- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 29 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what City Growth Fund money can be spent on and whether ministerial approval is required before any money from the fund can be spent.
Answer
It is for city councils, liaising with neighbouring councils and other stakeholders, to identify priorities for spending in their City Visions. We intend to work in partnership with councils in developing and agreeing these. Once that has been achieved funds will be released.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 27 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of printing, publishing and distributing Scotland's Budget Documents 2003-04, Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill for the year ending 31 March 2004.
Answer
The costs of publishing, printing and the distribution of
Scotland's Budget Documents 2003-04 are set out as follows:
| Document | Publishing | Printing | Distribution |
| Scotland's Budget Documents 2003-04 | £1,494.20* | £2,764.48 | £200.00** |
Note:*Includes costs for web conversion.**Estimate of costs of distribution.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 27 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to the re-organisation of Scottish Water and its procurement arrangements, whether the infrastructure will be in place to meet European legislative deadlines in relation to waste water.
Answer
In the period until March 2006, Scottish Water will be investing some £1.8 billion towards modernising its infrastructure. About half of this amount will be invested in waste water treatment facilities. Responsibility for ensuring that infrastructure is in place to meet legislative deadlines lies with Scottish Water.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 23 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will next meet the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) and what issues will be discussed.
Answer
We meet regularly with COSLA to discuss issues relevant to local government. My next meeting with COSLA is on 18 February.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 21 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing Recording our Achievements and how many copies were printed.
Answer
The final costs of printing, publishing and distributing Recording Our Achievements were £45,392. 2,300 main reports and 31,000 summaries were initially produced. Following publication on 16 December a second print run of 62,000 summaries was undertaken to enable more Scots to see and assess for themselves the Executive's performance.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 21 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing Building Better Cities: Delivering Growth and Opportunities and the accompanying document Next Steps.
Answer
Final invoices for the printing, publishing and distribution of Review of Scotland's Cities - the Analysis and Building Better Cities: Delivering Growth and Opportunities, have yet to be received. The budgeted costs for these publications are £39,100. The accompanying document Next Steps has been published only on the Scottish Executive website, for which no costs were incurred.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 19 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it is making with its Safer Routes to Schools initiative.
Answer
The provision of Safer Routes to Schools is a matter for individual local authorities, having regard to local needs and circumstances. In December 1999, the Executive published How to run a successful Safer Route to School which gives guidance on initiatives to encourage more children to walk, cycle or take public transport to and from school. The Executive has also provided additional funds to local authorities to support the implementation of Safer Routes to School projects. Details of this funding were provided in the answer given to question S1W-31552 on 9 December 2002.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 10 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing, distributing and launching "It's everyone's job to make sure I'm alright" - Report of the Child Protection Audit and Review, and the accompanying Literature Review.
Answer
Unfortunately this information is not currently available. Due to very high demand, a reprint of the report is now in progress. We would hope to have this information by the end of January 2003.
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 9 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding allocations have been made to each local authority to create Safer Routes to Schools in each year since 1997.
Answer
Allocations of £5.2 million for Safer Routes to School (SRTS) were provided for the financial year 2000-01. Subsequent allocations have been made for wider cycling, walking and safer streets (CWSS) projects which can include work on safer routes to school. Details of the allocations are set out in the table.
| Local Authority | SRTS2000-01(£000) | CWSS2001-02(£000) | CWSS2002-03(£000) | CWSS2003-04(£000) | Total(£000) |
| Aberdeen City | 200 | 111 | 171 | 300 | 782 |
| Aberdeenshire | 205 | 118 | 182 | 316 | 821 |
| Angus | 109 | 65 | 100 | 175 | 449 |
| Argyll and Bute | 109 | 58 | 90 | 157 | 414 |
| Borders | 108 | 62 | 94 | 164 | 428 |
| City of Edinburgh | 467 | 277 | 425 | 739 | 1,908 |
| City of Glasgow | 674 | 372 | 570 | 991 | 2,607 |
| Clackmannanshire | 48 | 29 | 44 | 76 | 197 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 140 | 79 | 121 | 211 | 551 |
| Dundee City | 145 | 82 | 125 | 218 | 570 |
| East Ayrshire | 120 | 71 | 109 | 189 | 489 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 114 | 66 | 101 | 176 | 457 |
| East Lothian | 89 | 55 | 85 | 148 | 377 |
| East Renfrewshire | 89 | 53 | 81 | 142 | 365 |
| Falkirk | 142 | 85 | 130 | 227 | 584 |
| Fife | 345 | 204 | 313 | 544 | 1,406 |
| Highland | 215 | 112 | 172 | 299 | 798 |
| Inverclyde | 93 | 51 | 78 | 135 | 357 |
| Midlothian | 84 | 50 | 77 | 134 | 345 |
| Moray | 85 | 44 | 68 | 118 | 315 |
| North Ayrshire | 150 | 82 | 125 | 217 | 574 |
| North Lanarkshire | 334 | 196 | 300 | 521 | 1,351 |
| Perthshire and Kinross | 132 | 80 | 123 | 213 | 548 |
| Renfrewshire | 185 | 106 | 162 | 282 | 735 |
| South Ayrshire | 113 | 67 | 103 | 178 | 461 |
| South Lanarkshire | 309 | 189 | 289 | 503 | 1,290 |
| Stirling | 86 | 50 | 77 | 133 | 346 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 98 | 57 | 87 | 151 | 393 |
| West Lothian | 151 | 95 | 146 | 253 | 645 |
| Western Isles | 37 | 19 | 29 | 50 | 135 |
| Shetland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Orkney Islands | 25 | 15 | 23 | 40 | 103 |
| Total | 5,200 | 3,000 | 4,600 | 8,000 | 20,800 |
- Asked by: Mr Keith Harding, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 3 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of publishing, printing, distributing and launching (a) Social Justice...a Scotland where everyone matters - Annual Report 2002 and (b) Social Justice...a Scotland where everyone matters - Indicators of progress: Definitions, data, baseline and trends information - Annex to the Social Justice Annual Report 2002.
Answer
The cost of publishing and printing Social Justice...a Scotland where everyone matters - Annual Report 2002 and the technical annex to the report was £19,159. To date, costs relating to distribution and the launch stand at £3,563.
