- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what activities fit the definition of sport as that which “involves physical skill and exertion”, as defined in the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
Answer
It is a matter for the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, as an independent regulator, to decide which activities meet the definition of sport as defined in the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 March 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 12 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether activities such as bowling and judo promote the “advancement of public participation” in determining whether they qualify as charitable sports under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
Answer
Decisions as to whether a body passes the charity test and is eligible for charitable status are a matter for the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, as an independent regulator.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the UK Government has given a timescale for the introduction of a development management scheme under the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003.
Answer
My officials are in consultation with the Scotland Office and the intention is to ask UK Ministers to lay the s104 Order in the spring.
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9311 on 19 February 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the introduction of a development management scheme under the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003.
Answer
Officials are in discussion with their counterparts at the Scotland Office, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Office of the Solicitor to the Advocate General on the terms of the section 104 Order to implement the development management provisions in the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003.
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-9311 on 19 February 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what benefits it believes would be gained through the introduction of a development management scheme under the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003.
Answer
The development management scheme will be a useful model for developers which they can either adopt or adapt. The scheme will make it clear where obligations and liabilities lie, for example for maintenance, in relation to shared facilities and thereby reduce the scope for conflict.
A further benefit of the development management scheme is that it will create a new form of corporate body to form the owners' association which will run a development in accordance with the terms of the scheme.
The scheme is intended for use in larger, more complex developments. The Tenement Management Scheme in the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 already applies to all tenement property in Scotland. This ensures that all tenements in Scotland benefit from default rules which allow for management and maintenance to be carried out by a majority of owners where this is not provided for in the title deeds.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 19 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider introducing a development management scheme in line with that proposed during the passage of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003.
Answer
Officials are currently working on a section 104 Order under the Scotland Act 1998 to make provision in consequence of the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 for the development management scheme.
The development management scheme will create a new form of corporate body to form the owners'' association which will run a development in accordance with the terms of the scheme. The creation and regulation of such a corporate body is in terms of the Scotland Act 1998 reserved to the Westminster Parliament.
The scheme is intended for use in larger, more complex developments. The Tenement Management Scheme in the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 already applies to all tenement property in Scotland. This ensures that all tenements in Scotland benefit from default rules which allow for management and maintenance to be carried out by a majority of owners where this is not provided for in the title deeds.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine rail line will be fully operational for transport freight.
Answer
The construction of the railwayis due to be completed in spring 2008 and available for the operation of freighttrains following a period of commissioning and driver training in summer 2008.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding was allocated to Falkirk Council in 2007-08 for flood prevention programmes.
Answer
Flood prevention grant of £648,279was allocated in 2007-08 for the Bo’ness Foreshore Flood Prevention Scheme 2006.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 24 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been allocated to Falkirk Council for 2008-09 for flood prevention programmes.
Answer
As agreed in the jointconcordat, the support for floodprevention and coast protection is one of the grants which has been rolled up as part of the Local Government Settlement for2008-11. Allocations to authorities took account of both the flood risk to be managed in its area and floodmanagement measures already underway.
Falkirk Council’s total support for capital is £18.384 million for 2008-09. It is the responsibility of FalkirkCouncil to allocate the total financial resources available to it on the basis oflocal needs and priorities having first fulfilled its statutory obligations andthe jointly agreed set of national and local priorities.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 17 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether patients suffering from dementia can be prescribed donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine as treatment under the NHS.
Answer
Donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmineare recommended as options for the treatment of moderate Alzheimer’s disease inNHS Scotland.
