- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 4 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it issues on the maintenance of cycletracks, particularly in relation to sweeping and the removal of debris.
Answer
In December 1999 the Scottish Executive published the consultation paper 'Cycling by Design' providing design guidance for all aspects of cycling infrastructure. Sections 12.40-12.71 inclusive of that document provides general guidance on the maintenance of cycle facilities and section 12.46 in particular offers guidance in relation to sweeping of cycle paths.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 4 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was, including installation, of the cycleway signs on the cycletrack adjacent to the B7076 between Gretna and Beattock Summit.
Answer
The cycletrack between Kirkpatrick Fleming and Beattock was constructed as part of a number of individual contracts during the upgrading of the A74 between Gretna and Millbank. Several of these contracts were in the form of lump sum design and build and the section between Johnstonebridge and Beattock was constructed as part of the M6 DBFO project. Consequently it is not possible to identify the contractor's costs for individual elements of the various works such as cycleway signs.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 4 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what funds it has made available to Dumfries and Galloway Council for the maintenance of cycletrack and bridges within Dumfries and Galloway.
Answer
The Scottish Executive does not allocate funds to councils for the maintenance of individual road elements such as cycletracks and bridges. Any increase in the length of road to be maintained by a local authority is taken into consideration by the method by which the annual grant allocation for local roads is calculated by the Scottish Executive.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 2 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-11872 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 22 February 2001, when the results of the e-care project will be available.
Answer
The Aberdeenshire E-care project is one of a series of Modernising Government Fund (MGF) projects that will use information and communications technology (ICT) to support a multi agency strategy for improving community care.The E-care projects are being co-ordinated as part of a strategic programme of electronic health care overseen by the Scottish Executive.MGF projects are scheduled to run until March 2002. All of the projects will be monitored, with regular updates and results published on the Scottish Executive's 21st Century Government website.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 2 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-11872 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 22 February 2001, whether its commitment to achieve universal access to the web by 2005 refers to universal access from home.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is committed to achieving universal access to the web by 2005. It is technically possible now for anyone with a telephone line and a PC to purchase web access, but income and a range of other factors are currently affecting take-up by certain groups. We are therefore considering a range of options to achieve universal access which include both home-based access and community facilities.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus MacKay on 2 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12479 by Angus MacKay on 8 March 2001, when it will publish project plans and progress reports for the projects receiving funding from the Modernising Government Fund.
Answer
Funding arrangements for all of the Modernising Government Fund projects have been put in place and the first payments for those projects scheduled to commence in the current year were made before the end of March.The Senior Responsible Officers (SROs) for the projects are to submit appropriate plans containing deliverables and timescales for their projects. These should be in place before the end of April. The plans will then be published on the Scottish Executive's 21st Century Government website.Procedures are also in place for monitoring the progress of each project and SROs are to provide quarterly reports to the Executive. These reports will be used to update the website.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 2 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-13038 by Ms Wendy Alexander on 16 February 2001, how much of the #30 million funding for information and communication technology local support centres will be received by Scotland.
Answer
The £30 million funding for ICT support announced in the UK White Paper on Business and Skills will not be allocated specifically to geographic regions, since it will focus on UK-wide marketing activities, web-based assistance, and sector specific work. The local ICT support centres, including those in Scotland, will play a major role in the delivery of these activities.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 2 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place between the Scottish Tourist Board, the Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning and Minister for Transport on the signage from trunk roads for golf facilities available to tourists.
Answer
Scottish Executive officials are in regular contact with the Scottish Tourist Board on a number of issues. In addition, they attend meetings of the Tourism Signposting National Working Group, a forum of representatives of the Scottish Tourist Board and Local Authorities, which meets on a regular basis to discuss signposting matters.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 2 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was, including installation, of the cycleway signs within 100 yards of the roundabout on the B7076 at Kirkburn Farm, Lockerbie.
Answer
The installation of the cycleway signs was included in a package of work awarded under a lump sum form of contract ancillary to the M6 DBFO project. Consequently it is not possible to identify the contractor's costs for individual elements of the package of work such as cycleway signs.
- Asked by: David Mundell, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 January 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 2 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cycleway and road signs are located within a 100 yard radius of the roundabout on the B7076 at Kirkburn Farm, Lockerbie.
Answer
Both the roundabout and the B7076 in the vicinity of the roundabout are local roads for which Dumfries & Galloway Council are the local roads authority. Nevertheless, it is understood that the number of cycleway signs is in the order of 30 and the number of other road signs is in the order of 17.
