- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 29 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what information is available on the number of car journeys made on Bardykes Road, Blantyre, in each of the last five years.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-32663 on 29 March 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 29 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the latest Route Accident Reduction Plan studies carried out on the B758.
Answer
The B758 is classed as a localroad and is, therefore, the responsibility of those local authorities through whichthe route runs.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 29 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what information is available on the number of car journeys made on the B758 in each of the last five years.
Answer
No information is held currentlyon traffic flows on the B758.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Johann Lamont on 23 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in Scotland were declared bankrupt in each year since 1997.
Answer
The Accountant in Bankruptcymaintains the Register of Insolvencies in Scotland. Details of bankruptcies are compiled by financial year.The following table gives the number of bankruptcies for the financial years 1996-97to 2005-06.
Financial Year | Number of Bankruptcies in Scotland |
1996-97 | 2,534 |
1997-98 | 2,701 |
1998-99 | 2,701 |
1999-2000 | 3,110 |
2000-01 | 3,185 |
2001-02 | 3,193 |
2002-03 | 3,228 |
2003-04 | 3,309 |
2004-05 | 3,521 |
2005-06 | 5,423 |
Source: Accountant in Bankruptcy.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 22 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the results of any surveys undertaken to assess the accessibility of railway stations.
Answer
Yes.
Access surveys are beingcarried out as part of the Network Rail works at the stations selected forAccess for All funding. Information from these surveys will be published. Anyother surveys of accessibility at railway stations carried out on behalf of the Scottish Executive will be published.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 22 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what survey work has been carried out on railway stations to assess their accessibility.
Answer
First ScotRail carried out asurvey of all of their stations within six months of taking over the franchisein October 2004. The resulting information about stations has been published aspart of the disabled Persons Protection Policy and can be found on the FirstScotRail website. This information is continually being revised to take accountof completed improvements.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 22 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria were used to determine the order in which railway stations would have works to improve accessibility.
Answer
I am pleased to inform youthat on 19 March 2007 Barrhead and Cupar stations were added to the listfor access for all improvements. The criteria used for selecting these stationsincluded footfall, areas where there are fewer alternative transport modesavailable, interchange facilities and location of alternative stations.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 22 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how the Access for All fund is being used to improve railway stations in Scotland.
Answer
The Access for All fund isbeing used to tackle accessibility problems at stations so that people withdisabilities, the elderly and infirm as well as those with heavy luggage andpushchairs, have an unobstructed and obstacle free path from the stationentrance to the platform.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how resources will be allocated to each part of its forthcoming national race equality strategy and action plan.
Answer
The national strategy andaction plan will set out priority actions for the Executive and others, and the Executive will be committed to ensuring its effective delivery andimplementation, including identifying the resources required.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Robert Brown on 12 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the Scottish Youth Parliament to seek funding from additional sources.
Answer
That is a matter for the Scottish Youth Parliament, which is an independent organisation.