Questions · Murdo Fraser

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what investment plans there are for train services in Perth and Kinross in the next 10 years.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR) outlines a number of transport interventions that will improve trains services to Perth and Kinross. These include improvements to the Highland Main Line to reduce journey times and improve service frequ…

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number of phone boxes that have been removed in Stirling since 1999.

Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27323 on 24 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions area available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/A…

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number of phone boxes that have been removed in Angus since 1999.

Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27323 on 24 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions area available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/A…

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on the number of phone boxes that have been removed in Perth and Kinross since 1999.

Answer · Jim Mather: Policy relating to the removal of public phone boxes is reserved to the UK government and is governed by regulations prescribed by Ofcom to BT. Information relating to the number of phone boxes which have been removed is not held by the Scottish Government.</…

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which secondary schools in Stirling have had occupancy rates of 101% or more in the most recent year for which information is available.

Answer · Keith Brown: In the 2008 collection of school estate core facts, there were no secondary schools in Stirling with a school roll 100% or more than capacity.

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which primary schools in Stirling have had occupancy rates of 101% or more in the most recent year for which information is available.

Answer · Keith Brown: In the 2008 collection of school estate core facts, there were no primary schools in Stirling with a school roll 100% or more than capacity.

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which secondary schools in Angus have had occupancy rates of 101% or more in the most recent year for which information is available.

Answer · Keith Brown: In the 2008 collection of school estate core facts, the school roll of Webster''s High Secondary school in Angus was 100% or more than capacity.

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which primary schools in Angus have had occupancy rates of 101% or more in the most recent year for which information is available.

Answer · Keith Brown: In the 2008 collection of school estate core facts, the school roll of Liff Primary school in Angus was 100% or more than capacity.

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which secondary schools in Perth and Kinross have had occupancy rates of 101% or more in the most recent year for which information is available.

Answer · Keith Brown: In the 2008 collection of school estate core facts, the school roll of the following secondary schools in Perth and Kinross was 100% or more than capacity: Crieff High; Kinross High; Perth High, and St Columba''s High.<…

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which primary schools in Perth and Kinross have had occupancy rates of 101% or more in the most recent year for which information is available.

Answer · Keith Brown: In the 2008 collection of school estate core facts, the school roll of the following primary schools in Perth and Kinross was 100% or more than capacity: Abernethy; Caledonian Road; Craigie; Murthly; St Domini…

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many secondary schools have had occupancy rates of 101% or more in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Keith Brown: Statistics on school capacity, by local authority, are published in School Estate Statistics available at: <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/PubSchooEstates">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Stati…

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many primary schools have had occupancy rates of 101% or more in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Keith Brown: Statistics on school capacity, by local authority, are published in School Estate Statistics available at: <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/PubSchooEstates">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Stati…

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to promote Roman history in Angus.

Answer · Michael Russell: There are no Roman sites in the care of Scottish ministers in Angus. Historic Scotland currently has no opportunity to promote Roman history in Angus; although the broader interpretation of Roman Scotland, as a whole, is covered in publications such as Ro…

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to promote Roman history in Perthshire.

Answer · Michael Russell: Scottish ministers, through Historic Scotland, maintain four Roman sites in Perthshire, including three of the Gask Ridge watchtowers. These sites are featured in our members handbook, which has a distribution of 70,000 and in our Sites Guide, 4,000 o…

15 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which areas it considers to be a priority for new or improved flood prevention measures.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: It is for each local authority to consider its priorities for managing flooding in its area.

10 Sep 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-26566 by Stewart Stevenson on 10 September 2009, which local authorities have prepared spatial frameworks for wind farms of over 20 megawatts.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute, Fife, Orkney and the Councils which are included in the Glasgow and Clyde Valley and Joint Ayrshire Structure Plan areas are all covered by spatial frameworks for wind farms over 20 megawatts. A further 12 authorities are still…

9 Sep 2009 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the National Trust for Scotland regarding the future of the Bannockburn Heritage Centre.

Answer · Michael Russell : This question was answered in the Chamber. The answer can be viewed in the Official Report using the following link: <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0917-01.htm">http://www.scot…

21 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many civil service jobs have been relocated from Edinburgh to each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government relocation and asset management policy is aimed at ensuring the best use of the existing government estate, providing the best value for money for the Scottish Government as a whole, and maintaining or improving operational effectivene…

19 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will, in collaboration with local authorities, map areas that are out-of-bounds for onshore wind farm developments in order to provide guidance to developers on areas that are appropriate for the submission of such planning applications.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: Planning is a local responsibility and planning authorities should support the development of wind farms in locations where the technology can operate efficiently and environmental and cumulative impacts can be satisfactorily addressed. The governmen…

19 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied with the current planning system and guidelines for onshore wind farm development in Scotland.

Answer · Stewart Stevenson: The government believes that national planning policy provides a sound basis for planning authorities to prepare local policies for onshore wind farms. As with all forms of development, planning applications should be determined in accordance with the develop…

19 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what new information it is considering in relation to the Beauly to Denny power line upgrade application since the Beauly Denny public inquiry closed.

Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-21310 on 9 March 2009. 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/Apps2/B…

19 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to increase the capacity of telephone exchanges in Perth and Kinross.

Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26560 on 5 October 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions area available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…

19 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans there are to increase the capacity of telephone exchanges in Angus.

Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26560 on 5 October 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions area available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…

19 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all of the telephone exchanges in Perth and Kinross which are at full capacity for broadband.

Answer · Jim Mather: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26560 on 5 October 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions area available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…

19 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all of the telephone exchanges in Angus which are at full capacity for broadband.

Answer · Jim Mather: BT has confirmed that, as of 3 September 2009, the telephone exchanges in Angus which are at full capacity for broadband are Fern and Menmuir, and that the exchange in Perth and Kinross which is at full capacity for broadband is Strathardle. The Sco…

5 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline its plans for the Rural Gathering, which will take place in Perth on 25 September 2009.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Rural Gathering will take place at Perth Racecourse, by Perth, on 25 September 2009. A major rural networking event, it is an opportunity to promote rural development through bringing together stakeholders from across rural Scotland to share good ideas an…

5 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many visitors it expects will attend the Rural Gathering, which will take place in Perth on 25 September 2009.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-26300 on 24 August 2009. 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/Apps2…

5 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide funding to the Scottish Agricultural College for additional inspectors of bees.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Agricultural College does not provide bee inspectors for the Scottish Government. Bee inspection is carried out by staff of the Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate.

5 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to promote the Scottish honey industry.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Assistance is available from the Food Processing, Marketing and Cooperation Grant Scheme to support the honey processing sector. The range of assistance includes items of capital expenditure to develop new, and improve existing processing facilities, non-capi…

5 Aug 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to stop the spread of American foulbrood disease and European foulbrood disease.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Following diagnosis of notifiable foulbrood disease, disease control action is agreed between Scottish Government bee officers and the beekeeper. In the case of American Foulbrood colony destruction is the only option. For European Foulbrood destruction of se…