- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what its top objectives are for regeneration policy.
Answer
The Scottish Government’sprincipal objective for regeneration policy is to promote the successful and sustainabletransformation of communities across Scotland by creatingthe right environment for private and public investment; through targeted actionin the most disadvantaged communities, and by devolving power to the local level.
- Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 27 July 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what its top objectives are for housing policy.
Answer
Our immediate housingpriorities were set out in the Parliamentary debate on housing on 21 June 2007. It is clear that Scotland needs many more homes of theright type, built in the right places as well as housing solutions which work, whichrespond to communities needs and which improve the value that we get for publicexpenditure on housing. The Housing Supply Task Force, our commitment to createthe Scottish Housing Support Fund and the forthcoming consultation on Social Housingare all part of the early action the Government is taking in response to these priorities.
- 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 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive which ministers took the decision to build a new pier at Dunoon.
Answer
The new administrationdoes not have access to papers relating to the decision making processes employedby its predecessor. However, it is a matter of public record that the decision onfunding for the breakwater was announced on 22 October 2001 by the then Ministerfor Transport, Sarah Boyack MSP, and that the decision on funding for the linkspanwas announced on 27 August 2003 by the then Minister for Transport, Nicol StephenMSP.
- 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 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when the decision was taken to build a new pier at Dunoon.
Answer
Dunoon Pier is ownedby Argyll and Bute Council and the council was responsible for the improvement worksat the pier. The Scottish Executive’s role was as a funder. There were two awardsof Scottish Executive funding in relation to the project. The first, involving £2.5million from the then Public Transport Fund, was announced in October 2001 and wasfor a breakwater. The second, involving £2 million from the Integrated TransportFund, was announced in August 2003 and was for a new linkspan.
- 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 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost would have been of providing the new pier at Dunoon designed only for the use of foot passengers and whether a variety of design specifications was considered and costed.
Answer
A range of designoptions was considered and costed for the project at Dunoon Pier. However, in viewof the intention to keep open the possibility of a vehicle service a passenger onlyoption was not considered. The breakwater was intended to protect the VictorianGrade 2 listed timber pier and would have been required even if a linkspan had notbeen constructed.
- 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 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation has been undertaken by (a) Aberdeen City Council and (b) Aberdeenshire Council in respect of the anticipated costs to local council taxpayers of each council’s contribution towards the cost of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and what figures for the cost of the project and the level of contribution were included in the consultation.
Answer
This is a matter forAberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council.
- 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 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a new rail-ferry interchange at Gourock has been the subject of a STAG appraisal.
Answer
The Gourock Interchangeproject has not been appraised in accordance with the Scottish Transport AppraisalGuidance (STAG), as funding had been awarded before the guidance was formally introduced.An economic appraisal was completed in January 2006 and a detailed cost-benefitanalysis is being undertaken to ensure the scheme provides value for money, takingaccount of current land values and the proposed wider development.
- 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 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what estimated construction cost per kilometre was used in the 2002 estimate of £120 million for the preferred route of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Answer
The estimate was notmade on a cost per kilometre basis.
- 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 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the new pier at Dunoon is used for vehicle traffic and, if so, what volume of vehicles it serves.
Answer
I understand thatthe new linkspan is not at present used for vehicle traffic.
- 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 14 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of providing the new pier at Dunoon.
Answer
The total cost of the new breakwater and linkspan at Dunoon Pier was £5.2 million.
