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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

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Question reference: S1W-27747

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 28 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to provide input to Her Majesty's Government's response to the European Commission's White Paper on Corporate Social Responsibility.

Question reference: S1W-27957

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 26 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 23 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its policy on first-time connections to the waste water system.

My officials are currently considering this matter and are in discussion with Scottish Water and Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Scottish Water is currently conducting a thorough survey of their network, with a view to understanding the scale of the development constraints problem and its implications. This task will enable the Executive to make an informed choice, and I will make my proposals known in due course.

Question reference: S1W-27744

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what specific action it is taking to promote corporate social responsibility to businesses.

We are in discussion with Scottish Business in the Community on how best to promote corporate social responsibility to business, and in particular how the small and medium-sized enterprise sector is best assisted in developing a commitment to corporate social responsibility.We have provided funding for a small piece of research, which has been concluded, mapping current activity on social responsibility in Scotland in the private, public and voluntary sector.The results have been published by AGENDA and distributed to those who took part in the research or have shown an interest in the issue. The results can also be accessed on their website: www.agenda-scotland.orgNo research has been commissioned looking specifically at the benefits of corporate social responsibility to the business sector.

Question reference: S1W-27749

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it measures the benefits achieved from policy and action on corporate social responsibility.

Question reference: S1W-27745

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will assist the small- and medium-si'ed enterprise sector in developing a commitment to corporate social responsibility and, if so, how.

Question reference: S1W-27746

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has commissioned and published research on the benefits of corporate social responsibility to the business sector.

Question reference: S1W-27748

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will build consideration of corporate social responsibility into its procurement policy and processes.

Those bidding for Executive contracts are assessed on their suitability and capacity to fulfil the particular requirement. This should include consideration of whether or not the bidder has complied with its legal obligations and whether it has committed any acts of misconduct in the conduct of its business. Where a bidder's approach to corporate social responsibility is directly relevant, either to its suitability or its capacity to fulfil the particular requirement then that may be taken into account in the procurement process. The Executive has published guidance (at www.scotland.gov.uk/procurement) for both purchasers and suppliers in respect of sustainable development in porcurement, as part of the Greening Government initiative.

Question reference: S1W-27938

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Ross Finnie on 22 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to make further funding available to enhance the environmental benefits of planned waste water treatment works.

No.The funding available to Scottish Water during the current four year investment cycle is described in some detail in Water Quality and Standards Investment Priorities for Scotland's Water Authorities 2002-2006 (Bib. number 15676). The purpose of wastewater treatment works is to treat discharges of wastewater to a standard which will benefit the environment.Scottish Water's investment programme is already very substantial and is based upon the advice of a wide range of bodies including Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Water Industry Commission. It reflects a balance between our meeting environmental and public health considerations on the one hand, and the affordability of charges to customers on the other.

Question reference: S1W-27940

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 22 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is monitoring the ethnicity of households benefiting from the central heating installation programme.

Question reference: S1W-27800

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 22 July 2002
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 20 August 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of spending by Scottish Enterprise in the current year on (a) business support and start-up programmes for women only and (b) women generally, both in cash terms and as a percentage of Scottish Enterprise's overall budget.