- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 1 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive who monitors the effectiveness of cross-border public authorities as listed in Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 1319 The Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (Specification) Order 1999.
Answer
Cross-border public authorities, in common with all other public authorities, are subject to the regulation, audit and inspection which is appropriate to their functions.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 1 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive on what basis (a) Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, (b) Scottish Committee of the Council of Tribunals, (c) Scottish Consumer Council and (d) Traffic Commissioner for the Scottish Traffic Area were defined as cross-border public authorities and included in Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 1319 The Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (Specification) Order 1999.
Answer
All of the bodies mentioned operate in both reserved and devolved areas. Cross-border public authorities are designated as such by virtue of their remit falling partly within the legislative competence of the Parliament. Such bodies can include those dealing with matters which are wholly devolved in Scotland, but which operate both in Scotland and England. They can also include Scotland-only bodies which operate in both reserved and devolved areas.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 1 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the cross-border public authorities included in Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 1319 The Scotland Act 1998 (Cross-Border Public Authorities) (Specification) Order 1999 have since been removed from the list of such authorities.
Answer
The order referred to in the question sets out the cross-border public authorities as specified under section 88 of the Scotland Act 1998. A copy of this order can be found in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 23320).
Only one such order has ever been made. Any provision in respect of alterations to bodies named in the section 88 order would be made in relevant statute.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 31 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive in how many instances nuclear waste has been transported by (a) road, (b) rail, (c) air and (d) sea through or across Scotland in each year since 1999.
Answer
The transportation of nuclear waste through or across Scotland is reserved to the UK Government.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 31 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it monitors the cost of the concessionary travel scheme for pensioners and disabled people going across the Scottish border and, if so, what the cost of such travel has been in each year since the introduction of the scheme.
Answer
Cross-border travel (i.e. journeys made to and from Carlisle and to and from Berwick-upon-Tweed) is not monitored as the information cannot be identified from the reimbursement claims submitted by bus operators. Operator claims are generally at service number level, not individual passenger flow level.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-18457 by Lewis Macdonald on 30 August 2005, whether it monitors cross-border flows in respect of the uptake of free personal care.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not monitor cross-border flows in respect of the uptake of free personal care.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many UK ministers have carried out official visits to Scotland requiring police attendance and support in each year since 1997.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-15037 on 22 July 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what auditing mechanisms are in place to oversee financial accountability of policing operations related to royal visits and engagements in Scotland to ensure that police forces maintain best value principles.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S3W-15037 on 22 July 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many official royal engagements and events there have been in Scotland requiring a dedicated police presence, not including that provided by the Royal Protection Unit, in each year since 1999.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-15037 on 22 July 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has calculated the cost to local businesses and individuals of any disruption caused by royal visits and events, and the cost of associated security arrangements, in each year since 1999.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-15037 on 22 July 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
