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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S2W-01167

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 June 2003
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 17 July 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures will be taken by Scottish Water in the next two years to meet the revenue cap identified in the Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland's Strategic Review of Charges 2002-06.

Question reference: S2W-01145

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2003
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 16 July 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any sustainable urban drainage systems have been transferred to Scottish Water under the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003.

Before any sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) can be transferred to Scottish Water, under the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003, ministers need to make enabling regulations under section 30 of the act. These regulations are technical and complex as they relate to construction standards and requirements in relation to the nature, design and layout of SUDS. It is important that we get these right and the Executive is currently in the process of gathering the information required to ensure that the regulations will be effective.Before making any regulations there will be a full consultation with Scottish Water, local authorities, the construction industry and other interested parties.

Question reference: S2W-01146

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2003
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 16 July 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made by Scottish Water in implementing the consultation code required under section 28 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002.

Section 28 of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 requires Scottish Water to consult each of the Water Customer Consultation Panels about its consultation code prior to it seeking ministers' approval of the code.Scottish Water has prepared a draft code and submitted it to the panels for their views. In light of the panels' views, which will be delivered to Scottish Water in September, it will prepare a final version, which it will submit to ministers for their consideration and approval.Meantime, Scottish Water is using the draft code as the basis for its consultations with communities affected by activities such as maintenance and investment programmes.

Question reference: S2W-00525

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 16 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any proposal by Scottish Water to consolidate its customer call centres in Edinburgh would be consistent with the Executive's policy to disperse public sector jobs from Edinburgh.

Question reference: S2W-00528

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it was (a) consulted on, (b) informed of or (c) approved Scottish Water's call centre proposals.

Question reference: S2W-00524

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a comparison can be provided between the costs of consolidating Scottish Water's call centres and the costs of the current operation.

Question reference: S2W-00527

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs will be lost in (a) Glasgow and (b) Dundee if Scottish Water's plan to consolidate its call centres is implemented.

Question reference: S2W-00526

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what the wider economic and environmental benefits and disadvantages would be of any centralised Scottish Water customer call centre in Edinburgh.

Question reference: S2W-00522

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what cost-benefit analysis underpinned Scottish Water's call centre proposals and whether information on such analysis is publicly available.

Question reference: S2W-00521

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2003
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 12 June 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive which of the three call centres currently operated by Scottish Water is considered the most efficient and on what basis this view was reached.