- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-12278 on 22 January 2001, whether all of the works packages in respect of the Holyrood Project have now been awarded; whether all information concerning the value of contracts let will now be put into the public domain, given that the Convenor of the Holyrood Progress Group stated that, in principle and with the agreement of the contractors involved, such information should be put into the public domain; which contractors have refused to permit such information to be placed in the public domain; what the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body's current position is in respect of the statement made in the answer that "the position should ease in the very near future and wherever possible this information will be reported to MSPs as soon as is practicable", and whether that undertaking applies to information in respect of Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe.The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-25404 on 3 May 2002 and in the light of the appointment of the Scottish Information Commissioner, whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) will now make a voluntary disclosure to the Commissioner in respect of information that has been classed as commercially confidential if such information is the subject of a request to the Commissioner by, for example, a member of the Parliament and whether more information will be made public in 2003 than has been made public under existing arrangements and, if so, whether the SPCB will give details of any such information.
Answer
The Parliament's position on the disclosure of commercially confidential has not changed following the appointment of the Scottish Information Commissioner and remains as set out in my answer of 19 September 2000 to question S1W-9469. When the Freedom of Information Act comes into force, the SPCB will be subject to its provisions in the same manner as all other public authorities and claiming commercial confidentiality on material will require to be judged in the context of those provisions on a case-by-case basis.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer what the total cost has been of timber purchased in relation to the Holyrood project, broken down by supplier and works package and, of that total, how much has been supplied from (a) timber grown in Scotland and (b) timber grown outwith Scotland but supplied by companies based in Scotland.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe.The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-12638 on 2 February 2001, whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body's position in relation to commercial confidentiality has changed and, if so, what the reasons are for its position on this matter; what contractors (a) have and (b) have not been consulted in relation to releasing individual contract details, and whether all such details may now be released.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe.The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-10163 on 24 October 2000, whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body remains of the view that the appointment of Bovis as construction manager for the Holyrood project was undertaken properly and in full compliance with the existing EU regulations and whether any lower bids were received and, if so, from whom and for what amounts.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe.The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-10162 on 24 October 2002, whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body considers that it remains the case that, on the basis of price and quality, Bovis was the best candidate for the commission of the Holyrood project.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe.The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer what information the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) has received about (a) whether Flour City International Inc (FCII) is still trading, (b) when the shares of FCII ceased to be listed for trading on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation stock market and (c) whether these shares are still being traded and, if so, on what market and whether the SPCB will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre all information that it has received in connection with the finances of (a) FCII and (b) Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe.The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-22306 on 31 January 2002, whether copies of the Letter of Intent and formal contract with Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd will now be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre; if they will not, what the reasons are for the position on this matter; if the reasons are that the letter and contract are commercially confidential, on what grounds this conclusion is based; in particular, whether potential prejudicing of any future court action against Flour City International Inc is one such ground and, if so, how disclosing the letter and contract could prejudice any such action, and, if there are other reasons for not disclosing these documents, what they are in detail.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe. The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) will meet the Scottish Information Commissioner to discuss releasing into the public domain all information in relation to Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd and its parent company and their involvement with the Holyrood project and what the reasons are for the SPCB's position on this matter.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe. The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 12 February 2003
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-8962 on 21 August 2000, whether the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will give in relation to each works package for the Holyrood project and in tabular form, (a) the identity of the contractor, (b) the actual, or projected, date of (i) contract award, (ii) site start and (iii) completion, (c) the original estimated (1) cost and (2) value of the contract and the increase in each such figure and (d) the current total estimate and, in respect of any packages for which there is no estimated completion date, what the reasons are for the position on this matter.
Answer
The Corporate Body has noted that these 36 questions are in addition to the 113 the member has already asked about the Holyrood Project. Accordingly, I shall write at length to the member in due course, placing a copy in SPICe.The following is a further answer (published on 13 March 2003); see below.Sir David Steel: Pursuant to my Answer of 12 February 2003. I have written to the Member and placed a copy of my letter in the Parliament's Information Centre (Bib. number 26936).