- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 7 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the projects being considered as part of its strategic transport projects review.
Answer
The projects that have been considered as potential interventions will be detailed in the Appendices to the Strategic Transport Projects Review reports which will be published later this year.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that community transport organisations continue to be able to deliver essential services to disadvantagedor isolated people who rely on such services.
Answer
From 1 April 2008, funding for community transport services has been included in the block local government finance settlement. It is, therefore, for local authorities to decide community transport requirements in their areas and allocate funding accordingly.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 16 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to assist local authorities facing substantially increased running costs for ferry and bus services as a result of rising fuel prices.
Answer
It is for individual local authorities to consider how best they can address the funding pressures generated by rising fuel prices across the full range of their services, including the increased costs of providing particular transport services.
Under the arrangements set out in the concordat the Scottish Government is in regular contact with COSLA on a range of issues affecting local authorities.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 12 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to bring forward a parliamentary debate on the second National Planning Framework.
Answer
We intend to lay the proposed National Planning Framework before Parliament after the summer recess, following which there will be a 60 day period for parliamentary consideration.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 10 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what role it expects the Parliament will have in considering responses to the consultation on the second National Planning Framework.
Answer
We will lay the proposed National Planning Framework before Parliament for consideration. Reponses to the discussion draft of the National Planning Framework are being published on the Scottish Government website and will therefore be available to inform parliament’s consideration of the framework.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 10 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance it is giving to community transport organisations that are losing volunteer drivers as a result of increasing fuel costs.
Answer
Responsibility for community transport passed to local authorities on 1 April 2008 as part of the local government finance settlement. It is for local authorities to decide whether they assist community transport organisations in their area and to what extent and purpose.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any operators have expressed an interest in taking on the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry link and, if so, which operators.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is actively pursuing viable options to secure continuity of a commercially operated ferry service.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) cars and (b) lorries used the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry link in each of the last three years.
Answer
This is a matter for Forth Ports. The information requested is not held centrally. However, Department for Transport do publish maritime statistics which include unitised traffic and accompanied passenger vehicles. This information is on their website at:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in place to support holiday makers who will no longer be able to use the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry link.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-13695 on 9 June 2008. 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/wa.search.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 May 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will introduce to ensure that hauliers who used the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry link do not have to revert to using road transport.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-13693 on 9 June 2008. 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/wa.search.
