- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 7 July 1999
To ask the Presiding Officer whether any of the contracts awarded for the Holyrood Project impose obligations upon the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body to pay compensation for loss of work and breach of faith, and what advice did the SPCB take in relation to any court action in relation to loss of work or breach of faith being successful, in the event of the project being abandoned.
Answer
The contract conditions, which are standard to the construction industry, do not impose specific obligations to pay compensation for loss of work or breach of faith. Professional appointments and other contractors could however raise court actions for breach of contract which might include claims for damages related to loss of work and any other consequential losses. Legal advice was taken on the potential for such claims and related architectural and construction industry practices.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 2 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are in place within the temporary Parliament buildings for recycling of materials such as paper and aluminium.
Answer
The Parliament's existing waste disposal arrangements do not currently cover the recycling of waste paper or aluminium. Parliament staff are, however, preparing a specification for this type of service and the aim is to award a contract later in the summer.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 2 July 1999
To ask the Presiding Officer whether there has been any reduction in the number of people that the new parliament will accommodate on a permanent basis from that initially intended.
Answer
The number of staff to be accommodated in the new Parliament building at Holyrood has increased from original estimates, this is one of the reasons for the increased construction cost estimate from £50 million to £62 million (excluding fees and VAT).
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 2 July 1999
To ask the Presiding Officer what are the components of the reduction from #3,125 to #2,696 in the construction cost per square metre of floor area of the new Parliament building.
Answer
The majority of additional space required in the new Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood is 'circulation' space. The unit cost per square metre for that type of space is lower than the unit costs per square metre for other areas of the building. The average for the whole building is therefore reduced.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 June 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to publish information after 1 July on what proportion of Scotland's domestic waste is currently (a) recycled, (b) dumped in landfill sites, (c) incinerated without heat recovery; and, (d) incinerated with heat recovery.
Answer
The information requested is being collected for 1997 and 1998 as part of a research project co-funded by The Scottish Office and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. Results from the project will be available in the Autumn to coincide with publication of the National Waste Strategy for Scotland. In the future, certain information on waste disposal and recovery will be collected annually by the Accounts Commission.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 30 June 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to publish details after 1 July on how many applications for approval of landfill dumping sites it is currently processing and on the number of applications being processed by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency and local authorities.
Answer
Applications for planning permission for landfill sites are made in the first instance to local authorities, and for waste management licences to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). Details of such applications are held on public registers by the appropriate body but are not held centrally. SEPA publish summary numbers of licence applications and the outcome in their annual report.The Scottish Executive may process certain planning applications (such as those being considered following call-in or appeal) but there are no present plans to publish details of the number of applications being processed.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 29 June 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to publish details after 1 July of the proportion of students who were not exempt from a parental contribution who were assessed as requiring a parental contribution in each of the academic sessions (a) 1998-99, (b) 1997-98 and (c) 1996-97.
Answer
Information on the incidence of assessed parental and spouse contributions to student awards in academic year 1996/97 has already been published, albeit not in the precise form requested. It is contained in "Student Awards 1996-97", published by The Scottish Office in October 1997 under the reference Edn/L1/1997/8.Similar information for academic years 1997/98 and 1998/99 will be published in due course.
