- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-18978 by Stewart Stevenson on 14 January 2009 and the comment made by the First Minister in The Press and Journal on 18 December 2008 that “the work will be done but let's get the bypass done first, it would be daft to do it the other way round”, whether work on improvements to the junction of A90 and A96 trunk roads at the Haudagain roundabout will begin before, during or after completion of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19898 on 6 February 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: Friday, 16 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-18978 by Stewart Stevenson on 14 January 2009 and the commitment made by the First Minister in The Press and Journal on 18 December 2008 that “roundabout improvements will be paid for and delivered before the road is de-trunked”, whether it expects improvements at the junction of the A90 and A96 trunk roads to be paid for and delivered between the date of completion of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route and the following 1 April and, if so, when contracts for this work will need to be placed.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19898 on 6 February 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: Friday, 16 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-18978 by Stewart Stevenson on 14 January 2009 and the commitment made by the First Minister in The Press and Journal on 18 December 2008 that “It will not be (down to) Aberdeen city. It will be the Scottish Government that will do the work and then it will be handed over as an improved roundabout”, when work at the junction of the A90 and A96 trunk roads is expected to (a) begin and (b) be completed.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-19898 on 6 February 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: Friday, 16 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 6 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-18978 by Stewart Stevenson on 14 January 2009, whether any improvements to the junction of the A90 and A96 trunk roads at the Haudagain roundabout will be funded by Scottish ministers after the de-trunking of the A90 between Charleston and Blackdog and, if so, what the funding method will be.
Answer
The Scottish Government has assumed responsibility for improvements to the Haudagain roundabout. If the improvements are still underway on the date of the road being detrunked, we will undertake to pay for the completion. The method of funding could take a variety of forms.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for patients referred to pain clinics by consultants and specialists, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-20390 on 5 February 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: Friday, 30 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for patients referred to pain clinics by general practitioners, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Most pain clinics provide services to patients in an outpatient setting. Information about outpatient waiting times is collected centrally at speciality level only and does not differentiate between different types of clinics within the specialty. Consequently, the information requested is not available centrally.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed at HMP Aberdeen.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The number of staff employed at HMP Aberdeen as at 3 February 2009 is 120.05 full-time equivalent.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed at HMP Peterhead.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
The number of staff employed at HMP Peterhead as at 3 February 2009 is 174.60 full-time equivalent.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 February 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 5 February 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff will be required to staff fully the proposed new prison in Peterhead.
Answer
I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:
There is no information available at this time on staffing arrangements for the proposed HMP Grampian. This will depend on the eventual design of the prison and negotiations with the SPS trade unions.
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 January 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 30 January 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-18978 by Stewart Stevenson on 14 January 2009, what arrangements are in place for local authorities to receive funding from Scottish ministers for investment in non-trunk roads.
Answer
The Scottish Government provides local authorities with funding for local roads and transport through the core local government finance settlement and each council is responsible for the maintenance and improvement of local roads in its area. It is entirely a matter for councils to decide what priority is given to local roads and to allocate resources accordingly. In some instances projects will be progressed jointly.
