- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to extend the national concessionary travel scheme.
Answer
We have no current plans to extend the Scotland-wide Free Bus Travel Scheme for Older and Disabled People.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the entitlements are in respect of the national concessionary travel scheme for older people.
Answer
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 to the mainland each year.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 6 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Strathkelvin and Bearsden parliamentary constituency are entitled to free bus travel.
Answer
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 entitlement to Scotland-Wide Free Bus Travel issued to East Dunbartonshire Council residents was 22,524 and to West Dunbartonshire Council residents 19,118.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria it uses to assess the success of the national concessionary travel scheme.
Answer
There has been no formal assessment of the Scotland-wide Free Bus Travel Scheme for Older and Disabled People to date.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Dumbarton parliamentary constituency are entitled to free bus travel.
Answer
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 entitlement to Scotland-Wide Free Bus Travel issued to East Dunbartonshire Council residents was 22,524 and to West Dunbartonshire Council residents 19,118.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that the concessionary travel scheme has been a success.
Answer
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.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Clydebank and Milngavie parliamentary constituency are entitled to free bus travel.
Answer
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 entitlement to Scotland-Wide Free Bus Travel issued to East Dunbartonshire Council residents was 22,524 and to West Dunbartonshire Council residents 19,118.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 March 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Clydebank and Milngavie parliamentary constituency have applied for free bus travel.
Answer
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 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 entitlement to Scotland-Wide Free Bus Travel issued to East Dunbartonshire Council residents was 22,524 and to West Dunbartonshire Council residents 19,118.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 10 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with other European governments about human trafficking.
Answer
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.
- Asked by: Gil Paterson, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 November 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Dumbarton parliamentary constituency will benefit from proposals to abolish prescription charges.
Answer
This information isnot held centrally.
The Scottish Governmentis committed to abolishing prescription charges for all in Scotland within the lifetime of this Parliament, and we are currentlyexamining in detail how best to deliver that commitment. Our proposals will benefitthe 50% of the population of Scotland who currently pay for their prescriptions,two thirds of whom are estimated to have a chronic condition.
We will make an announcementto Parliament in due course.
