- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2000
-
Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 16 March 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer what will be the function of Queensberry House in the parliamentary complex.
Answer
I advise members to await the publication of Mr Spencely's report which will enable such details to be set in context.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2000
-
Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 16 March 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer whether a cost limit of more than #109 million for the Holyrood Project is envisaged and, if so, what it is.
Answer
I advise members to await the publication of Mr Spencely's report which will enable such details to be set in context.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2000
-
Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 16 March 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is assuming a cost limit of #109 million for the present Holyrood Project and whether the facilities and space feasible at that cost are unaltered since those outlined to, and supported by, a majority of MSPs last June.
Answer
I advise members to await the publication of Mr Spencely's report which will enable such details to be set in context.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2000
-
Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 16 March 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer how much of the office and ancillary accommodation required by the Scottish Parliament can be located on the site of the Holyrood Project and how much will be located elsewhere in Edinburgh.
Answer
I advise members to await the publication of Mr Spencely's report which will enable such details to be set in context.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2000
-
Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 16 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it was made aware of the current state of repair of the roof at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh.
Answer
The Scottish Executive was first made aware of the state of repair of the roof at The Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh in December 1999.It is the responsibility of The Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust to ensure the buildings owned by the Trust are safe and secure.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2000
-
Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 14 March 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will include in the information supplied to MSPs the resale or development value of the site of the Holyrood Project, excluding Queensberry House.
Answer
The report by the independent review team will include an estimate of the value of the site. Queensberry House is part of the site and will therefore be included in that valuation.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 21 February 2000
-
Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 6 March 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer, if penalty clauses are invoked by the contractors in the event of the feasibility studies being undertaken on the Holyrood Project indicating the unsuitability of the site for the construction of the amended design and volume of the Parliamentary complex, whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body or Her Majesty's Government as the original client would be liable for any costs.
Answer
Legal and financial responsibility for the Holyrood Building Project transferred to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on 1 June 1999 under the terms of (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1106.) Contracts existing at that time were included in the transfer.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 21 February 2000
-
Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 6 March 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will arrange for an independent survey to be carried out on the state of repair of the structure of Queensberry House, in particular its foundations, by a person recognised as being expert in the preservation and restoration of listed buildings such as Queensberry House.
Answer
I refer Ms MacDonald to the answer I gave her on 18 February in response to an earlier question on Queensberry House (S1W-4353)
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2000
-
Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 2 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Lothian University Hospitals' Trust have informed it of any adjustment to the levels of service which will be required to eliminate or minimise the projected overspend of #5 million.
Answer
Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust has not made any adjustment to the level of service provided to patients in response to its projected financial position. Action is being taken to further reduce infrastructure and overhead costs, including management costs, to address the projected overspend. These actions will not impact on the level of healthcare delivered to patients.
- Asked by: Margo MacDonald, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2000
-
Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 28 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the amount already paid by students for tuition fees will be taken into consideration when assessments of amounts to be paid or deferred under the Scottish Graduate Endowment scheme are calculated.
Answer
My reply to question S1W-4360 refers.
