- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 7 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which banks own, or are part of consortia that own, companies that produce or supply electricity in Scotland.
Answer
Information on the share structure of such companies is not held by the Scottish Government. In addition, ownership information on some companies who generate electricity in Scotland, especially smaller generators, may not be universally available.
The information on the shareholding structure of companies which is available can be accessed through the Companies House website.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 5 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which banks own, or are part of consortia that own, companies contracted to undertake PFI/PPP projects for the Scottish Government, broken down by PFI/PPP project.
Answer
Information on banks as equity investors in PFI projects, where held, is provided in the following table. The information reflects the position when the original project contracts were signed. Equity investors are able to sell their investment subsequently.
The major funding for PFI projects is from institutions providing debt finance, many of which are banks. Information on these institutions, where held, can be found on the Scottish Government website under ˜done deals at www.scotland.gov.uk/ppp. The institutions listed are those at the point of original contract signature. After a project becomes operational, it may be refinanced and funders may change. This information is not recorded centrally.
Table of Banks as Equity Investors in PFI Projects (where Information Held)
| Project | Bank |
| Glasgow schools | Bank of Scotland |
| Highland school PPP1 | Royal Bank of Scotland |
| Aberdeenshire schools PPP1 | Bank of Scotland |
| Edinburgh schools PPP1 | Bank of Scotland |
| East Ayrshire schools | Nord LB |
| North Ayrshire schools | Nord LB |
| South Ayrshire schools | Bank of Scotland |
| Perth and Kinross schools | ABN Amro Bank NV |
| Baldovie Waste to Energy | Barclays |
| Angus A92 | Barclays |
| Perth and Kinross office accommodation | Royal Bank of Scotland |
| Stirling College | Bank of Scotland |
| North Ayrshire | Bank of Scotland |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran Crosshouse Maternity Hospital | Allied Irish Bank |
| NHS Greater Glasgow Larkfield | Bank of Scotland |
| NHS Highland New Craigs Hospital | Bank of Scotland |
| NHS Lanarkshire Wishaw Hospital | Bank of Scotland |
| NHS Lanarkshire Victoria and Stobhill ACADS | Barclays |
| NHS Lothian Findlay House | Bank of Scotland |
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 4 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it provides to local authorities about the siting and development of multi-use games areas.
Answer
Advice and guidance on the development of multi-use games areas is provided in Scottish Planning Policy 11: Open Space and Physical Activity (Bib. number 46842) which provides guidance on planning for development of new indoor and outdoor facilities for sport and recreation.
Sportscotland has published advice and guidance on a wide range of topics in relation to the development of sports facilities including planning, design and construction. Sportscotland also has developed a Facilities Planning Model as a planning tool to inform decisions about the provision of community sports facilities.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 4 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact of multi-use games areas where they have replaced grass or other surfaced areas.
Answer
As a statutory consultee, sportscotland would be involved in the consideration of planning applications for the development of multi-use games areas where they are proposed on playing fields or other sports facilities as listed in Scottish Planning Policy 11: Open Space and Physical Activity (Bib. number 46842). Any potential impact on the existing facilities would be a material consideration for sportscotland.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 3 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it has given to local authorities to invest in multi-use games areas in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
Answer
Sportscotland has provided financial support of £1,349,013 million to 22 projects across 15 local authorities as set out in the following table.
| Year | Local Authority | Project name | £ |
| 2000 | Argyll and Bute | Lochnell | 32,500 |
| | | Dunoon | 99,238 |
| | Orkney Islands | Burray Community | 37,650 |
| | Perth and Kinross | Larghan Park | 47,393 |
| | | Project Grasshopper | 31,000 |
| | Scottish Borders | Newcastleton Polysport | 33,700 |
| | | Stow Parish Trust | 37,075 |
| 2001 | City of Edinburgh | Gracemount | 67,500 |
| | Fife | Dunfermline Centre | 42,993 |
| 2002 | Aberdeenshire | Portsoy Park | 163,137 |
| | Dumfries and Galloway | Hillview, Kirkconnel | 110,400 |
| | East Ayrshire | Muirkirk | 54,224 |
| | Fife | Crossford | 29,582 |
| | Perth and Kinross | Blair Atholl and Struan | 52,297 |
| | South Aysrhire | Annbank and Tarbolton | 46,835 |
| 2003 | Glasgow City | Gladiator Programme | 63,575 |
| 2004 | Dundee City | Finmill Community | 53,736 |
| | Falkirk | Dawson Community Centre | 107,500 |
| 2006 | East Ayrshire | Bonnyton Thistle | 95,000 |
| 2007 | Argyll and Bute | Tayvallich | 33,010 |
| | Highland | Shieldaig | 60,000 |
| 2008 | South Lanarkshire | Forth | 50,668 |
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 3 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it or any of its agencies operate a policy of answering only the first inquiry from members of the UK Parliament and, where that inquiry pertains to the original issue, not replying to further inquiries from the same member of the UK Parliament.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-16841 on 3 November 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: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 3 November 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it or any of its agencies operates a policy of asking members of the UK Parliament to refer any inquiries from constituents on devolved matters to the relevant member of the Scottish Parliament.
Answer
The Scottish Government and its agencies adopt the approach of carefully considering the content of each item of correspondence received before deciding how best to provide a relevant and timely response. We place a high priority on responding to ministerial correspondence as quickly as possible and to advise an MP to direct queries on devolved matters through an MSP, would only serve to delay the reply.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 30 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions since 1999 it or its agencies have refused to answer inquiries from members of the UK Parliament by virtue of their status as members of the UK Parliament.
Answer
Statistical information is not available to answer this question.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 October 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 30 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has estimates of the number of children under the age of 16 involved in organised sports.
Answer
Statistics on children''s participation in sport are available from
Children''s Participation in Culture and Sport, which can be found on the Scottish Government website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/08/12161714/0
These figures are based on children''s self-reporting of their participation in sport. The reported rates of participation in school based sport are somewhat higher than would have been expected. This may be a reflection of young people''s perception that PE, sport and physical activity are all in essence sport.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 September 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 27 October 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what direction exists in guidance or statute to allow the provision of infrastructure for pedestrians to cross motorways or trunk roads.
Answer
The statutory power that allows the Scottish Executive as trunk road authority to provide infrastructure for pedestrians to cross motorways or trunk roads is contained in section 26 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.
Section 26 states, The roads authority may, for the purpose of making the crossing of a public road less dangerous for pedestrians or of protecting traffic along the road from danger, construct, light, and maintain subways under, or footbridges over, the road for the use of pedestrians.
Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area and can be contacted for more information if required.
