- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers the increased charges set by West Dunbartonshire Council for the continuing use of its Community Alarm Service to be reasonable and fair for older people.
Answer
Around 600 clients will receive a reduced charge under the new charging arrangements in West Dunbartonshire.
Local authorities are best placed to decide what charges are appropriate and fair in their area, taking account of COSLA guidance. Those who may not be able to afford the charge are encouraged to seek a financial assessment, freely arranged by the local authority, to see if they may be exempt from charging. Those who are charged are assisted to maximise their income.
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- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Tricia Marwick on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, further to the answer to question S3W-10741 by Tricia Marwick on 20 March 2008, whether it will identify the two journalists from two different newspapers who have submitted the highest number of freedom of information requests and provide the number of those requests.
Answer
Further to our reply to S3W-10741 we confirm that during 2006, 2007 and in 2008 to date we have received 158 freedom of information requests from Paul Hutcheon currently of The Sunday Herald and 176 freedom of information requests from Tom Gordon currently of The Sunday Times.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Tricia Marwick on 1 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, further to the answer to question S3W-10742 by Tricia Marwick on 20 March 2008, when additional staff have been employed to process freedom of information requests.
Answer
Further to our reply to question S3W-10742 we confirm that an additional member of staff was employed to process freedom of information requests between 18th February and 28 March 2008.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-6782 and S3W-7754 by Bruce Crawford on 3 December 2007 and 15 January 2008, when it will publish the updated version of the Scottish Ministerial Code.
Answer
A review of the Scottish Ministerial Code is currently in progress. An updated version of the code will be published once the review has been completed.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what engagements the First Minister has on Wednesday 23 April 2008.
Answer
On 23 April, the First Minister was in Brussels to attend the European Seafood Exposition and help promote Scottish seafood. He also used the opportunity of being in Brussels to host a seminar on the National Conversation and hold meetings with Commissioner Borg; the Minister-President of the Flemish Government, and the UK Permanent Representative to the EU.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware that MEPs will be in Strasbourg on 23 April 2008 when the First Minister plans to hold a National Conversation in Brussels and what action will be taken to avoid such events coinciding in future.
Answer
The First Minister was in Brussels as part of a long standing arrangement to visit the European Seafood Exposition. The National Conversation event was scheduled around this commitment, and was attended by a wide range of individuals and organisations.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to publish the likely cost to employers associated with the implementation of a local income tax, as set out in A Fairer Local Tax for Scotland, before the end of the consultation period.
Answer
We are currently inviting all individuals and organisations with an interest in the abolition of council tax and the introduction of a local income tax to comment on our proposals and to provide specific relevant evidence where possible.
An analysis of the consultation responses will be published in the autumn and further announcements will follow in due course.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to publish the likely cost to HM Revenue and Customs associated with collecting the local income tax, as set out in A Fairer Local Tax for Scotland, before the end of the consultation period.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11757 on 30 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish further details on its plans for a register of second homes in respect of its proposals for local income tax as set out in A Fairer Local Tax for Scotland and, if so, when.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11757 on 30 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to publish the likely costs to HM Revenue and Customs associated with collecting the local income tax, as set out in A Fairer Local Tax for Scotland.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11757 on 30 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
