- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 4 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has specific proposals with regard to provision of additional lay-bys on the A95, what consultation there will be in respect of the location and si'e of any such lay-bys and over what timescale any such additional lay-bys will be completed.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no specific proposals to construct additional lay-bys on the A95 trunk road within the current financial year.
However, subject to competing priorities, the Scottish Executive will commission Mouchel Scotland Ltd to carry out a study prior to the end of this financial year. The Highland and Moray Councils, together with the local Community Councils, will be consulted prior to finalisation of any work being implemented. This consultation exercise will determine the appropriate size and location of the lay-bys.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 4 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Sabhal Mor Ostaig will be registered as a training provider for the purpose of Individual Learning Accounts.
Answer
It is for each learning provider to make their own decision about whether to register as a provider for the purpose of Individual Learning Accounts.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 4 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will encourage any of its staff who wish to attend courses at Sabhal Mor Ostaig to do so and whether it will fund the cost of such attendance where such attendance is of assistance or benefit to such staff in the performance of their duties.
Answer
The Scottish Executive recognises that lifelong learning, including higher and further education, can play an important part in developing the knowledge, skills and competencies of staff and will assist members of staff, within available resources, to undertake studies and courses that will benefit their career and personal development and contribute to the effectiveness of their performance. Any applications for assistance with funding of courses at Sabhal Mor Ostaig would be considered on that basis.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 4 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the planned improvements to the A95 between Granish and Keith will cost in total and how much the (a) A95 Cromdale scheme, (b) A95 Kinveachy scheme, (c) lay-by provisions, (d) A95 Advie Bridge scheme and (e) A95 Gaich to Craggan scheme will cost (i) in total and (ii) in each of the next four financial years.
Answer
The planned improvements to the A95 trunk road between Granish and Keith will cost £435,000 this financial year and £425,000 next financial year, making a total of £860,000.
The scheme specific costs are as follows:
Scheme Specific Details | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | Total |
(a) Cromdale Phase II | £0 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
(b) Kinveachy Junction | £345,000 | £0 | £345,000 |
(c) Lay-by Provision | £0 | £25,000 | £25,000 |
(d) Advie Bridge | £90,000 | £250,000 | £340,000 |
(e) Gaich to Craggan | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Total | £435,000 | £425,000 | £860,000 |
There is no planned expenditure for these schemes in years 2002-03 and 2003-04.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 1 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8647 by Mr Sam Galbraith on 24 July 2000, whether it will detail the criteria employed in awarding the amounts of additional financial resources for schools in each local authority and how those criteria were applied.
Answer
Details of the basis on which these resources were allocated are set out in Scottish Executive Education Department Circular 1/2000, copies of which are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 31 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the effect has been upon the oil and gas fabrication industry of the review conducted by Her Majesty's Government between 1997 and 1998 of the tax regime on oil and gas in terms of (a) employment impact within the industry (b) economic impact and (c) deferral of investment by oil companies.
Answer
Both the tax regime and the regulation of the oil and gas industry are reserved matters.
The Scottish Executive is fully aware of the problems facing the fabrication industry, not only in Scotland but throughout the rest of the UK and indeed Europe, and of the impact of this on employment and the economy. The Oil and Gas Industry Task Force, on which the Executive is represented, has set up a group to look urgently at these problems, which are largely structural. They arise from changes, such as the much smaller field sizes currently being exploited as the UK Continental Shelf moves towards being a mature province, and from developments in production technology, including sub-sea technology.This question was originally answered on 24 May 2000.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 30 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-3922 by Susan Deacon on 14 April 2000, when it expects the report on the safety of fluoridation by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at York University to be completed and whether it will place a copy of the findings in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre once received.
Answer
It is expected the report will be published in September. I shall arrange for a copy to 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: Friday, 16 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the #233,000 extra funding for Northern Constabulary is for the current year only, or is an ongoing spending commitment year on year.
Answer
£433,000 was allocated to Northern Constabulary as part of the Scottish Executive's recent additional investment of £8.9 million in Scotland's police forces. It was provided primarily to allow recruitment of more police officers. The increase will be taken into account in arriving at allocations for future years.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what efficiency savings Northern Constabulary has to make as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
Answer
The 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review concluded that the police service in Scotland should make efficiency savings of 1% in 1999-2000, 1.7% in 2000-01 and 2.5% in 2001-02.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what its estimate is of government funding to be made available to Northern Constabulary in each of the next four financial years.
Answer
Spending Review 2000 is presently examining overall funding requirements for 2002-03 and 2003-04. No decisions have yet been taken on the level of funding to individual police authorities for future years.
