- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 19 January 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many buses ran between Coatbridge and Glasgow on each day from 29 November to 8 December 2010
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold detailed information on bus service operations centrally including those between Coatbridge and Glasgow. We expect bus services to run to their registered timetables, albeit that we are well aware of the severe weather experienced during part of this period. Specific concerns about services should be referred to the Traffic Commissioner at The Stamp Office, 10 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 January 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police vehicles were stationed on the (a) M80, (b) M8 and (c) M73 on the evening of 6 December 2010
Answer
A total of 44 vehicles were used in this period.
A unit within Strathclyde Police was established on the morning of 6 December 2010 to help co-ordinate road policing resources. A total of 16 4x4 vehicles were used as part of this.
Within Central Scotland Police area the M80 was closed at a point north of Castlecarry. In total they had eight vehicles assisted by two vehicles from the Scottish Police College.
In Lothian and Borders Police area the M8 westbound was closed from Junction 1 (Hermiston Gate) to Harthill Services. Eighteen police vehicles were used by this force.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 January 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers were stationed on the (a) M80, (b) M8 and (c) M73 on the evening of 6 December 2010
Answer
A total of 136 officers were deployed on these roads during this period.
A unit within Strathclyde Police was established on the morning of 6 December 2010 to help co-ordinate road policing resources. In the region of 40 road policing officers were deployed during each of the early and late shifts.
Central Scotland Police dealt with situations on both the M876 and M80 where they had officers working between both locations. In total they had 16 officers assisted by four officers from the Scottish Police College.
Lothian and Borders Police deployed 36 police officers to the M8 on the evening of 6 December 2010. These figures represent the resources from both back shift and night shift personnel provided by both road policing and beat officers, the majority of whom were deployed at the various junctions on the M8 within the force area. These junctions were staffed as part of the operation that evening to direct the majority of vehicles off the motorway by the nearest junction and then onto other routes in order to continue their journey.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 January 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what average annual percentage of trains run on time between Coatbridge Sunnyside and Glasgow Queen Street stations
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 January 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of trains ran on time between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street stations on each day from 29 November to 8 December 2010
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 January 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of trains ran on time between Coatbridge Sunnyside and Glasgow Queen Street stations on each day from 29 November to 8 December 2010
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 14 January 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it provided to local authorities regarding opening schools on 6 December 2010
Answer
The Scottish Government does not issue such guidance on or in respect of specific days. Decisions on the opening or closure of schools are best judged and taken locally in light of locally prevailing or forecast conditions.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 13 January 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the frequency of updates from First ScotRail regarding the number of train services running in December 2010 as a result of the cold weather conditions
Answer
The provision of timely and accurate information by ScotRail and Network Rail is essential. We welcome the independent review commissioned by the Office of Rail Regulation into passenger information during disruption and will want the industry to ensure the recommendations from this are fully implemented.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 13 January 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines it provides to local authorities regarding the amount of salt and grit that they should keep in storage
Answer
Individual local authorities are responsible for setting their own policy regarding the amount of salt and grit that they should keep in storage.
The report by the Scottish Salt Group recommended that all local authorities should ensure they had adequate salt supplies before the onset of winter. A copy of this report can be found on the Transport Scotland website at:
http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/strategy-and-research/publications-and-consultations/j13001-00.htm.
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Coatbridge and Chryston, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 13 January 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what levels of salt and grit are in storage in each local authority area
Answer
The salt stocks in each road authority are being monitored by the Scottish Salt Group during the winter. As at 11 January 2011, the stocks recorded in each local authority and trunk road operating company are noted in the following table:
| Council/Trunk Road Operating Company | Current Stock in Tonnes at 11 January 2011 |
| Aberdeen City | 1,628 |
| Aberdeenshire | 1,703 |
| Angus | 2,563 |
| Argyll And Bute | 2,741 |
| City Of Edinburgh | 1,721 |
| Clackmannanshire | 601 |
| Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | 100 |
| Dumfries And Galloway | 2,428 |
| Dundee City | 580 |
| East Ayrshire | 2,155 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 2,808 |
| East Lothian | 928 |
| East Renfrewshire | 743 |
| Falkirk Council | 1,149 |
| Fife | 3,386 |
| Glasgow City | 2,305 |
| Highland | 11,285 |
| Inverclyde | 1,205 |
| Midlothian | 2,385 |
| Moray | 3,600 |
| North Ayrshire | 1,272 |
| North Lanarkshire | 2,615 |
| Orkney Islands | 2,048 |
| Perth and Kinross | 3,171 |
| Renfrewshire | 673 |
| Scottish Borders | 1,110 |
| Shetland Isles | 3,223 |
| South Ayrshire | 929 |
| South Lanarkshire | 3,024 |
| Stirling | 1,245 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 1,832 |
| West Lothian | 2,608 |
| Sub Total | 69,764 |
| Trunk Road South West (Amey) | 751 |
| Trunk Road North West (Transerve) | 2,788 |
| Trunk Road South East (Bear) | 940 |
| Trunk Road North East (Bear) | 2,800 |
| Trunk Road M6 DBFO | 736.5 |
| Trunk Road M77 DBFO | 338 |
| Sub Total | 8,354 |
| Total | 78,118 |
