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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4W-08960

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether rail services between Cumbernauld and Glasgow will take longer as a result of the route accommodating electric services and diesel trains to Stirling.

Question reference: S4W-08955

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government when (a) ScotRail and (b) Network Rail were first advised that Transport Scotland had commissioned Jacobs Consultancy to review the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme.

Question reference: S4W-08953

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects (a) Glasgow City Council, (b) Network Rail and (c) Buchanan Partnership to contribute financially to the redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street railway station and the removal of the Millennium Hotel extension.

Question reference: S4W-08956

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Jacobs Consultancy report for Transport Scotland on its review of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme is publicly available and, if so, where.

Question reference: S4W-08958

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme team considered running longer trains on the main Edinburgh/Glasgow line prior to Jacobs Consultancy's review of the programme.

Question reference: S4W-08954

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether Jacobs Consultancy discussed its review of the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme with (a) Network Rail and (b) ScotRail when preparing its report.

Question reference: S4W-08962

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 17 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ask Transport Scotland to review its proposed reduction in the train service between Ayr and Paisley Gilmour Street.

Question reference: S4W-08844

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 15 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what components of the original Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme will not be progressed before (a) 2017 and (b) 2020.

The first phase announced on 4 July will be delivered within the next Control Period (2014-19).

Further elements of EGIP including the electrification of Stirling, Dunblane and Alloa services, Glasgow connectivity with Edinburgh Gateway station and the proposal for 6 trains per hour on the route via Falkirk, could be delivered in future phases. The timing and specification of future phases will be dependent on other considerations including High Speed Rail, and opportunities that presents to connect Edinburgh and Glasgow, and wider capacity and affordability issues.

Question reference: S4W-08842

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 15 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what costs the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme had incurred before 4 July 2012.

Question reference: S4W-08845

Asked by: Elaine Murray, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 15 August 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what sections of rail track will be electrified in each year until 2020.

We are committed to the electrification of the rail network as set out in our High Level Output Specification published on 21 June 2012, which requires Network Rail to develop and implement a rolling programme of electrification that will cover around 100 single track kilometres per annum following completion of Phase 1 of the Edinburgh to Glasgow Improvements Programme.

Specific routes are to be agreed with the Scottish ministers in advance, and are expected to include the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Shotts and Rutherglen to Coatbridge and Whifflet lines.