- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 25 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-21461 by Allan Wilson on 19 December 2005, whether it will publish the letter from the Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning to his Whitehall counterpart referred to in the answer.
Answer
The content of my letter wasprivate and confidential. I therefore have no plans to publish this letter.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 23 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what changes there have been in traffic volumes between 1996-97 and 2004-05 on the A702 at all points for which figures are available.
Answer
There are seven permanent automatic traffic counters located on the A702 trunk road. Traffic data from these sites is collected and held within the Scottish Roads Traffic Database.
| Location | 1996-97 Average Daily Flow | 2004-05 Average Daily Flow |
| Abington | 5,104 | 5,888 |
| Wandel | 3,878* | 4,242 |
| Biggar, south of A72 | | 5,271 |
| Biggar, north of A72 | | 4,438 |
| West Linton | | 6,470 |
| Fulford | 7,837 | 10,191** |
| South of Edinburgh City Bypass | 17,950*** | 20,436** |
Notes:
1. *Four months data.
2. **11 months data.
3. ***10 months data.
4. Some traffic counting sites were not in place in 1996-97.
5. Sites may not record 12 months full data due to equipment malfunction, operator error or site loss due to road works.
Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more information if required.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 23 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what changes there were in traffic volumes between 1996-97 and 2004-05 on the A7 at all points for which figures are available.
Answer
There are eight permanent automatic traffic counters located on the A7 trunk road. Traffic data from these sites is collected and held within the Scottish Roads Traffic Database.
| Location | 1996-97 Average Daily Flow | 2004-05 Average Daily Flow |
| South of Canonbie | | 4,323 |
| Langholm | 3,484 | 3,577** |
| North of Langholm | 2,227* | 2,180 |
| Linhope- south of Teviothead | | 2,022 |
| Hawick High Street | | 6,339 |
| South of Selkirk | | 5,571 |
| North of Selkirk | | 8,455 |
| Netherbarns | | 9,244 |
Notes:
1. The data is for the A7 trunk road which runs from Kingsknowe Roundabout to the national border.
2. *10 months data.
3. ** 11 months data.
4. Some traffic counting sites were not in place in 1996-97.
5. Sites may not record 12 months full data due to equipment malfunction, operator error or site loss due to road works.
Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more information if required.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 23 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what changes there have been in traffic volumes between 1996-97 and 2004-05 on the A68 at all points for which figures are available.
Answer
There are 14 permanent automatic traffic counters located on the A68 trunk road. Traffic data from these sites is collected and held within the Scottish Roads Traffic Database.
| Location | 1996-97 Average Daily Flow | 2004-05 Average Daily Flow |
| Carter Bar | | 3,067 |
| Huntford | 2,577* | 2,521** |
| Jedburgh | 6,463 | 6,173 |
| Cliekimin | | 7,733 |
| South of Ancrum | | 6,955 |
| South of Newtown St Boswells | | 8,744 |
| North of Newtown St Boswells | | 12,348 |
| North of A6091 | | 8,866 |
| South of Lauder | | 6,355 |
| North of Oxton | | 8,648** |
| East of Fala Tunnel | | 8,588*** |
| Pathhead | 8,853 | 9,364 |
| North of A6093 | | 11,826 |
| North of Easterhouses | 16,860**** | 16,595***** |
Notes:
1. *Three months data.
2. **10 months data.
3. ***One month data.
4. ****Two months data.
5. *****11 months data.
6. Some traffic counting sites were not in place in 1996-97.
7. Sites may not record 12 months full data due to equipment malfunction, operator error or site loss due to road works.
Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more information if required.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 23 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what changes there have been in traffic volumes between 1996-97 and 2004-05 on the A701 at all points for which figures are available.
Answer
There are four permanent automatic traffic counters located on the A701 trunk road. Traffic data from these sites is collected and held within the Scottish Roads Traffic Database.
| Location | 1996-97 Average Daily Flow | 2004-05 Average Daily Flow |
| Northeast of A75 | 19,077 | 21,294 |
| Locharbriggs | 6,065 | 8,791 |
| North east of Jericho Bridge | | 6,103* |
| North of B7020 | 4,166 | 4,720 |
Notes:
1. The data is for the A701 trunk road which runs from Beattock to Dumfries
2. *Eight months data
3. Some traffic counting sites were not in place in 1996-97.
4. Sites may not record 12 months full data due to equipment malfunction, operator error or site loss due to road works.
Transport Scotland has the operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more information if required.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 23 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what changes there have been in traffic volumes between 1996-97 and 2004-05 on the A708 at all points for which figures are available.
Answer
The monitoring of traffic volumes on the A708 is a matter for Scottish Borders Council and Dumfries and Galloway Council as the local roads authorities. The information requested is not held centrally by the Executive.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 23 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive what changes there have been in traffic volumes between 1996-97 and 2004-05 on the A703 at all points for which figures are available.
Answer
The monitoring of traffic volumes on the A703 is a matter for Scottish Borders Council as the local roads authority. The information requested is not held centrally by the Executive.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 20 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many copies of Choosing Our Future: Scotland’s Sustainable Development Strategy were printed and what the total cost was of (a) printing and (b) distribution.
Answer
Six thousand copies of Choosing our Future: Scotland’s Sustainable Development Strategy were printed at a total print production cost of £11,330. Pre-print design costs totalled £8,686.59 and associated project management costs were £464. Distribution costs, including public dissemination, amounted to £2,947.36
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2006
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 20 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W 21793 by Mr Tom McCabe on 10 January 2006, what information the Executive holds on the number of websites it has created, the number of websites it operates, the number of visitors to its websites, and the costs it incurs, and has incurred since 1999, on websites.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Derek Brownlee, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 19 January 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many posts jointly funded by NHS Scotland and academic institutions are covered by the new form of contract referred to by Lord Warner (Official Report, House of Lords, 1 December 2005; Vol 440, c 404) and on what date the first of these contracts took effect.
Answer
At this stage of the discussionit is not possible to quantify how many posts any new form of contract would coverin Scotland. A meeting is taking place between Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, UK Health Departments,the Department for Education and Skills, NHS Employers and the University and CollegesEmployers Association on 31 January 2006 to discuss the contractual issues and potential waysforward.
