Parliamentary questions

Aileen Campbell

130 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

11 Jul 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which railway stations it or its agencies have recommended for upgrade since 17 May 2007, under the Department for Transport’s Access for All programme.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: When the Department for Transport launched the GB-wide Railways for All strategy in March 2006, six stations in Scotland were proposed for making step free under the first phase of the 10-year Access for All programme. These stations were Dalmuir, Kirkcaldy, …

7 Jul 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has sought information from Her Majesty’s Government on the amount and proportion of tax revenues raised in Scotland spent on the (a) military operation in Iraq, (b) Trident nuclear weapons system, (c) Ministry of Defence, (d) Department for International Development and (e) Fo…

Answer · John Swinney: The expenditure data provided in GERS is presented according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), a United Nations based code for functional analysis of government expenditure. Consistent with this classification, the GERS analysis of…

24 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on the review into data handling, initiated in November 2007.

Answer · John Swinney: The Data Handling Review has now produced a report. This shows that public bodies across Scotland take their responsibilities in this area seriously, are committed to further improvement, and recognise the importance attached by the public to effective data h…

5 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many miles there are of (a) used and (b) unused railway track, broken down by parliamentary region.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information is not held centrally and no single body can provide it. However, the Scottish Government published in December 2007 the Scottish Transport Statistics: No 26 - 2007 Edition which provides statistics on rail services amongst o…

5 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-13201 by Stewart Stevenson on 5 June 2008, what information it holds on closed or unoperational train stations.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Transport Scotland does not hold any information on closed or unoperational stations. Information on non-operational stations and their locations would not be relevant to any case for re-opening or constructing stations in the future. Scotla…

5 Jun 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-13201 by Stewart Stevenson on 5 June 2008, what estimates it has made of the number of closed or unoperational train stations.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: No estimates have been made by Transport Scotland of the number of closed or unoperational stations.

20 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many households do not have access to mains gas, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) parliamentary constituency.

Answer · Jim Mather: A detailed analysis of households which do not have access to mains gas is not held centrally. However, the Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) provides information on levels of access to mains gas in each Local Authority area. Information on dwellings wit…

19 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many closed or unoperational train stations there are, broken down by parliamentary region.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: No definitive list of closed or un-operational stations exists to provide a breakdown by parliamentary region.

19 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many operational train stations there are, parliamentary region.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: There are now 346 operational stations in Scotland, including Alloa. They are split by the eight regional Scottish parliamentary regions as follows: <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > Centr…

19 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many no-fines houses originally constructed through Communities Scotland and its predecessor organisations have been transferred to (a) housing association or (b) private ownership in each year for which records exist, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: Information on the number of no-fines houses originally constructed through Communities Scotland and its predecessor organisations which have been transferred to housing associations or private owners is not held by the Scottish Government.

19 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many no-fines houses constructed through Communities Scotland and its predecessor organisations have been improved or refurbished in each year for which records exist, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: Information on the number of no-fines houses constructed through Communities Scotland and its predecessor organisations which have been improved or refurbished is not held by the Scottish Government.

19 May 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many no-fines houses were constructed through Communities Scotland and its predecessor organisations in each year for which records exist.

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: Information on the number of no-fines housing constructed through Communities Scotland and its predecessor organisations is not held by the Scottish Government.

26 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance exists to minimise light pollution from new developments.

Answer · Michael Russell: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11335 on 16 April 2008 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/webapp/…

26 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what levels of light pollution have been recorded in Scotland in each year for which records exist.

Answer · Michael Russell: The government neither collects nor collates such information.

26 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what support it provides to local authorities seeking to reduce levels of light pollution.

Answer · Michael Russell: The Scottish Government published a guidance note in 2007 for all local authorities, planners and property developers entitled Controlling Light Pollution and Reducing Light Energy consumption. The note can be found at: <a href="http://www.s…

12 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Creative Scotland Bill will be introduced to the Parliament.

Answer · Linda Fabiani: I am pleased to announce that the Creative Scotland Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, 12 March 2008. This is a significant step in establishing the cultural development body, Creative Scotland. Scotland is experiencing a c…

4 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much tax has been paid by PFI/PPP consortia responsible for projects in Scotland in each year since 1999.

Answer · John Swinney: The amount of tax paid by PPP consortia is a matter for them and HM Revenues and Customs.

4 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive where the registered offices are based for all PFI/PPP consortia for projects commissioned by (a) the Scottish Government, (b) local authorities and (c) NHS boards.

Answer · John Swinney: This information is not held centrally.

4 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any PFI/PPP consortia responsible for projects in Scotland have transferred ownership of the projects to companies based outside the United Kingdom.

Answer · John Swinney: The information requested is not held centrally.

13 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many installations were carried out under the central heating programme in each (a) year and (b) month since the introduction of the programme in (i) the South Lanarkshire local authority area, (ii) the North Ayrshire local authority area and (iii) each Scottish parliamentary constitu…

Answer · Stewart Maxwell: The fuel poverty programmes have included the provision of central heating in both the public and private sectors. In the public sector, local authorities completed installations in their properties in March 2004 and housing associations completed installatio…

4 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many repossession decrees have been granted by courts in each year since 1997.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: It is not possible to provide information on the total number of repossession decrees granted. However, the following table shows the number of mortgage lender decrees granted by sheriff courts under ordinary cause procedure in each year since 2003. …

29 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many grass playing fields have been (a) developed, (b) expanded and (c) removed in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The information requested is not held centrally.

29 Jan 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many multi-use games areas have been installed in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The information requested is not held centrally.