Written answers - daily

SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Enterprise and Environment
Drew Smith (Glasgow) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the
recent report by the Information Commissioner’s Office on the blacklisting of trades union members or activists and whether it has made representations to the UK Government on this. Holding answer issued: 27 March 2012
(S4W-006151)
Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government is totally opposed to blacklisting or the compiling of a
blacklist on such a basis. Matters of employment law are reserved to the UK Government and we are aware of legal action being pursued in the UK and European Courts by some of the construction workers affected. The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 provide rights for anyone affected by such behaviour. Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive
what plans are in place to create jobs during Homecoming 2014 and how it will ensure that the event will create jobs throughout Scotland. (S4W-006679)
Fergus Ewing: Homecoming Scotland 2009 was a great success generating £53.7 million for the
country and creating more than 1,500 full-time equivalent employment opportunities. Homecoming Scotland 2014 will aim to build on that success, with the delivery of an inspirational nationwide events programme and international tourism campaign that presents opportunities for economic growth and employment in communities the length and breadth of Scotland. Liam McArthur (Orkney Islands) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish Executive
how it will manage accountability for spending public money when working with private companies during Homecoming 2014. (S4W-006680)
Fergus Ewing: Robust mechanisms are in place to provide the necessary accountability and
transparency needed for all public resources invested in Homecoming Scotland 2014. All organisations, including private companies involved in the delivery of events in the programme, will be required to show detailed budget plans as part of the application process. Progress updates against these plans will be provided to EventScotland’s Homecoming Scotland 2014 delivery team which will, in turn, keep Scottish Government officials updated. Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason
householders do not receive a discount from Scottish Water when roof water is discharged into a private pond rather than the public drainage system. (S4W-006871)
Alex Neil: Householders are charged for their water and sewerage services by reference to Council
Tax Band rather than usage. This system ensures that charges are broadly progressive and are affordable for all households in Scotland with households in Council Tax Band A paying one-third of those in Band H. Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has
had with Stirling Council in relation to hosting Clans 2014. (S4W-006873)
Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government is represented on the Stirling 2014 Partner Group,
established by Stirling Council to maximise the tourism, economic and legacy benefits of 2014 for Stirling. Delivery of a Clan 2014 event has been discussed by the Partner Group. Scottish Government and EventScotland officials have also met with Stirling Council to explore what support might be provided to develop this event. Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what role it is taking in
(S4W-006874)
Fergus Ewing: The Clans 2014 event is a Stirling Council initiative. The Scottish Government will
continue to play a role as a member of the Stirling 2014 Partner Group. Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive whether Clans 2014 will
be promoted as part of the Homecoming 2014 celebrations. (S4W-006875)
Fergus Ewing: Clans 2014 is one of a number of potential events that we expect will be considered
to form part of the Homecoming 2014 programme. All events within the Homecoming 2014 programme will be promoted in the run up to and during the year. Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it is
providing in support of (a) Homecoming 2014 and (b) Clans 2014. (S4W-006876)
Fergus Ewing: In March 2012 the Scottish Government announced a £3 million fund to create an
inspirational programme of events for the year. All applications for funding will be assessed against criteria to be published later this year. Further funding announcements will follow. Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being
made on implementing the recommendations in Audit Scotland’s report, The Gathering 2009, in relation to organising Clans 2014. (S4W-006877)
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being
made on implementing the recommendations in the Public Audit Committee’s report, The Gathering 2009, in relation to the organisation of Clans 2014. (S4W-006878)
Fergus Ewing: Building on the recommendations in the Audit Scotland and Public Audit Committee
reports on The Gathering 2009, robust mechanisms are in place to provide the necessary accountability and transparency for all public resources invested by the Scottish Government in the Homecoming Scotland 2014 celebrations and to ensure that the related governance arrangements are fit for purpose. Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a
guarantee to private sector firms providing services to Clans 2014 that they will receive payment. (S4W-006879)
Fergus Ewing: The planned Clans 2014 event is a Stirling Council initiative. It will be for Stirling
Council to ensure all necessary governance arrangements are in place to support delivery of this event. Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what support it (a) has
provided and (b) can provide to assist private sector creditors of the Gathering 2009 to recover any money due to them. (S4W-006880)
Fergus Ewing: The Gathering 2009 Ltd was a private company that was neither established nor
contracted by the government. The Scottish Government has every sympathy for the plight of the creditors affected by the liquidation of the Gathering 2009 Ltd. This was one of the principal reasons why the Scottish Government worked so hard to find a solution, once it became aware of the financial difficulties the company was facing. The Scottish Government’s Principal Accounting Officer has judged that it would not be appropriate for the Scottish Government to assume responsibility for the company’s debts. Aileen McLeod (South Scotland) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Executive what
mechanisms there are to allow telecommunications companies to access publicly-owned land. (S4W-006976)
Alex Neil: Access by telecommunications companies to publicly owned land is a reserved issue,
governed by the Electronic Communications Code. The code is granted to network providers by Ofcom under a direction made following a public consultation and consideration of the responses to that consultation. The Scottish Government has no jurisdiction in this matter. Aileen McLeod (South Scotland) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Executive what
discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding spectrum fees being kept in proportion with network investment for telecommunications companies. (S4W-006977)
Alex Neil: Implementation of spectrum fees is a reserved matter and one in which the Scottish
Government has no jurisdiction. We did not raise this issue in our recent discussions with the UK Government on telecommunications matters. Drew Smith (Glasgow) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has
had with (a) the Money Advice Service, (b) COSLA and (c) others regarding the tendering process to be used by the Money Advice Service in autumn 2012 for the provision of a new face-to-face debt advice service; where the service will be located, and what transitional arrangements have been put in place with previous providers since April 2012. (S4W-007003)
John Swinney: The Scottish Government has not held any discussions with the Money Advice
Service, COSLA or any others about the tendering process for a new face-to-face debt advice service. However, there have been meetings considering the transitional arrangements for 2012-13. These meetings have resulted in grant funding of £4.8 million from the Scottish Government and £2.2 million from the Money Advice Service as part of the transitional arrangements. This money will go towards a jointly funded programme managed by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to help Scots resolve their legal and financial problems. The locations of the funded projects will be determined following an application process that will open later this year. Additionally, the Money Advice Service will provide £500,000 of financial support to projects run in partnership with the Improvement Service, the Accountant in Bankruptcy and Money Advice Scotland. The tendering process is a matter for the Money Advice Service. Governance and Communities
Sarah Boyack (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what the expected
annual income for each local authority will be arising from the Local Government Finance (Unoccupied Properties etc.) (Scotland) Bill. (S4W-006884)
Keith Brown: For empty non-domestic premises, the Local Government Finance (Unoccupied
Properties etc.)(Scotland) Bill itself only creates an enabling power to vary empty property relief by future regulations and has no direct financial impact. These regulations will raise an estimated additional £18 million for the Scottish Government budget in 2013-14 and 2014-15. However, there will be no net gain to the overall budget allocations individual local authorities receive as a result of the additional business rates income generated since the Scottish Government guarantees the overall level of support it will provide, which has already been confirmed, through a combination of business rates income and general revenue grant. The Bill also creates an enabling power, by regulations, to allow local authorities to remove the existing council tax discounts for certain classes of long-term empty homes and to charge additional council tax on these properties. Over a four year period, the Scottish Government estimates that an average of up to £16 million of net additional revenue could be generated each year if all local authorities were to charge the maximum 100 per cent increase. The actual additional amount generated will be subject to variation and will be dependent on the extent to which individual local authorities use the new powers. Drew Smith (Glasgow) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to
question S4W-06790 by John Swinney on 27 April 2012, whether the £17 million from local government was included in advance of the Scottish Budget settlement and, if not, which budget lines it came from. (S4W-006986)
John Swinney: The decision by local government to contribute £17 million to protect 560,000
vulnerable people in Scotland from the UK Government’s 10 per cent cut in Council Tax Benefit in 2013-14 was agreed collectively by local authorities at the COSLA Convention on 30 March 2012. The local government contribution will be met from individual local authority resources and is not part of the Scottish Budget. Drew Smith (Glasgow) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to
question S4W-05726 by John Swinney on 11 April 2012, whether it has paid a salary to any (a) civil servant, (b) official, (c) consultant or (d) contractor via a private company since May 2007 and, if so, for what reason. (S4W-007001)
John Swinney: The Scottish Government does not pay salaries via a private company.
Bob Doris (Glasgow) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Executive what funds are
available to support community-led regeneration. (S4W-007072)
Alex Neil: I am pleased to announce the launch of the People and Communities Fund. This fund
forms a key part of Achieving a Sustainable Future, our regeneration strategy, and will provide at least £6 million per annum for the next three years to support Registered Social Landlords and other community anchor organisations to make a real difference in some of Scotland’s most deprived communities. Community-led regeneration is an integral part of our regeneration strategy and this fund will help communities to deliver the local changes that they want to see. Further details about the fund can be found at A copy of the Regeneration Strategy is available through the Scottish Parliament Information Centre Aileen McLeod (South Scotland) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Executive what
progress is being made toward its target to deliver 30,000 affordable homes, and what funding and arrangements are being put in place for local programmes within the Affordable Housing Supply Programme. (S4W-007073)
Keith Brown: The Scottish Government is on track to deliver in excess of 6,000 affordable homes
per year, of which in excess of 4,000 will be social homes. I am today publishing guidance to set out councils’ responsibilities for bringing forward Strategic Local Programmes to deliver affordable housing in their areas, together with Resource Planning Assumptions for each council for the three year period through to March 2015. Following discussion with representatives of councils and housing associations, the guidance introduces a new and stronger strategic role for councils; will incentivise greener house building by providing an additional £4,000 of subsidy per “green” unit, and sets out higher subsidy rates for social housing developments, especially in rural areas. The Resource Planning Assumptions represent an investment of almost £582 million in housing over the next three years, including the TMDF (Transfer of Management of Development Funding) budgets for Glasgow and Edinburgh which were announced earlier. Allocations within this by local authority are in the following table: Health and Social Care
John Lamont (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist
Party): To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have been discharged from hospital
between 11 pm and 6 am in each month since 2007, broken down by hospital.
(S4W-006682)
Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the time patients have been discharged from hospital is not
collected centrally. Information on date of discharge is collected. Discharging patients during the night is not normal practice although there are instances when discharges during the night will be recorded e.g. deaths and removal to the mortuary are recorded as discharges, mothers who give birth during the night sometimes choose to go home. Patients may also discharge themselves against clinical advice. Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the
Scottish Executive what average number of patients is treated by a (a) salaried dentist and (b) general dental practitioner. (S4W-006818)
Michael Matheson: The information requested is not held centrally.
Information on the number of dentists providing General Dental Services, or assisting with the provision of General Dental Services, the number of patients registered with a dentist under General Dental Service arrangements, and patient participation rates is published on the Information Services Division (ISD) website: Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the
Scottish Executive what the average cost to the NHS is of a (a) salaried dentist and (b) general dental practitioner treating a patient. (S4W-006819)
Michael Matheson: The information requested is not held centrally.
Information on the General Dental Service Adult Dental Fees including average expenditure per head of population, and General Dental Service Child Dental Fees including average expenditure per head of population is published on the Information Services Division (ISD) website at: Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the
Scottish Executive whether all government-funded drug and alcohol addiction treatments include support and treatment for mental health issues, where appropriate. (S4W-006820)
Michael Matheson: Responsibility is devolved to Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs) to
commission (informed by robust needs assessment) evidence-based, person-centred and recovery-focused treatment services to meet the needs of their resident populations, including people affected by co-occurring problem alcohol and drug use and mental health issues. The Quality Alcohol Treatment and Support (QATS) report, published in 2011, is a key resource for guiding ADPs in the delivery of services they commission. The report makes clear that before treating a client, alcohol and drug services should undertake a full and ongoing assessment of client need in order to provide appropriate support and referral onto other services (such as specialist mental health) if necessary. The report further identifies that the majority of specialist alcohol and drug treatment services in Scotland provide psychological interventions which are known to be effective in improving motivation to change, confidence and coping skills. Such interventions are also valuable in helping with a range of mental health issues. The Mental Health Strategy which will be published before the summer will include further targeted work on how mental health and alcohol services work together. Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the
Scottish Executive whether the eligibility criteria for home care are consistent across all local authorities and, if so, for what reason the average number of hours provided per person per week is 3.8 in Angus and 21.1 in Fife. (S4W-006893)
Nicola Sturgeon: Yes. Joint guidance on eligibility criteria for free personal and nursing care was
issued by the Scottish Government and COSLA in September 2009. Local authorities were asked to confirm that their local arrangements were compatible with this guidance. All 32 local authorities confirmed that this was the position by December 2009. The Scottish Government, in partnership with COSLA, also issued guidance on 22 March 2010 to local authorities on Monitoring of National Standard Eligibility Criteria and Waiting Times for free personal and nursing care of older people. A new data collection has been developed that records the eligibility criteria and waiting time of clients receiving a new Free Personal and Nursing Care service. The first data from this new collection was released as “Data under development” on 29 March 2011. The difference in the number of hours per person per week in Angus and Fife, which is highlighted in Audit Scotland’s report Commissioning Social Care, may be down to a number of factors including differences in local populations and needs, the services available in local authority areas, as well as the success of councils and NHS boards in providing care at home and a return to independence without further support. It may also be an issue with the manner in which uptake of services are recorded locally. Further analysis is needed before drawing conclusions. Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the
Scottish Executive what is being done to ensure that home care support is offered as a preventative care service to help avoid the need for more costly intensive support, hospital or residential care. (S4W-006894)
Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the
Scottish Executive whether it is promoting a preventative care approach and, if so, for what reason the number of people receiving home care of less than four hours a week has decreased by 41% over the last decade. (S4W-006899)
Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Executive is promoting a preventative care approach in a number of
ways through partnership working between health boards, local authorities and the third and independent sectors. We are investing £300 million in the Reshaping Care Change Fund to ensure we accelerate the progress of shifting the balance from acute settings to care provided in the community and get better at early intervention. To further help local partnerships develop their preventative services the Scottish Government is working to develop an Intermediate Care Framework for Scotland, due to publish shortly. This document includes a number of case studies, and practical advice for local areas to develop services that will not only be able to focus on prevention but will provide a bridge from acute hospital care back into the community, where required. The guidance on National Eligibility Criteria and Waiting Times for the Personal and Nursing Care of Older People includes specific reference to moderate and low level needs and the provision of preventative or other support services is addressed. The guidance states that councils and their partners should consider whether the provision of services or equipment or other interventions might help prevent or reduce the risk of an individual’s needs becoming more intensive. It also asks councils to ensure that they have in place clear arrangements for meeting, managing or reviewing the needs of individuals who are not assessed as being at “critical” or “substantial” risk, including provision of preventative or other support services appropriate to the clients’ needs. The home care statistic in isolation does not show the extent to which local authorities and their partners are putting in place preventative approaches. Home care is but one of a range preventative services, including Intermediate Care; voluntary services, such as befriending services, and sheltered housing complexes. We have also invested heavily in Telecare services, indeed in 2011 more people were provided with Telecare than received home care services. Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the
Scottish Executive how many emergency hospital admissions of older people there have been in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board. (S4W-006898)
Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is available in the publication Analysis of Patients
Aged 65+ on Emergency Admissions (Numbers, Bed Days & Rates) and Multiple Emergency Admissions (Patients, Bed Days & Rates) published by NHSScotland Information Services Division in March 2012, and is available on the internet at Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the
Scottish Executive what models of primary care services it considers there are in the NHS in England that could be introduced in Scotland to support the self-monitoring and self-management of patients. (S4W-006936)
Nicola Sturgeon: Different conditions require a variety of different self-monitoring and self-
management arrangements, to best deliver the required clinical outcomes. The Quality Strategy for NHS Scotland is very supportive of self-management where appropriate. The Scottish Government is keen to learn from other places in meeting the challenges it faces and to consider if there are any lessons to learn or models to test. Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the
Scottish Executive what plans there are to support patients who wish to self-test and self-manage, as means to alleviate pressure on anticoagulant clinics. (S4W-006937)
Nicola Sturgeon: For those requiring Warfarin, widespread self-monitoring is not cost effective
compared with near patient testing (NPT), but possibly suitable for a small minority of competent patients for whom NPT is not convenient. In April 2012 Healthcare Improvement Scotland issued advice to support clinical decision making in relation to the use of oral anticoagulants. Boards are required to consider its recommendations, which
should be taken into account when developing services; this guidance identifies those atrial fibrillation
patients who should be considered for either Dabigatran (Pradaxa®), Rivaroxaban (Xarelto®) or
existing medicines such as Warfarin. This is significant as with Dabigatran and Rivaroxaban there is
no need for anticoagulant monitoring. However, the guidance still recommends Warfarin as the
treatment of choice in most circumstances.
Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the
answer to question S4W-06469 by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 April 2012, on what date it responded to the UK Government’s consultation on welfare reform; what concerns were raised in its response, and whether it has received correspondence from the UK Government regarding any concerns raised. (S4W-006985)
Nicola Sturgeon: We responded to the UK Government’s consultation on Welfare Reform on 28
September 2010. Our concerns regarding the cumulative impact of these reforms and additional cuts to benefits on some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Scotland are a matter of public record. We have had regular correspondence with the UK Government regarding its welfare reforms, and we will continue to do so as we prepare for the implementation of the changes. Learning and Justice
Graeme Pearson (South Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to
the answer to question S4W-06485 by Alasdair Allan on 24 April 2012, what activities it considers constitute quality physical education. (S4W-006882)
Alasdair Allan: It is for each teacher to use their professional judgement to design and deliver
physical education which engages and motivates children and young people. Curriculum for Excellence defines the experiences and outcomes which physical education should support, and these can be enhanced by a wide range of purposeful, challenging, progressive and enjoyable physical activities, with choice built in for all learners. It would neither be appropriate nor within the spirit of Curriculum for Excellence for the Scottish Government to define which specific activities teachers should use to deliver quality physical education. Graeme Pearson (South Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to
the answer to question S4W-06484 by Alasdair Allan on 24 April 2012, whether it plans to work toward the ambition of at least two hours of quality physical education for secondary school pupils and what steps it will take to achieve that ambition. (S4W-006883)
Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that all pupils in S1 to S4
receive at least two periods of physical education per week by 2014. Delivery of this commitment will be validated through the Healthy Living Survey, with school level data being published in June 2012, 2013 and 2014. In order to ensure consistency in reporting within the survey, a period has been defined as 50 minutes or above. Therefore, we would expect all pupils in S1 to S4 to be receiving at least 100 minutes of physical education per week by 2014. To support local authorities deliver this important commitment to our children and young people, sportscotland has identified £3.4 million to be distributed to authorities over the next two years. Each authority will be able to access a share of this fund if they commit to delivering the 2014 PE target and agree a plan for achieving this with Education Scotland and sportscotland. However, it will be for each authority to consider how this additional funding can be best used to create those opportunities for their pupils. The sportscotland funding will be supplemented with a further £2.4 million package of national initiatives led by Education Scotland to increase the support available to authorities, schools and teachers over the same period. Alison McInnes (North East Scotland) (Scottish Liberal Democrats): To ask the Scottish
Executive how many women have been sent to Cornton Vale prison since (a) 27 January 2010 and (b) 14 June 2011. (S4W-006889)
Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to
(a) From 27 January 2010 until 26 April 2012 there have been a total of 2,549 individual women admitted to Cornton Vale which equates to 5,470 separate admissions. (b) From 14 June 2011 until 26 April 2012 there have been a total of 1,287 individual women admitted to Cornton Vale which equates to 2,146 separate admissions. Transport Scotland
Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what (a)
organisations and (b) individuals were invited to the meeting at Alloa railway station on 3 April 2012 to launch the Scottish Stations Investment Fund. (S4W-006647)
Keith Brown: A general press release was issued to notify interested parties of the Scottish
Stations Investment Fund announcement on 3 April 2012. No invitations were issued to any organisation or individual. Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive who attended the
meeting at Alloa railway station on 3 April 2012 to launch the Scottish Stations Investment Fund. (S4W-006648)
Keith Brown: The Scottish Stations Investment Fund announcement on 3 April 2012 was attended
by a Clackmannanshire Council official and members of the press. Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive how bids for
funding from the Scottish Stations Investment Fund should be submitted. (S4W-006649)
Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive whether
proposals for a rail halt at Eastriggs in Dumfriesshire could be eligible for funding from the Scottish Stations Investment Fund. (S4W-006650)
Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive whether
proposals for the reopening of Thornhill railway station in Dumfriesshire could be eligible for funding from the Scottish Stations Investment Fund. (S4W-006651)
Keith Brown: The fund criteria, governance and application processes will be discussed with
industry, communities and stakeholders over the coming months. Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what A75 trunk
road improvement schemes have been completed in each of the last 10 years and at what cost. (S4W-006652)
Keith Brown: The following table shows the A75 trunk road improvement schemes which have
been completed in the last ten years and their construction cost. A75 Trunk Road Improvement Schemes Completed (2002-12) Note: *Comprising improvements at Planting End to Drumflower, Newton Stewart and Barfil to Bettyknowes. Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Executive what A75 trunk
road improvement schemes have been started in each of the last 10 years and what the estimated cost of each was at the time of commencement. (S4W-006653)
Keith Brown: The following table shows A75 trunk road improvement schemes which have been
started in the last ten years and the estimated cost at commencement. A75 Trunk Road Improvement Schemes Started (2002–12) Note: *Comprising improvements at Planting End to Drumflower, Newton Stewart and Barfil to Bettyknowes. The following questions received holding answers:

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