- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 31 October 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-1912 by Malcolm Chisholm on 20 October 2003, whether it will ensure that the report from NHS Argyll and Clyde and NHS Greater Glasgow on the pattern of patient choice for consultant-led maternity units involves substantive discussion and consultation with communities and elected members.
Answer
It is up to NHS Argyll and Clyde and NHSGreater Glasgow how they take this work forward. I would expect localcommunities and elected members to be involved in this process.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 20 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-3050 by Mrs Mary Mulligan on 29 October 2003, how many appeals by pensioners against the decision of a specialist surveyor have been (a) lodged and (b) upheld, since the establishment of the central heating installation programme.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, the Acting Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Herresponse is as follows:
From September 2002 untilOctober 2003, 66 appeals were investigated. Thirty appeals were upheld and fourappeals are still in progress.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 19 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what toll is payable on the (a) Skye Bridge, (b) Erskine Bridge, (c) Forth Road Bridge and (d) Tay Bridge.
Answer
The following tablesindicate toll payable on each bridge.
Skye Bridge
| Vehicle Description | Toll Category | Toll (each way) | Book of Discount Tickets |
| Motorcycle | High Season Low Season Discount Rate | £2.90 £2.40 £0.67 | £13.40 for 20 Tickets |
| Car/Motorhomes (& transit vans <> | High Season Low Season Discount Rate | £5.70 £4.70 £1.34 | £26.80 for 20 Tickets |
| LGV (< 7.5="" tons=""> | High and Low Season Discount Rate | £10.80 £7.84 | £78.40 for 10 Tickets |
| HGV 1 (2 or 3 axles) | High and Low Season Discount Season | £14.00 £10.13 | £101.30 for 10 Tickets |
| HGV 2 (4 or more axles) | High and Low Season Discount Rate | £27.90 £20.26 | £202.60 for 10 Tickets |
| Local Bus Service | High and Low Season Discount Rate | £16.40 £12.26 | £122.60 for 10 Tickets |
| Midi Coach (seats up to 22 passengers) | High Season Low Season Discount Rate | £23.70 £15.80 N/A | |
| Coach (seats more than 22 passengers) | High Season Low Season Discount Rate | £41.20 £27.90 N/A | |
| Car and Caravan (or trailer > 2.5m) | High Season Low Season Discount Rate | £11.40 £9.40 £2.68 | Purchase Car Tickets |
Notes:
High Season: 1 May to 30September.
Low Season: 1 October to 30April.
Discount vouchers are validfor 1 year from date of purchase.
Erskine Bridge
| Vehicle Description | Toll (each way) | Book of Discount Tickets |
| Motorcycles | Nil | N/A |
| All Other Vehicles | £0.60 | £27.00 for 50 Tickets |
Tay Bridge
| Vehicle Description | Toll (one way) | Book of Discount Tickets |
| Car | £0.80 | N/A |
| Bus | £1.40 | N/A |
| LGVs/HGVs | £2.00 | N/A |
Forth Road Bridge
| Vehicle Description | Toll (one way) | Book of Discount Tickets |
| Car | £0.80 | £36.00 for 50 Tickets |
| Bus | £1.40 | N/A |
| LGVs/HGVs | £2.00 | £65.00 for 50 tickets |
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 19 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on maintenance of the (a) Skye Bridge, (b) Erskine Bridge, (c) Forth Road Bridge and (d) Tay Bridge in each year since construction.
Answer
Skye Bridge is maintained and operated by Skye Bridge Limited underthe terms of the PFI agreement. Maintenance costs are set out in the company’s annualaccounts, which are available from Companies House.
For Erskine Bridge,maintenance costs in each year are noted in the following table.
| Year | Maintenance Costs (£) |
| 1971-72 | 52,458 |
| 1972-73 | 88,274 |
| 1973-74 | 100,037 |
| 1974-75 | 121,185 |
| 1975-76 | 456,192 |
| 1976-77 | 681,976 |
| 1977-78 | 934,462 |
| 1978-79 | 817,467 |
| 1979-80 | 814,800 |
| 1980-81 | 772,151 |
| 1981-82 | 1,564,378 |
| 1982-83 | 2,051,090 |
| 1983-84 | 966,915 |
| 1984-85 | 267,609 |
| 1985-86 | 264,615 |
| 1986-87 | 278,810 |
| 1987-88 | 289,941 |
| 1988-89 | 269,878 |
| 1989-90 | 40,409 |
| 1990-91 | 110,446 |
| 1991-92 | 67,157 |
| 1992-93 | 188,812 |
| 1993-94 | 134,310 |
| 1994-95 | 5,370,000 |
| 1995-96 | 947,031 |
| 1996-97 | 427,990 |
| 1997-98 | 241,525 |
| 1998-99 | 264,330 |
| 1999-2000 | 610,840 |
| 2000-01 | 684,086 |
| 2001-02 | 794,005 |
| 2002-03 | *1,675,201 |
Notes:
*Provisional figure.
For Forth Road Bridge and Tay Road Bridge,these are matters for Forth Estuary Transport Authority and Tay Road BridgeJoint Board respectively, which own and operate those bridges.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 19 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of construction was of the (a) Erskine Bridge, (b) Forth Road Bridge and (c) Tay Bridge.
Answer
Construction costs for Erskine Bridge totalledsome £10.7 million. For Forth Road Bridge and Tay Bridge, these are matters for Forth Estuary TransportAuthority and Tay Road Bridge Joint Board respectively, which own and operatethose bridges.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 19 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been collected in tolls from the (a) Erskine Bridge, (b) Forth Road Bridge and (c) Tay Bridge in each year since construction.
Answer
Total tolls income from Erskine Bridge ineach year since construction is detailed in the table:
| Year | Toll Collected (£) |
| 1971-72 | 194,775 |
| 1972-73 | 312,273 |
| 1973-74 | 359,570 |
| 1974-75 | 380,557 |
| 1975-76 | 417,495 |
| 1976-77 | 471,743 |
| 1977-78 | 524,666 |
| 1978-79 | 582,760 |
| 1979-80 | 525,059 |
| 1980-81 | 679,171 |
| 1981-82 | 843,467 |
| 1982-83 | 1,194,705 |
| 1983-84 | 1,257,592 |
| 1984-85 | 1,373,882 |
| 1985-86 | 1,394,421 |
| 1986-87 | 1,506,547 |
| 1987-88 | 1,627,605 |
| 1988-89 | 1,786,179 |
| 1989-90 | 2,360,403 |
| 1990-91 | 2,644,825 |
| 1991-92 | 2,814,503 |
| 1992-93 | 3,888,352 |
| 1993-94 | 4,042,217 |
| 1994-95 | 4,038,487 |
| 1995-96 | 4,288,113 |
| 1996-97 | 3,775,926 |
| 1997-98 | 4,373,916 |
| 1998-99 | 4,513,415 |
| 1999-2000 | 4,775,450 |
| 2000-01 | 5,000,770 |
| 2001-02 | 5,048,387 |
| 2002-03 | *5,390,537 |
Notes:
*Provisional figure.
For Forth Road Bridge and Tay Bridge,these are matters for Forth Estuary Transport Authority and Tay Road BridgeJoint Board respectively, which own and operate those bridges.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 19 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any debt remains to be paid on the (a) Erskine Bridge, (b) Forth Road Bridge and (c) Tay Bridge.
Answer
There is no outstanding debton Erskine Bridge. For the Forth Road Bridge and Tay Bridge, these are matters for Forth Estuary TransportAuthority and Tay Road Bridge Joint Board respectively, who own and operate thosebridges.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 18 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how it evaluates rehabilitation programmes delivered by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), in particular the cognitive skills programme, and the impact of such programmes on re-offending rates.
Answer
The Scottish Prison Serviceis currently evaluating the impact of accredited offending behaviourprogrammes, including the cognitive skills programme, using a range ofmeasures. These include changes in attitudinal and behavioural indices; changesin attitudinal and behavioural proxy measures; prisoner interviews; and theanalysis of “return to custody” and reconviction data on the best availableproxies for re-offending rates.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 18 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what key performance indicators are set for the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) as a whole and how the SPS has performed against such indicators.
Answer
The information is publishedon page 9 of the Scottish Prison Service Annual Report and Accounts, availablein the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 28640) and on SPS’s website.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 November 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 18 November 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive how performance indicators for the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) are set.
Answer
Ministers set SPS targets ona range of indicators. These are designed to indicate how efficiently andeffectively SPS is delivering its business. Targets are reviewed periodically.Those currently set cover the period up to 2004-05.
