- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering making the promotion of home safety a statutory requirement for local authorities.
Answer
The Executive has no plans to make the promotion of home safety a statutory requirement for local authorities.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 20 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing its Appointments to Non-Departmental Public Bodies in Scotland of February 2002.
Answer
The total cost of printing, publishing and distributing the Annual Report on Appointments to Non-Departmental Public Bodies in Scotland was £2,900. The report is published in accordance with the recommendations of the First Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (the Nolan, now the Wicks Committee) which are enshrined in the Commissioner for Public Appointments' Code of Practice.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 13 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it cost to publish, print and distribute the Homelessness Task Force's final report Helping Homeless People - An Action Plan for Prevention and Effective Response.
Answer
The Homelessness Task Force's final report, and its companion document, Research for the Homelessness Task Force: A summary, cost £964 to publish, £6,716 to print and approximately £1,000 to distribute. These costs relate to the publishing and printing of 4,000 copies of each document and the distribution of a total of 6,100 copies thus far.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 13 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which councillors of Clackmannanshire, Fife, Perth and Kinross and Stirling Councils have been appointed to remunerative positions on health boards, enterprise companies and other similar centrally-funded bodies in each of the last three years.
Answer
The information requested is as follows:Clackmannanshire Council
| Name | Public Body | Period of Appointment |
| *Cllr Charles Forbes | Forth Valley NHS Board (formerly Forth Valley Health Board) | 09/01 - 09/05 |
| Mrs Teresa McNally (served as an elected member of Clackmannanshire Council from 1988 to 1999 but is no longer a councillor). | Forth Valley Primary Care NHS Trust | 04/99 - 01/03 |
Fife Council
| Name | Public Body | Period of Appointment |
| Cllr Christine May | Scottish EnterpriseScottish Homes | 12/99 - 11/0207/99 - 09/03 |
| Cllr Andrew Rodger | Fife NHS Board (formerly Fife Health Board) | 05/98 - 09/01 |
| *Cllr Theresa Gunn | Fife NHS Board (formerly Fife Health Board) | 09/01 - 09/05 |
| Cllr Anne R McGovern | Fife Primary Care NHS Trust | 02/99 - 01/03 |
| Cllr Susan Clark | Scottish Environment Protection Agency | 10/99 - 12/02 |
| Cllr Tom Dair | East of Scotland Water Authority | 01/98 - 12/01 |
Perth & Kinross Council
| Name | Public Body | Period of Appointment |
| *Cllr Lorraine Caddell | Tayside NHS Board (formerly Tayside Health Board) | 09/01 - 09/05 |
Stirling Council
| Name | Public Body | Period of Appointment |
| *Cllr Patrick Kelly | Forth Valley NHS Board (formerly Forth Valley Health Board) | 09/01 - 09/05 |
| Cllr Cormick McChord | Scottish Environment Protection Agency | 04/96 - 10/99, re-appointed 10/99 - 12/02 |
| Cllr Ann Dickson | East of Scotland Water Authority | 01/98 - 12/01 |
| Cllr Patricia Greenhill OBE | Scottish Homes | 06/96 - 06/99, re-appointed07/99 -09/03 |
Note:* Local authority members of NHS boards are separately identified. Since 30 September 2001, each of the 32 Scottish local authorities has nominated an elected member to serve on their local NHS board. They are appointed by Scottish ministers ex officio in their capacity as elected councillors.This information, along with details of the remuneration attached to each appointment (if any), is published each year in the Executive's
Annual Report on Appointments to Non-Departmental Public Bodies in Scotland. Details of all current appointments are provided on the Executive's Public Appointments website.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 12 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it paid to Geoff Peart Consulting for analysing the responses to its consultation paper, Review of Strategic Planning, and the subsequent preparation and publication of Review of Strategic Planning Consultation Paper: Analysis of Responses, published on 27 February 2002.
Answer
Geoff Peart Consulting was paid £7,315 for analysing the responses and for preparing a report of the analysis. The cost of publishing the full report, an executive summary and a summary of the research findings on 27 February was £4,192.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to change the discretionary powers available to councils in respect of council tax discounts for holiday homes.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-23476.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to undertake a revaluation of properties with a view to reassessing council tax bands.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-23476.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 11 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to increase the number of council tax bands.
Answer
This matter falls within the remit of the current inquiry by the Local Government Committee into local government finance. We will give careful consideration to any recommendation the committee makes about it.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 8 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it cost to print, publish and distribute its report Evaluation of New Deal for Young People in Scotland: Phase Two .
Answer
The Evaluation of New Deal for Young People in Scotland: Phase Two report by the Policy Studies Institute was published by the Scottish Executive on 28 February 2002. The total cost to print, publish and distribute the report was £1,100.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 7 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Social Justice last met representatives of Fife Council and what issues were discussed.
Answer
I last met representatives of Fife Council on 29 January when, along with representatives of the other councils neighbouring Edinburgh, we discussed the Cities Review.
