- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 31 January 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-20307 on 7 December 2001, whether any advice has been received concerning the enforceability of the Parent Company Guarantee provided by Flour City International Inc in respect of the obligations of Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd and, if so, what the prospects are of any recovery being made under the guarantee.
Answer
Legal advice is currently being sought concerning the enforceability of the Parent Company Guarantee provided by Flour City International Inc in respect of Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd. Once this advice has been received, an assessment will be made of the prospects for recovery under the guarantee.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 31 January 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-12273 on 25 January 2001, whether each of the works packages listed has been completed within the estimated contract duration stated and, if not, when it is estimated that the works in respect of each contract will be completed
Answer
All of the works packages listed in the answer to question S1W-12273 on 25 January 2001 were completed within the estimated contract duration with the exception of Tower Cranes, Queensberry House Scaffolding, Lifts (whole site) and Queensberry House Demolition/Reconstruction which are expected to run as previously estimated for a further 11 months, six months, 14 months and five months respectively.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 31 January 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to the answer to question S1W-18874 on 12 October 2001, whether all design and specialist cladding services undertaken by Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd are the property of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body.
Answer
Yes.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 31 January 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer whether any legal action against Flour City International Inc in respect of breach of contract by Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd can be pursued in Scotland and, if not, whether it must be pursued in the United States of America.
Answer
Legal advice is currently being sought which will enable the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body's position to be fully determined in due course.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 31 January 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer what capital contracts are currently out to tender in relation to the Holyrood Project and what the timescale is in each case for (a) return of tenders, (b) award of contracts, (c) commencement on site and (d) completion of works.
Answer
There are no Trade Packages out to tender currently.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 31 January 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-21899 on 23 January 2002, whether he will place copies of the Letter of Intent and formal contract in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
The convener of the Holyrood Progress Group has confirmed that legal advice is currently being sought as to whether or not it is proper to release into the public domain details of the Letter of Intent and formal contract. If it is considered that there is no impediment in doing so, the relevant papers will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 31 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to his answer to question S1W-20307 on 7 December 2001, whether a copy of the Parent Company Guarantee provided by Flour City International Inc in respect of the obligations of Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
The convenor of the Holyrood Progress Group has confirmed that legal advice is currently being sought as to whether or not it is proper to release into the public domain details of the Parent Company Guarantee. If it is considered that there is no impediment in doing so, the relevant papers will be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by David Steel on 31 January 2002
To ask the Presiding Officer, further to his answer to question S1W-20307 on 7 December 2001, whether any other contractor or contractors have been engaged to undertake the work contracted to Flour City Architectural Metals (UK) Ltd.
Answer
The Convener of the Holyrood Progress Group has confirmed that the contractor to supply and install the bay window element of the MSP building cladding has been appointed. Tenders have been returned for the remaining elements and these are being analysed.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 25 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what monitoring it has carried out into the salt content in the grit used by BEAR Scotland Ltd in performing its obligations under the trunk roads maintenance contract; whether it will place a copy of the results of this monitoring in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre and make it publicly available, and what monitoring it plans to carry out in the future.
Answer
The Performance Audit Group (PAG) is appointed by the Scottish Executive to audit and monitor the activities of BEAR Scotland Ltd, including their winter activities, and I have undertaken to publish a report by PAG on the first year of operation of the new contracts in line with the recommendation of the Auditor General. A copy of the report, once available, will be placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 25 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre and make publicly available copies of any communication between it and BEAR Scotland Ltd in connection with its monitoring of BEAR Scotland Ltd's performance under the trunk roads maintenance contract.
Answer
It would not be appropriate to publish copies of correspondence between the Executive and BEAR Scotland Ltd because of contractual and commercial considerations. However, I have undertaken to publish a report by PAG on the first year of operation of the new contracts in line with the recommendation of the Auditor General. A copy of the report, once available, will be placed in the Parliament's Reference Centre.
