- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 12 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the content of the email sent by the Minister for Community Safety in a constituency member capacity to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Development at 11:57am on 6 December 2007 was made known to (a) planning officials, (b) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and (c) the Cairngorms National Park Authority and, if so, what action these respective officials and bodies took in response to the matters raised in the email.
Answer
The content of the email was made known to Scottish Government planning officials. The email was not relayed to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) or the Cairngorms National Park Authority. In response to representations received from several members of the Scottish Parliament, including the Minister for Community Safety acting in a constituency capacity, and from a member of the United Kingdom Parliament, the Environment Minister contacted the Scottish Environment Protection Agency on 7 December 2007 to ask if there were any misunderstandings or matters of process within SEPA that were unnecessarily delaying the agency’s consideration of the Aviemore Highland Resort’s planning applications. Any questions about the actions taken by SEPA or the Cairngorms National Park Authority should be directed to the respective Chief Executives.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 12 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-11249 and S3W-12807 by Michael Russell on 22 April and 21 May 2008 respectively, on what precise date in early December 2007 officials learned that the Laurel Grant Ltd application was to be considered by Cairngorms National Park Authority.
Answer
The agenda and supporting papers for the Cairngorms National Park Authority’s Planning Committee on 14 December 2007 were forwarded to officials on 7 December 2007. These were placed in the public domain by Cairngorms National Park Authority on 6 December 2007. The information was not specific to the Laurel Grant application and referred to a number of development applications which were to be considered by the Cairngorms National Park Authority.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12806 by John Swinney on 16 May 2008, whether it will list the 10 PPP projects that have received approval by the Scottish Government since May 2007.
Answer
The 10 PPP projects that have received approval by the Scottish Government since May 2007 are listed in the following tables:
Table 1: Non Profit Distributing (NPD) projects
| Falkirk Schools (Second Project) |
| Aberdeen City Schools |
Table 2: Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects
| NHS Forth Valley - Clackmannanshire Community Health Services |
| NHS Forth Valley - Forth Valley Acute Hospital |
| NHS Fife - St Andrews Community Hospital and Resource Centre |
| East Dunbartonshire Schools |
| West Lothian Schools (second project) |
| Perth and Kinross Schools |
| Dumfries and Galloway Schools |
| West Dunbartonshire Schools |
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the up-to-date cost-benefit ratio would be for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route as a stand-alone project.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10859 on 27 March 2008. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether in view of the current financial situation of Aberdeen City Council, ministers consider that the council is still in a position to make its expected contribution to the cost of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project.
Answer
This is a matter for Aberdeen City Council.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any commitment was given by Ministers in the previous or current administrations to carrying out a full review of the costs of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route prior to the issue of Draft Road orders.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-1348 on 24 July 2007. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the financial contribution from Aberdeen City Council to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project is expected to be.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-2502 on 14 August 2007. 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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11771 by Stewart Stevenson on 1 May 2008, whether the supporting evidence and information arising from the “thorough value for money assessment” referred to can be considered confidential now that the contract for the Scotrail franchise extension has been signed, in light of rulings on such exemptions by the Scottish Information Commissioner, and when this information will be made publicly available.
Answer
Requests for information are handled on a case-by-case basis, looking at all the circumstances of each particular case.
The assessment carried out was based on the costing model used by First ScotRail. Given the commercial sensitivity attached to this work and the commercial prejudice likely to arise from its release, it is considered the model and outcomes are commercially confidential. Therefore, the information is not publicly available.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when ministers indicated to FirstGroup plc their willingness to discuss terms on which an extension of the Scotrail franchise might be offered.
Answer
In December 2006 Scottish ministers indicated to Transport Scotland they were content for officials to discuss terms for a franchise extensions with First Group plc.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 5 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether appropriate rehearsal and office accommodation which fully meets the needs of the National Theatre of Scotland has now been found.
Answer
The National Theatre of Scotland currently occupies office and rehearsal space at The Bridge in Easterhouse, offices in Hope Street, and storage space at Glasgow North Trading Estate, and makes use of other rehearsal, workshop and meeting spaces on a regular basis.
The National Theatre of Scotland remains committed to its permanent home base at The Bridge in Easterhouse and to maintaining and enhancing its relationship with the community there. The lease of the Company’s Hope Street offices is, however, due to expire in October 2008. The National Theatre of Scotland is therefore exploring options for alternative short-term office accommodation to supplement its permanent home base at The Bridge from October 2008 when the lease on its temporary premises in Hope Street expires.
