- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to further increase access to broadband in rural communities.
Answer
We plan to bring affordable broadband to all eligible households and businesses in Scotland who notified us of access problems, essentially related to distance from their exchange. This is being achieved through our £3.4 million broadband reach procurement exercise and should increase access within Scottish communities. We now have a preferred supplier and expect to award a contract in June with delivery to be completed within a year.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when people in Straiton, South Ayrshire, will be able to access broadband connections in their homes and businesses.
Answer
The Straiton exchange was initially upgraded for broadband under a Scottish Government contract with BT. This exchange has a broadband product called Exchange Activate which has a limit on take-up. The government has recently become aware of a capacity problem experienced at the Straiton exchange. We are therefore in discussion with BT as to how and when this issue could be resolved
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much finance has been given to credit unions who have applied for compensation for defaulted loans under its scheme to underwrite the loans of those affected by the collapse of Farepak.
Answer
Compensation totalling £6,247 was awarded to nine Scottish credit unions that met the eligibility criteria for loans up to the value of £400 made to Farepak customers. This included a payment made to Glasgow City Council for liabilities incurred under the similar scheme it operated for eight Glasgow credit unions.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the occasions where the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing has asked an NHS board to review a funding decision taken by the board.
Answer
Boards are responsible for deciding on their priorities for spending, within global financial totals and subject to policy guidelines and frameworks set out by the Scottish Government. In a small number of exceptional cases where I believed earlier decisions were not supportable I asked boards to review them. These cases have been debated in the Parliament.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated journey time is for an ambulance travelling between Girvan, South Ayrshire, and Hairmyres Hospital.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12959 on 30 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found 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: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated journey time is for an ambulance travelling between Dailly, South Ayrshire, and Hairmyres Hospital.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12959 on 30 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found 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: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated journey time is for an ambulance travelling between Rankinston, East Ayrshire, and Hairmyres Hospital.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12959 on 30 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found 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: Wednesday, 14 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated journey time is for an ambulance travelling between Cumnock, East Ayrshire, and Hairmyres Hospital.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-12959 on 30 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found 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: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to extend the eligibility for the exemption scheme on water charges for churches, charities and voluntary organisations.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-13133 on 30 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found 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: Thursday, 15 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to extend the eligibility for the current exemption scheme on water charges to include churches, charities and voluntary organisations that moved into their premises after 1999.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-13133 on 30 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
