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Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the take-up rate has been for the new concessionary bus fares scheme. Free local off-peak bus travel for elderly and disabled people has been delivered through enhancements to the 16 existing concessionary fares schemes operated by local authorities in Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 October 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SEed102/2002 of 18 September 2002, what the capital cost will be of the 25 additional secure accommodation places for young offenders.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 September 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will introduce new guidelines for local authorities to protect areas of scenic beauty and those considered environmentally sensitive or fragile from the development of wind turbine electricity farms.
To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to the Scottish Prison Service estates review, what the estimated cost will be to the Executive of the entire process of tendering for three new private prisons, detailing each head of costs.
In considering an application for review the court will take into account any information about the proposed new address, including the views of those affected by the enforced presence of the offender.
To ask the Scottish Executive how much expenditure has been invested in new or refurbished homes in Clydebank by Scottish Homes and Communities Scotland since 1999.
The City of Edinburgh Council commissioned a consultant's report as part of the development of its New Transport Initiative, to look at the potential impacts of congestion charging schemes.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether housing association tenants will still be liable for any rent arrears incurred during existing tenancy agreements when the new Scottish Secure Tenancy is implemented.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what disciplinary or corrective action has been taken regarding those responsible for the two-year delay in the completion of the new Polmont houseblock as referred to in paragraph 34 of its Scottish Prison Service Estate: Consultation Paper - Proposals for the Future of the Scottish Prison Service Estate.