- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 30 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in order to ensure that the M80 Stepps to Haggs project delivers value for money and benefits travellers and the economy, it will invite Audit Scotland to review plans for the project.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-1867 on 30 July 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, following the transport strategic spending review, it is satisfied with the (a) accuracy of the cost of and (b) assessment of risk involved in the M80 Stepps to Haggs project.
Answer
The cost estimateinherited from the previous administration is based on the risks as currentlyidentified and the final cost will be known when tenders are returned earlynext year.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the up-to-date cost estimates are for the (a) Edinburgh to Gorebridge and (b) Edinburgh to Tweedbank routes of the Waverley railway project.
Answer
ThePromoter for the Waverley Railway Project has reported their up-to-date costestimate for the Edinburgh to Tweedbank route as £174.45 million. This has been calculated from their £129.5 millionoriginal estimate at 2002 prices indexed at 3.5% per annum. No up-to-date cost estimate has been presented by thePromoter for an Edinburgh to Gorebridge option. It makes no provision for optimism bias.
TransportScotland understands that Audit Scotland will shortly commence its value formoney study Major Capital Projects Review. The study will provide a strategicassessment of progress with recently completed and current major projects inCentral Government, including Transport Scotland projects. The indicative publication of this reviewis Spring 2008. It is for Audit Scotland to determine which specific projects will bestudied.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has had any discussions with Ferrovial about transport issues other than airport provision.
Answer
There have been no meetingsbetween the Scottish Executive and Ferrovial about transport issues other thanairport provision under the new administration.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the benefit to cost ratios are for the (a) Edinburgh to Gorebridge and (b) Edinburgh to Tweedbank routes of the Waverley railway project.
Answer
The Promoter for theWaverley Railway Project has reported a benefit to cost ratio of 1.3 in theirmost recent Outline Business Case for the Edinburgh to Tweedbank route. No comparison cost to benefitratio exists for an Edinburgh to Gorebridge option.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in order to ensure that a new Forth crossing delivers value for money and benefits travellers and the economy, it will invite Audit Scotland to review plans for the crossing.
Answer
Transport Scotlandunderstands that Audit Scotland will shortly commence its value for money studyMajor Capital Projects Review. It is for Audit Scotland to determine whichspecific projects will be studied.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in order to ensure that dualling of the A9 delivers value for money and benefits travellers and the economy, it will invite Audit Scotland to review plans for the project.
Answer
Transport Scotlandunderstands that Audit Scotland will shortly commence its value for money studyMajor Capital Projects Review. It is for Audit Scotland to determine whichspecific projects will be studied.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, following the transport strategic spending review, it is satisfied with the (a) accuracy of the cost of and (b) assessment of risk involved in the Waverley railway project.
Answer
AsI announced in my statement to Parliament on 26 June 2007,Transport Scotland is continuing a due-diligence review of the Bordersrailway as it prepares to take on the role of Authorised Undertaker for therailway, a role that it is assuming at the behest of the previousAdministration. However, we have learned that the Waverley RailwayPartnership's proposed funding package will not be sufficient to deliver theproject and that opening in December 2011 is not achievable.
One of the ScottishGovernment’s conditions attached to its £115 million contribution in 2002prices towards the scheme, is that the Waverley Railway Partnership mustdevelop and deliver a clear and comprehensive risk management strategy. Thisrisk management strategy will be subjected to the due diligence review.
TransportScotland understands that Audit Scotland will shortly commence its value formoney study Major Capital Projects Review. The study will provide a strategicassessment of progress with recently completed and current major projects inCentral Government, including Transport Scotland projects. The indicative publication of this reviewis Spring 2008. It is for Audit Scotland to determine which specific projects will bestudied.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest estimate is of the cost of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and the benefit to cost ratio associated with the project.
Answer
The cost estimate inheritedfrom the previous administration is in the range £295 million - £395 million.This is based on the risks as currently identified but we will continue tomonitor this in light of prevailing tender prices for roads contracts. Thefinal costs will not be known until tenders have been returned and the contractcompleted. The benefit to cost ratio is approximately 5:1.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 24 July 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, following the transport strategic spending review, it is satisfied with the (a) accuracy of the cost of and (b) assessment of risk involved in the M8 Baillieston to Newhouse project.
Answer
The cost estimate inheritedfrom the previous administration is based on the risks as currently identifiedbut we will continue to monitor this in light of prevailing tender prices forroads contracts. The final costs will not be knownuntil tenders have been returned and the contract completed.
