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I have been advised by the Chief Executive of the Scottish Court Service that no new sheriff courthouses have been built since May 1999, but a number have been extensively refurbished.
To ask the Scottish Executive what response it intends to make to the recent Office of Fair Trading report on pharmacy services. The Scottish Executive is currently considering the Office of Fair Trading report in detail and, in formulating its response is consulting widely with all key stakeholders.
To ask the Scottish Executive what powers it has to intervene in circumstances where public transport services, such as the Glasgow Underground, are found not to be operating to the optimum levels of safety and efficiency.
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made regarding the level of fares on Highland and Island air services and (a) when and (b) to whom it made any such representations.
To ask the Scottish Executive, in relation to the Scottish Prison Service estates review, whether prison officers transferred from the prisons to be closed under the estates review to new private prisons will retain their present status, salary and pension rights.
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it will give to the cross-ownership of public transport services by potential tenderers for the Scottish rail passenger franchise.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities can reduce rent levels set for housing benefit purposes by the Rent Registration Service in respect of properties that do not meet acceptable standards.
Omne communications ltd, currently, have no plans to build an office in Dumfries and Galloway. Rollout of broadband services to Dumfries and Galloway is planned for early 2003.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 March 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to the answer to question S1W-18874 on 12 October 2001, whether all design and specialist cladding services undertaken by Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd are the property of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.