- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2002
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 17 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scotland's current economic growth performance is adequate.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is committed to increasing the long-term growth rate of the Scottish Economy. We have set out our overall strategy in the documents The Way Forward: Framework for Economic Development in Scotland and A Smart, Successful Scotland: Ambitions for the Enterprise Networks.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20515 by Lewis Macdonald on 12 December 2001, (a) what the cost was of providing the answer, (b) why the specific details requested were not provided, (c) when it will give those details, (d) what the reasons were for giving this answer and (e) why this answer was adequate.
Answer
The answer I gave on 12 December 2001 to question S1W-20515 was adequate. It referred to the prior answer given to Des McNulty on 29 November 2001 (S1W-20533) in which I promised to publish next summer a report from the Performance Audit Group. That report will address operational matters in the context of the first year of operation of the contracts.I would not wish to respond to specific matters arising from the Auditor General's Report before the Audit Committee has had an opportunity to take evidence on its contents. The estimated cost of answering S1W-20515 is £50.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20610 by Lewis Macdonald on 17 December 2001, (a) what the cost was of providing the answer, (b) why the specific details requested were not provided, (c) when it will give those details, (d) what the reasons were for giving this answer and (e) why this answer was adequate.
Answer
The answer I gave on 17 December 2001 to question S1W-20610 was adequate. It referred to the prior answer given to Des McNulty on 29 November 2001 (S1W-20533) in which I promised to publish next summer a report from the Performance Audit Group. That report will address operational matters in the context of the first year of operation of the contracts.I would not wish to respond to specific matters arising from the Auditor General's Report before the Audit Committee has had an opportunity to take evidence on its contents. The estimated cost of answering S1W-20610 is £50.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20513 by Lewis Macdonald on 12 December 2001, (a) what the cost was of providing the answer, (b) why the specific details requested were not provided, (c) when it will give those details, (d) what the reasons were for giving this answer and (e) why this answer was adequate.
Answer
The answer I gave on 12 December 2001 to question S1W-20513 was adequate. It referred to the prior answer given to Des McNulty on 29 November 2001 (S1W-20533) in which I promised to publish next summer a report from the Performance Audit Group. That report will address operational matters in the context of the first year of operation of the contracts.I would not wish to respond to specific matters arising from the Auditor General's Report before the Audit Committee has had an opportunity to take evidence on its contents. The estimated cost of answering S1W-20513 is £50.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20514 by Lewis Macdonald on 12 December 2001, (a) what the cost was of providing the answer, (b) why the specific details requested were not provided, (c) when it will give those details, (d) what the reasons were for giving this answer and (e) why this answer was adequate.
Answer
The answer I gave on 12 December 2001 to question S1W-20514 was adequate. It referred to the prior answer given to Des McNulty on 29 November 2001 (S1W-20533) in which I promised to publish next summer a report from the Performance Audit Group. That report will address operational matters in the context of the first year of operation of the contracts.I would not wish to respond to specific matters arising from the Auditor General's Report before the Audit Committee has had an opportunity to take evidence on its contents. The estimated cost of answering S1W-20514 is £50.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20615 by Lewis Macdonald on 17 December 2001, (a) what the cost was of providing the answer, (b) why the specific details requested were not provided, (c) when it will give those details, (d) what the reasons were for giving this answer and (e) why this answer was adequate.
Answer
The answer I gave on 17 December 2001 to question S1W-20615 was adequate. It referred to the prior answer given to Des McNulty on 29 November 2001 (S1W-20533) in which I promised to publish next summer a report from the Performance Audit Group. That report will address operational matters in the context of the first year of operation of the contracts.I would not wish to respond to specific matters arising from the Auditor General's Report before the Audit Committee has had an opportunity to take evidence on its contents. The estimated cost of answering S1W-20615 is £50.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20611 by Lewis Macdonald on 17 December 2001, (a) what the cost was of providing the answer, (b) why the specific details requested were not provided, (c) when it will give those details, (d) what the reasons were for giving this answer and (e) why this answer was adequate.
Answer
The answer I gave on 17 December 2001 to question S1W-20611 was adequate. It referred to the prior answer given to Des McNulty on 29 November 2001 (S1W-20533) in which I promised to publish next summer a report from the Performance Audit Group. That report will address operational matters in the context of the first year of operation of the contracts.I would not wish to respond to specific matters arising from the Auditor General's Report before the Audit Committee has had an opportunity to take evidence on its contents. The estimated cost of answering S1W-20611 is £50.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-20614 by Lewis Macdonald on 17 December 2001, (a) what the cost was of providing the answer, (b) why the specific details requested were not provided, (c) when it will give those details, (d) what the reasons were for giving this answer and (e) why this answer was adequate.
Answer
The answer I gave on 17 December 2001 to question S1W-20614 was adequate. It referred to the prior answer given to Des McNulty on 29 November 2001 (S1W-20533) in which I promised to publish next summer a report from the Performance Audit Group. That report will address operational matters in the context of the first year of operation of the contracts.I would not wish to respond to specific matters arising from the Auditor General's Report before the Audit Committee has had an opportunity to take evidence on its contents. The estimated cost of answering S1W-20614 is £50.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2001
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 14 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to paragraph 2.39 of Audit Scotland's The new trunk road contracts, what monies have been withheld from (a) Amey Highways Ltd and (b) BEAR (Scotland) Ltd in respect of any failure to meet trunk road maintenance contractual requirements.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-20533 on 26 November 2001.
- Asked by: Andrew Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2001
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 14 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-3969 by Sarah Boyack on 1 November 2001, on what date it approved the winter maintenance plans in respect of each trunk roads maintenance contract awarded to AMEY Highways Ltd and BEAR Scotland Ltd and on what date these plans were required to be in place under these contracts.
Answer
The Contract requires the Operating Companies to submit their Winter Maintenance Plans to the Scottish Executive for detailed scrutiny by 31 July 2001.The plans are then scrutinised by the Performance Audit Group and, if necessary, amended or clarified before the Scottish Executive consents to the plans. There is no specified time limit within which the Scottish Executive is required to approve the plans.The Winter Maintenance Plans were consented to by the Scottish Executive on the following dates:
Operating Company / Unit | Date Approved |
BEAR Scotland Ltd North East Unit | 16 October 2001 |
BEAR Scotland Ltd North West Unit | 10 October 2001 |
AMEY Highways Ltd South East Unit | 5 October 2001 |
AMEY Highways Ltd South West Unit | 2 October 2001 |
