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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.

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Question reference: S4W-00608

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the road improvement schemes on the A77 south of Ayr and their completion costs since 1999.

The schemes on the A77 south of Ayr completed since 1999 together with their costs are shown in the following table:

Scheme	Completed	Cost
Turnberry Climbing Lane	2004	£1.9 million
*Glen App	2008	£22.1 million
*Haggstone Climbing Lane	2008
Parkend to Bennane	2011	£8.2 million

Note: *Both schemes were combined into one design and build contract.

Question reference: S4W-00611

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the impact of the new ferry terminals at Cairnryan will be on (a) road traffic on the A77 and (b) economic development in south west Scotland.

In advance of the Stena Ferry Terminal relocating from its existing location within Stranraer to Old House Point, a transport assessment was prepared on behalf of Stena Ltd. This assessment, subsequently audited and agreed by Transport Scotland on behalf of Scottish ministers, identified that the proposed redistribution of ferry traffic via the A751(T) is unlikely to present any capacity issues at the existing A751(T) priority junctions with the A75(T) and A77(T) respectively.

Stena Line is investing around £200 million in the new port on Loch Ryan and vessels to serve the route. This will safeguard some 500 jobs (420 in the Stranraer area with the remainder in Belfast) in the operation of the port and create approximately 900 new jobs during the construction period, of which 100 will be local.

Question reference: S4W-00551

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 16 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what target has been set regarding wattage from onshore wind farms and how this impacts on the projected number and locations of future developments.

The Scottish Government has not set a specific target regarding wattage from onshore wind farms.

The market will determine the specific technology mix to deliver the capacity required to deliver the equivalent of 100% of our electricity consumption by 2020. The Scottish Government will continue to deliver the stable and supportive economic environment necessary in order to allow the market to flourish.

The Scottish Government recognises that it must achieve a balance in order to manage the challenge of the 2020 target for 100% of electricity consumption from renewables and the impacts this will have on the projected number and locations of future developments.

The consents process is therefore subject to a programme of continuous improvement and there is currently a strong emphasis on promoting best practice, pre-application engagement and thorough scoping, in partnership with statutory consultees, to ensure that environmental and community issues are properly considered and land use is not compromised.

As a result of our proactive approach to the consenting process the Scottish Government now leads and manages a European Commission-funded project, GP Wind. The project’s objective is to share and record best practice in reconciling objectives on wind energy with wider environmental objectives and in actively involving communities in planning and implementation.

Question reference: S4O-00058

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to enhance the role of local people in agreeing sites for wind turbines when these are to be located close to their communities.

Question reference: S4O-00024

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on improvements to the A77 south of Ayr since 1999; how much it plans to spend in the future, and what it considers the economic benefits of such expenditure to be.

Question reference: S2W-32232

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 15 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are undergoing treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S2W-32230

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 15 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive in which NHS board areas (a) macugen, (b) lucentis or (c) avistin is prescribed to treat the early stages of wet age-related macular degeneration.

Question reference: S2W-32231

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 March 2007
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 15 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are registered blind as a consequence of wet age-related macular degeneration, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S2O-12244

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2007
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 1 March 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what the unitary charge paid out over the lifetime of the current South Ayrshire schools PPP project will be and how much of that cost will be borne by the Executive and South Ayrshire Council respectively.

The total cost of the unitarycharge over the lifetime of the current South Ayrshire schools PPP project is £348.4million. This is the cost of both construction, lifecycle maintenance of the assetover 30 years, and lifecycle services related to the property. The Scottish Executiveis contributing £129 million in support of the capital costs over the same periodwith South Ayrshire Council funding the remainder.

Question reference: S2W-30988

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 January 2007
Current Status: Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 22 January 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what material it sends to individuals who inquire on websites or by other means about visiting Scotland from overseas.