- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many stations across Scotland will be directly connected to Edinburgh Airport under the Scottish Government’s proposed Edinburgh Airport rail link.
Answer
It is anticipatedthat direct connection with the tram link to the airport at Gogar and Edinburgh Park will be possible from more than 70stations across the Scottish heavy rail network.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many permanent new jobs will be created (a) directly and (b) indirectly as a result of the Scottish Government’s proposed Edinburgh Airport rail link.
Answer
At this point nospecific assessment of this has been made for the Gogar station scheme.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Government’s proposed Edinburgh Airport rail link will require (a) new primary or secondary legislation to be passed and (b) the repeal of the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link Act 2007.
Answer
We expect any newpermissions may be secured through Orders under the Transport and Works(Scotland) Act 2007. We do not expect that it will be necessary to repeal theEARL Act to deliver our proposed rail link.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 2 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-3001 by Stewart Stevenson on 3 September 2007, whether, as a condition of it meeting the cost of developing a new road layout at the Forth Road Bridge toll plaza, it will act to ensure that bus priority measures from the A90 on to the bridge are introduced.
Answer
The Forth EstuaryTransport Authority (FETA) and the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) are the roadauthorities with responsibility for the toll plaza and the A90 route south of theBridge. Decisions on bus priority measures in this area are a matter for these authorities.
We are aware thata bus priority project for the northbound approach to the bridge is currently underconsideration. Both FETA and CEC are working together to discuss options and planfor redesigning the approach to the Forth Road Bridge following the removal of tolls,and Scottish Government officials are assisting with these discussions where appropriate.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 1 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will act to ensure that mainline Edinburgh to Glasgow train services stop at Edinburgh Park station.
Answer
I refer the memberto my statement of 27 September 2007, where I set out our intentions to make a numberof improvements over the next few years to Edinburgh and Glasgow services, includingintroducing additional services that could allow stops at Edinburgh Park withoutcompromising the end-to-end journey times for other passengers.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 25 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to amend the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 to enable ministers to fund local as well as national collections.
Answer
Section 23 of theNational (Heritage) Scotland Act 1985 empowers Scottish ministers to fund any bodywhose activities appear to them to be likely to promote the development or understandingof cultural or scientific matters. The Scottish Government funds the Scottish MuseumsCouncil under these powers with £3.374 million in 2007-08, as well as a number oflocal museum collections including the Scottish Maritime Museum, Scottish Mining Museum, and the Scottish Fisheries Museum.
The Museums SignificanceRecognition Scheme was launched in June 2007 with £500,000 per year of new funding.Funding awards will be made by the Scottish Museums Council.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 21 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will contribute to the funding of the University of Dundee Botanic Garden.
Answer
In 2007-08 the University of Dundee will receive grant in aid of £68,315,828 fromthe Scottish Government through the Scottish Funding Council.
The Scottish Governmenthas no plans to provide additional funding to the University of Dundee Botanic Garden.
It is a matter forthe university’s management board to make decisions on financial priorities.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 20 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve road safety on the A96.
Answer
During 2006 a studywas carried out to examine a range of potential alterations to improve road safetyalong the length of the A96 within the A96 Route Accident Reduction Plan (RARP).This study examined accident records within all communities on the A96, consideringtraffic speeds, levels and movements and also considering potential measures whichmay be implemented to improve effectiveness of traffic control and pedestrian facilitieswithin urban areas, including Nairn.
The RARP report wassubmitted in February 2007 to Transport Scotland by the Operating Company for the North East Unit, BEAR Scotland Ltd. Followingconsideration, approval has now been given for BEAR to progress a number of measuresduring the current financial year.
Transport Scotland has operational responsibility for this matter and canbe contacted for more information.
- Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 September 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 19 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish its plans to increase flexi-working and homeworking in the Scottish Government and all other public bodies.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-3523 on 4 September 2007. All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, thesearch 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: Wednesday, 29 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 7 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will use the forthcoming spending review to examine the distribution of GAE to local authorities, particularly in respect of proportional funding for Grampian Police.
Answer
This will be consideredas part of the overall Spending Review 2007 process.
