- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, with regard to paragraphs 6 and 7 of The 2001/02 Audit of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body by the Auditor General for Scotland, when the advert or adverts were placed for the tender of the cladding and windows package for the MSP block of the Holyrood project; whether copies of such adverts will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, and on what date, and by what means, the two bids received in respect of this package were submitted.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe. The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-21636 on 22 January 2002, what contractors other than Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd have used the Holyrood site as their business address.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe. The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer whether there was any regular arrangement for meetings between representatives of Bovis Lend Lease and Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd (FCAM) about the progress of FCAM in relation to fulfilling its obligations under the works package awarded to it; on what dates any such meetings took place or were due to take place, and whether any minutes of, or other documents showing the matters discussed at, such meetings will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe. The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer which were the most recent quarterly accounts of Flour City International Inc received by the construction managers of the Holyrood project before the recommendation that Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd be awarded the contract for MSP block windows and cladding was made, and whether the construction managers disclosed, explained or otherwise gave advice on any information relating to such accounts to any other party and, in particular, to (i) other members of the Holyrood project management team, (ii) the Holyrood Progress Group and (iii) the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body and, if so, to whom, and when, they did so.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe. The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-21634 on 22 January 2002, whether the summaries given in the Holyrood Progress Group's newsletters of the group's question and answer sessions have been (a) accurate, (b) impartial and (c) complete and what plans it has for such summaries in future to be prepared by the Parliament's official reporters to ensure accuracy, impartiality and completeness.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe. The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-21635 on 22 January 2002, whether the construction managers of the Holyrood project hold any information on the amounts due to sub-contractors of Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd and, in particular, on any claims in respect of unpaid debts owing to said sub-contractors and, if so, whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will obtain such information and place it in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe. The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2003
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Answered by Frank McAveety on 11 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive into which category of care service, as set out in the draft statutory instrument attached as appendix A to The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 - Regulation of Care Services by the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care: Proposals for Maximum Fees to be set by Scottish Ministers for 2003-04: Consultation Paper, organisations such as Crossroads would fall; what registration fees such bodies would pay, and whether such bodies would need to pay any annual continuing charge.
Answer
It is for the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (the Care Commission) to determine which of the definitions in the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 apply to any particular service. The Care Commission will take into account the service's statement of function and purpose in making this decision. Maximum fees are set each year by Scottish ministers for each type of regulated service, for applications for initial registration or cancellation of registration; for the annual continuation of registration; for applications for variation or removal of a condition of registration, and for the issue of a new certificate of registration. Each year the Care Commission sets fees for each type of regulated service within these maxima. Not all of the services defined in the act are already regulated by the Care Commission - regulation is being phased in.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 27 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 10 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer what the installation cost was of each window in the MSP block west elevation of the new Parliament building at Holyrood under the (a) Flour City contract and (b) current contract.
Answer
It is not possible to provide window installation costs only, as both contracts in question stipulated supply and installation. The Convener of the Holyrood Project Team has informed me that different models of bay windows are involved but, on average, the costs from the tender bids for supply and installation of bay windows on the west elevation of the MSP block were as follows:(a) Flour City: £5,633 per window (excl VAT)(b) Current Contract: £17,174 per window (excl VAT).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 6 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-32954 by Ms Margaret Curran on 20 January 2003, when the Sociable Neighbourhood National Co-ordinator completed the audit of local authorities and their strategies to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Answer
Audits of the 32 local authorities took place between March and November 2001. Individual reports and recommendations were made to each local authority by the Sociable Neighbourhood National Co-ordinator. A report distilling the information from all 32 audits will be published in the spring and copies will be placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2003
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 6 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-30353 by Dr Elaine Murray on 24 October 2002, on what date the final year of the three-year funding commitment to the teacher release scheme will end; when sportscotland will take a decision about reviewing the scheme; whether there has been any delay in the making of such a decision and, if so, whether the Executive will direct sportscotland to take a decision on the matter; whether funding for the scheme has been fully utilised in each year that the scheme has been in operation; what the total cost of the scheme has been, and what the average cost of the scheme has been per day in each year of operation
Answer
The three-year funding commitment will end on 31 March 2003. As I have said previously,
sportscotland is currently reviewing the scheme and a decision is expected following its council meeting in March.£150,000 was committed to this scheme and the information requested is in the following table.
| Year | Budget | Actual Spend | Average Cost Per Day |
| 2000-01 | £50,000 | £49,650 | £130 |
| 2001-02 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £145 |
| 2002-03 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £156 |
