- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 13 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-2900 by Linda Fabiani on 27 August 2007, what rationale it will use to decide which countries it assists.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-3643 on 4 September 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: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 13 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-2900 by Linda Fabiani on 27 August 2007, what other countries with links to Scotland it intends to assist through the international development budget.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-3643 on 4 September 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: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 6 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3171 by Linda Fabiani on 27 August 2007, whether the proposed merger of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments (RCAHMS) and Historic Scotland was discussed at the meeting with the Chair and Chief Executive of RCAHMS.
Answer
The possible alternativesfor a merger involving the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monumentsof Scotland (RCAHMS) formed part of my discussions with the Chair and Chief Executiveof RCAHMS on 17 July 2007.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it will use to decide how to disburse its international aid budget.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-3643 on 4 September 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: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it will use to decide which additional African countries to provide with aid.
Answer
The Scottish Governmenthas invited Scottish Aid Agencies to contribute to a discussion on the future ofits International Development Policy and International Development Fund. We willconsider their expert advice and use that to inform our decisions.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had since May 2007 with British Waterways concerning future funding.
Answer
We are in regularcontact with British Waterways about a wide range of matters.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 24 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, following the announcement made by the Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture on 23 August 2007, when the additional funding for international development will be made available to Scottish non-governmental organisations and charities.
Answer
The increasedbudget for the International Development Fund will be made available in the contextof discussions with Scottish Aid Agencies on the future direction of the policyand as part of the on-going Spending Review.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what priority it will give to financial support for British Waterways during the forthcoming spending review.
Answer
We will use the strategicspending review to set plans that will enable us to fulfil our purpose and achieveour strategic objectives. Future funding of British Waterways will be part of thatconsideration.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider establishing dedicated prosecutors to deal with alleged breaches of health and safety legislation.
Answer
All Procurators Fiscalare provided with the necessary training, development opportunities and guidancematerial to enable them to carry out their wide range of duties, including dealingwith breaches of health and safety legislation.
The Crown Office andProcurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has, in addition, established a national networkof prosecutors who receive special training in health and safety cases. It is intendedthat the specialist prosecutors will prepare cases for prosecution or give adviceon preparation to colleagues. The extent to which the specialists deal with casesis a matter for senior prosecutors in each area.
One of the main responsibilitiesof the specialists is to provide a named contact for the Health and Safety Executiveto enhance the clarity in liaison arrangements when a case is being investigatedand prepared for report to COPFS.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Elish Angiolini on 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will order a full public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Stockline disaster which killed nine workers in a factory in Maryhill.
Answer
An inquiry will beheld, in public, into the circumstances and causes of the explosion whichoccurred at the ICL Plastics factory in Maryhill on 11 May 2004.
I am considering theform and remit of the inquiry and, in particular, whether the issues may be properlyaddressed at a fatal accident inquiry or another form of public inquiry. I haveasked the area procurator fiscal, who has been in touch with the families of thedeceased throughout the investigation, to meet with them and seek their views.
I am conscious of the anxiety that the on-going proceedings have caused for families, and I wish toensure that the process for determining the form of inquiry should not be undulylengthy. I anticipate that a decision will be taken before the end of September.
