- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its Records Management Manual, whether it will publish a list of lost files as referred to in paragraph 3.9 and give brief details of the subject matter of its lost files since 1999, and prior to that of each lost file of the Scottish Office which it is now responsible for maintaining under the Transfer of Property etc. (Scottish Ministers) Order 1999.
Answer
The list referred to in paragraph3.9 of the Executive’s Records Management Manual is a means to track downfiles which have been mislaid. It is not intended to be an ongoing list of lostfiles. However, we will publish a list of lost files as part of the Scottish Executive Publication Scheme as soon as this can be arranged.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 27 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any of the documents or files containing documents relating to the (a) Holyrood Inquiry and (b) Holyrood Project will be subject to the 30-year rule; if so, whether early release of such documents can be considered under its records management rules and, if so, on what date or dates their early release or, in the case of the first dated thereof, the early release of that document or file can be considered, and whether any person outwith the Scottish Executive will be consulted in relation to such decisions.
Answer
Under the Freedom of Information(Scotland) Act 2002, the 30-year rule no longer applies to any files. The only potentialbars to public access to information held on these files will be particular exemptionswhich might be applied under either FOI or the Data Protection Act 1998.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the legal basis was for the voluntary purchase of plots referred to in Annex B of the letter of 24 March 2005 containing Scottish ministers' decision on the M74.
Answer
Powers to purchase property in advance are available to the Scottish ministers under Sections 103 and 104 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings took place between Scottish ministers and directors of companies which own, lease or occupy properties which have been, or will be, purchased under the M74 Special Road (Fullarton Road to West of Kingston Bridge) Orders between 1 May 2003 and 24 March 2005.
Answer
The Deputy First Minister visited the Morris Furniture Group site at Polmadie Road on 12 August 2003 to meet Mr Robert Morris, the Managing Director. There is no record of any other meetings between Scottish ministers and directors of affected companies.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of the public local inquiry on the M74 Special Road (Fullarton Road to West of Kingston Bridge) Orders, detailing each component and element of the total costs and broken down into costs incurred by (a) the Inquiry Reporters Unit, (b) the civil service and (c) others.
Answer
The latest recorded costs incurred by the Inquiry Reporters Unit and the Executive are given in the table. Costs incurred by others represented at the Inquiry are not known.
| | Estimated Cost |
| (a) Estimated cost to the Inquiry Reporters Unit: | £41,855.00 |
| (b) Estimated cost to the Executive1 | |
| Legal Fees and Administration | £152,673.11 |
| Consultants Fees | £327,735.29 |
| Total cost | £522,263.40 |
Note: 1. The costs in the table represent the Executive’s contribution of 87.35% to the total cost of the scheme. Civil Service staff costs are not recorded.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to Annex B of the letter of 24 March 2005 containing Scottish ministers' decision on the M74, how much it cost to purchase each plot where the plot was acquired voluntarily by Scottish ministers and whether it will provide details in respect of (a) where each plot is located, (b) the type of land each plot represented and (c) who the (i) owners, (ii) lessees and (iii) occupants of each plot were.
Answer
The information requested is given in the table. This includes details of all land acquired to date for the M74 Completion Scheme.
| Previous Owner (own)/Occupier (occ) or Lessee (les) | Compensation Paid | Location and Type of Plot |
| South Lanarkshire Council (own) (ex GKN) | £5,615,000 | Vacant land lying to the east of Farmeloan Road and adjacent to the West Coast Mainline Railway. Former GKN Works Site. |
| James Frew Ltd (own) | £600,000 | Factory site lying to the south of Lawmoor Road, leased to Allscot Plastics. |
| City Refrigeration Holdings (own) | £13,470,000 | Works site and call centre lying to the south and east of Southcroft Road and adjacent to the West Coast Mainline Railway. |
| Martec Engineering Group (les) | £775,000 | Location as per description for City Refrigeration Holdings above. Works site leased by Martec from City Refrigeration Holdings. Lease acquired by Scottish Ministers after main acquisition. |
| William Johnstone (own) | £300,000 | Factory site lying adjacent to Mauchline Street and Falfield Street. |
| South Lanarkshire Council (own) | £435,000 | Vacant land lying to the south of Cambuslang Road including George Gray Street. |
| Kirkwood & Co (own) | £1,001,000 | Factory site lying adjacent to Quay Road, Quay Road South and Ashton Road. |
| Glasgow City Council (own) | £1,494,215 | Buildings lying adjacent to Carnoustie Street, Falfield Street, Salkeld Street and west of Lawmoor Road. |
| Kingston Car Wash (les) | £390,000 | Car wash building lying adjacent to Carnoustie Street. Property owned by Glasgow City Council. |
| Albion Chemicals (own) | £7,420,000 | Depot site lying between Paterson Street and West Street. |
| Wiredash (own) /Motorworld (occ) | £510,000 | Car showroom lying adjacent to Farmeloan Road. |
| Somerville and Morrison (own) | £310,000 | Factory site lying south of Cambuslang Road and to the north of the Rutherglen Rail Depot. Property acquired from owner. |
| BRG Limited (les) | £925,000 | Warehouse lying adjacent to Kinning Street. Property owned by Glasgow City Council. |
| Scottish Mutual Assurance (own) | £7,100,000 | Office buildings lying to the east of Pollokshaws Road. Property is leased to Department for Work and Pensions. |
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- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 26 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-15164 by Nicol Stephen on 24 March 2005, whether it is in a position to indicate whether a Director for Scotland will be appointed as a single point of contact for the Executive.
Answer
Network Rail will remain a private sector company and its internal management arrangements are a matter for the company.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 22 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it paid in respect of purchase of land under the M74 Special Road (Fullarton Road to West of Kingston Bridge) Orders up to 23 March 2005.
Answer
Total compensation paid for thepurchase of land for the M74 completion scheme to 23 March 2005 was £40,345,215.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 22 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what total price it has paid, or is liable to pay, to Network Rail in respect of the M74 project for property and property interests which it (a) has acquired where the transactions have been completed (b) will acquire where transactions have not been completed.
Answer
No property or interests haveyet been acquired from Network Rail. The amount of compensation that will becomedue when title to the land is taken is not yet known.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 March 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 20 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking in relation to local loop unbundling; whether it is consulting on problems affecting the provision of broadband access, and whether it considers that Scotland is at a disadvantage in comparison with England on this issue.
Answer
Telecoms regulation is reserved and the matters raised, such as on local loop unbundling, are within the responsibilities of the UK-wide regulator, OFCOM. The Executive has expressed its views on these issues through responses to relevant OFCOM consultations, such as the Strategic Telecoms Review.
