- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2011
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow offers an opportunity to promote multiculturalism in Scotland.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2011
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is available for the victims of a miscarriage of justice.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2011
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact it considers the recently announced increases in domestic energy prices will have on its efforts to eradicate fuel poverty.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2011
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to recent questions on the subject, whether it is now in a position to make an announcement on Strathclyde Partnership for Transport’s funding proposals for the modernisation of the Glasgow subway.
Answer
The Scottish Government reaffirms its long-term commitment to helping make the subway modernisation happen, through a substantial overall capital contribution, helping SPT to raise funds from other sources. We are assured that SPT''s enhanced modernisation case, including changes to working practices, is viable and will, therefore, help provide capital support which includes delivery of a smartcard ticketing system linked to wider integrated ticketing; new rolling stock and signalling with automation, and refurbished stations with improved accessibility including escalator replacement.
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 18 November 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in developing a scheme to incentivise local authorities to improve the collection of non-domestic rates.
Answer
Discussions are ongoing with COSLA to finalise the details of how the planned Business Rates Incentivisation Scheme will operate. I can confirm that the intention is still to introduce the new arrangements from 1 April 2011.
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 30 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has been consulted by the UK Government concerning the date for the next UK general election.
Answer
The UK Government has not consulted the Scottish Government about the date of the next general election. The Scottish Government has made its views clear on the clash of dates with elections to the Scottish Parliament and would welcome discussion on how to avoid the difficulties such a clash would cause.
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 30 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many affordable homes for rent were completed in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2009-10 in each local authority area.
Answer
The numbers of housing association homes for social rent completed through the Affordable Housing Investment Programme (AHIP) are shown in Table 1 by local authority area. In 2006-07 the figure for Scotland was 3,318 and by 2009-10 this had increased to 5,121.
Of these completions, 2,887 were new build in 2006-07 increasing to 4,749 in 2009-10. The breakdown of new build completions by local authority area is shown in Table 2.
In addition to housing association homes for social rent, there were new homes completed by councils in this period. There were six council houses were completed in 2006-07 increasing to 343 in 2009-10. These figures are published at local authority level on the Scottish Government website:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Housing-Regeneration/HSfS/NewBuildLA
Table 1: Number of Housing Association completions for Social Rent
(Includes New Build, Rehabilitations and Off The Shelf Purchases)
| | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| Aberdeen City | 7 | 100 | 28 | 42 |
| Aberdeenshire | 77 | 62 | 136 | 322 |
| Angus | 41 | 108 | 75 | 68 |
| Argyll and Bute | 186 | 161 | 109 | 34 |
| Clackmannanshire | 35 | 3 | 3 | 51 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 66 | 238 | 169 | 88 |
| Dundee City | 25 | 125 | 290 | 91 |
| East Ayrshire | 32 | 72 | 130 | 176 |
| East Dunbartonshire | | 26 | 42 | 26 |
| East Lothian | 51 | 80 | 55 | 74 |
| East Renfrewshire | 37 | | 20 | 89 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 395 | 469 | 259 | 659 |
| Eilean Siar | 24 | 44 | 72 | 43 |
| Falkirk | 65 | | 39 | 81 |
| Fife | 254 | 245 | 352 | 168 |
| Glasgow City | 912 | 805 | 753 | 871 |
| Highland | 219 | 290 | 287 | 270 |
| Inverclyde | 8 | 77 | 85 | 284 |
| Midlothian | 36 | 14 | 49 | 56 |
| Moray | 87 | 90 | 95 | 87 |
| North Ayrshire | 64 | 125 | 72 | 84 |
| North Lanarkshire | 82 | 72 | 258 | 164 |
| Orkney | 32 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Perth and Kinross | 51 | 113 | 140 | 271 |
| Renfrewshire | 109 | 167 | 101 | 109 |
| Scottish Borders, The | 52 | 75 | 69 | 34 |
| Shetland | 42 | 15 | 33 | 64 |
| South Ayrshire | 68 | 62 | 68 | 207 |
| South Lanarkshire | 143 | 142 | 343 | 274 |
| Stirling | 3 | 125 | 118 | 64 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 51 | 48 | 51 | 81 |
| West Lothian | 64 | 85 | 103 | 165 |
| Scotland | 3,318 | 4,065 | 4,429 | 5,121 |
Source: Affordable Housing Investment Programme.
Table 2: Number of Housing Association completions for Social Rent (New Build Only)
| | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| Aberdeen City | 7 | 100 | 28 | 42 |
| Aberdeenshire | 77 | 62 | 136 | 322 |
| Angus | 40 | 108 | 75 | 68 |
| Argyll and Bute | 59 | 104 | 109 | 27 |
| Clackmannanshire | 34 | | 1 | 46 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 63 | 238 | 154 | 88 |
| Dundee City | | 110 | 278 | 91 |
| East Ayrshire | 30 | 72 | 125 | 176 |
| East Dunbartonshire | | 26 | 42 | 26 |
| East Lothian | 51 | 80 | 42 | 71 |
| East Renfrewshire | 37 | | 20 | 89 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 382 | 462 | 208 | 419 |
| Eilean Siar | 21 | 41 | 66 | 39 |
| Falkirk | 61 | | 31 | 65 |
| Fife | 242 | 201 | 295 | 154 |
| Glasgow City | 821 | 731 | 689 | 850 |
| Highland | 178 | 277 | 265 | 263 |
| Inverclyde | 8 | 42 | 85 | 283 |
| Midlothian | 16 | 12 | 38 | 10 |
| Moray | 34 | 90 | 39 | 82 |
| North Ayrshire | 64 | 125 | 66 | 84 |
| North Lanarkshire | 82 | 62 | 226 | 164 |
| Orkney | 32 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Perth and Kinross | 46 | 113 | 131 | 271 |
| Renfrewshire | 98 | 114 | 80 | 109 |
| Scottish Borders, The | 46 | 67 | 69 | 34 |
| Shetland | 33 | 12 | 31 | 64 |
| South Ayrshire | 68 | 62 | 42 | 207 |
| South Lanarkshire | 142 | 131 | 229 | 274 |
| Stirling | | 124 | 118 | 64 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 51 | 48 | 51 | 78 |
| West Lothian | 64 | 85 | 103 | 165 |
| Scotland | 2,887 | 3,726 | 3,897 | 4,749 |
Source: Affordable Housing Investment Programme.
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 September 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 30 September 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average number of affordable homes for rent completed by local authorities was in (a) 1999-2000, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02, (d) 2002-03, (e) 2003-04, (f) 2004-05, (g) 2005-06, (h) 2006-07, (i) 2007-08, (j) 2008-09 and (k) 2009-10.
Answer
The number of new homes completed by local authorities is published quarterly by the Scottish Government. A time series back to 1996-97 is accessible through the following page of the Scottish Government''s website:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Housing-Regeneration/HSfS/NewBuildLA.
These homes are considered affordable and are built for social rent.
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 2 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on the £1.25 billion school building programme.
Answer
The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) have today completed the process of informing all local authorities of when they can expect to receive funding for the 35 school building projects which have been announced so far in the first tranche of Scotland''s Schools for the Future, the Scottish Government''s school building programme.
Eight councils had already been informed of their funding timetable earlier this year, and today the SFT informed the remaining 24 authorities of when they will receive their funding. The timetable for the 35 projects is set out in the following table.
This represents much needed government investment worth over £300 million in new schools, benefitting pupils, teachers, families and communities the length and breadth of Scotland.
Of course authorities contributing from their own resources may be able to start procurement, design and “ in some cases “ building prior to SFT resources coming on stream, should they wish to do.
Funding Available from Financial Year
| Local Authority | School Project | |
| Aberdeen City | Bucksburn / Newhills Primaries | 2011-12 |
| Aberdeenshire | Ellon Academy | 2012-13 |
| Aberdeenshire | Mearns Academy | 2012-13 |
| Angus | Brechin High School | 2013-14 |
| Argyll and Bute | Dunoon / Kirn / St. Mun''s Primaries | 2013-14 |
| Clackmannanshire | St. John''s / Claremont Primaries | 2011-12 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | Dalbeattie High School | 2013-14 |
| Dundee | Harris Academy | 2013-14 |
| East Ayrshire | Gargieston Primary | 2011-12 |
| East Dunbartonshire | Lairdsland Primary | 2013-14 |
| East Lothian | Haddington Infants / St. Mary''s Primary | 2011-12 |
| East Renfrewshire | Eastwood High School | 2011-12 |
| Edinburgh | James Gillespie''s High School | 2014-15 |
| Eilean Siar | Daliburgh Primary | 2011-12 |
| Falkirk | RC primary school, yet to be named | 2010-11 |
| Fife | Auchmuty High School | 2012-13 |
| Glasgow | Garrowhill Primary | 2010-11 |
| Glasgow | Glendale Primary | 2012-13 |
| Glasgow | St. Brendan''s Primary (and Kelso nursery) | 2013-14 |
| Highland | Wick High School | 2012-13 |
| Inverclyde | Lilybank / Glenburn Schools | 2012-13 |
| Midlothian | Lasswade High School | 2011-12 |
| Moray | Milnes Primary | 2013-14 |
| North Ayrshire | Garnock Academy | 2013-14 |
| North Lanarkshire | Clyde Valley High School | 2014-15 |
| Orkney | Evie Primary | 2013-14 |
| Perth and Kinross | Invergowrie Primary | 2011-12 |
| Renfrewshire | St. Jame''s Primary | 2012-13 |
| Scottish Borders | Duns Primary | 2013-14 |
| Shetland | Happyhansel Primary | 2013-14 |
| South Ayrshire | Ayr Academy | 2014-15 |
| South Lanarkshire | Spittal Primary | 2011-12 |
| Stirling | Riverside Primary | 2011-12 |
| West Dunbartonshire | Dumbarton Academy | 2011-12 |
| West Lothian | Pumpherston and Uphall Station Primary | 2010-11 |
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 February 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 February 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it proposes to respond to the 2009 report by the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee.
Answer
I wrote to the Chairman of SLARC on 10 February 2010 giving my response to the recommendations contained within the report. Regulations have been laid in the Scottish Parliament. The report and my response are available on the Scottish Government website.
