- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Mather on 6 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of gross domestic product was generated by the oil and gas industry in (a) 1940, (b) 1950, (c) 1960, (d) 1970, (e) 1980, (f) 1990 and (g) 2000.
Answer
It is not possibleto provide a full answer to this question as gross domestic product
1statistics for Scotland are not available for all years requestedat this level of sectoral detail. Where available, the closest year to the requestedyear has been provided in the following table.
In accounting foroil and gas activity in the North Sea, North Sea output is not included in Scotland’s official GDP estimates. North Sea activity is instead included in the“Extra Regio” GDP data - and not attributed to any specific UK region - in the UKRegional Accounts. Official Scottish GVA figures therefore include only the on-shoresupport and service activities for this industry and do not include any off-shoreactivity. This is the basis of the figures reported as follows.
Table 1: Contributionof Oil and Gas to total Gross Domestic Product1 (1973-2000)
| Year | Oil & Gas GDP1 (£ Million) | Total GDP1 (£ Million) | Oil & Gas as a Percentage of Total GDP1 (%) |
| 19732 | 2 | 5,652 | 0.0% |
| 19792 | 81 | 14,479 | 0.6% |
| 19892 | 486 | 32,857 | 1.5% |
| 20002 | 850 | 67,150 | 1.3% |
Source: Input-OutputTables for Scotland.
1. The valuation ofGDP prior to 2000 shows GDP at factor cost; in accordance with the European Systemof National Accounts, GDP at basic prices (also referred to as gross valueadded) is now used. The principal difference between the two valuations is thatGDP at factor cost does not include net taxes (less subsidies) on production.
2. Input-output tablesare annual snap shot estimates whose data sources and methodologies change eachyear. As a result, they are not designed to be compared across years.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what allowance will be made in the tender documents for the construction of the online upgrade of the A80 to full motorway status to cover any additional costs due to unexpected ground subsistence that may occur during the period of the contract.
Answer
The contract for theupgrading of the A80, which is currently still being negotiated, envisages thatthe contractor will be responsible to cover any costs due to unexpected ground subsidence.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to ensure that no subsidence events occur on the M80 in the vicinity of Castlecary, as occurred recently on the A80.
Answer
The contract for theupgrading of the A80, which is currently still being negotiated, envisages thatthe contractor will be responsible for the risks associated with subsidence on theM80.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the recommended traffic capacity will be on the (a) Mollinsburn to Auchenkilns junction and (b) Auchenkilns junction to Haggs stretches of the route of the M80 when it has been completed.
Answer
The traffic flow rangesfor use in the assessment of new rural roads, as recommended in the Design Manualfor Roads and Bridges, are as follows:
| Location | Carriageway Standard | Opening Year Annual Average Daily Traffic Flow |
| Minimum | Maximum |
| Mollinsburn to Auchenkilns junction | D3M | 25,000 | 67,000 |
| Auchenkilns junction to Mollinsburn | D2M | Up to 41,000 |
It should be notedthat these opening year flows are only used as starting points for economic evaluationof new roads and are dependent on many physical characteristics of the road beingassessed, such as frequency and type of junctions.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what traffic growth has been on the (a) Mollinsburn to Auchenkilns junction and (b) Auchenkilns junction to Haggs stretches of the A80 over the last 10 years.
Answer
(a) Mollinsburn toAuchenkilns junction has experienced growth of approximately 14.5% between 1994-2004.
(b) Auchenkilns junctionto Haggs has experienced growth of approximately 25% between 1994-2004.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the peak traffic densities are on the (a) Mollinsburn to Auchenkilns junction and (b) Auchenkilns junction to Haggs stretches of the A80.
Answer
The most recent peaktraffic flows, for the year 2006, are:
Mollinsburn to Auchenkilns(A80 East of M73 Junction)
Morning Peak – 5,166 vehicles (two-way flow)
Evening Peak – 5,534 vehicles (two-way flow)
Auchenkilns to Haggs(South of M80 Junction 4)
Morning Peak – 5,499 vehicles (two-way flow)
Evening Peak – 5,629 vehicles (two-way flow).
Peak traffic flowsare available from the Scottish Roads Traffic Database (SRTDb) which can be foundat http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the costs were of organising the local government elections in (a) 1999, (b) 2003 and (c) 2007.
Answer
The Scottish Governmentfunds specific elements of the costs involved with local government elections (suchas the national publicity campaign and in 2007 the additional costs associated withe-counting). However, the majority of the expenditure associated with running anelection is met by local authorities from within their own budgets, and specificinformation on this is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether individuals stopped and searched by police using the powers granted under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 are under any obligation to provide their details to the officers undertaking such searches.
Answer
There is no obligationon individuals stopped and searched under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 toprovide their details to the officers undertaking the searches.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions police officers have used stop and search powers under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 since the granting of these powers.
Answer
Scottish police forces have made 89 person searches and 52 vehicle searches under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
The following is the original answer (published on 5 November 2007); see below.
Scottish police forces have made 84 person searches and 51 vehicle searches under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 1 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prosecutions have taken place as a result of evidence gathered by police searches using stop and search powers under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 since the granting of these powers.
Answer
This information isnot held.
