- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 27 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether one public meeting held in Glasgow as part of the United Kingdom's public debate on genetic modification is sufficient to sample Scottish public opinion.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-822 on 25 June 2003. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 27 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will include provision of a Dornoch rail bridge in its plans for upgrading the rail network.
Answer
I understand that there are currently no plans to provide a Dornoch rail bridge. The responsibility for the upgrade of the railway network is a matter for the Strategic Rail Authority in conjunction with Network Rail.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 27 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when, and where, local outreach meetings will take place in Scotland as part of the United Kingdom's public debate on genetic modification.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-822 on 25 June 2003. 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/search_wa.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 25 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what funds it has made available to extend the coverage in Scotland of the United Kingdom's public debate on genetic modification.
Answer
The public debate is organised by an independent steering board at arms length from Government. The UK Government and the devolved administrations are providing a total of £500,000 to fund public debates across all parts of the UK, including Scotland. It is for the steering board to determine the structure of the debate and how to use the resources available to it.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 19 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what funds it has allocated for 2003-04 to support Highland Council's responsibilities for piers and harbours.
Answer
We currently plan to provide Piers and Harbours Grants to the Highland Council totalling £2.114 million in 2003-04 towards pier developments on Eigg, Muck and Rum.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 16 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether funding agreed for affordable house building in the Highlands and Islands will keep pace with inflation.
Answer
I have asked Mr Bob Millar, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. His response is as follows:Inflation is not a factor in the allocation of resources. The allocation of housing investment to a specific geographic area is based on an assessment of social exclusion and of the supply and demand for housing. This in turn is informed by an assessment of the capacity of house developers, such as Registered Social Landlords, to take up investment, which may be made available. Investment for affordable house building in the Highlands and Islands by Communities Scotland has increased year-on-year, in excess of inflation, rising from £8.541 million in 1998-99 to an anticipated investment of £16.355 million in 2003-04.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 3 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any information showing the location of compulsory purchase orders on a more detailed geographical basis than by local authority area.
Answer
The Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedures) Scotland Act 1947 requires that a compulsory purchase order should be on a prescribed form and shall describe by reference to a map the land to which it applies.However, the Scottish Executive does not collate information about local authority promoted compulsory purchase orders on any more detailed geographical basis.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 3 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average length of time was for compulsory purchase orders referred to it by local authorities to be processed in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 3 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26687 by Hugh Henry on 26 June 2002, how many compulsory purchase orders were instigated and successfully completed by each local authority in 2002, broken down by categories where appropriate.
Answer
The information held by the Executive is to be found in the following table.The Executive holds information only on those compulsory purchase orders submitted to the Scottish ministers as confirming authority. We do not hold information on those orders instigated by a local authority but not submitted for confirmation or on the outcome of the order following confirmation by ministers.The table shows compulsory purchase orders submitted by local authorities to the Scottish ministers and those confirmed by them. The table also shows the purposes for which the orders were made.Number of Local Authority Compulsory Purchase Orders Received and Confirmed in 2002
| Council | Purpose | 2002 |
| Received | Confirmed |
| Aberdeen | Roads | 1 | 1 |
| Planning | 4 | 3 |
| East Renfrewshire | Planning | 1 | 1 |
| Edinburgh | Roads | 1 | 0 |
| Planning | 1 | 1 |
| Housing | 1 | 0 |
| Falkirk | Housing | 1 | 0 |
| Fife | Roads | 1 | 0 |
| Planning | 1 | 0 |
| Housing | 1 | 0 |
| Inverclyde | Planning | 0 | 3 |
| Midlothian | Roads | 1 | 0 |
| Perth and Kinross | Planning | 1 | 0 |
| Renfrewshire | Listed Buildings | 1 | 0 |
| Housing | 3 | 0 |
| Scottish Borders | Roads | 2 | 0 |
| South Lanarkshire | Roads | 4 | 1 |
| Planning | 0 | 1 |
| Stirling | Planning | 2 | 0 |
| West Dunbartonshire | Planning | 1 | 0 |
| Total | | 28 | 11 |
- Asked by: Rob Gibson, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 May 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 3 June 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the average length of time taken by local authorities to process compulsory purchase orders, broken down by category where appropriate in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
