- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-5526 by Jim Mather on 12 November 2007, what further events will be organised or supported by Scottish Enterprise to promote the case for clean coal.
Answer
Scottish Enterprise worksclosely with the Industrial and Power Association (IPA), whose membership comprisesmost of the Scottish companies’ active in this area. The IPA are organising a conference,Power Scotland 2008, being held in March of which Scottish Enterprise will be asponsor. Clean coal will be one of the topics discussed at that conference. ScottishEnterprise and the IPA will also be involved in the All-Energy 2008 conference andexhibition in Aberdeen in May where, I understand, the IPA expects to organise adiscussion on clean coal.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to distribute its share of any funds that it receives from the UK unclaimed assets scheme.
Answer
The Dormant Bank and BuildingSocieties Accounts Bill currently progressing through the UK Parliament providesthat these funds should be distributed by the BIG Lottery Fund under prioritiesset by Scottish ministers.
The Scottish Government willconsult widely with the third sector early in the New Year to ensure that decisionson spending priorities are informed by the sector’s innovation, focus on solutionsand strong connection to local communities.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Transport Scotland uniformly enforces the provisions of section 59 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 across the trunk road network.
Answer
Transport Scotland enforces the provisions of Section 59 of the Roads (Scotland) Act, which seeks to maintain safety for road users and pedestrians whilst reflecting local circumstances.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance in relation to section 59 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 has been issued to contractors responsible for maintaining trunk roads.
Answer
No specific guidance isissued to Trunk Road Operating Companies in relation to Section 59 of the Roads(Scotland) Act 1984, or Section 87 (powers of removal). The 3rd Generation TermContract for Management and Maintenance of the Scottish Trunk Road Network,imposes a general obligation to carry out routine safety inspections andpatrols at specified intervals to identify and remedy defects and hazards. Acopy of the contract is on the Transport Scotland website, the section relatingto unauthorised signs can be found at the following link;
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/uploads/documents/NorthWestUnit/Schedule8/C-S8P5-NW_Unit.pdf.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints have been registered by (a) individual members of the public and (b) organisations regarding the use of shop street advertising boards and fresh produce displays on trunk roads in each of the last 10 years, broken down by route.
Answer
Transport Scotland does not hold separate records for complaints bymembers of the public or representative organisations regarding the use ofadvertising and fresh produce displays broken down by route.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the commitment in letter reference 2007/0030929 of September 2007, when the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism will meet representatives of SAS International and myself as the local constituency MSP.
Answer
My private office hascontacted SAS International and a date for the meeting has been set for 19 February 2008.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has taken any action to move towards an export trade in carcases rather than live animals.
Answer
No. However, the ScottishGovernment provides financial support to Quality Meat Scotland in its effortsto promote Scottish meat sales in key overseas markets.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how much finance will be distributed to each local authority from April 2008 to provide an intensive support and monitoring service.
Answer
The terms of the concordat betweencentral and local government commit to a reduction in central government monitoringof local government spending lines – this is reflected in the removal of ring-fencedresources for a significant amount of activity.
Fundingto support youth justice activities, such as intensive support and monitoring, willtherefore not be ring-fenced from 1 April 2008, it will be included in the overalllocal government settlement.
Every local authority area willhave the flexibility to make decisions about what will best achieve good outcomes.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects every local authority to utilise finance to be provided from April 2008 for the specific purpose of rolling out intensive support and monitoring services.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-7833 on 16 January 2008. Allanswers 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, 13 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what options will be available to children’s hearings that wish to use intensive support and monitoring services if individual local authorities decide not to use the money allocated for such purposes to provide such a service.
Answer
The terms of the concordat betweencentral and local government commit to a reduction in central government monitoringof local government spending lines – this is reflected in the removal of ring-fencedresources for a significant amount of activity.
Fundingto support youth justice activities, such as intensive support and monitoring, willtherefore not be ring-fenced from 1 April 2008, it will be included in the overalllocal government settlement.
Every local authority area willhave the flexibility to make decisions about what will best achieve good outcomes.
We expect all agencies chargedwith achieving better outcomes for children and young people to work together inpartnership and to reach collective decisions about what will best achieve thoseaims.
When conflict occurs, children’spanels have the option of asking the principal reporter to use local authority accountabilitypowers, as set out in the Antisocial Behaviour Act 2004, to ensure the needs ofchildren and young people are met.
