Questions and answers

Question reference: S5W-21476

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5F-03037 by John Swinney on 7 February 2019 (Official Report, c. 9), which organisations it has met to discuss workplace parking levies, and on what dates.

The Scottish Government met with a number of organisations to discuss the principle of a Workplace Parking Levy following the commitment given at the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee to explore Local Authorities’ appetite for these powers. These meetings were with COSLA on 8 and 23 January and 19 February; with Regional Transport Partnerships (RTPs) on 9 January; with the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) on 6 January and with City of Edinburgh Council on 5 February. The Scottish Government met with the Federation of Small Business on 19 February. In addition, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, the Economy and Fair Work and the Minister for Public Finance and the Digital Economy met the main business representative organisations (Scottish Chambers of Commerce, CBI Scotland, FSB Scotland, IoD Scotland, SCDI and Scottish Financial Enterprise) to discuss the budget on 5 February where Workplace Parking Levies was one of the topics discussed.

Question reference: S5W-21484

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5F-03042 by John Swinney on 7 February 2019 (Official Report, c. 22), what its response is to the call by the EIS for schools to be exempt from workplace parking levies.

Question reference: S5O-02890

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on infection control measures at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Question reference: S5O-02842

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed congestion on the M8 between the St James Interchange and Glasgow city centre with Transport Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-20640

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 18 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what representations it has made regarding the potential closure of the Construction Industry Training Board facility at Inchinnan.

The governance of CITB is reserved. Changes in the operation of the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) base in Inchinnan are part of a more general reform of CITB’s activities.

I met with CITB on 25 th January 2018 to receive an update on the review of Training Boards. At the meeting the I expressed disappointment at the lack of consultation around the review of Industry Training Boards published in October 2017.

Question reference: S5W-20642

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 18 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports the outsourcing of the Construction Industry Training Board's (CITB) construction training and other functions, and the potential closure of the CITB facility at Inchinnan.

Question reference: S5W-20641

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 17 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the construction industry trades unions regarding the potential closure of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) facility at Inchinnan and the outsourcing of CITB construction training and other functions.

Question reference: S5W-20638

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 15 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the outsourcing of the Construction Industry Training Board's construction training and other functions.

Oversight of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is a reserved matter. The outsourcing comes as a result of a review of the operations of CITB across Great Britain. The Scottish Government regards this development as unfortunate, particularly for those who are directly affected. The Scottish Government expects CITB to ensure that the employment rights of individuals are protected.

The responsibility for these changes lie with the UK Government, but the Scottish Government will provide support to those who are facing redundancy through our initiative for responding to redundancy situations, Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE).

The local PACE team was quickly in touch with CITB Inchinnan to offer PACE support. Through providing skills development and employability support, PACE aims to minimise the time individuals facing redundancy are out of work.

Question reference: S5W-20639

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 15 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it has met the Construction Industry Training Board since January 2017.

Question reference: S5O-02784

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the future of the Construction Industry Training Board and the National Construction College campus in Scotland.

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