- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport and the Environment on 28 September, whether it will detail how the extra #200 million for local authorities in the period to 2004 will be paid, identifying the budget headings and specific funds through which the resources will be provided in each financial year in question and specifying each amount in both current and real prices.
Answer
Decisions on the allocation of the additional £200 million for local authorities, including decisions on the specific budget heads or funds affected, the timing of the allocations and the method of payment in each case will be taken following discussions with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and, where appropriate, individual councils and transport operators. Details will be published in the full budget document for 2001-02 in the New Year.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport and the Environment on 28 September 2000, whether the #200 million additional funding for local authorities in the period to 2004 will be supplemented by additional borrowing consents or Grant Aided Expenditure allocations to local authorities in this period and, if so, what the relevant capital and revenue amounts will be in each financial year, in current and real prices.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer I gave to question S1W-10435.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport and the Environment on 28 September 2000, whether it will give a commitment similar to her statement that the M74 northern extension "will be delivered" in relation to the Kincardine Bridge and the A80/M80 and A8/M8 projects.
Answer
My statement of 28 September committed the Executive, directly and with its partners, to implement the decisions flowing from the studies into the A8, A80 and M74 corridors and the study into the second Kincardine bridge. That commitment stands.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport and the Environment on 28 September 2000, whether it intends to commit to the construction of a Kincardine bypass before final decisions are taken on the proposed new crossing enhancements and whether it intends to provide a Kincardine bypass separately from any bridge procurement.
Answer
Consultants are due to report shortly on the proposed Eastern Link Road bypassing Kincardine. A decision on whether or not to start construction of this road in advance of the new crossing will be taken in the light of that report.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport and the Environment on 28 September 2000, what precisely it is committed to delivering at Kincardine, in relation both to the village and to the river crossing.
Answer
I refer Murray Tosh to my answer to question S1W-10434. The Executive's commitment regarding Kincardine will clearly depend on the recommendations of the consultants' study.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport and the Environment on 28 September 2000, how much money for the construction of the M74 northern extension is included in the sums announced in the statement and in Making a Difference for Scotland: Spending Plans for Scotland 2001-02 to 2003-04.
Answer
Further details of transport expenditure will be provided in the full budget document to be published in the New Year.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport and the Environment on 28 September 2000, how the additional #68 million for trunk roads and motorways in 2002-03 and 2003-04 will be allocated in each year between new construction and improvement and repair and maintenance, in current and real prices.
Answer
Details of the allocation of the additional £68 million for trunk roads and motorways will be available in the full budget document for 2001-02 and beyond. This will be published in the New Year.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport and the Environment on 28 September 2000, whether it will consider bids from local authorities for resources from the Public Transport Fund for local roads projects, where such projects bring environmental benefits, reduce traffic congestion, promote road safety and increase travel choices.
Answer
No; the Public Transport Fund was specifically created to assist local authorities in providing key value for money developments to their public transport network. Some of the public transport projects supported include improvements to the local road infrastructure bringing associated environmental and safety benefits. Scottish Ministers provide local authorities annually with a block allocation for capital expenditure on a number of services, including roads and transport. It is entirely a matter for local authorities to decide the priority to be given to local roads projects, in terms of all the services for which they are responsible, and allocate resources accordingly.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport and the Environment on 28 September 2000, whether it will support the M74 option which currently has planning permission in the event that the transport corridor study shows that the full scheme is necessary to accommodate projected traffic flows.
Answer
In my statement on 28 September I made it clear that the M74 option which currently has planning permission is not acceptable, in terms of both its environmental impact and value for money. Nor would it deliver the strategic transport link that the west of Scotland needs. That remains my view.
- Asked by: Murray Tosh, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the statement by the Minister for Transport and the Environment on 28 September 2000, whether the M74 northern extension will be adopted as a trunk road/motorway.
Answer
The Executive, directly and with our partners, is committed to the delivery of the M74 Northern Extension as a strategic link for the west of Scotland. It is too early to say what form the route will take. We will consider adoption of the route as a trunk road when we have taken decisions on the way forward.
