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Question reference: S6W-23355

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Neil Gray on 29 November 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when the First Minister’s Investor Panel will publish its recommendations and what the next steps will be for the Scottish Government.

The Panel published its recommendations on 29 November 2023. The recommendations cover a wide range of findings on how Scotland can attract capital investment to support the just transition to net zero.

The Scottish Government published its response to the Panel’s recommendations on 29 November 2023. The Scottish Government has setup an Investment Strategy and Delivery Unit as described in the Programme for Government to drive forward the recommendations made by the Panel.

Both publications are available on the Scottish Government’s web-site which can be found here. https://www.gov.scot/groups/investor-panel/

Question reference: S6W-18945

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Infected Blood Inquiry Second Interim Report as it applies to Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-18946

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the Infected Blood Inquiry Second Interim Report as it applies to Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-18944

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates the recommendations in the Infected Blood Inquiry Second Interim Report that apply to Scotland will be implemented.

The Scottish Government is acutely aware of the suffering of those who were infected with HIV or hepatitis as a result of NHS treatment in the 1970s and 1980s and welcomed the publication in April 2023 of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s second interim report on compensation.

I recently met UK and Welsh Ministers and the Permanent Secretary for the Northern Ireland Department of Health to seek to ensure progress on the Inquiry’s report. There is a common determination to provide appropriate redress for victims of this dreadful tragedy.

The UK Government's position that there is a moral case for compensation to be paid was welcomed and Ministers and the Northern Ireland Permanent Secretary looked forward to working together in considering the recommendations in the report to enable a response as soon as possible after the Inquiry concludes. It was noted however that this does not preclude earlier announcements as work progresses and it was agreed that a further meeting would take place in the coming weeks to take stock of progress.

Meanwhile, the Scottish Infected Blood Support Scheme continues to provide ongoing financial support and all beneficiaries on the schemes - both infected individuals and bereaved partners - received an interim compensation payment of £100,000, following the Inquiry's recommendation in its first interim report of July 2022.

Question reference: S2F-02139

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 February 2006
Current Status: Answered by Jack McConnell on 2 March 2006

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Scottish Executive¿s cabinet.

Question reference: S2W-18532

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
Current Status: Answered by Tavish Scott on 28 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding was allocated for public transport in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) region and expressed also on a per capita basis.

For the information requested relating to financial years 2000-01 to 2002-03, I refer the member to the question S2W-5589 answered on 12 February 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found here Motions, Questions and Answers Search.

The following table shows the total funding committed by the Scottish Executive for 2003-04 and 2004-05 to each local authority under the Public Transport Fund (including separate allocations for Cycling, Walking and Safer Streets projects), the Rural Public Passenger Grant element of the Rural Transport Fund, the Integrated Transport Fund, Piers and Harbours grants and the appropriate GAE revenue grant allocations.

Local Authority	Population	2003-04		2004-05
Local Authority	Population	Total Funding (£ Million)	Cost per Capita (£)	Total Funding (£ Million)	Cost per Capita (£)
Aberdeen City	206,600	5.753	27.85	5.675	27.47
Aberdeenshire	229,330	5.801	25.30	6.215	27.10
Angus	107,520	4.106	38.19	4.864	45.23
Argyll and Bute	91,300	3.597	39.40	8.263	90.51
Clackmannanshire	47,680	1.253	26.29	2.272	47.65
Dumfries and Galloway	147,210	5.695	38.69	6.627	45.01
Dundee City	143,090	8.612	60.18	10.055	70.27
East Ayrshire	119,530	5.209	45.38	4.902	41.01
East Dunbartonshire	106,970	4.295	40.15	4.477	41.86
East Lothian	91,090	2.497	27.41	2.631	28.88
East Renfrewshire	89,680	2.606	29.06	2.741	30.57
City of Edinburgh	448,370	25.104	55.99	24.284	54.16
Eilean Siar	26,100	2.549	97.66	1.917	73.46
Falkirk	145,920	4.910	33.65	4.093	28.05
Fife	352,040	13.701	38.92	17.063	48.47
Glasgow City	577,090	20.880	36.18	24.420	42.32
Highland	209,080	8.604	41.15	9.024	43.16
Inverclyde	83,050	3.974	47.85	2.638	31.76
Midlothian	79,710	3.040	38.14	2.145	26.91
Moray	87,460	2.822	32.27	2.974	34.00
North Ayrshire	136,030	4.975	36.58	5.440	39.99
North Lanarkshire	321,820	9.171	28.50	10.220	31.76
Orkney Islands	19,310	7.096	367.45	5.688	294.59
Perth and Kinross	135,990	5.879	43.23	4.415	32.46
Renfrewshire	170,980	5.071	29.66	5.225	30.56
Scottish Borders	108,280	4.232	39.09	3.988	36.83
Shetland Islands	21,870	6.481	296.36	6.609	301.19
South Ayrshire	111,580	4.674	41.89	4.428	39.69
South Lanarkshire	303,010	9.422	31.09	9.442	31.16
Stirling	86,370	4.295	49.73	3.209	37.16
West Dunbartonshire	92,320	3.355	36.34	3.236	35.05
West Lothian	161,020	5.777	35.88	3.588	22.29
Scotland	5,057,400	205.44	40.62	212.77	42.07

Notes:

1. Population figures: Mid-year estimates, GRO(S) 2003.

2. Piers and Harbours grants are allocated on a project basis and not on a year-by-year basis. The figures included therefore reflect expenditure as claimed by the relevant authorities.

Allocations were also made to Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority (SPTA) from the Public Transport Fund and the Integrated Transport Fund as follows:

SPTA

2,101,900

20.123

9.57

22.522

10.72

Allocations from the Public Transport Fund and Integrated Transport Fund were made to the voluntary regional transport partnerships as follows:

Voluntary Regional Transport Partnership	Population	2003-04		2004-05
Voluntary Regional Transport Partnership	Population	Total Funding (£ Million)	Cost per Capita (£)	Total Funding (£ Million)	Cost per Capita (£)
HITRANS	433,806	2.665	6.14	5.200	11.99
NESTRANS	435,930	2.353	5.40	2.195	5.04
SESTRAN	1,656,470	7.139	4.31	12.489	7.54
WESTRANS	2,133,374	3.708	1.74	7.083	3.32

Question reference: S2W-18539

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 28 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many manufacturing jobs were created through inward investment in (a) Scotland, and (b) Glasgow in each of the last five years.

The total number of manufacturing jobs which have been created through inward investment in Scotland and Glasgow is not collected. However, Scottish Development International (SDI) does provide information on the number of jobs planned to be created and safeguarded in different industry sectors through projects supported by SDI.

The following table shows the number of planned jobs created for manufacturing sectors over the last five years, and the number of planned jobs created in the Glasgow postcode area over the same period. It should be noted that not all jobs created by a manufacturing project are necessarily manufacturing jobs.

Scotland	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05
Total Manufacturing Sectors	4,546	1,235	1,512	800	1,149
Glasgow Postcode	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05
Total Manufacturing Sectors	992	133	28	211	153

Table : Manufacturing sector jobs planned to be created.

Source: Scottish Development International.

Question reference: S2W-18540

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 28 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what the growth rate in jobs was in Glasgow in each of the last seven years.

Data on the number of employee jobs in Glasgow are available from the Annual Business Inquiry (ABI). Table 1 shows the number of employee jobs in Glasgow from 1996 to 2003 and the percentage change each year taken from the ABI.

Table 1 Employee jobs in Glasgow 1996-2003^1,2

	Total Employment	Percentage Change Each Year
1996	326,400
1997	341,100	+4.5%
1998	347,200	+1.8%
1999	354,200	+2.0%
2000	363,900	+2.8%
2001	387,700	+6.5%
2002	385,800	-0.5%
2003	385,300	-0.1%

Source: Annual Business Inquiry.

Notes:

1. These data exclude agriculture class 0100 (SIC 92)

2. The 2003 ABI data for aggregate areas is based on 2003 CAS wards which differs from previous years ABI data which was build from 1991 census wards. This change in geographies may give rise to discontinuity, however at local authority level discontinuities are negligible.

3. Annual Business Inquiry data are workplace based.

4. Data has been rounded to the nearest hundred.

Question reference: S2W-18536

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 15 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive how many eviction applications have been made by Glasgow Housing Association since the completion of the Glasgow housing stock transfer.

Question reference: S2W-18541

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2005
Current Status: Answered by Nicol Stephen on 14 September 2005

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to stimulate net capital expenditure in Glasgow's manufacturing sector.

The Scottish Executive operates a range of measures to assist manufacturing in a number of areas, including capital expenditure. The Enterprise strategy, Smart Successful Scotland, is delivered through Local Enterprise Companies including Scottish Enterprise Glasgow.

The Executive also provides direct financial support for eligible investment projects in the Assisted Areas of Scotland through its Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) scheme. In the last three years, to end March 2005, 54 companies in the manufacturing sector within the Scottish Enterprise Glasgow area accepted offers of RSA totalling over £13.8 million. These offers relate to projects with planned capital expenditure of over £70.6 million and the expected creation and safeguarding of over 1,500 jobs.

The Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service - designed specifically to improve productivity in manufacturing industry - will also be introduced later this year.