- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 12 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff will deliver Business Gateway advice in Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley under the revised enterprise network structure.
Answer
This will be amatter for the contractors, Alba Smart Thinking, recently appointed to run theBusiness Gateway service in Ayrshire.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 12 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what involvement trade unions will have in the regional advisory boards to be set up as part of the reorganisation of the enterprise network structure.
Answer
Precisearrangements for membership of the regional business advisory boards will besubject to further consideration by Ministers. The principal objective will beto secure meaningful business involvement in the boards, however, appropriatewider representation will also be sought.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 12 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what process will be put in place to recruit and appoint members to the regional advisory boards to be set up as part of the reorganisation of the enterprise network structure.
Answer
Precisearrangements for membership of the regional business advisory boards will besubject to further consideration by Ministers. The principal objective will beto secure meaningful business involvement in the boards.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it would cost to purchase the rolling stock required to provide a half-hourly rail service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock.
Answer
We have no plansto purchase the rolling stock required for a half hourly rail service betweenGlasgow and Kilmarnock and have not therefore considered the cost of doing so. Aswith other rolling stock required to operate the ScotRail franchise, it isexpected that any additional rolling stock required for the extra servicesbetween Glasgow and Kilmarnock will be leased by the Franchisee.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will purchase or lease the rolling stock required to provide a half-hourly rail service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock.
Answer
We expect the franchiseeto lease additional rolling stock allowing trains to be cascaded across theFirst ScotRail franchise and a half-hourly rail service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock to be provided.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much additional rolling stock will be required to provide a half-hourly rail service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock.
Answer
Two additionaltrains will be required to provide a half-hourly service.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 12 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional funding will be provided to (a) East Ayrshire Council and (b) South Ayrshire Council for local regeneration following reorganisation of the enterprise networks.
Answer
This has not yetbeen determined but such matters will be taken into account in due course.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 11 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what specific measures it will introduce to support the coal industry, including opencast mining.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4234 on
11 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 11 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it will offer to the coal mining industry.
Answer
The Scottish coalmining industry makes a significant contribution to energy supplies, currentlysupplying around 25% of UK coal production. Our policy opposing newnuclear power stations in Scotland, the installation of flue gasdesulpherisation equipment at Longannet power station, and the futuredevelopment of clean coal technologies, are all factors expected to increasethe size of the potential market for Scottish coal production. We maintainregular contact with the sector and participate in the UK Coal Forum.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the public consultation undertaken by the independent scrutiny panel into the new proposals for review of services brought forward by NHS Ayrshire and Arran will be carried out in accordance with the guidance contained in HM Treasury’s Green Book.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-5008, on 9 October 2007, and confirm that I am content that theadopted process is consistent with the spirit of the HM Treasury Green Bookguidance, which recognises that the level of detail in any process undertakenshould be commensurate with the scale of the proposal in hand.
All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the parliament's website, the searchfacility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
