- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 9 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all funding allocations that it has provided to Angus Council to help with flood prevention measures since May 2007.
Answer
In 2007-08, Angus Council did not have any flood prevention schemes eligible for the then ring-fenced flood prevention grant. From 1 April 2008, £126 million for flood prevention/coast protection was rolled-up into the General Capital Grant over the three years, 2008 to 2011. The distribution of this funding was agreed with COSLA to take into account known schemes in certain local authorities and the level of flood risk in every council area. The total support for capital for Angus Council over the period 2008-11 is £46.680 million, which includes £21.576 million of General Capital Grant and £22.428 million of supported borrowing. It is the responsibility of Angus Council to allocate the total financial resources available to it on the basis of local needs and priorities having first fulfilled its statutory obligations and the jointly agreed set of national and local priorities including the Scottish Government''s key strategic objectives.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 9 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) objections and (b) expressions of support have been received in relation to the application to construct and operate the Viking wind farm on Shetland.
Answer
In relation to the application to construct and operate the Viking wind farm on Shetland, the Scottish Government have received to date:
(a) 2,064 objections, and
(b) 512 expressions of support.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 3 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many civil service jobs it has relocated since May 2007 and how many of these were relocated to Perth and Kinross.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26109 on 19 August 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 1 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the improvements that have been carried out to the A9 since May 2007, showing when these improvements were first announced.
Answer
The following trunk road improvement schemes have been carried out on the A9 since May 2007:
| Scheme | Publication of Draft Orders | Project Status |
| Ballinluig junction | 7 October 2005 | complete |
| Helmsdale phase2 | 16 March 2007 | complete |
| Bankfoot junction improvement | 18 December 2007 | complete |
| Carrbridge WS2+1 | No orders required. | complete |
| Moy WS2+1 | 20 January 2009 | under construction |
| Loaninghead interchange improvement | private developer scheme - no orders required | under construction |
| Crubenmore | 27 February 2007 | in procurement |
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive on what 20 roads the highest number of (a) accidents and (b) fatalities have been recorded in each of the last five years.
Answer
The following tables provide statistics requested and are ranked by estimates per km of road.
| 2004 |
| Injury Road Accidents | Fatalities | |
| Road | Number of Injury Road Accidents | Per km of Road | Road | Number of Road Accident Fatalities | Per km of Road |
| A8 | 307 | 3.89 | A916 | 3 | 0.19 |
| A761 | 90 | 2.85 | A77 | 12 | 0.08 |
| M8 | 238 | 2.72 | M74 | 4 | 0.08 |
| A726 | 96 | 1.97 | A91 | 5 | 0.06 |
| A89 | 99 | 1.67 | A90 | 13 | 0.05 |
| A71 | 178 | 1.60 | A92 | 7 | 0.05 |
| A70 | 88 | 1.59 | A85 | 7 | 0.05 |
| A814 | 100 | 1.51 | A96 | 7 | 0.04 |
| A78 | 95 | 1.38 | A9 | 17 | 0.04 |
| A90 | 271 | 1.12 | A8 | 3 | 0.04 |
| A1 | 90 | 1.02 | A71 | 4 | 0.04 |
| A7 | 130 | 0.99 | A72 | 3 | 0.04 |
| A77 | 137 | 0.91 | A70 | 4 | 0.03 |
| A92 | 124 | 0.84 | A859 | 3 | 0.03 |
| A82 | 215 | 0.79 | A701 | 3 | 0.03 |
| A96 | 123 | 0.74 | A82 | 7 | 0.03 |
| A803 | 89 | 0.73 | A702 | 3 | 0.02 |
| A702 | 93 | 0.70 | A83 | 3 | 0.02 |
| A85 | 105 | 0.69 | A87 | 3 | 0.02 |
| A9 | 213 | 0.49 | A93 | 3 | 0.02 |
Note: Each sub-table lists only twenty roads, therefore, in some cases, other roads may have the same numbers of injury road accidents, or fatalities, as the last road shown in a particular sub-table. For example, the A702 was not the only road which had three fatalities in 2004.
Source: Scottish Government STATS 19 Return
| 2005 |
| Injury Road Accidents | Fatalities |
| Road | Number of Injury Road Accidents | Per km of Road | Road | Number of Road Accident Fatalities | Per km of Road |
| A8 | 269 | 3.41 | A74 | 3 | 0.24 |
| A761 | 84 | 2.66 | A923 | 5 | 0.10 |
| M8 | 222 | 2.54 | A947 | 6 | 0.09 |
| A814 | 107 | 1.62 | A811 | 3 | 0.06 |
| A803 | 89 | 1.60 | A1 | 5 | 0.06 |
| A89 | 94 | 1.59 | A92 | 7 | 0.05 |
| A726 | 77 | 1.58 | A85 | 7 | 0.05 |
| A721 | 72 | 1.52 | A814 | 3 | 0.05 |
| A71 | 143 | 1.29 | A76 | 4 | 0.04 |
| A1 | 110 | 1.25 | A713 | 3 | 0.04 |
| A77 | 154 | 1.02 | A90 | 9 | 0.04 |
| A90 | 235 | 0.97 | A82 | 10 | 0.04 |
| A7 | 126 | 0.96 | A70 | 4 | 0.03 |
| A96 | 139 | 0.83 | A75 | 5 | 0.03 |
| A92 | 120 | 0.81 | A7 | 4 | 0.03 |
| A82 | 209 | 0.77 | A71 | 3 | 0.03 |
| A70 | 87 | 0.71 | A701 | 3 | 0.03 |
| A702 | 73 | 0.55 | A96 | 4 | 0.02 |
| A85 | 73 | 0.48 | A77 | 3 | 0.02 |
| A9 | 192 | 0.44 | A9 | 5 | 0.01 |
| 2006 |
| Injury Road Accidents | Fatalities |
| Road | Number of Injury Road Accidents | Per km of Road | Road | Number of Road Accident Fatalities | Per km of Road |
| A8 | 301 | 3.81 | A726 | 5 | 0.10 |
| A761 | 85 | 2.69 | A90 | 17 | 0.07 |
| M8 | 224 | 2.56 | A8 | 5 | 0.06 |
| A726 | 96 | 1.97 | A84 | 3 | 0.06 |
| A814 | 113 | 1.71 | A6105 | 3 | 0.06 |
| A89 | 97 | 1.64 | A947 | 4 | 0.06 |
| A803 | 79 | 1.42 | A76 | 5 | 0.05 |
| A81 | 78 | 1.35 | A96 | 9 | 0.05 |
| A71 | 144 | 1.30 | A75 | 8 | 0.05 |
| A73 | 80 | 1.27 | M8 | 4 | 0.05 |
| A7 | 145 | 1.10 | A71 | 5 | 0.05 |
| A1 | 91 | 1.04 | A97 | 4 | 0.04 |
| A90 | 244 | 1.01 | A95 | 4 | 0.04 |
| A77 | 133 | 0.88 | A9 | 17 | 0.04 |
| A92 | 109 | 0.74 | A82 | 10 | 0.04 |
| A82 | 183 | 0.67 | A91 | 3 | 0.04 |
| A70 | 78 | 0.64 | A701 | 4 | 0.04 |
| A96 | 101 | 0.60 | A72 | 3 | 0.04 |
| A85 | 86 | 0.57 | A92 | 4 | 0.03 |
| A9 | 236 | 0.54 | A77 | 4 | 0.03 |
| 2007 |
| Injury Road Accidents | Fatalities |
| Road | Number of Injury Road Accidents | Per km of Road | Road | Number of Road Accident Fatalities | Per km of Road |
| A8 | 254 | 3.22 | A8011 | 3 | 0.42 |
| A761 | 79 | 2.50 | A752 | 3 | 0.24 |
| M8 | 193 | 2.21 | A76 | 7 | 0.08 |
| M74 | 85 | 1.62 | A828 | 3 | 0.07 |
| A814 | 105 | 1.59 | M8 | 6 | 0.07 |
| A89 | 93 | 1.57 | A1 | 5 | 0.06 |
| A726 | 74 | 1.52 | A8 | 4 | 0.05 |
| A1 | 103 | 1.17 | A82 | 13 | 0.05 |
| A71 | 126 | 1.13 | A77 | 7 | 0.05 |
| A90 | 248 | 1.02 | A90 | 11 | 0.05 |
| A77 | 137 | 0.91 | A970 | 5 | 0.04 |
| A7 | 118 | 0.90 | A83 | 6 | 0.04 |
| A82 | 228 | 0.84 | A85 | 5 | 0.03 |
| A92 | 114 | 0.77 | A96 | 5 | 0.03 |
| A70 | 81 | 0.66 | A9 | 13 | 0.03 |
| A96 | 109 | 0.65 | A93 | 5 | 0.03 |
| A85 | 94 | 0.62 | A92 | 4 | 0.03 |
| A702 | 76 | 0.57 | A71 | 3 | 0.03 |
| A75 | 80 | 0.52 | A75 | 4 | 0.03 |
| A9 | 217 | 0.49 | A702 | 3 | 0.02 |
| 2008 |
| Injury Road Accidents | Fatalities |
| Road | Number of Injury Road Accidents | Per km of Road | Road | Number of Road Accident Fatalities | Per km of Road |
| M8 | 224 | 2.56 | A749 | 3 | 0.25 |
| A8 | 199 | 2.52 | A721 | 6 | 0.13 |
| M74 | 107 | 2.04 | A847 | 3 | 0.13 |
| A89 | 92 | 1.56 | B9022 | 3 | 0.12 |
| A814 | 95 | 1.43 | A904 | 3 | 0.10 |
| A803 | 75 | 1.35 | M8 | 8 | 0.09 |
| A71 | 145 | 1.31 | A947 | 5 | 0.08 |
| A81 | 70 | 1.22 | A96 | 4 | 0.06 |
| A78 | 72 | 1.05 | A91 | 5 | 0.06 |
| A90 | 252 | 1.04 | A92 | 6 | 0.06 |
| A1 | 89 | 1.01 | A98 | 4 | 0.05 |
| A7 | 132 | 1.00 | A8 | 3 | 0.04 |
| A68 | 82 | 0.83 | A90 | 9 | 0.04 |
| A92 | 108 | 0.73 | A82 | 10 | 0.04 |
| A82 | 181 | 0.67 | A71 | 4 | 0.04 |
| A77 | 98 | 0.65 | A9 | 15 | 0.03 |
| A70 | 79 | 0.65 | A75 | 5 | 0.03 |
| A85 | 96 | 0.63 | A85 | 4 | 0.03 |
| A96 | 105 | 0.63 | A1 | 2 | 0.02 |
| A9 | 183 | 0.42 | A68 | 2 | 0.02 |
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to make a decision on the proposed Calliacher wind farm development.
Answer
I am currently carefully considering the Calliachar wind farm proposal will reach a decision in due course.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects to make a decision on the proposed Logiealmond wind farm development.
Answer
I am currently carefully considering the Logiealmond wind farm proposal and will reach a decision in due course.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the recent HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) report on Perth Prison.
Answer
The Scottish Government welcomes HMCIP''s report and is pleased with his conclusion that Perth is a very well led and managed prison that it has many examples of good practice and everyone is focused on trying to help prisoners and meet their needs.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 29 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Scottish and Southern Energy regarding undergrounding sections of the Beauly to Denny power line upgrade in Perthshire.
Answer
Discussions have been held between Scottish Government officials and Scottish and Southern Energy on the Auchilhanzie Visual Impact Mitigation Scheme. Undergrounding is one of the various options being considered in seeking to mitigate the visual impact at this location.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 29 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Scottish and Southern Energy regarding undergrounding sections of the Beauly to Denny power line upgrade in the Stirling area.
Answer
Scottish Power Transmission Ltd (SPT) have responsibility for constructing the overhead line upgrade in the Stirling area.
Discussions have been held between Scottish Government officials, SPT and Stirling Council regarding the Stirling Visual Impact Mitigation Scheme. No proposals have been submitted. Undergrounding part or parts of the new line remains one of the options open to the developer in seeking to mitigate the visual impact of the line in the Stirling area. This is also the case in respect of the Glenside Mitigation Scheme.
