Born in 1946 and brought up in Cupar, Fife, I was educated at the local school - Scottish Water (Review)
12. David McLetchie (Edinburgh Pentlands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to complete its review of Scottish Water and report to the Parliament on its conclusions. (S3O-3685)
The Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change (Stewart Stevenson):
I refer the member to the answer that I gave in response to parliamentary question S3W-11146 on 17 April 2008, in which I stated:
"Following the Parliamentary motion of 21 February 2008, we are keeping under review the structure and operations of Scottish Water as part of our regular work on the water industry in Scotland."—[Official Report, Written Answers, 17 April 2008; S3W-11146.]
David McLetchie: I am well aware of the answer that the minister gave to that question. However, I want to refresh his memory with respect to the content of the parliamentary motion that was passed on 21 February 2008. That motion stated that a number of matters were to be kept under review by the Scottish Government, including alternative models for Scottish Water, such as mutualisation, and that the Scottish Government was
"to report back to the Parliament in due course."
Given the Government’s excellent record to date in making ministerial statements to Parliament in response to parliamentary motions, will the minister assure us that "in due course" means before the end of the year?
Stewart Stevenson: We are keeping things under review as we promised and as the motion requires us to do. I particularly thank the member for giving me the opportunity to fulfil the promise to report before the summer by reporting to Parliament here and now that we have been keeping things under review and that we continue to have the top-performing water company in these islands.
