Questions · Gil Paterson

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average price is of an off-peak rail ticket between Milngavie station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The price of an off-peak rail ticket between Milngavie station and Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central stations is £2.95.

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average price is of a peak-rate rail ticket between Helensburgh Central station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The price of a peak“rate rail ticket between Helensburgh Central station and Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central stations is £4.60 (single) and £7.45 (return).

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average price is of an off-peak rail ticket between Helensburgh Central station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The price of an off-peak rail ticket between Helensburgh Central station and Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central stations is £5.25.

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average price is of a peak-rate rail ticket between Dalmuir station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The price of a peak-rate rail ticket between Dalmuir station and Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central stations is £2.55 (single) and £4.30 (return).

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average price is of an off-peak rail ticket between Dalmuir station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The price of an off-peak rail ticket between Dalmuir station and Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central stations is £3.05.

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many trains were cancelled between Helensburgh Central station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The information required is not held centrally.

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many trains were delayed between Helensburgh Central station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The information required is not held centrally.

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many trains were cancelled between Milngavie station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The information required is not held centrally.

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many trains were delayed between Milngavie station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The information required is not held centrally.

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many trains were cancelled between Dalmuir station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The information required is not held centrally.

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many trains were delayed between Dalmuir station and Glasgow (a) Queen Street and (b) Central stations in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The information requested is not held centrally.

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents involving vehicles were reported on the A739 (a) southbound and (b) northbound at the Clyde Tunnel in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The following table gives the number of reported injury road accidents which were identified as occurring on the A739 in the vicinity of the Clyde tunnel between 1997 and 2006. Road accidents can involve more than one vehicle and they could each be travelling…

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents involving vehicles were reported on the A82 en route to and from the Erskine Bridge in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Only accidents which cause a personal injury are recorded by the police and Transport Scotland. The number of injury accidents between 1997 and 2007 on the A898 slip roads which connect the A82 to and from the Erskine Bridge are listed in the following table.…

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents involving vehicles were reported on the M8 en route to and from the Erskine Bridge in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Only accidents which cause a personal injury are recorded by the Police and Transport Scotland. The number of injury accidents between 1997 and 2007 on the M8/M898 slip roads which connect the M8 to and from the Erskine Bridge are listed in the following tabl…

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive on how many days one side of the Clyde Tunnel was closed to all vehicles in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. Records of traffic closures are held on paper by Glasgow City Council but are not collated electronically for statistical purposes. However, since 1997 three major structural repair c…

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive on how many days the Clyde Tunnel was closed to all vehicles in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: This information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. The Clyde Tunnel is owned and operated by Glasgow City Council who advise that it has never been closed completely over the period in question.

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive on how many days the Erskine Bridge was closed to all vehicles in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-7136, on 11 December 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/web…

27 Mar 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive on how many days the Erskine Bridge was closed to high-sided vehicles in each year from 1997 to 2007, broken down by month.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Between 1997 and 2007 there was no facility on either side of the Erskine Bridge to filter out high-sided vehicles. When the bridge was closed, it was closed to all traffic. In November 2007 signs were installed which enable closures to be restricted to high-…

27 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that the concessionary travel scheme has been a success.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: With around 1.1 million National Entitlement Cardholders at present, there can be no doubt that the Scotland-wide Free Bus Travel Scheme for Older and Disabled People has been a success.

27 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it uses to assess the success of the national concessionary travel scheme.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: There has been no formal assessment of the Scotland-wide Free Bus Travel Scheme for Older and Disabled People to date.

27 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to extend the national concessionary travel scheme.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: We have no current plans to extend the Scotland-wide Free Bus Travel Scheme for Older and Disabled People.

27 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Strathkelvin and Bearsden parliamentary constituency have applied for free bus travel.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The legislation for the national concessionary scheme does not require us to hold this level of information relating to the number of applications made for free bus travel. Statistics relating to the number of National Entitlement Cards issued to eli…

27 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Strathkelvin and Bearsden parliamentary constituency are entitled to free bus travel.

Answer · John Swinney: Statistics relating to the number of National Entitlement Cards issued to eligible participants in the national concessionary scheme are available by local authority area. At 28 February 2008 the number of National Entitlement Cards, which give an en…

27 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Dumbarton parliamentary constituency have applied for free bus travel.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The legislation for the national concessionary scheme does not require us to hold this level of information relating to the number of applications made for free bus travel. Statistics relating to the number of National Entitlement Cards issued to eli…

27 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Dumbarton parliamentary constituency are entitled to free bus travel.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Statistics relating to the number of National Entitlement Cards issued to eligible participants in the national concessionary scheme are available by local authority area. At 28 February 2008 the number of National Entitlement Cards, which give an en…

27 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Clydebank and Milngavie parliamentary constituency have applied for free bus travel.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The legislation for the national concessionary scheme does not require us to hold this level of information relating to the number of applications made for free bus travel. Statistics relating to the number of National Entitlement Cards issued to eli…

27 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Clydebank and Milngavie parliamentary constituency are entitled to free bus travel.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Statistics relating to the number of National Entitlement Cards issued to eligible participants in the national concessionary scheme are available by local authority area. At 28 February 2008 the number of National Entitlement Cards which give an ent…

27 Feb 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the entitlements are in respect of the national concessionary travel scheme for older people.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: National Entitlement Cardholders can travel free throughout Scotland on local buses and long distance scheduled coaches, including peak-time services. Eligible residents on Scottish islands are also entitled to two free return (or four single) ferry journeys …

2 Jan 2008 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with other European governments about human trafficking.

Answer · Linda Fabiani: The Solicitor General attendedthe Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union in Brussels on 8and 9 November 2007, which discussed the Council conclusions on traffickingof Human Beings.

15 Nov 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many families in the Strathkelvin and Bearsden parliamentary constituency will benefit from the proposed increase in nursery provision.

Answer · Adam Ingram: All eligible childrenwill be entitled to 570 hours of pre-school education from August 2010. The numberof children attending pre-school education in Strathkelvin and Bearsden parliamentaryconstituency as of January 2007 was 1,560.The figure used is the…