- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 26 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18951 by Mr Tom McCabe on 16 September 2005, whether it will provide details of the square footage of primary office space in each property it rents.
Answer
The square footage of primary office space in each of our rented office buildings is as follows:
| Leased Properties | Area (ft²) |
| 23 Walker Street, Edinburgh | 2,830 |
| Southlands, 32 Reidhaven Street, Elgin | 3,923 |
| Europa Building, Glasgow | 40,845 |
| Meridian Court, 5 Cadogan Street, Glasgow | 63,368 |
| Pentland House, 47 Robbs Loan, Edinburgh | 94,970 |
| 130 Blochairn Road, Glasgow | 1,346 |
| Ord Croft, Lairg | 1,083 |
| Unit 4 Callender Business Park, Falkirk | 4,574 |
| Strathearn House, Broxden, Perth | 28,453 |
| Tiree | 1,115 |
| Kinlochleven | 900 |
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 10 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of what the 2007-08 allocation of £5 million, shown under the "Strengthening Communities" category in table 6.07 of its Draft Budget 2006-07, will be used for.
Answer
The figures shown in budget documents relate to grant-in-aid and are provisional pending agreement between the Scottish Executive and Highlands and Islands Enterprise on operating plans. The operating plan for 2005-08 shows planned expenditure of gross income. Planned expenditure on Strengthening Communities in 2007-08 is £10.5 million (excluding operational staff).
The specifics of how this planned expenditure will be allocated to activities is an operational matter for Highlands and Islands Enterprise. A copy of the current operating plan is available on their website at:
www.hie.co.uk/hie-network-operating-plan.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 30 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6854 by Sarah Boyack on 7 June 2000, whether it plans to carry out a more detailed study of the options for a bypass for the A7 at Selkirk.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-18701 on 22
September 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa/search .
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 30 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to construct a bypass for the A7 at Selkirk.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-18701 on 22 September 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for can be found at:
http://scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa/search.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 30 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6855 by Sarah Boyack on 29 September 2000, whether it has carried out any further assessment of the likely construction costs of a bypass for the A7 at Selkirk.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-18701 on 22 September 2005. 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: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Johann Lamont on 30 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what its policy is in relation to land which has been subject to a compulsory purchase order but which is subsequently not required for the purpose specified when the order was made.
Answer
Circular 38/1992:
Disposal of Surplus Government Land – The Crichel Down Rules sets out the non-statutory arrangements under which surplus Government land which was acquired by, or under a threat of, compulsion should be offered back to former owners, their successors, or to sitting tenants.
A copy of Circular 38/1992 is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 37537).
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 30 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18559 by Tavish Scott on 15 September 2005, whether it will publish the independent assessments of the likely costs of construction of the Waverley Line and, if so, when.
Answer
The independent assessment confirmed that the construction costs as presented by the Waverley Railway Partnership are in line with what can reasonably be expected for the Waverley Line project at its current stage of development. Therefore, a detailed report has not been produced for publication.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 30 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18559 by Tavish Scott on 15 September 2005, what the conclusions were of the independent assessments of the likely costs of construction of the Waverley Line.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-19283 on 30 September 2005. 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: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 28 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18629 by Tavish Scott on 15 September 2005, whether it will make any conclusions emerging from the lessons learned report on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine project available to the promoters of the Waverley Railway (Scotland) Bill and the Parliament in advance of completion of the full report.
Answer
Yes.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 28 September 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18559 by Tavish Scott on 15 September 2005, what the conclusions were of its review of the cost estimate prepared by the Waverley Railway Partnership.
Answer
The conclusions of the review undertaken by the Scottish Executive of the current cost estimates prepared by the Waverley Railway partnership are that they are in line with what could reasonably be expected for the project at its current stage of development.
