- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what daily charge rate is, or would be, levied under paragraph 34.1.1 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock for the use by Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited of Scottish Prison Service staff in the various categories, and with the various qualifications, which have been or may be provided.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No staff are provided under Clause 34.1.1. The question in respect of a daily rate is not therefore relevant.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 12 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many notices regarding security technology change quotations have been provided to the Scottish ministers, and on what dates, as required under paragraph 33.3.1 of the Minute of Agreement between the Secretary of State for Scotland and Kilmarnock Prison Services Limited for the Design, Construction, Management and Financing of a Prison at Kilmarnock.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:None.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 8 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning will reply to my letter of 30 January 2002 regarding my constituent Mr D Thomson of Macduff.
Answer
A reply to your letter was issued on 26 March 2002.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2002
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Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Health and Community Care will reply to my letter dated 30 January 2002 regarding my constituent Mrs A Anderson of Macduff.
Answer
I replied to the member on 18 March 2002.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2002
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 2 April 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-19339, S1W-19397 and S1W-23505 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 26 November 2001, 11 January 2002 and 12 March 2002, whether it will give full details of any direct discussions with Her Majesty's Government about the impact of the European Commission's Physical Agents directives on the agriculture and transport sectors and why the information requested was not given in the answer to question S1W-23505.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-23505 on 12 March 2002.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2002
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 27 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the businesses started up through the small business gateway are still trading successfully.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally. Management of the small business gateway is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2002
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 20 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to include the promotion of internet access through digital television within its broadband policies.
Answer
Digital television is one of a number of means of accessing the internet. The Scottish Executive's broadband strategy is not prescriptive of any one particular technology.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2002
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 20 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will make representations to the Department of Trade and Industry on the need for the Office of Telecommunications to have a statutory duty to give due consideration to the broadband technology needs of people living in rural areas and of low-income consumers in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has no functions in relation to telecommunications regulation, which remains reserved to the UK Government.The statutory duties of the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) were determined by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in the 1984 Telecommunications Act.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2002
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 20 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what input it has had at a UK level on the regulatory proposals and policy developments in respect of broadband services and whether it will detail any proposals which it has put forward and what the outcome was of such proposals.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has discussions with the UK Government on a wide range of issues, including policy development regarding broadband services.
- Asked by: Stewart Stevenson, MSP for Banff and Buchan, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2002
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Answered by Jim Wallace on 20 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what it estimates to be the cost of catering services to the Scottish Prison Service in 2002-03.
Answer
I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:No estimates for 2002-03 have yet been set.