- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Ministers or their representatives have ever attended any meetings with The National Stadium plc, the main contractor or any other parties about the progress of Hampden redevelopment project and, if so, whether it will provide details of who attended any such meetings and when.
Answer
It was necessary for Scottish Executive officials to attend a series of meetings with all other interested parties to negotiate the rescue package. I personally met Sir William McAlpine on 18 November.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the former financial director of the Hampden redevelopment project received any public funds as part of his leaving settlement and, if so, how much.
Answer
I am assured that the former financial director received no public funds following his resignation from TNS.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much rent the Scottish Football Association will pay to Queen's Park FC annually in respect of the National Stadium.
Answer
As I said in my statement to the Parliament on 12 January, the detailed rescue package negotiated last year has not been concluded and Queen's Park FC have successfully petitioned the court for an interim administration order.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive who within the National Stadium project team agreed to increased specifications for the National Stadium, additional works which were not part of the original project and the staging of the 1999 Scottish Cup Final at Hampden.
Answer
We do not have that detailed information but the project management team was responsible through the board of TNS to Queen's Park. Queen's Park entered into the management contract with McAlpine's. The mistakes and misjudgements that were made were not all attributable to any one person.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the agreement of the various funding partners involved in the redevelopment of Hampden was sought prior to increased specifications, additional works and the staging of the 1999 Scottish Cup Final at Hampden being agreed to and, if not, why not.
Answer
No. I refer Mr Monteith to the statement I made to the Parliament on 16 December.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total deficit faced by the National Stadium plc and Queens Park FC in connection with the redevelopment of Hampden Park National Stadium is.
Answer
This is commercially confidential information which is not for the Scottish Executive to disclose. The gap is however significantly greater than the additional financial contribution of £4.4 million, hence the need for the protracted negotiations that took place.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will have any role, as a funding partner, in preparing or approving the Scottish Football Association's business plan for the National Stadium at Hampden.
Answer
As I said in my statement to the Parliament on 12 January, the detailed rescue package negotiated last year has not been concluded and Queen's Park FC have successfully petitioned the court for an interim administration order.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, following the statement to the Parliament on its rescue package for the National Stadium at Hampden, it will now publish excerpts of the consultant's financial and technical assessment of the project, leaving out only the commercially sensitive sections.
Answer
No. Their findings involve commercially confidential and sensitive information and it would not be appropriate to publish that information. We have however asked for an end of contract round-up letter from the consultants which would respect commercial confidentiality and interests. I shall send a copy of this to the Education, Culture and Sport Committee in due course.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether its rescue package will ensure that Hampden's new lecture theatre will be completed, and whether the lecture theatre's proposed operation would have contributed a profit to the stadium's business plan.
Answer
As I said in my statement to the Parliament on 12 January, the detailed rescue package negotiated last year has not been concluded and Queen's Park FC have successfully petitioned the court for an interim administration order.
- Asked by: Mr Brian Monteith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 3 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any employee or board member of The National Stadium plc will receive financial settlements from the public purse if the Scottish Executive's rescue package is accepted.
Answer
No.
