- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 24 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to inform tourists of their best direct access options when planning transport routes to Scotland as referred to in objective 3.2 of its Tourism Framework for Action 2002-05.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25789.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 24 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how Highlands and Islands Enterprise plans to promote and provide opportunities for managers of tourism businesses to develop their business leadership skills as referred to in objective 1.1 of its Tourism Framework for Action 2002-05.
Answer
This is an operational matter for Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 24 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans local authorities have to make sign-posting in rural areas adequate in order to meet the needs of local residents and visitors as referred to in objective 2.1 of its Tourism Framework for Action 2002-05.
Answer
This is a matter for local authorities, who are best placed to consider the needs of local residents and visitors.SODD Circular 27/1995 "Tourist Signposting", which is available on the Scottish Executive website, gives advice to local authorities when considering such issues.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 24 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to encourage business to appropriately price and process bookings from tourists in euros as referred to in objective 2.3 of its Tourism Framework for Action 2002-05.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25789 today. VisitScotland is a member of the Scottish Euro Forum.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 24 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive which research programmes and best practice case studies it uses when analysing tourists and tourism activity as referred to in objective 1.3 of its Tourism Framework for Action 2002-05.
Answer
This is an operational matter for VisitScotland.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mike Watson on 24 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the definition is of new tourism as referred to in objective 1.2 of its Tourism Framework for Action 2002-05.
Answer
During 2000 and 2001, Scottish Enterprise worked with industry and public sector partners to apply the cluster approach to the development of tourism in Scotland. The key outcome of this work was an industry-led vision and strategy, under the title "New Tourism". This work was a major input to the subsequent development of the Executive's Tourism Framework for Action.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to make a decision on the planning application referred to it by Dumfries and Galloway Council for the conversion of the proposed Visitor Centre into retail space by Gretna Gateway Outlet Village.
Answer
The planning application was received by the Scottish ministers on 2 May 2002 and is currently under consideration. The target for deciding whether a case should be called in for determination by the Scottish ministers is that 80% should be decided within 28 days and the remainder within two months.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 22 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what national guidelines exist on the installation of traffic lights in towns and, in particular, on the maximum number of sets of traffic lights practicable within a defined area.
Answer
General advice on traffic signalled junctions is contained in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, in Local Transport Notes and in Traffic Advisory Leaflets. For pedestrian crossings guidance suggests a minimum spacing of 100 metres to adjacent signals, depending on local circumstances.There is no specific guidance on the maximum number of sets of traffic signals in a defined area. This would be determined by the density and other characteristics of the road network being managed.Responsibility for traffic management on local roads is a matter for determination by the individual traffic authorities.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 22 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what studies it has carried out or commissioned into the effectiveness of bus lanes in speeding up traffic flows in town centres.
Answer
The Scottish Executive commissioned the study A Comparative Evaluation of Greenways and Conventional Bus Lanes in 1999 and the report was published in 2000. The report is available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 6476).
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 22 May 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it promotes best practice in town centre traffic management.
Answer
Guidance on best practice for traffic management, and other road-related issues, is contained within the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges published by HMSO. The guidance and advice contained within this series of documents has been agreed and published jointly by National Overseeing Departments, which includes the Scottish Executive, and is intended for use by local authorities. The Scottish Executive also hosts regular Traffic Signal User Group meetings for local council practitioners where advice on best practice is discussed and disseminated.
