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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)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S5W-02484

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 20 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how details of flood mitigation schemes are shared with the insurance industry and whether it considers this process adequate.

The details of flood protection schemes owned by local authorities are held on the Scottish Flood Defence Asset Database (SFDAD) administered by SEPA. This database is available for registered users to view through a secure website. The aim of this website is to provide users with a tool to view detailed information on flood protection schemes and their associated assets within Scotland. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is aware of SFDAD and that it is open for its members and other insurers to register for the service and view the information therein.

At the moment, SFDAD only includes those schemes that have progressed under the Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961. However, the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (the 2009 Act) makes provision for capturing all structures and measures that contribute to flood risk management into one dataset. The Scottish Government is working with SEPA and the local authorities to develop SFDAD so that it can, ultimately, include more the more detailed information required by the 2009 Act.

Question reference: S5W-02574

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on calls to reopen Beattock railway station.

Although a new station at Beattock does not feature in our current £5 billion investment programme in Scotland’s railways to 2019, we are committed to on-going improvements to rail services and connectivity.

Funding for new railway stations can be considered from the Scottish Government's £30 million Scottish Stations Fund which aims to lever in third party funding to provide new and improved stations. Projects will be considered subject to the Scottish Government’s investment priorities for the strategic transport network, a robust business case, affordability and other competing proposals.

Question reference: S5W-02500

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what specific consideration it gave to the support of cycling in Dumfries and Galloway before the recent transport summit that was held in Dumfries.

Transport Scotland, through grant funding to Sustrans and Cycling Scotland, has facilitated a range of support for cycling in Dumfries and Galloway. This includes advice on the development of the council’s active travel strategy (adopted in March 2015); funding for infrastructure for the period 2013-14 – 2015-16 of £829,912; provision of a dedicated i-bike officer to work in schools in the area and almost £14,475 in grants in 2015-16 and 2016-17 to community organisations through Cycling Scotland’s Cycle Friendly and Sustainable Communities Fund.

Question reference: S5W-02783

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S5W-02443

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many hours its civil servants have spent preparing analysis and briefings in relation to overseas travel by the First Minster since 23 June 2016, broken down by visit.

Question reference: S5W-02433

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Goverment how much funding it has given to the Scottish National Archives in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S5W-02339

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what date it has set for Transport Scotland to report back to the A7 Action Group regarding the A7 Action Plan.

Question reference: S5W-02340

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a 50 mph speed limit for HGVs on trunk roads.

There are no current plans to increase the HGV speed limit as we believe that there is currently insufficient evidence in this area to justify a change.

In conjunction with the A9 average speed camera system we have increased HGV speed limits on single-carriageway sections of the A9 between Perth and Inverness in order to address issues specific to that route.

With road safety considerations paramount, we will continue to consider any emerging evidence regarding speed limits for HGVs including findings from our on-going monitoring of the A9 and the increased HGV speed limit in England and Wales.

Question reference: S5W-02447

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many miles of (a) trunk road and (b) dual carriageway in (i) Scotland and (ii) Dumfries and Galloway are under the responsibility of Transport Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-02432

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of records in the Scottish National Archives are considered vulnerable.

	Scotland	Dumfries and Galloway
All trunk roads	3508km	346km
Dual carriageways	520km	7km

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