To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances a planning authority will advise a developer to change the name or description of a planning proposal and what the relevant legislation or regulations would be.
Answered by Stewart Stevenson
(06/12/2010): Planning legislation does not specify circumstances or procedures in this regard. In practice, specific issues relating to the proposed development and the stage in the planning process will determine the advice given by the planning authority.
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 06/12/2010
To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances a planning authority will advise a developer to change the name or description of a planning proposal and what the relevant legislation or regulations would be.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what savings have been achieved by each local authority and public body as a result of the new public sector electricity contracts announced in its news release of 30 April 2009, Public sector power goes greener.
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26/10/2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what savings have been achieved by each local authority and public body as a result of the new public sector electricity contracts announced in its news release of 30 April 2009, Public sector power goes greener.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what savings are projected for each local authority and public body as a result of the new public sector electricity contracts announced in its news release of 30 April 2009, Public sector power goes greener.
Answered by John Swinney
( 26/10/2010): Approximately 98% of in scope public sector demand in Scotland “ some 24,000 buildings “ is now signed up to our national electricity contracts. Given that public bodies migrated to these contracts on an incremental basis from 1 October 2009 until 1 April 2010, the first full year where the majority of participating bodies received power via the national contracts is April 2010 to March 2011. For that year, we estimate that the contracts will deliver total benefits of around £10 million, with similar benefits achieved until contract expiry on 31 March 2013 - equating to around 5% of total contract value. Given that both the cost of electricity on the wholesale market and distribution charges have increased significantly over the past year and wholesale costs are likely to continue to rise, benefits take the form of cost avoidance. While it is for individual public bodies to calculate the benefits they have derived and will continue to derive from the new contracts, we estimate that the £10 million annual benefits will accrue to the participating sectors as follows: Central Government: 5.98% Local Authority, Fire and Police: 58.48% NHS Scotland: 21.04% Higher & Further Education: 13.78% Third Sector: 0.72%. Importantly, the contracts also allow increased budgetary certainty for public bodies, as the flexible procurement model adopted involves multiple purchases on the wholesale market, which smooths out the volatility inherent in large, one-off transactions in commodity markets. Significant process savings have also been achieved for public bodies through going to market once for a large part of the public sector.
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26/10/2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what savings are projected for each local authority and public body as a result of the new public sector electricity contracts announced in its news release of 30 April 2009, Public sector power goes greener.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what impact speed restrictions on trains passing through Carstairs railway station and Carstairs junction have on timetabling decisions on the west coast main line between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Answered by Stewart Stevenson
(15/09/2010): Speed restrictions are taken into account in the calculation of Sectional Running Times (SRTs) upon which timetables are constructed. Due to the tight curve radius and adverse camber at Carstairs junction, the line speed is restricted to 15mph.
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 15/09/2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact speed restrictions on trains passing through Carstairs railway station and Carstairs junction have on timetabling decisions on the west coast main line between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what speed restrictions are in place for trains passing through Carstairs railway station and Carstairs junction and for what reasons.
Answered by Stewart Stevenson
( 17/09/2010): The Scottish Executive is aware that there are permanent speed restrictions for trains operating in both directions between Carstairs Station Junction and Carstairs East Junction. These restrictions comprise of 15 mph for a distance of 27 chains (543 metres) and 30 mph for 26 chains (523 metres). For clarity, this is only applicable on the route between Carstairs station and the Edinburgh line. The west coast route from Glasgow to Carlisle is operated at a much higher speed through the Carstairs area. Specific details of the reasons for operational and engineering speed restrictions on the rail network are the responsibility of Network Rail.
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 17/09/2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what speed restrictions are in place for trains passing through Carstairs railway station and Carstairs junction and for what reasons.
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To ask the Scottish Executive how it proposes to respond to the determination issued by the sheriff in the fatal accident inquiry into the tragic circumstances of the death of 21-month-old Ben McCreath.
Answered by Stewart Stevenson
( 30/06/2010): The Scottish Government is commencing a review of this specific area of the building regulations in line with the sheriff''s recommendation. This review will consider if the restriction on gap dimensions within protective barriers should be extended to all buildings. We will start the review process immediately and intend to issue a public consultation early in 2011.
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 30/06/2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how it proposes to respond to the determination issued by the sheriff in the fatal accident inquiry into the tragic circumstances of the death of 21-month-old Ben McCreath.
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To ask the Scottish Executive how many new criminal offences the Scottish Parliament has created in each parliamentary year since 1999.
Answered by Kenny MacAskill
(13/04/2010): The information requested is not held centrally.
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 13/04/2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new criminal offences the Scottish Parliament has created in each parliamentary year since 1999.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what the aggregate rateable values of non-domestic properties are, broken down by rateable value of (a) up to £18,000, (b) £18,001 to £34,999, (c) £35,000 to £49,999 (d) £50,000 to £64,999, (e) £65,000 to £89,999, (f) £90,000 to £119,999, (g) £120,000 to £249,999, (h) £250,000 to £499,999, (i) £500,000 to £999,999 and (j) £1,000,000 and over.
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26/03/2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the aggregate rateable values of non-domestic properties are, broken down by rateable value of (a) up to £18,000, (b) £18,001 to £34,999, (c) £35,000 to £49,999 (d) £50,000 to £64,999, (e) £65,000 to £89,999, (f) £90,000 to £119,999, (g) £120,000 to £249,999, (h) £250,000 to £499,999, (i) £500,000 to £999,999 and (j) £1,000,000 and over.
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To ask the Scottish Executive how many non-domestic properties there are in each Scottish Assessors Association property classification category, broken down by rateable value of (a) up to £18,000, (b) £18,001 to £34,999, (c) £35,000 to £49,999, (d) £50,000 to £64,999, (e) £65,000 to £89,999, (f) £90,000 to £119,999, (g) £120,000 to £249,999, (h) £250,000 to £499,999, (i) £500,000 to £999,999 and (j) £1,000,000 and over.
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26/03/2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many non-domestic properties there are in each Scottish Assessors Association property classification category, broken down by rateable value of (a) up to £18,000, (b) £18,001 to £34,999, (c) £35,000 to £49,999, (d) £50,000 to £64,999, (e) £65,000 to £89,999, (f) £90,000 to £119,999, (g) £120,000 to £249,999, (h) £250,000 to £499,999, (i) £500,000 to £999,999 and (j) £1,000,000 and over.
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To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration is given to the good behaviour of an offender in prison when decisions are made regarding parole or early release.
Answered by Kenny MacAskill
(04/03/2010): The prisoner''s conduct since the date of sentence is one of a number of matters taken into consideration by the parole board when making decisions regarding early release on parole.
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 04/03/2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration is given to the good behaviour of an offender in prison when decisions are made regarding parole or early release.
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