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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)
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Question reference: S5O-00550

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish updated guidance on tackling bullying.

Question reference: S5W-04696

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much the acoustic barrier fencing on the M8 and A725 cost.

Question reference: S5W-04691

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-04307 by Keith Brown on 10 November 2016, for what reason acoustic barrier fencing is not being erected on the upgraded sections of the M74.

Question reference: S5W-04692

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-04307 by Keith Brown on 10 November 2016, what other sections of the M8 will have acoustic barrier fencing erected on them.

The Transportation Noise Action Plan identifies six candidate noise management areas (CNMAs) on the M8, at Livingston, Blackburn, Whitburn, East Whitburn and Kirk O’Shotts. Each CNMA will be reviewed to determine if it should become a Noise Management Area (NMA) with this review due to be completed at the start of 2017. NMAs are locations where noise management interventions (including, but not limited to acoustic barrier fencing) could be applied on a prioritised basis during existing maintenance and improvement programmes, where reasonably practicable.

Question reference: S5W-04694

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason acoustic fencing is not being erected on the M74 next to residential housing.

Question reference: S5W-04693

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the traffic noise levels at Burnacre Gardens in Uddingston (a) are and (b) were prior to works being undertaken.

The findings for the noise assessments undertaken at Burnacre Gardens as part of the pre-construction Ambient Noise Survey are as follows:

Location

Date

Period

Free Field or façade

Time

Measured Sound Level at façade (where free-field 3dB have been added to the measurement results)

LAeq(T)

LAeq,(T) (rounded to the neared 5dB under criteria BS 5228-1:2009+A1:2014 Table E.1)

LAeq(T)

Permissable Construction noise level (Morning: LAeq,12h,09:00-19:00 Workday/

LAeq,5h,08:00-13:00 Saturday.

Evening: LAeq,3h,19:00-22:00)

LAeq(T)

Permissaible Construction Noise Level (LAmax(fast))

LAmax

Loc 27

18 Burnacre Gardens, Uddingston

16/05/14	Morning	Façade	2h	73.0	75	80	101
15/05/14	Evening	Façade	2h	71.2	70	80	90

Noise monitoring will be undertaken 12 months after the opening of the new road. The results of this noise monitoring will determine whether noise levels predicted in the Environmental Statement have been met or not and will also form the basis for consideration of claims under relevant legislation.

Question reference: S5W-04695

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government from which budget the provision of acoustic barrier fencing on roads is funded.

If an Environmental Statement for a major road construction scheme identified noise as a potentially significant environmental issue, a noise management solution such as an acoustic barrier fence would be provided by the major road scheme.

The Transportation Noise Action Plan identifies Candidate Noise Management areas (CNMAs) across the existing major road asset. Each CNMA will be reviewed to determine if it should become a Noise Management Area (NMA). NMAs are locations where noise management interventions could be applied on a prioritised basis during existing maintenance and improvement programmes, where reasonably practicable. Budget provision would come from the maintenance and improvement programme.

Question reference: S5O-00425

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 1 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what legislation it plans to amend or introduce to prevent cases of alleged domestic abuse being treated as family matters within the civil courts.

Question reference: S5O-00433

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to amending the descriptors for the activity, moving around, which are used to assess personal independence payments.

Question reference: S5W-04916

Asked by: Richard Lyle, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 30 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason trees, which have acted as a natural sound barrier at residential properties along the M74 embankment, are being felled.