- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 21 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it is undertaking with external bodies regarding ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Firth of Forth.
Answer
The Scottish Governmenthas discussed, with both Forth Ports plc and Scottish Natural Heritage, the completionof an appropriate assessment of proposals for ship-to-ship oil transfer in the Firthof Forth, including implications of the proposals for three Natura sites.
In particular, I metwith Forth Ports’ representatives on 5 June 2007, when I was updated on their considerationof the proposals, and the First Minister met with Forth Ports’ representatives on31 July 2007, when he was informed of progress made bythe on-going appropriate assessment.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement on enterprise networks by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth on 26 September 2007, who under the new structure will make decisions currently made by Scottish Enterprise Fife and where the new decision-makers will be based.
Answer
This will be an operationalmatter for Scottish Enterprise. However, as now, decisions affecting Fife will reflect local Fifepriorities and be informed by a continued Scottish Enterprise presence in Fife.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement on enterprise networks by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth on 26 September 2007, what decisions regarding enterprise and economic development will continue to be made at the local level in Fife.
Answer
This will be anoperation matter for Scottish Enterprise. However, as now, such decisions willreflect local Fife priorities and be informed by a continued ScottishEnterprise presence in Fife.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement on enterprise networks by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth on 26 September 2007, what the financial costs and savings will be from the networks, VisitScotland and other organisations sharing back-office functions and other activities such as marketing in (a) Fife and (b) Scotland.
Answer
Work is currentlyunderway between the enterprise networks and VisitScotland to identifyopportunities for shared services. It is therefore not possible to quantifycosts or savings at present.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Enterprise full-time equivalent staff are employed in the Fife area and whether the Executive will ensure that these levels do not fall following restructuring of the enterprise networks.
Answer
There are currently43 full-time equivalent staff based at Scottish Enterprise Fife, not including locallybased Careers Scotland staff. Allocation of staff resources is an operational matterfor Scottish Enterprise.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement on enterprise networks by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth on 26 September 2007, how community partnerships in Fife will be able to have input to operations at local, regional or Scotland-wide level under the new Scottish Enterprise structure.
Answer
As the CabinetSecretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth made clear in his statement, theproposed regional structure will enable existing partnerships andcollaborations with the enterprise networks to continue, broaden and develop further.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement on enterprise networks by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth on 26 September 2007, what powers and assets will be transferred from Scottish Enterprise Fife to Fife Council.
Answer
Localregeneration activity and management of the Business Gateway contract willbecome the responsibility of the local authority. This will mean somereallocation of funds from Scottish Enterprise to local authorities but thedetail of this will be decided when the exact nature of the activity to betransferred is finalised, subject to the results of the forthcoming SpendingReview announcement.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what grants are administered through Scottish Enterprise Fife and, of these, which are (a) under review, (b) to end, (c) to continue to be administered by Scottish Enterprise staff based in Fife without review, (d) to continue without review but administered by Scottish Enterprise staff not based in Fife, (e) to continue without review but administered by non-Scottish Enterprise staff based in Fife and (f) to continue without review but administered by non-Scottish Enterprise staff not based in Fife.
Answer
Scottish Enterprise Fife administers a range of grants for businesses, whichare offered throughout the Scottish Enterprise network. These cover:
Strategy development
Market development
Innovation
Workforce development
Business improvement
Investment, and
Start-Up.
The administrationand delivery of these products is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement on enterprise networks by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth on 26 September 2007, what the financial costs and savings will be of co-locating Scottish Enterprise staff with local authority staff in (a) Fife and (b) Scotland.
Answer
Co-location ofstaff will be an operational matter for discussion between Scottish Enterpriseand relevant local authorities which will be encouraged by the ScottishGovernment. It is thereforenot possible to quantify costs or savings at present.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been invested in Fife for enterprise and local economic development in each of the last five years.
Answer
The funding allocationsfor Scottish Enterprise Fife in each of the last five years, ending 31 March, expressedin £000, are as follows:
2007 - 18,172
2006 - 22,569
2005 - 22,235
2004 - 22,225
2003 - 18,885.
