- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 March 2008
-
Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 27 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the published cost estimates for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route have been reduced through refinements in the detailed design of the preferred option and, if so, by how much and what the impact has been on the benefit-to-cost ratio.
Answer
The cost estimate for the scheme is £295 million to £395 million, with a benefit to cost ratio of approximately 5:1. This is based on the risks currently identified but we will continue to monitor this in light of prevailing tender prices for roads contracts.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 March 2008
-
Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is planned to take forward the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route as a PPP to allow the costs to be spread over the longer term and, if not, what funding option is currently favoured.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3O-656 on 20 September 2007. All answers to oral parliamentary questions are available on the Official Reports in the Parliament''s website
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-07/sor0920-02.htm#Col1963.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2008
-
Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what equivalent fares are charged by CalMac per mile, or part thereof, on each of its routes, for (a) foot passenger, (b) vehicle and driver and (c) freight transport.
Answer
The consultants are finalising the first phase of the study into road equivalent tariff (RET). The report will include details of current fares and potential RET fares for all ferry services subsidised by the Scottish Government.
I will ensure that you are sent a final copy of the report when it is available.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2008
-
Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider a 40% reduction in ferry fares for residents of the Isles of Arran and Cumbrae on the Clyde what the reasons are for its position.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10829 on 25 March 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
-
Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2008
-
Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when road equivalent tariff will be introduced on CalMac’s Clyde routes from Ardrossan to Brodick and Largs to Cumbrae.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10829 on 25 March 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
-
Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2008
-
Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports the subsidisation of other CalMac routes by revenues from the fares charged on the CalMac ferry routes from Ardrossan to Brodick and Largs to Cumbrae.
Answer
The Clyde and Hebrides ferry services (CHFS) are almost wholly funded by a mix of fares revenue and Scottish Government grant support through the Public Service Contract. The reduction in fares revenue on the road equivalent tariff (RET) pilot routes will be covered by additional grant support from the Scottish Government. Consequently, the introduction of RET will have no impact on the fares, and available discounts on fares, on the other routes.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2008
-
Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the fares charged by CalMac for travel between Brodick to Ardrossan and between Cumbrae to Largs are fair.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10829 on 25 March 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
-
Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2008
-
Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers it discriminatory that ferry fares on the Largs to Cumbrae route and Ardrossan to Brodick routes remain at current levels when the Scottish Government proposes to reduce fares and increase the public subsidy paid to CalMac to operate certain routes to the Western Isles via a pilot road equivalent tariff scheme.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-10829 on 25 March 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
-
Date lodged: Monday, 10 March 2008
-
Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to reduce ferry fares on CalMac’s Clyde routes from Ardrossan to Brodick and Largs to Cumbrae for (a) foot passenger, (b) vehicle and driver and (c) freight transport.
Answer
The Scottish Government understand the genuine concerns from our remote and fragile communities about the affordability of ferry travel and the impact that has on island economies. That is why we are investigating road equivalent tariff as the basis for ferry fares in Scotland.
That investigation includes a pilot study focussing on the Western Isles. By the very nature of a pilot study it is not possible to include all routes, however the pilot will inform the possible future roll out of the scheme across the rest of the Clyde and Hebrides and Northern Isles networks.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 March 2008
-
Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in relation to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, any calculations were made of the economic, social and transport advantages and disadvantages of options closer to Aberdeen city centre compared with the Milltimber option and whether it will list any such calculations, broken down by option.
Answer
Details of the economic, social and transport advantages and disadvantages on all considered options can be found in the STAG assessments which have been published on the project website. (
www.awpr.co.uk).
