- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the death rate was from cancer in each year since 1980.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-3479on 4 September 2007. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website the search facility for whichcan be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
Trends in cancer mortalityover time are best interpreted using European Age Standardised Rates (EASR). EASRensure that differences observed do not simply reflect variations in the age structureof the populations being compared. This is important when considering rates of cancer,because cancer is a disease that predominantly affects the elderly.
EASR for cancer arepublished by the Information Services Division (ISD) at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/1508.html.(See Annual Mortalityat the bottom of the page.)
The published tableincludes data for 1980-2005. These tables will be updated with 2006 data in September2007.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many assaults on fire and rescue services’ staff were reported in each year since 1990, broken down by fire and rescue service area.
Answer
This information isnot held centrally.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered reopening any parts of the former rail network, other than through those schemes presently being pursued, and, if so, which parts.
Answer
We keep the rail networkunder review and we are aware of a number of aspirations for reopening parts of the network, but have no plans beyond those schemes already being pursued.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many assaults on nurses in the workplace were reported in each year since 1990, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The information isnot collected centrally in the form requested. However, with the development of the Scottish Workforce Information Statistical System (SWISS) this kind of informationwill be available in the future.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many assaults on doctors in the workplace were reported in each year since 1990, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
The information isnot collected centrally in the form requested. However, with the development of the Scottish Workforce Information Statistical System (SWISS) this kind of informationwill be available in the future.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many assaults were reported in each year since 1990, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) police board area.
Answer
The requested informationis shown in the following tables. The figures are for total crimes of assault, whichincludes serious assaults, minor assaults and – since 2005 – minor assaults of anemergency worker.
Number of AssaultsRecorded by the Police, by Local Authority, 1990 to 1994
Local Authority | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
Aberdeen City | 2,653 | 2,654 | 2,533 | 2,637 | 2,996 |
Aberdeenshire | 1,363 | 1,517 | 1,511 | 1,573 | 1,852 |
Angus | 824 | 716 | 857 | 822 | 819 |
Argyll and Bute | 631 | 637 | 641 | 635 | 715 |
City of Edinburgh | 3,860 | 4,305 | 4,292 | 4,187 | 4,655 |
City of Glasgow | 9,086 | 9,828 | 10,497 | 9,670 | 9,930 |
Clackmannanshire | 478 | 420 | 421 | 511 | 536 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 939 | 926 | 1,101 | 1,045 | 1,105 |
Dundee City | 1,293 | 1,431 | 1,496 | 1,330 | 1,431 |
East Ayrshire | 1,129 | 1,080 | 1,136 | 1,078 | 1,086 |
East Dunbartonshire | 550 | 597 | 609 | 658 | 703 |
East Lothian | 484 | 453 | 422 | 446 | 567 |
East Renfrewshire | 352 | 377 | 467 | 439 | 506 |
Eilean Siar (W.Isles) | 113 | 126 | 121 | 127 | 151 |
Falkirk | 1,515 | 1,400 | 1,414 | 1,336 | 1,410 |
Fife | 2,495 | 2,290 | 2,552 | 2,642 | 3,098 |
Highland | 1,338 | 1,385 | 1,536 | 1,473 | 1,613 |
Inverclyde | 804 | 863 | 812 | 834 | 995 |
Midlothian | 616 | 609 | 658 | 592 | 646 |
Moray | 793 | 812 | 767 | 789 | 864 |
North Ayrshire | 1,222 | 1,359 | 1,365 | 1,217 | 1,177 |
North Lanarkshire | 3,325 | 3,625 | 3,841 | 3,442 | 3,531 |
Orkney Islands | 92 | 71 | 77 | 67 | 84 |
Perth and Kinross | 892 | 946 | 935 | 891 | 913 |
Renfrewshire | 1,600 | 1,702 | 1,879 | 1,681 | 1,974 |
Scottish Borders | 537 | 567 | 501 | 479 | 589 |
Shetland Islands | 81 | 84 | 100 | 94 | 92 |
South Ayrshire | 748 | 745 | 786 | 869 | 896 |
South Lanarkshire | 2,936 | 3,054 | 3,284 | 2,989 | 3,164 |
Stirling | 645 | 606 | 617 | 675 | 769 |
West Dunbartonshire | 902 | 1,010 | 950 | 977 | 994 |
West Lothian | 1,044 | 1,124 | 1,127 | 933 | 1,139 |
Scotland | 45,340 | 47,319 | 49,305 | 47,138 | 51,000 |
Number ofAssaults Recorded by the Police, by Local Authority, 1995-96 to 2006-07
Local Authority | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
Aberdeen City | 3,075 | 2,813 | 3,100 | 3,225 | 3,467 | 3,233 |
Aberdeenshire | 1,818 | 1,734 | 1,672 | 1,718 | 1,907 | 1,875 |
Angus | 933 | 818 | 908 | 1,014 | 1,012 | 842 |
Argyll and Bute | 733 | 758 | 660 | 675 | 776 | 702 |
City of Edinburgh | 5,164 | 5,990 | 7,060 | 7,143 | 7,629 | 7,789 |
City of Glasgow | 9,950 | 9,864 | 10,018 | 10,630 | 11,867 | 11,624 |
Clackmannanshire | 550 | 510 | 443 | 423 | 428 | 434 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 1,339 | 1,382 | 1,496 | 1,561 | 1,401 | 1,239 |
Dundee City | 1,418 | 1,572 | 1,577 | 1,885 | 2,177 | 2,046 |
East Ayrshire | 1,252 | 1,191 | 1,117 | 1,274 | 1,409 | 1,212 |
East Dunbartonshire | 777 | 746 | 751 | 708 | 564 | 617 |
East Lothian | 578 | 637 | 829 | 864 | 1,086 | 896 |
East Renfrewshire | 515 | 465 | 414 | 404 | 431 | 374 |
Eilean Siar (W.Isles) | 138 | 199 | 171 | 154 | 138 | 151 |
Falkirk | 1,522 | 1,336 | 1,256 | 1,429 | 1,579 | 1,533 |
Fife | 3,330 | 3,313 | 3,279 | 3,214 | 3,506 | 3,528 |
Highland | 1,779 | 1,886 | 1,931 | 2,146 | 1,857 | 2,017 |
Inverclyde | 828 | 952 | 839 | 931 | 870 | 984 |
Midlothian | 672 | 811 | 956 | 930 | 1,062 | 978 |
Moray | 886 | 967 | 922 | 871 | 924 | 940 |
North Ayrshire | 1,438 | 1,400 | 1,345 | 1,264 | 1,391 | 1,339 |
North Lanarkshire | 3,606 | 3,378 | 3,107 | 3,215 | 3,228 | 3,405 |
Orkney Islands | 96 | 91 | 101 | 120 | 101 | 80 |
Perth and Kinross | 961 | 984 | 874 | 1,027 | 959 | 1,011 |
Renfrewshire | 2,089 | 2,023 | 2,039 | 1,965 | 2,036 | 2,095 |
Scottish Borders | 658 | 836 | 995 | 922 | 1,045 | 1,146 |
Shetland Islands | 127 | 120 | 119 | 129 | 108 | 121 |
South Ayrshire | 1,123 | 1,190 | 1,188 | 1,229 | 1,161 | 1,033 |
South Lanarkshire | 3,176 | 2,756 | 2,888 | 2,766 | 2,991 | 2,783 |
Stirling | 804 | 737 | 697 | 691 | 722 | 704 |
West Dunbartonshire | 1,102 | 1,103 | 1,111 | 1,089 | 1,144 | 1,080 |
West Lothian | 1,243 | 1,589 | 1,787 | 1,929 | 2,059 | 2,389 |
Scotland | 53,680 | 54,151 | 55,650 | 57,545 | 61,035 | 60,200 |
Local Authority | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 1 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
Aberdeen City | 3,580 | 3,171 | 3,300 | 4,387 | 4,626 | 4,415 |
Aberdeenshire | 1,811 | 1,594 | 1,596 | 2,271 | 2,425 | 2,442 |
Angus | 1,281 | 1,214 | 1,315 | 975 | 1,154 | 1,409 |
Argyll and Bute | 640 | 795 | 842 | 1,182 | 1,207 | 1,259 |
City of Edinburgh | 7,409 | 6,382 | 6,202 | 7,821 | 7,469 | 8,591 |
City of Glasgow | 12,001 | 12,406 | 12,514 | 15,218 | 14,647 | 15,001 |
Clackmannanshire | 587 | 580 | 628 | 730 | 714 | 959 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 1,272 | 1,524 | 2,127 | 2,231 | 1,939 | 2,132 |
Dundee City | 2,070 | 2,142 | 2,268 | 1,864 | 2,298 | 2,877 |
East Ayrshire | 1,426 | 1,322 | 1,142 | 2,158 | 1,740 | 1,841 |
East Dunbartonshire | 607 | 575 | 589 | 945 | 867 | 848 |
East Lothian | 860 | 770 | 709 | 786 | 779 | 993 |
East Renfrewshire | 400 | 387 | 477 | 624 | 557 | 632 |
Eilean Siar (W.Isles) | 120 | 179 | 197 | 308 | 323 | 346 |
Falkirk | 1,706 | 1,728 | 1,891 | 2,097 | 1,923 | 2,085 |
Fife | 3,710 | 3,985 | 4,264 | 5,919 | 5,637 | 5,982 |
Highland | 2,240 | 2,291 | 2,426 | 2,971 | 2,874 | 3,303 |
Inverclyde | 1,053 | 1,006 | 1,121 | 1,282 | 1,031 | 1,053 |
Midlothian | 952 | 843 | 821 | 1,076 | 1,141 | 1,311 |
Moray | 1,032 | 1,035 | 1,012 | 1,196 | 1,271 | 1,431 |
North Ayrshire | 1,360 | 1,480 | 1,534 | 2,267 | 2,304 | 2,426 |
North Lanarkshire | 3,670 | 3,794 | 4,203 | 5,758 | 5,485 | 5,539 |
Orkney Islands | 87 | 84 | 116 | 107 | 158 | 118 |
Perth and Kinross | 976 | 995 | 1,091 | 1,188 | 1,336 | 1,516 |
Renfrewshire | 2,018 | 1,922 | 1,963 | 2,471 | 2,372 | 2,746 |
Scottish Borders | 1,022 | 1,089 | 1,064 | 1,120 | 1,180 | 1,171 |
Shetland Islands | 115 | 150 | 162 | 194 | 162 | 206 |
South Ayrshire | 1,113 | 1,134 | 1,019 | 1,670 | 1,413 | 1,647 |
South Lanarkshire | 2,931 | 2,972 | 3,230 | 4,201 | 3,942 | 4,119 |
Stirling | 874 | 979 | 1,044 | 1,233 | 1,179 | 1,433 |
West Dunbartonshire | 1,171 | 1,172 | 1,378 | 1,646 | 1,725 | 1,845 |
West Lothian | 1,983 | 1,910 | 1,735 | 2,590 | 2,723 | 3,016 |
Scotland | 62,077 | 61,610 | 63,980 | 80,486 | 78,601 | 84,692 |
Number ofAssaults Recorded by the Police, by Force, 1990 to 1994
Police Force | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
Central | 2,638 | 2,426 | 2,452 | 2,522 | 2,715 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 939 | 926 | 1,101 | 1,045 | 1,105 |
Fife | 2,495 | 2,290 | 2,552 | 2,642 | 3,098 |
Grampian | 4,809 | 4,983 | 4,811 | 4,999 | 5,712 |
Lothian and Borders | 6,541 | 7,058 | 7,000 | 6,637 | 7,596 |
Northern | 1,624 | 1,666 | 1,834 | 1,761 | 1,940 |
Strathclyde | 23,285 | 24,877 | 26,267 | 24,489 | 25,671 |
Tayside | 3,009 | 3,093 | 3,288 | 3,043 | 3,163 |
Scotland | 45,340 | 47,319 | 49,305 | 47,138 | 51,000 |
Number ofAssaults Recorded by the Police, by Force, 1995-96 to 2006-07
Police Force | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
Central | 2,876 | 2,583 | 2,396 | 2,543 | 2,729 | 2,671 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 1,339 | 1,382 | 1,496 | 1,561 | 1,401 | 1,239 |
Fife | 3,330 | 3,313 | 3,279 | 3,214 | 3,506 | 3,528 |
Grampian | 5,779 | 5,514 | 5,694 | 5,814 | 6,298 | 6,048 |
Lothian and Borders | 8,315 | 9,863 | 11,627 | 11,788 | 12,881 | 13,198 |
Northern | 2,140 | 2,296 | 2,322 | 2,549 | 2,204 | 2,369 |
Strathclyde | 26,589 | 25,826 | 25,477 | 26,150 | 27,868 | 27,248 |
Tayside | 3,312 | 3,374 | 3,359 | 3,926 | 4,148 | 3,899 |
Scotland | 53,680 | 54,151 | 55,650 | 57,545 | 61,035 | 60,200 |
Police Force | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-051 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
Central | 3,167 | 3,287 | 3,563 | 4,060 | 3,816 | 4,477 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 1,272 | 1,524 | 2,127 | 2,231 | 1,939 | 2,132 |
Fife | 3,710 | 3,985 | 4,264 | 5,919 | 5,637 | 5,982 |
Grampian | 6,423 | 5,800 | 5,908 | 7,854 | 8,322 | 8,288 |
Lothian and Borders | 12,226 | 10,994 | 10,531 | 13,393 | 13,292 | 15,082 |
Northern | 2,562 | 2,704 | 2,901 | 3,580 | 3,517 | 3,973 |
Strathclyde | 28,390 | 28,965 | 30,012 | 39,422 | 37,290 | 38,956 |
Tayside | 4,327 | 4,351 | 4,674 | 4,027 | 4,788 | 5,802 |
Scotland | 62,077 | 61,610 | 63,980 | 80,486 | 78,601 | 84,692 |
Note: 1. Figures from2004-05 onwards shows the impact of the implementation of the Scottish Crime RecordingStandard, which was expected to increase the numbers of minor crimes – includingminor assault – recorded by the police.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the incidence is of heroin addiction, broken down by age group, and what comparative information it has for (a) the United Kingdom as a whole, (b) each EU member state and (c) each OECD nation.
Answer
For estimated numbersof problem drug users (opiates and/or benzodiazepines only) in Scotland in 2000 and 2003, I refer the member to the answerto question S3W-3089 on 28 August 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.Comparative informationfor the United Kingdom, EU member states and OECD nations is notheld centrally. Prevalence information on the use of opiate drugs internationallyis available in the United Nations 2007 World Drug Report, Chapter 3, StatisticalAnnex, Section 3.5: Consumption:
http://www.unodc.org/pdf/research/wdr07/WDR_2007_3.5.1_annual_prevalence.pdf.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what average number of vehicles per day used each trunk road currently operated by Transport Scotland in each year since 1980.
Answer
The measure of trafficflow on trunk roads is the annual average daily flow (AADF). Complete figures areonly available from 2000 onwards. The minimum and maximum AADF for each trunk road in Scotland between 2000 and 2006 is as follows.
| 2000 | | 2001 | | 2002 | | 2003 | | 2004 | | 2005 | | 2006 | |
Route | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max |
A1 | 5,082 | 42767 | 5234 | 44040 | 4578 | 47596 | 4775 | 44267 | 4961 | 52725 | 4372 | 50344 | 5720 | 53112 |
A7 | 1,874 | 8849 | 1644 | 9051 | 1803 | 10769 | 1722 | 9006 | 2020 | 13574 | 1901 | 13494 | 1537 | 13600 |
A8 | 16,365 | 69704 | 8005 | 69382 | 9139 | 72574 | 9175 | 68499 | 1340 | 36730 | 369 | 40906 | 435 | 41125 |
A9 | 1,560 | 27513 | 1609 | 37276 | 1277 | 31234 | 1308 | 31703 | 1208 | 33132 | 1678 | 36425 | 1260 | 34708 |
A68 | 2,808 | 8949 | 2351 | 15605 | 2418 | 17689 | 2766 | 16371 | 2501 | 16369 | 2534 | 16972 | 2462 | 65715 |
A74 | 1,349 | 1349 | 1359 | 1359 | 1329 | 1329 | 1297 | 1346 | 1404 | 1404 | 1456 | 1456 | 1478 | 1478 |
A75 | 3,792 | 16577 | 3440 | 15776 | 4226 | 18557 | 3634 | 19207 | 3333 | 20492 | 4016 | 21828 | 4027 | 31542 |
A76 | 2,521 | 19296 | 2329 | 18923 | 2486 | 20461 | 2708 | 23963 | 2965 | 26232 | 2800 | 24440 | 2885 | 22236 |
A77 | 2,895 | 37049 | 2937 | 37964 | 3029 | 39888 | 2576 | 41206 | 3017 | 35345 | 2976 | 34771 | 1101 | 39924 |
A78 | 6,545 | 29576 | 3674 | 29405 | 7730 | 29580 | 7137 | 29322 | 7382 | 30063 | 6088 | 30107 | 6064 | 28742 |
A80 | 23,288 | 23288 | N/A | N/A | 24601 | 60234 | 26186 | 104175 | 25951 | 69837 | 26229 | 95372 | 26491 | 74191 |
A82 | 2,141 | 27592 | 2275 | 26034 | 110 | 30028 | 2179 | 30635 | 2404 | 34657 | 2183 | 30000 | 2389 | 30093 |
A83 | 2,072 | 5251 | 2288 | 5690 | 2423 | 6368 | 1916 | 6499 | 2030 | 6621 | 2118 | 6630 | 2119 | 6222 |
A84 | 8,534 | 8534 | 3505 | 8525 | 3988 | 9351 | 2081 | 9441 | 3399 | 9940 | 3465 | 9886 | 3483 | 9632 |
A85 | 3,037 | 6618 | 1520 | 7270 | 1752 | 17181 | 2144 | 18025 | 1297 | 18899 | 2185 | 16387 | 2291 | 16209 |
A86 | 992 | 3051 | 952 | 952 | 519 | 3351 | 768 | 982 | 815 | 951 | 1066 | 1256 | 858 | 2923 |
A87 | 262 | 4146 | 18 | 4039 | 609 | 3637 | 1137 | 4851 | 1152 | 4580 | 1187 | 4976 | 1179 | 4241 |
A90 | 3,940 | 37157 | 3859 | 47454 | 3479 | 51222 | 4131 | 40826 | 4258 | 41338 | 4723 | 42056 | 3060 | 42349 |
A92 | 6,092 | 36329 | 341 | 36993 | 5710 | 39708 | 5415 | 40412 | 5932 | 40537 | 6208 | 41403 | 6529 | 42998 |
A95 | 111 | 4872 | 1752 | 4746 | 1504 | 5028 | 1447 | 5158 | 1855 | 5959 | 1494 | 5542 | 1787 | 5693 |
A96 | 5,954 | 30000 | 5938 | 30723 | 6271 | 31545 | 6316 | 39172 | 6617 | 39150 | 6677 | 39335 | 6571 | 39458 |
A99 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2006 | 2006 | 1921 | 1921 | 1932 | 1932 | 1942 | 1942 | 2033 | 2033 |
A701 | 4,175 | 19185 | 3673 | 18688 | 4407 | 19390 | 4396 | 20565 | 4676 | 21426 | 4833 | 50168 | 4634 | 21061 |
A702 | 4,380 | 8933 | 3954 | 20216 | 3239 | 20626 | 4525 | 20235 | 4102 | 20771 | 3802 | 20390 | 2652 | 20861 |
A720 | 15,763 | 52999 | 16371 | 55451 | 15728 | 58272 | 17857 | 58722 | 18007 | 63055 | 17483 | 62412 | 10291 | 62895 |
A725 | 24,455 | 45252 | 24605 | 45942 | 21697 | 48247 | 21011 | 48076 | 21915 | 47448 | 22846 | 50453 | 22542 | 52731 |
A726 | 20,496 | 21101 | 14311 | 21139 | 17884 | 33214 | 20804 | 28243 | 21293 | 27318 | 23423 | 23423 | 25438 | 25438 |
A737 | 9,882 | 54920 | 9722 | 56121 | 9892 | 57725 | 8995 | 55277 | 10553 | 60408 | 9265 | 59422 | 9154 | 59454 |
A738 | 16,099 | 16099 | 16097 | 16097 | 16567 | 16567 | 15977 | 15977 | 13925 | 13925 | 18682 | 18682 | 19163 | 19163 |
A751 | 1,282 | 1282 | 1297 | 1297 | 1360 | 1360 | 1388 | 1388 | 1403 | 1403 | 1443 | 1443 | 1465 | 1465 |
A828 | 1,306 | 4059 | 1976 | 1976 | 1699 | 5738 | 1813 | 4950 | 1815 | 4739 | 1902 | 4846 | 1922 | 4876 |
A830 | 809 | 7177 | 535 | 6663 | 739 | 7169 | 868 | 7746 | 978 | 7795 | 973 | 8165 | 933 | 8013 |
A835 | 1,331 | 7990 | 845 | 9063 | 1391 | 8793 | 1515 | 9010 | 1595 | 9556 | 1610 | 9612 | 1596 | 9934 |
| 2,000 | | 2001 | | 2002 | | 2003 | | 2004 | | 2005 | | 2006 | |
Route | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max | Min | Max |
A876 | 23,704 | 24,371 | 23,660 | 24,266 | 23,801 | 24,078 | 24,534 | 25,273 | 17,877 | 25,389 | 14,898 | 24,717 | 15,456 | 26,031 |
A887 | 767 | 767 | N/A | N/A | 991 | 991 | 988 | 988 | 953 | 953 | 963 | 963 | 958 | 958 |
A889 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 613 | 613 | 658 | 658 | 704 | 704 | 679 | 679 | 691 | 691 |
A898 | 24,415 | 24,415 | 24,916 | 24,916 | 26,286 | 26,286 | 26,510 | 26,510 | 27,646 | 27,646 | 27,040 | 27,040 | 32,481 | 32,481 |
A972 | 26,931 | 26,931 | 26,680 | 26,680 | 25,852 | 31,527 | 21,309 | 28,632 | 26,204 | 29,210 | 27,382 | 30,347 | 26,727 | 30,473 |
A977 | 14,940 | 14,960 | 15,116 | 15,341 | 8,445 | 14,747 | 13,952 | 14,973 | 14,725 | 15,202 | 14,619 | 15,195 | 15,428 | 15,895 |
A985 | 9,664 | 14,499 | 9,707 | 14,779 | 10,076 | 14,501 | 9,584 | 14,511 | 7,682 | 14,587 | 2,847 | 14,223 | 2,845 | 14520 |
A6091 | 7,154 | 11,348 | 4,824 | 7,427 | 6,741 | 10,991 | 5,763 | 8,333 | 8,519 | 8,519 | 8,429 | 13,347 | 8,883 | 13,226 |
A823M | 8,133 | 8,133 | 8,295 | 8,295 | 8,484 | 8,484 | 8,706 | 8,706 | 9,073 | 9,073 | 9,236 | 9,236 | 9,497 | 9,497 |
M8 | 3,081 | 157,436 | 3,176 | 153,686 | 3,461 | 155,508 | 3,482 | 156,782 | 3,756 | 159,412 | 3,837 | 158,872 | 4,038 | 151,444 |
M9 | 10,269 | 48,220 | 7,348 | 50,639 | 10,510 | 50,831 | 11,185 | 52,419 | 11,157 | 51,562 | 11,304 | 53,869 | 11,993 | 54,508 |
M73 | 13,588 | 36,612 | 10,762 | 34,112 | 10,980 | 34,131 | 11,070 | 36,044 | 12,023 | 36,417 | 11,945 | 36,199 | 12,827 | 39,480 |
M74 | 2,651 | 34,756 | 2,694 | 41,000 | 2628 | 38,657 | 2832 | 40,277 | 3,173 | 40,983 | 3,301 | 41,693 | 3,354 | 43,316 |
M77 | 10,502 | 28,672 | 12,596 | 30,104 | 11,762 | 31,301 | 11,814 | 31,622 | 11,537 | 32,261 | 12,601 | 34,186 | 7,349 | 36,202 |
M80 | 16,220 | 32,085 | 16,701 | 61,069 | 16,102 | 60,452 | 15,656 | 60,078 | 17,983 | 56,144 | 17,970 | 55,986 | 24,677 | 55,864 |
M90 | 6,413 | 30,926 | 6,253 | 31,431 | 10,201 | 32,504 | 12,406 | 33,826 | 12,411 | 33,749 | 9,921 | 35,608 | 12,779 | 57,123 |
M876 | 9,183 | 30,160 | 13,582 | 31,204 | 15,634 | 31,692 | 16,045 | 33,082 | 16,445 | 32,901 | 15,364 | 31,324 | 15,242 | 33,897 |
Transport Scotland has operational responsibility for this matter and canbe contacted for further information if required.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what average number of vehicles per day used the (a) Skye, (b) Erskine, (c) Tay and (d) Forth road bridges in each year since 1980.
Answer
Information on thetotal number of crossings each year, and the average number per day, is given inthe following table, in terms of thousands of vehicle crossings. More detailed figuresare available in the annual publication
Scottish Transport Statistics, copiesof which may be obtained from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
| Skye Bridge | Erskine Bridge | Tay Road Bridge4 | Forth Road Bridge5 |
Full Year | Average Per Day | Full Year | Average Per Day | Full Year | Average Per Day | Full Year | Average Per Day |
1980 | | | 4,245 | 12 | 4,947 | 14 | 10,774 | 29 |
1981 | | | 4,079 | 11 | 4,807 | 13 | 10,982 | 30 |
1982 | | | 3,756 | 10 | 4,873 | 13 | 11,444 | 31 |
1983 | | | 4,047 | 11 | 5,102 | 14 | 11,675 | 32 |
1984 | | | 4,327 | 12 | 5,211 | 14 | 12,001 | 33 |
1985 | | | 4,436 | 12 | 5,192 | 14 | 12,397 | 34 |
1986 | | | 4,802 | 13 | 5,370 | 15 | 12,236 | 34 |
1987 | | | 5,526 | 15 | 5,628 | 15 | 13,497 | 37 |
1988 | | | 5,751 | 16 | 5,933 | 16 | 14,705 | 40 |
1989 | | | 6,368 | 17 | 6,269 | 17 | 15,839 | 43 |
1990 | | | 6,748 | 18 | 6,694 | 18 | 16,585 | 45 |
1991 | | | 7,077 | 19 | 6,720 | 18 | 16,922 | 46 |
1992 | | | 6,764 | 18 | 6,946 | 19 | 17,802 | 49 |
1993 | | | 6,809 | 19 | 6,944 | 19 | 18,177 | 50 |
1994 | | | 6,865 | 19 | 7,198 | 20 | 18,994 | 52 |
1995 | 78 | 1 | 7,401 | 20 | 7,414 | 20 | 19,540 | 54 |
1996 | 612 | 2 | 6,622 | 18 | 7,534 | 21 | 20,374 | 56 |
1997 | 627 | 2 | 7,420 | 20 | 7,656 | 21 | 21,078 | 58 |
1998 | 656 | 2 | 7,966 | 22 | 7,778 | 21 | 20,782 | 57 |
1999 | 665 | 2 | 8,230 | 23 | 7,920 | 22 | 21,868 | 60 |
2000 | 675 | 2 | 8,695 | 24 | 8,074 | 22 | 22,168 | 61 |
2001 | 666 | 2 | 8,881 | 24 | 8,184 | 22 | 22,608 | 62 |
2002 | 718 | 2 | 9,480 | 26 | 8,414 | 23 | 23,374 | 64 |
2003 | 756 | 2 | 9,677 | 27 | 8,684 | 24 | 24,010 | 66 |
2004 | 769 | 2 | 10,078 | 28 | 8,929 | 24 | 23,562 | 64 |
2005 | 1,182 | 3 | 10,007 | 27 | 8,942 | 24 | 23,810 | 65 |
2006 | 1,227 | 3 | 11,438 | 31 | 8,868 | 24 | 23,682 | 65 |
Source: Figures aretaken from Scottish Transport Statistics, Numbers 11, 19 and 25 - Table 4 on TollBridges. Traffic figures are reported in thousands.
Notes:
1. The Skye Bridgeopened on 16 October 1995.
2. Tolling at theSkye Bridge ended on 21 December 2004.
3. Tolling at theErskine Bridge ended on 31 March 2006.
4. Responsibilityfor the Tay Road Bridge lies with the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board.
5. Responsibilityfor the Forth Road Bridge lies with the Forth Estuary Transport Authority.
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 August 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 4 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what input it or its agencies have in setting rail fares.
Answer
Following the RailwaysAct 2005, Scottish ministers are responsible for fares regulation in Scotland. The current structure of fares in Scotland is a mix of regulated and unregulated fares. Scottishministers can restrict the permitted increase on regulated fares while unregulatedfares are set by the operator. Responsibility for setting regulated fares on cross-borderservices rests with the Secretary of State for Transport.