- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Russell on 20 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to stop the spread of squirrel pox following the confirmation that a red squirrel has died as a result of the disease in Scotland.
Answer
Scottish Natural Heritage(SNH) and the Forestry Commission Scotland have the lead responsibilities for deliveringmeasures to promote conservation of red squirrel populations in Scotland.
SNH currently employstwo grey squirrel controllers in the affected area in south Scotland. These wereimmediately re-deployed to intensify removal of grey squirrels in and around theaffected location near Lockerbie when the first infected red squirrel was found.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated economic benefits are for the local area of dualling the A9 between Inverness and Thurso.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-399 on 13 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated economic benefits are for the local area of dualling the A9 between Perth and Inverness.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-399 on 13 June 2007. All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding it plans to allocate for the full dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-399 on 13 June 2007. All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what its timetable is for the full dualling of the A9 between Perth and Inverness, including the preparation of feasibility reports, start dates for each section and completion dates.
Answer
We are committed to planningfor the dualling of the A9. Options will emerge from the Strategic Transport ProjectsReview, which is due to report next summer. We will consider these options and takean informed decision on all the evidence including costs and benefits. More detailedplanning would follow that decision-making process.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 8 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all renewable schemes that have received Renewables Obligation Certificate funding since 1999, also showing how much each scheme received.
Answer
The information requested isnot held centrally.
The Renewables Obligation (Scotland) (ROS)is administered by Ofgem, whose website, has information about the number of Scottish Renewables Obligation Certificatesissued and statistics on the number and types of generating stations accreditedunder the ROS.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 8 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive which hydro power schemes have downgraded from a capacity exceeding 20 megawatts to a capacity below 20 megawatts since 1999, also stating when this occurred and the company involved.
Answer
The following eight hydropower schemes reduced their capacity from above 20 megawatts to below 20megawatts before 1 April 2002, when the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) cameinto force.
| Hydro Station | Owner |
| Culligran | Scottish and Southern Energy |
| Finlarig | Scottish and Southern Energy |
| Grudie Bridge | Scottish and Southern Energy |
| Kinlochleven | Alcan |
| Mossford | Scottish and Southern Energy |
| Quoich | Scottish and Southern Energy |
| Shin | Scottish and Southern Energy |
| St Fillans | Scottish and Southern Energy |
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 1 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to encourage the transportation of freight by rail between Perth and Inverness.
Answer
We are committed toencouraging modal shift of freight from roads to rail across Scotland andoperate three rail freight grant schemes to achieve this aim. Since 1999, thispolicy has removed over 5 million lorry miles from the A9 corridor.
Our project to deliver gaugeenhancement from Mossend to Elgin via Perth will allow for larger freight containers to betransported by rail. We estimate that this will remove 19.8 million vehiclemiles from the roads per year.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 1 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering commencing any new road projects in Perth and Kinross.
Answer
New road projects recentlycompleted, underway or scheduled to be delivered during the current programme inthe area of Perth and Kinross Council area are as follows:
| Road | Scheme Details | Estimated Cost (£ Million) | Status |
| M90 | Perth Southern Bypass – reconstruction of westbound carriageway | 2.0 | Completed |
| M90 | Bridge of Earn to Craigend – reconstruction of southbound carriageway | 2.1 | Underway |
| M90/A9 | M90 Broxden Roundabout and A9 Inveralmond Roundabout improvements (combined scheme) | 2.2 | Underway |
| A9 | Balhaldie to Greenloaning – reconstruction/refurbishment of the northbound and southbound carriageways | 2.6 | Underway |
| A9 | Abbey Bridge to Auchterarder reconstruction of the southbound carriageway | 1.5 | Completed |
| A9 | Bankfoot – junction improvements and construction of a climbing lane | 2.4 | Estimated start 2007-08 |
| A9 | Kindallachan - junction improvements | 0.5 | Estimated start 2007-08 |
| A9 | Ballinluig – construction of grade separated interchange | 14.4 | Estimated start 2007-08 |
| A9 | Resurfacing of carriageway south of Dalnaspidal | 1.0 | Completed |
| A90 | Glendoick and Kinfauns grade separated interchanges | 14.0 | Completed |
In addition, we haverecently undertaken a Route Improvement Strategy Study of the A9 from Perth toBlair Atholl which identified £165 million worth of long-term improvement work.Detailed studies are now being carried out on how best to take forward theseimprovements to the A9 including dualling between Perth and Pitlochry, safeovertaking provision and reconstruction along this environmentally sensitiveroute.
Transport Scotland hasthe operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for moreinformation if required.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 1 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering commencing any new road projects in Angus.
Answer
No new trunk road projectsare currently scheduled for the section of the A90 trunk road running through thearea of Angus Council.
Transport Scotland hasthe operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for moreinformation if required.
