Motion · S1M-02155 · 3 Sep 2001
Efficiency of Transport Divisions of the Scottish Executive Development Department
The motion
That the Parliament is deeply concerned by the series of errors, fiascos and poor policy making and administration within the transport divisions of the Scottish Executive Development Department and is concerned that the current Erskine Bridge tolls fiasco, with the resultant disruption to the Parliament’s business programme, has followed on from the major problems in the award of the trunk road maintenance contract, chaos in their policy on road tolling and a general perception that the transport divisions are in a mess; is further concerned that the same divisions which have handled transport policy and implementation so badly cannot be trusted in their current form to handle the forthcoming tendering process for Scotland’s Cal-Mac ferry routes in an effective and efficient manner, and therefore calls on the Minister for Transport to take control of her divisions and bring forward a comprehensive and independent review of their structure and function with a view to proposing the necessary reforms required to improve their work.
Supporters (17)
- Michael Matheson 4 Sep 2001
- Shona Robison 4 Sep 2001
- Christine Grahame 5 Sep 2001
- Mr Duncan Hamilton 6 Sep 2001
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 10 Sep 2001
- Adam Ingram 10 Sep 2001
- Gil Paterson 10 Sep 2001
- Mr Lloyd Quinan 10 Sep 2001
- Kenny MacAskill 11 Sep 2001
- Tricia Marwick 11 Sep 2001
- Alex Neil 11 Sep 2001
- Brian Adam 12 Sep 2001
- Michael Russell 12 Sep 2001
- Sandra White 12 Sep 2001
- Dorothy-Grace Elder 18 Sep 2001
- Roseanna Cunningham 25 Sep 2001
- Fiona McLeod 28 Sep 2001
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.