- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 16 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive which consultant has been assisting it with its review of the HITRANS proposals and whether it has employed any other aviation consultants on similar reviews.
Answer
The consultancy company employedby the Scottish Executive is AviaSolutions. The company’s website address is
www.aviasolutions.co.uk No other consultancyhas been employed.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 16 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how many services subject to support from the Route Development Fund have been withdrawn or otherwise ceased and what these services cost the Executive.
Answer
Of the total 27 year-round routessupported since the inception of the Executive’s Route Development Fund (RDF),seven have subsequently ceased.
The RDF is structured to ensurethat investment is only provided when the airline has carried passengers to andfrom Scotland. Payments are made in arrears on the production of invoicesby the airports. This enables the risk to the public sector investment element tobe mitigated. The level of investment in the routes that no longer operate was atotal of £95,423.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 08 April 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 10 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-13270 by Nicol Stephen on 24 January 2005, whether there are costs relating to the Smartcards other than those stated in that answer and, if so, what these other costs are and what the total cost is of the Smartcard scheme including all categories of costs.
Answer
In addition to the costs set out in my answer to question S2W-13270, we estimate that the cost of the Smartcards themselves including distribution will be of the order of £3.6 million.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 7 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the review team of NHS 24 is studying complaints made about the service and what efforts it has made to make contact with those who have expressed dissatisfaction with the service.
Answer
Some members of the public have made complaints to the NHS 24 Review Team about experiences they have had with the services provided by NHS 24 and these comments have been considered by the team during its preparation of the interim report. However, if someone has a complaint about NHS 24’s services and they wish it to be investigated, they should continue to write to the Patient/Customer Relations Manager at NHS 24.
Some members of the public have also written to the review team in support of NHS 24 praising what was for them a positive patient care experience.
Over the course of the next few months, the review team will be meeting with some patient representative groups to discuss their experiences of NHS 24 and to identify ways in which the service could be improved.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 2 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with (a) interested parties and/or key stakeholders, (b) the UK Government and (c) the European Commission concerning Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on market access to port services, published by the European Commission on 13 October 2004.
Answer
Scottish Executive officials met with their Department for Transport counterparts and representatives of the Scottish ports industry on 9 February to discuss the proposed Directive on market access to port services. The UK Government’s position on the Directive is a reserved matter but representations will be made by the Executive, where appropriate, in order to reflect Scottish interest.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 1 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide the Parliament with an opportunity to scrutinise Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on market access to port services, published by the European Commission on 13 October 2004.
Answer
It is anticipated that the draft Directive will require lengthy debate during and beyond the forthcoming UK Presidency of the EU, and we will be prepared to consider this suggestion at an appropriate time as the UK Government’s position on the Directive evolves. At present the Executive is liaising closely with the Department for Transport and the ports industry in Scotland to ensure that Scottish circumstances are addressed where appropriate.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 1 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether the Construction Manager has complied in full with the obligation under paragraph 2.3 of Memorandum of Agreement between the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (acting through the Project Director and Sponsor, Holyrood Project Team) and Bovis Construction (Scotland) Limited in connection with the construction of the Scottish Parliament Building at Holyrood Edinburgh, that "all written communications from the Construction Manager to the design team or with any of them shall contemporaneously be copied to the remainder of the Design Team and to the Client."
Answer
The performance of the Construction Manager and other contractors will be fully considered as part of the finalisation of the Holyrood Project. It would not be possible to provide the information requested separately without disproportionate effort and cost.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 1 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether the Construction Manager has undertaken and performed its duties and functions as construction manager as specified in the trade contracts, referred to in paragraph 2.6 of Memorandum of Agreement between the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (acting through the Project Director and Sponsor, Holyrood Project Team) and Bovis Construction (Scotland) Limited in connection with the construction of the Scottish Parliament Building at Holyrood, Edinburgh.
Answer
The performance of the Construction Manager and other contractors will be fully considered as part of the finalisation of the Holyrood Project. It would not be possible to provide the information requested separately without disproportionate effort and cost.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by George Reid on 1 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether the Construction Manager has complied in full with the provisions of paragraph 2.12 of Memorandum of Agreement between the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (acting through the Project Director and Sponsor, Holyrood Project Team) and Bovis Construction (Scotland) Limited in connection with the construction of the Scottish Parliament Building at Holyrood, Edinburgh in respect of immediately notifying the client of any instance of non-compliance with any applicable requirements; if not, whether it will give details, and whether the Construction Manager has ever notified the client of any non-compliance with applicable requirements on the part of other consultants involved in the Holyrood Project.
Answer
The performance of the Construction Manager and other contractors will be fully considered as part of the finalisation of the Holyrood Project. It would not be possible to provide the information requested separately without disproportionate effort and cost.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 May 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 1 June 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on market access to port services, published by the European Commission on 13 October 2004, and what implications it considers there are for the delivery of port services in Scotland.
Answer
The UK Government’s position on the Directive is a reserved matter and the responsibility of the Department for Transport. The Scottish Executive will liaise closely with the DfT and the ports industry to ensure that Scottish circumstances are addressed. A number of issues have been identified relating to the Scottish ports industry and we will ensure that these are reflected in the UK Government’s agreed negotiating position.
