Chic Brodie

17 Apr 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on repeat prescription charges.

10 Apr 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Ministry of Defence regarding test drilling for oil off the Ayrshire coast.

25 Feb 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government since its credit rating was downgraded from AAA to AA1 regarding any impact on the Scottish economy.

19 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what bonuses were paid to each local authority chief executive for 2011-12 and how these bonuses related to agreed outcomes.

Answer · Derek Mackay: Local authorities are autonomous bodies which are entirely separate from the Scottish Government. Individual local authorities employ and determine remuneration arrangements for their chief executives. The Scottish Government does not collect information from…

19 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that local authorities achieve consistent outcomes.

Answer · Derek Mackay: Local authorities are autonomous bodies which are entirely separate from the Scottish Government. It is for each local authority to determine appropriate outcomes for its area based on its understanding of local needs and opportunities. Local authorities are …

19 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government who sets the objectives for local authority chief executives.

Answer · Derek Mackay: Local authorities are autonomous bodies which operate entirely separately from the Scottish Government. Chief executives are employed by individual local authorities. It is for each local authority to make arrangements in relation to the objectives of its chi…

11 Feb 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to secure a connected network of local URTV stations and in what timescale.

6 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on information communications technology (ICT) asset management systems by each local authority in each of the last five years.

Answer · John Swinney: This is a matter for individual local authorities. The information on how much local authorities have spent on information communications technology asset management is not held centrally.

6 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information communications technology (ICT) systems are used by each local authority.

Answer · John Swinney: The information communications technology (ICT) systems used by each local authority is a matter for individual local authorities and information is not held centrally. Local Government are finalising their Local Government ICT Strategy – Delivering Better S…

6 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the maintenance budget for commercial assets was spent by each local authority in each of the last three years.

Answer · John Swinney: Local authorities are required to account for their assets in a number of categories but this does not include the category of commercial asset. The Scottish Government only collects information on the total amount spent by each local authority on their premi…

6 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the maintenance budget has been for commercial assets held by each local authority in each of the last three years.

Answer · John Swinney: Local authorities are required to account for their assets in a number of categories. This does not include the category of commercial asset. The Scottish Government does not hold information on the value of maintenance budgets for each local authority for th…

6 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the market value is of the commercial assets held by each local authority.

Answer · John Swinney: Local authorities are required to account for their assets in a number of categories. This does not include the category of commercial asset. The Scottish Government collects information on the net book value of assets held by local authorities and I refer th…

6 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the gross value is of the commercial assets held by each local authority.

Answer · John Swinney: Local authorities are required to account for their assets in a number of categories. This does not include the category of commercial asset. The Scottish Government collects information on the net book value of assets held by local authorities. This informat…

6 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how each local authority has performed in delivering its universal home insulation targets.

Answer · Margaret Burgess: Across Scotland, in its first year, the Universal Home Insulation Scheme delivered 34,371 measures at a cost to the Scottish Government of just over £9.6 million. In comparison to earlier schemes aimed at providing basic domestic energy efficiency measures, t…

6 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the status is of the accreditation of Green Deal advisors.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: Accreditation under the Green Deal is available and is recognised in Scotland. It is carried out by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for all Green Deal Certification Bodies. There are currently nine such bodies able to certify Green Deal Assess…

23 Jan 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with HM Revenue and Customs regarding the tax paid by companies in receipt of Scottish Government grants.

19 Jan 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the management of Scotland's airports regarding their preparedness to deal with severe snow conditions.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Government meets the management of all of Scotland’s main airports on a regular basis. Discussions cover a wide range of issues including resilience and winter weather preparedness. During bad weather events, we work closely with the airports to…

17 Jan 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what investigations it has carried out into creating a subsidiary of Scottish Water to enter the utilities retail market.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government have no carried out no formal investigations into that matter. Scottish Water keep all issues of business growth under review whilst preferring to build on core strengths and existing areas of expertise and they keep Scottish Governmen…

8 Jan 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many prosecutions for littering have been made by each local authority in each year since 2008.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table. People proceeded against in Scottish courts for litter offences1 by approximate local authority area2, 2008-09 to 2011-12. Local Authority 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 Aberdeen City 0 0 0…

8 Jan 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices for littering have been issued by each local authority in each year since 2008.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information on non-court disposals for littering offences is given in the following table. The information held centrally is only available from the financial year 2008-09. Information on fixed penalties issued by local authorities is not held …

3 Dec 2012 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had from the UK Government regarding European funding available to small and medium-sized enterprises.

1 Oct 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the outcomes for the new regional colleges will be established, standardised and measured, and who will have responsibility for this.

17 Sep 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much NHS Ayrshire and Arran spent on drug prescriptions in 2011-12.

3 Sep 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the regulatory regime in relation to pay day lending.

27 Jun 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much will be spent on IT systems by the college sector in 2012-13.

13 Jun 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the uptake and interest has been in the railway station improvement programme announced earlier this year.

6 Jun 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists in Scotland regarding its Giving Voice campaign.

9 May 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment last met the British Geological Survey.

18 Apr 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs have been created in the renewables industry in the last year.

22 Feb 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made with the development of its Knowledge Transfer/Exchange Strategy.