- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 4 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive under what expenditure headings public funding has been made available to the City of Edinburgh Rapid Transit scheme.
Answer
Funding for the City of Edinburgh Rapid Transit Scheme has been made available from the Transport Challenge Fund. The resources from this fund form part of the local authority non-housing capital allocation provision. The council has therefore been issued with consent under Section 94 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 4 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the amount is of proposed future private investment in the City of Edinburgh Rapid Transit scheme.
Answer
When the application for Transport Challenge Fund support was submitted to the Scottish Office in June 1996, the council envisaged that the private sector contribution would be £28.5 million. The precise amount of private sector investment in any contract agreed is a matter for City of Edinburgh Council.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 4 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to support and promote light rail in Scotland.
Answer
I refer Mr MacAskill to my answer to question S1W-3450 on 7 February 2000.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 4 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what matching funding has been sought from private investors for the City of Edinburgh Rapid Transit scheme.
Answer
I refer Mr MacAskill to my answer to question S1W-9165.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 1 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for park and ride railway stations on the M8.
Answer
I refer Mr MacAskill to my answer to question S1W-5369 on 13 April.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 1 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much increased funding will be made available for transport in Scotland under the comprehensive spending review and when will this be available.
Answer
I refer Mr MacAskill to answer given to S1W-9019.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 1 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to support improved rail access from Lanarkshire to Edinburgh.
Answer
Under the provisions made in the UK Transport Bill, introduced on 1 December 1999, the Scottish Ministers will be able to issue directions and guidance to the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) for passenger rail services that begin and end in Scotland (effectively the ScotRail franchise). Since the Bill has not completed its passage through Parliament at Westminster, the Scottish Ministers are not yet able to exercise these powers.
We will, however, shortly be consulting on strategic priorities for Scotland's railways as part of the process of developing these directions and guidance to the SRA. During this process we will give consideration to a wide range of issues, including proposals for improved rail access from Lanarkshire to Edinburgh.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 31 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) applications were received and (b) grants were made for conversion of motor vehicles to liquid petroleum gas in each year since 1997.
Answer
The Energy Saving Trust's Powershift programme has processed the following Scottish applications and claims since 1997:
| | Applications received | Number of grants |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 40 | 31 |
| 2000 | 91 | 62 |
The difference between applications received and the number of grants is primarily because of applications failing to meet the criteria or being withdrawn.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 31 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost of grants for the conversion of motor vehicles to liquid petroleum gas was in each year since 1997.
Answer
The annual value of the Energy Saving Trust's Powershift grants for the conversion of motor vehicles to alternative fuels in Scotland since 1997 is:
| Year | Amount (£) |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7,000 |
| 1999 | 290,336 |
| 2000 | 97,000 |
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 31 August 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to propose any rail projects to the Strategic Rail Authority and, if so, to provide details of these projects.
Answer
The directions and guidance issued by the Scottish Executive to the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) for passenger rail services that start and end in Scotland will reflect the Executive's strategic priorities for the provision of passenger rail services throughout Scotland. We intend to issue a consultation paper shortly on those priorities. In drawing up the directions and guidance we will work closely with the SRA and in so doing ensure that it is fully appraised of the range of projects currently under consideration across the Scottish network.
