- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what stakeholders it intends to consult on matters relating to the National Conversation.
Answer
Scotland''s National Conversation is already successfully engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, with the voluntary sector, faith groups, business, trades unions, local government, academics, young people and ethnic minority groups all taking part.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions its officials have had with UK Government officials on any of the 14 workstreams relating to the National Conversation.
Answer
Scottish Government officials discuss the development of policy with a wide range of interests including, where appropriate, officials in the UK Government.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has costed running a referendum as outlined in the National Conversation.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20911 on 9 March 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 6 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs will be of running a referendum as outlined in the National Conversation
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20911 on 9 March 2009. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what new investment it will make in the Glasgow transport network.
Answer
We are investing and planning to invest record sums in the Glasgow and West of Scotland area. Current projects include the M74 Completion; M80 Stepps to Hagg; M8 Baillieston to Newhouse (including the Raith Interchange and the Associated Network Improvements (ANI); the Airdrie to Bathgate Railway; rail upgrades between Glasgow Central and Paisley, and the Edinburgh Glasgow (rail) Improvements Programme (EGIP).
In addition, the Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR), announced on 10 December 2009, recommends a number of other projects, which will benefit Glasgow including Strategic Park & Ride / Park & Choose sites (including serving Glasgow) and West of Scotland Strategic Rail Enhancements.
In aggregate, these investments will amount to between £4.5 billion and £6 billion.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has assessed the impact to business and commerce in Glasgow following the cancellation of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link.
Answer
We are committed to delivering £182 million worth of investment in the rail infrastructure between Glasgow Central and Paisley Gilmour Street, which will bring real benefits to the people of Glasgow and the west of Scotland.
Ministers continue to work with others to deliver the largest investment programme in recent times to improve transport infrastructure, particularly in the West of Scotland. There will be significant upgrades of the motorway and rail networks around Glasgow over the next few years including:
Edinburgh Glasgow Improvements Programme (Rail “ complete 2015-16)
Airdrie to Bathgate (Rail “ complete 2010)
The works at Central station and the Glasgow “ Paisley rail corridor (Rail - complete 2012)
M74 Completion project (Road “ complete 2010-11)
M80 Stepps to Haggs (Road “ complete 2011-12).
All these projects combined are already and will continue to support and create thousands of jobs over the next few years.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will support the Clyde Fastlink project.
Answer
Yes. The Scottish Government will support measures to improve public transport in Glasgow, including a financial contribution to the first phase of a Clyde Fastlink initiative.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings it has had in 2009 to discuss the Clyde Fastlink proposal.
Answer
Transport Scotland, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) and Glasgow City Council (GCC) have been working closely together over recent months to develop a shared vision for transport in Glasgow and the West of Scotland. The Clyde Fastlink proposal has been an integral part of these discussions, which have involved a series of workshops, steering and technical meetings.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many lawyers are employed by it to draft legislation.
Answer
The Scottish Government employs 122 lawyers in the Scottish Government Legal Directorate (SGLD). Lawyers within SGLD are not employed solely to draft subordinate legislation, but drafting Scottish Statutory Instruments makes up a significant part of the work of the Directorate. Of the 10 divisions in SGLD, eight are engaged in drafting Scottish Statutory Instruments as part of the legal services they provide to the Scottish Government.
The Office of Scottish Parliamentary Counsel drafts Scottish Parliamentary Bills and Scottish provisions in UK Bills. OSPC presently consists of 14 lawyers.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many lawyers were employed by it in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008 to draft legislation.
Answer
The table below sets out the number of lawyers employed by the Scottish Government Legal Directorate (known as the Office of the Solicitor to the Scottish Executive before 2007) and the Office of Scottish Parliamentary Counsel in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
| Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| SGLD | 111 | 110 | 111 | 120 |
| OSPC | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Lawyers within SGLD are not employed solely to draft subordinate legislation, but drafting Scottish Statutory Instruments makes up a significant part of the work of the Directorate. Of the 10 divisions in SGLD, eight are engaged in drafting Scottish Statutory Instruments as part of the legal services they provide to the Scottish Government.
The Office of Scottish Parliamentary Counsel drafts Scottish Parliamentary Bills and Scottish provisions in UK Bills.
