- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 5 April 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to the answer to question S1W-230 by him on 8 July 1999, what proportion of the total area of the Parliament building is identified as circulation space, for each of the cost reports contained in paragraph 4.2 of the Spencely Report.
Answer
The figures for circulation space given below are calculated from the balance of net area to gross area and shown opposite the design dates they relate to.
01.12.97 - 26.03.99 | Approx. 17% |
25.05.99 | Approx. 33% |
30.08.99-27.09.99 | Approx. 40% |
14.02.00 | Approx. 31% |
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 5 April 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer what estimate the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body has made of the cost of car parking provision at Holyrood (a) in total, (b) by square meter and (c) per car parking space, and whether it will detail these costs for each of the cost reports contained in paragraph 4.2 of the Spencely Report.
Answer
The car park forms part of the substructure works package for the west part of the site and comprises 45% of the total west basement area. The costs for the car parking area and the building structure support cannot be separately identified.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 5 April 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to the answer to question S1W-232 by him on 8 July 1999, whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will list the numbers and categories of staff to be accommodated in the new Parliament building for each of the cost reports contained in paragraph 4.2 of the Spencely Report.
Answer
I have updated in the table below the information given in my answer to question S1W-232 to reflect the staff and wider occupancy levels covered in the latest design scheme. It is not possible for me to provide figures that can be readily applied to fit in with the table referred to in Mr Spencely's report.
Note: The additional numbers recorded for March 2000 do not all translate into additional space requirements. For example, an adjustment to the scheme design for the MSP Block now enables two research staff to occupy the office space adjustment to each MSP room.
Staff/Worker Category1 | Original Brief (£50 million)2 | Revised Brief (£62 million)2 | Position at March 2000 (£108)2 |
| MSPs + MSPs' researcher/secretary3 | 258 | 258 | 3326 |
| Clerks, Administrative staff, Executive staff assigned to Ministers4 | 153 | 260 | 355 |
| Facilities and Security5 Management and contracted service providers | 302 | 290 | 303 |
Notes:
1. Staffing estimates for facilities management and security based on anticipated requirements (November 1998) at Holyrood. Clerks and other administrative staff as estimated at March 1999.
2. Excludes VAT, fees, contingencies, etc.
3. Original and Revised Briefs: allows one space per MSP for researcher/secretary (see note 6 below for March 2000).
4. Includes parliamentary clerks and administrative staff (excluding facilities and security management) and Executive staff assigned to Ministers who will use the building as necessary.
5. Includes parliamentary facilities and security management and possible contracted service providers e.g. mailroom, catering and day cleaners. Includes part-time staff.
6. Covers MSPs, their researchers and secretaries, party resource centre staff and support staff to Business Managers.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 24 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations have been made to Her Majesty's Government regarding possible exemption from the climate charge levy for Scottish consumers, especially industrial consumers, who use a greater amount of electricity generated from hydro-power than consumers in the rest of the UK and so contribute less to greenhouse gas emissions.
Answer
Following representations, the Chancellor announced in his pre-Budget statement that he had decided to exempt 'new' renewables from the Climate Change Levy (CCL). Only non-domestic energy consumers will pay CCL, and they will be able to obtain exemption by purchasing electricity from all renewable sources excluding large hydro schemes. A certification system will be put in place to ensure that electricity for which exemption has been sought has in fact been sourced from qualifying renewable generation capacity. Exemption will be available to any company which purchases qualifying renewable energy, no matter where in the UK the company is located or the whereabouts of the renewable generation.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 15 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any Scottish representations were made to the United Kingdom delegation to the World Trade Organisation meetings in Geneva.
Answer
The regulation of international trade is a reserved matter. The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the Department of Trade and Industry and other UK Departments on trade issues including those arising from the World Trade Organisation and how these may impact on the Executive's responsibilities.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken to consult the local community regarding future use of Dungavel House and its grounds.
Answer
None.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether South Lanarkshire Council has been consulted regarding suitable alternative uses for Dungavel House and its grounds and what advice has been received.
Answer
No.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has ruled out the use of Dungavel House as a component of the Scottish penal system, whether operated by the Scottish Prison Service or by a private operator.
Answer
Yes. This is an operational matter for the Scottish Prison Service. They have no plans at present to use Dungavel House as a prison following its closure in the summer.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre the marketing brief issued to the sales agents appointed to market Dungavel House and its grounds.
Answer
No. This is an operational and commercial matter for which the Scottish Prison Service is fully responsible.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 January 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many requests for assistance were made to the Scottish Crime Squad by each police force in each of the last three years for which data is available and how many of these requests were for crimes falling within the definition "a serious crime where more than one police area is involved, or likely to be involved".
Answer
The information requested follows:
| REQUESTS FOR SCOTTISH CRIME SQUAD ASSISTANCE |
| FORCE | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 |
| Central Scotland | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Fife | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| Grampian | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| Lothian and Borders | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| Northern | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Strathclyde | 11 | 2 | - |
| Tayside | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Other | 7 | 16 | 7 |
| Total | 54 | 60 | 44 |
"Other" refers to tasking by the National Crime Squad and the National Criminal Intelligence Service.Investigations conducted by the Squad invariably involve or impact upon more than one police force area.
