- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 20 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what recent representations it has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer regarding the current level of fuel tax and its impact on the Scottish economy.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including that of the impact of fuel costs on the Scottish economy.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to promote air freight at Wick Airport.
Answer
This is a matter for Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd who, in partnership with relevant public and private sector organisations, are continually engaged in the process of promoting and bringing more business to Wick Airport.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 19 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive why Edinburgh Park railway station remains the responsibility of City of Edinburgh Rapid Transit and is not an integral part of the City of Edinburgh Crossrail scheme.
Answer
Both developments are local transport projects and as such are the responsibility of the City of Edinburgh Council.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 18 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has sought to persuade the European Commission that all Caledonian MacBrayne routes should be put out to tender as one bundle and whether it intends to take any further steps in this respect.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-9567 on 13 September.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 14 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional finance it will make available to local authorities in order to meet any redundancy or other associated costs in the event that any local authorities lose contracts for management and maintenance of trunk roads and the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 do not apply.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not intend to make finance available to local authorities or private sector contractors to cover redundancy costs should they be unsuccessful in securing new contracts.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 14 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of the maximum number of public sector jobs which could be lost as a consequence of the current tendering process relating to the management and maintenance of trunk roads.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not have such an estimate. The numbers of workers employed on the existing contracts for at least 40% of their time which have been disclosed by the existing contractors and councils is 1,272 public sector employees and 74 private sector employees.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 14 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is on the bundling of contracts for water projects, what benefits this would have and what assessment has been made of the effect of bundling contracts on indigenous contractors.
Answer
In common with all public bodies the water authorities are charged with operating procurement procedures which deliver value for money. Broadly all goods and services should be acquired by competition - section 4.5 of the finance section of The Scottish Water Authorities: Management and Financial Memoranda sets out the policy in more detail. There are no specific references to the bundling of contracts, to which the general principles apply, and there are no plans to make specific provision. A copy of the document is available in the Scottish Parliamentary Information Centre.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive which Executive Agencies other than Scottish Courts Administration receive the service of police officers in a security and administrative role free of charge, what level of service is provided and what the reasons are for it being free of charge.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. However, police authorities have the power under the Police (Scotland) Act 1967 to enter into agreements with other parties for services provided by the police and to set the terms.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 14 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what directions and guidance it proposes to give to water authorities regarding tendering contracts for construction.
Answer
I refer the Member to the answer I gave to question S1W-9400.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 14 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many consulates and related buildings in Edinburgh have required protection from Lothian and Borders police annually since 1997.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. I understand that there are currently 35 countries represented in Edinburgh of which 12 have designated consulates within self-contained buildings. The protection of consulates is an operational matter for the Chief Constable to determine.
