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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: S3W-18774

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 13 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, based on the legally enforceable class size maximum, what the capacity of each state school is in 2008-09.

There is not a statutory class size maximum throughout schools. The capacity of a school is based on a number of factors including the size of the classrooms, the number of teachers and the design of the school. These factors are taken into account by local authorities when providing information on the capacity of schools for the school estates survey.

The latest available information on the capacity of publicly funded mainstream schools (primary and secondary) comes from the school estates survey which was published in September 2008.

The available information on the capacity as at September 2007, of each publicly funded mainstream school that was open in April 2008, has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 47263).

Information on the capacity of special schools was not collected. Guidance for authorities on determining school capacities was issued by the Scottish Executive in Circular 3/2004 and can be found on the Scottish Government website using the following link:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/01/20528/50013.

Question reference: S3W-18859

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to complete the dualling of the A9 between Perth and Blair Atholl by 2020.

Dualling the A9 remains a priority for the Scottish Government.

The Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR) outlines a programme for the next 20 years. It is expected that the design and development work associated with a number of projects will be taken forward to allow early delivery within the STPR period. On the A9, design work is already progressing for the dualling of the Birnam to Luncarty section.

Question reference: S3W-18853

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will outline a timetable for phase 1 work on the A9 Upgrade from Dunblane to Inverness as outlined in the Strategic Transport Projects Review.

Question reference: S3W-18855

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost is to provide grade separated junctions on the A9 between Keir Roundabout and south of Broxden Roundabout.

Question reference: S3W-18861

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how long it will take to complete the phase 1 work of the Highland Mainline Rail Improvements project as outlined in the Strategic Transport Projects Review.

Question reference: S3W-18860

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will begin the phase 1 work of the Highland Mainline Rail Improvements project as outlined in the Strategic Transport Projects Review.

Question reference: S3W-18856

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost is of grade separation at the Broxden and Inveralmond roundabouts.

Question reference: S3W-18851

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will begin phase 1 work on the A9 Upgrade from Dunblane to Inverness as outlined in the Strategic Transport Projects Review.

Upgrading the A9 remains a priority for the Scottish Government and is clearly identified as such within the Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR) and current design work is progressing to dual the Birnam to Luncarty section.

The STPR provides a robust framework of prioritised schemes, the delivery of which will be prioritised in each spending review

A timetable for undertaking the phase 1 work on the A9 upgrade from Dunblane to Inverness will therefore be developed as part of this prioritisation process.

We have a fully committed programme of transport infrastructure investment to 2012.

Recent improvements to the A9 have included a new flyover at Ballinluig.

Question reference: S3W-18852

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how long it will take to complete phase 1 work on the A9 Upgrade from Dunblane to Inverness as outlined in the Strategic Transport Projects Review.

Question reference: S3W-18854

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 December 2008
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 8 January 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost is to dual the A9 between Perth and Blair Atholl.

The costs identified within the Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR) reflect the likely range of funding required to deliver the recommended interventions.

In STPR Report 4, the first phase of the A9 upgrading from Dunblane to Inverness is expected to have a cost in the range £500 million to £1bn. This is broken down as Dunblane “ Perth £100 million to £250 million, Broxden and Inveralmond junctions £50 million to £100 million, partial dualling (Perth “ Blair Atholl) and 2+1 sections £500 million to £1 billion.

These costs will be refined as the more detailed design and development work associated with each intervention moves forward with the aim of reaching a final estimate.