict Land Investment Programme.
Answer
Funding of £1 million has been prioritised to support Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company from the budget available to support regeneration programmes. Ministers are considering the implications of the budget and options for the delivery of the remaining budget in 2024-25, and the Scottish Government will clarify how the budget will be allocated in due course.
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25697 by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2024, what criteria will be used in the forthcoming round of Regeneration Capital Grant funding.
Answer
Ministers are considering the implications and options for delivery of the regeneration budget in 2024-2025 and we have yet to make decisions on a future application round for the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25697 by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2024, how many projects in the Cowdenbeath constituency have received Regeneration Capital Grant funding since it was established, and how much each project received.
Answer
The Regeneration Capital Grant Fund has supported four projects in the Cowdenbeath constituency since the fund was established as detailed in the following table:
Project Name | Location | Grant awarded £ |
Lochgelly Regional Cycling Circuit - Community Use Building | Lochgelly | 300,000 |
Lochgelly Town House Development Site | Lochgelly | 550,000 |
Stenhouse Street Community Centre (now called the Maxwell Centre) | Cowdenbeath | 300,000 |
Town House Community Hub - Inverkeithing | Inverkeithing | 475,000 |
Total for Cowdenbeath Constituency | | 1,625,000 |
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25697 by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2024, how funding decisions are made in relation to the applications that it receives for Regeneration Capital Grant funding.
Answer
The Regeneration Capital Grant Fund is delivered through a two-stage application and assessment process for each funding round. All applications are assessed by the independent Regeneration Capital Grant Fund Investment Panel against the fund’s criteria set jointly with COSLA. Only those applications assessed as successful by the panel at stage 1 are invited to submit a full stage 2 application. The panel makes final recommendations to the Scottish Government and COSLA on stage 2 applications to be funded.
