Parliamentary questions
Jamie Hepburn
761 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
18 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent to date on the (a) online upgrade of the A80 to motorway status and (b) Edinburgh trams project.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: A total of £37.7 million hasbeen spent since January 2003, when the decisions from the Central ScotlandTransport Corridors Studies were announced, on the online upgrade of the A80,which includes £24.5 million for constructing Auckenkilns Interchange. A totalo…
18 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been raised through the sale of council houses in each year since the introduction of the right to buy scheme.
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The following table providesthe amount raised through the sale of council houses to sitting tenants underthe right to buy and rent to mortgage schemes, and through voluntary sales.</p><p>Total Value of Sales ofLocal Authority, New Town and Scottish Homes Stoc…
18 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many homes have been socially let and available to let by (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations in each year since 1980.
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The numbers of localauthority and housing association lettings are provided intable 1, along withtheir respective total normal letting stock at March of each year. The normalletting stock includes both vacant and occupied dwellings.</p><p>Consistent, centrall…
18 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of constructing a home for social let.
Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The average total cost forconstructing a home for social rent in 2006-07 was £117,762.</p>
18 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total amount of uncollected water rates has been in each year since 1995.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The questions raisedare of an operational nature. I have therefore asked the Chief Executive of ScottishWater to reply. His response is:</p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td nowrap valign=bottom> <p>Financial Year</p> </td> …
18 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been raised through water rates in each year since 1995.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: <b> </b></p><table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3> <thead> <tr> <td nowrap valign=bottom> <p> </p> </td> <td nowrap valign=bottom> <p>£ Million</p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr> <td nowrap valign=bottom> <p>1996-97</p> </td> <td …
18 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cubic feet of water were lost through faults to the water infrastructure in each year since 1995.
Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This is an operationalmatter for Scottish Water, and I have asked the Chief Executive to replydirectly to your enquiry.</p>
18 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many megawatt hours of electricity were generated from (a) nuclear, (b) oil and gas, (c) hydro, (d) wind, (e) solar and (f) other sources in each year since 1980.
Answer · Jim Mather: The ScottishExecutive doe not hold this information centrally. However, in 2006 the Scottish Executive published volumes 1 and 2 of the Scottish Energy Study whichprovides a comprehensive comparison of electricity supplies and demand in 1990and 2002.</p><p>Th…
18 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many megawatt hours of electricity were (a) generated and (b) consumed in each year since 1980.
Answer · Jim Mather: the Scottish Executive does not hold this information centrally. However, in 2006the Scottish Executive published volumes 1 and 2 of the Scottish Energy Studywhich provides a comprehensive comparison of electricity supplies and demand in1990 and 2002.</p><p>T…
18 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to encourage microgeneration.
Answer · Jim Mather: The Executive’s objectiveis increased levels of microgeneration and we are committed to increasingfunding to help achieve this as part of our first spending review. Microgenerationhas the potential to provide a sustainable source of low carbon energy andreduc…
5 Jul 2007 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed in audiology services, broken down by grade and discipline.
Answer · Shona Robison: Information on Audiologistsis captured under Medical Technical Officers (MTOs) and Scientific and Professionalin centrally held data. Of these, Audiological Scientists and AudiologicalTechnicians can be explicitly identified. Headcount numbers in each staff g…