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I refer the member to the answer given to question S3W-13219 on 30 May 2008. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at:

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None.

Various consultations have taken place in relation to the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route during which consultees and the public were invited to provide comment in respect of environmental, landscape and wildlife issues.

Throughout the scheme development process consultation took place with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory bodies, seeking comment on various issues, including inter-alia, environmental, landscape and wildlife.

During the public consultation held in spring 2005 the public were invited to make comment on any issues, including inter-alia, environmental, landscape and wildlife.

The publication of draft orders in December 2006 and September 2007 marked the start of formal statutory consultation periods in respect of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. An Environmental Statement was published at the same time as the draft orders. The public had the opportunity to comment on the published scheme and also on the information contained in the Environmental Statement.

In terms of the public local inquiry, there was extensive consideration of the environmental, landscape and wildlife issues relating to the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.

Alternative solutions such as tunnels have been considered, both as part of scheme development and where such proposals were submitted by parties objecting to the proposed scheme. Details of these engineering solutions can be found in the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route report on the assessment of alternative proposals and the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route paper on River Dee tunnels. Both of these documents were lodged as inquiry documents and are available from the public local inquiry website at .

Impacts on land associated with the ground investigation in relation to the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route are typically limited to disturbances associated with taking access to individual locations for the purpose of carrying out the investigation work. The arrangements for carrying out this work include for making reinstatement of any damage to land that may arise as a consequence of the work.

The total cost incurred was approximately £2.5 million. This excludes staff costs incurred by Transport Scotland and the Scottish Government (Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals) during the inquiry process.

Yes.

A range of preparatory work has been undertaken during the development of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. Similar to other trunk road projects this has included scheme development, environmental impact assessment, consultation with statutory and non-statutory bodies, publication of statutory documentation, topographical surveys, ground investigations and acquisition of property by voluntary agreement.

The cost of preparatory work undertaken up to the end of June 2009, including acquisition of property by voluntary agreement, is approximately £80 million.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26045 on 13 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at .

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26001 on 13 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at .