- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 1 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will encourage West Dunbartonshire Council to revise its plans for school regeneration and provide Dumbarton Academy with a brand new school.
Answer
The Scottish Governmentrecognises that school estate management planning for its area is a matter for WestDunbartonshire Council and has noted the council’s intention to consider its strategicplans for the regeneration of the school estate, including Dumbarton Academy.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 1 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the condition of Dumbarton Academy is a cause for concern.
Answer
West Dunbartonshire Council has the statutory responsibility forthe provision and maintenance of school buildings in its area. Questions regardingthe condition of individual schools and investment priorities within the schoolestate are matters for the council.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 31 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive at what time and on what date the office of the Minister for Parliamentary Business was made aware of any difficulties with motion S3M-1087 on the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill - UK Legislation.
Answer
There were no difficultieswith motion S3M-1087.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 31 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive at what time and on what date the Minister for Parliamentary Business was made aware of any difficulties with motion S3M-1087 on the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill - UK Legislation.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-8650 on 31 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the statement by the First Minister that the MSP for Gordon did not discuss the Trump planning application at his meeting with representatives of the Trump Organization on 3 December 2007 is accurate, given that he placed a call to the Chief Planner about this subject on the same day as the meeting.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-7663 on 20 December 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many backbench MSPs have had meetings arranged for developers with the Chief Planner 24 hours after making telephone contact since May 2007.
Answer
Information in the formrequested is not held by the Scottish Government.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when on 4 December 2007 the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth spoke to the First Minister about the Trump planning application.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-8107 on 22 January 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on who made the request that led to the meeting between the First Minister in his capacity as the MSP for Gordon and the Trump Organization on 3 December 2007 and on when and to whom this request was made.
Answer
Mr Salmond undertook thismeeting in his capacity as constituencymember for Gordon. It is not for the Scottish Government to comment on ministers’constituency business.
However, Mr Salmond has madeclear in earlier statements that the Trump Organization had called hisconstituency office on 3 December 2007 to request a meeting, which was held inAberdeen for convenience, as he was already due to be travelling to Aberdeen toconduct government business with his special adviser and prepare for governmentbusiness in Aberdeen the next day.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Chief Planner has been placed under any pressure by ministers or MSPs in relation to calling in the Trump planning application.
Answer
No.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 22 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline the advice provided by the Chief Planner and Head of Planning Decisions Division to the First Minister in his capacity as MSP for Gordon on 29 and 30 November 2007.
Answer
Officials offered verbaladvice to Mr Salmond, at his request, confirming that, as MSP for theconstituency where the development was proposed, he was entitled to representproperly the interests of his constituents and to speak to the developer and toany other relevant parties. They confirmed that his constituency interest meantthat Mr Salmond was debarred from any potential Scottish ministerial planningdecision. They also set out their understanding of the procedural implicationsof the resolution of Aberdeenshire Council’s Infrastructure Services Committee.
