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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: S3W-05194

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the new Forth crossing will be subject to toll charges.

Question reference: S3W-05198

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has made of the costs of rolling out road equivalent tariff over the next four years.

Question reference: S3W-05202

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what island communities will not be covered by road equivalent tariff.

Question reference: S3W-05201

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether road equivalent tariff will be claimed by operators or residents.

Question reference: S3W-05188

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether an environmental assessment under the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 will take place prior to building a new Forth crossing.

Question reference: S3W-05191

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) ministerial and (b) official-led meetings have been held with HM Treasury about any aspect of financing the new Forth crossing.

Question reference: S3W-05203

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how many representations have been received about road equivalent tariff (RET) and, of these, how many have been (a) in support of and (b) against RET.

There has beenwidespread support for this Scottish Government initiative which has beenexpressed, for example, in meetings which I and my ministerial colleagues havehad with stakeholders with an interest. In terms of formal representations,there have been eight letters to ministers wholly or partly on road equivalent tariff(RET). Four of these expressed strong support for the initiative whilst fourraised issues, focused particularly on the selection of routes for the pilotexercise. None of the responses indicated opposition to the principle of RET.There have also been 26 parliamentary questions, mostly seeking information onthe pilot study and the policy intentions once it has been completed.

Question reference: S3W-05193

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place, or advice sought from any source, about the use of European Regional Development Fund structural funding as part of the package for financing the new Forth crossing.

Question reference: S3W-05195

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it would seek to use any aspect of the Parliament’s tax varying powers in connection with funding the new Forth crossing.

Question reference: S3W-05190

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with HM Treasury about the use of bond financing of the new Forth crossing.