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As part of the concordatwith local government, we are freeing local government to succeed, removing ringfencing and enabling councils to allocate resources according to local prioritiesand in line with a new performance framework. S3W-07970
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
28 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it would cost to link the existing Glasgow subway network to the site of the new national indoor arena, near the planned Commonwealth Games village in the east end of the city.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the start date for the upgrade work to the A9 Ballinluig junction was moved as a result of either the outcome of the Parliament elections in May 2007 or of the subsequent formation of the new Scottish Executive. The government attachesthe highest importance to taking the earliest steps to upgrade the A9 Ballinluigjunct...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 August 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how estimated construction costs per kilometre for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route compare with the benchmark costs per kilometre used by the Highways Agency in England and Wales in estimating construction costs for proposed new roads. The estimate was notmade on a cost per kilometre basis.
Scottish Enterprise hasreviewed the operation of the Business Gateway over the past two years. This hasnow been completed and new contracts for the local delivery of Business Gatewayservices were issued on 11 July 2007.
Options for the future oflivestock support are under consideration in the light of new state aidguidelines. The Executive will aim to make an announcement this summer, so asto allow crofters to make their plans for 2008 in good time.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new jobs it estimates will be created in the west of Scotland in the first five years after completion of the M74 northern extension as a direct result of its completion.