- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 December 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 17 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Jacobs Babtie is involved in both environmental evaluation of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and in preliminary design work connected to the project.
Answer
Yes.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 05 December 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 17 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether agreement has been reached regarding the financial contribution to the cost of the planned replacement of the main expansion joints of the Forth Road Bridge; whether a preferred bidder has been appointed; when the works will be carried out; what the Scottish Government’s contribution will be, and what the projected cost is.
Answer
Following the announcement on 10 December about our future strategy for the Forth crossing, we will be exploring with the Forth Estuary Transport Authority options for the timing, costs and extent of the works to replace the expansion joints.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers were involved in the decision to increase from 20% the percentage of salary paid in bonus to executive directors of Scottish Water and, if so, when ministers were involved and to what percentage the level of salary bonus has been increased.
Answer
The current framework agreement for Scottish Water Directors'' remuneration for the 2006-10 regulatory period includes a potential annual bonus of up to 40% of basic salary. This framework was agreed in 2006 with the previous administration. The framework for the earlier period 2002-06 included potential bonuses of up to 40% for directors who had board status and up to 30% for those who did not. Bonuses are paid only in the event of outperformance of the set targets.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Government pay guidance applies to executive directors of Scottish Water and, if not, what its reasons are for its position on this matter.
Answer
Yes. The executive directors of Scottish Water are subject to Scottish Government pay policy for senior public appointments.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Water Industry Commission has a role in setting or monitoring the criteria used to determine the remuneration of Scottish Water executive directors.
Answer
No. The criteria for director''s remuneration were agreed between Scottish Water''s Board and the previous administration in 2006. Insofar as the bonus element is concerned the board has regard to the Water Industry Commission''s monitoring and reporting of Scottish Water''s performance against its targets. Directors'' bonuses are earned only for outperformance of the targets.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive who is responsible for setting Scottish Water the targets for customer satisfaction, call handling and the number of written complaints, which are used to assist in determining the directors’ salaries.
Answer
These targets are set by Scottish Water''s Board in agreement with its regulator, the Water Industry Commission for Scotland. Bonuses are paid only in the event of outperformance of the set targets.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive who the remunerations advisers are for Scottish Water.
Answer
That is a matter for Scottish Water. I have asked the chief executive to respond to you directly.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how an executive director’s personal performance, which is used to determine 15% of his or her salary, is assessed; how the assessment is conducted, and whether guidance is provided by ministers.
Answer
This is a matter for Scottish Water''s Board to determine within the remuneration framework for directors for 2006-10 agreed in 2006 with the previous administration.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers were asked if they approved the £342,555 contractual sum associated with pension top-up arrangements paid to Dr Jon Hargreaves on his resignation as chief executive of Scottish Water in November 2007.
Answer
No. Dr Hargreaves'' terms and conditions on his appointment as Chief Executive of Scottish Water from April 2002, including his pension entitlements, were approved at the time of his appointment.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last benchmarked the salaries of Scottish Water’s directors against organisations of similar size and complexity.
Answer
Benchmarking was carried out in 2006 on their behalf by Scottish Water''s advisers and formed part of the board''s and the previous administration''s consideration and agreement of the directors'' remuneration framework for 2006-10.
