- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what Scottish Water’s annual energy bill is and what plans are in place to reduce its energy consumption.
Answer
As this is anoperational matter for Scottish Water, I have asked the chief executive toreply to your enquiry directly.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-97 by Stewart Stevenson on 1 June 2007, what objectives it wishes Scottish Water to deliver in relation to improved trade waste disposal.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-3150 on 4 September 2007. All answers on written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich 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: Friday, 10 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-97 by Stewart Stevenson on 1 June 2007, what objectives it wishes Scottish Water to deliver in relation to improved customer service.
Answer
The information requestedis given in the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 – The Scottish Water (Objectivesfor 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2010) Directions 2005, a copy of which is availablein the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 38213).
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive where any “inadequate water and sewerage capacity is currently restricting new housing developments”, as referred to in the SNP’s 2007 manifesto.
Answer
This informationis published and updated on an annual basis by Scottish Water. The currentdocument, titled
Strategic Asset Capacity and Development Plan 2007-08is available on their website at:
http://www.scottishwater.co.uk/portal/page/portal/SWE_PGP_CONNECTIONS/SWE_CORP_CONNECTIONS.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers accept responsibility for ensuring that the Scottish Housing Quality Standard is met by 2015 throughout Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Governmenthas the responsibility for setting the Scottish Housing Quality Standard and settingthe timetable for completion. However, it is for individual social landlords throughoutScotland to ensure that it is met in full by 2015.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-2534 by Stewart Maxwell on 9 August 2007, how ministers will ensure that the people of West Dunbartonshire are not disadvantaged because of lack of investment in housing pending decisions on the future management of council housing stock.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:
It is recognised that West Dunbartonshire Council willnot be in a position to reach a decision on the future management of its housingstock until later this financial year.
In order to ensurean on-going housing investment programme pending a decision by West DunbartonshireCouncil, Communities Scotland is in discussion with the council with a view to agreeingselective land/transfers that will ensure that the regeneration momentum achievedin key areas is maintained.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-2534 by Stewart Maxwell on 9 August 2007, when ministers expect to receive a standard delivery plan from West Dunbartonshire Council and what steps are being taken to assist the council in finalising its proposals.
Answer
West Dunbartonshire Council is expected to submit its StandardDelivery Plan (SDP) in December 2007. The SDP should set out how the council willbring its housing stock up to the Scottish Housing Quality Standard by the 2015target date. Communities Scotland will assess the proposals and provide feedbackto the council by spring 2008.
In the meantime, CommunitiesScotland is assisting West Dunbartonshire Council with key pieces of commissionedresearch that will feed into the council’s forthcoming SDP. These essential buildingblocks include an in-depth analysis of affordable housing supply and demand in thearea and a comprehensive review of the council’s asset management challenges andoptions.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost would be of action “to remove the barriers which impede investment in water and sewerage infrastructure where this is necessary”, as referred to in the SNP’s 2007 manifesto, and how this will be funded.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-2585 on 22 August 2007. All answers to parliamentary quesations areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound 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: Friday, 10 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take “to remove the barriers which impede investment in water and sewerage infrastructure where this is necessary”, as referred to in the SNP’s 2007 manifesto.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-2585 on 22 August 2007. All answers to parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound 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: Friday, 10 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-97 by Stewart Stevenson on 1 June 2007, what objectives it wishes Scottish Water to deliver in relation to financial management.
Answer
Scottish Water isrequired to deliver the objectives set within the financial limits – that iscustomer charges and lending from Ministers – determined by the Water IndustryCommission. These figures may be obtained from the Commission’s
Final Determinationpublished on 30 November 2005 which is available from their website at:
http://www.watercommissioner.co.uk/Documents/src2006/FD/final%20determination.pdf.Scottish Water’splans for meeting the Executive’s objectives within the financial limits setare available from its latest delivery plan.
