- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 19 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to respond to the latest quarterly housing statistics showing the lowest number of new build starts since 1980.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises that the economic downturn has had a significant impact on housing supply and is taking a range of actions in response.
As part of that, we are making a record investment of £644 million for affordable housing next financial year to support the approval of at least 6,500 new and improved properties. In our first year of office more public sector houses were started than at any time since 1997 and we will act to make sure this trend continues.
We are also pressing the UK Government to take urgent action, including a substantial investment of new money for affordable housing at a level that would deliver at least £500 million for Scotland.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 13 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S3W-19855, which received a holding answer on 29 January 2009.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19855 on 12 March 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the ministerial visits made to the Glasgow Maryhill constituency since 17 May 2008, showing which other MSPs or ministers were in attendance and broken down by (a) ministerial portfolio, (b) venue, (c) date and (d) purpose of visit.
Answer
All available information held within the Scottish Government is shown in the following table.
| Name | Date of Visit | Venue | Purpose |
| First Minister | Nil | | |
| Minister for Parliamentary Business | Nil | | |
| Minister for Europe, External Affairs & Culture | 25 July 2008 | Scottish Opera Production Studios,40 Edington Street, Glasgow G4 9RD | To attend a photocall/make an announcement in connection with the Edinburgh Arts Festival. |
| Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth | 1 December 2008 | Allied Vehicles, 230 Balmore Road, Glasgow G22 6LJ | To discuss electric vehicle technology. |
| Minister for Enterprise, Energy & Tourism | Nil | | |
| Minister for Transport Infrastructure and Climate Change | Nil | | |
| Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning | Nil | | |
| Minister for Schools & Skills | Nil | | |
| Minister for Children & Early Years | Nil | | |
| Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing | 19 May 200819 January 2009 | Ethnic Enable, Napiershall Centre, 39 Napiershall Street, Glasgow, G20 6EZPossilpark Health Centre, Denmark Street, Glasgow G22 5EG | To meet staff & see services provided by Ethnic Enable. The Cabinet Secretary also spoke to the group and presented Awards.To visit the Health Centre, meet staff, and to announce Primary and Community Care premises funding. |
| Minister for Public Health | Nil | | |
| Minister for Communities & Sport | 11 April 200810 November 2008 | Firhill Arena, Maryhill, Glasgow 121 Hillend Road, Maryhill Glasgow G22 6PF | To watch Magners League Rugby Match (Glasgow v Edinburgh).Housing “ Glasgow City Council''s 1000th Reprovisioning Event. |
| Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment | Nil | | |
| Minister for the Environment | Nil | | |
| Cabinet Secretary for Justice | Nil | | |
| Minister for Community Safety | 18 August 2008 | Maryhill Fire Station | Launch of National Fire Safety Marketing Campaign. |
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 9 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-19953 by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009, what steps it is taking to ensure that the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments will retain charitable status following any rationalisation.
Answer
Any decision taken on the future status of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland will take account of the position in relation to Charitable Status and would, if necessary, be discussed with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-19949 by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009, what options are being considered for the development of the cultural site at Granton.
Answer
Options being considered relate to the phasing of the archive storage needs of the National Collections, including the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-19952 by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009, what areas of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments budget it expects to reduce as a result of the reduction to the 2010-11 budget.
Answer
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments proposes in its Efficiency Savings Plan, submitted in March 2008, that savings will be made by collaboration with other public bodies on joint projects.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-19958 by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 February 2009, on how many occasions in 2009 death certificates issued in 2008 by the (a) Western Infirmary in Glasgow and (b) Gartnavel General Hospital were amended to show Clostridium difficile as a contributory factor.
Answer
General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) has confirmed that no amendments have been made to death certificates issued by these hospitals, and that June 2009 is the statistical cut off point for any amendments to death certificates issued in 2008.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-19950 by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009, what advice or comment has been sought or received from external sources or stakeholders, other than external consultants, on the best way to deliver the services currently provided by the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments.
Answer
We have not sought comment from external sources or stakeholders on the future status of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Correspondence on the future of the Royal Commission has been received from one special interest group and several individuals.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-19951 by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009, whether it will provide details of the stakeholders from whom it has received correspondence on its review of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments and whether it will publish the representations that it has received.
Answer
The Scottish Government''s Simplification Programme did not specifically include a review of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. However, correspondence on the future of the Royal Commission has been received from one special interest group and several individuals.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-19952 by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009, for what reasons the budget for the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments has been reduced in 2010-11.
Answer
The budget figures in the answer to question S3W-19952 include the commission''s share of the agreed portfolio efficiency savings for the current spending review period. These apply to all public bodies in the portfolio.
