- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Donald Dewar on 24 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a detailed account of the process being employed to prepare the draft concordats between the Her Majesty's Government and itself, in particular which of these two bodies is preparing or has prepared the initial drafts for consideration.
Answer
The UK Government has prepared drafts, which have now been received by the Scottish Executive. Once they have been agreed between the UK Government and the devolved administrations, they will be presented to the Parliament for their endorsement.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 24 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive to specify funding provided by Scottish Natural Heritage to the Scottish Raptors Group in the form of grants, loans and contracts, for each of the last three years.
Answer
There were no contracts or loans from SNH to Scottish Raptor Study Groups in the period 1996-1999. Grants paid during this period were:Year | No of grants | Amount |
1996/97 | 2 | £5,358.00 |
1997/98 | 4 | £12,363.50 |
1998/99 | 10 | £25,026.00 |
1999/2000 | 4 | £12,597.00 (provisional figure) |
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 24 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what is the estimated population of raptors in Scotland.
Answer
The latest available estimate of the raptor population in Scotland, excluding juvenile and non-breeding birds, is approximately 27,000 breeding pairs.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Donald Dewar on 24 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what targets its departments have been set regarding replies to correspondence received from MSPs.
Answer
The targets are for an acknowledgement to be issued within 2 working days of receipt of an MSP's letter; for a substantive reply to be issued within 17 working days of receipt; and for an interim reply to be issued where it is evident that a final reply cannot be issued within the 17 working day target.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 24 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a target for the total raptor population in Scotland and, if so, what it is.
Answer
There is no target for the total raptor population in Scotland.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive which local authority areas will not be taking part in the voluntary Scottish concessionary travel scheme.
Answer
I hope to launch the scheme towards the end of this year, and arrangements are being put in hand by my officials.It is too early to say what the level of participation will be, but our aim is to reach a voluntary agreement with all local authorities and transport operators to provide blind people with free concessionary travel on bus and rail services throughout Scotland.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive further to the answer to question S1W-307 by Sarah Boyack on 9 August, whether it will provide details of the individual schemes recommended by the Route Action Plan study.
Answer
The individual schemes recommended by the A77 Route Action Plan study are as follows:-
1. Dalquat | 1.1 kms - Northbound climbing lane |
2. South of Ayr | 1.9 kms - Dual carriageway |
3. North of Maybole | 1.8 kms - Dual carriageway |
4. North of Kirkoswald | 3.1 kms - Wide single carriageway |
5. Burnside | 1.4 kms - Wide single carriageway |
6. Haggstone | 1.4 kms - Northbound climbing lane |
7. Ardwell to Kennedy's Pass | 1.4 kms - Wide single carriageway |
8. Auchencross to Carloch | 1.5 kms - Southbound climbing lane |
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 23 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive further to answer to the question S1W-324 by Mr Jack McConnell on 14 July 1999, which European Union Council Working Group meetings it has attended to date.
Answer
Officials from the Scottish Executive have since 1 July attended the following European Union Council Working Group meetings:
OFFICIAL VISITS ABROAD: WORKING GROUP MEETINGS
Rural Affairs DepartmentYEAR | DATE | WORKING GROUP | OFFICIAL | DEPARTMENT | PURPOSE |
| 1999 | 9 July 22 July | Environment Working Group Environment Working Group | Mr MurrayMrs Whytock | Rural Affairs DeptRural Affairs Dept | National emission ceilings Ambient air (benzene and carbon monoxide.) |
| 1999 | 1 July 15 July | Internal Fisheries GroupInternal Fisheries Group | Gery McLaughlinGery McLaughlin | Rural Affairs DeptRural Affairs Dept | Reform of Fisheries Marketing Regime |
| 1999 | 22 July | External Fisheries Group | Andrew D Brown | Rural Affairs Dept | External Aspects of Common Fisheries Policy |
Executive Secretariat
YEAR | DATE | WORKING GROUP | OFFICIAL | DEPARTMENT | PURPOSE |
| 1999 | 8 July | Environment Committee | Mr Giverin | Executive Secretariat | Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive |
Education DepartmentYEAR | DATE | WORKING GROUP | OFFICIAL | DEPARTMENT | PURPOSE |
1999 | 8 July 9 July | Education Committee Education Committee | Mrs Johnston Mrs Johnston | Education Dept Education Dept | Socrates II + Leonardo II Socrates II + Leonardo II |
Justice Department
YEAR | DATE | WORKING GROUP | OFFICIAL | DEPARTMENT | PURPOSE |
| 1999 | 5 July | Committee on Civil Law | Peter Beaton | JD-Courts GroupCJ&ID | General Questions |
| | 14 July | Committee on Civil Law | Laura Dolan | JD-Courts GroupCJ&ID | Service of Documents Directive |
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 23 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the estimated #12 million expenditure on the Warm Deal by category and by year of spend.
Answer
£12 million is the budget for the Warm Deal for the year 1999/2000. 47% has been set aside for the local authorities stock and 53% for private and housing association stock.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 23 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of the targets set for each Social Inclusion Partnership in Scotland and the latest available information on their performance in relation to these targets.
Answer
A network of 47 Social Inclusion Partnerships is now in place, tackling the problems of exclusion in rural and urban areas across Scotland. Of these, 26 are new Social Inclusion Partnerships, which began their work on 1st April 1999. The new Social Inclusion Partnerships are currently developing their strategies. Their finalised targets will be set out in monitoring and evaluation plans, which each new Social Inclusion Partnership will develop later this year. New guidance is currently being developed to assist the Social Inclusion Partnerships in doing this.As well as the new partnerships, 21 of the existing Priority Partnership Areas and Regeneration Programmes were designated as Social Inclusion Partnerships on 1st April 1999 following a re-focusing of their work programmes. Each of these converted Social Inclusion Partnerships has a set of targets agreed with the Scottish Executive early in its life. Each partnership sets out details of its performance against these targets every year in its annual report. Annual reports for 1998/99 have now been submitted to the Scottish Executive, and I have placed copies of the annual reports in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
