- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 26 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to provide functioning and accurate electronic information boards at key railway interchanges throughout the Strathclyde Passenger Transport area.
Answer
The functioning and accuracy of electronic information boards at key railway interchanges in the Strathclyde area, is an operational matter for ScotRail, in conjunction with Railtrack and the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive. However, railway infrastructure projects, including the provision of new electronic information boards, may qualify for financial assistance, through the Scottish Executive's Public Transport Fund. Bids under this fund would have to satisfy eligibility criteria and compete with other bids.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 26 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to deliver integrated ticketing between the various train operating companies, bus and coach companies and ferry companies throughout Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is participating fully in the development of the Transport Direct Initiative. Transport Direct is a UK national project which aims to deliver integrated traveller information and ticketing across all modes of travel. The Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, includes provision to enable local authorities to determine what ticketing arrangements should be made available in their area, for local bus services. The guidance that was published on the bus provisions of the act, included a statement that the Executive would, when procuring transport services, encourage the development of multi-modal information provision and joint ticketing schemesThe Scottish Executive's consultation paper Strategic Priorities for Scotland's Passenger Railways, makes clear that the Scottish Executive will encourage train operators to work with providers of local bus services to issue a single ticket for bus and train travel.When procuring ferry services the Executive will encourage operators to contribute to wider efforts to develop joint ticketing schemes and to make available travel information on a multi-modal basis.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 26 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it will give to plans to rejuvenate the banks of the River Clyde in Clydebank by transforming the former John Brown shipbuilding site into a film studio.
Answer
Scottish Screen is working with the property managers on the site, to assess the feasibility of creating permanent build space and production offices for the film and television industry in Clydebank.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 21 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost is per capita in the current financial year of providing (a) water supply and (b) sewerage services to residents of (i) Greater Glasgow, (ii) Edinburgh, (iii) Perth, (iv) Aberdeen, (v) Inverness, (vi) the Western Isles and (vii) Orkney and Shetland.
Answer
The information requested is not available in the form requested. Scottish Water will develop and introduce monitoring information systems, to provide this type of information over the next few years.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 19 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the dimensions are of the proposed new Milngavie water treatment plant.
Answer
This is a matter for West of Scotland Water. The Chief Executive's reply is:This information is contained within the planning application submission to East Dunbartonshire Council. The overall dimensions for the water treatment works are as follows:The total length along the back of the building: 210 metersThe total length along the front of the building: 243 metersThe general width at the filter block: 44 meters.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Elaine Murray on 19 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it can give to Scottish filmmakers wanting to use the former John Brown's shipyard on the Clyde as a location for films or a film studio.
Answer
Scottish Screen is working with the property managers to market the site as a production base for film and television companies. One company is currently using it for their production offices while filming on location.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 19 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what environmental regulation and approval processes apply to the extraction of water for drinking water purposes from (a) Loch Lomond and (b) Loch Katrine.
Answer
The abstraction of water for public water supplies, from these sources, is governed by the following legislation:1. Glasgow Corporation Consolidation (Water, Transport and Markets) Order 1964. This act specifies conditions and compensation flows. 2. The Glasgow Corporation Water Order 1968. This act reduces the compensation flow from Loch Arklet.3. The Loch Lomond Water Board Order 1966.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 19 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs are of providing treated water from (a) Loch Katrine and (b) Loch Lomond per megalitre of water treated.
Answer
This is a matter for West of Scotland Water. The Chief Executive's reply is:These costs are not comparable, as the water supplied from each of the lochs is not treated to the same standards.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 19 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what action West of Scotland Water will take to ameliorate the impact of noise on recreational users of the Milngavie reservoir during construction and after construction of the water treatment plant.
Answer
This is a matter for West of Scotland Water. The Chief Executive's reply is:I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-22386 on 8 February 2002, and specifically to pages 2-20 to 2-21 of the Environmental Statement, which is available for inspection at the offices of East Dunbartonshire Council and West of Scotland Water.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2002
-
Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 19 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what due diligence tests were carried out by West of Scotland Water before any decisions were made concerning the tendering process for the Katrine Water Project.
Answer
This is a matter for West of Scotland Water. The Chief Executive's response is:I refer you to the answers given to questions S1W-22821 (on 20 February 2002), S1W-22907 (on 22 February 2002), S1W-23119 (on 5 March 2002) and to my reply to his letter of 15 November 2001. The procurement process was undertaken in accordance with EU procurement requirements. In addition, the whole process was modelled on similar tendering routes for major works of comparable cost and scale elsewhere in the water industry. EC Harris, an internationally renowned Capital Project and Facilities Consultancy, was employed by West of Scotland Water at the inception of the tendering process to advise and oversee all stages of this procedure.
