- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Communities was first approached to perform the opening ceremony for the Back O’Hill Road, Stirling, which he carried out on 27 March 2006.
Answer
Development Department
MrBrian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whenthe Minister for Communities was first approached to perform the opening ceremonyfor the Back O’Hill Road, Stirling, which he carried out on 27 March 2006.
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Malcolm Chisholm: The Minister for Communities received an invitation from Councillor John Hendry,Stirling Council, to open the Back O’ Hill Road (Stirling Western Access Road)on 27 January 2006.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how much grant aid Stirling Council has received so far for the Raploch regeneration scheme and what proportion of that grant aid was for the realignment of the Back O’Hill Road.
Answer
The Executive has providedgrant funding of £4.5 million to Stirling Council to fund early infrastructureworks associated with the Raploch Regeneration Project, £1.6 million of this beenused to fund the cost of works and fees associated with the realignment of the Back O’Hill Road.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to suspend all further investment in the Raploch regeneration project until such time as it is satisfied that Stirling Council and Raploch Urban Regeneration Company Ltd have properly costed and assessed all the risks involved in this project.
Answer
Decisions on future grantfunding for the Raploch regeneration project will be taken following a detailedappraisal of Raploch URC’s final business plan, which is due to be submitted tothe Executive in July 2006. That appraisal will look at all key risksassociated with the project.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 2 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps would normally be taken to ascertain that best value was achieved in relation to the contract to realign the Back O’Hill Road, given that Stirling Council appear to have been client, designer and contractor.
Answer
The Back O’Hill Road is a local road and therefore the contract to realign this route is thestatutory responsibility of Stirling Council. The Scottish Executive has put inplace best value arrangements which require continuous improvement in the dischargeof local authority functions. These arrangements are subject to a rolling programmeof monitoring by Audit Scotland.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 2 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional costs it will be liable for in respect of remedial worked required on the Back O’Hill Road, Stirling, and how these will be funded.
Answer
The Scottish Executive will notbe liable for any additional costs in respect of remedial works required on theBack O’Hill Road. This is a local road and therefore the statutory responsibilityof Stirling Council, as the local roads authority.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Independent
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 20 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the report of the Local Government Finance Review Committee is being delayed due to the modelling of different tax options.
Answer
The Local Government FinanceReview Committee was established as an independent committee and its workprogramme and scheduling are matters for the committee itself. The committee recentlyinformed me that it expects to report by the end of October 2006.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Independent
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 20 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Local Government Finance Review Committee, chaired by Sir Peter Burt, will publish its report.
Answer
The Local Government FinanceReview Committee recently informed me that it expects to report by the end ofOctober 2006.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by George Lyon on 2 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its announcement on 7 April 2005, what progress has been made in the relocation of Registers of Scotland.
Answer
Registers of Scotland havecompleted Stage 2 of their Location Review which is currently with Relocation Ministersfor their consideration.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 23 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take in order to meet its commitment to halve the gap between the Scottish and English non-domestic rate poundage from 1 April 2006.
Answer
From 1 April 2006 we are making an estimated £90 million available to meet our commitment to reduce the existing poundage gap by half. We have committed to close the gap fully in April 2007.
The Scottish non‑domestic rate poundage for 2006-07 will be 44.9p. In 2005-06, the Scottish poundage rate was 46.1p and the English poundage rate was 41.5p. This is a difference of 4.6p. In 2006-07 the Scottish poundage rate will be 44.9p and the English poundage rate will be 42.6p. This is a difference of 2.3p, which is half of 4.6p.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by George Lyon on 13 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to its announcement on 7 April 2005, what progress has been made in the relocation of Registers of Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answergiven to that question. The Scottish Executive has no function in relation to electoralregistration matters and no role in determining funding for them.
