- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the comments made by the Deputy First Minister on 6 December 2007 (Official Report, c. 4140), whether, in the interests of openness and transparency, it will publish the legal advice on the draft Referendum (Scotland) Bill.
Answer
It is the practice of successivegovernments, reflected in the Scottish Ministerial Code and the provisions of theFreedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, that the fact and content of legal adviceis not revealed.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 4 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-7005 by John Swinney on 6 December 2007, when the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) dispatched the data to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde; when civil servants were advised that there was a potential problem, and when ministers were similarly advised.
Answer
The data were despatched on 26 October 2007. Civilservants were advised of a potential problem on 23 November. Ministers were informedon 23 November.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 20 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the new Welcome to Scotland advertising logo cost to develop.
Answer
Welcome to Scotland is nota slogan or a logo – it is a simple and straightforward welcome to those arrivingin our country. No money was used to develop the “Welcome to Scotland” message.The message reflects recommendations from customer research and evaluation undertakenin March 2006 and 2007. Design, printing and installation of the new airport campaigncost £125,000 from existing budgets.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 20 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it estimates it will cost to place the new Welcome to Scotland advertising logo in appropriate locations and whether it will list such locations.
Answer
Welcome to Scotland is notan advertising logo. It is a simple and straightforward welcome to those arrivingin our country. The new posters are replacing existing Scottish Government postersat Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Prestwick airports. The cost of renting the sites at the six airportsfrom August 2007 until July 2008 is £497,101.78. The cost of rental of these spacesfrom August 2006 to July 2007 was £505,502.90
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 20 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6786 by Bruce Crawford on 3 December 2007, whether the review of the Scottish Ministerial Code will include consideration of having an independent adviser to investigate breaches of the code, similar to the approach taken by Prime Minister, Gordon Brown MP.
Answer
In line with the practice aftereach Scottish parliamentary election, the Scottish Ministerial Code is currentlybeing reviewed. The review will consider a number of issues and will be publishedin the near future.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 20 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6783 by Bruce Crawford on 3 December 2007, when the review of the Scottish Ministerial Code will be concluded.
Answer
The review is expected to beconcluded in the near future and a revised version of the code will be publishedby the First Minister soon after.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the occasions on which the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth has discussed the Trump Organisation’s planning application for a golf development at the Menie Estate with the First Minister.
Answer
Some weeks prior to the meetingof the Infrastructure Services Committee of Aberdeenshire Council I advised theFirst Minister that I intended to determine the Menie Estate planning applicationif it required ministerial input as Mr Stevenson represented an Aberdeenshire constituency.On 4 December 2007, I advised the First Minister that the application hadbeen called in.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth will publish the advice that he received on the legal basis for calling in planning applications after they have been rejected by the relevant local planning authorities and where no appeal has been lodged.
Answer
It is Scottish Government practiceneither to confirm or deny whether legal advice has been received.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all minutes and other documentation relating to the Trump Organisation application for a golf development at the Menie Estate, Aberdeenshire, into which the First Minister’s Private Office has been copied since May 2007.
Answer
We are giving immediateconsideration to the publication of information alongside requests made underFreedom of Information legislation. I will write to advise when this has beenmade available.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 December 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 20 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive who was present at the meeting between the Chief Planner and representatives of the Trump Organisation on 4 December 2007.
Answer
The meeting was attended byJim Mackinnon, Chief Planner and David Ferguson, Head of Planning Decisions, ScottishGovernment along with George Sorial and Neil Hobday, from the TrumpOrganization.