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The following table provides budget estimates of expenditure for individual schemes. Progress on each scheme will depend on a number of factors and will vary from prediction as each scheme is developed. Accordingly, final annual expenditure in future years will be managed so that aggregate expenditure relates to the funds available from the Scottish Budget. Substantially completed schemes with small amounts of residual spend have not been listed.

Motorway and Trunk Road Schemes (Estimated costs)	2002-03(£000)	2003-04(£000)	2004-05(£000)	2005-06(£000)	2006-07(£000)
A1 Bowerhouse to Spott Road	4,160	33	31	33	0
A1 Haddington to Dunbar	17,907	26,931	591	202	0
A1 Howburn to Houndwood	3,821	1,443	42	41	0
A1 Thistly Cross to Bowerhouse	4	60	2,530	57	14
A68 Soutra	50	10	0	0	0
A737 Roadhead Roundabout	0	50	1,100	50	0
A75 Barfill to Bettyknowes	92	370	2,230	43	43
A75 Cairntop to Barlae	273	2,915	953	13	13
A75 Chapelton to Bush o' Bield1	26	0	0	0	0
A75 Dunragit	150	155	69	330	5,875
A75 Hardgrove to Kinmount	80	89	100	10	3,525
A75 Newton Stewart	79	366	1,121	26	26
A75 Planting End to Drumflower	47	125	2,862	362	10
A76 Crossroads	637	800	200	0	0
A76 Enterkinfoot (Phase 7)	20	700	30	0	0
A76 Gateside1	21	10	0	0	0
A77 Ardwell to Stockenray	0	400	400	2,800	0
A77 Burnside Improvement	50	570	30	0	0
A77 Drummockloch to Innermessan	0	400	400	2,800	0
A77 Glen App	0	400	400	2,800	0
A77 Haggstone Climbing Lane	0	400	400	2,800	0
A77 Parkend to Bennane	0	400	400	2,800	0
A77 Sandyford Roundabout	3,500	100	0	0	0
A77 Symington Roundabout	0	200	1,800	2,000	2,000
A77 Turnberry Climbing Lane	200	2,500	100	0	0
A77 Whitletts Roundabout	0	0	1750	50	0
A78 Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenston Bypass	600	12,950	24,100	800	500
A78 Cloch Road Roundabout	100	1,050	50	0	0
A78 Inverkip Street Rail Bridge	100	2,000	100	0	0
A8 Baillieston to Newhouse (Maintenance)	8,000	17,713	232	0	0
A8 Shawhead	100	2,150	100	0	0
A80 Auchenkilns	930	9,112	9,841	146	129
A82 Dumbuck Junction	0	50	850	50	0
A828 Connel Bridge	750	750	50	0	0
A830 Arisaig to Kinsadel	5,524	140	154	154	0
A876 Kincardine Bridge	420	300	300	20,500	38,000
A876 Kincardine Eastern Link Road	450	8,000	4,000	500	0
A898 Erskine Bridge	1,400	900	100	0	0
A9 Ballinluig	75	205	2,673	2,585	59
A9 Bankfoot	50	1,000	50	0	0
A9 Helmsdale - Ord of Caithness Ph1	600	1,500	3,000	150	0
A9 Helmsdale-Ord of Caithness Ph 2	80	200	200	4,000	400
A9 North Kessock Junction	600	0	0	0	0
A90 Bridge of Dee to Ellon Road	120	5	0	0	0
A90 Glamis	2,087	100	0	25	0
A90 Glendoick	100	119	3,742	2,250	20
A90 Hatton Bends	50	2,000	750	50	0
A90 Inchmichael	214	161	1,950	0	0
A90 Inchture	4,789	180	60	0	0
A90 Kinfauns	108	70	2,782	2,024	20
A90 Kirriemuir	2,010	530	45	31	0
A95 Advie Bridge Replacement	350	250	10	0	0
A95 Cromdale	180	20	0	0	0
A95 Gaich to Craggan	75	1,700	25	0	0
A92 Preston to Balfarg	935	2,000	20	0	0
A96 Coachford	180	1,200	3,600	450	0
A96 Fochabers and Mosstodloch Bypass	320	200	200	11,500	4,000
A96 Newtongarry	1,014	3,222	26	26	23
M74 Completion3	10,190	30,760	91,180	36,090	76,310
M77 Malletsheugh to Fenwick2	2,100	1,800	2,200	7,750	8,000
M8 Baillieston-Newhouse and Associated Developments3	30	900	800	800	400
M8 Gantry Refurbishment	500	350	350	350	0
M8 High Mast Lighting	950	500	500	500	0
M8 Kingston Bridge	4,500	9,500	6,000	3,000	1,000
M80 Stepps-Haggs3	250	3,348	2,298	2,038	2,008
M80 A80 to M876 Jn. 5	900	25	0	0	0
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Road3	400	2,400	3,600	3,000	10,000

Notes:1. Schemes abandoned during development2. Procurement will be by Public Private Partnership (PPP) jointly with the Glasgow Southern Orbital Road. The annual service charge in respect of the PPP will commence on completion and the Executive's share will fall on the Motorway and Trunk Road Programme.3. Significant costs will be incurred beyond 2006-07.The preceding table does not include the 10 new construction schemes announced on 20 March 2003. Details of these schemes will now be worked up and included in the future programme.

On 30 January, the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) published its Strategic Plan. Its contents are a matter for the SRA.The £375 million announced on 4 March is available in principle to Edinburgh City Council to at least fund one tramline. A number of factors, such as planning, design and construction, will determine the actual allocation of resources.The announcement on 12 March indicated that finance is available within the Scottish Executive's £3 billion 10-year budget to take forward the Glasgow and Edinburgh Airport rail links projects. It would be premature at this stage to indicate the phasing of this expenditure.

Apart from the Aberdeen Western Peripheral, indicative traffic levels and greenhouse gas emissions for the other 10 trunk road projects requested were published by the Executive in the November 1999 document, Travel Choices for Scotland: The Strategic Roads Review.Figures for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral will only become available as the project is taken forward through the next detailed stage of assessment.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-34908 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

The North East Scotland Transport Partnership (NESTRANS) estimate the cost of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route as £120 million at current prices. The Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning announced on 19 March 2003 that the Scottish Executive would fund 81% of the total costs, with Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils together contributing 19%.Estimated expenditure for 2002-03 to 2006-07 is contained in the answer given to question S1W-34908 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-34908 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

The programming of expenditure for the Larkhall to Milngavie rail link is currently being agreed by Network Rail and Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive. At this stage, the Scottish Executive has committed £16 million towards this project.

The M77 Fenwick to Malletsheugh and Glasgow Southern Orbital is being taken forward in partnership with East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire Councils. The Executive is responsible for the M77 while the Glasgow Southern Orbital is the responsibility of East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire Councils.The PPP contract has still to be concluded. The cost will only be finalised once the contract is concluded. Estimated expenditure for 2002-03 to 2006-07 is contained in the answer given to question S1W-34908 today. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/search_wa.

In the Scottish Borders area all 21 cattle herds depopulated as a result of foot-and-mouth disease have been restocked. All have been tested for bovine tuberculosis and none have tested positive.In Dumfries and Galloway, of the 523 cattle herds depopulated almost all have been restocked. All restocked herds have been tested for bovine tuberculosis. Only four cattle have tested positive and in none of these cases has infection been confirmed on the farms of origin of the bought in cattle.

Information on the number of farms that have restocked with cattle is not held centrally. It is not known how many farms have taken the advice contained in the leaflet issued by my department to all Scottish cattle farmers in 2001 to isolate bought-in cattle and to consider private testing for bovine tuberculosis.