- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 October 2001
To ask the Presiding Officer how many personnel from Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd parent company were recruited from overseas to work on the Holyrood building project.
Answer
The key senior personnel employed on site by Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd, a British company, were either Scottish or English. To the best of the Holyrood Project Team's knowledge, no personnel were recruited from overseas to work on site, but this is solely a matter for the contractor concerned.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 October 2001
To ask the Presiding Officer whether any members of the Holyrood Progress Group advised against awarding the contract to carry out cladding work on the MSPs' block in the new Parliament building to Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd and, if so, who they were.
Answer
Notwithstanding that the Holyrood Progress Group have no formal role in the Trade Package appointment process, no concerns were expressed on the tender recommendation made by the Construction Manager, endorsed by the Design Team and approved by the Holyrood Project Team.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 October 2001
To ask the Presiding Officer whether he will give a detailed breakdown of the cost of the tendering process for the contract won by Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd to carry out cladding work on the MSPs' block in the new Parliament building.
Answer
The relevant costs in this exercise are primarily those associated with staff and consultants' time. I understand from the Convener of the Holyrood Progress Group, that it is not possible to quantify these as information is not recorded in this manner.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 September 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 October 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps the NHS is taking to consult service users on the design and layout of patient facilities in new build hospitals.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is working with the NHS to ensure that patients and the public are involved effectively in decisions regarding the design and delivery of services. The nature and degree of involvement or consultation will vary according to circumstances and the nature of the service change being proposed.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Alasdair Morrison on 16 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider implementing a scheme to provide computers for socially excluded groups such as disabled people and housebound women.
Answer
We expect to publish a digital inclusion strategy early in the autumn and this will set out our proposals for tackling the digital divide.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many women who are registered disabled are housebound.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 25 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many computers have been distributed in Scotland through the Computers Within Reach scheme announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in October 2000.
Answer
The Computers Within Reach scheme has been piloted by the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) in certain areas of England only. The scheme does not operate in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales. The scheme is currently being evaluated by DfEE, and the Scottish Executive will examine this evaluation with interest.
The Executive will launch a digital inclusion strategy later this year which will aim to ensure that all people in Scotland are able to benefit from digital technologies.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 29 June 2001
To ask the Presiding Officer whether any sensitivity analyses were undertaken prior to the initial contracts for the Holyrood Project being awarded and following the report on the project for the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body by John Spencely and the report by the Auditor General for Scotland, The new Scottish Parliament building: An Examination of the Management of the Holyrood Project; if so, to which factors any such analyses related, and what the conclusions were of the analyses.
Answer
The "analysis of sensitivities" is embedded in the project's risk analysis process, which was initiated in 1998, prior to site occupation and trade package contract tender exercises. The process demands a regular and systematic review of all identified risks and sensitivities, together with the specific actions aimed at managing them, as well as an assessment of the probability and level of exposure in respect of each individual risk. The results are set out in a risk register, presented formally to the Holyrood Progress Group, which currently contains 47 separate risks.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 28 June 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what effects the proposals contained in the Treaty of Nice will have on Scotland's economy.
Answer
The Treaty of Nice contains provisions designed to ensure that enlargement of the European Union can take place as soon as possible. The main changes are to the institutions of the European Union, which will have no direct short-term impact on the Scottish economy. In the longer term, enlargement, and more efficient EU institutions, present many opportunities to increase the number of jobs and GDP in Scotland and to enhance peace, stability and prosperity across Europe.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 24 May 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its departmental expenditure limits for this financial year will supplemented by funds from Annually Managed Expenditure.
Answer
The Scottish Executive's Annually Managed Expenditure (AME) cannot supplement Departmental Expenditure Limits (DEL). The total Scottish Executive budget - Total Managed Expenditure (TME) - comprises DEL, AME plus some non-voted elements e.g. judges salaries and non-domestic rates. The AME budget consists of expenditure items which cannot be reasonably given firm, multi-year limits such as capital charges and pension contributions.
