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Written Question · S4W-03919 · Session 4

What official is designated as the senior responsible officer under the project and programme management approach for each of the Scottish …

Answered Asked by Tavish Scott LD Lodged 8 Nov 2011

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what official is designated as the senior responsible officer under the project and programme management approach for each of the Scottish Government's major capital projects.

The answer

Answered by Alex Neil on 18 Nov 2011 · 10 days after it was lodged, on time

The Senior Responsible Owners with specific responsibility for delivery of the projects included within the last “Major Capital Projects” progress report sent to the Public Audit Committee on 30 June 2011, are detailed in the following table.
Project Title
Senior Responsible Owner
Organisation
Forth Replacement Crossing
Ainslie McLaughlin
Transport Scotland
A90 Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR)
Ainslie McLaughlin
Transport Scotland
M8 Associated Network Improvements
Ainslie McLaughlin
Transport Scotland
M8 Baillieston to Newhouse
Ainslie McLaughlin
Transport Scotland
M74 Raith Junction
Ainslie McLaughlin
Transport Scotland
A90 Balmedie to Tipperty
Ainslie McLaughlin
Transport Scotland
M80 Stepps to Haggs
Ainslie McLaughlin
Transport Scotland
Borders Railway
Ainslie McLaughlin
Transport Scotland
Airdrie to Bathgate Rail Link Project
Frances Duffy
Transport Scotland
Traffic Scotland Intelligent Transport System
Roy Brannen
Transport Scotland
M74 Completion
Ainslie McLaughlin
Transport Scotland
Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme EGIP
Frances Duffy

Transport Scotland
Highland Main Line
Frances Duffy
Transport Scotland
Paisley Corridor Improvements (PCI)
Frances Duffy

Transport Scotland
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
- Mental Health
Jim Crichton

NHS Ayrshire and Arran
NHS Fife
- General Hospital and Maternity Services
- Kirkcaldy and Dunfermline
John Wilson
NHS Fife
NHS Forth Valley
- New Acute Hospital
Tom Steele

NHS Forth Valley
NHS Grampian
- Emergency Care Centre
-
Richard Carey

NHS Grampian
NHS Lothian
- Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Jackie Sansbury

NHS Lothian
NHS Lothian
- Royal Hospital for Sick Children / Department of Clinical Neurosciences 1
Jackie Sansbury

NHS Lothian
State Hospital Redevelopment
Doug Irwin

State Hospital Board for Scotland
NHS Tayside
- Mental Health Development
Gerry Marr

NHS Tayside
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- New South Glasgow Hospitals and Laboratory Facility Project
Alan Seabourne

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
NHS Dumfries & Galloway
- Dumfries Royal Infirmary Replacement 2
Jeff Ace

NHS Dumfries & Galloway
NHS Orkney – Development of Balfour Hospital and Kirkwall Dental Centre
Gerry O’Brien

NHS Orkney
Glasgow School of Art
Seona Reid
Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow City Centre Colleges
Janis Carson
City of Glasgow College
Kilmarnock College
Michael Breen
Kilmarnock College
Inverness College
Jacqui Doughty
Inverness College
Scotland’s Schools for the Future School Building Programme
Sarah Smith

Scottish Government
Parliament House
Neil Rennick
Scottish Court Service
Scottish Crime Campus
- Gartcosh
Kenneth Hogg
Scottish Government
HMP Low Moss
Willie Pretswell
Scottish Prison Service
HMP Grampian
Willie Pretswell
Scottish Prison Service
HMP Shotts
- Redevelopment (Phase 1)
Willie Pretswell
Scottish Prison Service
Notes:
1. The NHS Lothian project, the “Royal Hospital for Sick Children/Department of Clinical Neurosciences” was previously shown as two separate projects but these are now being taken forward as a single project by the health board.
2. The NHS Dumfries and Galloway project, “Dumfries Royal Infirmary Replacement”, was previously shown as “Royal Infirmary refurbishment”. The name change follows the Scottish Government’s Capital Investment Group’s authorisation to the health board for a new build project.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4W-03919 by reference.