- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 25 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-10935 and S3W-10942 by Michael Russell on 11 April 2008, for what reason it decided not to ask the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) if it took an informed approach to decision making and erred on the side of caution in relation to flood risk assessment of the Aviemore resort hotels master plan application and whether it will explain why the Aviemore resort hotels master plan planning application was approved by SEPA without a satisfactory flood risk assessment despite planning guidance issued by the Scottish Government and statutory obligations requiring them to complete one.
Answer
SEPA''s decisions on individual planning applications, including the assessment of the flood risk associated with Aviemore Highland Resort''s master plan, are operational matters for SEPA. I am satisfied that SEPA''s approach was compatible with the Scottish Government''s planning guidance note SPP7.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-9043 by Michael Russell on 25 February 2008, what issues were discussed when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing met Mr Macdonald on 7 August 2007 and which of its directorates were asked to provide the briefings for this meeting.
Answer
At our meeting on 7 August 2007, Mr Donald Macdonald and I discussed a range of health service related issues, for which the Healthcare Policy and Strategy Directorate was asked to provide briefing.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the agreement to provide funding for the Edinburgh tram project, what steps were taken by ministers to ensure that all the issues identified in the Audit Scotland report on the project were fully taken account of.
Answer
Parliament agreed, against the wishes of the Scottish Government, on 27 June 2007, that the issues identified in the Audit Scotland report on the Edinburgh tram project had been fully taken account of, and agreed that the Scottish Government should continue to provide financial support for the project. Following this, the City of Edinburgh Council accepted full responsibility for the project.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE) has the civil engineering capabilities to undertake a project of such national significance as the delivery of a tram system for Edinburgh.
Answer
This is entirely a matter for the City of Edinburgh Council.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the contract between Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE) and the consortium awarded the contract for the delivery of a tram system for Edinburgh is a fixed-price one.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W- 21867 on 19 March 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive who were the signatories to the contract between Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE) and the consortium awarded the contract for the delivery of a tram system for Edinburgh and on whose behalf they were acting.
Answer
This is not a matter for the Scottish Government as the contract was signed by Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE) on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are guarantors for the clients in the contract between Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE) and the consortium awarded the contract for the delivery of a tram system for Edinburgh and, if so, who these guarantors are, and what the nature is of their contractual liability.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-21870 on 19 March 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date the contract between Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE) and the consortium awarded the contract for the delivery of a tram system for Edinburgh was signed.
Answer
The Scottish Government has been advised that the contract was signed on 14 May 2008 by TIE on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers or Transport Scotland were consulted or had discussions about the terms of the contract between Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE) and the consortium awarded the contract for the delivery of a tram system for Edinburgh.
Answer
This contract and its terms are entirely a matter for Transport Initiatives Edinburgh on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 19 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, if the contract between Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (TIE) and the consortium awarded the contract for the delivery of a tram system for Edinburgh is not a fixed-price one and a funding shortfall exists, who ultimately is responsible for the balance.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to provide up to £500 million for the Edinburgh tram project. All costs in excess of this are the responsibility of the City of Edinburgh Council.
