Questions and answers

Question reference: S5W-20471

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 07 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many trains were delayed on the Aberdeen-Glasgow route on 2 December 2018, which was the day of the League Cup final; whether ScotRail's performance target for the service that day was met, and what discussions it has had with the operator regarding the delays.

Question reference: S5W-20472

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 07 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with ScotRail to ensure that staff training exercises do not coincide with major sporting events.

Question reference: S5W-20397

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much unitary charge has been paid each month to Aberdeen Roads Ltd for (a) phase 1, (b) phase 2 and (c) phase 2a of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR), since the phase was handed over to Transport Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-20400

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) total and (b) final monthly unitary charge payment will be to Aberdeen Roads Ltd for the final phase of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR), including the new Don Bridge, after it has been handed over to Transport Scotland.

Payments for phases of this project are subject to a number of factors and therefore payment amounts can vary. Once a payment has been certified, as part of the governance arrangement for the AWPR/B-T contract, Aberdeen City Council administers payments to Aberdeen Roads Limited (ARL) each month. The payments Transport Scotland makes to Aberdeen City Council are published in monthly expenditure reports and are available at: https://www.transport.gov.scot/about/expenditure/

The final payment will be after the concession period which runs until 13 November 2047.

Question reference: S5W-20399

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much unitary charge will be paid each month to Aberdeen Roads Ltd for phase 2b of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR), following the contract variation that was reported to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee on 5 December 2018.

Question reference: S5W-20398

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) was the first and (b) will be the final date of payments of monthly unitary charge for (i) phase 1, (ii) phase 2 and (iii) phase 2a of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR).

Question reference: S5W-20401

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) total and (b) final monthly unitary charge payment will be to Aberdeen Roads Ltd for the entire length of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) after it has been handed over in its entirety to Transport Scotland.

Payments for phases of this project are subject to a number of factors and therefore payment amounts can vary. Once a payment has been certified, as part of the governance arrangement for the AWPR/B-T contract, Aberdeen City Council administers payments to Aberdeen Roads Limited (ARL) each month. The payments Transport Scotland makes to Aberdeen City Council are published in monthly expenditure reports and are available at:

https://www.transport.gov.scot/about/expenditure/ .

Question reference: S5O-02732

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what general revenue funding it plans to provide to Aberdeen City Council in 2019-20.

Question reference: S5O-02721

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what part it believes housing policy should play in tackling social isolation.

Question reference: S5W-20139

Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-02586 by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2018, in what month it (a) was originally estimated that the Haudagain improvement project would be open to traffic and (b) is now expected to open to traffic.

Prior to one of the bidders withdrawing from the competition, it was estimated that the A90/A96 Haudagain Improvement Project would be open to traffic in December 2020. Due to the requirement for a revised procurement process, and difficulties encountered during the ground investigation work, which is essential to allow contractor to price and programme the job correctly, the project is now expected to open in March 2021, subject to receiving the successful contractor’s programme.

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