Questions and answers

Question reference: S5W-23551

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to increase low-carbon travel opportunities in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency.

We continue to invest in opportunities across East Ayrshire to promote low carbon travel opportunities. Including:

Investment totalling over £1.3m in East Ayrshire to support the installation of workplace, domestic and public EV charging infrastructure and public sector fleet decarbonisation.
£264,000 towards walking and cycling infrastructure projects in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley via the Community Links programme. In addition we have provided funding to promote cycling, walking and safer streets and cycle training in schools.
Between 2013-16 provided £140,000 in funding towards bus infrastructure to encourage more people to use buses.

Question reference: S5O-03342

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress being made on payments to farmers.

Question reference: S5O-03266

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it sees tourism between Scotland and EU countries developing in the future.

Question reference: S5O-03244

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how its new victim support service will help the families of victims of crime and the families of people involved in fatal accidents and sudden deaths.

Question reference: S5W-21973

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2019
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how much Pupil Equity Funding has been given to schools in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency.

Question reference: S5O-03032

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what the mortality rates for cancer, heart disease and stroke are in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency, and how these compare with Scotland as a whole.

Question reference: S5W-21855

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 7 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in delivering the Scottish national investment bank.

A Bill to underpin the establishment and capitalisation of the Scottish National Investment Bank was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 27 February 2019. The Bill will place a duty on Scottish Ministers to establish the Bank as a public limited company and give the necessary powers to capitalise it. The Scottish Government has committed to investing £2 billion over 10 years to capitalise the Bank, making it a cornerstone of Scotland’s economy. Ministers will also be given the power to set the strategic direction of the Bank by the setting of Missions that will address socio-economic challenges.

The Bill and its accompanying documents are published on the Scottish Parliament website .

Question reference: S5O-02857

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what impact its commitment to invest £500 million to expand early learning and childcare provision will have on demand for skilled staff and infrastructure investment opportunities in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency.

Question reference: S5O-02837

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 30 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how the Five Routes – One Great Adventure initiative could help promote tourism in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency.

I recently had the pleasure of announcing £300,000 of Scottish Government funding for the 5 routes project in line with our Programme for Government commitment to promote Ayrshire as a tourism destination.

These Five Routes, and the co-operative working between local businesses and the local authorities involved in developing the initiative, are an innovative and positive development which will help Ayrshire grow as a destination.

The investment provides an opportunity to attract new visitors, which will support and grow the existing tourism business base and provide a launchpad to create jobs and attract further investment.

Question reference: S5O-02817

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether non-looked after kinship carers should receive the same level of financial support that fosters carers and looked after kinship carers receive when looking after children who have experienced family break-ups or the death of a parent.

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