- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 3 May 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer whether a patent application has been made regarding the Scottish Parliament "logo", whether any previous application had been made for any proposed Scottish Parliament "logo", and what were the associated costs.
Answer
Application for a patent is not appropriate in this instance. An application for registration of the Scottish Parliament logo as a trademark has been made to the Trademark Registry of the Patent Office.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 28 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the international organisations outwith the European Community or European Union (a) from which it receives regular correspondence; (b) which consult the Executive about their activities or proposals; (c) in whose activities members of the Executive have participated and (d) about whose activities or proposals the Executive has been consulted by Her Majesty's Government.
Answer
My colleagues and I are in touch with such international organisations as circumstances and the demands of our portfolios require. We would be happy to consider requests for more specific information on any particular organisation or area of activity.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 26 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last made representations to the Department of Trade and Industry regarding any changes to health services in Scotland as a result of the recent World Trade Organisation talks.
Answer
Neither the Scottish Executive nor the Department of Trade and Industry anticipate any changes to health services as a result of current World Trade Organisation (WTO) discussions, either under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) or under the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). GATS does not apply to services provided by central or local governments nor to services provided in the exercise of government authority. Similarly, the GPA does not apply to contracts for the procurement of health services. The Scottish Executive has not, therefore, considered it necessary to make any representations to the Department of Trade and Industry on this subject.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 14 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it made to the Department of Trade and Industry regarding matters affecting Scotland which were on the agenda of the World Trade Organisation meeting in Geneva on 25 February 2000.
Answer
Representations made to the UK Government invariably require to be made in confidence in the same way as representations received by the Scottish Executive.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 6 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last made representations to the Department of Trade and Industry and what was discussed.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is in regular contact with the Department of Trade and Industry about a wide range of issues.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 5 April 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer what estimate the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body has made of the cost of car parking provision at Holyrood (a) in total, (b) by square meter and (c) per car parking space, and whether it will detail these costs for each of the cost reports contained in paragraph 4.2 of the Spencely Report.
Answer
The car park forms part of the substructure works package for the west part of the site and comprises 45% of the total west basement area. The costs for the car parking area and the building structure support cannot be separately identified.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 5 April 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to the answer to question S1W-230 by him on 8 July 1999, what proportion of the total area of the Parliament building is identified as circulation space, for each of the cost reports contained in paragraph 4.2 of the Spencely Report.
Answer
The figures for circulation space given below are calculated from the balance of net area to gross area and shown opposite the design dates they relate to.
01.12.97 - 26.03.99 | Approx. 17% |
25.05.99 | Approx. 33% |
30.08.99-27.09.99 | Approx. 40% |
14.02.00 | Approx. 31% |
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 5 April 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer what estimate of works costs would be used in determining outstanding fees for each member of the Holyrood design team if the project is cancelled.
Answer
The base works cost estimate will be used in the final fee calculation for each of the design team members and will directly relate to the amount of work done to the date of cancellation. The SPCB's agreement will be required.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 5 April 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer what is (a) the total value of the contracts awarded to date in respect of the Holyrood project, (b) the percentage of the total value that related to prime costs, provisional sums and contingency, and (c) the estimated value of those contracts at completion.
Answer
The information is as follows:
The total value of works packages awarded to date is £13.5 million.
- The level of provision sums is on average 2%. The project cost estimate contains an overall contingency allowance which is not allocated to individual works packages.
- The estimated final value of the works packages awarded to date is £15 million.
These costs exclude site purchase, demolition, archaeology, design team fees and VAT.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 5 April 2000
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will provide a breakdown of the costs to date associated with the Holyrood project by separate budgets referred to paragraph 4.6 of the Spencely report and what was the basis for calculating these costs.
Answer
The information is as follows:
Description | Cost to date |
Landscaping and roadworks | These are not matters for the Parliament budget as they fall outside the site. |
Project Team staff | £401,422 |
HPT Site Accommodation | Nil |
