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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4W-10819

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many properties on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line have qualified for noise mitigation since the introduction of overnight freight services on the line.

Question reference: S4W-10814

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what measures have been carried out to notify the public of the impact on health of noise and vibration caused by freight trains.

There have been no measures carried out to notify the public of the impact on health of noise and vibration caused by freight trains specific to the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line. The latest UK research on noise and health effects is included within the Health and Safety Laboratory Report (Quantifying the links between environmental noise related hypertension and health effects, July 2011), available on the DEFRA website.

Question reference: S4W-10830

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government on what basis properties along the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line were selected for testing for noise.

Question reference: S4W-10833

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many households deemed to have been affected by noise or vibration from freight train traffic on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line have been offered mitigation measures.

Question reference: S4W-10825

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what compensation has been offered to households on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line where mitigation has now been put in place for the period during which no mitigation was in place.

Question reference: S4W-10816

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what effect the introduction of freight trains has had on property prices along the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line.

Question reference: S4W-10812

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to carry out health impact studies to assess the impact of overnight freight services on households on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line and between Hunterston and Kincardine.

Question reference: S4W-10834

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what compensation has been offered to households deemed to have been affected by noise or vibration from freight train traffic on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line.

Question reference: S4W-10832

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what mitigation measures have been offered to households deemed to have been affected by noise or vibration from freight train traffic on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line.

Question reference: S4W-10827

Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many households on the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line were offered testing for (a) daytime and (b) nighttime (i) noise and (ii) vibration following the installation of mitigation.