- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 5 May 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what is being done to help organisations and groups throughout Scotland gain access to promotional materials relevant to the Homecoming Scotland celebrations.
Answer
It is straightforward for people to obtain suitable promotional materials at no cost that are relevant to the Homecoming Scotland celebrations. Individuals, organisations or groups can order promotional material either by contacting the Homecoming team directly at EventScotland''s offices, or by ordering them through the Homecoming website. These links are displayed prominently on the website and have been promoted through all Homecoming communications activity, including regular e-communications to key groups and organisations around Scotland, the UK and the world.
Promotional materials can also be obtained through the country''s network of VisitScotland Information Centres, where small amounts of stock can be supplied directly.
Key partners in the promotion of Homecoming are local authorities and every council holds stocks of material for local distribution.
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 27 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with local authorities in connection with single status pay in the last 12 months.
Answer
The Scottish Government is in regular contact with COSLA on a range of issues facing local authorities, including the costs of equal pay. The Scottish Government is not, and has not been, involved in discussions connected with the single status pay agreement which was negotiated between COSLA and the trade unions. The single status pay agreement is wholly a matter for COSLA and for local authorities as independent corporate bodies.
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the safety partnerships similar to the A77 Safety Group, broken down by local authority.
Answer
The list of safety partnerships in Scotland, broken down by local authority are shown in the following tables. These are further broken down by operating company area.
South West Unit:
Trunk Road Operating Company: Amey Infrastructure Services
| M73 Motorway | Glasgow City Council and North Lanarkshire Council |
| M74 Motorway | South Lanarkshire Council and Dumfries and Galloway Council |
| A725 Trunk Road | South Lanarkshire Council |
| A726 Trunk Road | South Lanarkshire Council |
| M80 Motorway | Glasgow City Council and North Lanarkshire Council |
| M77 Motorway | Glasgow City Council and East Renfrewshire Council |
| A75 Trunk Road | Dumfries and Galloway Council |
| A751 Trunk Road | Dumfries and Galloway Council |
| A76 Trunk Road | Dumfries and Galloway Council, East Ayrshire |
| A701 Trunk Road | Dumfries and Galloway Council |
| A78 Trunk Road | Inverclyde Council, North Ayrshire Council |
| A737 Trunk Road | North Ayrshire Council and Renfrewshire Council |
| A738 Trunk Road | North Ayrshire Council |
| A8/M8 Trunk Road/Motorway | Glasgow City Council, Renfrewshire Council, Inverclyde Council and North Lanarkshire Council |
| M898/A898 Motorway/Trunk Road | West Dunbartonshire Council, Renfrewshire Council |
| A82 Trunk Road | West Dunbartonshire Council |
North West Unit:
Trunk Road Operating Company: Scotland Transerve
| A9 Trunk Road | Highland Council, Perth and Kinross Council |
| A82 Trunk Road | Highland Council, Argyll and Bute Council and Stirling Council |
| A83 Trunk Road | Argyll and Bute Council |
| A84 Trunk Road | Stirling Council |
| A85 Trunk Road | Argyll and Bute Council, Stirling Council and Perth and Kinross Council |
| A86 Trunk Road | Highland Council |
| A87 Trunk Road | Highland Council |
| A99 Trunk Road | Highland Council |
| A828 Trunk Road | Highland Council and Argyll and Bute Council |
| A830 Trunk Road | Highland Council |
| A835 Trunk Road | Highland Council |
| A887 Trunk Road | Highland Council |
| A889 Trunk Road | Highland Council |
North East Unit:
Trunk Road Operating Company: Bear Scotland
| A96 Trunk Road | Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Moray Council and Highland Council |
| A95 Trunk Road | Moray Council and Highland Council |
| A90 Trunk Road | Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Angus Council and Perth and Kinross Council |
| M90 Motorway | Perth and Kinross Council and Fife Council |
| A92 Trunk Road | Fife Council |
| A9 Trunk Road | Stirling Council and Perth and Kinross Council |
| A823 Trunk Road | Clackmannanshire Council |
| A977 Trunk Road | Fife Council |
| A985 Trunk Road | Fife Council |
South East Unit:
Trunk Road Operating Company: Bear Scotland
| A1 Trunk Road | East Lothian Council and Scottish Borders Council |
| A720 Trunk Road | City of Edinburgh Council and Midlothian Council |
| A702 Trunk Road | Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders Council and South Lanarkshire Council |
| A68 Trunk Road | East Lothian Council and Scottish Borders Council |
| A6091 Trunk Road | Scottish Borders Council |
| A7 Trunk Road | Scottish Borders Council and Dumfries and Galloway Council |
| M8 Motorway | West Lothian Council, City of Edinburgh Council and North Lanarkshire Council |
| M876 Motorway | Falkirk Council |
| A80/M80 Trunk Road/ Motorway | Stirling Council and North Lanarkshire Council |
| M9 Motorway | West Lothian Council, City of Edinburgh Council and Falkirk Council |
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it provides to the A77 Safety Group.
Answer
Transport Scotland provides administrative support for the group as well as funding for specific campaign initiatives.
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Salmond on 23 April 2009
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government has taken in light of the Audit Scotland report, Drug and alcohol services in Scotland.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0423-01.htm
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 21 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people registered as homeless in (a) Inverclyde and (b) East Dunbartonshire in the last quarter for which information is available.
Answer
The information requested is available from table 11 of the quarterly time series reference tables published on the Scottish Government website on 17 March 2009. The tables can be accessed at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Housing-Regeneration/QtrlyRefTablesMarch2009.
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-21139 by Fergus Ewing on 4 March 2009, whether it proposes to legislate on the issue of high hedge disputes.
Answer
The Scottish Government has recently had a very productive meeting with Scothedge, an organisation which represents many of those affected by this issue in Scotland, and which can be contacted via
http://www.pentlandhedge.colwat.com/. We are now seeking to work with Scothedge and other parties to agree a way forward.
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it offers to members of the public when dealing with high hedge disputes.
Answer
The Scottish Government has recently had a very productive meeting with Scothedge, an organisation which represents many of those affected by this issue in Scotland, and which can be contacted via
http://www.pentlandhedge.colwat.com/. We are now seeking to work with Scothedge and other parties to agree a way forward.
Services provided by Community Safety Partnerships “ such as mediation “ can be very useful in dealing with a range of neighbour disputes, including those involving high hedges. Members of the public may also find it useful to contact Citizens Advice Bureaux or, should they be seeking legal advice, to contact their own solicitor.
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 23 April 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 15 April 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to improve road safety.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0423-01.htm
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it is providing to people looking for employment in Scotland, in light of recent figures showing that an average of 10 people apply for each job centre vacancy.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0326-01.htm
