- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the budget is for Transport Scotland for 2007-08 and whether this has changed from the amount allocated by the previous administration.
Answer
The Budget Billfor 2007-08 Financial Year was laid before Scottish Ministers in January 2007. Thisoutlines the spending plans voted by Parliament for the 2007-08 financial year.The annual budget cycle permits revisions to the Budget Bill, the first beingthe autumn budget revisions and later the spring budget revisions, which areboth laid before Parliament.
Any revisions tothe spending plans for 2007-08 for Transport Scotland will be reflected in these budget revisions.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the increase in transport spending was in 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 relative to the 2004-05 budget and what proportion of this additional expenditure in each year was for construction costs of major transport projects.
Answer
The spendingplans for financial years 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 were determined as aresult of the last Spending Review SSR04 and the spending plans for thesefinancial years were published in
Building A Better Scotland: Spending Proposals 2005-08 – Enterprise, Opportunity, Fairness.Detailed spendingplans for each Portfolio were published in The Scottish Executive DraftBudget 2005-06 (published 15 October 2004).
As a result of the last Spending Review SSR04, transport spending increased from £883 millionin 2004-05 to £1.3 billion by 2007-08.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what annual contribution will be required from the Scottish Executive in each year until 2012-13 for each major transport project if each project proceeds on time and within budget and what total contribution will be required for all transport projects in each of these years.
Answer
Spending plansare set during biennial spending reviews, with the last year of one spendingreview becoming the first year of the next. Spending Review 2004 revised plansfor 2005-06 and set new plans for 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Work on thecurrent Spending Review 2007 will set out spending plans for financial years2008-09; 2009-10 and 2010-11.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost would be of a full feasibility study for the Clyde Fastlink project (phases 1-3).
Answer
Clyde Fastlink proposals are being led by StrathclydePartnership for Transport on behalf of a consortium of councils. Matters relatingto feasibility studies is therefore a matter for them.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-95 by Stewart Stevenson on 1 June 2007, whether it plans to make any modification to SPP1 (Scottish Planning Policy 1: The Planning System).
Answer
SPP1 will be reviewedto reflect the changes to the current planning system and support the introductionof the reformed system. The reformed system should come into force in 2008. Therevised SPP1 will also set out the government’s aspirations for the planning system.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what strategic objectives ministers have set for Scottish Water and whether these are fully reflected in its corporate plan.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-97 on 1 June 2007. All answers to parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich 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: Monday, 13 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers will set objectives for the Glasgow city-region strategic development planning authority and, if so, what objective they intend to set and, if not, what kinds of objectives ministers believe should be set by those responsible.
Answer
Under thePlanning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006, Strategic Development PlanningAuthorities (SDPAs) will be required to prepare a strategic development planfor their areas. It will be for each SDPA to set its objectives for deliveringthis requirement. The Scottish government is, however, keen to engage withSDPAs at an early stage in the plan preparation process to discuss theimplications of national planning policy and advice for each area.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-92 by Stewart Stevenson on 1 June 2007, what actions it plans to take to use land use planning as an instrument to encourage and support regeneration.
Answer
The Scottish Governmentis committed to the sustainable growth of Scotland’s economy and the planning system plays a vital role in delivering thisthrough the National Planning Framework (NPF) and the development planningstructures. The NPF identifies the Clyde Corridor as an area where majorchange is already occurring and the scale and complexity of the issues to be addressedmeans that co-ordination is needed in the national interest. The Planning etc (Scotland) Act puts the National Planning Framework on astatutory basis. A revision of the NPF is currently underway. Stakeholdersand the public will be able to participate throughout the process and the finaldraft will be subject to scrutiny in Parliament.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it supports Strathclyde Partnership for Transport’s Clyde Fastlink project which aims to deliver a modern, quick reliable transport system to service the Clyde corridor.
Answer
My officials receiveda presentation on Clyde Fastlink earlier this year, from the consortium led by StrathclydePartnership for Transport. They are currently considering the STAG report on Phase1 of the project, subsequently received.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers are considering making changes to the national planning framework and, if so, what changes are under consideration.
Answer
The Scottish governmentis continuing to implement the Planning etc (Scotland) Act 2006.I would like torefer the member to the timetable for implementation of the Planning etc(Scotland) Act 2006 which is available at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/06/19143600/1.We are alsoupdating the National Planning Framework and Scottish Planning Policies (SPPs)1 The Planning System, 3 Planning for Housing, 6 RenewableEnergy, 10 Planning and Waste, 11 Open Space, 14 NaturalHeritage and 23 Historic Environment.
