- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Ambulance Service will end completely the use of on-call working arrangements for staff in part-time stations.
Answer
The conversion of ambulance stations from part-time to full-time working is an operational matter for the Scottish Ambulance Service. Factors which will inform the service's decision include information about-patient care benefits, expected performance improvements, legal requirements, competing priorities and availability of resources.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 24 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is available for skateboarding.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-34555 on 17 March 2003. Facilities provided for skateboarders are usually accessible to those wishing to roller-blade or ride BMX bikes. 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/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 24 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the value of its computer systems (a) was at the time of purchase and (b) is now.
Answer
The value of the computer systems owned by the Scottish Executive is reported in the Scottish Executive Consolidated Resource Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2002. Note 6a records the value of information and communication technology systems both at purchase cost (£107 million) and net value (£25 million) as at 31 March 2002. Note 6b records the computer software which was purchased for £39 million and was currently valued at £21 million.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 24 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive over what period it depreciates the asset value of its (a) vehicles, (b) computer hardware, (c) bespoke computer software, (d) standard computer software, (e) furniture and (f) telecommunications equipment.
Answer
The policy on depreciation is provided in note 1.4 of the Scottish Executive Consolidated Resource Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2002. The Scottish Executive depreciates the asset values over the following periods:(a) vehicles - five to 10 years;(b) computer hardware - three to five years;(c) bespoke computer software - five to seven years;(d) standard computer software - three to five years;(e) furniture - 10 years, and(f) telecommunications equipment - three to seven years.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 24 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how frequently it restates the asset values of its building estate.
Answer
The policy on restating asset values of its building estate is reported in Note 1.3 in the Scottish Executive Consolidated Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2002.Freehold land and buildings have been restated at open market value for existing use or depreciated replacement cost for specialised buildings under a rolling five-year programme of professional valuations and appropriate indices in intervening years.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 24 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of its advertising committed in 2002-03 will be paid for by the 2003-04 budget.
Answer
Nil.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 24 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the value of its property interests is.
Answer
The value of the property interests for the Scottish Executive is reported in the Scottish Executive Consolidated Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2002. Note 6a records the net value of land and buildings as £1,053 million.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 24 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is available for roller-blading.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-34555 on 17 March 2003. Facilities provided for skateboarders are usually accessible to those wishing to roller-blade or ride BMX bikes. 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/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when Peterhead Ambulance Station will commence full-time working.
Answer
I understand that the service is continuing to review the demand made upon, and performance achieved by, the Peterhead Ambulance Station taking into account other changes which may impact on services within the area. These include the impact on workload of the conversion of Fraserburgh station from part-time to full-time working last year, joint working initiatives with other health care providers and professionals in Grampian and the introduction of priority-based dispatch to the area at the end of this month.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 18 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33188 by Lewis Macdonald on 22 January 2003, whether any public money has been directly or indirectly provided to Journeyplan Ltd
Answer
The Scottish Executive pays grant to Traveline Scotland Ltd to allow the company to meet its contractual obligations with Journeyplan Ltd. Journeyplan Ltd are currently contracted to Traveline Scotland to maintain the Traveline Scotland data management centre and to carry out a number of enhancements to the journey planning system.
