To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding offering routine COVID-19 testing to police officers.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17/03/2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding offering routine COVID-19 testing to police officers.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the reasons that applications to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund have been rejected.
Answered by Kate Forbes
( 22/03/2021): Data for the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Enterprises Hardship Fund (CTHEHF) was compiled by Scottish Enterprise on behalf of all three enterprise agencies. Scottish Enterprise has provided a breakdown of the percentage of applications rejected and the reason for rejection: - 54% were rejected because the applicant business had a positive cashflow balance after 6 months. The appraisal on grant award value required the business to demonstrate, through their own supplied cashflow projection, what they thought their cashflow would be over a 6 month period. The grant was designed to support immediate hardship amongst eligible businesses, however where they demonstrated they had sufficient cash reserves no award could be made.
- 26% of applicants were rejected as they were not within one of the qualifying SIC codes.
- 13% of applicants were rejected because they did not have a business bank account. A business bank account was a minimum eligibility requirement for all applicants.
- 7% were rejected for ‘other reasons’ . This would include the business was found no longer to be trading, was insolvent, business was not based in Scotland.
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22/03/2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the reasons that applications to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund have been rejected.
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To ask the Scottish Government what the average award granted by the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund has been.
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22/03/2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the average award granted by the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund has been.
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To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund, also broken down by how many have (a) been approved, (b) been rejected and (c) yet to be processed.
Answered by Kate Forbes
( 22/03/2021): The Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Enterprises Hardship Fund (CTHEHF), was administered by the enterprise agencies in Scotland. Each enterprise agency administered funds in its respective area and performance data was compiled by Scottish Enterprise on behalf of all three agencies. This data was published on 4 August on the Scottish Government website. Coronavirus (COVID-19): hardship and resilience funds statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) A table summarising the number of applications made, how many were approved, how many were rejected, and if there are any applications yet to be processed is set out below. Applications received | Applications approved | Applications rejected | Applications still to be processed | 3412* | 1908** | 1504 | 0 |
*excluding duplicates, entries created but never submitted, withdrawn applications, etc. **excluding failing the bank check, did not provide sufficient information, or failing on basic eligibility The Scottish Government continues to support businesses during these challenging times. Our approach is tailored to Scotland’s economic needs by providing support, including the CTHEHF, which was unavailable elsewhere in the UK.
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 22/03/2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made to the Creative, Tourism and Hospitality Hardship Fund, also broken down by how many have (a) been approved, (b) been rejected and (c) yet to be processed.
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To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the tourism sector in the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10/03/2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the tourism sector in the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency.
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To ask the Scottish Government how Scotland’s International Environment Centre could contribute to meeting the country's climate change ambitions.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11/02/2021
To ask the Scottish Government how Scotland’s International Environment Centre could contribute to meeting the country's climate change ambitions.
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To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the Clackmannanshire local authority area have received the Carer's Allowance Supplement since it was introduced.
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville
( 05/02/2021): Since Carers's Allowance Supplement was introduced in April 2018 payments have been made to 1,170 carers in the Clackmannanshire local authority area who were eligible on at least one eligibility date from April 2018 to April 2020. The most recent statistics were published on 11 August 2020 and covered carers in receipt of Carer’s Allowance to the April 2020 eligibility date. This information is available from: https://www.gov.scot/publications/carers-allowance-at-february-2020-and-carers-allowance-supplement-to-april-eligibility-date-2020-statistics/ The next publication of Official Statistics is due to be released on 23 rd February 2021, and will include information to the October 2020 eligibility date.
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 05/02/2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the Clackmannanshire local authority area have received the Carer's Allowance Supplement since it was introduced.
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To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of (i) households and (ii) business premises have had access to superfast broadband since 2016.
Answered by Paul Wheelhouse
( 11/02/2021): Ofcom has provided the following figures for numbers of properties in Scotland able to access superfast broadband - of 30 Megabits per second (30Mbps) and above - by year. Unfortunately, the figures provided do not break down between residential and business properties, and, on a directly comparable basis, only go as far back as 2017: Year | Properties with superfast coverage (30Mbps+) | 2020 | 2,581,836 | 2019 | 2,573,289 | 2018 | 2,563,554 | 2017 | 2,276,309 |
However, Ofcom’s Connected Nations annual reports for 2019 and 2020 provide information on coverage percentages across residential and commercial properties in Scotland, as set out in the following table: Year | Superfast coverage in residential properties (%) | Superfast coverage in commercial properties (%) | 2020 | 94 | 83 | 2019 | 92 | 83 |
Prior to 2019, these reports outline coverage percentages by non-SME properties and SME properties: Year | Superfast coverage in non-SME properties (%) | Superfast coverage in SME properties (%) | 2018 | 92 | 86 | 2017 | 87 | 78 | 2016 | 83 | 72 |
More information can be found on Ofcom’s website at: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/research-and-data/multi-sector-research/infrastructure-research/connected-nations-2020 . The Scottish Government, alongside our partners in the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB) programme has played a key role in extending the reach of fibre broadband. Independent broadband analysis site, thinkbroadband (the same site the UK Government quotes in its own figures), states that 94.6% of premises across Scotland are now able to access superfast broadband speeds of 30Mbps and above – up from just 59.3% in 2014, when DSSB deployment began. I am pleased to report that 10,655 premises in the constituency of Clackmannanshire and Dunblane now have access to fibre broadband, thanks to the DSSB roll-out, with over 10,398 of those being provided with access to superfast speeds at the UK definition of 24Mbps and above.
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 11/02/2021
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of (i) households and (ii) business premises have had access to superfast broadband since 2016.
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To ask the Scottish Government how many households in the Clackmannanshire local authority area it anticipates will receive the £10 Child Supplement.
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville
( 09/02/2021): Using the latest available forecasts published by the Scottish Fiscal Commission in January 2021, Scottish Government analysis estimates that that there could be around 1,200 families receiving the Scottish Child Payment in Clackmannanshire in 2021-22.
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 09/02/2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many households in the Clackmannanshire local authority area it anticipates will receive the £10 Child Supplement.
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To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Clackmannanshire Council has received each year in respect of the (a) Attainment Challenge and (b) Pupil Equity Fund, and how many (i) schools and (ii) pupils have been beneficiaries of this funding.
Answered by John Swinney
( 09/02/2021): The Scottish Government has provided funding in the Clackmannanshire Council area through three of the workstreams in the Scottish Attainment Challenge. They are the Challenge Authorities programme, the Care Experienced Children and Young People Fund and Pupil Equity Funding. Overall, a total of £14,987,629 has been allocated to Clackmannanshire Council and schools in Clackmannanshire, with 22 schools supported by this funding through Pupil Equity Funding. The Scottish Government does not hold details on the number of pupils who have benefitted from this funding. The table below illustrates year by year allocations and spending. | | Challenge Authorities | PEF | CECYP Fund [1] | TOTAL ALLOCATION | TOTAL SPEND | SCHOOLS SUPPORTED | 15-16 Allocation | £718,000 | - | - | £718,000 | | - | 15-16 Spend | £482,208 | - | - | | £482,208 | | 16-17 Allocation | £1,253,999 | - | - | £1,253,999 | | - | 16-17 Spend | £1,242,457 | - | - | | £1,242,457 | | 17-18 Allocation | £1,548,000 | £1,560,000 | - | £3,108,000 | | 22 | 17-18 Spend | £1,548,000 | £797,855 | - | | £2,345,855 | | 18-19 Allocation | £1,576,091 | £1,575,120 | £114,400 | £3,265,211 | | 22 | 18-19 Spend | £1,576,090 | £1,656,979 [2] | £114,400 | | £3,347,469 | | 19-20 Allocation | £1,576,091 | £1,629,240 | £177,600 | £3,382,931 | | 22 | 19-20 Spend | £1,565,125 | TBC | £177,600 | | £1,742,725 [3] | | 20-21 Allocation | £1,571,821 | £1,527,827 | £159,840 | £3,259,488 | | 22 | 20-21 Spend | TBC | TBC | TBC | | TBC | | | | | | TOTAL | £14,987,629 | £9,160,714 | 22 |
[1] The CECYP fund is allocated over the academic year as opposed to financial year [2] 18-19 PEF spend includes carry over from 17-18 [3] 19-20 PEF spend is still to be confirmed
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 09/02/2021
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding Clackmannanshire Council has received each year in respect of the (a) Attainment Challenge and (b) Pupil Equity Fund, and how many (i) schools and (ii) pupils have been beneficiaries of this funding.
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