- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 15 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when it will provide substantive answers to parliamentary questions S2W-24357, S2W-24358, S2W-24359 and S2W-24360 which received holding replies on 30 March 2006.
Answer
I refer the Member to myletter to all MSPs of 11 May 2006. A copy of the letter is available at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/nmCentre/news/news-06/pa06-046.htm.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 15 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when it will provide a substantive answer to parliamentary question S2W-23826 which received a holding reply on 17 March 2006.
Answer
I refer the Member to myletter to all MSPs of 11 May 2006. A copy of the letter is available at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/nmCentre/news/news-06/pa06-046.htm.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 11 May 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to extend the list of conditions exempt from paying prescription charges.
Answer
We will consider fully the responsesto our consultation on prescription charges and exemption arrangements before wepropose any changes to the existing system.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 April 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 27 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether consideration has been given to designating as “wild bird risk areas” the south bank of the Firth of Forth and the eastern part of Lothian and Borders, including the Bass Rock and Inchcape islands.
Answer
On confirmation of highly pathogenicH5N1 avian influenza a veterinary risk assessment was made to assess the appropriatesize and location of the Wild Bird Risk Area, and how far it should extend fromthe wild bird surveillance zone round Cellardyke. In addition to veterinary andepidemiological advice, the assessment also drew upon expert ornithological advice.The risk assessment was reviewed following confirmation that the swan was a Whooper.This confirmed that the measures were relevant and proportional.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 April 2006
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, further to the answer to question S2W-22132 by Kenny MacAskill on 18 January 2006 in respect of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, whether it is now in a position to provide details of the Parliament's energy performance and, if not, when it anticipates that the information will be available.
Answer
The Scottish BuildingStandards Agency is about to consult on proposals for energy performancecertification in terms of the EU Directive on the energy performance ofbuildings. When the outcome of the consultation is known and full guidance isissued, the Parliament will calculate its energy performance rating. We aim tocomplete this in 2007, as we anticipate that the complexity of the parliamentbuilding will require the use of a detailed simulation model. A detailedsimulation model has yet to be developed and adopted as a part of the UK methodologyarrangements.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 30 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body from which companies contracted to work on the Holyrood project the Parliament is time barred from claiming damages, or cannot do so for any other reason.
Answer
I shall reply to the Memberas soon as possible.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 30 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether an appropriate defects liability certificate for the Holyrood complex has been issued and, if so, by whom and on what date the certificate was issued.
Answer
I shall reply to the Memberas soon as possible.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 30 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether the status of the assurance given to the Finance Committee by the Clerk/Chief Executive on 17 December 2002 (Official Report c. 2433) in respect of the public indemnity insurance on the Holyrood project principally held by RMJM is unchanged from that described by him at that time.
Answer
I shall reply to the Memberas soon as possible.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 30 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on which of the contracts for the Holyrood complex retentions are still being held.
Answer
I shall reply to the Memberas soon as possible.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Independent
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 24 March 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to introduce legislation so that compensation paid to the families of mesothelioma sufferers in Scotland is paid on an equal basis to that paid in England and Wales.
Answer
It is a matter for thecourts in each jurisdiction to reach a view on the appropriate level of paymentin individual cases. There are differences between the law of damages in Scotland andthat in England and Wales. In Scotland, the Damages (Scotland) Act 1976 provides that where a person dies as aresult of personal injury the deceased’s family may be entitled to claimdamages for patrimonial loss and/or non-patrimonial loss. Patrimonial damagesare awarded for loss of financial support, while non-patrimonial damages areawarded as compensation for distress and grief or for the loss of thedeceased’s society. Only the “immediate family” is entitled to sue fornon-patrimonial loss. We have recently legislated to update the list of personswho make up the deceased’s immediate family, for example to include same-sexpartners, grandparents and siblings.
There is no claim fornon-patrimonial loss in England and Wales. Instead, the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 provides foran entitlement to a bereavement claim, of fixed amounts, for a more limitedrange of relatives.
If the member has anyconcerns on specific aspects of damages law in Scotland I will be glad to hearmore about them. In the meantime, the Scottish Executive has no plans tointroduce legislation covering this area of the law.
