- Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to calculate the expense incurred by the police, fire and ambulance services as a result of the recent flooding in Inverclyde.
Answer
No steps have been taken to assess the expense to police and fire services of the recent flooding. Such a calculation can be made only by the relevant police and fire authorities.The Ambulance Service have confirmed that there were no additional resource implications associated with this flooding in Inverclyde.
- Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken to calculate the impact on the business of official bodies, such as courts and tribunals, of recent floods in Inverclyde.
Answer
The Executive has received no reports of flooding adversely affecting the business of the courts or information on other bodies such as tribunals. Therefore, no steps have been taken to assess the impact of the recent flooding.
- Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken to assess the impact recent flooding in Inverclyde has had on local businesses and schools.
Answer
No steps have been taken by the Scottish Executive to assess the impact of recent flooding on local businesses. Any such assessment would be a matter for the local authority under its emergency procedures or economic development role.In respect of the effect on schools of recent flooding, it is for the local authority to assess the impact and review the implications for the future.
- Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has requested a report from West of Scotland Water outlining how it plans to provide a permanent solution to the recurring problem of flooding in Inverclyde.
Answer
The Executive has not requested a report from the West of Scotland Water Authority (WOSWA). WOSWA is actively investigating the causes of recent flooding from the sewerage system at Port Glasgow in co-operation with the Inverclyde Council who are the Flood Prevention Authority.
- Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has requested a report from Inverclyde Council on the impact of the recent flooding in the area.
Answer
Under the Flood Prevention and Land Drainage (Scotland) Act 1997 Councils are required to publish a biennial report stating the measures they consider they require to take to prevent or mitigate flooding of non-agricultural land in their area.
The biennial report from Inverclyde Council, due to be published by 5 December, is now overdue but a specific report on the impact of the recent flooding in the area has been received from the Inverclyde Council.Recognising the importance of the A8 trunk road to Inverclyde, Scottish Executive officials met with the Council on 17 December 1999 to discuss the causes of flooding on the A8 with a view to setting up a study to recommend improvements to prevent future disruption.
- Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 2 December 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there have been any modifications to the UK proposals for Objective 2 coverage in Scotland.
Answer
In line with my undertaking during the debate on 28 October I have now agreed minor amendments to the proposals in order to more accurately meet the criteria of the EU Regulation. A list of these changes is given below. Otherwise the proposals remain as announced on 8 October.
Where full Objective 2 coverage is not foreseen I continue to stress the importance of targeting transitional funding solely on smaller areas of need or projects with a major economic impact.OBJECTIVE 2 PROPOSALSArea | Wards Included | Wards Deleted |
Angus | SidlawCarnoustie West | Colliston and Hayshead |
Clackmannanshire | | Harviestoun |
Dundee | DudhopeCentralMenziehillGourdie | WellgateBaxter ParkDouglasWhitfieldTrottick |
Falkirk | DawsonVictoria | Denny |
Glasgow | CastlemilkDennistoun | ToryglenCrosshill |
Midlothian | Part of Pathhead ward east of A68 | |
Moray | KeithNorthern part of Strathisla north of A96 (west of Keith and A95 (east of Keith) | Rathford |
Renfrewshire | Johnstone Cochranemill | Barshaw |
South Lanarkshire | FerniegarPart of Fernhill ward south of Cathkin Bypass | Low Waters |
- Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 November 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 17 November 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to legislate on intrusive investigative techniques.
Answer
We shall introduce legislation to regulate the use of intrusive investigative techniques, by the police, and certain other public authorities operating in Scotland.A consultation paper outlining our proposals will be issued in due course.
- Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what is the average number of people on a Registered Social Landlord's governing body.
Answer
The average (mean) number of people serving on governing bodies of Registered Social Landlords in Scotland is 12.
- Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Registered Social Landlords have a governing body with 50% or more tenant members, how many have less than 50% tenant membership, and how many have no tenant membership.
Answer
At 31 March 1999, 98 Registered Social Landlords had more than 50% of tenants on their governing body; 65 had under 50% of tenants on their governing body, and 29 had no tenant membership on their governing body. Information was not available in respect of 5 Registered Social Landlords.
- Asked by: Duncan McNeil, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 26 October 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Registered Social Landlords there were in Scotland on 31 March 1999.
Answer
197.
