- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive on what year the construction costs of each project considered in its June review of major capital projects are based.
Answer
The estimates arebased on the out-turn costs at the anticipated date for construction.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the review of major transport projects conducted in June 2007 included a full risk analysis of major capital projects other than the Edinburgh trams project and Edinburgh Airport Rail Link project.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-2704 on 3 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon 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, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what additional risks were identified with the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project leading to a year’s delay in the projected completion date.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-1672 on 17 July 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon 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, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the review of the implications of the removal of tolls on the Forth Road Bridge has been seen by ministers and when it will be published.
Answer
Ministers have nowseen the final report of the Toll Impact Study, covering both the Forth and Tay road bridges. This was published on Monday20 August, and is available on the Scottish Executive website at
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Transport/Road/toll-bridges.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project and what proportion of these costs are attributable to the change of route announced in December 2005.
Answer
To date approximately£22.5 million has been spent on the design and development of the project. Priorto the announcement in December 2005 of the adoption of the Milltimber Brae andFastlink £12.2 million was spent on the design of the Murtle Route. £6.4million of the £12.2 million spend related to sections of the Murtle route commonto the current proposals.
- 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 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in the context of the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth’s statement on the objectives of the Audit Scotland review when he said “My priority is to protect the Scottish taxpayer and ensure that any major transport project is value for money, delivering real benefit to the travelling public and the Scottish economy. I want to be absolutely sure about the calculation of the costs involved in these projects, and the assessment of risk involved, before they progress any further”, he is now absolutely sure about the calculation of the costs and assessment of risk involved in the M8 Baillieston to Newhouse project.
Answer
The current cost estimateis in the range £170 million to £210 million, based on the risks as currently identified,but we will continue to monitor both in light of prevailing tender prices for roadscontracts. The absolute costs will not be known until tenders have been returnedand the contract completed.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the route of the Waverley railway line involves the use of existing track and what proportion involves laying new track, also showing the distances involved.
Answer
The total length of the Waverley Railway line is 56km, from Edinburgh to Tweedbank. 47km of the line is new track, from Tweedbank northwards,connecting to the existing track at Newcraighall.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many ministers have followed the example of the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change who stated “I’ve asked the civil servants to timetable engagements if they’re in Edinburgh, so I can walk between them”.
Answer
Scottish Governmentpolicy encourages everyone to consider the environmental impact of their traveland to make the most environmentally conscious and practical arrangements for attendingengagements.
Ministers have frequentlytravelled by foot between ministerial engagements in Edinburgh. We intend to continue to do this, on a regular basis, as and when circumstancesand our diaries permit.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what record it has of the number of smoky vehicles on roads.
Answer
The Executive doesnot hold central records on vehicles that fail emissions tests.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 3 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total carbon emission was from the transportation of ministers by (a) official car, (b) air, (c) rail and (d) ferry in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer
During 2006-07 theequivalent CO
2 emissions relative to the travel of ministers for officialpurposes by official car, air and rail was as follows:
| Energy Type | Emission (tonnes CO2e) |
| Official car | 195 |
| Air | 51 |
| Rail | 1 |
| Total | 247 |
The emissions fortravel by ferry were minimal.
