- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-2509 by Stewart Stevenson on 7 August 2007, why the STAG appraisal into a Maybole bypass has been delayed.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-5127 on 5 November 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.This report was completedfive days later than anticipated in order to conclude necessary consultations.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-4426 by Stewart Stevenson on 12 October 2007, who will meet the financial cost of leasing the additional rolling stock required to provide a half-hourly rail service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock.
Answer
Transport Scotland will meet the financial cost of leasing the additionalrolling stock required to provide a half hourly rail service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock. The finance will be provided to the franchiseethrough the franchise agreement.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-4426 by Stewart Stevenson on 12 October 2007, whether the franchisee will be provided with any additional government funding to lease additional rolling stock required to provide a half-hourly rail service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock.
Answer
The cost of leasingthe additional rolling stock required to provide a half hourly service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock will be provided to the franchisee, throughthe franchise agreement, by Transport Scotland.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will give consideration to purchasing the additional rolling stock required to provide a half-hourly rail service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock.
Answer
Our considerationhas concluded that we will ask the franchisee to lease the additional rolling stockrequired to provide a half hourly service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-4425 by Stewart Stevenson on 12 October 2007, why it has no plans to purchase the rolling stock required to provide a half-hourly rail service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock.
Answer
In view of the timescalefor this project we believe leasing is the most efficient way to secure rollingstock.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-4423 by Stewart Stevenson on 12 October 2007, what the annual cost will be of leasing the two additional trains required to provide a half-hourly rail service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock.
Answer
The cost of leasingrolling stock is subject to the strength of the market. However, we estimate thatthe annual cost of leasing the two additional trains required to provide a half-hourlyrail service between Glasgow and Kilmarnock will be around £500,000.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-2509 by Stewart Stevenson on 7 August 2007, when it will publish the STAG appraisal into a Maybole bypass.
Answer
The STAG Part 1 AppraisalReport was published on 29 June 2006. The appraisal report onroute options for a Maybole Bypass (using Design Manual for Roads and Bridges guidance)was finalised on 5 October 2007 and will now be considered in the Strategic TransportProjects Review.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 31 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the press release of 30 August 2007 from the Minister for Environment, what discussions have taken place with regard to stopping the Single Farm Payment and other government subsidies or grants being paid to landowners or estates that allow the killing of birds of prey to be carried out on their land.
Answer
Provisions forstopping the Single Farm Payment and certain other government subsidies alreadyexist. These will be used where estates allow the illegal killing of birds ofprey and where there is a sufficient level of proof.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 31 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the press release of 30 August 2007 from the Minister for Environment, what burden of proof will be required when making the decision to stop the Single Farm Payment being paid to landowners or estates that allow the killing of birds of prey to be carried out on their land.
Answer
The civil standardof proof is used to decide whether or not Cross Compliance requirements havebeen breached. If an inspector can provide evidence to show that on the balanceof probability a breach has been committed then this is enough to allow a CrossCompliance penalty to be applied. Farmers or crofters who dispute the findingscan lodge an appeal under the existing EU Appeals procedure.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 31 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will meet representatives of the National Autistic Society to discuss the establishment of its proposed Additional Support Fund to improve services for children with additional needs.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-5159 on 31 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
Additionally, ministersare engaged with both the National Autistic Society Scotland and the ScottishSociety for Autism in consideration of how to improve services for children andadults with autism spectrum disorders.
