- Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2011
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide strategic guidance on the siting of wind farms.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2011
- Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 17 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any proposals to relocate 45 Royal Marine Commando from RM Condor in Arbroath, in light of the potential impact on jobs in the local community.
Answer
The Ministry of Defence has been undertaking a UK basing review covering all of the armed services and considering what the basing needs of the military will be in the future following the UK Strategic Defence and Security Review. We understand that all military bases are being considered as part of this review but that no decision has yet been made.
The Scottish Government is very aware of the potential economic impact of the decisions made by the UK Government and is already working with key partners in Moray to address the economic impact of the withdrawal of the RAF from Kinloss that was announced in October 2010. The Scottish Government is committed to supporting all communities affected by any decisions made by the UK Government and we expect the UK Government to live up to its responsibilities.
- Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 9 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the Town Centre Regeneration Fund was unspent, broken down by local authority.
Answer
Of their respective total TCRF awards from the Scottish Government, Aberdeenshire Council did not draw down £88,342 and Angus Council did not draw down £812,620.
The following table shows a breakdown by local authority area of the amount of TCRF committed but not yet spent at the last formal report in November 2010:
| Local Authority Area | TCRF Project Title | TCRF Committed but not Spent |
| Aberdeen City Council | Retail Rocks! Aberdeen | £562,155.00 |
| Aberdeenshire Council | Eyesores Remedy Project “ Fraserburgh | £60,199.00 |
| | Laurencekirk Railway Station Environs Development | £125,417.00 |
| Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar | Stornoway Town Centre Regeneration Project | £45,000.00 |
| Dundee City Council | The Lochee Project | £120,689.00 |
| East Ayrshire Council | Cumnock:Creating Civic Space | £97,000.00 |
| | Kilmarnock “ Connecting Places | £590,660.27 |
| East Dunbartonshire Council | Kirkintilloch Town Centre Regeneration | £110,077.00 |
| East Lothian Council | Prestonpans & Tranent Town Centres Support Project | £69,495.00 |
| East Renfrewshire Council | Better Barrhead: Town Centre Regeneration | £161,000.00 |
| Edinburgh City | Creating a new heart (town centre) for Craigmillar | £776,101.00 |
| Falkirk Council | Falkirk Town Centres: Regeneration | £636,786.00 |
| Fife Council | Kirkcaldy “ bringing new life | £1,247,500.00 |
| Glasgow City Council | Maryhill Burgh Halls | £1,800,000.00 |
| Highland Council | Accessible and Attractive Dingwall | £24,627.00 |
| | Nairn High Street Streetscape Project | £2,446.00 |
| Inverclyde Council | Greenock town centre | £72,113.00 |
| | Port Glasgow Town Centre | £424,800.00 |
| | Gourock Town Centre Regeneration | £9,870.00 |
| Midlothian Council | Dalkeith | £774,472.06 |
| North Ayrshire Council | Millport Town Centre Regeneration “ Business, Arts & Culture | £99,575.91 |
| | Saltcoats Key Building Regeneration Scheme | £7,372.00 |
| North Lanarkshire Council | Revitalising North Lanarkshire''s Town Centres | £991, 824.00 |
| Orkney Islands Council | The Stromness Town Centre Linkages Project | £378,222.09 |
| Perth & Kinross Council | Ericht Project | £1,060,600.00 |
| | The Birks Cinema | £46,210.38 |
| Shetland Island Council | Lerwick Old Town Centre Regeneration | £199,927.86 |
| Stirling Council | Non Food Retail Park | £761,081.00 |
| | Dunblane High Street Gap Site | £493,173.00 |
| West Dunbartonshire Council | Clydebank | £359,375.00 |
| | Dumbarton | £335,000.00 |
| West Lothian Council | West Lothian Towns Regeneration | £479,791.00 |
| Total | | £12,922,559.57 |
In addition, West Lothian Council has recently been given permission to re-allocate £40,000 of its Bathgate TCRF award towards technical CCTV infrastructure, following the recommendations of a feasibility study which ruled out the sustainability of a wi-fi system in the town centre. Moray Council has been given permission to re-allocate £60,000 underspend towards public realm improvements. And Glasgow City Council has been given permission to re-allocate £30,000 of underspend towards cleaning the fascia of Govan underground station.
We are carrying out an update exercise over the course of this month and will continue to monitor project progress until all the remaining committed TCRF monies are spent.
- Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 July 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 1 July 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it estimates work will start on the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and in what year it now expects the project to be completed.
Answer
I anticipate that the legal challenges submitted to the Court of Session will cause significant delay to the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. Until the challenges are heard in Court and resolved we cannot be precise about the impact on the project timetable.
- Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 15 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason heat-resistant bags to protect children from injury from hair straighteners are being provided free of charge by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde but must be paid for across the rest of Scotland.
Answer
Heat-resistant bags are being provided as part of a campaign funded from a local resource allocation decision made by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and Strathclyde Fire and Rescue.
NHS boards are responsible for investing their resources in a range of priorities which best meet the needs of their local populations and it is open to other boards to develop similar initiatives if they deem them to be of sufficient priority for investment.
- Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost to date is of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, including the cost of the public consultation.
Answer
The cost of preparatory work undertaken, up to the end of October 2009, is approximately £91 million.
Similar to other trunk road projects, this has included scheme development, environmental impact assessment, consultation with statutory and non-statutory bodies, publication of statutory documentation, topographical surveys, ground investigations and acquisition of property by voluntary agreement.
- Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost to date is of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route public consultation.
Answer
No separate figures for the total costs associated with the public consultation process have been recorded. However, the cost of the two exhibitions held in January 2007 and October 2007 are detailed as follows, and include the cost of venues and publicity material:
January 2007 - £103,529.91.
October 2007 - £103,427.64.
- Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest estimates are for the (a) total cost and (b) completion date of the (i) Edinburgh to Glasgow Rail Improvement Programme, (ii) Airdrie Bathgate Rail Link Project, (iii) Waverley Railway Project, (iv) planned Edinburgh Airport rail station, (v) Edinburgh Trams project, (vi) Forth Replacement Crossing, (vii) M74 extension, (viii) M8 Completion, (ix) M80 completion, (x) Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, (xi) upgrade to the A9 and (xii) upgrade to the A96.
Answer
The figures as requested are shown in the following table:
| Project | (a) Total Estimated Cost | (b) Estimated Completion Date |
| (i) Edinburgh to Glasgow Rail Improvement Programme (EGIP) | £1.164 billion | 2016 |
| (ii) Airdrie Bathgate Rail Link Project | £375 million | December 2010 |
| (iii) Waverley Railway Project · Waverley Station · Waverley Steps | £116 million £17 million | Completed 2007-08 2011-12 |
| (iv) planned Edinburgh Airport rail station | Reported as part of EGIP and not independently. |
| (v) Edinburgh Trams project | £500 million fixed contribution from the Scottish Government. Total cost is a matter for City of Edinburgh Council | 2012-13 |
| (vi) Forth Replacement Crossing | £1.7 to £2.3 billion | 2016-17 |
| (vii) M74 Extension | £692 million | 2011-12 |
| (viii) M8 Completion · M8 Baillieston “ Newhouse · M8 Associated Network Improvements | £170 to £210 million £53 to £63 million | 2013-14 2012-13 |
| (ix) M80 Completion (Stepps to Haggs) | £320 million | 2011-12 |
| (x) Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route | £295 to £395 million | 2012-13 |
| (xi) upgrade to the A9 · A9 Bankfoot · A9 Carrbridge · A9 Moy 2 + 1 · A9 Slochd · A9 Loaninghead · A9 Crubenmore · A9 Kincraig | £2.7 million £2.7 million £2.3 million £4.2 million £1 million £11 million £12 million | Opened August 2009 Opened June 2009 2009-10 2011-12 2010-11 2011-12 2011-12 |
| (xii) upgrade to the A96 · A96 Fochabers · A96 Threapland | £45 million £5 million | 2011-12 2011-12 |
- Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 17 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to provide a mechanism to facilitate the funding of replacement buildings for the secondary schools at Laurencekirk and Kemnay in the Aberdeenshire Council area.
Answer
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- Asked by: Alex Johnstone, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 3 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many police officers were required to guard Kafeel Ahmed in a Glasgow hospital from 30 June to 2 August 2007.
Answer
This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0903-01.htm
