- Asked by: Michael McMahon, MSP for Hamilton North and Bellshill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 December 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of Legionella longbeachae were recorded in (a) 2008 and (b) 2003 to 2007 inclusive.
Answer
(a) There was one case of Legionella longbeachae recorded in Scotland in 2008.
(b) There was one case of Legionella longbeachae recorded in Scotland between 2003 and 2007 (inclusive).
Source: Health Protection Scotland.
- Asked by: Michael McMahon, MSP for Hamilton North and Bellshill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 18 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had discussions with the football authorities and individual clubs about the way in which Remembrance Day is marked, in the light of any implications for public order.
Answer
There have been no discussions between the Scottish Government and either the Scottish football authorities or individual clubs over the way in which Remembrance Day is marked. The Scottish Government has no powers to impose arrangements in respect of Remembrance Day and matters of public order are for the police locally.
- Asked by: Michael McMahon, MSP for Hamilton North and Bellshill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 16 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has made of the value of Scotland’s economic, sporting and other cultural links with Argentina and how this compares with the value of such links with England.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold the information requested by the member, aspects of which are not measurable.
- Asked by: Michael McMahon, MSP for Hamilton North and Bellshill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 December 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 16 December 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it considers that the Scotland football team plays in promoting sports participation rates and whether it has had discussions with the Scottish Football Association about the rules determining entitlement to play for the team and their application.
Answer
The success of the national team often energises the public and could potentially act as a catalyst for individuals to be involved with the game or renew a participatory interest.
The Scottish Government has not held any discussions with the Scottish Football Association regarding the rules determining entitlement to play for the national team and their application.
- Asked by: Michael McMahon, MSP for Hamilton North and Bellshill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 9 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is in respect of allocation to directorates of additional resources arising from Barnett consequentials.
Answer
Any additional resources arising in this way accrue to the Scottish Block as a whole and do not fall to the Scottish portfolio equivalent of wherever the money is going in England. These additional resources become part of the total funding available to us to meet the commitments and priorities set out in our spending plans.
- Asked by: Michael McMahon, MSP for Hamilton North and Bellshill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 8 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-13167 and S3W-11423 by Stewart Maxwell and S3W-14431 by Bruce Crawford on 30 May, 24 April and 14 July 2008 respectively, using the commonly understood definition of “total” as outlined in S3W-14431, whether it is satisfied that the 14,377 central heating installations in 2007-08 is a record total, in light of the information provided in S3W-13167 that there were 16,788 in 2003-04, 15,742 in 2004-05, 16,002 in 2005-06 and 14,394 in 2006-07.
Answer
Yes, I am satisfied that the 14,377 central heating systems installed through the Central Heating Programme in the private sector during 2007-08 is a record total.
- Asked by: Michael McMahon, MSP for Hamilton North and Bellshill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to issue its determination on the current Uddingston Grammar School planning application.
Answer
Scottish ministers will make every effort to reach a decision by 26 August 2008 on whether to call-in the application or clear it back to the council to decide.
- Asked by: Michael McMahon, MSP for Hamilton North and Bellshill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 20 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what dictionary definition of “total” it uses when responding to parliamentary questions.
Answer
The meaning of the word “total” is commonly understood.
- Asked by: Michael McMahon, MSP for Hamilton North and Bellshill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 19 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all official visits made by ministers, including the First Minister, from 17 May 2007 to 31 May 2008, broken down by (a) date of visit, (b) constituency visited, (c) purpose of visit and (d) other organisations involved and showing the date on which the (i) constituency MSP, (ii) constituency MP and (iii) regional MSPs were notified of each visit.
Answer
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Michael McMahon, MSP for Hamilton North and Bellshill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 12 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many installations under the central heating programme were completed in the public sector in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2006-07, broken down by postal code area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-13167 on 30 May 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.
There were no installations in the public sector in 2007-08 because the public sector scheme was completed in 2006-07 and all public sector installations in 2006-07 were installed by the Glasgow Housing Association, in the Glasgow postcode area (G).
