- Asked by: Karen Whitefield, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will assess any evidence that shopworkers are being required to work on New Year’s Day.
Answer
The Scottish Executivehas no plans to make an assessment of shop working on New Year’s Day.
- Asked by: Karen Whitefield, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to devolve power from local authorities to community level.
Answer
We have begunconsulting stakeholders, through the Community Council Working Group, ondeveloping the role of community councils as an existing, statutory,representative body at community level. This includes inviting the group to considerdefining some potential, expanded roles that community councils could play.
- Asked by: Karen Whitefield, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 31 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money has been saved by reducing the number of its departments from nine to six.
Answer
The ScottishExecutive is now led by a strategic board, consisting of the permanent secretaryand five directors general. The role of head of department no longer exists. A savingof £300,000 has been achieved by replacing eight head of department posts with fivedirectors general. Further information about the restructuring of theorganisation can be found on the Scottish Executive website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/govtmay307.
- Asked by: Karen Whitefield, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide additional funding to deliver the additional 10,000 respite weeks per year for carers promised in the 2007 SNP manifesto.
Answer
Decisions about futurefunding will be taken in the spending review later this year.
- Asked by: Karen Whitefield, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost to deliver the additional 10,000 respite weeks per year for carers promised in the 2007 SNP manifesto.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-165 on 4 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Karen Whitefield, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 29 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to improve the provision of community based sports facilities.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-2256 on 1 August 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Karen Whitefield, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 28 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional funding it plans to enhance services to support young carers.
Answer
I announced on 14 June 2007 anadditional £200,000 over the next two years to establish a young carer forum tohelp give young carers a greater voice in Scottish public life. Decisions about future funding will be taken in the spendingreview later this year.
- Asked by: Karen Whitefield, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when work will begin on the new bridge across the M8 at Harthill Service Station.
Answer
Competitive tenderswere received from three contractors on 10 August 2007. These are now being assessed and, if found to be satisfactory,work is expected to start this autumn and be completed in 12 months.
- Asked by: Karen Whitefield, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to invest in the rail line between Glasgow and Edinburgh via Shotts.
Answer
Transport Scotland is leading work to provide firm proposals forthe most cost-effective ways to improve reliability, bring down journey times andprovide capacity for the expected continuing growth in rail passenger numbers betweenEdinburgh and Glasgow, including the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Shotts line. The results of this will be reportedin September and will be considered as part of the Strategic Transport ProjectsReview.
- Asked by: Karen Whitefield, MSP for Airdrie and Shotts, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to provide a high speed service on the Glasgow-Shotts-Edinburgh rail line.
Answer
Transport Scotland is leading work to provide firm proposals forthe most cost-effective ways to improve reliability, bring down journey times andprovide capacity for the expected continuing growth in rail passenger numbers betweenEdinburgh and Glasgow. This will include services on the Glasgow-Shotts-Edinburghline. The results of this will be reported in September and will be considered aspart of the Strategic Transport Projects Review.
