Written Question · S2W-02304 · Session 2
On what date it invited Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to produce a proposal to address the detail of the relocation of SNH's headquarters…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive on what date it invited Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to produce a proposal to address the detail of the relocation of SNH's headquarters to Inverness; whether it has received such a proposal from SNH and, if not, whether it will impose a deadline for its submission; how many staff of SNH will remain in Edinburgh and how many will be relocated to the new headquarters, and whether it expects the SNH proposal to address this matter.
The answer
Ross Finnie wrote to the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Chairman on 2 September and a ministerialdirection, under section 11 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland)Act 1991, was issued on the same day. The direction requires SNH to produce aproject plan for the relocation andsubmit this to the Scottish ministers by 31 October 2003.The costed project plan will set out allthe stages, dates and progress to be achieved in making the relocation to Inverness happen.
Inresponse to Ross Finnie’s invitation of9 July, SNH has put forward a case to retain a number of staff in Edinburgh,or nearby. No decision has yet been taken on this matter. I expect that detailsof the number of staff remaining in the Edinburgh area will be included in theproject plan.
Inresponse to Ross Finnie’s invitation of9 July, SNH has put forward a case to retain a number of staff in Edinburgh,or nearby. No decision has yet been taken on this matter. I expect that detailsof the number of staff remaining in the Edinburgh area will be included in theproject plan.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-02304 by reference.