- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that community transport organisations are not disadvantaged by changes to the structure of the Bus Service Operators Grant.
Answer
As part of the implementation of the Bus Action Plan, the Bus Service Operators Grant scheme is being reconsidered to encourage service provision that takes account of its effects on the environment. Recommendations are being considered by Ministers and the outcomes will be communicated in due course.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is planning to make the Bus Service Operators Grant more environmentally focused.
Answer
As part of the implementation of the Bus Action Plan, the Bus Service Operators Grant scheme is being reconsidered to encourage service provision that takes account of its effects on the environment. Recommendations are being considered by Ministers and the outcomes will be communicated in due course.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that any change to the structure of the Bus Service Operators Grant does not lead to the curtailment or limiting of bus services or community transport services.
Answer
As part of the implementation of the Bus Action Plan, the Bus Service Operators Grant scheme is being reconsidered to encourage service provision that takes account of its effects on the environment. Recommendations are being considered by Ministers and the outcomes will be communicated in due course.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is proposing to restructure the Bus Service Operators Grant and when it envisages that this restructuring will take place.
Answer
As part of the implementation of the Bus Action Plan, the Bus Service Operators Grant scheme is being reconsidered to encourage service provision that takes account of its effects on the environment. Recommendations are being considered by Ministers and the outcomes will be communicated in due course.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 11 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what financial support it will give community transport organisations to make their services more environmentally friendly.
Answer
Under the concordat between Scottish Ministers and COSLA, since 1 April 2008, Local Authorities became fully responsible for the provision of necessary Community Transport services in their areas. Local authorities were required to honour the Scottish Government’s ongoing funding commitments to Rural Community Transport Initiative (RCTI) projects following the scheme’s closure on 31 March 2008. The RCTI budget was transferred to local authorities as part of the local government finance settlement for 2008-11.
The Scottish Government will be providing local government in Scotland with record levels of funding over the period 2008-11. The vast majority of the funding is being provided by means of a block grant. It is the responsibility of each local authority to allocate the total financial resources available to it on the basis of local needs and priorities having first fulfilled its statutory obligations and the jointly agreed set of national and local priorities including the Scottish Government’s key strategic objectives and manifesto commitments.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive which public sector bodies operate a salary sacrifice scheme for (a) bus passes and (b) bicycle purchases.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what increase there has been in the percentage share of sustainable forms of transport on official business by its staff since its Travel Plan was introduced in December 2007.
Answer
The Scottish Government’s Travel Plan seeks by 2009 to increase by 10% the share of more sustainable travel methods used by staff on official business. A staff Travel Survey will be carried out in 2009 to establish progress against this target.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what responsibility it has for the delivery of regional transport strategies.
Answer
Delivery of regional transport strategies is the responsibility of individual regional transport partnerships and their constituent councils.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what increase there has been in the percentage share of its staff commuting to work by walking, cycling and using public transport, since its Travel Plan was introduced in December 2007.
Answer
Under the Scottish Government’s Travel Plan we will carry out a staff Travel Survey in 2009 to establish what increase has taken place in the percentage share of staff who commute to work by walking, cycling or using public transport.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how it has allocated funding to local authorities for the implementation of regional transport strategies.
Answer
All Regional Transport Partnership capital funding was incorporated into the local government settlement. In the case of SPT, these funds have been ring-fenced. It is up to each Regional Transport Partnership to agree regional transport priorities with the constituent councils and the level of funding that will be available for transport projects.
