- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations P & O North Sea Ferries has made to it regarding a Freight Facilities Grant application for the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry service; whether it is aware of any representations P & O North Sea Ferries has made to the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions or the European Commission regarding this application and what responses it has made to any such representations.
Answer
There have been no representations made by P & O North Sea Ferries to the Scottish Executive about the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry service. The question of representations to the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions or to the European Commission is a matter for those two bodies.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what effect the wind-up of Atlantic Telecom Group plc and its subsidiaries will have on the Executive's broadband strategy and what steps it is taking to address any such effect.
Answer
At the time Atlantic Telecom went into administration, it was not a provider of broadband services.We have asked DTI to consider the potential for changes in the regulatory framework and other measures to ensure that, in the event of similar circumstances arising in the future, disruption to telecoms services will be minimised. The Executive recognises the potential of fixed wireless access to deliver broadband services and we have been in separate discussions with the Radiocommunications Agency on how to maximise the benefit to Scotland of the forthcoming allocation of spectrum at 3.4GHz. We shall be working closely with the Radiocommunications Agency on strategy for delivery of further spectrum as it becomes available.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give details of any councillors who have sat on the Lothian and Borders Fire Board in each year since 1974, including the (a) party affiliation of and (b) remuneration received by each councillor.
Answer
The information requested runs to several papers, so I shall write to the member and place a copy of my detailed reply in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 17865).
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what appointments have been made to the board of Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian, or its predecessor body, in each year since 1997 and what the (a) party affiliation of and (b) remuneration received by each appointee was.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise. The Executive does not hold this information centrally.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what appointments have been made to the board of the East of Scotland Water Authority in each year since 1997 and what the (a) party affiliation of and (b) remuneration received by each appointee was.
Answer
Details of appointments to East of Scotland Water Authority since 1997 are listed in the tables. Appointees are required to declare any activities on behalf of a political party or similar organisation undertaken in the previous five years. These details are given in the tables. Levels of remuneration for board members are detailed in the authority's annual accounts, which are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre. Bib. numbers are listed in the tables:Appointments to East of Scotland Water Authority from 1997
Name | Period | Political Activity |
| | None in 1997 | |
Cllr Robert Cairns (Chair) | 1998 to date | Labour |
Cllr David Hamilton | 1999 to date | Labour |
Robin Bell | 1998 to date | None |
Susan Warren | 1999 to date | None |
Prof Paul Jowitt | 1999 to date | None |
David Bleiman | 1998 to date | Labour |
Jeanette Burness | 1998 to date | Labour |
Cllr Tom Dair | 1998 to date | Labour |
John Broadfoot | 1998 to date | None |
Roy Summers | 1999 to date | None |
Cllr Ann Dickson | 1998 to date | Conservative and Unionist |
Board members' remuneration
Water Authorities' published accounts | Parliament Reference Centre - Bib. numbers |
1997-98 | 12834 |
1998-99 | 12835 |
1999-2000 | 7898 |
2000-01 | 17792 |
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what appointments of individuals with a declared party affiliation have been made to any Social Inclusion Partnership boards in the City of Edinburgh Council area in each year since 1997 and what the (a) party affiliation of and (b) remuneration received by each appointee was.
Answer
Social Inclusion Partnerships (SIP) were launched in 1999, and there are five in Edinburgh. South Edinburgh and Edinburgh Youth SIP were newly designated in April 1999. North Edinburgh was previously a Priority Partnership Area designated as a SIP in April 1999. Edinburgh Strategic Programme was previously a Regeneration Programme and was designated as a SIP in April 1999. Craigmillar was previously a Priority Partnership Area and was designated as a SIP in April 2000.The individual SIPs have advised us that the position on appointments in each SIP is as follows:South Edinburgh: There are 21 Partnership Board members, although a total of 26 people have served on the board since the SIP's designation. Edinburgh Youth: There are nine Partnership Board members, although a total of 12 people have served on the board since the SIP's designation.North Edinburgh: There are 13 Partnership Board members, although a total of 17 people have served on the board since the SIP's designation.Edinburgh Strategic Programme: There are 10 Partnership Board members, although a total of 14 people have served on the board since the SIP's designation.Craigmillar: There are 10 Partnership Board members, although a total of 15 people have served on the board since the SIP's designation.Each SIP has advised us (a) that no formal declaration of party affiliation is sought or made when SIP Board members are appointed and (b) that board members do not receive any remuneration for fulfilling that role.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give details of any councillors who have sat on the Forth Road Bridge Joint Board in each year since 1974 including the (a) party affiliation of and (b) remuneration received by each councillor.
Answer
This information is not held centrally, as appointments to the board are matters for the local authorities which constitute the board.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what appointments have been made to the Lothian and Borders Fire Board in each year since 1997 and what the (a) party affiliation of and (b) remuneration received by each appointee was.
Answer
The information requested runs to several papers, so I shall write to the member and place a copy of my detailed reply in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 17865).
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 November 2001
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it will give to retailers on preventing any potential fraud following the introduction of the euro in other European countries in January 2002.
Answer
Retailers will wish to note the excellent advice that is available from the Bank of England and the European Central Bank (ECB) on this issue.The Bank of England has run a series of counterfeit detection training sessions for a number of organizations, including representatives of the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The ECB has produced a training kit on the security features of the euro notes and there is information on the ECB website on the security features of the notes and images of all the coins. The ECB training kits have been supplied to those members of the BRC who indicated that they would accept euros. These tended to be larger retailers.In addition, the BRC have issued 5,000 leaflets to their members, mainly smaller retailers, entitled "A retailers guide to accepting the Euro as a foreign currency".Scotland Europa, in conjunction with HM Treasury, is implementing a detailed programme, including workshops, conferences, publications and a telephone hotline to provide advice to Scottish businesses and raise awareness of the need to make appropriate preparations.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 October 2001
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Answered by Andy Kerr on 10 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many civil servants worked in Victoria Quay, Edinburgh at 1 April and 1 October in each year since 1997 and whether it holds information on how many of them travelled to this office by (a) public transport, (b) car, (c) bicycle and (d) on foot.
Answer
The figures are provided in the following table:Count of Civil Servants Working at Victoria QuaySelected dates 1 April 1997 to 1 October 2001
Date | Total |
1-April-97 | 1,201 |
1-October-97 | 1,188 |
1-April-98 | 1,216 |
1-October-98 | 1,279 |
1-April-99 | 1,375 |
1-October-99 | 1,355 |
1-April-00 | 1,261 |
1-October-00 | 1,269 |
1-April-01 | 1,285 |
1-October-01 | 1,370 |
The following are the results of a recent travel to work survey for staff travelling to Victoria Quay:(a) 35% used public transport,(b) 56% used a car or motorcycle,(c) 5% cycled and(d) 12% travelled by foot.As staff may have used more than one method of transport, e.g. public transport and foot, the total percentages add up to more than 100%.
