Lewis Macdonald

7 Mar 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Aberdeen City Council regarding the proposed third crossing over the River Don in Aberdeen.

Answer · Keith Brown: There have been no discussions between Scottish Ministers or officials and Aberdeen City Council specifically regarding the proposed Third Don Crossing. My predecessor met NESTRANS to discuss other matters on 12 March 2010. The Third Don Crossing was referred…

28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time-equivalent teaching posts are vacant in each local authority area.

Answer · Michael Russell: The full-time equivalent number of teacher vacancies is published on the government website and is available using the following link. The data relate to the position in February 2010. <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/06/01120352/0">http:…

28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many full-time teaching posts are vacant in each local authority area.

Answer · Michael Russell: This information is not collected centrally.</p> "Ti

28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers in each local authority area were employed in full-time-equivalent, temporary posts on 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2009, (c) 2008 and (d) 2007.

Answer · Michael Russell: The following table contains the full-time equivalent number of teachers in temporary posts from the September Teacher Census for the years 2006 to 2010. As data are not collected in April, teacher numbers in September from the previous calendar year should b…

28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers in each local authority area are employed in full-time-equivalent, temporary posts.

Answer · Michael Russell: The following table contains the full-time equivalent number of teachers in temporary posts, from the September 2010 Teacher Census.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > <p align=center >Local…

28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers in each local authority area were employed in full-time, temporary posts on 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2009, (c) 2008 and (d) 2007.

Answer · Michael Russell: The following table contains the number of teachers in full-time, temporary posts, from the September Teacher Census for the years 2006 to 2010. As data are not collected in April, teacher numbers in September from the previous calendar year should be used in…

28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers in each local authority area are employed in full-time, temporary posts.

Answer · Michael Russell: The following table contains the number of teachers in full-time, temporary posts, from the September 2010 Teacher Census.</b></p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td nowrap valign=top > <p align=left >Local Authori…

28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers in each local authority area were employed in full-time-equivalent, permanent posts on 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2009, (c) 2008 and (d) 2007.

Answer · Michael Russell: The following table contains the full-time equivalent number of teachers in permanent posts, from the September Teacher Census for the years 2006 to 2010. As data is not collected in April, teacher numbers in September from the previous calendar year should b…

28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers in each local authority area are employed in full-time-equivalent, permanent posts.

Answer · Michael Russell: The following table contains the full-time equivalent number of teachers in permanent posts, from the September 2010 Teacher Census.</b></p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td nowrap valign=top > <p align=left >Local …

28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers in each local authority area were employed in full-time, permanent posts on 1 April (a) 2010, (b) 2009, (c) 2008 and (d) 2007.

Answer · Michael Russell: The following table contains the number of teachers in full-time, permanent posts, from the September Teacher Census for the years 2006 to 2010. As data is not collected in April, teacher numbers in September from the previous calendar year should be used in …

28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many teachers in each local authority area are employed in full-time, permanent posts.

Answer · Michael Russell: The following table contains the number of teachers in full-time, permanent posts, from the September 2010 Teacher Census.</b></p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td nowrap valign=top > <p align=left >Local Authori…

11 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what public contracts have been awarded to supported employment providers under Article 19 of the European Union Procurement Directive, broken down by (a) awarding body and (b) date.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-39588 on 10 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/…

11 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what public contracts have been awarded to supported employment providers since May 2007.

Answer · John Swinney: The government does not currently hold information on public sector contracts with supported businesses or contracts awarded under Article 19.</p> <p >Analysis of procurement spend data for 2008-09 shows that the public sector spent £26.4 million with 23 of…

11 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what training it has provided since May 2007 to supported employment providers to enable them to bid for public contracts.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-39586 on 10 March 2011. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/…

11 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it has provided since May 2007 to supported employment providers to enable them to bid for public contracts.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government is taking action to remove barriers which prevent supported businesses, along with social enterprises and other third sector organisations, from accessing the public sector market. This includes (as part of general support for small an…

5 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Enterprise has made an assessment of the legal basis of Aberdeen City Council’s proposal to transfer assets to a city development company.

Answer · John Swinney: This is an operational matter for Scottish Enterprise and I will ask its Chief Executive to write to the member about it.</p>

5 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive on what legal basis local authority assets can be transferred to the control of a body in which commercial interests hold a deciding vote.

Answer · John Swinney: The legal basis for the transfer of a local authority''s assets would be for the local authority concerned to determine.</p>

5 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whose authority is required to allow local authority assets to be transferred to a city development company.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37327 on 16 November 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:</p> <p >http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Ap…

5 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether its approval is required for local authority assets to be transferred to the ownership of a city development company.

Answer · John Swinney: In general, the approval of Scottish Ministers is required if a local authority wishes to dispose of land held on the Housing Revenue Account, or which forms part of common or open space or is held for use as allotments. Otherwise, local authorities may gener…

5 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether its approval is required to establish a city development company in Aberdeen.

Answer · John Swinney: Whether the Scottish Government''s approval was required would depend on the nature of the proposal and, to date, Aberdeen City Council has not approached the Scottish Government about its proposal.</p>

5 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Aberdeen City Council regarding the creation of a city development company in Aberdeen.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government has had no formal discussions with Aberdeen City Council about its plans to create a city development company in Aberdeen.</p>

5 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a minister approved the participation of Scottish Enterprise in the creation of a city development company in Aberdeen.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-37323 on 16 November 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:</p> <p >http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Ap…

5 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it approved the participation of Scottish Enterprise in the creation of a city development company in Aberdeen and, if so, when it did.

Answer · John Swinney: Decisions about Scottish Enterprise''s participation in a city development company in Aberdeen are operational ones for Scottish Enterprise and I will ask its Chief Executive to write to the member about it.</p>

5 Nov 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Scottish Enterprise regarding the creation of a city development company in Aberdeen.

Answer · John Swinney: There have been no discussions with Scottish Enterprise about the creation of a city development company in Aberdeen.</p>

12 Oct 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to promote the instalment and use of renewable energy generation in every school.

Answer · Jim Mather: The joint Scottish Government and COSLA school estate strategy, Building Better Schools: Investing in Scotland''s Future, commits national and local government to ensuring that schools should be ˜greener'', more sustainable and environmentally efficient.</b><…

12 Oct 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to ensure that there is renewable energy capability in each public building.

Answer · Jim Mather: The Scottish Sustainable Procurement Action Plan raises awareness that there are opportunities for the public sector to lead by example in sourcing renewable energy systems, where appropriate.</b></p> <p >We have recently introduced new building regulations …

12 Oct 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36259 by John Swinney on 7 October 2010, what it estimates the cost would be of introducing transitional relief for businesses facing increased bills as a result of rates revaluation from 1 April 2010 that capped increases in rates payable at (a) 12.…

Answer · John Swinney: Regardless of where the cap was set, to reintroduce transitional relief would involve rebilling tens of thousands of businesses with significantly increased bills in order to fund the scheme. If such a scheme was to be backdated to 1 October 2010 this would a…

12 Oct 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36259 by John Swinney on 7 October 2010, what the cost would have been of introducing transitional relief for businesses facing increased bills as a result of rates revaluation from 1 April 2010 that capped increases in rates payable at (a) 15%, (b) …

Answer · John Swinney: This analysis requires property valuations from both the 2005 and 2010 revaluations to be compared.</p> <p >As valuation appeals are now beginning to be settled, the dataset containing rateable values of properties as at 1 April 2010 will contain information…

12 Oct 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36257 by John Swinney on 7 October 2010, what its income was from non-domestic rates from each local authority area in each year from 2005-06 to 2008-09.

Answer · John Swinney: The following table shows the amount of business rates income collected by each local authority between 2005-06 to 2008-09. </p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=516 > <thead> <tr > <td width=162 valign=bottom > <p align=left >Lo…

12 Oct 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-36251 by John Swinney on 7 October 2010, what the total non-domestic rates payable were in each local authority area as of 1 April in each year from 2005 to 2009.

Answer · John Swinney: The following table shows the Non-Domestic Rates payable to each local authority for the years requested. </p> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=564 > <thead> <tr > <td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom > <p align=left >Local Auth…