- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 October 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will give a projected breakdown, including recipients, of the #26 million in respect of consultants' fees for the Holyrood Project and what scope there is for all or any element of any fees not to be incurred.
Answer
The Auditor General's report on the new Scottish Parliament building, made available to MSPs on 19 September, gave latest approximate forecast outturn costs for the main Project consultants at exhibit 14. I understand from the Convener of the Holyrood Progress Group that the majority of the individual fee agreements are based on a percentage of the construction cost and it is therefore unlikely that there will be any reduction in the total figure.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 October 2000
To ask the Presiding Officer what the specific role of RMJM is in the Design Team for the Holyrood Project.
Answer
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body's first report to MSPs of 9 June 1999 explained that RMJM Scotland Limited are partners with EMBT in the joint venture company EMBT/RMJM Limited, the architects of the new Parliament building. RMJM Services also separately provide Mechanical and Electrical engineering design services to the Project.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 10 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is consulted over the number and siting of fuel distribution centres and what response it has made to any such consultation.
Answer
There has recently been extensive consultation between the Scottish Executive and the UK Government about locations of fuel distribution centres and priority filling stations. The Executive has in turn been consulting a number of organisations in Scotland about the prioritisation of fuel depots and filling stations in order that an effective coverage across Scotland is achieved.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 5 October 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make funding available to the City of Edinburgh Council for flood prevention schemes.
Answer
The Scottish Executive makes funding available to local authorities, under the Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961. Subject to flood prevention schemes meeting specific cost benefit criteria, grant for confirmed schemes is available at a rate of 50%.The City of Edinburgh Council has not submitted any proposed flood prevention schemes to the Executive for consideration and, therefore, the question of funding for such schemes has not yet arisen.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 28 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what emergency planning powers available to it have been invoked in the current fuel situation.
Answer
None. The powers which were used during the recent fuel supply emergency to designate filling stations are reserved powers under the Energy Act 1976, and the various Orders were made by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Davidson on 21 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the recommended length of time is that it should take for a Fatal Accident Inquiry to be completed from the time of the decision to hold one.
Answer
There is no recommended time for the completion of a Fatal Accident Inquiry once a decision has been taken to hold one. The hearing, once commenced, can vary in length according to a number of different factors including the amount of evidence led, the availability of witnesses and legal representatives and the availability of court time.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Davidson on 8 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Fatal Accident Inquiries were completed in 1999 and what the length of time was for each hearing (a) to be heard from the time of the decision to hold one and (b) to be completed from the time of the decision to hold one.
Answer
The information requested is not currently available.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Davidson on 8 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Fatal Accident Inquiries are outstanding when decisions to hold them have been made (a) awaiting for the hearing to be held and (b) awaiting for the hearing to be completed.
Answer
The information requested is not currently available.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Davidson on 8 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the recommended length of time is that it should take for a Fatal Accident Inquiry to be heard from the time of the decision to hold one.
Answer
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service have an internal target of holding 95% of discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiries within 12 weeks of receipt of Crown Counsel's instructions. In relation to mandatory Fatal Accident Inquiries, the target is to hold 95% of these within 24 weeks from the date the death is reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
- Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 25 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive by how much the average life expectancy of (a) women and (b) men is expected to increase between 1997 and 2007.
Answer
At the request of the Registrar General, the Government Actuary prepares projections on life expectancy in Scotland as part of the preparation of population projections. Between 1997 and 2007 the Government Actuary projects the increase in life expectancy in Scotland at birth for women and men at 1.6 and 2.2 years respectively.
