- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Professor Lorne Crerar’s independent review of scrutiny of public services in Scotland has been completed.
Answer
No. Professor Lorne Crerar’sindependent review of scrutiny of public services in Scotland is dueto be published at the end of August 2007. Further information on the review is available at
www.scrutinyreview.org.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will repeal the Dumfries and Galloway (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006 (SSI 2006/434) in order that consultation may take place on a successor order in which the name of Ward 13, Annandale East, is replaced with one which more accurately reflects the geography of the ward.
Answer
I am aware of concerns aboutthe name given to Ward 13 in the Dumfries and Galloway (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2006(SSI/2006/434) and I am considering the most appropriate way in which torespond to this issue. Initial indications are that it would not be appropriate to revoke the orderin question and that the ward name could berevised by the making of a varying order under the Local Government (Scotland)Act 1973. I am happy to write to you again once I have considered all of theoptions.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the effect of dualling the A9 would be on funding for trunk road improvements in Dumfries and Galloway.
Answer
The Strategic TransportProjects Review will identify a programme of nationally strategic transportinterventions for the period 2012 to 2022.
Any potential improvementsto the transport networks in Dumfries and Galloway, including the trunk roads will be considered ontheir merits within the STPR.
Transport Scotland hasthe operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for moreinformation, if required.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how an appeal may be made against a decision taken by Registers of Scotland with regard to the registration of a title.
Answer
The Land Registration (Scotland)Act 1979 provides for appeals to the Lands Tribunal for Scotland onquestions of fact or law arising from anything done or omitted to be done bythe Keeper of the Registers of Scotland in respect of registration of title inthe Land Register of Scotland.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 8 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will enable broadband technology to be available to the communtiy of Ewes, near Langholm, and, if so, how and when this will be accomplished.
Answer
Broadband is available to over99% of Scottish households. We are now consulting with the public and potentialsuppliers on options for extending access even further and a budget of £3.5 millionis currently available for this. Once this stage is complete, I intend to outlinethe solutions we propose to adopt.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will raise the cap on student numbers in higher education.
Answer
There are no plans toincrease the cap on student numbers in higher education in 2007-08.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the budget of NHS Dumfries and Galloway will be affected by the decision to retain accident and emergency services at Ayr and Monklands hospitals.
Answer
No.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 4 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to increase the availability of affordable housing in Dumfries and Galloway.
Answer
The budget set for the 2007-08affordable housing programme in Dumfries and Galloway is £12.8 million, with a target of 195 new homes. Decisionson affordable housing investment beyond 2008 will depend on the outcome of the spendingreview process later this year.
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2007
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Current Status:
Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-46 by Jim Mather on 1 June 2007, why the Scottish Ministers have not yet received the findings for the public local inquiry into CRE Energy’s planning application for a wind turbine development at Harestanes when the public sessions took place in June 2006.
Answer
Awaiting answer
- Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfries, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 1 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will determine the application by Scottish Power for a wind farm at Harestanes and Ae forest in Dumfries and Galloway.
Answer
Ministers will determine theHarestanes application after full consideration of all material issues, includingthe findings of the public local inquiry which we expect to receive in June 2007.
