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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S1W-05310

Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 5 April 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration it gave to letters and petitions regarding realignment of the A701 received by it and the former Scottish Office prior to September 1999.

Question reference: S1W-05305

Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 5 April 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions (a) Ministers and (b) officials corresponded with objectors whilst considering Midlothian Council's proposals to develop a new alignment of the A701.

Question reference: S1W-05304

Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 5 April 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Midlothian Council's proposals for the A701 are compatible with article 37 of the European Habitat Directive and, if so, how.

Question reference: S1W-05444

Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 3 April 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the original challenge funding for the A701 was specifically for developing Private Finance Initiative-based projects and at what stage it was notified that the project would be funded in a conventional manner.

Question reference: S1W-05440

Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 3 April 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive how many times (a) officials and (b) Ministers visited the proposed route for the A701 whilst assessing whether to call in the A701 proposals for a public inquiry.

Question reference: S1W-05442

Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 3 April 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Enterprise or Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise Limited allocated money towards the capital costs of completing the A701 realignment and, if so, when such allocation was made.

Question reference: S1W-05445

Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 3 April 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Midlothian Council was given additional borrowing consent to finance the future construction of the A701 realignment and, if so, when such consent was given.

Question reference: S1W-05451

Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 3 April 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the costs of the proposals to realign the A701 were a material consideration whilst deciding whether a public inquiry was required.

Question reference: S1W-05448

Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 3 April 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the details provided to it regarding Midlothian Council's proposals for the A701 in the notice of intention to develop described the project as a Private Finance Initiative/Public Private Partnership project.

Question reference: S1W-05450

Asked by: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, MSP for Lothians, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 3 April 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the proposed improvements to the A701 will have any impact on travel levels on the Edinburgh city bypass and what assessment has been made of any such impact.

Road Network Management and Maintenance Division (RNMMD) advise that the construction of the A701 improvement, because of its short length, is in itself unlikely to have any traffic impact on the City Bypass. RNMMD have also asked that, as the detailed design for the scheme is progressed, they are consulted to discuss the effect which the construction work of the scheme may have on the slip roads connecting to the City Bypass.