- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will next meet representatives from OFGEM to discuss proposals for the connection of Scotland’s offshore renewable generation capacity to electricity markets elsewhere in Europe.
Answer
Officials will meet with OFGEM in the near future to discuss these proposals.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 28 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the proposal for a 50-metre swimming pool in Aberdeen will be able to access Scottish Government funding from sources other than sportscotland’s Building for Sport programme.
Answer
All ScottishGovernment funding for sport is routed through sportscotland.
There has been the opportunity in the past to accessadditional funding, for example through the National Regional Sports FacilitiesStrategy.
We continue toencourage Aberdeen City Council to put in place a realistic and viable proposalon which sportscotland can make an assessment and consider future fundingoptions.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 27 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider the establishment of a purpose-built remand unit for local prisoners awaiting trial in Aberdeen.
Answer
I have asked MikeEwart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response isas follows:
The new prison inthe Peterhead area (HM Prison Grampian), which will replace HM Prison Aberdeen andHM Prison Peterhead, will provide accommodation for prisoners awaiting trial inAberdeen as well as other parts of the area covered by the Northern Community JusticeAuthority.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports the construction of a new road to connect Aberdeen airport to the A96 at its intended junction with the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Answer
The design of theproposed junction of the A96 and the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route makes provision for a new road connecting with theDyce industrial area and Aberdeen Airport. The funding and construction of this road will be for others.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 26 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will make a decision about the replacement of the route development fund for direct flights to and from Scottish airports.
Answer
The routedevelopment fund (RDF) which ended on 31 May 2007 will not be replaced. The Spending Review outcomewill provide continuing support for RDF routes launched before that date. Wewill continue to work with airlines and airport operators on the development ofnew international air routes which improve business connectivity, encourageinward investment and make Scotland more accessible for inbound tourism.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 21 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current maximum award available is from sportscotland’s Building for Sport programme for a proposal such as the provision of a 50-metre swimming pool in Aberdeen.
Answer
The maximum awardavailable under sportscotland’s Building for Sport programme is £1 million.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 21 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a proposal for a 50-metre swimming pool in Aberdeen will attract support from sportscotland’s Building for Sport programme.
Answer
It is for sportscotlandto determine if funding from the Building for Sport programme will be allocatedto a 50m swimming pool in Aberdeen. They will make this assessment once theyreceive a realistic and viable proposal.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 29 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact it believes planned class size reductions in primary 1 to primary 3 will have on parental choice.
Answer
Parental rights withregard to choice of school are set out in statute. Smaller class sizes are alsoimportant to parents. The local operation and management of both issues are mattersfor education authorities.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 29 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that local authority policies on the admission of pupils to primary 1 should take account of the school attended by older brothers or sisters.
Answer
Local authoritiesare rightly responsible for setting their own schools admission policies, which can take account of whether a school is attended by a pupil’s sibling.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 25 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities have a statutory duty to permit parental choice in the placing of pupils in primary schools.
Answer
Local authoritiesdo have a statutory duty tocomply with a parental request for a child to be placed in a particular school,except in circumstances setout in section 28A of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
