Chamber and committees

The Scottish Executive believes there is a need to tackle the issue of neighbourhood noise. In that light, the Executive intends to issue a formal consultation before the 2003 summer recess on its proposed Anti-Social Behaviour Bill, which will include proposals to curb neighbourhood noise.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-621 on 17 June 2003. 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/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-621 on 17 June 2003. 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/webapp/search_wa.

The distribution of national lottery funds is a matter for the Lottery Distribution Bodies: Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Screen, sportscotland, New Opportunities Fund, Community Fund, Heritage Lottery Fund and Millennium Commission. The information requested is not held centrally.The Department for Culture, Media and Sport maintains a database of national lottery awards on their website which sets out the total awarded to each constituency area and each local authority area for each lottery good cause.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-621 today. 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/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-621 today. 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/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-621 today. 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/webapp/search_wa.

This is an operational matter for Scottish Water so I have asked the Chief Executive of Scottish Water to respond. The Chief Executive's response is as follows:The timescale for carrying out repairs at Scotstoun, Glasgow is not related to Scottish Water's efforts to reduce operating costs. Complications associated with the planning of the remedial work resulted in an exceptional length of time being lost. Scottish Water does regret the delay and would like to give assurances that services to customers were not adversely disrupted.

This is an operational matter for Scottish Water so I have asked the Chief Executive of Scottish Water to respond. The Chief Executive's response is as follows:Scottish Water keeps a record of overall leakage rates throughout Scotland, but it is difficult to isolate and accurately estimate the cost of the water lost from a specific instance of a broken pipe in a particular area.

There is no statutory requirement for local consultation to determine the frequency and location of bus services. The provision of local bus services is generally a matter for individual bus operators who use their own commercial judgement as to the level and frequency of services to be provided. Beyond the commercial decisions of bus operators, it is the responsibility of the local transport authority to identify where there is a social need for a particular bus service and to make subsidy available, if it so chooses, so that appropriate additional services are provided.