- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects a regular rail service to be in place between Stonehaven and Inverurie with a 15-minute frequency.
Answer
Scottish ministers are currently considering the emerging findings from the Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR). The review will set out national investment priorities for 2012 to 2022. The Aberdeen Urban Network, is being considered as part of this process. An announcement is expected later in the year which sets out recommendations on a portfolio of land based transport proposals that will contribute to the government''s purpose of increasing sustainable economic growth.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 November 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 21 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change last met representatives of NESTRANS and whether the Aberdeen Crossrail project was discussed on that occasion.
Answer
I last met with representatives of NESTRANS on 29 September 2008 as part of a broader meeting with regional transport partnership chairs. Aberdeen Crossrail was not discussed
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 27 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S3W-14648 which received a holding reply on 23 July 2008.
Answer
The detailed information requested is currently being collated and I will write to the member as soon as the information is available. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 46789).
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive , in light of the feasibility study by Aberdeenshire Council, whether it will provide the council with funding of £8.9 million to stabilise the Bervie Braes in Stonehaven.
Answer
If and when Aberdeenshire Council makes an approach to the Scottish Government, we will consider the case on its merits.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 28 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12447 by Stewart Stevenson on 14 May 2008, when it will launch its consultation on improving the energy performance of existing non-domestic buildings.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-15362 on 28 August 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: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 28 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-10528 by Stewart Stevenson on 13 March 2008, how it defines as soon as possible.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-15362 on 28 August 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: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 28 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12447 by Stewart Stevenson on 14 May 2008, when it will launch its consultation on improving the energy performance of existing domestic buildings.
Answer
The Scottish Government plans two phases of consultation on the energy performance of existing buildings. We intend to launch a consultation on existing non-domestic buildings in September 2008, once the Parliament has reconvened. We plan to issue a further consultation paper on improving the energy performance of existing homes later in the year.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) reviews, (b) consultations, (c) inquiries, (d) taskforces, (e) expert groups and panels and (f) discussion documents have been initiated in each cabinet secretary’s portfolio area since May 2007 and what the costs of each category have been.
Answer
The information requested could only be obtained in full at disproportionate cost. However, a wide range of information on reviews, consultations, inquiries, taskforces, expert groups/panels, and discussion documents is routinely published on the Scottish Government website.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new public sector (a) directorates, (b) advisory units, (c) inspectorates, (d) agencies, (e) bodies, (f) groups, (g) committees, (h) commissions, (i) forums and (j) other quangos have been established since May 2007, including the name, purpose and set up and running costs of each.
Answer
The information requested could only be obtained in full at disproportionate cost. However, in October 2007, the Scottish Government published a baseline list of the 199 national public sector organisations in Scotland, which this Government has committed to reducing by 25% by 2011. This number has already reduced from 199 to 166. Further details on the organisations within this baseline list, including proposals to simplify the landscape can be found on the public bodies pages of the Scottish Government website.
- Asked by: Mike Rumbles, MSP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many applications it has received to the Scottish Rural Development Programme, excluding Rural Development Contracts – Rural Priorities, broken down by constituency.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. However, I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-14667 on 25 July 2008, which states that a total of 16,263 applications have been received to date under the SRDP, excluding Rural Development Contracts - Rural Priorities. The total number of applications received for each of the other seven mechanisms, is shown in the following table. 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.
| Mechanism | Applications Received to Date |
| LEADER | 107 |
| Land Managers’ Options | 3303 |
| Less Favoured Area Support Scheme | 12531 |
| Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation | 42 |
| Forestry Challenge Funds | 0 |
| Skills Development | 0 |
| Crofting Counties Agricultural Grants Scheme | 280 |
