- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 30 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what the membership is of the Scottish Steering Group for London 2012; who selected these individuals, and whether there was an opportunity for all parties interested in being a member to apply.
Answer
The Scottish Steering Group for London 2012 comprises senior-level representatives from key national public sector organisations including Scottish Enterprise, VisitScotland, sportscotland, EventScotland, the Scottish Arts Council, COSLA and BBC Scotland, Volunteer Development Scotland, CBI Scotland, Scottish Chambers of Commerce and ADES. These organisations were selected by the Scottish Executive and each was invited to nominate a candidate best placed to make a valuable contribution to the work of the steering group.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2006
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Answered by Colin Boyd on 27 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been killed in accidents in the construction industry in each of the last five years and in how many of these accidents the ensuing safety investigation has led to criminal proceedings.
Answer
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service does not hold the information requested. Information about the number of people killed in accidents in the construction industry can, however, be obtained from the Health and Safety Executive (
www.hse.gov.uk).
Charges relating to deaths in the construction industry cannot be identified separately on the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s Case Management Database from other health and safety charges relating to workers in any other industry.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2005
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Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 27 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-20860 by Cathy Jamieson on 29 November 2005, whether the only way in which the Scottish Prison Service measures whether staff turnover adversely affects the performance of its services is by comparing the level of staff turnover to the UK average and by meeting performance targets set out by ministers.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
Yes.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2006
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Current Status:
Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21863 by Cathy Jamieson on 20 January 2006, why this answer, which was given directly by the Minister for Justice, is in the same terms as the answer to question S2W-21858, which was answered on 20 January 2006 by the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service on the minister’s behalf.
Answer
Awaiting answer
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 26 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21582 by Cathy Jamieson on 22 December 2005, whether, during discussions with Her Majesty’s Government on the issue of US agencies using Scottish airports for refuelling for flights in which it is alleged that suspected terrorists are being carried to countries where the practice of torture is used for the purposes of interrogation, it was made aware at any stage of the opinion expressed in a written memorandum to the Prime Minister that the papers found by those compiling the memorandum suggest the existence of more cases of US agencies requesting to use UK territory to facilitate rendition flights than those acknowledged by the Home Secretary, as reported by the BBC on 19 January 2006.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not comment on the status or handling of leaked documents.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 26 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21640 by Patricia Ferguson on 12 January 2006, to which nation the answer refers.
Answer
The answer refers to the United Kingdom. The Scottish Executive also believes Scotland will benefit from London 2012 for the reasons given in answers to S2W-21640 on 12 January 2006, S2W-17564 on18 July 2005, and S2W-17561 on 18 July 2005.
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/wa.search
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2006
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Answered by Ross Finnie on 26 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with local authorities in respect of reducing the amount of material going to landfill.
Answer
There have been extensive discussions with local authorities on this issue and waste management generally is frequently discussed at my regular meetings with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. We have provided authorities with significant resources through the Strategic Waste Fund to prevent waste arising, improve recycling and composting facilities and divert residual waste away from landfill and we have also asked local authorities to submit Strategic Outline Cases by the end of January on further proposals to divert waste away from landfill.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 26 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21644 by Patricia Ferguson on 12 January 2006, how this indicates whether it has ruled out undertaking an independent and detailed assessment of the costs and benefits to Scotland of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has not ruled out the possibility of undertaking an independent and detailed assessment of the costs and benefits to Scotland of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 26 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made representations to the organisers of the London 2012 Olympics to assess the veracity of the statement allegedly made by a “senior figure” in the organisation team for that event in respect of the Scottish Football Association’s decision not to participate in a British football team, “Does this make us more inclined to forget about Hampden Park and consider other options? Sure it does, of course it does”, as reported in The Scotsman on 12 November 2005.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has sought and received assurance that Hampden will be an Olympic venue as originally laid out in the bid document.
- Asked by: Alex Neil, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2006
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Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 26 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21876 by Patricia Ferguson on 12 January 2006, how the Scottish Steering Group for London 2012 relates to the Nations and Regions Group.
Answer
The Nations and Regions Group is a UK level group which has been established to ensure that the London Olympic Games provide benefits to all nations and regions within the UK. Each nation and region represented on the Nations and Regions Group has been asked to form its own committee to consider how that particular nation or region will contribute to and benefit from London 2012. The Scottish Steering Group for London 2012 is the relevant committee for Scotland. Julia Bracewell, chair of sportscotland, chairs the Scottish Steering Group for London 2012 and is Scotland’s representative on the Nations and Regions Group.
