- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications have been made for freight facilities grants since May 2007.
Answer
We have received a total of seven formal applications for freight facilities grant since May 2007.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was undertaken with South Ayrshire Council prior to the decision to reallocate the Freight Facilities Grant of £5.2 million, originally awarded in January 2006 towards the construction of a new railhead at Barrhill, South Ayrshire, to other projects.
Answer
JST Services, the grant holder, decided not to proceed with the Barrhill rail project and withdrew their application for Freight Facilities Grant.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it has set for products used in school meals in respect of meeting the standards of recognised organic schemes.
Answer
We have not set any targets for the use of products meeting the standards of recognised organic schemes in school meals. As of 4 August 2008, under the Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007, education authorities and managers of grant-aided schools will have a duty to have regard to guidance issued by Scottish ministers on the application of the principles of sustainable development when providing food or drink or catering services in schools.
The existing guidance, Integrating sustainable development into procurement of food and catering services, is available on the Scottish Government website at:
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/Procurement/PublicProcurement/ProcurementPolicy/coporate-responsibility/Integrationofsusdevinfood.
The guidance contains advice on various sustainable development issues, including organic food, and how to pursue these various issues whilst staying within EU procurement law. We are currently refreshing the guidance and intend to reissue it during the summer.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the decision was taken to reallocate the Freight Facilities Grant of £5.2 million, originally awarded in January 2006 towards the construction of a new railhead at Barrhill, South Ayrshire, to other projects.
Answer
JST Services formally intimated on 2 November 2007 that they would not be taking forward the Barrhill project. This triggered the lifting of the allocation of funds within the freight grant budget to this project.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-765 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 June 2007, when it now believes that the new community hospital in Girvan will be completed.
Answer
Work on the new community hospital should be completed at the end of October 2009.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was undertaken with Network Rail prior to the decision to reallocate the Freight Facilities Grant of £5.2 million, originally awarded in January 2006 towards the construction of a new railhead at Barrhill, South Ayrshire, to other projects.
Answer
JST Services, the grant holder, decided not to proceed with the Barrhill rail project and withdrew their application for Freight Facilities Grant.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was undertaken with Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire prior to the decision to reallocate the Freight Facilities Grant of £5.2 million, originally awarded in January 2006 towards the construction of a new railhead at Barrhill, South Ayrshire, to other projects.
Answer
None. JST Services, the grant holder, decided not to proceed with the Barrhill rail project and withdrew their application for Freight Facilities Grant.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was undertaken with local communities prior to the decision to reallocate the Freight Facilities Grant of £5.2 million, originally awarded in January 2006 towards the construction of a new railhead at Barrhill, South Ayrshire, to other projects.
Answer
JST Services, the grant holder, decided not to proceed with the Barrhill rail project and withdrew their application for Freight Facilities Grant.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-766 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 June 2007, whether it will provide updated details of the budget allocated for the (a) building and (b) running of the new community hospital in Girvan, indicating whether the previously estimated costs have increased and, if so, by how much.
Answer
Information from NHS Ayrshire and Arran is that the budget for the Girvan Community Hospital remains unchanged from that given in my answer on 18 June 2007. The capital budget is around £20 million and annual running costs £3.65 million.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation was undertaken with Forestry Commission Scotland prior to the decision to reallocate the Freight Facilities Grant of £5.2 million, originally awarded in January 2006 towards the construction of a new railhead at Barrhill, South Ayrshire, to other projects.
Answer
My officials discussed issues linked to the Barrhill project with Forestry Commission Scotland, both prior to the award of grant and during the period between the award of grant and JST Services'' final decision to withdraw from the project. These discussions did not cover the reallocation of grant subsequent to the withdrawal.
