- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 15 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects construction work to start on the Fastlink between Milltimber and Stonehaven.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S3W-21263 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:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
However, the report of the Public Local Inquiry is currently with ministers for decision. If that decision were to be to proceed, and the necessary Orders were then subsequently approved by Parliament, it would then be necessary to carry out a thorough review of the remaining stages of the project, including procurement, before issuing a definitive timetable.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 15 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects construction work to be completed on the section of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route between Charleston and Milltimber.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S3W-13219 on 30 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website. The search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
However, the report of the Public Local Inquiry is currently with ministers for decision. If that decision were to be to proceed, and the necessary Orders were then subsequently approved by Parliament, it would then be necessary to carry out a thorough review of the remaining stages of the project, including procurement, before issuing a definitive timetable.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 December 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 15 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has instructed a review of the section of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route between Charleston and Milltimber.
Answer
No such review has been instructed.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding mechanism will be used to pay for the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-24477 on 10 June 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to question S3W-28285 and S3W-28645 by Stewart Stevenson on 12 and 16 November 2009 respectively, whether the estimated £91 million cost of preparatory work for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route includes (a) the estimated £51 million for relocation of the International School of Aberdeen to Pitfodels and (b) VAT.
Answer
Expenditure up to the end of October 2009, in relation to the relocation of the International School of Aberdeen, is included in the total cost of preparatory work of approximately £91 million undertaken up to the end of October 2009. This includes VAT paid up to the end of October 2009, in relation to the relocation of the International School of Aberdeen.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what contribution (a) Aberdeen City and (b) Aberdeenshire Council has made to the cost of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Answer
Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council will contribute 9.5% each to the cost of the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. The cost of the proposed Fastlink to Stonehaven and the maintenance of the entire scheme will be met by the Scottish Government.
To date, Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council have each made a contribution of approximately £8.8 million towards scheme preparation costs.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) residential and (b) commercial properties have been purchased in preparation for the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-29179 on 9 December 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how much public money has been spent on purchasing (a) residential property, (b) agricultural land and (c) other land and property in preparation for the construction of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Answer
To date, 15 residential properties have been purchased at a cost of £18.8 million (including compensation and professional fees). No agricultural land has been purchased to date. The International School of Aberdeen is the only other property that has been purchased to date. The estimated cost of the relocation of the International School of Aberdeen is £51 million (excluding VAT) at today''s prices.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding mechanism was used to pay for the estimated £91 million preparatory work for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Answer
The cost of the preparatory work undertaken to date on the proposed Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route has been funded through the resource and capital budgets of the Scottish Government and its partners Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 9 December 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-28285 by Stewart Stevenson on 12 November 2009, whether it will provide a breakdown of the estimated £51 million for the relocation of the International School of Aberdeen to Pitfodels, including (a) construction of the new school, (b) purchase of the new site and (c) any other costs incurred by the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project.
Answer
A breakdown of the estimated cost of the relocation of the International School of Aberdeen is given in the following table:
| Item | Cost (excluding VAT) |
| Construction of new school (including main contract and various sub-contracts) | £36.5 million |
| Purchase of the new site at Pitfodels by the International School of Aberdeen (including stamp duty) | £7.5 million |
| Professional Fees and Relocation Costs | £7.0 million |
| Total Estimated Cost | £51.0 million |
