- 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 John Swinney on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the outcomes were of the scoping seminar held on 13 May 2008 to discuss arrangements for the distribution of funding from the UK unclaimed assets scheme; how much money is likely to be available in the current financial year, and what the reasons are for any delay in allocating this resource.
Answer
The purpose of the seminar was to discuss with key figures in the third sector how the consultation would progress on the purposes to which the proceeds of dormant bank accounts should be put and to have an early view on the kinds of issues likely to arise. A key outcome was that those present were keen to use the money in more innovative ways than straightforward grants and that no specific purposes emerged with substantial initial support.
No funds are available in this financial year as the UK legislation which establishes the ways in which the funds will be collected from dormant bank accounts has yet to complete its UK parliamentary passage.
- 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 Michael Russell on 30 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how officials handle a request from the First Minister for his views on a development application to be drawn to the attention of planning officials where the application is not in the First Minister’s constituency and what safeguards are in place to ensure that the normal procedures and arrangements used by officials for dealing with applications under planning legislation are not departed from when such a request is made.
Answer
All civil servants are required to act in accordance with the terms of the Civil Service Code, and to conduct themselves at all times with integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality. The Civil Service Code is available on the Scottish Government website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/civilservicecode/code.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 29 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive why the decision to consider the terms of the extension to the Scotrail franchise was taken prior to the completion of the consultation on the National Planning Framework.
Answer
I refer the member to the ministerial statement I gave in the Parliament on 17 April 2008 and to the answer to question S3O-2916 on 17 April 2008. The statement and Oral Question can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-08/sor0417-01.htm.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 29 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs will be of leasing the additional rolling stock required for the enhanced services announced as part of the extension of the Scotrail franchise and how these will be met.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11778 on
1 May 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: Thursday, 22 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing will meet a cross-party delegation of MSPs to discuss community concerns regarding the threat to the future of the St Margaret of Scotland Hospice, Clydebank.
Answer
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde are responsible for planning, providing and securing the provision of NHS services for its population. The St Margaret of Scotland Hospice receives NHS funding for particular services which it provides and the nature of these services determines the type of funding provided.
As I have indicated previously, I have asked NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to discuss the development of substantive options for future service provision with the board of St Margaret''s. A number of meetings have already taken place and arrangements have been made to meet again before the end of this month, at which time the board of St Margaret''s will respond to the options put forward by the health board. I therefore do not consider that the meeting suggested by the member would be helpful at this time, I will, of course, be happy to reconsider the request should circumstances change.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 21 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish full details of the additional services contained in the three-year extension to the Scotrail franchise.
Answer
The information requested is given in the ScotRail Franchise Amendment Agreement, a copy of which has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 45544).
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 21 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11249 by Michael Russell on 22 April 2008, what advice or information was given to ministers by government planning officials, as part of their territorial planning responsibilities on receipt of Laurel Grant Ltd’s letter to ministers on 5 February 2008.
Answer
The Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism received background briefing for the meeting on 21 February with representatives from Laurel Grant Ltd.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 21 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11249 by Michael Russell on 22 April 2008, what advice or information government planning officials imparted to the Cairngorms National Park Authority on learning of the Laurel Grant Ltd application and its prospective integration within the Aviemore Highland Resort.
Answer
No information or advice was sought or given.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 21 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-11249 by Michael Russell on 22 April 2008, what advice or information was received by government planning officials, as part of their territorial liaison responsibilities, from the Cairngorms National Park Authority in relation to their handling of the Laurel Grant Ltd application and it’s integration within the Aviemore Highland Resort and when they received it.
Answer
The information received from the Park Authority, which was not specific to the Laurel Grant application, was the relevant agenda and supporting papers for the planning committee of 14 December. No advice was received or given and at the time no representation or concerns had been raised with the Scottish Government in respect of the application.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 21 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met with representatives of Passenger Focus.
Answer
I last met with representatives of Passenger Focus on Wednesday 14 May 2008.
