- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pedestrian deaths at level crossings, other than suicides, have resulted in a fatal accident inquiry in each year since 1999.
Answer
Both the British Transport Police and the Office of Rail Regulation carried out an accident investigation into each of the four recorded pedestrian deaths at level crossings and submitted a report to the Procurator Fiscal.
Procurator Fiscal records are not structured in a manner that makes it possible to confirm if any of these four pedestrian deaths were followed up by a fatal accident inquiry.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive in what circumstances the planning system provides for adjacent owners to be compensated for adverse impact of a development on the value of their properties.
Answer
There are no circumstances where the planning system provides for compensation for adverse impact of a development on the value of adjacent properties.
The planning system does not exist to protect the interests of one person or business against the activities of another. In determining a planning application, consideration will be given to a range of issues including the extent to which a proposal may affect the amenity and existing use of land and buildings which ought to be protected in the public interest, not whether owners or occupiers of neighbouring properties would experience financial or other loss from a particular development.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 11 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many pedestrian deaths at level crossings, other than suicides, there have been in each year since 1999.
Answer
The numbers of pedestrian deaths at level crossings in Scotland, other than suicides, in each year since 1999 are:
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 |
2007 is the latest year that figures have been published for.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 10 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration has been given to extending eligibility for enhanced measures under the Energy Assistance Package to pensioners in receipt of attendance allowance but not the guarantee credit element of pension credit.
Answer
I can confirm that Attendance Allowance is a qualifying benefit for the Energy Assistance Package. Pensioners in the private sector who receive Attendance Allowance will be eligible for enhanced measures under stage 4 of the package if they live in a home with very poor energy efficiency. They would also, like anyone over 60, be eligible if they have never had central heating installed.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 March 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 5 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact on Scotland’s manufacturing sector of the UK Government’s announcement of £2.3 billion in loan guarantees for the car industry.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0305-01.htm
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 March 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hours of study per week qualify as full-time study for students applying for Education Maintenance Allowance to study for highers in (a) schools and (b) colleges.
Answer
Young people are required to attend non-advanced full-time courses, including highers, in order to be eligible to apply for an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). Within the school sector, full-time usually means at least 21 guided learning hours per week. In colleges, a course with at least 720 planned hours within one academic year qualifies as full-time.
There is a degree of flexibility around the number of hours making up a full-time course, particularly for vulnerable students who may require non-standard attendance patterns. Each student is required to sign a learning agreement which will contain conditions on attendance and agreed learning goals.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive under what statutory provision licensing boards operate codes of conduct or codes of practice for the holders of off-sales licences.
Answer
It is for licensing boards to determine the most appropriate statutory basis for their actions.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 23 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to licensing boards on the content and implementation of codes of conduct or codes of practice for the holders of off-sales licences.
Answer
Development of such codes are a matter for licensing boards. The Scottish Government has not issued guidance in this respect.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with NHS Ayrshire and Arran about hospital-acquired infections.
Answer
I meet with chairs of NHS boards on a monthly basis and Healthcare Associated Infection is a standing agenda item for discussion.
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Salmond on 29 January 2009
To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with Scottish Enterprise about the impact of the recession on the manufacturing sector.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0129-01.htm
