- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 13 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends make a statement as to what percentage of revenue collected by virtue of road tolling will be spent on the infrastructure of public transport and roads network.
Answer
Our initial proposals on the use of revenue collected by means of possible future road user charging or workplace parking levy schemes are set out in the consultation paper on these issues published today. A copy of the paper will be deposited in the Parliament's Information Centre. Following consultation, our proposals will be incorporated into the planned Transport Bill.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 12 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will, after 1 July, detail the total finance it is making available, directly or indirectly, to the City of Edinburgh Rapid Transit Scheme (CERT), all past, current and projected future expenditure on the scheme on an annual basis, and the timetable for the approval, implementation, construction and completion of the scheme.
Answer
£15 million additional capital allocations are being made available from the previous Transport Challenge Fund competition for projects commencing in 1997-98 to assist The City of Edinburgh Council with their CERT scheme. The current phasing of the award is 1997-98 - £4.0 million, 1998-99 - £6.0 million, 1999-2000 - £3.750 million and 2000-01 - £1.250 million. The Council is also seeking private finance for the project which is estimated to cost approximately £49 million. The project is the responsibility of the Council and the implementation programme is a matter for them. I understand the project is expected to be completed in late autumn 2001.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 12 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to increase the charges, fees levied and expenses recovered under the powers contained in the Food Environmental Protection Act 1985.
Answer
Fees are charged under Part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 for licences for the deposit of substances or articles in the sea and under Part III for the approval of, and monitoring the effects of, pesticides. Fees for licences under Part II, which were last increased on 1 April 1996, will be reviewed later this year. Fees for approvals under Part III, which were last increased on 1 April 1997, were reviewed earlier this year and no increases are envisaged for the time being.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 12 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide information on the estimated annual administrative costs of operating a toll on the M8 motorway
Answer
refer the member to the answer I gave to his question (S1W-00165) on a related subject.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 12 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide information on the estimated costs of the consultation process and investigation into its proposal to impose a toll on the M8 motorway.
Answer
The issue of road user charging will be addressed in the forthcoming Transport Bill. No decision has been made on the introduction of road user charges on any trunk road or motorway. Accordingly, there is no such proposal.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 8 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make available information relating to the number of people detained in Scotland under immigration or asylum legislation in the last three years, the establishments in which they have been detained and for how long, and whether it intends to provide additional accommodation for such people.
Answer
In terms of the Scotland Act 1998, immigration and asylum are reserved matters for which the Home Secretary is responsible.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 6 July 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make available information relating to the number of fixed penalties issued in respect of speeding offences in each of the last three years and to detail the local authority areas in which they were issued, the revenue received and the administrative costs incurred.
Answer
We will provide such information in our annual statistical bulletin entitled "Motor Vehicle Offences in Scotland". The data on penalties will be disaggregated geographically by police force area and by particular offences such as speeding. The data on revenue will also be disaggregated geographically, but not by particular offence. The associated administrative costs are not available.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 29 June 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to make available information relating to (a) the annual capital spending on construction of the new trunk road schemes in Scotland over the last five years, (b) all such schemes costing over #10 million, and (c) the proposed expenditure in connection with schemes over the next four years.
Answer
Details of expenditure since 1994-95 and plans to 2001-02 are contained in "Serving Scotland's Needs", a copy of which is in the Parliament's Information Centre. No plans have yet been drawn up for the fourth year, 2002-03.Schemes costing over £10million during the last 5 years are: M77, A96 Blackburn-Kintore, A1 Tranent-Haddington, M8 Extension, A74(M) Ecclefechan-Eaglesfield (Phase 2), A74(M) Maryville-Fullarton Road, A74(M) Eaglesfield-Kirkpatrick Fleming, A74(M) Ecclefechan-Eaglesfield Ph 1, A74(M) Water of Milk- Ecclefechan, A74(M) Muirhouse- Water of Milk, A74(M) Dinwoodie Green-Muirhouse, A74(M) Cleuchbrae Dinwoodie Green.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 22 June 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to publish, as soon as possible after 1 July 1999, details relating to its liability to pay for the costs incurred in respect of building the M6 cross-border motorway link and any future running costs that may or will be incurred together with clarification as to whether any of the costs relate to parts of the motorway link located within England.
Answer
An analysis of the liability and costs which fall to the Scottish Executive for the M6 Design, Build, Finance and Operate (DBFO) contract can be examined in the Report entitled "The Contract to Complete and Operate the A74(M)/M74 Motorway in Scotland" published on 9 April 1999 by the National Audit Office. The DBFO contract included an option to construct to motorway standard the Guards Mill-Carlisle section of the A74 in England and to maintain and operate the section of road between the border and Carlisle. As the Report states, this option was not ultimately taken up, therefore the geographical limits of the contract lie entirely within Scotland.
- Asked by: Kenny MacAskill, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 June 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Peter Peacock on 21 June 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to continue the use of public/private partnerships for the "Replacement/ School Building Programme"; and in particular whether it intends to do so in the City of Edinburgh regarding schools in the Niddrie/ Craigmillar and Muirhouse areas.
Answer
Decisions on whether to pursue school building public/private partnerships are for the local authorities. Such partnerships are expected to continue to make a significant contribution to the improvement of local authority school buildings, in addition to the public sector funding available to local authorities for that purpose. Questions about building work in schools in Edinburgh are matters for the City of Edinburgh Council.
