- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how the work of the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland will be recorded and followed through when the committee ceases to function.
Answer
The work of the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS) is available through their website.
It is the intention that once the proposed amalgamation with the Public Transport Users'' Committee for Scotland (PTUC) has taken place, the MACS website will continue to be available through a link in the PTUC website.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what topics it expects to discuss at its next meeting with Passengers’ View Scotland; when the discussions will be held; who will be involved, and what format the discussions will take.
Answer
Passengers'' View Scotland (PVS) meets regularly to discuss matters relating to the interests of public transport users. A special joint meeting was held with the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland (MACS) on 20 March. More recently, a meeting of the PVS Committee was held on 8 May at which it also discussed the amalgamation with MACS.
Minutes of regular meetings can be found on the Passengers'' View Scotland website.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which statutory body will advise ministers on policy interventions to assist in enhancing mobility for people with disabilities following the proposed closure of the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland.
Answer
The Public Transport Users'' Committee for Scotland which operates under the name of Passengers'' View Scotland (PVS), is the statutory body which represents the interests of all transport users in Scotland. It will advise ministers on all mobility and accessibility issues relating to public transport.
It will be for PVS to prioritise the issues on which it wishes to focus.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which statutory body will advise ministers on demand responsive transport for disabled people following the proposed closure of the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland.
Answer
The Public Transport Users'' Committee for Scotland (PTUC), which operates under the name of Passengers'' View Scotland (PVS), is the statutory body which represents the interests of all transport users in Scotland. It will advise ministers on all mobility and accessibility issues relating to public transport.
It will be for the PTUC to decide whether it wishes to focus on demand responsive transport now that the responsibility for delivery of demand responsive transport lies with local authorities.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which statutory body will advise ministers on community transport for disabled people following the proposed closure of the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland.
Answer
The Public Transport Users'' Committee for Scotland (PTUC), which operates under the name of Passengers'' View Scotland, is the statutory body which represents the interests of all transport users in Scotland. It will advise ministers on all mobility and accessibility issues relating to public transport.
It will be for the PTUC to prioritise the issues on which it wishes to focus.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what improvements of particular interest to disabled people have been secured under the agreement to extend the Scotrail franchise.
Answer
The information requested is given in the ScotRail Franchise Amendment Agreement, a copy of which has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 45544).
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive in what ways the proposed change involving the closure of the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland will lead to improvements in mobility for disabled people.
Answer
Bringing together the Public Transport Users'' Committee for Scotland and the Mobility Access Committee for Scotland into a high-level single body will mainstream disability and accessibility issues. This move will reinforce positively the ability of disabled persons to raise accessibility and mobility issues through a single, integrated body, resulting in a stronger voice.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Passengers’ View Scotland is expected to take over the remit of statutory adviser to Scottish Ministers on the incorporation of the interests of disabled people into transport policy and whether its remit will include all elements of the remit formerly fulfilled by the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland.
Answer
Yes. Passengers'' View Scotland represents the interests of all transport users.
In keeping with the principles of efficient government, the remit of Passengers'' View Scotland is continually under review.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions took place with stakeholders, showing the dates on which these discussions took place, prior to the announcement that the Scotrail franchise with FirstGroup plc would be extended until 2014.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-11683 on 23 April 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found 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, 29 April 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 May 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the remit proposed for Passengers’ View Scotland will include all the responsibilities previously undertaken by the Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland.
Answer
Yes. The enlarged Passengers'' Views Scotland will act in the interests and concerns of disabled people. It will represent the interests of all public transport users in Scotland and will mainstream disability and accessibility issues.
