- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it received advice and information on the progress of the construction of the MV Glen Sannox prior to attending the launch event in November 2017, and, if so, what the advice and information was, and when it was received.
Answer
The Scottish Government was in regular contact with all relevant parties prior to the launch and received full updates regarding progress of the build and any impact this would have on delivery.
The then Minister for Transport met with FMEL and CMAL on 3 November 2017 to discuss delivery dates and vessel progress updates.
FMEL wrote to the then Minister for Transport and the Islands, Humza Yousaf MSP, on 7 November 2017 confirming that the delivery of the MV Glen Sannox after being launched on 21 November 2017, would be delayed until winter 2018-19. Mr Yousaf subsequently wrote to the convenor of the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee (REC) on 9 Nov 2017 with this information.
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much additional funding it assigned to NHS Ayrshire and Arran to help prevent drug-related deaths in 2021-22.
Answer
Please find the requested information in the following tables.
Table 1: NHS Board Baseline funding for Alcohol and Drug Services ; Ayrshire and Arran.
NHS Board | 2021-22 Allocation |
Ayrshire & Arran | £3,715,311 |
Additional Funding
In 2021-22 NHS Ayrshire & Arran received a further £3,397,782.20 above the baseline funding to support their Alcohol and Drug services and other projects. This was allocated directly to the ADP’s and Health Boards and also through the Corra Foundation. A full breakdown is below.
Table 2: Funding committed to Alcohol and Drug Services in Ayrshire and Arran Health Board
Funding stream | 2021-22 Allocation |
Buvidal | £564,770 |
Outreach allocation | £221,257 |
Near-fatal overdose pathways allocation | £221,257 |
Lived and living experience panels/forums allocation | £36,878 |
Programme for Government | £1,254,453 |
Drug Deaths Taskforce Funding | £216,641 |
Total | £2,515,263 |
Table 3: Funding delivered to projects in Ayrshire and Arran by the Corra Foundation 2021-22
Organisation Name | Fund | Local Authority (primary) | Amount Awarded 2021-22 |
Ayrshire Justice Services Partnership - Drug Treatment & Testing Order Service | Improvement Fund | North Ayrshire | £55,416.00 |
Ayrshire Justice Services Partnership - Drug Treatment & Testing Order Service | Improvement Fund | North Ayrshire | £53,856.00 |
Blue Triangle Housing Association Ltd | Improvement Fund | South Ayrshire | £42,914.00 |
Blue Triangle Housing Association Ltd | Improvement Fund | South Ayrshire | £51,152.00 |
Broken Chains | Grassroots Fund | South Ayrshire | £27,600.00 |
Children 1st | Children and Families Fund | North Ayrshire | £94,462.00 |
East Ayrshire Advocacy Services (EAAS) | Grassroots Fund | East Ayrshire | £24,300.00 |
East Ayrshire Churches Homelessness Action | Grassroots Fund | East Ayrshire | £15,830.00 |
East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership | Children and Families Fund | East Ayrshire | £100,000.00 |
Freedom Fighters | Local Support Fund | North Ayrshire | £50,000.00 |
Impact Arts Projects | Children and Families Fund | North Ayrshire | £83,633.00 |
North Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership | Improvement Fund | North Ayrshire | £49,147.00 |
Occupational Therapy North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership | Improvement Fund | North Ayrshire | £21,000.00 |
onside ayrshire cic | Grassroots Fund | North Ayrshire | £26,380.00 |
Patchwork Recovery Community | Grassroots Fund | East Ayrshire | £20,000.00 |
Recovery Ayr | Local Support Fund | South Ayrshire | £33,500.00 |
Recovery Ayr | Grassroots Fund | South Ayrshire | £38,000.00 |
Recovery Enterprises Scotland | Grassroots Fund | East Ayrshire | £46,288.00 |
Vineburgh Community Association | Local Support Fund | North Ayrshire | £49,041.20 |
Total | | | £882,519.20 |
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost was of the event to launch the MV Glen Sannox at Ferguson Marine in November 2017.
Answer
The costs for the event on the day of MV Glen Sannox launch at Ferguson Marine in November 2017, including sound address system, hospitality and other associated items totalled £47.5k.
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05590 by Clare Haughey on 28 January 2022, what its position is on the issue of historical forced adoption in light of the responses received to its questionnaire that has now closed.
Answer
The questionnaire on the website closed on 20 April. The responses to the engagement activity are currently being analysed and considered carefully. This will help to determine the next steps and will also provide more understanding of what support is needed to help the people affected by historical adoption practices.
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much revenue it estimates (a) it and (b) Crown Estate Scotland will receive from ScotWind leases in each of the next 10 years.
Answer
The ScotWind lease option awards process has yet to be completed and the final figure raised through option agreements is still to be confirmed. Revenues received by Crown Estate Scotland from awards made to date amount to £699m.Crown Estate Scotland may raise further lease option revenues through the ScotWind clearing process, which is currently underway.
When projects enter a lease, they become operational and commence lease payments. Projects are currently at a very early stage and potential lease payment figures will become clearer as projects are further refined and progressed through the development phase. Payments to Crown Estate Scotland under lease agreements will be received by Crown Estate Scotland and transferred to the Scottish Government.
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update regarding the proposals to allow Ukrainian refugees settling in Scotland access to study at Scottish universities free of charge, with access to living cost support.
Answer
Ukrainians who arrive in Scotland and wish to undertake a course of study in Further or Higher Education will be entitled to home tuition fee status, free tuition and living cost support for the duration of their studies. This entitlement has been enshrined in the new student support regulations which were laid before the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 2022 and come into force on 1 August, being the start of the 2022- 23 Academic Year.
In addition, the Scottish Government also announced on 14 April, the creation of a new £1 million International Students’ Emergency Fund for international students who were facing financial hardship as a result of a significant change of circumstances.
Ukrainian students who have previously chosen to study at a college or university in Scotland and are facing financial hardship as a result of the Russian invasion will be eligible to apply to their college or university for support.
- Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the next monthly recorded crime in Scotland statistics are due for publication.
Answer
When the monthly recorded crime in Scotland statistics were last published in April, they highlighted to users that these official statistics would be replaced with a quarterly release of National Statistics, which will present the latest rolling 12-month period. As part of the transition to a quarterly release schedule, and to ensure the publication of data in as timely a manner as possible, the release of the annual National Statistics publication for 2021-22 is being brought forward from September to 28 June.
These and other changes to the production of the recorded crime statistics are a matter for independent statisticians and the Scottish Crime Recording Board, not Ministers. They were approved by the Board following a public consultation of users. The Board’s remit includes ensuring the production of crime statistics is undertaken in a manner consistent with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. An associated report on responses to the consultation and the resulting changes was published on 24 March ( https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-future-recorded-crime-police-activity-statistics-summary-responses-discussion-next-steps/ ).
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing statutory powers to apply a public interest to all landholdings above an agreed scale.
Answer
We are committed to bringing forward a new Land Reform Bill in this parliamentary session. We will undertake a wide-ranging consultation this year on proposals for the Bill, which will build on our land reform measures to date and will further tackle Scotland’s historically iniquitous patterns of land ownership - including by tackling problematic scale and concentration of ownership. The Bill will aim to ensure that the public interest is considered on transfers of particularly large scale land holdings.
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what work has been done to map out land ownership since the publication of the 2019 report, The effects associated with concentrated and large-scale land ownership in Scotland: a research review by the Scottish Land Commission.
Answer
Documenting land ownership in Scotland is a key aim of the Land Register of Scotland which is held and maintained by The Keeper of the Registers of Scotland (ROS) and is accessible online free of charge. Registers of Scotland (RoS) RoS are continually working to record land ownership and improve land mass coverage of records on the Land Register. Full completion of the Land Register is dependent on landowners submitting applications, however, RoS have made significant progress over the last year in their approach to making data held within the General Register of Sasines rather than the Land Register more accessible. As a result they can now link Sasine property search sheets to a map for the first time, making it visually more helpful and accessible. This is also a way of showing indicative ownership extents of Sasines titles which will help fill in current gaps in the Land Register.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 9 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints have been made against Police Scotland in each year since 1999.
Answer
The Scottish Government do not hold the data requested.
Since the formation of Police Scotland in 2013, Police Scotland’s Professional Standards Department have been responsible for investigating complaints against officers up to the rank of Chief Superintendent. Any complaints against senior officers are a matter for the Scottish Police Authority (SPA).
The SPA Complaints and Conduct Committee provide annual and quarterly reports on complaints. The most recent annual report covers the period 2020/21: https://www.spa.police.uk/spa-media/mq1jgwsq/spa-complaints-conduct-committee-2020_21-annual-report-final-dp-update.pdf
Further information, including archived reports are available on the SPA website: https://www.spa.police.uk/meetings.
You may also be interested in information published on Police Scotland’s disclosure log where responses to FOIs are published: https://www.scotland.police.uk/access-to-information/freedom-of-information/disclosure-log/
