- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 6 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to ensure that the public can be satisfied that dental work carried out is charged for appropriately.
Answer
The items oftreatment which dentists can provide under NHS arrangements and the associatedfees which they can charge are set by the Scottish Government and are containedin the Statement of Dental Remuneration (SDR), which is publicly available. Anexercise is currently underway to revise the SDR.
There are alsopayment verification procedures in place to ensure financial probity.
Charges forprivate dental treatment are not regulated by the government and are a matterfor the individual dentists concerned.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to local authorities regarding the introduction of a three bin collection system.
Answer
Decisions on collectionsystems are a matter for local authorities. Remade Scotland published a report in February 2007 on
Kerbside Collections – Factorsfor Success This report includes information on three bin collection systemsand can be viewed at:
www.remade.org.uk/files/Remade%20Kerbside%20Report.pdf.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to local authorities regarding the timescale for the implementation of a three bin collection system.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to questionS3W-5615 on 2 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questionsare available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with North Ayrshire Council regarding recycling targets.
Answer
We held a Waste Summiton 3 October 2007, to which all local authorities were invited to discuss the wayforward with regard to waste and recycling, including targets. North Ayrshire Councilwas represented at this event.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities will incur fines if they do not introduce three bin collection systems.
Answer
No. However, the Scottishministers do have the power to fine local authorities if they fail to meet targetsto divert waste from landfill under the Landfill Allowance Scheme.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to impose financial penalties on local authorities that fail to achieve recycling targets and, if so, what these penalties may be.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to questionS3W-5618 on 2 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questionsare available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it takes in respect of local authorities failing to reach recycling targets.
Answer
There are currentlyno specific statutory targets for local authorities in relation to recycling. However,authorities have to comply with the limits laid down in the Landfill Allowance Schemeon the amount of biodegradable waste they send to landfill. If authorities failto comply with these limits they may be subject to penalties, including fines.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 31 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultations on park home legislation it has had with insurance companies.
Answer
We have commissionedresearch to provide an accurate picture of the use of park homes as dwellings inScotland as the basis for the development of policyin this area. The research has considered the extent to which any problems identifiedare addressed by the existing legislation, including that recently implemented bypart 6 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 which introduced new protectionsfor park home residents.
Input into the researchstudy has been made by park home residents and national organisations representingresidents and site owners. We have not carried out any consultation with insurancecompanies.
We expect to publishthe research later this year. This will assist us in setting out our future policyfor mobile homes.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 31 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultations on park home legislation it has had with owners of mobile home parks.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-5624 on 31 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Irene Oldfather, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 31 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultations it has undertaken on park home legislation.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-5624 on 31 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
