- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 August 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Skills Development Scotland has any role in liaising with businesses, employability agencies, training agencies, colleges and Jobcentre Plus.
Answer
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) works both directly and in partnership with a range of employers, employability agencies, training agencies, Colleges and with Jobcentre Plus across Scotland. SDS co-ordinates its activity with Community Planning Partners, while work with employers is both direct and through third party contracted provision such as Accredited Training Organisations delivering Modern Apprenticeship Qualifications.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 19 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers the present six-month time limit on appeals with regard to council tax bandings to be appropriate.
Answer
Regulations state that an appeal must be lodged within six months. In practice, the Scottish assessors may relax this requirement in the interests of fairness, for example where a genuine valuation error has occurred. This seems reasonable. However, we remain committed to the abolition of council tax and its replacement with a fairer local tax based on ability to pay.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 19 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it issues to valuation boards with regard to the appeals process for council tax bandings.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not issue guidance to valuation boards in relation to the appeals process.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 19 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it undertakes to monitor the work of valuation boards with regard to council tax bandings.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not routinely monitor the work of valuation boards, which act independently of the government.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has information on which companies in North Ayrshire have made bids to the Future Jobs Fund.
Answer
The Future Jobs Fund is a UK Government initiative managed and administered in Scotland by Jobcentre Plus. The Scottish Government does not possess the information requested. For further information, please contact Jobcentre Plus Office for Scotland, Corunna House, Cadogan Street, Glasgow, G2 7SS.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 July 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 August 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people it expects will benefit from the Future Jobs Fund in North Ayrshire.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S3W“26226, answered on 14 August 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.apsx.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 27 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reasoned opinions, under Article 228 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, relating to the transposition of EU legislation in Scotland have been received in each of the last five years, broken down by directive.
Answer
Our records indicate the following:
| Year | Infraction Case Number | Directive Details |
| 2005 | - | |
| 2006 | - | |
| 2007 | - | |
| 2008 | 1999/2119 | 92/43 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna. |
| 2009 | - | |
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 27 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many reasoned opinions, under Article 226 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, relating to the transposition of EU legislation in Scotland have been received in each of the last five years, broken down by directive.
Answer
Our records indicate the following:
| Year | Infraction Case Number | Directive Details |
| 2005 | - | |
| 2006 | 2006/0180 | 2002/91 on the energy performance of buildings. |
| 2007 | - | |
| 2008 | 2007/0861 | 2004/35 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage. |
| | 2008/0362 | 2007/0010 amending annex II to Council Directive 92/19 as regards the measures to be taken within a protection zone following an outbreak of swine vesicular disease. |
| 2009 | 2008/2064 | 2003/105 on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances. |
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 27 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many letters, under Article 226 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, relating to the transposition of EU legislation in Scotland have been received in each of the last five years, broken down by directive.
Answer
Our records indicate the following:
| Year | Infraction Case Number | Directive Details |
| 2005 | 2005/0248 | 2002/99 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption. |
| | 2005/0436 | 2002/89 amending Directive 2000/29 on protective measures against the introduction into the community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products. |
| 2006 | 2006/0716 | 2005/77 on protective measures against the introduction into the community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread in the community. |
| | 2006/2005 | 1998/83 on the quality of drinking water intended for human consumption. |
| | 2006/2112 | 1979/409 on the conservation of wild birds. |
| | 2006/2496 | 1999/31 on landfill of waste. |
| 2007 | 2007/2241 | 2000/60 establishing a framework for community action in the field of water policy. |
| 2008 | 2008/0240 | 2007/73 regarding maximum residue levels. |
| | 2008/2064 | 2003/105 on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances. |
| 2009 | 2009/301 | 2009/007on protective measures against the introduction into the community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the community. |
| | 2009/0221 | 2006/118 on Groundwater. |
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 June 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 27 July 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many letters, under Article 228 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, relating to the transposition of EU legislation in Scotland have been received in each of the last five years, broken down by directive.
Answer
Our records indicate the following:
| Year | Infraction Case Number | Directive Details |
| 2005 | - | |
| 2006 | 1999/2119 | 92/43 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna. |
| 2007 | 2002/4783 | 79/409 on the conservation of wild birds. |
| 2008 | - | |
| 2009 | - | |
