Parliamentary questions

Linda Fabiani

2,507 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

20 Jul 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made with the establishment of a comprehensive clinical audit system within each Health Board in Central Scotland and what priority has been given to the establishment of such a system in the plans for creating a more client-focussed service.

Answer · Susan Deacon: The 3 Health Boards and 6 Trusts serving Central Scotland (Ayrshire and Arran, Forth Valley and Lanarkshire) are refining their established clinical audit systems to reflect the new Trust configurations and their strategies for clinical effectiveness and pati…

16 Jul 1999 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Presiding Officer to specify the number of Parliamentary administrative staff to be accommodated in the new Parliament building under (a) the #50 million cost plan and (b) the revised #62 million cost plan.

Answer · David Steel: The information requested is given in the table.<CENTER><TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH=616><TR><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP">Staff/Worker Category(1)</TD><TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="TOP"><P …

16 Jul 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what boundaries are implied by the use of the word 'Scotland' in Section 29(2)(a) of the Scotland Act 1998 and whether it will provide details relating to these boundaries to the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

Answer · Jack McConnell: For the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998, "Scotland" bears its ordinary meaning which derives from a variety of sources, some statutory, some based in common law and some based on generally accepted historical fact. Section 126(1) of the 1998 Act …

16 Jul 1999 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Presiding Officer to specify the total value of the contracts awarded to date in respect of the Holyrood Project and what percentage of the total value relates to provisional sums.

Answer · David Steel: To date 'works package' contracts totalling just under £2.5 million have been awarded in respect of the Holyrood Project. No provisional sums have been included in those contracts.

16 Jul 1999 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Presiding Officer whether, in the light of the report on the Holyrood Project which indicated that the construction only cost of the new Parliament Building was #2,696 per square metre of floor space, he will state how this compares with other major public works projects in Scotland in recent years.

Answer · David Steel: The Scottish Parliament Corporate Body is not responsible for, and holds no information about the construction costs of other public work projects in Scotland, and because of the unique nature of the Parliament building, it would be inadvisable to make compa…

16 Jul 1999 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Presiding Officer whether the design team for the Holyrood Project has been appointed under standard RIBA/RIAS conditions of engagement and, if so, at 10 June 1999 what fee payment stage had been reached in respect of the design of the members' building and the assembly building.

Answer · David Steel: Each member of the Design Team has been appointed under the appropriate 'terms of appointment' issued by the professional body relevant to their individual discipline. The standard terms have been amended to take into account the particular nature of the proj…

24 Jun 1999 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are in place within the temporary Parliament buildings for recycling of materials such as paper and aluminium.

Answer · David Steel: The Parliament's existing waste disposal arrangements do not currently cover the recycling of waste paper or aluminium. Parliament staff are, however, preparing a specification for this type of service and the aim is to award a contract later in the summer.